@administrator said in No real gains on anything more than 40-45 minutes of practice.:
Would you say that the paragon of performance was when the flow of norepinephrine through the capillaries of Maynard Ferguson was at its apex? Surely his sympathetic nervous system would concur.
Indubitably!
@L-A-Horn said in Kanstul Update Thread:
@Tobylou8 If you are referring to the current trade negotiations, they are temporary and the goals unrealistic. China is a country of manufacturers and America is a country of consumers.
https://ei.marketwatch.com/Multimedia/2019/05/06/Photos/NS/MW-HI924_us_chi_20190506112401_NS.jpg
Yep, and that imbalance is what is being addressed. I will gladly pay more for American made goods rather than what is the current state of affairs.
I have an Olds Pinto in pinto bean brown! THAT is no Pinto! It is probably vastly superior to any real Pinto out there. 
@N1684T said in Kanstul Update Thread:
Getting harder every year to compete with imports......
I think that is about to change seeing as most imports come from China.
@N1684T said in Game of Thrones Thread:
Louis always does good. And his sister is still hot;)
Here's a blast from Louis's past!! I remember watching this when it was first put on you tube.
Never watched the show but do like the music. Louis does a nice job on this one I think.
@Newell-Post said in Game of Thrones Thread:
OK, so to bring a musical twist to this thread....
As one of the commenters said on YouTube.... "I hope nobody else anywhere in the world needed a contrabass trombone that day...
@Vulgano-Brother said in Notre-Dame de Paris:
How about Mercedes in the window.
I like it! There's a section reserved for each member of the Trinity!
@Tobylou8 said in We're off to a good start:
@Kehaulani said in We're off to a good start:
Well, everyone can find an internet home they are comfortable with. I've given this forum a good chance to show something substantial to benefit both inquirers and contributors, alike. But I haven't seen it raise any higher than a glorified lounge. I guess that's where it's going to lie.
To all those negative comments about Trumpet Herald, yes, it has it's "stars" and fair share of one-upmanship but that's real life. At least, in addition to gags and pretty pictures of gear, it gets around to having discussions on meaningful topics, from time to time.
I guess my main criticism of that site would be it's lack of meaty discussions on things musical, outside of gear. Sax on the Web, while also having it's fair share of gear stuff, gets down to the nitty gritty of musical tools and interpretations also.
So what type of musical interpretation do you want to discuss? Usually the only "music", whatever music is, open to interpretation is jazz. Never been in a jazz discussion that ended well. If I don't like __________, I'm excoriated by those that do. I just don't "get it" or I would think the way I'm supposed to think. Who wants to participate in that? Unless one wants to expound on what motivated the great composers to write what they did, Classical seems pretty straight forward to me. I would find the history interesting, but most people aren't history buffs. How can we discuss music when we can't even define what it is? I'm game, but I'm not going to be belittled for having a differing opinion. THAT is what I dislike so much about TH. Some pompous ASS took pot shots at a maker I know in what was a tongue in cheek discussion of Blue Juice!!! So I let him/her have it and I was asked to only respond in pm's so the post wasn't ruined. What a buffoon!
The moderators over THere removed all of the trolls posts and posted a cease and desist order!
@J-Jericho said in Natural Trumpet:
Julian Zimmerman website (translated into English; also available in original German) https://naturtrompete.ch/en/natural-trumpet/ . Feel free to explore the rest of his website for more info.
VERY cool stuff, AND, the link opened in another tab!!
@Kehaulani said in We're off to a good start:
Well, everyone can find an internet home they are comfortable with. I've given this forum a good chance to show something substantial to benefit both inquirers and contributors, alike. But I haven't seen it raise any higher than a glorified lounge. I guess that's where it's going to lie.
To all those negative comments about Trumpet Herald, yes, it has it's "stars" and fair share of one-upmanship but that's real life. At least, in addition to gags and pretty pictures of gear, it gets around to having discussions on meaningful topics, from time to time.
