tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post8233920450353465315..comments2024-03-28T12:47:45.446-05:00Comments on L.A.Times Crossword Corner: Thursday December 16, 2010 John LampkinZhouqin (C.C.) Burnikelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12750267554729853785noreply@blogger.comBlogger86125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-71277232477262472682010-12-17T00:00:54.284-06:002010-12-17T00:00:54.284-06:00A salute to you Mr. Lampkin, for an amazing puzzl...A salute to you Mr. Lampkin, for an amazing puzzle. I filled it in bits and pieces; I HAD to know each theme clue before I moved on.So much fun! <br /><br /> Al, your write up ALWAYS clearly clears up any questions I have. ereno_ =ere now. Who knew? Loved Pavarotti/Bon Jovi and the Comma Sutras-cute.<br /><br />So many interesting links from everyone.<br /><br />Lois,if your mother was anything like you, she was the Bees Knees! You celebrated her in style, and we're glad you are home.JDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04789723171543457661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-89559089444500390992010-12-16T23:30:38.403-06:002010-12-16T23:30:38.403-06:00Lois:
Please accept my condolences; I know you ar...Lois:<br />Please accept my condolences; I know you are celebrating her life, but you shall miss her so much whenever you have a memory or something you'd like to share.<br /><br />She sounds like a remarkable woman who made the world a better place to live. And you, my dear, as Jeannie said, must be very like her.Lucinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16278649651081244724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-73624254920568463752010-12-16T22:49:48.927-06:002010-12-16T22:49:48.927-06:00Hello everybody. Wow! What a Crossword! I start...Hello everybody. Wow! What a Crossword! I started the puzzle on the bus this morning heading to work. I had hoped to be one of the first half dozen to enter my blog article. Well, I got to work and the puzzle was hardly started. It was tough. I worked off and on throughout the day and got the right two thirds done. The left side I could not crack. I had put my easy answers in first, which were 18D CASHIN and 45D NEVADA. Well, after many hours I realized these words must be wrong. I did a lot of skullduggary and fixed them to GOTHOT and SONOMA. I was on the wrong side of the border. I finished it on the bus on the way home from work. I went directly to my lodge meeting and never really got home until 10:30 PM. here I am now, writing my article, intending to be number 6 and I am number 85, I think. Congratulations to John Lampkin. The puzzle was great and certainly a challenge, at least to me. AbejoAbejohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10318111258011554517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-58406616517201745512010-12-16T22:36:58.826-06:002010-12-16T22:36:58.826-06:00Oh Lois, I just wished I had read the comments bef...Oh Lois, I just wished I had read the comments before my last post. I am thinking your Mom had some vim and vigor to her life, and the nut didn't fall far from the tree. I can't imagine the day that Thelma is no longer with me, as she has those same traits. Be proud that you had made her proud throughout your life. I just wish I could give you a big hug right now.<br /><br />Sappy Jeannie...I don't care as tears are streaming down my face wiping any remnant of make-up I tried to put on today. That doesn't matter anyway as I spent a good amount of time shoveling myself out ONCE AGAIN after work. Who needs a gym? Your Mom sounded like a remarkable woman, and I am sure that she was very proud of you. <br /><br />Love you, your cyber friend, Lo-li-ta.Jeanniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14901963533031920633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-33850934936128011802010-12-16T22:35:24.955-06:002010-12-16T22:35:24.955-06:00Hi, everyone,
Lois, I'm sorry about your loss...Hi, everyone,<br /><br />Lois, I'm sorry about your loss. What a wonderful person your mother must have been! Obviously she was full of energy right up until the end of her life. You seem to be following along in her footsteps.<br /><br />I thought todays puzzle was about the best I've worked since I came here. Thanks, John, for a very enjoyable solve; not too hard but challenging enough. Congratulations on your triple triumph!<br /><br />I've been solving the puzzles but haven't seemed to have much to say. Just wanted you all to know that I'm still around and reading your comments every day. <br /><br />I must have missed a good dip recipe, Jeannie. I'd like to have it if and when you get time. Thanks.<br /><br />Great blog as usual, Al. Thanks for the links, too.<br /><br />Good night all!dodohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06118973969033979741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-66762029267471173782010-12-16T22:17:45.846-06:002010-12-16T22:17:45.846-06:00Splynter -
