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I'm glad I had a beer during that.

Just two comments, both from me and the only part I enjoyed was the beer. Is there a message in the bottle?

FROM THE GENIE TO 13TH MAN

Try to get out more - I do.

bbc comedy and cultural output seems dominated by marxists or 'ex marxists'? why is Brideshead 'them' or Bragg us? Is there a marxist list of art that says which is which? Marxists look at class not beauty or art as benefit as the highest ideal.

art is about benefit not subject. Subject is just context for ART or benefit. If an artist has the skill of benefit then they may place that in any wrapping ie from palace to ghetto?

Socrates said those who understand art should be able to write comedy with equal skill as tragedy because they understand the template of art.

As for credit crunch 'art' that is to misunderstand art as benefit. Also modern 'artists understanding of the markets looks stuck in a 1980's 'wall st gecko' prison. Do the marxists/artists not know that most markets these days are dominated by automated systems run on computers programmed by oxford dons or their students?

So why do they misrepresent and mythologise? e.g why did they try to storm the Royal Exchange? What did they think they would find there? A Wizard of Oz?

which would be the subject for a good plot of tragedy? People whose false beliefs led them to imagine there is an all powerful magician controlling their lives? So they storm what they think is the magicians palace only to find no one there and realise how their false beliefs created as a means of mind control by their leader made fools of them?

Could newsnight be put back on 91Èȱ¬America? yours trulu Steve neubeck

anyone watch Montalbano police detective on iplayer?

worth a go if just for the sets.

Hmm - Lost and Found Orchestra. Anyone else seen them and think they are faking it? It looked to me like lots of the music was actually pre-recorded backing that they mime to. They start of with 'live' sounds, but as it gets more complex I think it segues into pre-recorded stuff.

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Interesting that when I attempt to justify my claim, the posting is removed (presumably because it's considered defamatory) but the original claim is not. I think there is an issue here worth investigating - the Festival Hall is a venue subsidised by public money, after all. Moreover it would not be difficult to investigate. Any reasonably competent trained musician would, I believe, spot what I think I spotted.

Musicolls, fear not for public money if that is indeed your true concern, I am closely involved with this production and have looked at it from every angle from rehearsal to actual performance for audience (though not actually in it I would like to point out), I also happen to be a competent musician: there is no faking whatsoever at any point, they are all without exception extremely talented and dedicated musicians and performers. Luke Creswell and his team may be many things... but fakers they are not.