2 years and worth every minute!

[jlada]

1) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
2) Johann Sebastian Bach
3) Giuseppe Verdi
4) Thomas Tallis
5) Fred Hersch!!!

6) Space Needle -- Seattle, Washington
7) Prague Astronomical Clock or Prague Orloj -- Prague, Czech Republic
8) Ponte Vecchio over the Arno River -- Florence, Italy
9) Conwy Castle -- Conwy, Wales
10) Lund University's main building "Regia Academia Carolina" -- Lund, Sweden

11) Salvador Dalí's "Slave Market with the Disappearing Bust of Voltaire"
12) Edvard Munch's Madonna
13) Henri Rousseau's "The Sleeping Gypsy"
14) Johannes Vermeer's "Milkmaid"
15) Mark Rothko's "No. 61"

16) Ernest Hemingway
17) Joseph Conrad
18) Nikos Kazantzakis
19) Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
20) Herman Hesse

 

[merkinmullet]

Funny how a couple lists get posted that Garvey and I came up with and magically people come up their lists....

You weren't the only one working on this


For Lund U, I blew up the picture and googled the writing on the building "segia academia carolina" Thanks again, it killed about three hours this morning!

 

[Rebel Herfer]

Good job on Fred Hersch! AND I have some of his stuff on my iPod! just have never seen a picture of him.

JIC:

1. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

2. Johann Sebastian Bach

3. Giuseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi

4. Thomas Tallis

5. Fred Hersch

6. Space Needle

7. The Astronomical Clock in Wenceslas Square

8. Pont de Vecchio

9. Conwy Castle

10. University of Lund, main building

11. Salvador Domingo Felipe Jacinto Dalí i Domènech, 1st Marquis of Púbol

12. Edvard Munch

13. Henri Rousseau

14. Jan Vermeer

15. Mark Rothko born Marcus Rothkowitz

16. Ernest Hemingway

17. Józef Teodor Konrad Korzeniowski (Joseph Conrad)

18. Nikos Kazantzakis

19. Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.

20. Hermann Hesse

:thumbs: :0

 

[jfk742]

Its been good getting to know you. Heres to another 2.

John

 

[tobacmon]

Composers=

1- Mozart
2-Bach
3-Verdi
4-Tallis
5-Hersh


Landmarks

6- Seattle Space Needle
7-Famous clock near Wenceslas Square
8-Ponte Vecchio-Old Bridge
9-Conwy Castle, Wales GB
10-Lund University

Artist

11-Salvador Dali – Slave Market with the Disappearing Bust of Voltaire
12-Edward Munch’s “Modonna”
13-Henri Rousseau “The Sleeping Gypsy “
14-Johannes Vermeer’s “Kitchen Maid”
15-Mark Rothko



Authors

16-Hemingway
17-Joseph Conrad
18-Nikos Kazantzakis
19- Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
20-Herman Hesse

 

[tobacmon]

Composers=

1- Mozart
2-Bach
3-Verdi
4-Tallis
5-Lancaster


Landmarks

6- Seattle Space Needle
7-Famous clock near Wenceslas Square
8-Ponte Vecchio-Old Bridge
9-Conwy Castle, Wales GB
10-Lund University

Artist

11-Salvador Dali – Slave Market with the Disappearing Bust of Voltaire
12-Edward Munch’s “Modonna”
13-Henri Rousseau “The Sleeping Gypsy “
14-Johannes Vermeer’s “Kitchen Maid”
15-Mark Rothko



Authors

16-Hemingway
17-Joseph Conrad
18- Nikos Kazantzakis
19- Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
20-Herman Hesse

 

[Putz Mulligan]

1) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
2) Johann Sebastian Bach
3) Giuseppe Verdi
4) Thomas Tallis
5) Fred Hersch!!!

6) Space Needle -- Seattle, Washington
7) Prague Astronomical Clock or Prague Orloj -- Prague, Czech Republic
8) Ponte Vecchio over the Arno River -- Florence, Italy
9) Conwy Castle -- Conwy, Wales
10) Lund University's main building "Regia Academia Carolina" -- Lund, Sweden

11) Salvador Dalí's "Slave Market with the Disappearing Bust of Voltaire"
12) Edvard Munch's Madonna
13) Henri Rousseau's "The Sleeping Gypsy"
14) Johannes Vermeer's "Milkmaid"
15) Mark Rothko's "No. 61"

16) Ernest Hemingway
17) Joseph Conrad
18) Nikos Kazantzakis
19) Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
20) Herman Hesse

To the victor go the spoils! Tell us how you found Fred Hersch? What tipped it for you?

Thanks to all for participating!

 

[smellysell]

Congrats on the two years Charlie!

 

[garvey]

Charlie --

Nice challenge -- frustrating and fun. Happy 2 years....
darryl

 

[rob300c]

Congrats on the anni Charlie!

-Rob

 

[jlada]

To the victor go the spoils! Tell us how you found Fred Hersch? What tipped it for you?

Thanks to all for participating!

Lots of googling for different terms. Such as:

jazz pianist composer cincinnati ohio
composer jazz cincinnati ohio

etc
etc
etc

But what finally got it: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Searc...cincinnati+ohio

7th link down. I put his name into google search:
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=Fred+Hersch

Bam. Picture popped right up.

Addy in profile is correct, Putz! Thanks for the contest. It took me forever on the ones I didn't know, and was quite fun!

 

[Rebel Herfer]

Congrats - Pray tell, where did you get the clue of "Cincinnati, Ohio"?

 

[tone-ny]

Congrats on the anniversary!

 

[jlada]

Congrats - Pray tell, where did you get the clue of "Cincinnati, Ohio"?

Another hint for number 5:

Others on CP have recordings of his and he is from Cincinnati, OH.......

Right THERE

 

[Putz Mulligan]

Jeff-

To the victor go the spoils: DC# 0307 3330 0001 3210 0059

Thanks to all that participated and thanks to CP for a wonderful two years! :thumbs:

 

[jlada]

Got it, Charlie!

Thanks a lot! :thumbs:

Jeff-

To the victor go the spoils: DC# 0307 3330 0001 3210 0059

Thanks to all that participated and thanks to CP for a wonderful two years! :thumbs: