Fawlty Towers

Fawlty Towers cover art, courtesy of the iTunes Store

Over Thanksgiving weekend, I noticed that the iTunes Store has Fawlty Towers (iTunes, IMDB, Wikipedia) available for purchase. Each season was $9.99 at the time, they're now just $1.99/episode (ie, no discount for buying the season at once).

Only twelve episodes were made, for better or for worse. It's some of British comedy's best, and even at $12 a season, it's a good deal. (The cheapest I could find the DVDs is $20 a season.)

Messiah Sing-along

November 30, the Sunnyvale Ward ushered in the Christmas season with the second annual Messiah Sing-along. Four soloists (SATB) performed the main parts, and the audience performed as the chorus. (They had the music at the door.)

It was really fun. Out of seventy people in attendance, I was one of maybe five people singing Bass, including the soloist. I spent a lot of time off-key, and definitely got lost when Handel would go off on sixteenth notes for thirty measures, but it was quite enjoyable. If you ever get the chance, I'd highly recommend attending. Even if you can't sing, it's The Messiah as you've probably never heard it before.