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| Bush Conducts Symphony in Jamestown, VA |
| 2007-05-14 |
| JoAnn Falletta was doing what a conductor should - concentrating on the orchestra in front of her. No wonder it took her a few seconds on Sunday to realize someone behind her was motioning for a try. President Bush. "Smiling at me kind of devilishly," Falletta said. She gave him her baton and stepped aside. Gesturing exuberantly, the president led the orchestra during part of its performance of "Stars and Stripes Forever." "We didn't expect him to know the score so well," Falletta said afterward. "He was not shy about conducting at all. He conducted with a great deal of panache." That was the music played for Bush's exit after his speech at a ceremony commemorating the founding 400 years ago of Jamestown, America's first permanent English settlement. Just before the music ended, Bush turned to Falletta, who stood on a step below him, kissed the top of her head and left without saying a word. The switch in conductors was impromptu, said Falletta, the symphony's music director. "I think he may have just been seized by the desire to conduct the orchestra," she said The musicians were impressed by how musical Bush was, Falletta said. "He was cueing the brass, he was cueing the percussion, he kept the tempo going," she said. "It was a little shocking, but it was fun," Fearnside said. |
| Posted by:Bobby |
| #9 I always take the |
| Posted by: Seafarious 2007-05-14 15:33 |
| #8 Dang, Seafarious, you might as well buy an endowed chair on the roof of the Hotel Washington, you're there so often :-) [N.B. she's taken me and other Rantburg citizens there, and it is a great view] |
| Posted by: Steve White 2007-05-14 14:46 |
| #7 Naw, they won't seek out Bush for comment. For one thing, he'll probably take the same tack his father did of keeping his mouth shut. For another, if the next president's a Republican, you'll definitely never get a bad word from him, and if the next president's a Democrat, then the press won't be interested in criticism. |
| Posted by: Rob Crawford 2007-05-14 12:13 |
| #6 My prediction: the second Bush leaves office the whole "he's a moron" meme will be dropped in a hearbeat and *gasp* he'll be sought out by the media for his opinions on various matters. These opinions will sound shockingly intelligent when reported by the same people who branded him an "idiot." The exact same thihg happened to Dan Quale; another so-called idiot. When upon occasion he is asked to comment on something topical - generally Family Values controversies, real or imagined - the media reports his answers as thoughtful and well-crafted.... because there's nothing to be gained politically by promoting the "Dan Quale is a moron" meme anymore! Same thing will happen with Bush. |
| Posted by: Secret Master 2007-05-14 11:50 |
| #5 Maybe he shouldda gone into music a long time ago. |
| Posted by: Perfesser 2007-05-14 09:38 |
| #4 I question the timing. /lol |
| Posted by: Excalibur 2007-05-14 09:02 |
| #3 I was having brunch at the rooftop restaurant at Hotel Washington yesterday with some friends from out of town. As we gazed out over the Treasury Building and the White House, three identical Marine helicopters flew up the Potomac, accross the Mall, and then two of them split off as the third landed on the South Lawn. Way, way cool and now I see that was the Prez arriving fom Jamestown, and therefore, even cooler. |
| Posted by: Seafarious 2007-05-14 08:58 |
| #2 Didn't you see the wires? |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2007-05-14 08:52 |
| #1 How can someone so stooopid conduct? Was Cheney giving him cues? Did Halliburton rig up something? |
| Posted by: Jackal 2007-05-14 08:40 |