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nigelgatherer wrote:

Nigel Gatherer joined the board, maybe he has an idea.

You are kind to welcome me in this way, but perhaps you have too much faith in me.

No, it was placed correctly

There's a stink brewing over the lyrics in a song on the new Rolling Stone's CD http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4137698.stm

Growing up on CSNY, Dylan, Jefferson Airplane, Country Joe McDonald, Led Zeplin, The Who and their like makes the Stone's lyrics seem pretty pale to me.

It looks quite similar to "Whitehaven Hornpipe". Don't think that's it -- the contours are very similiar on the first part, but the notes aren't (except for the first phrase), and then the second part is completely different. Thanks for trying, though! Did you learn the Whitehaven from th...

Trying to ID a hornpipe from an old manuscript (circa 1870) from the Michigan/Ontario border. I'm not really sure what its provenance is. Does anyone recognize the tune? X:1 M:4/4 L:1/8 R:Hornpipe K:A (3efg|aaec Acfe|dcBA GBEG|ABcd ecAc|Be^df eefg| aaec ABfe|dcBA GBEG|Aaec gfdB|Aaec A2:| |:dc|BcBG ...

We've been with Adelphia for a long time and suprisingly the service has been okay for the past couple of years. Now our town has been bought by COMCAST as part of the Adelphia bankruptcy. (As an the ethical aside, are millions in corporate fraud, dozens of major felonies and general all around nep...

(Credit where credit is due: When the technician finally showed up, he quickly found and fixed the problem; there was a water-damaged connection in their box out by the street.) Comcast? That's interesting because we're having the same problem up here in Lake Forest Park. Our connection has been dr...

As a designated member of the "Chiff and Fipple Five", I suppose my vote of support is obligatory :P Although a syndicate, by definition, is more than one person. Do we need to get a head count for the Montreal Syndicate so that we can label this subversive group with the correct numer? :D

Jerry Freeman wrote:Oh, for heaven's sake.

If you people don't cut it out, we'll never get to eat ice cream again.

Best wishes,
Jerry

Can you tempt me with pistachio? [batting eyes]

susnfx wrote:And here he goes again. :roll:

... and the reason I think the word insufferable should have been added.

im intrested in how long it took others to feel reasonable good at playing the whistle i've been playing years and years and i still don't feel reasonably good at playing the whistle. Same for me. I've spent about 12 years at it and wouldn't dream of calling myself a good player. I'd say 6 years fo...

You may get more satisfaction from holding your head over a toilet and inhaling deeply than bringing your stirring stick to the board for a thrill. My original post only said "consider the source" was written but not posted until after Jessie posted. I am having my morning coffee, after a...

There is another, far more reasonable solution, IMHO. Sound clips are worthless in judging whether an instrument is a good fit. There are far too many variables involved. The only sensible way to judge a whistle's characteristics is to play it and listen to it live. Sound clips don't tell you a thi...

Time to bring in the Soccer_Moms You may get more satisfaction from holding your head over a toilet and inhaling deeply than bringing your stirring stick to the board for a thrill. Snide comments purely for the sake of provocation? What's the point. The point? "Soccer_moms" (and "NAS...

StewySmoot wrote:Time to bring in the Soccer_Moms

You may get more satisfaction from holding your head over a toilet and inhaling deeply than bringing your stirring stick to the board for a thrill. Snide comments purely for the sake of provocation? What's the point.

Walden wrote:It needs some salt pork.

Exactly. Collards, beet greens, polk salad and the like were not created to be eaten in a healthy manner. Fat back and pepper sauce are mandatory.