Jill Sparrow 10,305 Posted September 15, 2020 Report Share Posted September 15, 2020 When I was teaching, we had a peripatetic violin teacher who visited to give lessons as an extra. One boy told me his father used to offer him £25 not to practise at home! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HSR 286 Posted September 15, 2020 Report Share Posted September 15, 2020 Oldie but goodie.. What's the difference between a U.S.A. Strat' and a Mexican Strat? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mess 616 Posted September 15, 2020 Report Share Posted September 15, 2020 I didn’t know that story HSR. I know McGuinn started out as a banjo player and used finger picks on a lot of his guitar tracks with The Byrds. I also know he was wowed by the sound of George Harrison's 360/12 Rickenbacker on A Hard Days Night so he went out a bought one for himself. He also got Crosby to use a Gretsch and Michael Clarke to use Ludwig drums to try and emulate the sound of The Beatles. He didn't completely succeed but finished up with very impressive sound of his own. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mess 616 Posted September 15, 2020 Report Share Posted September 15, 2020 10 minutes ago, HSR said: Oldie but goodie.. What's the difference between a U.S.A. Strat' and a Mexican Strat? Serious answer is price/wood/ number of frets. But I guess there's a joke coming up which I haven't heard so please put me out my misery and hit me with the punchline. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Brew 5,411 Posted September 16, 2020 Report Share Posted September 16, 2020 14 minutes ago, benjamin1945 said: How would you dress for Dancing to 'Blue Grass''..........gud ol boys? Has to be bib'n'brace overalls, check shirts and boots, sorry Ben no neckties 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AfferGorritt 868 Posted September 16, 2020 Report Share Posted September 16, 2020 Saw Dylan at the Arena a few years ago. Warned the missus that it wouldn’t be “Mr Tambourine Man” and “Like a Rolling Stone” and that we might be leaving in the interval. Thoroughly enjoyed it! Good stage set as well. All honey light and an old time saloon feel. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
loppylugs 8,429 Posted September 16, 2020 Report Share Posted September 16, 2020 My late wife and I had a driving holiday in Scotland in 1967. Mostly B&B so we felt like we got to know the locals a bit in each place. We were treated really well and generously, even being invited to join with them for supper if we arrived a bit early. No extra charge. I can't say I've ever met a mean Scotsman. We often wondered if they thought we were honeymooners. I was 22 and she was 21. Folks were too polite to ask directly. We'd actually been married almost two years. If I ever moved back to the UK (doubtful now) I think I'd like to live up in the highlands somewhere far from a city. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
loppylugs 8,429 Posted September 16, 2020 Report Share Posted September 16, 2020 Ben....I live just an hour or so south of the Appalachians. Mrs L is from that neck of the woods in Tennessee. I often call her a Hillbilly. She uses sayings like, "I'm fixin' to..." Uses quite a lot of English sayings that you would know too. Likes Cornbread and Grits and quite a few foods I'd never heard of until I came here. I think it's because a lot of her ancestors came from the Norfolk area. Seems to be more folks of UK descent here than there was in Canada. There's a lot of Scots and Irish descendants up there too. When I listen to Bluegrass and some of their other folk music I detect a lot of similarities to Scottish and Irish country music. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mess 616 Posted September 16, 2020 Report Share Posted September 16, 2020 You've got a '64 Strat? Wow. Where did you pick that up? I hope you're well insured. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
annswabey 599 Posted September 16, 2020 Report Share Posted September 16, 2020 Col. I was so pleased to listen to Gigli singing Vesti la Giubbia. My Dad's favourite -a normal working class bloke with a desperately poor background, who loved operatic arias. Another favourite of his was Jussi Bjorling - I love this 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,464 Posted September 17, 2020 Report Share Posted September 17, 2020 10 hours ago, annswabey said: Col. I was so pleased to listen to Gigli singing Vesti la Giubbia. My Dad's favourite -a normal working class bloke with a desperately poor background, who loved operatic arias. That brought back memories for me because my grandad - who lived in Radford and worked at Players - had a thing about Italian opera. They never had a television set but did have a record player, and one of my memories of visiting them is hearing my grandad play records (including 78s). At the time I didn't really understand what I was hearing (and I didn't particularly like it) but in retrospect I now know it was Italian opera. I'm still not very fond of it, but whenever I hear it, it brings back memories of visiting that house in the 1960s. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nonnaB 4,895 Posted September 17, 2020 Report Share Posted September 17, 2020 I don't mind operas. Never understood them but nice to listen to. Now I find they are more interesting when listening to them. When I saw the video of Gigli I thought what a strange title as I'd never heard of it and translated seemed an unlikely title for opera.Then listening to it, one phrase is "laugh, clown" and I would have said that was something in the title. I enjoy listening and watching the young men called Volo. I watched them grow on tv and now they travel the world doing concerts, opera as well as other serious music. Three very disciplined and pleasant young men. