Rays of Light

Tuesday, December 15, 2009

Andrew Trygstad - The Christmas Shoes and Let It Snow

Andrew Trygstad performs The Christmas Shoes and Let It Snow, in concert with the Naperville Men's Glee Club in the sanctuary of Wesley United Methodist Church, Naperville, Illinois. December 8, 2007 and December 9, 2007. You should turn your volume up after the intro as Andrew sang without a mike on the first song.

[Download hi-res version in m4v (iPod/iPhone/Quicktime) format: 115,062KB]

Posted by trygstad 11:26 AM | Category: Music | Permalink

Monday, December 14, 2009

Andrew Trygstad in Sweeney Todd

Andrew Trygstad performs “The Contest” as Signor Adolfo Pirelli in the Actor's Theater Company Production of Sweeney Todd. Chicago, June 21, 2008
I am Adolfo Pirelli
Da king of da barbers, da barber of kings
E buon giorno, good day, I blow you a kiss!

And I, da so famous Pirelli
I wish-a to know-a
Who has-a the nerve-a to say
My elixir is piss! Who says this?!

[dialog]
[whistle]
[music begins]

Now signorini, signori, we mix-a da lather
But first-a you gather around
Signorini, signori, you looking a man
Who had-a da glory to shave-a da Pope!
Mr. Sweeney whoever--I beg-a you pardon
You’ll probably say it was only a cardinal--
Nope! It was-a da pope!

To shave-a da face, to pull-a da toot,
Require da grace and not-a da brute;
For if-a you slip, you nick da skin
You clip-a da chin, you rip-a da lip a bit
And dats-a da trut!

To shave-a da face--or even a part
Widout it-a smart, require da heart!
It take-a da heart:
I can show you a chart
I study-a starting in my yout!

To cut-a da hair, to trim-a da beard
To make-a da bristle clean like a whistle
Dis is from early infancy
Da talent give to me--By God!

It take-a da skill, it take-a da brains
It take-a da will to take-a da pains
It take-a da pace, it take-a da graaaace!

[whistle]
[dialog]

Posted by trygstad 03:37 PM | Category: Fun | Permalink

Seasons Greetings from the Muppets

Posted by trygstad 12:58 PM | Category: Fun | Permalink

Saturday, December 05, 2009

I guess I'm pining for the fjords.

A Life on the Ocean Wave

By Epes Sargent

A Life on the Ocean Wave, a home on the rolling deep,
Where the scattered waters rave and the winds their revels keep

Like an eagle caged I pine on this dull unchanging shore,
Oh give me the flashing brine, the spray and the tempest's roar.

Once more on the deck I stand of my own swift gliding craft
Set sail farewell to the land, the gale follows fair abaft

We shoot through the sparkling foam like an ocean bird set free;
Like an ocean bird, our home we'll find far out on the sea

The land is no longer in view. the clouds have begun to frown
but with a stout vessel and crew we'll say let the storm come down

And the song of our hearts shall be while the wind and waters rave
A life on the heaving sea, a home on the bounding wave.

(Listen the the Band of HM Royal Marines play it here or the Band of the United States Merchant Marine Academy play it here.)

Posted by trygstad 01:43 PM | Category: Navy | Permalink

Sunday, November 29, 2009

Bring justice to our land...

Bring justice to our land, that all may dwell secure, and finely build for days to come foundations that endure.
Bring to our world of strife thy sovereign word of peace, that war may haunt the earth no more, and desolation cease.
O day of God, draw nigh as at creation's birth; let there be light again, and set thy judgments on the earth.
"O Day of God, Draw Nigh" by Robert B.Y. Scott

Posted by trygstad 02:12 PM | Category: Rant | Permalink

Thursday, November 26, 2009

My Interview Featured on the J-Walk Blog

John Walkenbach (once mistakenly called Jay Walkenbush in this blog) posted my commenter interview on his blog today, one in a series of many highlighting the regular commenters. Maybe someday I'll get ambitious and rebuild commenting on this blog.

Posted by trygstad 04:33 PM | Category: Personal | Permalink

Places I've Been

visited 32 states (14.2%)
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