OK, I'll try again. Start with G ...Splynter -<br /><br />OK, I'll try again. Start with G and go up in minor thirds to Bb, Db, and then E. You could start this process on any of these notes with the same result.<br /><br />Other chords are made up of various combinations of major and minor thirds. <br /><br />That minor third repitition what makes the diminished chord (and the diminished scale) symmetrical. <br /><br />The other notes in the scale, F#, A, C and Eb, are each a half step below them.<br /><br />I have no idea if this helps.<br /><br />Cheers!<br />JzBJazzbumpahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07337490817307473659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-77413302314120320322010-12-16T22:16:01.298-06:002010-12-16T22:16:01.298-06:00Lois,
Good to see you back here, but sad to know t...Lois,<br />Good to see you back here, but sad to know the reason for your absence. However, as said above, what a life she had! So celebrate it by all means.kaziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06761801803016465459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-42434014610477229352010-12-16T21:50:44.810-06:002010-12-16T21:50:44.810-06:00Lois, your Mother sounds like such a wonderful, in...Lois, your Mother sounds like such a wonderful, inspirational woman! You do her credit! I know what losing a Mom feels like, but as HeartRx so eloquently put it, she sounds like a woman to be celebrated. The Irish wake is a wonderful thing. When Joe lost his Mom, we celebrated her life with a big BBQ. She would have just loved it. Love you, my friend.carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01863837914353193182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-74701166207835162512010-12-16T21:38:38.318-06:002010-12-16T21:38:38.318-06:00Good night all.
Lois, my condolences on your moth...Good night all.<br /><br />Lois, my condolences on your mother's death. Losing a mother is especially significant I think. And hard.<br /><br />Bill G. Thank you so much for the Mac tip on using the shift so one doesn't have to start over each time. That has kept me from going to most links. Now I'll visit them. Bravo.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-34676765740367947902010-12-16T21:15:18.151-06:002010-12-16T21:15:18.151-06:00Barbara and I made spoonbread for dinner tonight. ...Barbara and I made spoonbread for dinner tonight. It was the recipe somebody here posted a few days back. Thanks. Yummy!Bill G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04142837879175561312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-86362012834798279382010-12-16T20:40:13.779-06:002010-12-16T20:40:13.779-06:00Grumpy 1, aha, it was you that made the "stra...Grumpy 1, aha, it was you that made the "straight" comment initially! <br /><br />Really...FLUKE...c'mon?!Annettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02347232302896024104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-15924255944381284662010-12-16T20:30:19.876-06:002010-12-16T20:30:19.876-06:00Enjoyed your comments, Annette. When I saw the clu...Enjoyed your comments, Annette. When I saw the clue for 1a I wanted five spaces as I was sure I knew the answer, but when FLUKE wouldn't fit I had to start looking elsewhere.Grumpy 1https://www.blogger.com/profile/02194375320149174361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-52062661719634855942010-12-16T20:29:48.152-06:002010-12-16T20:29:48.152-06:00Lois, it is somehow just right that you ended up #...Lois, it is somehow just right that you ended up #69 post on this blog tonight...YOU ROCK!!!Jeanniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14901963533031920633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-61706625413751822152010-12-16T20:28:42.352-06:002010-12-16T20:28:42.352-06:00Thanks, Al, for the information about right clicki...Thanks, Al, for the information about right clicking. I've always just skipped over the links because of the losing my place issue. Now I can enjoy them!<br /><br />Now, why is name black instead of blue?Susannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-16149274806610173102010-12-16T20:27:22.303-06:002010-12-16T20:27:22.303-06:00Lois, I'm very sorry for you loss! Amazing pa...Lois, I'm very sorry for you loss! Amazing parents like that sure leave behind big shoes to fill too, don't they?! <br /><br />Bill G's tip works on PCs too, not just MACs: Hold down the Shift key when clicking on a link.