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Leonard Bernstein Being Sassy
Did you watch the whole thing? Do you know who Leonard Berstein is? Do you appreciate great music? Have you ever seen West Side Story? If you answered "yes" to two or more of these questions, I have no idea why you think this video is pointless. It's awesome because Berstein is one of the greatest and most influential composers of our time, and you get to watch him conducting music from one of his greatest works: West Side Story. Also, he looks funny when he conducts, it's amusing when he sasses the mix team at the end, and it's cool listening to this great music as it's being made. This is one of the least pointless videos I've seen on the Sift. Maybe you should lay off the weed.

>> ^BoneRemake:
am I effin missing something ? or do you people just have better weed then I do. the video is pointless ? ? ?



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Normal Weather Patterns, OR GLOBAL WARMING?!?
"The experts in the video didn't say either."

That isn't true. The first meteorologist in the video said that it was all El Niño.

Why do you think that I doubt the in-between? I didn't claim that there is no in-between. I think that climate change is very likely to change our weather patterns. I'm just annoyed by the people I've heard blaming El Niño weather on climate change, which I see as irresponsible reporting meant to sensationalize the truth. Anyway, I've seen and heard this on local news stations. I'm sorry that I didn't provide quotes/links? I'm not writing a research paper, just commenting on a video on the interwebs.


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xxovercastxx (Member Profile)
Thank you! That's very nice of you to tell me what he said.

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From about 8:20 on...
When I'm walking into my bedroom I turned around and I heard him say, "Hang on." and I turned around and he looked at me and said, "Look, um, I've got another job on in about a month's time and, uh, if you're free I could use the help."

In reply to this comment by thepinky:
I couldn't hear the last few words he said because my computer speakers suck, and I can't find my headphones. Now I'm frustrated.



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Tales from a kangaroo shooter
I couldn't hear the last few words he said because my computer speakers suck, and I can't find my headphones. Now I'm frustrated.


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gwiz665 (Member Profile)
Indeed.

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More choral goodness http://www.videosift.com/video/Eric-Whitacre-conducts-choral-masterpiece-Cloudburst




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Eric Whitacre conducts choral masterpiece, Cloudburst
My choir did this one. Eric Whitacre is cool, yo.


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Fusionaut (Member Profile)
Thank you! It makes me happy that at least a few discerning people appreciate this kind of thing.

In reply to this comment by Fusionaut:
*quality


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Gorgeous a Capella Rendition of Biebl's Ave Maria
Joseph Jennings, the creator of Chanticleer, used to work with my choir, so I got the opportunity to usher at one of their concerts. We sat on the balcony by ourselves, where the acoustics were best. When they sang this piece, I cried through the entire second half of it. I have never been so moved by music. The live experience is, of course, MUCH more powerful. One of the tenors in this performance isn't blending as well as he might, and the group takes a long breath near the end that detracts from the climax. If you really want to hear it at it's best (live performances excluded), listen to this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVBsNUXg_YM

The sound quality isn't great, but it's still achingly beautiful.


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Gorgeous a Capella Rendition of Biebl's Ave Maria
Gwiz, are you suggesting that I have friends?

I always feel bad about asking people to use their power points for little old me.

>> ^gwiz665:
Excellent sift. It's too bad that stuff like this needs so much begging to get through.

Pro-tip, ask a friend you suspect will love it to quality it instead, that will make it fly out.



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Germans in the Woods
The concept of war is both terrible and fascinating to me. There are thousands of ways to settle disputes, but certain things are so important to us as people and nations that we can only come to a resolution by taking and sacrificing life. To me it is a testament to the sanctity of life. It is the most precious thing we can offer. Ironically, it is also a testament to how cheaply we value life, especially if our causes aren't just.

One of my dear friends was in Afghanistan and was ordered to open fire in a home, reportedly full of hostile, armed civilians. When he entered the house, he saw that the people were children holding guns. They aimed their weapons at him, and he had no choice but to shoot them. He later found out that the children had been holding water guns, spray-painted black. If the man in this video is haunted by that one memory, I can't imagine what thousands of veterans and soldiers must go through every day. My friend has terrible PTSD and his life is falling apart because of it. It kind of pisses me off.


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rougy (Member Profile)
You are a lovable pain in the butt. *grumblegrumble*brains and empathy*grumblegrumble*

In reply to this comment by rougy:
Great find.

Good to see you again, Pinky.

Keep hoping I'll win you over to the bright side.

The side with both brains and empathy.



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Gorgeous a Capella Rendition of Biebl's Ave Maria
^Hear hear!


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Gorgeous a Capella Rendition of Biebl's Ave Maria
Wow. I can't believe that I can't get this sifted. *beg


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kulpims (Member Profile)
Thanks for the promote!

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*promote


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Gorgeous a Capella Rendition of Biebl's Ave Maria
*beg

Where's the culture?


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Gorgeous a Capella Rendition of Biebl's Ave Maria
*beggin'


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entr0py (Member Profile)
Really? You honestly haven't heard that? I've heard it many times, especially when I lived in California. Sometimes, if Atheists or Agnostics are bothered by the outcome of some morally significant legislation, they pull the "separation" doctrine out like it has some type of relevance. I'm too lazy to find a source, but I promise that I'm not making this stuff up.

In reply to this comment by entr0py:
>> ^thepinky:
I am very much in support of people who are gay, but I am slightly sick of hearing that when people make voting decisions based on their beliefs, they are somehow violating the "separation of church and state" doctrine.


Really, you've heard people make that argument more then once? Enough times to make you sick of it? If you can find some example that would be awesome, because it seems like a straw man to me.



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lullaby_lune (Member Profile)
Very cool of you to say so. Thanks.

In reply to this comment by lullaby_lune:
Hey there,
I'm in and out of the Sift, so I'm just now taking a look at some of the comments on my Dr. Seuss Bible post. I wanted to thank you for your comment (about a month ago, now) mentioning how very unfunny a Crucifixion Machine actually is.

The video definitely has some dark humour.. that I wasn't quite sure how to take myself. (You might have noticed my caption) So I mostly preferred to present the video as-is and let other people decide for themselves how they were going to take it.

I love seeing the different styles and methods people use to retell stories - and yes, that includes sacred texts. Sadly, as you said, some people are too "eager to mock Christianity" to notice the cruelty in what was being presented. While I'm certainly glad a lot of people appreciated the humour in the video, I'm equally glad someone spoke out about the cruelty of it too.

So thanks!



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