Posts made by SSmith1226

@administrator said in A little humour:

Well, as the song goes:

"I was gonna practice my horn, but then I got high!"

(Note: I am NOT recommending this!)

I saw this joke on line and thought it was appropriate:

A guy walks into the doctor's office and says, "Doc, I haven't had a bowel movement in a week!" The doctor gives him a prescription for a mild laxative and tells him, "If it doesn't work, let me know." A week later the guy is back: "Doc, still no movement!" The doctor says, "Hmm, guess you need something stronger," and prescribes a powerful laxative. Still another week later the poor guy is back: "Doc, STILL nothing!" The doctor, worried, says, "We'd better get some more information about you to try to figure out what's going on. What do you do for a living?" "I'm a musician, I play the trumpet." The doctor looks up and says, "Well, that's it! Here's $10.00. Go get something to eat.

Translation:

@BigDub said in Oder Deutsch?:

@Tobylou8
Ich sehe nichts. Ich höre nichts. Ich weiß nichts.

@BigDub
So much for autocorrect.

@Kehaulani said in Oder Deutsch?:

Is that Schmuck-Passage in Salzburg? I've got a photo there of the same thing.
BTW, I've got another photo, Salzburg also, for Fu King Chinese Restaurant. The puns went rampant.

You have a good eye. The Schmuck-Passage photo, as well as the vintage jewelry store sign photo, were taken in Salzburg. On the other hand, I don’t know how I missed the Chinese restaurant. I must not have been very observant.
As far as puns, all over Austria, but especially in Vienna and Salzburg, “Mozart Balls”, as they were marketed to the English speaking tourists, were sold. If they had only used a different part of Mozart, I would have bought some.

@Vulgano-Brother
I spent quite a bit of time with Barliman2001 in Vienna last summer and the summer before. This is some of the German that I learned.

@tjcombo
Unfortunately as this might apply to trumpet, I can identify with most of the stories portrayed on this “cover”. Very sad situation . On the other hand for the first time I successfully used an Imo-gee, although I’m not sure I spelled it correctly.

@Dr-GO said in Dr. GO? My back's been bothering me...:

I don't know... what's wrong with a good ol' catcher's mitt? It protects against any wood that strikes it as a result of foul tips, AND can handle the balls that fall into the pouch!

And how does this relate to back pain... less strain [during the activity], less pain on the axial skeletal system; just to make sure we are all keeping on track with this thread!

One other point about carpal tunnel syndrome that is pertinent to the catchers mitt, the most prescribed non operative treatment for this entity is a splint, specifically a cock up splint for the wrist. The catchers mitt also will serve well in this function, placing the wrist in the cock up position.
Please see the below videos for illustration:

@Dr-GO
Another outstanding post to this thread. The fact that you put this together so succinctly shows why you are the moderator. To help keep this on track I will withdraw my question to the repair and refurbishment techs about Tobylou8’s gloves.

@Tobylou8 said in Dr. GO? My back's been bothering me...:

While I applaud your effort, I do think there are better choices. I would definitely recommend these although it may be rough going cold turkey, but there would really be no other option! It wood be hard, but not really!

Tobylou8,
Absolutely brilliant!!! All the Tobylous who preceded you, Tobylou1, Tobylou2, 3, 4, 5, 6, &7.should be proud of you ( kvelling ) for suggesting this. I wish that I had known about these gloves when I wrote my post. I have not been involved with woodworking since I was a child, but to Play Devil’s Advocate, the largest grit available for these gloves is 100. In a serious problem of this type of carpal tunnel syndrome, caused by the Viagra imduced ergonomic issues, would a grit of 100 be adaquate, or would a grit in the range of 34 - 80 be better? I know that there is more than one way to “skin a cat” but I feel that we are walking on a tight rope, and would like our highly respected colleague to have the best treatment option possible to prevent permanent Median Nerve damage as well as avoid further iatrogenic issues. You should also note that I didn’t mention Vulgano Brother’s name in order to avoid violating the Federal HIPPA Law.
As a side note, it might be interesting to hear from our repair and restoration colleagues to see whether these gloves can also useful in their field.
Thank you for your consideration. Much to everyone’s relief, including my wife’s, I will do my best to avoid the temptation to comment further on this particular subject. It may be tough, so I can’t make any guarantees.

