I absolutely hated the fighting in Trumpet Herald and in Trumpet Master.
Long-time members who acted like bullies year after year.
Moderators who let them get away with it.
Moderators banning the victims rather than the bullies.
But this new forum is a pleasant environment full of nice people.
Thank you !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Morris / moshe
Thank you for creating this Web site.
I m slowly dying of Congestive Heart Failure,
so I am too weak to leave the house,
too weak to play trumpet anymore.
This Web site is my only contact with the outside world now.
You cannot imagine how much that means to a "shut-in".
Sharing trumpet info.
Telling a silly joke.
Asking a question about movies or TV.
It really does mean a lot.
Thank you.
moshe
The heading for the Lounge section says that no religious posts are allowed.
I will obey that restriction by NOT posting my prayer request.
Although I have much studying to do for my FCC exam on September 7th,
and I am afraid that I won't remember everything I need to know,
and I am afraid that I won't be able to find transportation for me and my electric wheel chair to the FCC testing site
for the test at 9 am to Noon on September 7th, which is a Saturday morning,
I will respect the prohibition against religious posts.
So I will refrain from posting my prayer request,
even though passing the FCC exam on September 7th means so very much to me.
*** Bless.
Morris / moshe
@moshe said in RIP Trumpet "Master":
With Trumpet Master gone.
I worried about what would happen to Rowuk.What will he do to replace TM in his life?
Then I realized that Rowuk can still kick puppies and tear the wings off of flies.
So he can still stay busy.:^)
PS -
For those who don't remember,
10 years ago Wilmer Wise threatened me with physical violence because I dared to defend famous mouthpiece maker Vincent Bach that Wilmer Wise said was a racist.,
so Rowuk banned ME !!!!!!!!
Not that I still hold a grudge about the matter.... :^)moshe
To clarify the matter which might seem vague above:
A long time ago Vincent Bach published a mouthpiece brochure which included recommendations for black musicians.
Wilmer Wise posted that was proof that Vincent Bach was a racist.
I said that Wilmer should not make such a condemning accusation against someone who was not around to defend himself.
Wilmer then posted that my defending a racist was proof that I am a racist.
Wilmer said that he wanted to do to me what he once did to a racist in Baltimore, in other words, beat me to a pulp.
I threw a fit and protested to the moderators that Wilmer's posts should not be tolerated because they violated specific TM posting rules.
Rowuk then deleted almost all of the posts that were exchanged about the matter and Rowuk banned me from TM for my "bad behavior".
But Rowuk allowed Wilmer Wise to remain in TM without even requiring that he apologize.
But that was 10 years ago, so I barely remember the matter 
moshe
@Robrtx said in A little humour:
@moshe said in A little humour:
@BigDub said in A little humour:
A man decides it’s about time he gives in and moves into a retirement home. He notices a woman staring at him as he gets settled in his room. Later, eating his meal he notices her again, just staring at him. She’s not even eating. Just sitting there. Everywhere he turns, there she is, staring. He finally can’t let this go any longer and decides to confront her.
"Excuse me, ma'am, but I couldn’t help but notice that you keep looking at me everywhere I seem to go"
"Oh, I'm so sorry, she said, I couldn’t help but notice you look so much like my third husband"
Now he felt a little bad for calling her on it like that, so he said, "How many husbands did you have?"
"Two"
After 34 years of marriage, my wife decided that she wanted a divorce.
I still don't understand why.
She received the final court decree on her birthday, April 3.Because of my severe health problems,
I have spent 2 years desperately trying to get into a nursing home,
but I have been unsuccessful.So I have been daydreaming about the above post event happening to me.
But what are the chances that one of the other residents is a slender 20-year-old lady who wants to date a 63-year-old who is near death and has no money to his name?
I am a romantic trapped in Stephen Hawkings' body.
moshe
I'm sorry for your hardships and sincerely hope that you soon find an arrangement that brings comfort to your life........
(........kinda puts a damper on the ole "humour" thread)
" I'm sorry for your hardships and sincerely hope that you soon find an arrangement that brings comfort to your life........
(........kinda puts a damper on the ole "humour" thread)"
Yeah.
I tried to commit suicide, but the damn can of Dr Pepper kept mis-firing.
moshe
@Tobylou8 said in A little humour:
I frequently reminisce about my very earliest memories,
when I was about 5 years old in 1961.
We got a fancy new console TV.
Black and white.
With a remote control !!!!!!!!!!
But you would have to see it to believe it.
There was only 1 button on the remote control.
And when you pressed that button,
a motor actually turned the dial.
