Light-weight tubas

[TubaRay]

Actually down here (the Capital of the Confederacy) it's more often refered to as the war of Northern agression.

' sure glad those conflicts are all settled now...

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Right!!!?

[Haugan]

I'de heard that term also, but wasn't aware of it being used currently so widely. It's interesting that the remnants of the conflict exist 140 years after it's "demise". I was married to a southern (Savannah, Ga.) woman for 10 years, and those of us in the north often don't understand the extent of the devastation caused by the conflict or see the reasons for any residual resentment. The battles weren't fought in our "back yards" nor did the north suffer the tremendous losses (virtually every southerner I know can list off multiple relatives killed in the conflict) experienced by southern families. Up here, there are a multitude of people (like myself) who's relatives at the time were digging up potatos in Norway, or fighting wars of their own somewhere in Europe. To the bulk of us, the "Civil War" is part of a history lesson, and not so closely integrated into our family history. If "the south rises again" I hope it will be for the right reasons, whatever they may be. YANKEE - a person of northern heritage. DAMN YANKEE - A person of northern heritage that relocates in the south.

[kegmcnabb]

virtually every southerner I know can list off multiple relatives killed in the conflict.

While I certainly agree that many American's don't know or appreciate their history enough to recognize the devestation of the Civil War (or whatever you choose to call it), this statement reminds me how people like to link themselves with the past in a somewhat romantic fashion.

Since moving to the Great Lakes region, you can't imagine how many people tell me they had family go down with the Edmund Fitzgerald. From my rough calculations, based on how many people have made this claim, the Fitzgerald must of had a crew of thousands.

[Haugan]

If you're living in Sturgeon Bay, you probably HAVE met close to [a thousand] people who actually DID have relatives go down with the "Edmund Fitzgerald". Northern folk have this quaint notion that a lot of people are related to each other in the South, probably due to the parade of "kissin' cousins" seen on "Jerry Springer" or a concept of Southerners based on watching "The Beverly Hillbillies" or "The Dukes of Hazard". Truth is, in sparsley populated regions, whether West Virginia, Tennessee, or "northwoods Wisconsin" you tend to find a LOT of people related to each other. It could be the're all telling the truth.....

[MartyNeilan]

Actually down here (the Capital of the Confederacy) it's more often refered to as the war of Northern agression.

You would not believe how many people in Georgia consider Virginia to be "The North".

[Alex F]

A note in passing:

The Edmund Fitzgerald sank in the evening of November 10, 1975, with the loss of all 29 on aboard, off Whitefish Point in Lake Superior. As the 30th anniversary of that dark night passes, let's remember those men and women, military and civilian, who sail under the U.S. flag.

[tubatooter1940]

As an Alabamian,I now feel a sort of kinship with folks in Wisconsin. After reading posts by Haughan and Kegmcnabb. Apparently,like some folks down South,these guys go to family reunions to meet girls.

[Donn]

Some years back I played a sousaphone for a couple minutes that had a white bell and main branches, fiberglass or something. That was light, or at least it seemed light in comparison to the 40K I was playing in the 4 mile parade that was about to take place.

[Dylan King]

Well then. What horn would be the heaviest? My Yorkbrunner weighs 53 lbs. I wonder...

[TubaRay]

Well then. What horn would be the heaviest? My Yorkbrunner weighs 53 lbs. I wonder...

53 lbs.? What all are you storing in that thing?

[iiipopes]

I agree. My @1935 Conn Cavalier, which is the predecessor to the 14k and is identical, is really no heavier than the late 60's - early 70's King fiberglass sousaphones I marched with in high school. And oh, the tone!

[kegmcnabb]

If you're living in Sturgeon Bay...or "northwoods Wisconsin" you tend to find a LOT of people related to each other. It could be the're all telling the truth.....

"Here in Shelbyville, we're free to date our comely cousins!"