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Oztalgian 3,278 Posted September 20, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 20, 2020 I am not a lover of opera, the sooner the fat lady sings the better as far as I am concerned. It may be due to the fact that it was pushed down our throats at school. It sounds like someone scraping their nails down an old glass blackboard to me with a lot of people shouting and screaming. It would not be good for us all to like and dislike the same thing, each to their own musical pleasure Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jill Sparrow 10,305 Posted September 20, 2020 Report Share Posted September 20, 2020 I am not an opera fan, either, although I do like choral music and have sung in several choirs. While I'm not a Verdi fan, I do like the Requiem. Mainly, my interest in music is greatest up to the late 1700s and is mainly concentrated around early music and plainchant. That said, I love Vaughan-Williams, Butterworth, Finzi and some other, later, composers. Stockhausen, John Cage and Einaudi you can keep! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HSR 286 Posted November 24, 2020 Report Share Posted November 24, 2020 John Axton, I really liked and dirty old town, wonderfully gritty & provoking.. What was that critism. 'holding your ear thing?' I always try to keep my posts Nottingham based and the majority of the time something slightly relevant can inspire a memory. Recall a poet, used to come on between bands at the Runner, Sal, & other's. Looked very much like John Cooper Clarke, very good and did very similar material, to this day still unsure if it was the real deal. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
loppylugs 8,429 Posted November 30, 2020 Report Share Posted November 30, 2020 I'd never heard of an Allen GW 4. Could be a theatre organ, They do make them. Have you heard of 'Hauptwerk'? It's a virtual organ program that runs via midi connected keyboards. Made in th US, but I know it has a good foothold in the UK. It uses digitally sampled sounds from various organs, then you can play them if you have a midi capable organ. Unfortunately I don't, but I did try the free version using my midi piano keyboard. It sounded great. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 16,151 Posted December 19, 2020 Report Share Posted December 19, 2020 Just had an hour watching and listening to one of my all time favourites Rod Stewart he was dancing while singing his great songs.....we exact same age well 6 weeks difference....anyway not to be outdone turned the volume up and copied him....wife laughing her head off and threw me walking stick down the garden.............she reckons im getting better...........lol 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Brew 5,411 Posted December 19, 2020 Report Share Posted December 19, 2020 And long may you continue to do so... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 16,151 Posted December 22, 2020 Report Share Posted December 22, 2020 ''Travelin Man'' 1961 Rick Nelson This is the song that inspired me to hit the road for Marsdens.......i was 16 and even went to Chesterfield......lol 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 16,151 Posted December 29, 2020 Report Share Posted December 29, 2020 Procol Harum.........''Whiter shade of Pale''' 1968 Great sound and words....brings back so 'many memories...... '''One of 16 Vestal Virgins leaving for the coast''' ''Turn Cartwheels cross the floor'' 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 16,151 Posted December 29, 2020 Report Share Posted December 29, 2020 Hollies..........''He aint Heavy he's my Brother''' made some great songs...........ex Fiance's Favourite......she kissed one of em in town......on her break as a Waitress in Lyons.long row... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 16,151 Posted December 29, 2020 Report Share Posted December 29, 2020 AH AH and me Margie...........back when i took her to Tamworth she was about 30 and i was 25 ish she was divorced and i was seperated........she lived in a little terraced house in Alum Rock.. It was snowing and frosty and when i took her home going down her Alley my footsteps made loud crunching sounds she told me to walk Quietly because her EX only lived next door.. LOL Funny the things you remember........ Loved my times in Brum........... 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 6,115 Posted January 6, 2021 Report Share Posted January 6, 2021 I’ve never been to a ‘Christian’ hotel but I did stay at a ‘temperance’ hotel in Dublin once; although I didn’t realise it was. It was ok though, the hall porter said ‘if you fancy a drink I’ll pop out and get you a bottle!’. That’s Ireland! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DJ360 6,728 Posted January 6, 2021 Report Share Posted January 6, 2021 6 hours ago, philmayfield said: I’ve never been to a ‘Christian’ hotel but I did stay at a ‘temperance’ hotel in Dublin once; although I didn’t realise it was. It was ok though, the hall porter said ‘if you fancy a drink I’ll pop out and get you a bottle!’. That’s Ireland! Reminds me of the old gag about the two blokes who go into an Irish pub at 5:30 only to be told they don't open till 6:00. So they decide to wait.. whereupon the barman asks. "Will you be wantin' a pint while 'yer waitin'? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 16,151 Posted January 8, 2021 Report Share Posted January 8, 2021 Thought i'd kick my day off with the lovely sound of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons''' ''Oh what a night''' ''What a Lady..what a Night '' Memories of Trina at the 'Bodega'' 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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