And the Band Played Badly

WakinAZ · Post by **WakinAZ** » Mon Mar 10, 2008 4:01 pm

funny piece in the NYT (yeah I'm a pinko liberal): http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/09/opini ... 0&emc=eta1

OldsRecording · Post by **OldsRecording** » Mon Mar 10, 2008 4:59 pm

Sounds like a great idea! (From one pinko liberal to another...)

WakinAZ · Post by **WakinAZ** » Mon Mar 10, 2008 10:35 pm

I just thought the way the author wrote about it was funny. Also the thought of the composer grimacing as they butchered his piece was worth a chuckle.

Eric "who think of a couple of candidates for a similar group in S. AZ" L.

MikeMason · Post by **MikeMason** » Mon Mar 10, 2008 10:44 pm

Even a right wing wacko like me got a good belly laugh...

SplatterTone · Post by **SplatterTone** » Mon Mar 10, 2008 11:33 pm

You can listen to them.
http://thereallyterribleorchestra.com/sounds.html

Mojo workin' · Post by **Mojo workin'** » Mon Mar 10, 2008 11:38 pm

Even a right wing wacko like me got a good belly laugh...

Don't let the pinko liberals label us "wackos'', me brother. Lots more wacko to be found on their side.

TubaRay · Post by **TubaRay** » Tue Mar 11, 2008 8:53 am

Mojo workin' wrote:
Even a right wing wacko like me got a good belly laugh...
Don't let the pinko liberals label us "wackos'', me brother. Lots more wacko to be found on their side.

I believe there are plenty of wackos to go around. They are on both sides of the political aisle. I am just more annoyed by those "pinko liberals."

tubatooter1940 · Post by **tubatooter1940** » Tue Mar 11, 2008 9:12 am

Locally there is a group called "Pickin' Friends". Anyone can show up with guitar, mandolin or any traditional instrument and bang along with "I'll Fly Away" and many other three chord favorites until the audience's eyes glaze over.
Ralax, fellas. Libs and right - wing conspirators are equally capable of producing crappy music.

tubatooter1940 · Post by **tubatooter1940** » Tue Mar 11, 2008 9:50 am

Greg wrote:
tubatooter1940 wrote:Locally there is a group called "Pickin' Friends". Anyone can show up with guitar, mandolin or any traditional instrument and bang along with "I'll Fly Away" and many other three chord favorites until the audience's eyes glaze over.
Ralax, fellas. Libs and right - wing conspirators are equally capable of producing crappy music.
That's funny, I wonder if this group gets paid for playing(or setting things in motion). It certainly would be lucrative to a pub owner as it would draw a crowd of listeners and participants.

The average age in this group is around 70. The pub scene may prove to be too much for them by about the second night.
They always put out a tip jar. Suddenly they got uniforms. Tips must be good. Now I hear they want to make a c.d. I am prepared to be underwhelmed.

OldsRecording · Post by **OldsRecording** » Tue Mar 11, 2008 2:55 pm

Mojo workin' wrote:
Even a right wing wacko like me got a good belly laugh...
Don't let the pinko liberals label us "wackos'', me brother. Lots more wacko to be found on their side.

Must...resist...must...resist...

WakinAZ · Post by **WakinAZ** » Wed Mar 12, 2008 2:36 am

The pinko liberal remark in the original post was just a reference to the perceived liberal bias of the NYT. Every time my Republican co-worker catches me reading nytimes.com he gives me grief about it. Thick skin here.

Eric "Uneasy Rider" L.

TubaRay · Post by **TubaRay** » Wed Mar 12, 2008 9:34 am

WakinAZ wrote:The pinko liberal remark in the original post was just a reference to the perceived liberal bias of the NYT. Every time my Republican co-worker catches me reading nytimes.com he gives me grief about it. Thick skin here.
Eric "Uneasy Rider" L.

Of course we all recognize that the New York Times is obviously aright wing rag.

ken k · Post by **ken k** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 11:15 pm

the no child left behind orchestra

dfear · Post by **dfear** » Sat Mar 15, 2008 1:10 am

ken k wrote:the no child left behind orchestra

now this I giggled at! Especially since one of my two schools is on State supervised Corrective Action!

I begin to wonder how many more years I will have a job?

TubaRay · Post by **TubaRay** » Sat Mar 15, 2008 10:58 am

dfear wrote: I begin to wonder how many more years I will have a job?

And I have begun to wonder how many more years I will want a job.

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