tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4449697140204377101.post7446654559469381213..comments2023-04-22T10:55:19.894-04:00Comments on Liberated Dissonance: Florence Foster Jenkins and Charles IvesJoe Barronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16638252347181688694noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4449697140204377101.post-35188462153440994332016-08-28T13:02:09.263-04:002016-08-28T13:02:09.263-04:00I'm trying to think of parallels. Maybe Eddie ...I'm trying to think of parallels. Maybe Eddie the Eagle. The difference being that, where people appreciated him, they ridiculed her. He, of course, had no illusions about how good he was. He was out there to compete, even though he was clearly out of his league. She, it seems, actually thought she was good and in a league with the great singers of her day. Is that it? Calnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4449697140204377101.post-46878980884894554102016-08-27T20:30:08.783-04:002016-08-27T20:30:08.783-04:00According to the film, which is my only source, sh...According to the film, which is my only source, she gave away a large chunk of the tickets to servicemen -- this was 1944, remember. Many of them showed up drunk (again, according to the film) and thought they were witnessing a comedy act. They also knew her from her recording, which, despite her husband's best efforts, received quite a bit of airplay.Joe Barronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16638252347181688694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4449697140204377101.post-47142363221147476922016-08-27T16:12:41.433-04:002016-08-27T16:12:41.433-04:00I just listened to a short clip of the real FFJ. I...I just listened to a short clip of the real FFJ. I'm with you on vita brevis. The question I had (and maybe the film answers this; I haven't seen it) was, Why did anyone go to her concerts? Did they pay? Money? Or maybe she paid them. What was it? Calnoreply@blogger.com