I guess my main criticism of that site would be it's lack of meaty discussions on things musical, outside of gear. Sax on the Web, while also having it's fair share of gear stuff, gets down to the nitty gritty of musical tools and interpretations also.
So what type of musical interpretation do you want to discuss? Usually the only "music", whatever music is, open to interpretation is jazz. Never been in a jazz discussion that ended well. If I don't like __________, I'm excoriated by those that do. I just don't "get it" or I would think the way I'm supposed to think. Who wants to participate in that? Unless one wants to expound on what motivated the great composers to write what they did, Classical seems pretty straight forward to me. I would find the history interesting, but most people aren't history buffs. How can we discuss music when we can't even define what it is? I'm game, but I'm not going to be belittled for having a differing opinion. THAT is what I dislike so much about TH. Some pompous ASS took pot shots at a maker I know in what was a tongue in cheek discussion of Blue Juice!!! So I let him/her have it and I was asked to only respond in pm's so the post wasn't ruined. What a buffoon!
@Dr-GO said in Help! I need to hit that high note!:
@Vulgano-Brother said in Help! I need to hit that high note!:
A good exercise.
OK... But WHERE are the high notes?
8VA!!!!
My husband and I went through the McDonald's driveway window and I gave the cashier a $5 bill.
Our total was $4.25, so I also handed her 25c.
She said, 'you gave me too much money.'
I said, 'Yes I know, but this way you can just give me a dollar back.'
She sighed and went to get the manager who asked me to repeat my request.
I did so, and he handed me back the 25c, and said 'We're sorry but we don’t do that kind of thing.'
The cashier then proceeded to give me back 75 cents in change.
Do not confuse the people at MacD's.
We had to have the garage door repaired.
The repairman told us that one of our problems was that we did not have a 'large' enough motor on the opener.
I thought for a minute, and said that we had the largest one made at that time, a 1/2 horsepower.
He shook his head and said, 'You need a 1/4 horsepower.'
I responded that 1/2 was larger than 1/4 and he said, 'NOOO, it's not. Four is larger than two.'
We haven't used that repairman since...
I live in a semi rural area.
We recently had a new neighbor call the local city council office to request the removal of the DEER CROSSING sign on our road.
The reason: 'Too many deers are being hit by cars out here! I don't think this is a good place for them to be crossing anymore.'
IDIOT SIGHTING IN FOOD SERVICE.
My daughter went to a Mexican fast food and ordered a taco.
She asked the person behind the counter for 'minimal lettuce.'
He said he was sorry, but they only had iceberg lettuce.
I was at the airport, checking in at the gate when an airport employee asked,
'Has anyone put anything in your baggage without your knowledge?'
To which I replied, 'If it was without my knowledge, how would I know?'
He smiled knowingly and nodded, 'That's why we ask.'
The pedestrian light on the corner beeps when it's safe to cross the street.
I was crossing with an 'intellectually challenged' co-worker of mine.
She asked if I knew what the beeper was for.
I explained that it signals blind people when the light is red.
Appalled, she responded, 'what on earth are blind people doing driving?!'
She is a government employee.....
When my wife and I arrived at a car dealership to pick up our car after a
service, we were told the keys had been locked in it.
We went to the service department and found a mechanic working feverishly to unlock the driver’s side door.
As I watched from the passenger side, I instinctively tried the door handle and discovered that it was unlocked.
‘Hey,' I announced to the technician, 'its open!'
His reply, 'I know. I already did that side.'
STAY ALERT!
@Shifty said in Links open in a new tab?:
An aside concerning the oTHer forum. In the past you could "view posts since last visit," open a link, and then "go back" to the list. Now if you do that, the "go back" sends you to "You cannot make another search so soon after your last; please try again in a short while." So I've gotten in the habit of right-clicking to open the links in new tabs.
It's one thing when there's room for improvement, another thing when something that worked fine before gets messed up.
I noticed that too. I think it's because Microsoft no longer supports the Windows 95 format of TH!! 
