tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039080.post8169385428066472647..comments2024-03-10T00:00:31.355+00:00Comments on BRIAN SIBLEY : his blog: KPIΣTOΣ ANEΣTIBrian Sibleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02395103557170474777noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039080.post-57294746357769149942008-05-07T23:18:00.000+01:002008-05-07T23:18:00.000+01:00Well, for your reference, here are some samples fr...Well, for your reference, here are some samples from her '60s movies:<BR/>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auX2zZUlibo<BR/>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XmGbMdHfSTk<BR/>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JoDt2cXY-gM<BR/>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DkHNLxqE28k&NR=1<BR/><BR/>You can only get a glimpse here, these extracts can't do full justice to the versatility of her talents (for example, she was the first Greek jazz singer in the 1940s and very few recordings have survived)... But at least you get some idea of what a gal she was in her forties!! Enjoy!Rena Fanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18267521494122135515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039080.post-13894742928881313882008-05-07T23:00:00.000+01:002008-05-07T23:00:00.000+01:00Thanks for the explanation - I like the sound of R...Thanks for the explanation - I like the sound of Rena Vlachopoulou! My kind of gal!Brian Sibleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02395103557170474777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039080.post-69485814971993065592008-05-07T22:56:00.000+01:002008-05-07T22:56:00.000+01:00Thanks for visiting my blog, Brian! I'm glad it lo...Thanks for visiting my blog, Brian! I'm glad it looks lively and funny to someone who doesn't read Greek because it should be lively and funny: it is dedicated to the late Rena Vlachopoulou, a great Greek comedian and star of Greek film and stage musicals. I could describe her as a combination of Ethel Merman, Lucille Ball and Shirley MacLaine... A rare talent, indeed, but, alas, well-known only to Greeks!Rena Fanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18267521494122135515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039080.post-91622527629328130852008-05-07T21:49:00.000+01:002008-05-07T21:49:00.000+01:00RENA - A pleasure...I visited your blog -- I'll s...<B>RENA</B> - A pleasure...<BR/><BR/>I visited your blog -- I'll spare you the hackneyed joke about it being "All Greek to me..." -- but it <I>looks</I> lively and fun... <BR/><BR/>If only I could read the Ελληνική γλώσσ! But I love the Ελληνικό πνεύμα!! :-)Brian Sibleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02395103557170474777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039080.post-90261928633633668032008-05-07T20:10:00.000+01:002008-05-07T20:10:00.000+01:00ALITHOS ANESTI!According to the Greek Orthodox Rel...ALITHOS ANESTI!<BR/>According to the Greek Orthodox Religion, during the first 50 days after Easter Sunday, we are supposed to greet each other not by saying "Good morning" etc., but by saying "Christos Anesti" (i.e. "Christ has arisen") to which the other person is expected to answer: "Alithos anesti"! ("Indeed he has arisen"). Although no one does so for that long, the Greeks (even if they are not practising Christians) still greet each other this way for at least two weeks after Easter Sunday!!<BR/>A belated thanks for your Easter wish from a Greek friend!Rena Fanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18267521494122135515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039080.post-20376717555777110022008-04-28T07:08:00.000+01:002008-04-28T07:08:00.000+01:00Not just now thank you.I'm trying to cut down on t...Not just now thank you.I'm trying to cut down on thge amount of boiled sweets I eat.Boll Weavilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03858122220880954456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039080.post-12913914748124947932008-04-27T22:23:00.000+01:002008-04-27T22:23:00.000+01:00Humbug!Humbug!Brian Sibleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02395103557170474777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039080.post-80229019984052528152008-04-27T20:25:00.000+01:002008-04-27T20:25:00.000+01:00...not even to get through all the versions of Chr......not even to get through all the versions of Christmas Carol I have ! I can't afford it !Boll Weavilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03858122220880954456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039080.post-34415422178936438872008-04-27T16:50:00.000+01:002008-04-27T16:50:00.000+01:00I see, mister Weavil.. thank you.P.D, Oh Mr Sibley...I see, mister Weavil.. thank you.<BR/><BR/>P.D, Oh Mr Sibley. I'm so sorry, I didn't know that you put some comments in my blog. I promise that next time I will be informed by blogger. And I am looking for have a good translator in my blog... but I can't promise a really good translator.Arts and Craftshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06747217179477869995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039080.post-41621546746142824742008-04-27T16:02:00.000+01:002008-04-27T16:02:00.000+01:00Fascinating! Knowing your affection for Christmast...Fascinating! Knowing your affection for Christmastide - are you ever tempted to celebrate it <I>twice</I>?Brian Sibleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02395103557170474777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039080.post-29101318345429736542008-04-27T15:31:00.000+01:002008-04-27T15:31:00.000+01:00Because we work largely with documents produced be...Because we work largely with documents produced before 1752 when it was the only one in town.This is why we have to have an understanding of it and beable to translate it to the later one so it makes sense to people referencing those documents now.Boll Weavilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03858122220880954456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039080.post-18531839273026629332008-04-27T15:17:00.000+01:002008-04-27T15:17:00.000+01:00WHAT? Why do you use the Julian calendar?<B><I>WHAT?</I></B> Why do you use the Julian calendar?Brian Sibleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02395103557170474777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039080.post-51346785504577882942008-04-27T15:14:00.000+01:002008-04-27T15:14:00.000+01:00why what ?why what ?Boll Weavilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03858122220880954456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039080.post-58468392248131746352008-04-27T08:37:00.000+01:002008-04-27T08:37:00.000+01:00Yes, why?Yes, why?Arts and Craftshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06747217179477869995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039080.post-57646814873704282822008-04-27T08:08:00.000+01:002008-04-27T08:08:00.000+01:00But, WHY??But, <I><B>WHY??</B></I>Brian Sibleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02395103557170474777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28039080.post-17690078257841535862008-04-27T07:38:00.000+01:002008-04-27T07:38:00.000+01:00I maybe the only one of your readers to still use ...I maybe the only one of your readers to still use the Julian calendar (at least in my work)and regularly have to convert dates from it.It can be a little confusing. Its customary now to still recognise the old date but add the new date afterwards so we would write 20 January 1623-4 but file it only under the latest date.Told you it was confusing !Boll Weavilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03858122220880954456noreply@blogger.com