Handel vs. Elgar death match

[Mark]

And nobody dared to give Andrew Lloyd Webber even one joke vote.

Although, if his father had been named in this poll, I might've voted for him. I've heard a few of his pieces (forget which - this was three years ago) which I really thought were quite charming.

[Tancata]

And nobody dared to give Andrew Lloyd Webber even one joke vote.

I don't know about any of the other poll-crappers, but I thought it best not to divide the joke vote.

[Symphonien]

Hmmm... Adès, Arnold, Bax, Benjamin, Birtwistle, Bliss, Britten, Delius, Ferneyhough, Finnissy, Finzi, Holst, Knussen, Maxwell Davies, Simpson, Tippett, Turnage, Vaughan Williams, Walton... Oh wait, none of these are in the poll.

And can someone please tell me who the f*** "Boy George" is?

[karlhenning]

And can someone please tell me who the f*** "Boy George" is?

The victor.

[Elgarian]

Where the heck was this excavated from?

Since it was here begging for a click, I surprised myself by voting for Handel, which goes to show that we keep on learning: a couple of years ago I'd have voted for Elgar, in blissful ignorance. Elgar is still my best mate, of course. I hope.

However, in real life, and in real combat, Elgar would have made a tactical retreat, cycling to the top of the Worcestershire Beacon with Handel huffing and puffing up the slope far behind. Then, watching Handel coming up painfully below him, he would whistle Land of Hope and Glory and roll a large boulder down the hill shouting, 'Put that in yer Fireworks Suite, GF!'

I have run a computer simulation, so I know this for fact.

[Wanderer]

I just have to note the sneaky move to include Ives into this supposedly English poll. I vote Elgar in protest. 

PS. Is this archaeology day or something?

[DavidW]

The victor.

Karl you're making a habit of this lately.

[karlhenning]

Well, but I managed to amuse Elgarian & Tasos, David. I plead extenuating circumstances!

(And that M Forever could start engaging threads, couldn't he!  )

[DavidW]

Well, but I managed to amuse Elgarian & Tasos, David. I plead extenuating circumstances!

(And that M Forever could start engaging threads, couldn't he!  )

I would have loved to see M vs Newman!  That would be totally popcorn worthy.

[karlhenning]

I would have loved to see M vs Newman!  That would be totally popcorn worthy.

Agreed!

. . . and . . . the poll is alive! . . . Boy George has fallen behind late-rallying Handel . . . .

[Elgarian]

Well, but I managed to amuse Elgarian & Tasos, David. I plead extenuating circumstances!

OK, OK. I confess I paid him a handsome bribe to reopen this old thread.

[karlhenning]

Knew I could count on you!

[DavidW]

OK, OK. I confess I paid him a handsome bribe to reopen this old thread.

If the bribe was a Boy George cd, then I feel sorry for Karl.

[karlhenning]

Ah, but that wouldn't have been a handsome bribe, now, would it have?

(Do you really want to hurt me?)

[DavidW]

Ah, but that wouldn't have been a handsome bribe, now, would it have?

(Do you really want to hurt me?)

Indeed.

[Elgarian]

Stunned into silence by David W's graphic intervention .....

[karlhenning]

Dude, please keep the images workplace-friendly  

[karlhenning]

Stunned into silence by David W's graphic intervention .....

Just wait 'til you see the photo he's got of Handel . . . .

[DavidW]

Stunned into silence by David W's graphic intervention .....

You know what Boy George does need an intervention!  Boy George we're here to tell you that the 80s are over, people don't dress like that anymore, not even for shock value!  It no longer elicits endless frenzied reactions...

[karlhenning]

. . .  It no longer elicits endless frenzied reactions...

Hah!