tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484180326012950400.post1446199853888394761..comments2024-03-27T23:55:17.673-07:00Comments on Flogging Babel: At the Foot of the Eiffaux TowerMichael Swanwickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18389836784776252022noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484180326012950400.post-31130210946943970012011-04-14T11:08:39.822-07:002011-04-14T11:08:39.822-07:00I believe it was Santos-Dumont who commissioned a ...I believe it was Santos-Dumont who commissioned a breakfast table and chair with legs so long that he ate six feet above the ground. Small wonder the French loved him.Michael Swanwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18389836784776252022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484180326012950400.post-25264599068378087452011-04-12T12:21:08.380-07:002011-04-12T12:21:08.380-07:00I was pleased to see they have Alberto Santos-Dumo...I was pleased to see they have Alberto Santos-Dumont's <i>No. 6</i> circling the Tour Eiffaux ... or, at least, what from afar looks like a reasonable facsimile. (Not in your photo, but I spot it in some others online.)<br /><br />See photograph here of the original, rounding the Tour Eiffel in the competition for the <i>Deutsch de la Meurthe</i> prize in 1901. (Santos-Dumont won.)<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santos-Dumont_number_6<br /><br />If you ever get into the history of early aviation, Michael, you can find few more colourful figures than Santos-Dumont -- and few, in the end, more tragic.JJMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13404985455733545060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484180326012950400.post-90278282347357337232011-04-11T20:31:01.866-07:002011-04-11T20:31:01.866-07:00The Philadelphia International Festival of the Art...The Philadelphia International Festival of the Arts runs to May 1. During which time, there will be lots of free five o'clock concerts (I'm looking forward to the Philadelphia Ukulele Orchestra), and toward the end a street fair, complete with Ferris wheel. It's really worth looking into. Much cool stuff.<br /><br />On Wednesday, Marianne and I are going to see the Gertrude Stein musical.Michael Swanwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18389836784776252022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484180326012950400.post-89317059795529643812011-04-11T18:40:16.608-07:002011-04-11T18:40:16.608-07:00Previous comment was by Trillian, not Curio Theatr...Previous comment was by Trillian, not Curio Theatre (I was just writing a blog entry for them and didn't realize I had to log out.)Curio Theatrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17142308178674914139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484180326012950400.post-85001906033373829362011-04-11T18:38:30.237-07:002011-04-11T18:38:30.237-07:00I must stop by the Kimmel! We have tickets for co...I must stop by the Kimmel! We have tickets for concerts in May, so hopefully the Eiffel Tower will still be on display. Ah, Paree! Faux or no.Curio Theatrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17142308178674914139noreply@blogger.com