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Started by billy rubin, July 28, 2020, 09:54:41 PM

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billy rubin

well, everybody's got a story, you know. mine is about old motorcycles that lots of people don't remember.

but i can still be impressed by a quality performance in other fields

except bagpipes. i'm not impressed by bagpipes.



"I cannot understand the popularity of that kind of music, which is based on repetition. In a civilized society, things don't need to be said more than three times."

Tank

Quote from: billy rubin on July 28, 2020, 09:54:41 PM
well, everybody's got a story, you know. mine is about old motorcycles that lots of people don't remember.

but i can still be impressed by a quality performance in other fields

except bagpipes. i'm not impressed by bagpipes.

I agree on the bagpipes. 40 seconds is my limit.
If religions were TV channels atheism is turning the TV off.
"Religion is a culture of faith; science is a culture of doubt." ― Richard P. Feynman
'It is said that your life flashes before your eyes just before you die. That is true, it's called Life.' - Terry Pratchett
Remember, your inability to grasp science is not a valid argument against it.

xSilverPhinx

Quote from: Tank on July 29, 2020, 07:42:14 AM
Quote from: billy rubin on July 28, 2020, 09:54:41 PM
well, everybody's got a story, you know. mine is about old motorcycles that lots of people don't remember.

but i can still be impressed by a quality performance in other fields

except bagpipes. i'm not impressed by bagpipes.

I agree on the bagpipes. 40 seconds is my limit.

I like bagpipes. :tellmemore: They're acoustically...different.
I am what survives if it's slain - Zack Hemsey


Randy

Quote from: xSilverPhinx on July 29, 2020, 02:22:48 PM
Quote from: Tank on July 29, 2020, 07:42:14 AM
Quote from: billy rubin on July 28, 2020, 09:54:41 PM
well, everybody's got a story, you know. mine is about old motorcycles that lots of people don't remember.

but i can still be impressed by a quality performance in other fields

except bagpipes. i'm not impressed by bagpipes.

I agree on the bagpipes. 40 seconds is my limit.

I like bagpipes. :tellmemore: They're acoustically...different.
That is unless it is a rank beginner playing them then it sounds like a bunch of cats in a burlap bag being beaten.
"Maybe it's just a bunch of stuff that happens." -- Homer Simpson
"Some people focus on the destination. Atheists focus on the journey." -- Barry Goldberg

xSilverPhinx

Quote from: Randy on July 29, 2020, 02:25:41 PM
Quote from: xSilverPhinx on July 29, 2020, 02:22:48 PM
Quote from: Tank on July 29, 2020, 07:42:14 AM
Quote from: billy rubin on July 28, 2020, 09:54:41 PM
well, everybody's got a story, you know. mine is about old motorcycles that lots of people don't remember.

but i can still be impressed by a quality performance in other fields

except bagpipes. i'm not impressed by bagpipes.

I agree on the bagpipes. 40 seconds is my limit.

I like bagpipes. :tellmemore: They're acoustically...different.
That is unless it is a rank beginner playing them then it sounds like a bunch of cats in a burlap bag being beaten.

:lol: But that can be said of most instruments! Take violins, for instance. Something so beautiful can and will be turned into an orchestra of nails on chalkboard if not done right.  :P
I am what survives if it's slain - Zack Hemsey


Davin

I love bagpipes. There's a bagpipe band called Tartanic and they are awesome.
Always question all authorities because the authority you don't question is the most dangerous... except me, never question me.

billy rubin

oscar wilde said it best

"Thank Heaven there is no smell".


"I cannot understand the popularity of that kind of music, which is based on repetition. In a civilized society, things don't need to be said more than three times."

hermes2015

Quote from: Davin on July 29, 2020, 05:25:51 PM
I love bagpipes. There's a bagpipe band called Tartanic and they are awesome.

I must say I agree with you. I like bagpipes as well.
"Eventually everything connects - people, ideas, objects. The quality of the connections is the key to quality per se."
― Charles Eames

Recusant

As a wannabe piper:  ;D
"Religion is fundamentally opposed to everything I hold in veneration — courage, clear thinking, honesty, fairness, and above all, love of the truth."
— H. L. Mencken


xSilverPhinx

Quote from: Davin on July 29, 2020, 05:25:51 PM
...There's a bagpipe band called Tartanic and they are awesome.

Cool! I'll look them up!  8)
I am what survives if it's slain - Zack Hemsey


xSilverPhinx

I am what survives if it's slain - Zack Hemsey


Recusant

No, I only have a basic practice chanter. It's a workout for the lungs and is a way to learn the fingering, but I'd like to get one with better sound.
"Religion is fundamentally opposed to everything I hold in veneration — courage, clear thinking, honesty, fairness, and above all, love of the truth."
— H. L. Mencken


Randy

Quote from: Recusant on July 30, 2020, 07:10:05 AM
No, I only have a basic practice chanter. It's a workout for the lungs and is a way to learn the fingering, but I'd like to get one with better sound.
Less cats to beat?  ;)
"Maybe it's just a bunch of stuff that happens." -- Homer Simpson
"Some people focus on the destination. Atheists focus on the journey." -- Barry Goldberg

Recusant

In this case "better" means "louder" so in theory, more cats.  ;)
"Religion is fundamentally opposed to everything I hold in veneration — courage, clear thinking, honesty, fairness, and above all, love of the truth."
— H. L. Mencken


Randy

 :rofl: Thanks, I needed a good laugh today.
"Maybe it's just a bunch of stuff that happens." -- Homer Simpson
"Some people focus on the destination. Atheists focus on the journey." -- Barry Goldberg