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The opera which startles retail employees

July 24th, 2024 at 05:03am

This dream occurred on this day two years ago.

I was recording the first episode of Samuel’s Persiflage but for some reason I was recording it in a rented office in a busy warehouse rather than a room at home where it was really recorded.

The busy warehouse looked like a cross between Officeworks, Bunnings and a factory. I was recording the operatic introduction (which I still think was wonderful even if the listeners did not) while wandering around the warehouse and was accompanied by actor Richard Belzer who was playing various instruments. It wasn’t at all clear why Belzer, portrayor of Detective Munch was there; he just was.

The staff in the warehouse were trying to avoid us and the noise.

I suppose it’s not surprising that people would have been doing their best to get away from the noise of my opera. It has been known to startle unsuspecting animals. I recall one time when I was looking after a neighbour’s cat and started singing while changing the kitty litter…the cat froze, eyes wide open staring at me, then ran to the other end of the house as quickly as possible. The cat probably thought I was about to explode!

My opera has also been known to entertain, baffle and confuse people who get through to my voicemail, where a lovely dose of 40 seconds of my opera greets people before they can leave a message. The reactions of various callers when they leave a message are quite entertaining, with everything from singing in reply, to mild amusement, and even outright horror at having had to sit through it. I answered a call once from someone who had previously reached my voicemail and he expressed great relief at not having to hear my singing again.

A recording of my lovely operatic voicemail greeting

Pebbles and Shyley are accustomed to it, although Pebbles will often give me a strange look if I start singing, while Shyley may bark at me or join in the singing with a howl of sorts.

Samuel

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