[Magdalen] Finally! FFJ!!!

[James Oppenheimer-Crawford]

The spouse of a good friend is a singer, and she scheduled a recital a few
years ago, and I of course arranged to attend.  From practically the first
note, it was obvious that she did not have full sensation of pitch. Her
intonation was off by a slight amount constantly.  Numerous people in the
audience either were unaware, or they gave a really superb performance
themselves.  It was especially sad because she has a fine voice, and her
interpretation of her material was excellent, aside from the pitch never
being quite right.

She is a genuinely fine lady who happens not to realize that she does not
hear pitch as well as she needs to in order to sing in public.  It is
extremely sad. I used to think F F J was just hilarious, but now, not so
much.

My hearing is failing, and I fear a loss of pitch sense. I can sympathize
with a person who thinks she can sound better than she does, and others
attend her concerts just to laugh at her behind her back.

James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
*“A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved,
except in memory. LLAP**”  -- *Leonard Nimoy

On Fri, Feb 19, 2016 at 2:15 PM, M J _Mike_ Logsdon <mjl at ix.netcom.com>
wrote:

> >>>Just in case anyone's interested, here's the real thing, illustrated
> with
> cute kitty pix:
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtf2Q4yyuJ0<<<
>
> I have:
>
>
> https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00D3FIGT6?ie=UTF8&keywords=florence%20foster%20jenkins&qid=1455909253&ref_=sr_1_1&s=music&sr=1-1
>
> ... which contains all but two of her entire recorded output.  Plus,
> others' hideousness.
>
> Glory indeed.
>