What have you done for a tuba?

[brianggilbert]

On the topic of meidcal testing for revenue generation-

Pick up "Men's Health - Best Life" at your local magazine rack. There's a big feature article on people that participate in testing AS A FULL-TIME JOB. Talk about dangerous!

Brian "who needed something to read badly while laying over in Atlanta yesterday" Gilbert

[Jack Denniston]

Between my 1st and 2nd years at college I worked all summer at the lumber yard and saved up enough to pay cash (around $900) for a brand new MW Bell model CC tuba with hard case. I played that horn for 25 years or so, then sold it about 15 years ago. I recently saw that horn for sale on tubenet and the photos sure brought back some fond memories.

[MikeMason]

If she were a new version of BAT,what you reckon the T would stand for?

[peter birch]

On another forum I frequent (The Vintage Mustang Forum), we call them SWMBO, short for "She Who Must Be Obeyed" Wink

Which originated with John Mortimer's "Rumpole of the Bailey" British novels and BBC series. A great quote, and a great series.

Bill Anderson

It was used there, but didn't really originate there. It's a little older than that.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/She_(novel)

And probably even older than that.

it is from a novel by H Rider Haggard (1856-1925) She written in 1886.

[MartyNeilan]

Food for thought on giving w-a-y too much blood, or on doing medical trials:
I have owned lots of tubas over the years and ultimately sold or traded most of them. I only own one body; and I don't have any earthly option for trading it in or selling it to buy a better one.
Stick to working extra hours at the Quick-E-Mart instead of damaging your heart valves or liver from potentially defective medicine.

[peter birch]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/4808836.stm
for a cautionary tale on drugs trials-not sure that I can envisage a tuba worth this risk - but then I may just lack the commitment.