Update Update

[windshieldbug]

Granddaughters at (nearly) one and (just barely) three...

Fine lookin' womenfolk... you sure they're related to YOU???

[tbn.al]

Now that you have all your transformational goodies out of it, you should present said empty box to the granddaughters and watch them transform it into something inspirational, like a princess castle or an indian wigwam. It will give all of you a couple of hours of pure joy! I lost a perfectly sound VMI box that way. Good use!

[bort]

Well, I just got off the phone with a jumbo sousaphone owner...
He has a HN White Jumbo (32.5" bell), silver with gold wash interior.
His father bought it off of John Philip Sousa because it was too big - go figure since Sousa wasn't fond of bell-front sousaphones. It is one of three in the world - the other sister horns are in museums in England and New York. It was used at the opening of the Golden Gate Bridge and the Bay Bridge in California. Also at a Sousa commemoration performance at University of California Berkley, where the current owner stood on the 50 yard line surrounded by all the other sousaphones (entire field was packed from sideline to sideline), and then broadcast on TV (biggest sousaphone on the smallest player (He's only 5'9", his father was 6'1")). He is sending me some pictures in the mail.

Cool... do you know which museum in New York? I know the Met has a musical instrument collection, but I'd remember seeing this -- if it was on display, that is.

Also kind of funny that they pulled it out for a Sousa commemoration performance, given that Sousa didn't like it to begin with. "Hey Jack, look what weeee found!"

[k001k47]

NASAL POLYP UPDATE:

I think they're back with a vengance: right nostril is blocked off. I do hope it's just inflamation...
but if it's not, mouth breathing here I come!

UPDATE:

Inflammation went away in time, but came back and I have polyps.
Going under the knife ASAP.

You have been updated by one of the first sources of updates.

[bort]

Just watched the first Chilean miner get rescued from the mine. Holy cow, that is one of the most unbelievable things I've ever seen.

1 up, 32 to go!

[djwesp]

No longer will I view posts on facebook where people who have friended me want to absorb time blocks in my life insisting that nonsense is sense and sense is nonsense.

You must really like the postal service! Sorry, bloke!

[djwesp]

I get on there for mindless fun, and not to read all about some folk's (as friendly and as well-intended as they may be) misdirected causes.

Feel free to participate in my misdirected causes as much as possible.

Just as you stand as a breath of fresh air on Tubenet, you do the same on Facebook. Your input there is concise, and very much appreciated.

[windshieldbug]

In rehearsal for Mahler 2, tonight... Got the hand... Twice.

Conductor commented, "Remember, you're only at fortissimo, there."



DG

You have snatched the pebble, grasshopper. Now snatch this grain of sand.

[k001k47]

Hope all goes well with your encounter with "the knife".
Prayers are already being sent.

UPDATE:

Just got home from having my packing removed from the surgery yesterday. Hope all heals up well with no complications; I've never had too many before. Thanks for the prayers!
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You have been updated.

[windshieldbug]

Wade,

They can cut out your heart, but they can't take your soul. Be strong.

During my recovery, I was lucky enough to find a quintet that had ex-pros and gifted amateurs that would put up with me. It's boggling to find a group that gets together just because they like to make great music, not just because they're paid.

My prayers, too.

And don't forget, those cool tools that you made can be used to REMOVE soundposts, also ;>)

[MartyNeilan]

I discovered several coarse hairs growing out of the top of my ear this morning. I tried to pull them but they would not come out. A pair of needlenose visegrips from the toolbox worked quite nicely. ouch.

[windshieldbug]

I discovered several coarse hairs growing out of the top of my ear this morning. I tried to pull them but they would not come out. A pair of needlenose visegrips from the toolbox worked quite nicely. ouch.

TMU (Too Much Update... )

[k001k47]

The unemployed status has finally taken hold. Missed my first house payment. Things are getting scary out this way. The string teacher temp position is finished and I made enough to bank one extra month of mortgage $$$ but that was all. And the manifold on the Jeep cracked and the AC on the Honda went out yesterday. We have rediscovered the value of Cream of Wheat and plain white rice. Our cats are having to endure Meow Mix. We may have to turn off the DSL and phone to save money. So bye-bye Internet and all that email from work that tells me where to be and when. Too bad we do not have cable or DirecTV to turn off, but we never could afford that anyway.
[...]

Can TubeNet host a fund raiser for Wade? That would be really cool.

[Donn]

Can TubeNet host a fund raiser for Wade? That would be really cool.

It would ... if it's cool with Wade. I would be surprised. Wade's a big boy, and while sometimes he can really tear one off on Tubenet, if he's been in the business for 25 years, he knows better than to think it's a safe bet to earn a decent living and retire at 65. He also has (I hope) some sense of his stature here, and knows that he can share his story with us, without having it come off like an appeal for cash.

And it might be interesting reading for those among us who are thinking about career choices. On that score, it seems kind of one-dimensional, though - do tuba players mostly survive on "legit" stuff like symphonic orchestra, or are is there money in the local popular music scene?

[k001k47]

without having it come off like an appeal for cash

Reading this little bit made me feel like my comment was a little insensitive, but it was just an odd display of sympathy: I'd gladly do what I can to help the Rackleys, but what I can do is virtually nothing. Money consumes so much of our lives and it hurts to see an instance of it affect one of our major TubeNet contributors. It's interesting the way a mediocre musician can become famous through extremely suggestive songwriting and public image, but playing in a modest full time symphony barely earns a modest living.

I hope Wade can keep doing what he loves for money without too many bumps in the road like this one.

[The Jackson]

Wade is going through some financial hardships right now, but he also has something that money can never buy. He's got a community of people here that love and care about him.


(Even if he is mean from time to time... )

[OldsRecording]

I discovered several coarse hairs growing out of the top of my ear this morning. I tried to pull them but they would not come out. A pair of needlenose visegrips from the toolbox worked quite nicely. ouch.

TMU (Too Much Update... )

Sounds like Jeff Goldblum in "The Fly".

[bort]

I finally watched "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" over the weekend.

Meh, it was okay. But really, just like Forrest Gump warmed over. It's one of the few movies I haven't fallen asleep during recently, but I wouldn't bother to watch it again.

[toobagrowl]

So I bought a new "new style" King mouthpipe for my raincatcher a while back. I initially thought the old one played better but wanted to test the new one out a bit. Well I have tried it out for a couple weeks now and swapped the old one back in and.......the old "old style" one still plays better. I am glad I bought the new one as a back-up mouthpipe. But the old one has a more open and even sound and response than the new one. I have already put over $200 of repair work into my King souzy and recently noticed that the mouthpipe where the gooseneck attaches into needs to be re-soldered to the first valve slide branch. It costs money to keep up my antique horns

New "old style" King souzy mouthpipe: http://cgi.ebay.com/King-Sousaphone-Nec ... 3f03071967" target="_blank

New "new style" King souzy mouthpipe: http://cgi.ebay.com/King-Sousaphone-Nec ... 3f03071420" target="_blank

[tbn.al]

My wife once had a student whom we laughed about because he would beat his forehead and exclaim, "Tupid!, Tupid!" if he messed up. It's the only appropriate thing for me to do at this point! I purchased ASO tickets for the Janacek Mass this week and mistakenly put it on my calendar for next week. Imagine my surprise when the 5 o'clock news reported on the event. "Tupid! Tupid! Tupid!"