Bell-uh, Bay-la!

Posted by Daniel Stout on Sun 16 Mar 2003 at 11:31 PM

Anybody know the correct pronunciation of Bela Bartok’s first name? The announcers on the classical station are confused. One pronounces it “bay-la.” Another says “bell-uh.” Most people I know around here say “bell-uh” but maybe that’s some English bastardization.

We drove north out of the city and hiked 4.5 miles on the Woodpecker Trail this afternoon. And needless to say we heard several woodpeckers. It was invigorating to be out on the warmest day of the year so far. I was out walking by the river yesterday with my camera. It was really quiet — spring break is this week here so the students are gone. I love walking that stretch by the art building. The air doesn’t move much around there — It was the middle of the afternoon and there was a palpable mist hanging around the pine trees.

Watched this movie about the rise and fall of Factory Records the other day. Quite good, though I think it would appeal most to people familiar with the bands involved: Joy Division, New Order, Happy Mondays, etc. The movie is called “24 Hour Party People” after the Happy Mondays song. The Joy Division part was especially interesting mostly because of the interactions of Ian Curtis and Tony Wilson. It’s not really clear from the movie what impressed Tony Wilson so much about the Happy Mondays, but maybe no one knows except Mr. Wilson himself.

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