Feelings

[humBell]

Where is this T-shirt?

With my luck, they'd tell me it wasn't performance attire...

[Donn]

It's marketable. The theory apparently being that ridiculousness can be channeled by the presence of a tuba player, so we can for example follow someone around and the message needs no explanation. An illustrious forum member was planning to do that very thing, in Toronto if I remember right, but don't recall hearing how that turned out.

[Three Valves]

Opened topic looking for beer girls.

Left disappointed.

[Three Valves]

Feel’ems.

[Three Valves]

I prefer the serendipity of not knowing when they will pop out.

I mean, up.

[windshieldbug]

You go, Wayne!

[roughrider]

What a terrific story! Keep up the great work Wayne!

[timayer]

A mediocre tubaist won't ruin an orchestra performance. Likely won't even be heard.

However, a good tubaist can absolutely improve an orchestral performance. We may have fewer notes than the violins, but their notes are a lot more effective with a bass line that moves with them as opposed to just whacking out the part. And the audience will notice those one or two notes that make them really notice the tuba (in a good way), and it will enhance their experience of the whole piece. People get a satisfaction out of a tuba played well, because they generally haven't thought of the tuba as an instrument that can sound as good as a tuba can actually sound. For some reason, even seasoned orchestral audiences still think we just mindlessly play oom-pahs. I always get a good reaction when I disabuse them of that notion. Even though that realization isn't part of the musical performance, despite arising from the musical performance, it's a novel and interesting thing for a lot of people that can make their day.

I've always thought of tuba players like catchers in baseball. Catchers wear the "tools of ignorance," and their job seems like it's just to get 100mph baseballs thrown at them. But the good ones bring an intellect to the job that allows the players with physically more demanding and difficult jobs to do them better - pitch selection, positioning, working the pitcher out of jams, directing on-field motion as plays develop. They think about the entire diamond, the way a good tubaist should think of the entire orchestra.

[Heavy_Metal]

.........I suppose it would be a bit more fascinating, though, were those teats to be furnishing a good pale lager.

I think you just uncovered the reason for the TNFJ's fascination with beer girls.

[MaryAnn]

I actually found a picture of Beer Boys that I would be most willing to post any time someone posts a picture of Beer Girls but I cannot figure out how to post it. It must be because I am blonde.

[Heavy_Metal]

Fair question.

All you have to do is reply to a post, and click "Upload Attachment" which appears below the box where you type your text. Then click "Browse", navigate to where the file is stored on your computer, select it and click "Add the file". If the file is too big, you'll need to shrink it to about 600x400 and try again.

[MaryAnn]

men drinking beer.jpeg

[Bowerybum]

That's hilarious Mary Ann. We deserve that. Thanks for being a good sport. Good luck with your move.

[Three Valves]

Lets just say I thank God Almighty every day that women will have anything to do whatsoever with men.