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Re: Reading the Phone Book

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On 4/22/2016 6:56 PM, peterwezeman@hotmail.com wrote:
> The human voice can be enjoyable to listen to in and of itself, regardless
> of what it's saying. A phrase that people sometimes use to describe a person
> such a voice is "I'd listen to them read the phone book." For me, one such
> person is Fiona Ritchie, creator and host of _Thistle and Shamrock_, a one
> hour long radio program syndicated around the world that, as the name implies,
> features Irish and Scottish music (although they did at least one show on
> Viking music). I listen to the program for the music, but I am glad to hear
> whatever Ms. Ritchie cares to say about the featured artists, the Celtic
> music scene, or anything else.
>
> I would be interested to hear of any other favorite voices.
>
> Thank you in advance for any replies.
>
> Peter Wezeman
> anti-social Darwinist
>

Give me Keith David. Preferably his Goliath/ US Navy Voiceover voice, 
though his natural voice isn't _bad_ either.

Also seconding Dorothy's nomination of Alan Rickman.

And let's add Pierce Brosnan (for whom I might conceivably get some 
agreement) and Jerry O'Connell (for whom I /won't/ because he's too 
young for everyone in here but me) :-P

-- 
Chrysi Cat
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Transgoddess, quick to anger
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Reading the Phone Book peterwezeman@hotmail.com - 2016-04-22 17:56 -0700
  Re: Reading the Phone Book Kevrob <kevrob@my-deja.com> - 2016-04-22 18:46 -0700
    Re: Reading the Phone Book Cryptoengineer <treifamily@gmail.com> - 2016-04-22 21:56 -0500
  Re: Reading the Phone Book "Brian M. Scott" <b.scott@csuohio.edu> - 2016-04-22 22:25 -0400
  Re: Reading the Phone Book Joe Bernstein <joe@sfbooks.com> - 2016-04-22 20:45 -0700
    Re: Reading the Phone Book Cryptoengineer <treifamily@gmail.com> - 2016-04-22 23:49 -0500
      Re: Reading the Phone Book Cryptoengineer <treifamily@gmail.com> - 2016-04-22 23:50 -0500
    Re: Reading the Phone Book "Sea Wasp (Ryk E. Spoor)" <seawasp@sgeinc.invalid.com> - 2016-04-23 10:08 -0400
      Re: Reading the Phone Book djheydt@kithrup.com (Dorothy J Heydt) - 2016-04-23 16:54 +0000
    Re: Reading the Phone Book 103134.3516@compuserve.com - 2016-04-25 10:04 -0700
  Re: Reading the Phone Book David Mitchell <david.robot.mitchell@gmail.com> - 2016-04-23 05:59 +0100
  Re: Reading the Phone Book Chrysi Cat <chrysicat@gmail.com> - 2016-04-23 21:52 -0600
    Re: Reading the Phone Book Cryptoengineer <treifamily@gmail.com> - 2016-04-23 22:58 -0500
      Re: Reading the Phone Book djheydt@kithrup.com (Dorothy J Heydt) - 2016-04-24 13:14 +0000
  Re: Reading the Phone Book Robert Carnegie <rja.carnegie@excite.com> - 2016-04-24 18:41 -0700
    Re: Reading the Phone Book djheydt@kithrup.com (Dorothy J Heydt) - 2016-04-25 05:49 +0000
    Re: Reading the Phone Book Robert Carnegie <rja.carnegie@excite.com> - 2016-04-25 14:25 -0700
      Re: Reading the Phone Book djheydt@kithrup.com (Dorothy J Heydt) - 2016-04-26 13:43 +0000
        Re: Reading the Phone Book Peter Trei <petertrei@gmail.com> - 2016-04-26 08:36 -0700
  Re: Reading the Phone Book Greg Goss <gossg@gossg.org> - 2016-04-25 01:22 -0600
  Re: Reading the Phone Book lal_truckee <lal_truckee@yahoo.com> - 2016-04-25 07:55 -0700
  Re: Reading the Phone Book Wayne Brown <fwbrown@bellsouth.net> - 2016-04-25 16:46 +0000
    Re: Reading the Phone Book Kevrob <kevrob@my-deja.com> - 2016-04-25 14:45 -0700

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