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my mellifluous voice, corybantic and CR�NK
2002-03-20 � 3:56 p.m.

hey kids,

these are pretty good:

mellifluous muh-LIF-loo-us, adjective: Flowing as with honey; flowing sweetly or smoothly; as, a mellifluous voice.

The balladeer whose mellifluous voice serenaded two generations of lovers. --Margo Jefferson, "Unforgettable," [1]New York Times, December 26, 1999

The tones were high-sounding, mellifluous, as if the speaker was reading from a book of old English verse while holding back any trace of sentiment or emotion. --Ken Gormley, Archibald Cox: Conscience of a Nation

I picked up more mellifluous words when a family friend came over to teach me some Chilean music on my guitar. --Edward Hower, "No Frogs Allowed," [2]New York Times, January 30, 2000

Mellifluous comes from Latin mellifluus, from mel, "honey" + fluus, "flowing," from fluere, "to flow."

Synonyms: canorous, dulcet, melodious, sweet. [3]Find more at Thesaurus.com.

corybantic (kor-i-BAN-tik) adjective

Wild; frenzied; uncontrolled.

[After Corybant, an ancient priest of Phrygian goddess Cybele, who performed wild ecstatic dances in her worship.]

"The radio is nothing but a conduit through which pre-fabricated din can flow into our homes. And this din goes far deeper, of course, than the eardrums. It penetrates the mind, filling it with a babble of distractions, blasts of corybantic or sentimental music, continually repeated doses of drama that bring no catharsis, but usually create a craving for daily or even hourly emotional enemas." Aldous Huxley, On Silence, 1946.

Today's band: CR�NK

My notes: they have a pretty cool web site however no name expalination, the audio clips make me think they are a jazz/funk small group. they seem to have a huge folloeing around the country and i liked what i heard. i vote yes for these young men.

learn more about CR�NK at http://www.getcronk.com/index.htm

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