One of the things I hope to convey with my little blog here is a love of great music. Beethoven's only opera, Fidelio, has a closing finale that sends chills through my body every time I hear it. Below is a rather modern production of it (for some reason, one of the main characters is dressed as the Joker, which should give BDI a reason to watch it). At a minimum, play it in the background to enjoy the music, but if you have the time, enjoy the video as well. It's absolutely marvelous.
Slope of Hope Blog Posts
Slope initially began as a blog, so this is where most of the website’s content resides. Here we have tens of thousands of posts dating back over a decade. These are listed in reverse chronological order. Click on any category icon below to see posts tagged with that particular subject, or click on a word in the category cloud on the right side of the screen for more specific choices.
Or Did He Take It Like a Man?
Here's a comment cleaner that's worth watching. Someone managed to sneak in a camera to the Book of Mormon (original cast, the same one I saw last December) when it was in previews. Watching the scene during "Man Up" gives you a whole new appreciation of the song.
Sargon, Hammurabi, Ashurbanipal, and Gilgamesh
Below is a favorite song of mine from a favorite group of mine. What, you have something better to do with your time? Oh, like listen to Obama. So sorry. You go do that. The rest of us will be here enjoying cool music without you.
Pause for Slope Theme Song
Let's take a moment on this terrific day to enjoy some of the Slope theme music, which features:
+ a driving beat;
+ an awesome bass line;
+ a drummer with enormous bazzooms
All In the Name of Democracy
Probably my favorite politics-related music video, and from a surprising source:
