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MartyNeilan · Post by **MartyNeilan** » Wed May 23, 2012 2:55 pm

KiltieTuba wrote: Got done today, though I still need to go back tomorrow to pick up the King body, and the massive crate it was shipped in

???

tbn.al · Post by **tbn.al** » Wed May 23, 2012 2:58 pm

MartyNeilan wrote:
KiltieTuba wrote: Got done today, though I still need to go back tomorrow to pick up the King body, and the massive crate it was shipped in
???

You guys never cease to amuse me!

pwhitaker · Post by **pwhitaker** » Wed May 23, 2012 5:21 pm

Doc wrote:You might not realize it, but down here in south Texas near the coast, we do have four seasons:

Almost Summer
Summer
Still Summer
Christmas

And each one of them is served with air conditioned bliss, for which I am truly thankful.

Hope you have a blessed and cool day.

Doc (enjoying refrigerated air today)

Up here in Maine we also have 4 seasons:

Early winter
Mid-winter
Late winter
Next winter

Sandwiched between late winter and next winter is one week of mud followed by one week of stifling muggy heat.

Donn · Post by **Donn** » Wed May 23, 2012 7:48 pm

pwhitaker wrote:Up here in Maine we also have 4 seasons:

Early winter
Mid-winter
Late winter
Next winter

Sandwiched between late winter and next winter is one week of mud followed by one week of stifling muggy heat.

I assume winter brings some relief from the black flies?

Over here on the Pacific maritime side of the continent, spring is kind of a vague thing. We can plant peas in January, but in May it's still cold for tomatoes, and real unmistakeable summer might be months off.

bort · Post by **bort** » Wed May 23, 2012 9:35 pm

The skirts are getting shorter. Summer is almost here.

Chuck Jackson · Post by **Chuck Jackson** » Fri May 25, 2012 9:27 pm

The world is coming to an end!!!! Going to be a low of 58 in Las Vegas tonight with a high of 72 tomorrow. It was 102 on Tuesday. Someone prepare the human sacrifice. You have been updated.

Chuck"just saying"Jackson

TubaRay · Post by **TubaRay** » Fri May 25, 2012 10:21 pm

Chuck Jackson wrote:The world is coming to an end!!!! Going to be a low of 58 in Las Vegas tonight with a high of 72 tomorrow. It was 102 on Tuesday. Someone prepare the human sacrifice. You have been updated.

Chuck"just saying"Jackson

Cool!

Chuck Jackson · Post by **Chuck Jackson** » Sat May 26, 2012 1:03 pm

TubaRay wrote:Cool!

Indeed it is. 56 as I type this

Chuck

Dan Schultz · Post by **Dan Schultz** » Sun May 27, 2012 10:14 am

I like Mike Huckabee's thoughts on music education:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xpnoYOQ55I8

Chuck Jackson · Post by **Chuck Jackson** » Sun May 27, 2012 12:21 pm

Doc wrote:Care to trade weather?

Sure, only if I can have some futures trading for the middle of July.

Chuck" a balmy 59 on my patio this morning in LV"Jackson

TubaRay · Post by **TubaRay** » Sun May 27, 2012 2:25 pm

TubaTinker wrote:I like Mike Huckabee's thoughts on music education:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xpnoYOQ55I8

I'm sure most of us would agree with you, Dan. Personally, I believe we could scale back on the indoctrination, which would leave room for more of the fine arts.

Dan Schultz · Post by **Dan Schultz** » Fri Jun 01, 2012 2:39 pm

Today is National Donut Day. You've been updated!

bearphonium · Post by **bearphonium** » Sat Jun 02, 2012 1:07 am

How did I miss National Donut Day???

tbn.al · Post by **tbn.al** » Sat Jun 02, 2012 12:05 pm

I didn't miss it, I was just unaware that I was celbrating it. Cream filled BTW.

Dan Schultz · Post by **Dan Schultz** » Sun Jun 03, 2012 11:09 pm

Tuesday, June 5th is the 'Transit of Venus'. Don't look at it or you'll go blind.

Donn · Post by **Donn** » Mon Jun 04, 2012 9:57 am

TubaTinker wrote:Tuesday, June 5th is the 'Transit of Venus'. Don't look at it or you'll go blind.

How do folks feel about the Sousa march, `Transit of Venus'? Deservedly obscure?

Dan Schultz · Post by **Dan Schultz** » Mon Jun 04, 2012 1:15 pm

Donn wrote:
TubaTinker wrote:Tuesday, June 5th is the 'Transit of Venus'. Don't look at it or you'll go blind.
How do folks feel about the Sousa march, `Transit of Venus'? Deservedly obscure?

There is a thread currently running the the Yahoo 'Community Music' forum. A few band directors have commented that Sousa's "Transit of Venus" is less than spectacular as compared to some of his better know works.

Personally... the story behind the march makes it very worthy of being played in a concert as it makes for great commentary.

There are several clips of it on You Tube. It's just a march but the story is great!

We're going to put the NASA webcam up during rehearsal Tuesday night so we can watch the event while we play the march.

Here's the link... http://venustransit.nasa.gov/webcasts/nasaedge/

Dan Schultz · Post by **Dan Schultz** » Mon Jun 04, 2012 11:14 pm

goodgigs wrote:
TubaTinker wrote:
... the story behind the march makes it very worthy of being played in a concert as it makes for great commentary.

There are several clips of it on You Tube. It's just a march but the story is great!
So Dan, what is the story of Sousa's writing of the Transit of Venus ?
It isn't explained on the clips I've seen. (?)

Google is your friend. Read about it here... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transit_of_Venus_March

The Jackson · Post by **The Jackson** » Tue Jun 05, 2012 1:23 am

Nah, anyone really can edit Wikipedia. Surely, John Philip Sousa could have logged in and editted the story to make it look like something mysterious and exciting and make him out to look like the cat's pajamas. I don't need a hound to tell me this smells fishy.

scottw · Post by **scottw** » Wed Jun 06, 2012 11:07 pm

bloke wrote:yet another scum-filled and wadded-up piece of silver plated brass converted back into a 6/4 CC tuba to be played in a major symphony orchestra concert next week...

...and two more Sellmansberger mouthpieces take the place of two big gold blobs.

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