So, I drew up my dream orchestra, looked at it, and discovered pretty much the last panel, namely that everybody on it was either female or Jewish. There were exceptions: I’m pretty sure Dennis Brain was as gentile as they come, Richard Stolzman, and the like, but otherwise, yeah…
Also, I’ve added about a half-dozen Victorian Era books to our Good Reads page, so check ‘em out!
http://www.ftg-comic.com/2009/06/11/index.php
So, the All-Star Orchestra is picking up its organist first it would appear, one Herr J.S. Bach, a man with only one weakness: mutton. And money. Two weaknesses. Also his wife. Beer. Four weaknesses. Oh, and blindness. Okay, fine, but it’s Frederick, so even then, it’ll be a pretty even battle. Check it out in Episode 226: Fugue State!
– Geoff and The Count
http://www.ftg-comic.com/2009/06/09/index.php
So, you have a time-travel hat, and a mission to gather a kick-ass orchestra. How do you do it? Simply go to a time and a place with a kick-ass orchestra and steal it complete? Sneak in a boombox and blast some Karajan? Or something sneaky beyond sneaky? Episode 225 knows!
– Geoff and The Count

