Kevin's Watch

Damelon wrote:Ali, you should remember that Frasier Thomas searched for the Arthur legend.

I didn't know that! How cool is that? I remember "Garfield Goose" and "Family Classics", but I don't think I saw the specials. (For those of you wondering what we're on about: Frazier Thomas)

I've never been to the Museum of Broadcast Communications. I might have to make a stop, tho, now that I know Garfield's there.

deer of the dawn wrote:Wagner apparently made an opera out of the Parsifal story, which is also part of the Arthurian mytharc. I'd love to see that.

(I was in a production of Camelot when I was about 11, as one of Morgan Le Fay's elfin court. I was part of a dance, then just sat on stage curled up in a ball, then danced off again.)

dotd, I think Parsifal is rooted in the Fisher king mythos, although I'm trying to remember if one of the Arthurian writers grafted it on to Arthur's legend? Not really sure.

Exnihilo2 wrote:

deer of the dawn wrote:Wagner apparently made an opera out of the Parsifal story, which is also part of the Arthurian mytharc. I'd love to see that.

(I was in a production of Camelot when I was about 11, as one of Morgan Le Fay's elfin court. I was part of a dance, then just sat on stage curled up in a ball, then danced off again.)

dotd, I think Parsifal is rooted in the Fisher king mythos, although I'm trying to remember if one of the Arthurian writers grafted it on to Arthur's legend? Not really sure.

Yea, they're all tangled together...IIRC, Wagners source was a tale that had already united the Fisher King and Arthur tales.

aliantha wrote:

Damelon wrote:Ali, you should remember that Frasier Thomas searched for the Arthur legend.

I didn't know that! How cool is that? I remember "Garfield Goose" and "Family Classics", but I don't think I saw the specials. (For those of you wondering what we're on about: Frazier Thomas)

I've never been to the Museum of Broadcast Communications. I might have to make a stop, tho, now that I know Garfield's there.

He used to show it once a year in segments on Garfield Goose.

Damelon, I'm lucky to remember the "Suzy Snowflake" cartoon from that show...

lucimay wrote:edit: my god he's prolific isn't he?!!

Well, he's been publishing for 30 years... Anyway, he's good...easy reading escapist stuff and interesting history.

One thing I really like is that at the end of each book, he tells you exactly where he's "interfered" with what actually happened.

--A