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Title: Bush Playfully Conducts Orchestra in Va.
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www.nytimes.com
URL Source: http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/us/ ... tor-Bush.html?_r=1&oref=slogin
Published: May 13, 2007
Author: AP
Post Date: 2007-05-13 17:24:24 by Ferret Mike
Keywords: None
Views: 79
Comments: 5
JAMESTOWN, Va. (AP) -- 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 400-strong orchestra was made up of about 50 members of the Virginia Symphony, plus musicians from youth orchestras around the country. 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. Falletta did not spot Bush until alerted by a musician. ''I'm embarrassed now that I didn't notice him, but I was just thinking of the music,'' she said. Bush stepped onto the podium and took over. 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. Bill Fearnside, a violinist with the Virginia Symphony, put down his instrument and picked up a camera to record the moment. ''It was a little shocking, but it was fun,'' Fearnside said.
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#1. To: All, Lodwick, Sodie Pop, IndieTX, all (#0)
I am convinced he has totally lost his mind. He is always trying to be 'cute' and do what he thinks is funny. He is supposed to be the President of the U.S. but he acts like a teenager in high school. It's just downright creepy that he kissed the conductor on the head and left without a word.
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What, no neck massage? smirk has truly gone 'round the bend.
Eccentricity like this can be an expression of ...resignation...from life. I fear his troubles and mental illness may be overwhelming him. For our nation's sake and for his, I hope someone is in the cab of this train. A lunatic with a scorched Earth attitude on the way out is not a good thing. He could also go completely the other way and announce direct talks with Iran tomorrow. I'm seeing multiple personalities I have not seen before. Scary indeed. But then, I'm no psychiatrist. By the way, just in case, who has the football??
Law Enforcement Against Prohibition As Warren Zevon would say "He's just an Excitable Boy!"
Excitable Boy - my ass. He's a Certifiable Boy.
#2. To: Ferret Mike (#0)
#3. To: Ferret Mike (#1)
It's just downright creepy that he kissed the conductor on the head and left without a word.
#4. To: Ferret Mike (#1)
He is always trying to be 'cute' and do what he thinks is funny
#5. To: Sodie Pop (#4)
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