Posts made by BigDub

@J-Jericho said in How about a "Random Meaningless Image...let's see them string"?:

A month ago this was a Walmart Superstore, but involuntary inventory reduction prompted the decision to close this store and another one in the area. I wouldn't be surprised if those responsible for the inventory reduction aim their activities at Target to a greater degree than they had been doing previously.

Well, it’s a lot harder to Walmart a Target than to Target a Walmart. Just saying. Hope that makes you feel better.

@J-Jericho well, you got the random- check for that.
Aaaaaaaaand you got the meaningless- big time check for that.

100% nice work!

Believe it or not, I took a lie detector test once.
No, I didn’t.
I really did.

@Dr-GO said in How about a "Random Meaningless Image...let's see them string"?:

@BigDub said in How about a "Random Meaningless Image...let's see them string"?:

@SSmith1226 said in How about a "Random Meaningless Image...let's see them string"?:

This is a photo I took at a Community Band Concert.

WOW! It would take some lightning fast reflexes to see the note, then flip to the fingering chart, then back to the sheet music, play the note, check the next note, repeat, repeat, repeat.
Yeah. That works

Glad I play an instrument with just 3 keys. Makes the task much easier. Yeah, right!

Is that what they’re called. Thanks. Now if only someone could tell me what the spigot on the curve of the tubie thing is for……….

@SSmith1226 said in How about a "Random Meaningless Image...let's see them string"?:

This is a photo I took at a Community Band Concert.

WOW! It would take some lightning fast reflexes to see the note, then flip to the fingering chart, then back to the sheet music, play the note, check the next note, repeat, repeat, repeat.
Yeah. That works

We were driving in the area after there had been a bad wind storm. Had to take a detour. While on that little side road we came upon a woman riding a bike. She was really close to the middle of this almost one lane country road, and as we got closer, I mentioned to my wife, look at her, she’s even riding no hands! Got close enough to realize she was riding a unicycle! True story

@barliman2001 said in Special music reading glasses:

@barliman2001
And that is how the orchestra looked like, in the Teatro Civico Salvatore Cicero in Cefalu... (here with Brahms' Double Concerto)

With the use of your music glasses? I see. Hmmm

@BigDub
Went looking for a dog, to buy.
No shedding. One of those “Doodles”, you know?
There was Labradoodle, a Sheepdoodle, a Schnoodle, an Aussiedoodle,
Goldendodle, and a few more.
How much?
They said the price, and I said, “ these are mixed breeds, isn’t that a bit pricey?”
Well, they said, we have a Cockadoodle for $14.00
“Oh, now that sounds more like it”

Now that we’ve had him for a week, we are not very popular in the neighborhood.

I haven’t yet shown this one. A bit of a departure from my country type landscapes. I wanted to try a busy city scene. This is a street in Lisbon, Portugal.

Went to the Hardware Store the other day, and asked the first person I came across, “What’s the best thing for removing grime and stubborn stains?”
“Ammonia Cleaner”, she said.

“Sorry, I thought you were a salesperson”

The others may not want to bother sticking around too long…….

@barliman2001 said in How about a "Random Meaningless Image...let's see them string"?:

@BigDub In Germany, there is a movement to anolish Mothers' Day and replace it with a "Care for yourself Day"...

So…….they want everyone to care for themselves just one day, instead of the current 365 days? Yes. Great idea

@barliman2001 said in How about a "Random Meaningless Image...let's see them string"?:

@Vulgano-Brother Not only there...

Yeah, I was surprised not that other countries had it, too, but a few have it on the same day.

Now, what would be a surprise is if there was a “Down with Mother’s Day” Don’t think that would go over well!

New piece, a scene from McCall, Idaho.
Been there, but this is from a reference photo from a good friend.
This one is 20”x16”

@Dale-Proctor said in How about a "Random Meaningless Image...let's see them string"?:

Five piece cornet de-composition, deBell Bb..

Flame is not photoshopped, by the way. He lives in my neighborhood, but I don’t know where the bat cave is……….
No headlights
No tail lights
No roof
No seatbelts
No rear view or side view mirrors
He has a special relationship with commissioner Gordon

Aaron Aanonsen was first in his class all through every school he attended.
He was the first to receive his diploma, too.

@SSmith1226 good boy

@J-Jericho
Never will I forget the heat we experienced in Phoenix that June of 1968 when our HS band participated in a marching band competition. It was exactly that same temperature and we marched at 180-200 bpm tempo. Kids were losing their heads temporarily with heat stroke by the time we finished the mile long parade. It was great fun anyway