tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3371351138596055444.post2098285997714461130..comments2024-01-20T23:55:26.269-08:00Comments on The Detritus Review: Critic Defies Logical ExplanationsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3371351138596055444.post-75424483527544748452010-09-30T19:57:52.609-07:002010-09-30T19:57:52.609-07:00"And the ending was full-bore abandon — along..."And the ending was full-bore abandon — along with the audience's appreciation of it. Then what a delight in a Viennese encore treat, Johann Strauss Jr.'s Pizzicato Polka. It was, of course, tort sweet."<br /><br />What?<br /><br />"And the ending was full-bore abandon — along with the audience's appreciation of it."<br /><br />Worst. Sentence. Ever. But then!:<br /><br />"It was, of course, tort sweet."<br /><br />I don't know what that means. I'm not sure if that sentence means anything.<br /><br />And I'm not talking about Knowable Intent; I'm saying that I literally have no fucking idea what that is supposed to convey.Sator Arepohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00006808744513156317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3371351138596055444.post-46507963647276793322010-09-30T19:55:43.099-07:002010-09-30T19:55:43.099-07:00What a goldmine. In retrospect, you defied by exp...What a goldmine. In retrospect, you defied by expectations with your downright European-style restraint, which showed respect for me. Such is, now, my understanding.Sator Arepohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00006808744513156317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3371351138596055444.post-48200770175160572862010-09-30T19:41:56.085-07:002010-09-30T19:41:56.085-07:00At first, I misread the sentence as "The Bole...At first, I misread the sentence as "The Bolero was done courageously as the beginning of the Dvorak symphony," as if they were done en suite. Which would've been pretty funny.<br /><br />Seriously, though, is a courageous performance of the Bolero possible? (Unless he thought the Austrian musicians would revolt, which would be pretty courageous.)Dannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07294716220776027168noreply@blogger.com