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A mysterious stranger has temporarily
taken over. I must say, she plays beautifully.
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Hey.
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Are your eyes misting over?
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This song, it's meaningful to me.
It was playing the night I met someone.
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So are they tears of sorrow or tears of joy?
:41:17
Well, aren't those the same tears?
:41:21
Yeah.
:41:23
Why do things that start off so promisingly
always have a way of ending up in the dump?
:41:29
- Not for everyone.
- Well, for anybody with any imagination.
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You know, life is manageable enough
if you keep your hopes modest.
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The minute you allow yourself sweet dreams
you run the risk of them crashing down.
:41:42
There's plenty of old songs that I cry over.
:41:44
My name is Melinda.
:41:47
Melinda Robicheaux. It's French.
:41:50
- That's a very beautiful name.
- Thank you. It's my mother's.
:41:54
She married a Dr Nash, so I grew up Nash,
but I've changed it to her name.
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And that is a wise choice.
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It's very musical.
:42:03
My name is Ellis Moonsong.
I am from Harlem, USA.
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Ellis Moonsong. Is that really your name?
:42:10
Yes, it is. Let's go and sit down.
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It's wonderful. You also play beautifully.
:42:17
Well, one thing I could always do
was make music.
:42:20
I can play all the instruments,
but my specialty is composition.
:42:24
I've written two operas. One was done
at Yale, I'm proud to say successfully,
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and the other one is being done
in Santa Fe next summer.
:42:32
- Very impressive.
- Yeah, listen to me brag.
:42:35
I'm insecure, so I sell myself.
The truth is, not everybody likes the music.
:42:39
They're kind of modern,
but the critics were extremely supportive.
:42:43
Is that what you wanna be -
another Verdi or Puccini?
:42:46
I don't kid myself, you know, but, yeah.
:42:49
If I could rub that lamp and have my wish...
Operas, symphonies, string quartets.
:42:54
There's a lot of interest in my work in Europe.
I might go to Barcelona or to Paris to live.
:42:59
God, I can't stop gushing about myself.
You've opened Pandora's box.