new popera star on the horizon

[Nordly]

I don't think this is real because there is nothing on her at the Mercury News site or on the Altavista search. If this IS true, what is her web address?

[Tin]

Ha, I reacted the same way as you did at first. But pay attention... Ryan Lee Sethway and Hayley Westenra... See the trick?

[grant]

Hi Northern Lights.

Tinmeigut is quite right! I.m afraid you've been had!! :wink: If you look closely Ryan Lee Sethway is an anagram of Hayley Westenra!

You may not be aware but over here, April 1st is also known as 'All Fool's Day' (Don't ask me why, but Richard will probably look it up on Wikepedia ) And there is a tradition of making up wild stories to kid the unwary.

Best wishes
Grant

[Tin]

Frankly that anagram is a fabulous one; it took me half a day to realise it was actually an anagram.
Maybe I should call myself Tug Me In It from now on...
(Tinmeigut <----> Tug Me In It)

[Nordly]

Today is known as April Fools Day over here, so I'm used to pranks today. My sister played the stupidest prank ever!!

For the first few minutes, I was like, wow, cool, but then I realized that it wasn't true, but couldn't be 100% positive, obviously, & by the way, I don't see the similarities in the names, so help on that would be appreciated

[postscript]

grant said:

Hi Northern Lights.

Tinmeigut is quite right! I.m afraid you've been had!! If you look closely Ryan Lee Sethway is an anagram of Hayley Westenra!

You may not be aware but over here, April 1st is also known as 'All Fool's Day' (Don't ask me why, but Richard will probably look it up on Wikepedia ) And there is a tradition of making up wild stories to kid the unwary.

Best wishes
Grant

But remember, only effective until midday.
Peter S,

[Tin]

Really? I thought the whole day was April Fool's Day. Does it mean if a friend tricked me after 12nn I can beat him up for real?

[postscript]

tinmeigut said:

Really? I thought the whole day was April Fool's Day. Does it mean if a friend tricked me after 12nn I can beat him up for real?

Effectively it means the joke has backfired and the joke is on him.
Peter S.

[Richard]

Hello again everybody! i.postimg.cc/9fYxy370/smilie-big-grin.gif

For more information about April Fools' Day, see Wikipedia.

I remember the spaghetti trees! i.postimg.cc/9fYxy370/smilie-big-grin.gif

Richard

[Richard]

This is from Yahoo News.

Radio station apologies over Foo Fighters prank

By WENN
world entertainment news - Tuesday, April 1 01:20 pm

A New Zealand radio station has been forced to apologise after an April Fools' Day prank involving a "secret" Foo Fighters gig went wrong.

The Rock Fm announced the Everlong hitmakers would be playing an intimate acoustic set at Auckland venue the Powerstation on Tuesday morning.

Expecting around 50 listeners to turn up, the station planned on playing a Foo Fighters album on a tapedeck as an April Fools' Day joke.

But the announcement sparked nationwide interest, with thousands of listeners taking the day off work and booking flights to the city in a bid to see the rockers.

The station was subsequently forced to scrap the stunt and apologise to fans, urging them not to travel to the venue.

Programme director Brad King insists the prank got out of hand.

He says, "(It caused) absolute carnage. I arrived back in the country today after a week long holiday and heard of the announcement. This is an April Fools gag, dreamed up by our over enthusiastic promotions department and completely untrue.

"On behalf of The Rock I sincerely apologise for this mis-information. Contracts have been terminated, and heads have rolled. This is what happens when fools plan April Fools jokes."

Richard

[Gene]

grant said:

.....Hi Northern Lights.
Tinmeigut is quite right! I.m afraid you've been had!!
....Grant

If you think she's been had, yesterday I purchased a ticket to Raytown, Missouri so I could hear her sing! I arrived today and she sang beautifully! Steve, I'm sending you the bill for the ticket! i.postimg.cc/9fYxy370/smilie-big-grin.gif
April Fool's Day is quite big over in the states. It's also my brother's birthday. Impossible to forget.
Cheers, Gene

[Gene]

hayleylynnfan said:

......by the way, I don't see the similarities in the names, so help on that would be appreciated

Hi NL, it seems that every letter in Ryan's name is also in Hayley's name. Steve, a good one!
By the way, I hate to admit this, but Ryan was indeed, every bit as good as Hayley..... i.postimg.cc/9fYxy370/smilie-big-grin.gif
Cheers, Gene

[stevemacdonald]

Hmm, maybe I should adjust the typeface on Ryan Lee's song list....

1. Amazing Grace
2. Pokarekara Ana
3. River of Dreams
4. In Trutina
5. Love Changes Everything
6. Fly, Summer
7. One Fine Day
8. O Mio Babbino Caro
9. Let Me Lie

[postscript]

Thanks for your no. 24 post, Richard. Very comforting to know how much at home I will feel when amongst a group of kiwis!

Peter S.

[postscript]

richnorri said:

Hello again everybody! i.postimg.cc/9fYxy370/smilie-big-grin.gif

For more information about April Fools' Day, see Wikipedia.

I remember the spaghetti trees! i.postimg.cc/9fYxy370/smilie-big-grin.gif

Richard

That was absolutely brilliant. No one expected the doyen of the BBC let alone the BBC itself to play an April Fool's joke. So many were furious they thought it was beneath Aunty's dignity. Many I think would have twigged if it had not been Richard Dimbleby who was the commentator. That is what added unsurpassed authenticity to the joke.

Peter S.