More than 30 years years ago, I went to a lecture-recital by Nicholas Slonimsky in LA. Throughout he kept his coat buttoned up, until the end when he opened it up to reveal a T-shirt with Ives's image on it and a button that read "Ives Thrives!"
As indeed he does. He also jives. Or gives. English is an orthographically and phonetically infuriating language. A cat lives nine lives. Yeesh.
Apologies in advance for this one:
A daring composer named Ives Ate nothing but onions and chives. Though his grand compositions Drew praise from musicians His breath made them run for their lives.
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More than 30 years years ago, I went to a lecture-recital by Nicholas Slonimsky in LA. Throughout he kept his coat buttoned up, until the end when he opened it up to reveal a T-shirt with Ives's image on it and a button that read "Ives Thrives!"
As indeed he does. He also jives. Or gives. English is an orthographically and phonetically infuriating language. A cat lives nine lives. Yeesh.
Apologies in advance for this one:
A daring composer named Ives
Ate nothing but onions and chives.
Though his grand compositions
Drew praise from musicians
His breath made them run for their lives.
Why did I never see this before? It made me smile on a day when I didn't feel like smiling. Thanks.
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