Update Update

[bearphonium]

I successfully buzzed rehearsal last night, and got to take the tuba out for a short oompah today. Slow and steady. No motorcycle for another week.

[Jeffrey Hicks]

The state of Kentucky has officially approved my wife and I to be foster parents.

[k001k47]

Little brother signed up to be in band today; he chose the tuba. A new tubist is born.

You have been updated

AWESOME!

Agreed! Noel, do you think HE might buy the 2J? (kidding, sir!)

Yes.
Tuba Christmas is a long way off, but it's fixin to be be pretty fun now that three members of my family can participate ( we just need to find a cheap baritone for my younger sister)

[The Jackson]

UPDATE:

Tuba apperance on My 8th's "Jeopardy"! Category was "How Low Can You Go?" and answer was "Heard here, it's the lowest of the orchestra's brass section". They then proceeded to play a sound clip of some middle range arpeggio and scale.

[djwesp]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunning_kruger_effect" target="_blank

I know too many people with this.

Update complete.

[windshieldbug]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunning_kruger_effect" target="_blank

I know too many people with this.

Whereas, I'm not very sure that I know enough about these same individuals. Probably.

You may have been updated. (or not)

[djwesp]

Call!

your mother
your wife
your friends' wives with children
random women you know with children
your aunts
your daughters with children

Seriously, it is amazing what a "Happy Mother's Day" gesture can do for people's moods. Even worse, it can be detrimental to your health to forget to say it.

[Rev Rob]

A Happy Mother's Day to the mothers whose children became tuba players, this is not a love's labor lost.

[djwesp]

http://www.infographicworld.com/how-ame ... urope.html

[tbn.al]

In two weeks my wife is retiring from teaching after 34 years in an elementary school classroom. Something tells me that my hopes of idyllic afternoon liasons are unfounded. Actually it's not really "something" as much as it is "someone" telling me that. I was just thinking.......nothing else to do........Am I off base here? Have I really lost touch with reality? A friend who has just been through this process tells me these thoughts will leave my mind. He said she will think up so much useless crap for me to do that I will be too tired to do anything else. Is this a planned strategy?

[MartyNeilan]

Marty may come see me today...?!

My shop is so messy, I can't even find a pair of pliers.

Dropped off the Conn Giant for some long-term repairs and upgrading.

Everything Joe has said about his B&S (pre-PT) F tuba is true.
This is the ultimate rotor F tuba. Not too big or too small. Low C is right there once you know where to find it. Excellent pitch, great top and bottom end. This is what an F tuba SHOULD be. Too bad the manufacturers are off chasing other ideals instead of trying to build horns like this (the JBL F a possible exception.)
The Thor was nice, all the good of my 2155r and none of the bad; but still not my cup of tea. The stock 2165 was nice but a little too open (no shock there, although a #1 Blokepiece helps.) Once Joe is done with his extensive mods, it should be killer.

(He is also a much nicer guy than he wants you to think, but don't let me spoil his secret.)

[SRanney]

I'll be netting sturgeon from the Missouri River for the next two days 20 miles downstream from Loma, MT.

BFE, MT is a great place to spend time.

[The Jackson]

I'll be netting sturgeon from the Missouri River for the next two days 20 miles downstream from Loma, MT.

BFE, MT is a great place to spend time.

You know, after thousands of dollars spent on tuition and years spent at medical school, you'd think they would be in hospitals or something.

[djwesp]

Maybe they are just Koi Sturgeon.

[Kevin Hendrick]

In two weeks my wife is retiring from teaching after 34 years in an elementary school classroom. Something tells me that my hopes of idyllic afternoon liasons are unfounded. Actually it's not really "something" as much as it is "someone" telling me that. I was just thinking.......nothing else to do........Am I off base here? Have I really lost touch with reality? A friend who has just been through this process tells me these thoughts will leave my mind. He said she will think up so much useless crap for me to do that I will be too tired to do anything else. Is this a planned strategy?

Don't know whether it's planned or instinctive, but it does seem to be a "fact of wife" ...

[Rev Rob]

Drove 8 hours for a 1 hour meeting. Living in Montana at least made the drive scenic.

[tbn.al]

I ran my BAC (big-@$$ chainsaw) today for about three hours...in the rain...(necessary stuff)

I'm going to have to get my BAC out as well. Got a gig coming up with some actual/real BAC parts and I haven't worked on pedals for a while. Should be fun! And loud! The neighbors will curse me!

[SRanney]

I'll be netting sturgeon from the Missouri River for the next two days 20 miles downstream from Loma, MT.

BFE, MT is a great place to spend time.

Success. Countless shovelnose sturgeon were netted yesterday and six females and 10 males were collected for my research this summer.

[windshieldbug]

six females and 10 males were collected for my re-search this summer.

Why would you search for them again if you already have them?

[bort]

Another bomb threat/scare going on right now in NYC. Suspicious car at Union Square.