<br /><br />Here's the link to John's third offering this week, for <a href="http://chronicle.com/section/Crosswords/43" rel="nofollow">The Chronicles of Higher Learning</a> for those of you who don't have Cruciverb accounts. Just click on "download file" for the 12/17/2010 puzzle. I was intimidated by the site's name, but when I found the puzzle online last night, it turned out to be quite doable and enjoyable!<br /><br />Once again, congratulations on your Trifecta, my friend!!! They were thoroughly enjoyable!<br /><br />LOL, Jerome, thanks for picking up on my attempt at SHOCK VALUE! How about: OMG, OMG, (name withheld to protect a certain sexy gentleman's identity)!Annettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02347232302896024104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-62397775968575773892010-12-16T20:27:04.626-06:002010-12-16T20:27:04.626-06:00On this particularly "bawdy" day, I fail...On this particularly "bawdy" day, I failed to hit my number. Let's all hang our heads in shame....<br /><br />Lucina, the consistency of the dip is to the beholder. I have made it somewhat chunky and somewhat pureed. I prefer the somewhat chunky version. It tastes great no matter what you do. Robin, what did you do?<br /><br />Grumpy1, being the buyer for Burger King I know how those tomato prices vary as they change week to week. Last year we saw an over 100% increase in the winter months. Some BK's even went so far to put up a sign saying that they might not have tomatoes to offer the customers. The lettuce crop is in danger as well this season due to the cold temps in Fla.<br /><br />Jayce, there have been numerous articles that just using plain old cane sugar is better than using any "fake" substitutes. Like Seen said, everything in moderation.<br /><br />Gunghy, I think you meant your Santa clip to be for Argyle, our resident Santa.<br /><br />Lois, like this puzzle, your write up today was GENIOUS.<br /><br />Finally, Al, your "lotus" position link has damn near something there for everyone. If you can't find one, try one.Jeanniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14901963533031920633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-53318666944365105322010-12-16T20:26:01.114-06:002010-12-16T20:26:01.114-06:00Lois, glad to see you back. I won't say I'...Lois, glad to see you back. I won't say I'm sorry about your mother - she should be celebrated, not wept over! What a wonderful woman she must have been, and what a tribute to her that her daughter so lovingly remembers her.HeartRxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08786026973246127946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-35286019879407285712010-12-16T20:12:21.936-06:002010-12-16T20:12:21.936-06:00Well, Annette, since this is LEWD WIG day and you&...Well, Annette, since this is LEWD WIG day and you're the beta tester, how would you clue your phrase, CHEAP HOOKER? OOH...AH...PECKER?Jeromehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06174332800591939009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-91245309308021744002010-12-16T20:09:33.342-06:002010-12-16T20:09:33.342-06:00Was thinking about National chocolate covered anyt...Was thinking about National chocolate covered anything day... chocolate covered strawberries are fabulous - and I have this one strawberry birthmark right here on my...well you get the idea. <br /><br />I love Chopin and know that he and George Sand had about a 10 year love affair. He would dedicate his works to the women in his life but he never did one TO her...FOR her, yes, but no dedicated piece to her. But some of his best works were written during those 10 years including the Prelude in D flat the fabulous rainstorm piece - which is part of the 24 Preludes that he finished while w/Sand. He died a few years after they broke up...I'm sure in the arms of another woman. He was only 39 when he died but what a life! He gave being a 'player' a whole new dimension. What a talent! I do love me some Chopin! <br /><br />Hahtool: thank you for that link to the DC Chopin plays and all. I am definately up for some of that. <br /><br />And thank you for the concern on my behalf. I appreciate it. I haven't been here b/c my mom died Dec 4th, in OK. It wasn't totally unexpected. She had been failing in the past 2 months or so and she wanted to go- at 92-one week shy of her 93rd birthday. So, she had a grand funeral - a great Irish send off - full of great stories and lots of laughter. She was a remarkable woman, PhD at 62 and the state's Sr Citizen of the Year a few years ago, advisor to Senators on policies & programs for the elderly and on aging, professor of gerontology...on and on -just a great humanitarian. Makes one realize the difference just one person can make. Shoot, she just stopped swimming a mile every day 4 years ago. What a woman! It was an honor to be able to call her