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Odd, but amusing, comment about "Modern" tubenet
Posted: Mon Jul 14, 2014 4:08 pm
by doublebuzzing
"Old TubeNet was weirdly different--there were a lot of serious players on the boards and there was a lot of extremely frank discussion. Now it's just a couple of deep-South survival nuts talking about ninety-year-old Jumbo sousaphones."
Source:
http://www.reddit.com/r/Tuba/comments/1 ... e_tubenet/" target="_blank
Where are these survival nuts?
Re: Odd, but amusing, comment about "Modern" tubenet
Posted: Mon Jul 14, 2014 5:00 pm
by nycbone
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Re: Odd, but amusing, comment about "Modern" tubenet
Posted: Mon Jul 14, 2014 5:14 pm
by iiipopes
They obviously never read my posts about Besson instruments.
Re: Odd, but amusing, comment about "Modern" tubenet
Posted: Mon Jul 14, 2014 7:19 pm
by The Big Ben
Just see if we ever invite those turdmerchants to Blokestock...
Re: Odd, but amusing, comment about "Modern" tubenet
Posted: Mon Jul 14, 2014 9:39 pm
by bigtubby
KiltieTuba wrote:In any case, you can see the enthusiasm for that subreddit. I'm guessing those people didn't have anything to discuss other than their shared hatred of another website?
The OP there as well as all seven replies were posted "1 year ago" so the enthusiasm apparently had little staying power.
I've seen the "shared hatred" theme happen many times on USENET and web places.
It seems to happen often in the online photography/modeling world. Even when relatively massive amounts of cash are behind them, seldom does that reactionary impetus breed a successful competitor let alone replacement for the hated original. It is a difficult and elusive task to build that critical mass that makes an online "community" work and thankfully negativity has a fairly limited draw.
Re: Odd, but amusing, comment about "Modern" tubenet
Posted: Mon Jul 14, 2014 9:51 pm
by ken k
Boy the way Glenn Miller played....
Re: Odd, but amusing, comment about "Modern" tubenet
Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2014 1:06 am
by Heavy_Metal
Gee, my old Alex played great.....
Re: Odd, but amusing, comment about "Modern" tubenet
Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2014 10:30 am
by Donn
A sousaphone mouthpiece should work equally well, if you're playing a BBb tuba.
Re: Odd, but amusing, comment about "Modern" tubenet
Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2014 12:08 pm
by nycbone
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Re: Odd, but amusing, comment about "Modern" tubenet
Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2014 1:00 pm
by MaryAnn
I was just musing yesterday that the discussions on the old tubenet were so much better, had actual intellectual content, and were not dominated by one person who has to have the last say on everything. I've seen it many times that the people I want to actually talk to get overpowered and driven out by the ones with a higher need to dominate. Makes me sad, and I'm basically gone too. Not interested in reading the plethora of posts by the one Domineer on Tubenet.
Re: Odd, but amusing, comment about "Modern" tubenet
Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2014 7:11 am
by EdFirth
If you hurry you can catch the 7:15 Jumbo Sousaphone to another forum.
Re: Odd, but amusing, comment about "Modern" tubenet
Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2014 9:36 am
by windshieldbug
nycbone wrote:I have seen professional trombonists recycle their drippings
That's only for the pizzas they were delivering...
Re: Odd, but amusing, comment about "Modern" tubenet
Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2014 12:07 pm
by EdFirth
You bet. Then on to the Jumbo Sooza Looza Palooza.Don't forget your plaid skirts.
Re: Odd, but amusing, comment about "Modern" tubenet
Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2014 4:57 pm
by ken k
hey joe, i was wondering how many tubas you keep in your bunker?
k
Re: Odd, but amusing, comment about "Modern" tubenet
Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2014 7:15 pm
by joh_tuba
It's nice to see all the soul searching and personal reflection.