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28 Jun 99 - 12:22 PM (#90391) Subject: Whale Thought for the Day! (June 28) From: Peter T. This is probably totally illegal -- but it is my fault -- if you want to sue anyone, New York Times, it's not the Mudcat's doing, all mine. Had to post this. New York Times, June 28, (Sam Howe Verhovek) SERENADING THE WHALES (WHO SEEM TO LIKE IT) "If you think about it from the whales' point of view, said Fred West, "mostly what they get from us is a lot of engine noise. And that's certainly not the best human beings have to offer." And so Mr. West and the group he directs, Seattle's City Cantabile Choir, took to the waters around Washington's San Juan Islands on Sunday to rectify this. Out at sea, they gave a concert for whales -- an underwater speaker system relayed an eclectic repertoire that included Monteverdi's Vespers, Afro-Brazilian songs for the Goddess of the Sea, "When the Saints Go Marching In,""Plovi, Barko" a Serbo-Croat song about the sea, Renaissance madrigals, and the Christian hymn, 'For the Beauty of the Earth". Lynn Danaher, the skipper of the boat, the Odyssey, said she had little doubt the whales that came and circled her boat were intrigued. "But I'm really wondering right now if they want something a little faster, like 'Johnny B. Goode". The event almost did not come off, after the choral group and two sponsoring environmental groups made the possible mistake of seeking permission. Some fisheries officials asked whether the group might be in violation of the Marine Mammal Protection Act. "The question was, are you seeking to affect the whales' behaviour," said Mike Sato, North Sound director for People for Puget Sound, "and we had to say 'Well, yeah. We want them to come and listen." Let the record show that in the intended audience, there was no clapping of hands, and no standing ovations. But let it also show that about a dozen killer whales showed up, nearly surrounding the boat at times. It is also indisputably true that during a rendition of "Amazing Grace" two of the whales that had drifted away turned around and headed back to the 64-foot Odyssey. (severely edited from NYT). yours, Peter T. |
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28 Jun 99 - 02:50 PM (#90427) Subject: RE: Whale Thought for the Day! (June 28) From: reggie miles Unbeleiveable Peter, I live right here in th Pacific Northwest and I've heard nothing of this event, of course I don't read the papers. That sounds like an amazing cruise, I wish I could have been a part of it. What a noble cause to reach out in such a way to these fellow creatures who we've shared the planet with for so many years. Especially after having treated them as we have with such disregard in the past. Let's hope the word of this does not inadvertently turn music into a lure for those who would wish to do these beings harm. Reggie |
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23 Oct 01 - 12:02 AM (#577866) Subject: RE: Whale Thought for the Day! (June 28) From: katlaughing refresh, I can't believe I missed this! |
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23 Oct 01 - 12:12 AM (#577872) Subject: RE: Whale Thought for the Day! (June 28) From: wysiwyg Oh yeah, I think I saw a documentary on this.... ~S~ |