Monkey Island, MG. Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis. Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego. Text-based adventures, man. I grew up learning how to reprogram games off 5" floppies. It's weird to have one's hobby hijacked by pop culture.

Still, I think concerns, well-placed though they may be, about the public impression of gaming speak more seriously about the insane degree of political correctness being pushed down our throats than anything else. And fuck Jack Thompson.

It's the Toreador song from Carmen. And I loved this... even though I knew it wasn't a real concert.

It's the Toreador song from Carmen. And I loved this... even though I knew it wasn't a concert.

green sleeves, Hallelujah, Eine kleine Nachtmusik,ode to joy, William Tell overture, Nessun Dorma, Ave Maria, 5th Beethoven, Thus spoke Zarathustra, Can Can, Carmen - Toreador, Hungarian dance No. 5, In the hall of the mountain king, James Bond theme, the entertainer,
...
singin in the rain, sound of music - Do-Re-Mi, Summertime, Swing 45, New York - New York, Hound Dog, Pretty Woman, Yesterday, Staying Alive, Money Money Money, Another one bites the dust,x, Billie Jean, Smoke on the water, Psycho, Ride of the Valkyries, Rule Britania, Popey theme,

Am I the only one thinking that this was a terrible delivery? I was frowning the whole time I was watching this clip. Ugh!

I've seen better talents in this show than this guy, and they get sent off. Why is everyone cheering? Oh yea, for an amateur, it's amazing. And yes, Opera is refreshing apart from whatever the hell they're singing about. But tears? TEARS? Those hicks MOCK OPERA SINGERS!!!!

I'm no 'expert' on classical music or anything, but at least I can call myself a dilettante. And I must say, if you think that was 'moving', you guys should CLEAN OUT YOUR EARS, and really learn to appreciate opera with the REAL stuff.

Sumi Jo - The Magic Flute - Queen of the Night - Hell's vengeance boils in my heart
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qn5PH7MC4g
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=njgzI0T7hBI

Luciano Pavarotti - Caruso from DallAmeriCaruso by Lucio Dalla
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8A61eY1Efg

Andrea Bocelli - Con Te Partiro (Time to say goodbye)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qhh8MaRnzMc

Angela Gheorgheiu - Habanera from Carmen by Georges Bizet
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=axvhEUyVfX0

Te Kanawa & Cotrubas - Marriage of Figaro - Duettino - Sull'Aria
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gaVIwwNhocg

Te Kanawa - O mio Babbiono caro
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUE2zG3R-hc


Yes, it's good to see people appreciating opera for a change. But it also seems like the audience is so ignorant when it comes to arias, serenade and operas that they seem to love anything that sounds remotely 'opera-like'.

It really disgusts me how some people were 'moved' by this mediocre performance. It really does.

i love carmen

Metaphysician? Does that mean he cures dead people?
as in, metaphysically-challenged = dead

And if I apply the "Secret", can I make things float just above my head too? Now, THAT would be cool.

Anyway, I don't think it works. I've been "thinking" about Carmen Electra for years now and I'm pretty sure she still doesn't even know my name.


BTW, didn't intend to pile on, mlx. :-)

Well she sneaks around the world from Kiev to Carolina,
She's a sticky-fingered filcher from Berlin down to Belize,
She'll take you for a ride on a slow boat to China,
Tell me where in the world is Carmen Sandiego?

Steal their Seoul in South Korea, make Antarctica cry Uncle,
From the Red Sea to Greenland they'll be singing the blues,
Well they never Arkansas her steal the Mekong from the jungle,
Tell me where in the world is Carmen Sandiego?

She go from Nashville to Norway, Bonaire to Zimbabwe,
Chicago to Czechoslovakia and back!

Well she'll ransack Pakistan and run a scam in Scandinavia,
Then she'll stick 'em up Down Under and go pick-pocket Perth,
She put the Miss in misdemeanor when she stole the beans from Lima,
Tell me where in the world is Carmen Sandiego?
Oh tell me where in the world is... Oh tell me where can she be?

Ooh, Botswana to Thailand, Milan via Amsterdam,
Mali to Bali, Ohio, Oahu...!

Well she glides around the globe and she'll flimflam every nation,
She's a double-dealing diva with a taste for thievery,
Her itinerary's loaded up with moving violations,
Tell me where in the world is Carmen Sandiego?

Tried sifting a Carmen Sandiego ending a little while ago, but it died. Hope this makes it, though! I'm thinking about sifting some Carmen Sandiego for the Kids collective.

Carmen Amaya is considered by many to be one of the greatest flamenco dancers who ever lived. During the peak of her career in the 40's and 50's, she was an international cultural icon who combined fury with tenderness—a wild, exotic woman with the fierce pride of Spain and the uncontrolled vagrancy of the Gypsy spirit. Flamenco today is deeply indebted to Carmen Amaya. Through her artistry and virtuosity, she effectively altered the history of flamenco dance forever. She crossed the traditional boundaries of flamenco by teaching herself the fast and furious footwork usually reserved for the male dancer.

From Wikipedia:

Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego? was a popular children's television game show, loosely based off the computer game of the same name. It aired on PBS from 1991 to 1996 and was hosted by Greg Lee with Lynne Thigpen as "The Chief" and Rockapella as the house vocal band and comedy troupe (Rockapella featured Barry Carl, Sean Altman, Elliot Kerman, and Scott Leonard - Jeff Thacher joined for the final season). The show's theme song, penned by Altman and David Yazbek, is one of the most well-known TV themes in television history, according to the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences. The show holds the record as being the longest running game show on PBS and is the second longest running kids' game show behind Double Dare.

That's amazing.

I always thought that it was senseless that no open source release of footage is readily available. This is a great idea, definitely going to download the footage and have a look into it.

I been doing the same cheeky thing for a while by ste... borrowing stock footage present on Google Video and open source poetry readings, like this Carmen Bliss reading of A Vagabond Song.

In my head I heard Jeff Probst say:

Next time on SURVIVOR.... The Chickita Tribe plots to overthrow one of their own, while at Mogomogo, tensions heat up over Carmens new Bananna hat.

LOL

(I've got to stop watching Survivor...) :-P ~

It's not Bolero, it's Aragonaise from Bizet's Carmen.

eh, Carmen will always have a small part of my heart. *sigh* Well, this particular show wasn't the best but what are you gonna do with kids shows.