The Dewarists
I caught a couple of shows of the Dewarists (pronounced Do-er-ists) and was hooked on. It brings together musicians from across the country (and outside) and get them to jam together and at the end of each week's episode compose a song. These songs are freely available for download at the official website of the Dewarists.
What actually got me hooked to it was actually at first only the pronunciation of the word rather than the actual program itself.
The word, it seems, owes its existence to a certain Sir Thomas Dewar who started his own brand of Scotch called Dewar a century and a half ago. Well, technically his dad started the brand and he publicized it world wide. Nothing great about that except, it happens to be the first brand to use a motion picture to advertise the product, the world's first whisky documentary and it was sent to the US President once and that caused a whole lot of hullabaloo because the President chap accepted a foreign brand rather than a local one!
But over and above all this, Sir T went around the world publicizing this brand and eventually also publishing a chronicle of his travels, which is very cool but he established a set of 'isms' which would accompany these advertisements. Some of them are listed below (collected from good old Google).
No. 22 Sometimes doing nothing is doing something.
No. 36 Enjoy now, another now is coming.
No. 43 Less pain, more gain.
No. 49 The pause is a part of the walk.
No. 27 Go ahead, look around.
No. 28 You better wait for the unexpected.
No. 34 Making a mistake is also an achievement.
No. 58 The further you are from a problem, the smaller it gets.
No. 64 If you think you know it all, you are missing something.
No. 73 Proper rules are not written.
No. 77 Sometimes a step forward needs a step back.
No. 86 If you get to the top on your own, who'll take the picture?
No. 17 We should not say how's business, but where is business
No. 19 Never invest in a going concern until you know which way it is going.
No. 23 The quality of the article should be its greatest achievement.
No. 38 Yesterday's success belongs to yesterday.
No. 42 In charity there is no excess.
No. 46 The greatest mistake you can make is to be continually fearing you will make one.
No. 51 Life is a one-way street and you're not coming back.
No. 54 Fish stimulates the brain, but fishing stimulates the imagination.
No. 66 Respectability is the state of never being caught doing anything which gives you pleasure.
No. 68 Of two evils, choose the more interesting.
No. 70 There is no traffic congestion on the straight and narrow path.
No. 76 We have a great regard for old age when it is bottled.
No. 79 A philosopher is a man who can look at an empty glass with a smile.
No. 83 Minds are like parachutes: they only function when they're open.
No. 85 Experience is what you get when you're looking for something else.
No. 87 Ability without enthusiasm is like a rifle without a bullet.
No. 92 You can send a boy to college but you can't make him think.
No. 95 If we are here to help others, I often wonder what the others are here for.No. 97 Don't question your wife's judgment; look who she married.
With a list as above, I was intrigued. Dewarists, today stands for a social, political and economic doctrine, based on the writing of Tommy Dewar, expressing the conviction that the journey of life can be enjoyed without giving up on the achieving of success. Sir Thomas Dewar, a famous whisky distiller and philosopher, believed success in life could be obtained without arduous work, as described in his concept of Dewarism.
Back to the series though. It is part a musical journey but there is also a huge part which showcases the place so I guess it is part travelogue ultimately about success (putting together a song) without too much arduous work (gallivanting across the country can't be work).
What actually got me hooked to it was actually at first only the pronunciation of the word rather than the actual program itself.
The word, it seems, owes its existence to a certain Sir Thomas Dewar who started his own brand of Scotch called Dewar a century and a half ago. Well, technically his dad started the brand and he publicized it world wide. Nothing great about that except, it happens to be the first brand to use a motion picture to advertise the product, the world's first whisky documentary and it was sent to the US President once and that caused a whole lot of hullabaloo because the President chap accepted a foreign brand rather than a local one!
But over and above all this, Sir T went around the world publicizing this brand and eventually also publishing a chronicle of his travels, which is very cool but he established a set of 'isms' which would accompany these advertisements. Some of them are listed below (collected from good old Google).
No. 22 Sometimes doing nothing is doing something.
No. 36 Enjoy now, another now is coming.
No. 43 Less pain, more gain.
No. 49 The pause is a part of the walk.
No. 27 Go ahead, look around.
No. 28 You better wait for the unexpected.
No. 34 Making a mistake is also an achievement.
No. 58 The further you are from a problem, the smaller it gets.
No. 64 If you think you know it all, you are missing something.
No. 73 Proper rules are not written.
No. 77 Sometimes a step forward needs a step back.
No. 86 If you get to the top on your own, who'll take the picture?
No. 17 We should not say how's business, but where is business
No. 19 Never invest in a going concern until you know which way it is going.
No. 23 The quality of the article should be its greatest achievement.
No. 38 Yesterday's success belongs to yesterday.
No. 42 In charity there is no excess.
No. 46 The greatest mistake you can make is to be continually fearing you will make one.
No. 51 Life is a one-way street and you're not coming back.
No. 54 Fish stimulates the brain, but fishing stimulates the imagination.
No. 66 Respectability is the state of never being caught doing anything which gives you pleasure.
No. 68 Of two evils, choose the more interesting.
No. 70 There is no traffic congestion on the straight and narrow path.
No. 76 We have a great regard for old age when it is bottled.
No. 79 A philosopher is a man who can look at an empty glass with a smile.
No. 83 Minds are like parachutes: they only function when they're open.
No. 85 Experience is what you get when you're looking for something else.
No. 87 Ability without enthusiasm is like a rifle without a bullet.
No. 92 You can send a boy to college but you can't make him think.
No. 95 If we are here to help others, I often wonder what the others are here for.No. 97 Don't question your wife's judgment; look who she married.
With a list as above, I was intrigued. Dewarists, today stands for a social, political and economic doctrine, based on the writing of Tommy Dewar, expressing the conviction that the journey of life can be enjoyed without giving up on the achieving of success. Sir Thomas Dewar, a famous whisky distiller and philosopher, believed success in life could be obtained without arduous work, as described in his concept of Dewarism.
Back to the series though. It is part a musical journey but there is also a huge part which showcases the place so I guess it is part travelogue ultimately about success (putting together a song) without too much arduous work (gallivanting across the country can't be work).
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