Playing the saxophone New Better Worst This Week

[Luluna]

New: back to rehearsal with the band after an "unplanned" hiatus..

Better: the snow is melting.....:welldone

Worse: the pieces chosen for the concert on 4/30 are mostly hideous - half of them I'm transposing the baritone chart (trying to figure out how to get a low A on my tenor - foot/knee won't fit in the bell). ;}

 

[Djangette]

New: I got a Bird of Paradise plant sent to me by my friend in US.

Better: I've got free tickets to Barbican - Latin American thingie.

Best: The plant's not died yet 🙂

 

[Richard Perks]

New: Walter Grabner Clarinet Mouthpiece

Better: Asked to fill in with my old rock band for one night, tomorrow.

Worse: Never enough hours in the day to do everything I want to and need
to.

 

[Pee Dee]

New: back to rehearsal with the band after an "unplanned" hiatus..

Hey Lulu, just spotted this. Hope you're HH not giving you too much bother. Was it caused by too much sax?;} Seems there might be a link, re my hernia, and the abdominal strangulated hernia elsewhere on the forum.
Mebbe it warrants a special Hernia thread??;}

 

[old git]

Better:-Flute
Worse:-Some idiot read a Macabuser article regarding cleaning up and speeding up his Mac. Downloaded a sweeper application, didn't read the instructions properly and cleaned off important files. Tried all the usual reinstall tricks but ended with a reformat and reinstall two OSs, bundles and individual apps.
The real difficulty is thinking up appropriate punishment for the offender.

 

[Amaranth]

New: Cannonball T5 Black Ice Tenor
Better: I can play it!
worse: Have to sell my old Tenor now and I hate selling stuff 🙁

 

[Jules]

New- Rediscovered Vandoren V16 reeds- used to use them exclusively, got experimental- going back to them feels great (not claiming they're the ultimate, just- after years of using them- they're like a comfy pair of shoes- but taste better!)....
Better- Longs tones, long tones ,plus my new jody jazz HR on alto has sorted out my alto sound (something I'd never felt I'd got right)....
Worse- (from the playing viewpoint) bank holiday- play with my kid vs practice- kid won... great weekend.... but not a great saxophone weekend...!

 

[thehunt]

New: Bauhaus Walstein soprano bought on e-bay for £250
Better: had it checked out by sax technician, inperfect condition.
Worse: Had a seizure at weekend meaning could not play at all.

 

[Luluna]

Hey Lulu, just spotted this. Hope you're HH not giving you too much bother. Was it caused by too much sax?;} Seems there might be a link, re my hernia, and the abdominal strangulated hernia elsewhere on the forum.
Mebbe it warrants a special Hernia thread??;}

"

New: end of HH

Better: no such thing as too much sax

Worst: I just now got the gist of PeeDee's reply

 

[AlanU]

New: This week I've just discovered and mastered the lovely bass line by Bernard Edwards on 'I want your love' by Chic.

Better: I'm still here.

Worst: Tuesday morning hearing that my friend and colleague Barry died at the weekend. We can't really believe we won't see him again.
I loved him, but never said so, of course.

 

[Pee Dee]

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New: end of HH

Better: no such thing as too much sax

Worst: I just now got the gist of PeeDee's reply

New: Lulu's avatar (I think i'm in love)

Better: Lulu's back on the forum:welldone

Worse: Lulu lives in America:crying:

Even worser: I can't afford the fare

 

[Luluna]

New: Lulu's avatar (I think i'm in love)

Better: Lulu's back on the forum:welldone

Worse: Lulu lives in America:crying:

Even worser: I can't afford the fare

New: My 47th birthday

Better: PeeDee's comment about my avatar, thanks for that

Can't think of worse anything - your post made my day! :welldone


I'm hoping for a BR get together - friends in Chester and Corwall and niece at Oxford - you never know when I might pop in!

 

[old git]

That nice Mr. Thomas, all this boasting about how young they are, makes my winging screws worse. Please make them stop.

BTW Pee Dee,
Just because you are addressing Colonials, there is no justification for lax grammar. We all know the Superlative Case is worserer.

 

[Jules]

Just because you are addressing Colonials, there is no justification for lax grammar. We all know the Superlative Case is worserer.

Do they think for one minute that we've forgotten the Boston Tea Party! 🙂))

 

[Nick Cook]

Happy Birthday Luluna,

You look at least 10 years younger!!!

 

[Pee Dee]

Hey Lulu, happy birthday. Mine was on the 10th, when was yours?
The bull rules!:welldone

Sorry OG, I stand correcteded.

 

[Pee Dee]

I'm hoping for a BR get together - friends in Chester and Corwall and niece at Oxford - you never know when I might pop in!

Give me warning, and I'll send the missus off to stay with her friend;}

 

[Smiffy]

New: My 47th birthday

Better: PeeDee's comment about my avatar, thanks for that

Can't think of worse anything - your post made my day! :welldone


I'm hoping for a BR get together - friends in Chester and Corwall and niece at Oxford - you never know when I might pop in!

Happy Birthday , sorry it's late

 

[Smiffy]

New, nothing I still can't play

That covers the rest

 

[Lupifaro]

🙂New; Just got my Bauhaus-Walstein Low A Baritone, it was worth the wait what an incredible horn.Set up beautifully plays straight out of the case top quality build.
If any BR members are passing by call in for a trial blow,cuppa tea and a chat.;}
Worse; Selling Nathaniel Faceys Alto to fund things:welldone

Better; do i keep my Mauriat Low Bb

I dont think two Baritones is self indulgent🙂))

birdman

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