I was torn away from my bedtime reading of the complete works of Rabindrath Tagore by a sudden remembrance of an incident which predates my time in the Oregon Symphony.
Apparently, there was a young Romanian violinist who was denied tenure and had to leave the orchestra. Â Before leaving, however, she publicly put a curse on the orchestra. Â The finances of the orchestra have been hit-and-miss ever since. Â Coincidence?
Perhaps we could buck the recession woes by hiring a professional shaman to come in and cleanse our spiritual auras. Â I think it’s worth a shot, don’t you?
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I am curious to know what has become of that Romanian violinist since she left the orchestra. Seems to me that instigating a curse would eventually backfire on the deliverer.
Sounds like a sensible approach to me.
I mean hiring a Shaman to banish the curse..
I don’t know, there are some times when cursing one’s own orchestra can make a lot of sense…
You should spend a little more time in the world of opera, where curses, threats, and calls for vengeance are a dime a dozen.
Shaman’s Song (12-bar Blues form)
Take out your checkbook,
an’ a fill up your pen.
I said,
Take out your checkbook,
an’ a fill up your pen – oh, pretty mama.
Start scrawlin’ out dem checks,
before I have to count to ten.
@Bob – Love it!!
2nd verse
Open up them trust funds,
and draw out some cash.
(oh lord, hear me now)
open up them there trust funds,
and draw out some caaaaaaaash.
if you don’t git a-crackin’ mighty soon,
i’m gonna kick yo’ ass