Posts made by J. Jericho

@Kehaulani I remembered incorrectly; the actual quote is: "Join the Army; travel to exotic, distant lands; meet exciting, unusual people and kill them." https://www.loc.gov/item/2015648403/

I remember another recruitment slogan: "Join Special Forces. Travel to exotic lands. Meet interesting people. And kill them."

At one time recruitment ads for the Navy said: "Join the Navy and see the world." My mother corrected them and said: "Join the Navy and see the sea."

I find myself using http://mysmiley.net/ , but I find that I have to copy image and then paste, after which I usually have to click the cursor where the image belongs and then press delete to bring it into position. I don't know why the links don't work nor why animated images don't animate. If anyone can explain why, I'd appreciate it.

I must say that I find difficulty in classifying some of these worthless and sometimes destructive and even predatory bipeds as people. It has been said that even the worst among us has a bit of good in them. I disagree.

Some quotations stick with us forever, because they have meaning, sometimes revealing and profound. Please post the ones that you can't forget. I'll start with the one in my signature.

"If it was just up to me, I'd only have trumpet players on my show." - Jackie Gleason

I have a vintage cornet case that is presentable in appearance but had a musty smell that I could not get rid of. I was able to eliminate all offensive odor from the velvet inside, but the outside did not respond to anything I tried, including alcohol, Lysol, baking soda, sunlight, vinegar, bleach, odor sprays, lacquer thinner, and shoe polish. I did not want to strip the finish, prime, and paint the case, so I shopped for a cornet case I could use, although I preferred to use the original one.

Then I stumbled across a container of Simple Solution pet stain and odor remover http://www.simplesolution.com/dog-odor-and-stain-remover/tough-odors/extreme-pet-stain-odor-remover-32oz that I had stored in my laundry room for years and years. This product uses enzymes and a proprietary pro-bacteria to break down the source of the stench. I put on nitrile gloves and wiped the outside of the case with a cloth saturated in the solution, letting it dry, and not wiping it off. Finally success! The case now has a pleasant scent without a trace of the former mustiness.

@BigDub said in Phony players:

I have a question that someone Might have some insight on.
There are plenty of instances and occasions when a tv show or motion picture portrays a trumpet player, or any other instrument, for that matter.
Anyway, why is it that almost 100% of the time, the person doing the playing has no clue how to play.
Any idea how this came to be?

Hollywood hubris.

@Kehaulani said in Health Benefits of Classical Music:

@SSmith1226 said in Health Benefits of Classical Music:
You’re both right! It is sort of scary. Since this study was done in Italy, they were probably listening to Puccini rather than Berg.

Ah yes, that good ole lyrical Italian music . . like Nono and Berio.

Pleasant dreams!!

I found this while surfing YouTube:

@SSmith1226 said in Health Benefits of Classical Music:

@Kehaulani
See if this doesn’t put you to sleep.
Act 1 Scene 3: The Lullaby

@GeorgeB All the instruments appear to be period-correct. Did you notice the drumstick tips?

Opinion 1: Here is the standard for valve oil comparison: https://www.nemc.com/resources/articles/valve-oil-the-more-you-kno_54

Opinion 2: The best price/performance combination is Al Cass Fast.

@Dr-GO In this painting, you're on the ship on the horizon.

Whew! I hope we are back on track; it was starting to appear that the word "A" had been removed from"A little humour".

@BigDub said in A little humour:

As for proof, is there pudding involved? If not, then, sorry.

Jellyfish pudding does not seem appetizing!

https://www.factcheck.org/2008/02/the-reason-for-the-electoral-college/

Do away with Electoral College, and we'll have a true democracy, which is defined by two wolves and a sheep voting on what's for dinner.

If I can see the tarnish, I use Flitz with cotton balls and cotton swabs.

From then on, I wipe the horn and mouthpiece down after every use with Goddard's Polishing Cloth.