Posts made by barliman2001

@administrator Couple of times a week? Haven't got the time for that, nor the money; and my favourite carwash (which I visited perhaps three times a year) was closed down recently... tchnieeff!

Already doing that.

I'm happy to say that here in Austria and Germany, things are rapidly returnimg to normal... my wife premiered two shows within the last month, one being a musical revue 50s style, set in an old artists' care home... at the stroke of 6 pm, they have to be in bed whereas in former times that was when they got up from bed to prepare for the stage... fortunately, it's a magic clock and they are transformed back into their old selves, acting out their best roles again, in a whirlwind of melodies going from The Bat via Traviata to Don Giovanni; only the Descent into Hell of Don Giovanni is a bit different - he just ages and is back in his wheelchair in the care home...
Last Friday, she did a new production of The Little Shop of Horrors, doing all the directing as well as singing Audrey Two and acting a few minor roles... both shows sold out to capacity, and not a mask in sight (proof of either having had Covid, being vaccinated or tested being required by law).
In two weeks, she's singing Adelaide in Vogelhändler, and she is directing a new production of Hansel und Gretel in December, singing the part of the witch as well...
As to bands, our big band is back in the rehearsal room with a tremendous innovation - we've invested in a CO2 sensor, and whenever a certain count is reached, we stop for an open windows break... works perfectly, and keeps everyone fresh and safe. Since we've got that sensor, rehearsals are about an hour longer than previously, and much less strenuous... first post-COVID concert on 30 October, a charity gig for an old peoples' home. www.bbmf.de

I can play that solo as well ...
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only five octaves down and twenty times slower!

100 per cent Buescher. Even though the bell engraving isn't legible on the pics, the left hand side of the valve block has the characteristic Buescher True Tone stamp. Most likely a #9, definitely a two-pitch instrument.

Is that your right or your left shoe?

@georgeb That's not more uncommon than Chuck Daellenbach of Canadian Brass turning the tuba round 360° while playing the Tiger Rag... he's been doing that for almost forty years now...

@dale-proctor said in The Trumpets of Ancient Rome:

Very interesting! Those brought to mind this video of Egyptian trumpets being played. Authentic, slightly haunting sound - nothing like those old Hollywood movies.

You always have to bear in mind that the sound of the Egyptian instrument is the sound of an actual ancient piece, whereas all the others are more or less exact modern copies (as far as I know, these reproductions took no notice of the exact metallurgy of the originals, but just followed the shape).

@administrator That's the second stage!

I once sat next to Wynton Marsalis.

At breakfast.

Official word for a man playing the viola on a busy street?
Traffic violation!

Coolerdave - whom some of you may remember from TM days - has found the light and is now where he belongs: in this community of trumpet lovers.
Welcome, Dave!

I did not know James Morrison had so many twin brothers...
https://www.facebook.com/trumpetlovers/videos/1021644968634328

@bigdub Most people at some point in their lives have been in Consistent, and many senior citizens are now residing in Continent.

@j-jericho More like a botfly - you know, the things they pull out of cats' noses on Youtube...

Those of you who were with me on TM may remember one continual troublemaker and self-accqlaimed trumpet pope with the username Kurt Thompson - in TM abbreviated to KT as no one wanted to use that name because of his many, many misdemeanours... in his own estimation, he is the only real trumpet player in the world and people like Arturo or Doc are just impostors...
He's now abroad again with a spate of unpalatable videos, unter the new nickname Curt Tomson...

@kehaulani Don't worry and keep posting. I know exactly what you are going through.

@dr-go A man goes into a store and asks for mothballs, gets a 100 pack, leaves. Returns an hour later and asks for more, gets another 100, leaves. Returns another hour later, asks for mothballs, and the assistant is asking him, "Why on earth are you needing so many mothballs?" - "The bastard things are so difficult to hit!"

@richard-iii No need to bet. This is an electronic trumpet player - no doubt about it.

@kehaulani Oh, you are certified...!