Okay, Can Anybody Explain This To Me? (Nutcracker Question)

[Road Runner]

So far I've watched over to ten minutes of this because I know it's a Christmas ballet,.. but I don't have a single stinking clue of what is going on and when is the toy solider and mouse king supposed to arrive?

 

[Crepitus]

10 minutes? It's a two and a half hour ballet with an intermission. I don't think the mouse sows until the second act.

 

[EvilCat Breath]

The Nutcracker is one of my favorites. Right up there with Swan Lake.
Here is the story so you don't get lost.

The Nutcracker Story | Northern Ballet

northernballet.com

 

[Canon Shooter]

The last time I saw The Nutcracker was at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City.

I was 17 and on acid.

Talk about a mind-fuck...

 

[Road Runner]

The Nutcracker is one of my favorites. Right up there with Swan Lake.
Here is the story so you don't get lost.

The Nutcracker Story | Northern Ballet

northernballet.com

I know the story, but so far I haven't see any of that in this video. However I found a movie that might be better.

 

[Darkwind]

I know the story, but so far I haven't see any of that in this video. However I found a movie that might be better.

You need to see it live. But you know, avoid Canon Shooter 's mistake.

 

[Hang on Sloopy]

Last time I saw the nutcracker was in bed with my wife last night

 

[Road Runner]

You need to see it live. But you know, avoid Canon Shooter 's mistake.

Huh? I got them on ignore.

 

[Road Runner]

Last time I saw the nutcracker was in bed with my wife last night

You mean the show or the actual nutcracker was in bed with you?

 

[Hang on Sloopy]

Huh? I got them on ignore.

Don't use ignore. You're missing more comedy than you'll ever know with that function

 

[Darkwind]

Huh? I got them on ignore.

Well, Cannon Shooter said:

"
The last time I saw The Nutcracker was at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City.

I was 17 and on acid.

Talk about a mind-fuck..."

I would recommend avoiding the acid.

 

[Hang on Sloopy]

You mean the show or the actual nutcracker was in bed with you?

ummmmmm.......ummmmmmm.....ummmmm.....Oh forget it. Just being a male

 

[Rambunctious]

Performance art isn't what it use to be...today they want to take a perfect ballet and turn it into something unrecognizable....kind of like being too creative by half....

 

[Darkwind]

ummmmmm.......ummmmmmm.....ummmmm.....Oh forget it. Just being a male

I'm thinking she is trying to be diplomatic? Or it just went completely over her head. LOL

 

[Hang on Sloopy]

Well, Cannon Shooter said:

"
The last time I saw The Nutcracker was at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City.

I was 17 and on acid.

Talk about a mind-fuck..."

I would recommend avoiding the acid.

I tried it once. The real thing. It was a nice place to visit but I never went back or never advise it. If you don't have a mindset that you were in Alice In Wonderland, it could be problematic

 

[Hang on Sloopy]

I'm thinking she is trying to be diplomatic? Or it just went completely over her head. LOL

I don't know. But actually having a nut cracker smiling at you in bed would make me nervous

 

[Canon Shooter]

You need to see it live. But you know, avoid Canon Shooter 's mistake.

No shit.

That's back when drugs were good and fun and didn't kill you. I'd never dream of doing that now...

 

[Darkwind]

I tried it once. The real thing. It was a nice place to visit but I never went back or never advise it. If you don't have a mindset that you were in Alice In Wonderland, it could be problematic

I never actually managed to get up the nerve to try it. The only opportunity I ever had was high school and back in the 70's, there were plenty of stories about bad 'trips' that kept Me away.

 

[Pogo]

So far I've watched over to ten minutes of this because I know it's a Christmas ballet,.. but I don't have a single stinking clue of what is going on and when is the toy solider and mouse king supposed to arrive?
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Clara, the child at the centre, has received a beautiful nutcracker as a present. On Christmas Eve the nutcracker comes to life, organizes the toy soldiers that the boys (of course) got, to fight the mouse army. But the mice are winning. Clara intervenes throwing her shoe at the mouse king allowing the nutcracker to prevail and the mice retreat. Clara goes to sleep where she dreams that her beloved nutcracker turns into a prince.

Clara and the prince meander through the "Land of Sweets" (supposedly this is what children crave, go figure). The Sugar Plum Fairy, impressed with Clara's military intervention, invites them into Candy Castle and throws a yuge candy ball, where they're presented with swirls of dancing sweets -- cocoa, coffee, tea, the whole shebang ... this is what's going on in the various dances in the famous Suite... culminating in the unforgettable Waltz of the Flowers. Everybody reassembles for the big finale dance. As they depart Clara tells her nutcracker prince she wishes it would never end, he replies that it doesn't end, if one has eyes to see it.

Clara wakes up the next morning with the nutcracker in her arms, unsure if it was a dream or if it really happened.

The Nutcracker Suite was the first piece of music I bonded with in my life. It's deeply ingrained in my soul.

 

[Darkwind]

I don't know. But actually having a nut cracker smiling at you in bed would make me nervous

Kind of reminds Me of the joke.

My wife keeps sending Me sleazy photos! But I managed to convince a judge to get her to stop it.