mom. Anyhow, thank you for your concern. I'm fine. And am back at the gym myself. Gotta keep up w/ mom's image.loishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03331538822790190512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-80340070881271068152010-12-16T20:06:59.451-06:002010-12-16T20:06:59.451-06:00As long as I am in the mood to thank people, thank...As long as I am in the mood to thank people, thank you all for your kind support. Jeannie, thank you for your especially thoughtful comments. It's hard to imagine what I've gained by searching Google for a crossword answer and ending up here.Bill G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04142837879175561312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-18859107652934914982010-12-16T19:49:34.191-06:002010-12-16T19:49:34.191-06:00This puzzle, and 1A in particular, was my introduc...This puzzle, and 1A in particular, was my introduction to beta testing for John Lampkin! Thanks for the shout-out, John! It's always my pleasure! <br /><br />No, JAW wasn't my first guess either. In fact, my comment was that I wish the length were 4 or 5 squares to enable even more DF guesses! I don't recall who mentioned it earlier in the day, but I did the same thing - once you saw a few DF references, I started seeing it in clues and fill that were actually straight lines...<br /><br />My favorites were BANNED CONCERTS, the vibrating cell phone of course, and SHOCK VALUE. <br /><br />Husker Gary, rest assured - the weather here changes faster than a cheap hooker! Today already gave us perfectly beautiful temperatures, although that's not expected to last through the weekend.Annettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02347232302896024104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-51398507198416049992010-12-16T19:37:32.576-06:002010-12-16T19:37:32.576-06:00Some Beethoven-Schickele parodies:
NEW HORIZONS I...Some Beethoven-Schickele parodies:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0vHpeUO5mw" rel="nofollow">NEW HORIZONS IN MUSIC APPRECIATION</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AgjNwpYy5q0" rel="nofollow">EROTICA VARIATIONS FOR PIANO</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.schickele.com/shoppe/pdqrec/ontheair.htm" rel="nofollow">REPORT FROM HOOPLE</a>Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03101397219611638842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-62484411319112268812010-12-16T19:27:49.740-06:002010-12-16T19:27:49.740-06:00I didn't have any trouble with today's puz...I didn't have any trouble with today's puzzle (18 minutes), in spite of the bad puns. Roll over LEWD WIG! Such treatment on your 240th birthday!<br /><br />Of course, Peter Schickele (a.k.a. PDQ Bach) has made a career of lampooning JS Bach and Beethoven and countless others. Among his works are PDQ's "Erotica Variations for Piano" (very similar to today's 38A based on Beethoven's Eroica Symphony) and his New Horizons in Music Appreciation, in which the finale to Beethoven's Fifth Symphony is accompanied by voiceover commentary like that you get on Monday night football. There's also the series of massive Beethoven chords which in one bit appear to beat Schickele into submission, to which he weakly replies...."I don't care what they say, I don't care what he does....nothing will make me say I like Beethoven symphonies," after which the chords return to finish him off. When he recovers from the attack, he adds "Considering his handicap, Beethoven did pretty well. Some of his country dances are very nice pieces" (from REPORT FROM HOOPLE). Finally, Schickele's assertion that Beethoven's deafness was caused by his habit, after listening to works by PDQ Bach, of stuffing coffee grounds in his ears. I've been a Schickele fan since the 1960's and highly recommend his CDs and live concerts.Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03101397219611638842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-43458314460564852482010-12-16T19:04:50.739-06:002010-12-16T19:04:50.739-06:00Al, I have to repeat: the open new window, right ...Al, I have to repeat: the open new window, right click is fantastic!Lucinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16278649651081244724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5995532066584316410.post-65982085774126702802010-12-16T19:02:21.014-06:002010-12-16T19:02:21.014-06:00Well, if Katie Couric says it is so, then it must ...Well, if Katie Couric says it is so, then it must be so! (lol)<br /><br /><a href="http://www.cornsugar.com/experts/" rel="nofollow">Propaganda?</a><br /><br />p.s. I have no horse in this race. I believe in everything in moderation...Seldom Seenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12552098012158588852noreply@blogger.com