Jan 6, 2012

Friday Flash Fiction 6th,January

The indefatigable G-Man again looks for a precise 55 words of weekend wisdom.  I break Rule 1 - my story is sadly true, or truly sad (?) - and so I reproduce here a heartbreaking communication recently received from our BBC. (Aunty Beeb to non-UK readers)

Dear FTSE

Your inability to play the violin was not a consideration in rejecting your application to play Holmes in the BBC TV series “Sherlock.” A violinist to coach the successful candidate has been hired and just to rub salt into the wound, Doctor, we enlose her recent picture.

Haha! Better luck next  time.

BBC
















Eos Chater, violinist.

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20 comments:

  1. She has 'Other' talents Doc...hehehehe
    Most Excellent 55 Maestro
    Thanks for playing, you've been missed My Friend
    Please have a Kick Ass Week-End

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  2. Wonderfully delightful and very, very cool! Sorry you lost out this time. I just don't understand why... 8-)

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  3. Not fair! You would be such a better choice. Who needs flotation devices to play violin? They would only get in the way of all that wrist action.

    Clever 55, given the prompts and all.

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  4. Thanks Evalinn, Yvonne, Mary Ann and G-Man. Does anyone know Eos Chater's other (dubious) claim to fame? Watch this space.

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  5. Would that be because her brother-in-law is the Welsh tenor Wynne Evans, Doc?

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  6. 10/10 Jinksy . . but what is her brother's claim to fame?
    Brian . . or acting, come to think of it? Her lucky pupil is the amazingly named Benedict Cumberbatch who plays Sherlock Holmes. He doesn't actually play any notes. Eos coaches him only in making the appropriate movements . . so to speak, while she produces the music. What Watson makes of it all I dread to think.

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  7. I can't watch this series because of Cumberbatch (if that is his real name). His face doesn't fit my idea of a
    Sherlock. He'd be better off in Dr Who.
    Eos? Who calls their kid Eos? Definition:- End Of Show.

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  8. N.B. Doc, at this witching hour of 4am, it seems appropriate to add here, that Eos is the Titan goddess of the dawn...

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  9. Sue J . . well, who calls their kids Paris or Brooklyn or Fifi Trixibelle? But I take your point about Benedict. Jeremy Brett was a much more Holmsian Holmes.

    Jinksy . . et al Maybe a good thing she isn't called Eros . .

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  10. Darn those talented and beautiful blondes - they really do have all the fun! ;)

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  11. Hmmm... a female Sherlock Holmes? Frankly, that might be more interesting, but I'll skip the blonde bombshell version.

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  12. Don't hate me because I'm blonde. I'm sure she has hidden talents that make her very qualified. LOL I once directed a black Sherlock Holmes.

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  13. We have something in common! I also have an inability to play the violin, although I bought one for myself fully intending to take lessons after enjoying a one-day workshop for adults. I should reallyreally do that this year. btw, my violin workshop teacher simply did not look like this one and I bet not many do!

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  14. How could she possibly play the violin in that dress?

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  15. Adult pupils often respond better to teachers of the opposite gender, so I'm told. I'm sure that's all it was;-)

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  16. such stinging salt! Did you ever recover? ha

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  17. Doctor, you should have tried out for Watson, and then you could have joined in and fiddled around ;-)

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