Update Update

windshieldbug · Post by **windshieldbug** » Fri Dec 30, 2016 9:50 am

Schlepporello wrote: It'll take a little more than a little Holy water to fix these, I'm afraid.

Little more than some good valve oil?

Dan Schultz · Post by **Dan Schultz** » Fri Dec 30, 2016 6:41 pm

Ken Herrick wrote:... It will get to 100 here today. That is all.

Glad I'm where I am!

Ken Herrick · Post by **Ken Herrick** » Sat Dec 31, 2016 4:52 pm

At 7:30 it was already 85 and it'll top 100 again today. A warm Happy New Year to all from the land of Oz.

sousaphone68 · Post by **sousaphone68** » Sat Dec 31, 2016 6:54 pm

It is now 12.10am here in Ireland so Happy New Year and goodnight

Donn · Post by **Donn** » Sun Jan 01, 2017 2:06 am

Ken Herrick wrote:At 7:30 it was already 85 and it'll top 100 again today. A warm Happy New Year to all from the land of Oz.

Just by coincidence reading some old literature from down there, came across this passage on the matter:

Marcus Clarke wrote:A hot day. A very hot day on the plains. A very hot day up in the ranges, too. The Australian sun had got up suddenly with a savage swoop, as though he was angry at the still coolness of early morning, and was determined to drive the cattle, who were munching complacently in the long rich grass of the swamp, back up under the hill among the thick she-oaks. It seemed to be a settled thing on the part of the sun to get up hotter and hotter every morning. He even went down at night with a red face, as much as to say, "Take care, I shall be hotter than ever to-morrow!"

arpthark · Post by **arpthark** » Sun Jan 01, 2017 10:31 am

I told my girlfriend I would propose by the end of 2016. She said "yes" at 11:59:57!

Dan Schultz · Post by **Dan Schultz** » Sun Jan 01, 2017 11:33 am

arpthark wrote:I told my girlfriend I would propose by the end of 2016. She said "yes" at 11:59:57!

Nothing like waiting 'til the last minute! Congrats!

windshieldbug · Post by **windshieldbug** » Sun Jan 01, 2017 11:42 am

bloke wrote:Had that been an eBay auction

It would have read "Great girlfriend, only selling because I find I need someone larger right now and I have too many girlfriends already... "

(and congratulations, too!

)

Heavy_Metal · Post by **Heavy_Metal** » Sun Jan 01, 2017 12:05 pm

windshieldbug wrote:
bloke wrote:Had that been an eBay auction

It would have read "Great girlfriend, only selling because I find I need someone larger right now and I have too many girlfriends already... "

(and congratulations, too! )

On a more serious note, she knows you're a tuba player, knows what she's getting into, and she still agreed to marry you? Definitely a keeper. Congratulations!

bort · Post by **bort** » Sun Jan 01, 2017 12:32 pm

arpthark wrote:I told my girlfriend I would propose by the end of 2016. She said "yes" at 11:59:57!

But what time did you ask her? Sounds like she took her time deciding!

Seriously though, that is wonderful, congratulations. Few better ways to start a new year!

Three Valves · Post by **Three Valves** » Mon Jan 02, 2017 2:27 pm

Last night on CNN there was a 2hr special about the band Chicago.

Worth a look if you get the chance.

I would not recommend CNN for any other viewing, however...

Minkrott · Post by **Minkrott** » Mon Jan 02, 2017 5:36 pm

Three Valves wrote:Last night on CNN there was a 2hr special about the band Chicago.

Worth a look if you get the chance.

There is a replay Sat Jan 7 at 8:00 EST and again at 10:00.

MaryAnn · Post by **MaryAnn** » Tue Jan 03, 2017 2:02 pm

Eb fingerings at 90% now. Tempo matters for those I still have to think about....I don't get why people won't learn new clefs/fingerings (ex: brass band tuba parts.) You.Just.Do.It. .... maybe it's easier for me because I play by pitch. I think any competent musician should be able to play simple tunes in all keys by ear. Like, one of my favorites is Good King Wenceslas. Any Christmas carol.....major and minor keys, you think in sharps or flats, everything falls into place in time. I still occasionally am mashing a CC fingering on an Eb tuba, but it's getting to be less and less. A few are still pencilled in, but not many.
Happy New Year to All, even the TNFJ

Tubajug · Post by **Tubajug** » Sun Jan 15, 2017 12:10 am

This seems like a good place for my 1500th post.

scottw · Post by **scottw** » Sun Jan 15, 2017 11:39 am

Tubajug wrote:This seems like a good place for my 1500th post.

And congratulations on that update!

Three Valves · Post by **Three Valves** » Mon Jan 16, 2017 11:47 am

Accordionists plan to have a ball at inaugural gala

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/201 ... gural-gal/" target="_blank" target="_blank

Or is that a Concertina-ist??

opus37 · Post by **opus37** » Sat Jan 21, 2017 5:12 pm

bloke wrote:I would like to sell my F tuba.
It plays really well in tune with a beautiful sound, but I'm trying to blatt into it just below the staff (as if a tuba twice its size) and nothing much comes out...
...so I'm going to go in a different direction (an oversize out-of-tune woofy-sounding F tuba that isn't of much use, but plays three pitches below the staff ok when I blow into it in the way that I insist on blowing into it).

You have been updated.

Based on this stimulating sales pitch, I'll offer you $1 and you pay the shipping to me.

Three Valves · Post by **Three Valves** » Wed Feb 01, 2017 9:35 am

Three Valves wrote:

Re: Update Update

Postby Three Valves » Wed Dec 09, 2015 8:27 am

Ban Muslims from entry to the US until the Government figures it out.

Crude, sure.

But looky what happened;

House Readies a Bipartisan Press to Tighten Visa Waiver Program

Under the House bill, visitors from qualifying nations who have been in Syria and Iraq during the previous five years would not be able to participate in the waiver program. Other high-risk nations could also be added to the list and other restrictions and records checks would be imposed as well. The travel industry backs the measure.

A bipartisan group of senators led by Dianne Feinstein, Democrat of California, and Jeff Flake, Republican of Arizona, has introduced a bill that would impose more stringent new requirements, including additional fingerprinting. But there was a growing consensus on Monday that the Senate would be willing to accept the House measure to speed approval of the new restrictions.
http://www.nytimes.com/politics/first-d ... gram/?_r=0" target="_blank" target="_blank" target="_blank

I'm not a Trump guy, I'm just sayin'

What's past is prologue...

opus37 · Post by **opus37** » Wed Feb 01, 2017 10:31 am

Immigration is a very complicated subject. First, a lot of the job openings now require a specific skill set. Some of those unemployed folks are not able or willing to acquire those skills. Immigration policy can supply workers with those skills. Canada and Germany have immigration policies designed to give preference to people with specific skills. It is common to find taxi drivers in Canada with an MD degree and training. US immigration policy has been focused on family. Thus, you can get larger percentage of people who do not have skills needed to fill the jobs we have and thus add to the welfare roles. In the case of children, they are being educated in American schools and likely will have the skills needed in the future. That does not help now, but it does bode well for the future. The current temporary restrictions on travel are designed to minimize the chance that a terrorist will not enter the country. My hope is that in the 90 or 120 day period "they" figure out what "extreme vetting" is and get it done. I also expect, because Trump is a business man, that he will push for a change in immigration policy to focus on skills versus family. That will help get the economy going, one of Trump's stated goals.

Three Valves · Post by **Three Valves** » Wed Feb 01, 2017 10:38 am

No Democrat tears in December of 2015, but they sure have turned the spigots on now!!