Alphabet associations - I

[Simon]

Well I'm off to bed now - I'm on my own atm so I can listen to the cricket for a little while.

I imagine you've got the first, so maybe best to give Don et al half an hour in the morning to have a brief wander around Ohio and Holland! I'll try to log on and provide the answer I had in mind by 1000 GMT.

Sleep well, all!

S-S!

[Don Petter]

Not much progress here. Ramblings include:

Xanthippe? Oh! 'Ell(i Ameling)!

Without googling for Xs, the only others I couild think of were Xenophon (real, not mythological) and Xerxes (a Handel work, and you said it wasn't a work). Ameling did sing Dido, but I doubt the above is anywhere near the truth. Apart from OH being the abbreviation for Ohio (Could there be an aria "Oh....something" in the answer) there is an Athens in Ohio, which is Greek if not necessarily mythological.

[sigolene euphemia]

eks

[Don Petter]

eks

Was that a hiccup?

[sigolene euphemia]

Xeres the Great 465bc ? ? ?

[sigolene euphemia]

Was that a hiccup?

naw, practicing my phonetics for X

[sigolene euphemia]

Is this Xenia as in Xenia Holland Steam ships and Xenia, Ohio.
Cellist Xenia Janovic

?

[Don Petter]

Looks like Simon is running late. I'm out for a bit now - will look back later.

[Simon]

Sorry for delay - yes, have had to go out and do something that I didn't expect!

Anyway, it's Xenia. Xenia is a town in Ohio - " the hospitality town" - and Xenia is also Miss Xenia Meijer, who is famous as Dido in the Dutch TV production. She was mentioned on the old boards a few times. Here she is - only matched by Janet Baker, in my opinion! Xenia is also the Greek concept of hospitality. I wouldn't have expected many to get this one without a quick google.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4HN0kYIFhfc

And the first X was, of course, a Xylophone: Patrick Moore and Saint-Saens the first composer to use one in an orchestra.

So whoever wants Y is welcome to go for it!

[rubbernecker]

Miss Xenia Meijer, who is famous as Dido in the Dutch TV production

Doh! Of course!

So whoever wants Y is welcome to go for it!

Sigolene, you had Xenia, at least...

[subcontrabass]

Anyway, it's Xenia. Xenia is a town in Ohio - " the hospitality town" - and Xenia is also Miss Xenia Meijer, who is famous as Dido in the Dutch TV production.

Another question with more than one logical answer. Xerxes is a large company operating in Ohio. Carla Maria Meijer (any relation to Xenia?) has sung both the roles of Dido and Xerxes (the only Dutch singer I could find for both roles).

[Don Petter]

Sigolene, you had Xenia, at least...

I too think it's Sig's Y - over to you when you're ready?

[sigolene euphemia]

I too think it's Sig's Y - over to you when you're ready?

REALLY moi, ? I worked my brain search engines got on the tele, hooked to the wall, remember those, asked friends, and WOW !

so Y, I have to well ponder and think for this is not something I am speedo about.

And, I really want to do this by brain power, not google power, so if someone gets the itch to do Y, please be my guest.

so, i'm thinkin'

sigolene

[Nick Armstrong]

REALLY moi, ? I worked my brain search engines got on the tele, hooked to the wall, remember those, asked friends, and WOW !

so Y, I have to well ponder and think for this is not something I am speedo about.

And, I really want to do this by brain power, not google power, so if someone gets the itch to do Y, please be my guest.

so, i'm thinkin'

sigolene

Go, Sigo!!!! :cool2:

[Don Petter]

Go, Sigo!!!! :cool2:

Don't rush - It always feels as if everyone is watching and waiting to pounce, but most of us only look back in now and again, I suspect. (I will be going out for the evening, for instance.)