You could see and hear the channel dial turning clock-wise.
click-click-click-click.
And it could only get you one UHF station.
You had to go to the TV and turn a separate UHF dial by hand to the UHF station you wanted.
So that when the remote went to channel 11 then 12 then 13 then UHF, that would be the UHF channel yu would get.
It was like the cheesy equipment you see on old episodes of the original Star Trek.
But we had some of the best TV technology of the time !!!!!!!!!!!!!
Morris / moshe
@GeorgeB said in Favorite Cornet:
I love my 1962 Conn Victor 5A
I have owned 5 Conn 5A cornets over the years, from mint condition to terrible condition, and it was my favorite model of cornet.
Even better than my two Conn 9A cornets,
because the Conn 5A had a more gentle, beautiful tone.
Second-best was a 1953 Conn 34A, identical to a 1940's Conn 12A but with a brass bell.
Copper bells look more beautiful, but every time I close my eyes and listen, the brass bells sound more beautiful than the copper bells.
moshe
@pss
As Donald Reinhardt used to say,
mouthpiece placement depends on embouchure type.
Downstream uses more upper lip than lower lip.
Upstream uses more lower lip than upper lip.
moshe
To hit high notes I recommend applying Vice-Grips pliers to the testicles.
Let me know if it works so I'll know whether to try it.
moshe
@manfredv said in A little humour:
@moshe gee, I'm trying to remember what the first thing was
When I got older,
the first thing to go was my third leg.
Now, without that tripod effect to prop me up, I keep falling down.
moshe
@BigDub said in Game of Thrones Thread:
@trickg
Never. Watched. One. Episode. Or clip. Or preview.
And yet, I feel fulfilled in life.
Heretic.
moshe
@BigDub said in A little humour:
A man decides it’s about time he gives in and moves into a retirement home. He notices a woman staring at him as he gets settled in his room. Later, eating his meal he notices her again, just staring at him. She’s not even eating. Just sitting there. Everywhere he turns, there she is, staring. He finally can’t let this go any longer and decides to confront her.
"Excuse me, ma'am, but I couldn’t help but notice that you keep looking at me everywhere I seem to go"
"Oh, I'm so sorry, she said, I couldn’t help but notice you look so much like my third husband"
Now he felt a little bad for calling her on it like that, so he said, "How many husbands did you have?"
"Two"
After 34 years of marriage, my wife decided that she wanted a divorce.
I still don't understand why.
She received the final court decree on her birthday, April 3.
Because of my severe health problems,
I have spent 2 years desperately trying to get into a nursing home,
but I have been unsuccessful.
So I have been daydreaming about the above post event happening to me.
But what are the chances that one of the other residents is a slender 20-year-old lady who wants to date a 63-year-old who is near death and has no money to his name?
I am a romantic trapped in Stephen Hawkings' body.
moshe
Police followed the police bloodhound to a house.
The police knocked down the front door.
It turned out to be the wrong house.
The bad guy had never been there.
The police bloodhound was put on trial.
The blodhound was put in the witness stand.
The prosecutor yelled,
'Why did you lead police to the wrong house?"
The bloodhound replied,
"I was just following odors".
I wrote that stupid pun 2 days ago.
I get 25 cents royalty every time it is repeated.
If I am lucky,
10 years from now I will have a dollar.
Morris / moshe
I am right about everything
and those who disagree with me are wrong,
but I do not lash out at them.
I simply offer them condescending pity
and say,
"There but for the grace of God go I"...
:^) ^:) :^) :^) :^)
Morris / moshe
@oldpete said in glad there's no fighting here:
You can't fight in here. This is the War Room. (some will know
)
Dr Strangelove !!!!
The actor who starred in the 1960's TV show "McHale's Navy"
later co-starred in the 1990's TV show "Star Trek Voyager".
Ernest Borg-of-Nine
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000308/
Morris / moshe
I don't mean to brag,
but I am completely illiterate in 7 languages.
moshe
The model number was stamped on the bottom of the mouthpiece receiver starting in 1925.
But that is no good if the mouthpiece receiver has been replaced.
moshe
With Trumpet Master gone.
I worried about what would happen to Rowuk.
What will he do to replace TM in his life?
Then I realized that Rowuk can still kick puppies and tear the wings off of flies.
So he can still stay busy.
:^)
PS -
For those who don't remember,
10 years ago Wilmer Wise threatened me with physical violence because I dared to defend famous mouthpiece maker Vincent Bach that Wilmer Wise said was a racist.,
so Rowuk banned ME !!!!!!!!
Not that I still hold a grudge about the matter.... :^)
moshe
