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Yes! I was saddled with flugelhorn duties for a semester in HS. Was like transitioning from lead guitar to bass. Yeah, it’s a nice tone, but didn’t draw in the chicks! Like playing in the HS band EVER drew in chicks….
I got transitioned to playing the sousaphone for graduation ceremony because our couple sousaphone guys were graduating. Our band instructor in an attempt to get me to switch permanent told me he could get me a full ride scholarship by doing so. I had no desire. But we moved a year later and haven't touch a trumpet since (almost 50 years ago). I was once listening to an interview with Eddie VanHalen and he said something that struck home. He said he couldn't read sheet music. And I realized I'm the same, I could replicate what I heard, but could not visualize in my head what the sheet should sound like. Sounds dumb right?
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I have a buddy who never played guitar in his life, but his dad did. When he was about 16 he picked up a guitar and could play it.
So that’s why you hate Trans people so much. You were forced to. 😂😂
I wonder how many band “nerds” are in here.
We had to start racing to get a date.
I played the trombone
Like almost anything, mastering musical skills requires talent. My oldest son has perfect pitch, can read treble & bass, knows the “Nashville Notes” system, and can play almost any song on guitar or bass if he knows what key it’s in. He also plays cello and has played 20+ minute sections w/o referencing the sheet music. It’s actually kinda freaky.
Guys like EVH have both talent and an ear for writing great songs; reading music wasn’t required. But for most musicians it’s a necessity unless backed by a team of professional songwriters.
I haven't seen them in a while , but I wouldn't be surprised if they were. It fits with the other things they said. Buying into the currency when a war begins and its at the lowest and the country having a lot of oil. If Venezuelan currency is very weak now , I haven't looked. They look at the long-term and if its likely that the US and other countries will invest in rebuilding. With Venezuela having so much oil , it also seems similar to what they look at.
The kid gets in and out of racing , so sometimes I won't hear from them for a year or 2. If they come in anytime soon I'll see what they are saying and post back here.
Cool story bro
This one time on acid all the keys on a piano made perfect sense and worked in harmony with each other. Fun while it lasted, but I'll stick to bass.
Kool story bro
Baritone mostly, some cornet/trumpet/tuba. Stopped after 9th grade, though. It just wasn’t something that I enjoyed enough to want to plan my entire class schedule around I guess.
Our Jr High band instructor was a great teacher, though, and being in his classes made it worthwhile just to listen to the types of music that he would play us. Like probably most band instructors of that era, he was a big fan of rock music that included brass and wind instruments so he ‘indoctrinated’ us with Chicago and Jethro Tull at early ages!!!
Can’t say that I’m a big fan of Hawley, but I don’t think he’s horrible either. Same with Massie, but I envy Massie’s courage to stand up for what he believes is right, especially when it comes to things that congresspeople are usually pressured to ‘toe the party line’ on. We all think that we’d do that ourselves but it’s much harder done than said, especially at that level of scrutiny.
I think that Talarico is going to be a presidential candidate for 2032 or, more likely, 2036. He has a pretty good chance at the Senate seat next year, and his calm, rational style could really make him a favorite for the less pure partisan voters who lean a little either way. He’s not really been a messenger of hate or division so far, and I hope that his style becomes more appealing to voters sooner rather than later. I sort of wish that I’d still be in Texas to vote for him next year!
Yea Talarico seems to get it, and I think you might be correct about his future potential as a candidate. I like the fact he knows there should be a clear separation of church and state even though he’s very religious himself.
Hahahaha!
Dammit, boy!
Sorry son, I've neither the time or energy to hate people. It would take a big event on my direct family to cause such a strong emotion. There are things I hate. If I had to start a list, I'd definitely starting with
#1: Fixing Plumbing
Shit just hit the fan in Venezuela’s capital city of Caracas early Saturday morning.
Low-flying aircraft were seen flying over Caracas at about 2 a.m. local time on Saturday, according to The Associated Press. Fox News also reporting 7 explosions in Caracas.
The Federal Aviation Administration issued a Notice to Air Missions at 1 a.m. EST on Saturday prohibiting all U.S. aircraft from operating "at all altitudes within Venezuelan airspace."
We're bombing the shit out of them
Pit Row
Welp, here we go.
Something something President of Peace..
Most fucked up administration in USA history - the proof just keeps coming.
Ohmygawd the orange man didn't just make speaches and rattle sabres and do nothing !!!
Good job CIA,FBI and the U.S. Military. Glad for the wonderful good people of Venezuela.
Maduro will be in prision for the rest of his, hopefully short, life. I wonder how many shoes his wife has ...
Bet he wishes now he'd have taken the opportunity to vacate while he had the chance.
🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣
Exactly.
He was nothing more than a massive cartel leader.
Nothing more, nothing less.
Definitely not a legitimate leader of a nation, or its people.
Hilarious hours after his soiree with chinese diplomats that he was ousted.
Apparantly, indictments have already been handed down in NY.
In your face, mamdani.
🤣😂🤣
Mexican cartels should be a piece of cake then, if it's all about drugs and not oil 🤣
Well, let’s hope that the DOJ assigns real prosecutors to this case. If this were to be thrown out or if he were to be acquitted, what would be the outcome on the world stage? Now that we’ve done this, would we support another country’s right to do this sort of action against Netanyahu, for example?
And back to the original post of the thread, why are we pardoning major drug traffickers while doing this with the excuse of combating drug trafficking?
Removing Maduro creates a vacuum which I assume (hope) the administration anticipated. Who is in charge of Venezuela? What is the Venezuelan military’s position? It’s a great headline but the rest of the page is blank. Hopefully the long-term plan gets released today.
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