Seriously, I read it in a news story. Here's the actual quote from the story.
"A childhood interest in the theremin, one of the first electronic musical instruments, would lead Moog -- whose name rhymes with vogue -- to create a business that tied his name as tightly to synthesizers as the name Les Paul is to electric guitars."
Actually it kinda popped my bubble when I read that. What??? For years I Loved saying "Mooooog"... pulling it out long was a fun thing for me. RP once had a licence plate that read "Mr. Moog." Then I find out that I was saying it wrong all these years... it felt like... like... 6 years ago when I discovered that Santa... didn't really drink Coke.
I'm an English professor in Fresno, California, where I live with my yokefellow John and our dog Wilbur.
I suppose I should say something about my blog's name: I do realize that the toy you all knew and loved as a child is, in fact, a wiffle ball (no h), but my moniker--Captain Whiffle--is actually the name of a character from an 18th-century English novel. (Ten points if you can name which one.) So, just imagine if this guy threw a party: it would be a Whiffle Ball--kind of like this blog!
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Hey Whiff, I started today. Didn't feel that I should hsve been ready.... and I was right. Have a good kick-off to the new school year!
Cool that your sis is blogging now!
p.s. I only found out lately that "moog" should sound like "vogue"... huh?
Oh sure. You just want it to rhyme with rogue!
Seriously, I read it in a news story. Here's the actual quote from the story.
"A childhood interest in the theremin, one of the first electronic musical instruments, would lead Moog -- whose name rhymes with vogue -- to create a business that tied his name as tightly to synthesizers as the name Les Paul is to electric guitars."
Actually it kinda popped my bubble when I read that. What??? For years I Loved saying "Mooooog"... pulling it out long was a fun thing for me. RP once had a licence plate that read "Mr. Moog." Then I find out that I was saying it wrong all these years... it felt like... like... 6 years ago when I discovered that Santa... didn't really drink Coke.
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