@Dr-GO said in Dr. GO? My back's been bothering me...:

@SSmith1226 said in Dr. GO? My back's been bothering me...:

@Vulgano-Brother said in Dr. GO? My back's been bothering me...:

@Dr-GO ...
It's not just my back though. After the Viagra you sent me I developed carpal-tunnel syndrome.

Vulgano Brother and Dr.Go,
... Certainly if allowed to advance, the carpal tunnel syndrome would adversely affect his trumpet playing to the point that Clark Studies would no longer be possible to play.

Not to mention the vision loss due to the overriding affliction!

I agree with Dr. GO’s analysis completely! In my unprofessional opinion, Immediate Ophthalmologic evaluation should be considered in cases such as this one! It is sad to consider that this affliction was first reported in the Old Testament (Gen. 38, 7–10), and later discussed by Julius Ceaser who said
“ to the lonely it is company; to the forsaken it is a friend; to the aged and impotent it is a benefactor; they that be penniless are yet rich, in that they still have this majestic diversion. There are times when I prefer it to sodomy.". Unfortunately, as of yet, medical science does not seem to have a handle, or any other grip, on solving this conundrum, only perpetrating it with drugs and water based substances heavily advertised on television. (Warning: Hetman, Blue Juice and similar substances ARE NOT water based.)
It is a sad state of affairs that this problem, and case study, has been brought out from the shadows to the public eye on a Trumpet Discussion Site, and not in a peer reviewed prestigious medical journal. Kudos to Trumpetboards.com!!!
Now that I have taken a break, resting as long as I have played, back to my Clarke Technical Studies. I’m glad I got that off my chest.

@Vulgano-Brother said in Dr. GO? My back's been bothering me...:

@Dr-GO ...
It's not just my back though. After the Viagra you sent me I developed carpal-tunnel syndrome.

Vulgano Brother and Dr.Go,
I ask for your forgiveness and understanding for inserting myself in this exchange, but I had some relevant thoughts about Vulgano Brother’s carpal tunnel syndrome. Certainly if allowed to advance, the carpal tunnel syndrome would adversely affect his trumpet playing to the point that Clarke Studies would no longer be possible to play.
My first thought would be to go to a well qualified massage parlor for therapeutic massage. If a minimum of five treatments per week for a month do not improve your carpal tunnel syndrome, or at least take your mind off of it, wearing the below pictured gloves 24 hours a day will certainly give your hands and wrists adaquate rest to allow all swelling to subside.
Good luck!!!

@BigDub
At 70, I’m with BigDub...

@barliman2001
Good to see you here!!!

@Kehaulani
For the echo cornet.

Unique Restaurant Bathroom Facility Assignment in Ushuaia, Argentina, “The End of the World”.

@Kehaulani
If you are referring to my “Kind of Blue” Martin Committee, your analysis is why I haven’t taken it to a gig!

@Tobylou8 said in A little humour:

“With a little help from my friends”
This statue that I saw today in Puenta Arenas, Chile reminded me ofTobylou8’s post and
J Jericho's response

@tjcombo
This may have come from TM a year or so ago. I thought of it because I am on a cruise close to the Antarctic and will be seeing Penguins for the next few days:

Bloke walks into a police station and asks the desk sergeant "Can you tell me, how tall is a penguin?"

The desk sergeant looks at him, puts down his pen, folds his arms and says "About two foot tall sir".

The bloke considers this, then asks "So how tall is a king penguin?"

The desk sergeant thinks for a second, and replies "I reckon about two foot six sir"

The bloke considers this for a short time, then ask "So how tall is an emperor penguin?"

The desk sergeant had to think of this, but being a wise man he responded "I reckon the tallest one recorded must have been in the region of three feet tall sir".

The bloke considers this fact, then looks the desk sergeant in the eye and says "in which case I have to report the fact I have run over a nun..."