Originally Posted By SuperDry We were at dinner at a fine restaurant, and it had a live piano player. The pianist was going to come by our table, and we were going to ask if he could play a medley of Disney tunes. Other Disney fans at the table thought that was a great idea, and started naming tunes, such as Beauty And The Beast, and Zippity Do Dah. I suggested Baroque Hoedown, to which they all said "huh?" I said "You know, the theme song to the Main Street Electrical Parade" at which point I was called a Disney geek, even by others that moments before were making their own Disney requests.
Originally Posted By friendofdd OOPS! Should have applied to post one. Those lesser beings probably can't even spell baroque.
Originally Posted By ShivaThDestroyer "Disney geek", in this crowd that's a term of high respect and homage. CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Originally Posted By Mr X Er...SD, please tell me you were aware of the fact you are a Disney geek BEFORE this incident? First clue would be posting on a Disney website. Not to mention frequent travels to Asia for the sake of Disney. I'd say you're ALL Disney geeks for wanting to hear Disney music from a piano player at a fine restaurant though...geez, can't think of any better music than THAT!!!!???? (I think baroque hoedown would sound pretty cheezy for solo piano anyway...it was originally written for synthesizer after all!)
Originally Posted By Inspector 57 Okay, okay. So this was a "fine" restaurant, but the piano player was coming around table-to-table to solicit requests? Was he also offering female companionship? SuperDry, for the extreme Disney geek that you are, you're familiar with a surprising array of other "diverse" entertainment venues.
Originally Posted By Mr X Hear about the shinjuku hookers, did ya? In his defense, it was TOTALLY WorldDisney's idea. Me and SD just wanted to go siteseeing.
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo SD - how has life in denial been for you. Being a Disney Geek is a prerequisite for being a part of the LP massive! BTW - I disagree with X's assessment. Having heard the Baroque Hoedown on a grand piano at DLP, it is excellent on Piano.
Originally Posted By u k fan Locally, the term is Disney Numpty! I was out shopping a few weeks ago and there was someone with a calliope (sp?) collecting for charity. They were playing the Baroque Hoedown. I think I might have been the only person there who knew what the song was!!!
Originally Posted By danyoung SuperDry, I'm gonna have to go with your friends on this one. Even knowing the name of the MSEP theme (as of course we all do) is easy to consider geeky. And when others are suggesting well known movie themes and you're suggesting the music from a park parade - sorry, geeky. Now, whether being a Disney geek is an epithet or an honorific is up to the individual. For me, I'd wear the title proudly!
Originally Posted By Goofyernmost There used to be a web site where you could go and listen to specific Disney songs played on an electric organ, I believe. Does anyone remember seeing that or knowing if it still exists?
Originally Posted By Mickeymouseclub Mayube the DG's could tell me what the instrument at the Boardwalk Hotel is called? A small piano on a bicycle? The Baroque Hoedown would be fun to hear on the BW,BW... when the sun goes down...
Originally Posted By SuperDry <<< BTW - I disagree with X's assessment. Having heard the Baroque Hoedown on a grand piano at DLP, it is excellent on Piano. >>> I've heard it on a solo piano as well, and it sounds great. Of course, it has a different character to it when performed that way. In fact, I once played a recording of it played on a solo piano to someone and asked them to identify the song: they knew it sounded very familiar, but just could not place it.
Originally Posted By SuperDry <<< Hear about the shinjuku hookers, did ya? >>> There are hookers in shinjuku? I thought prostitution was illegal in Japan.
Originally Posted By Mr X Here's how it was explained to me... "Of course prostitution is illegal, any streetwalker would be quickly arrested! As for the brothels, that's a business and the police would NEVER interfere with business."
Originally Posted By trekkeruss "GEEK, GEEK, GEEK!" SD, I don't think of you as a Disney Geekâ„¢. You're more of a Disney Nerd.
