You were off by one day, John. Seriously, I never thought that I would get to see this happen in my life time. Not surprisingly, there are many "old" Giants fans who felt that way also. When you consider how many truly great players the Giants have had during these S.F. years, it seemed as though the team was cursed in each and every post season attempt. If you had told me just two months ago that this team would win the NLCS - much less the world series - I would have said that you were drinking too much funny Koolaid. Anyway, I'll take it, and I'm hoping to get to the victory parade on Wednesday, even if only for an hour (got to work!). Maybe the "false victory parade" march tune from the finale of Mahler 6 will run through my mind.
If I conducted Mahler 6, I would have the trombones double the horns at the "false victory parade (horns fortissimo, trombones forte), just as it is in the first version. I would also have the "fate rhythm" in the timpani doubled with snare drum, bass drum, and cymbals. Then top it all of by having the last three quarter-notes of the "fate rhythm" doubled with wooden hammer strokes. Just for further dramatic flair, I would probably ask the percussionist covering the wooden hammer to actually throw it down on the floor, and let it roll down a row or two (where the horns do their unison octave drop). Why not? I want listeners leaving the hall in a state of shock.
Go Giants.
