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peedee 14/01/09 10:25:24 PM
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Re: What's New/ Better/ Worse this week
New: Joined a beginners swing (mostly sax) band. Better: The leader of the band, Jo Gurr, ex professional is going to be my tutor. Worse: Hernia operation on the 22nd, so no sax for while. Wife don't mind though _________________ B&H Lafleur tenor Bentley soprano Is it just condensation, or am I dribbling? |
emma 17/01/09 10:20:46 PM
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New: TJ horn sax0 Better: hopefully my sax playing abilities will be after roughly 4-5 years of practice - quite a few years to go then! worse: sorelips, aching face and odd screeching sound. Talking becoming difficult due to inability to use face muscles (children are happy though as it hurts too much to shout at them...) _________________ All I ask is a chance to prove that money can't make me happy.... |
peedee 17/01/09 11:13:13 PM
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Hey! Max 10 mins to start. Patience _________________ B&H Lafleur tenor Bentley soprano You are not what you think you are, but what you think, you are. (I think) |
emma 18/01/09 3:10:31 PM
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worse: sorelips, aching face and odd screeching sound. Talking becoming difficult due to inability to use face muscles (children are happy though as it hurts too much to shout at them...) re previous post - I wonder if shouting at kids will strengthen face muscles...there's a thought! _________________ All I ask is a chance to prove that money can't make me happy.... |
linky_lee 18/01/09 4:40:04 PM
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Better: Motivation and more free time this weekend. got myself some goals and targets to work towards and am looking forward to some focussed practice next week. Worse: only managed about 15mins a day this week. _________________ Started Dec 2004 Soprano: Borgani (1950's), Yam 4C, RJS 3M Alto: Yamaha YAS-62 (1983) or Martin Handcraft (1925), Yani 6, ZZ 3 Tenor: Walstein Phosphor Bronze (2007 prototype), Vandoren T75, ZZ 3 |
chadders 18/01/09 8:37:25 PM
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Better: I have now got used to my Graphtonite A5 Mouthpiece - I was'nt able to get Marca reeds from anywhere local so carried on with 2 and 2.5s but I am now able to play my old favourites Jazz select 3S. I have also bought some Lavoz 2ms and these are brill - I am getting a real dusky sound, which makes me want to play the sax even more. Thank you to Pete T for the technical exercises on his website, and the scales book download - I think these have helped strengthen my chops over the last couple of weeks. Same(ish): Harlem nocturne is still a bit of a pig. the chromatic runs are getting faster, but still too slow to be in time. Worse - Nothing really - its all starting to hold together which is really encouraging and motivating. Yipee Chad _________________ Kill Ugly Radio (frank zappa) |
luluna 19/01/09 2:19:17 PM
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Best wishes for a SpeeDee PeeDee recovery ~ take good care of yourself ~ you'll be playing better than ever after that! _________________ ~Lori off to play my tenor like a "luluna-tic" |
peedee 19/01/09 10:06:10 PM
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Thanks for your kind sentiments Lori. Will be back on the horn soon as it's safe. Don't want to 'bust a gut' again _________________ B&H Lafleur tenor Bentley soprano You are not what you think you are, but what you think, you are. (I think) |
smiffy 25/01/09 09:44:51 AM
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New, nothing Better, had a good practice with the Alto yesterday, went back to some old stuff I had not played for awhile and found I had improved a lot Worse, not had anytime on the Tenor _________________ London England Jupiter 769, Walstein Tenor |
peedee 25/01/09 8:18:31 PM
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New: Addition to my anatomy Better; Less pain Worse: Can't play me sax yet _________________ B&H Lafleur tenor Bentley soprano 65 and still blowing strong. |
davew 25/01/09 9:20:24 PM
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Great to see you back Pete, I guess the op went well. |
peedee 25/01/09 9:28:56 PM
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yes thanks Dave, no problems so far. Will be glad to get back to 'normal' though. _________________ B&H Lafleur tenor Bentley soprano 65 and still blowing strong. |
bob_green 25/01/09 9:48:26 PM
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New: being 53 today Better: having a means of listening to DAB/MP3's in the car Worse: being 53 today _________________ Cheers, Bob One day our ocean will find its shore |
luluna 27/01/09 10:42:46 PM
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Didn't they take away the hernia? Hope you're on the mend ~ be careful and take good care of yourself. Kind regards~ Lori _________________ ~Lori Shoveling snow in Vermont.... |
peedee 27/01/09 10:50:15 PM
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Hi Lori thanks your sentiments. take away me hernia!! Impossible, google it and you'll see why. It's a cover up job. Hey, could do with some of that snow here in the south, all this rain is getting boring Pete _________________ B&H Lafleur tenor Bentley soprano 65 and still blowing strong. |
luluna 28/01/09 2:15:30 PM
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I wish I could send you some ~ had to hire someone to shovel off the rooftops - we are having a blizzard today, they're predicting another two feet of snow..... You're better off with your umbrella instead of a snow shovel. Especially with that "patch"! Be good _________________ ~Lori Moonlighting in Vermont http://lulunastamps.blogspot.com |
nick_cook 29/01/09 07:52:11 AM
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New: 4 inch gash with 8 stitches on my head from running into a bridge at the weekend. Better: It's getting better Worse: Haven't been able to play sax 'cos of headaches!! _________________ Hanson SA-5. If God wanted us to be vegetarians, why did he make animals out of meat? |
smiffy 29/01/09 08:01:06 AM
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Is the bridge ok _________________ London England Jupiter 769, Walstein Tenor |
old_git 29/01/09 10:01:37 AM
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Garry, Remember you are a member, indeed Founder Mamber of the Croydon and Sarf Lundun Massive and as such should not display so much sympathy. _________________ Bald? No, just a wide central parting. |
nick_cook 29/01/09 2:04:48 PM
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Well, quite a bit of it had to be washed out of the wound by the nurse!!! _________________ Hanson SA-5. Why does sour cream have an expiry date? |
young_col 29/01/09 5:31:05 PM
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Ouch, Nick. Sympathy and hope it clears up soon. There, that's risked the wrath of the Croydon bunch, but I couldn't resist the following. My music teacher always said to watch out for the bridge. Did you go into something sharp, or was it B...flat? Welcome back as well, PeeDee. Hope it went OK. Thought of you today while at a National Trussed garden. Serious. Better: recovering from some intonation problems on my PM after 1)tightening up the G# closing arm a fraction, and 2) switching back to the TJ Horn for a while and revisiting how much freeer blowing the PM is (a point I made on another thread, but hadn't actually done it for a month). YC |
peedee 29/01/09 7:47:56 PM
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Not of the Croydon sarf london brigade you have my sympathy, and hope the bridge is ok also were you running or walking at the time. Low bridge?? 2 Iboprofen + 2 Paracetomol every 4 hours = sax playing!! Unless you have a hernia of course _________________ B&H Lafleur tenor Bentley soprano 65 and still blowing strong. |
byteofthecherry 29/01/09 8:19:08 PM
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Gives the James Brown 'Sex Machine'...we all know that one..."Hey Bobby take it to the bridge...'answer'...."yeah man take it to the bridge" a new meaning... Ok..ok..I'll get my hat/coat...order me a taxi.. _________________ Loc: Exmoor, West Somerset. Yamaha YBS32 Yamaha YTS82ZUL Yamaha YAS32(Synthephone conv.) Yamaha VL70 c/w Patchman Eprom Bauhaus-Walstien curved sop. |
bob_green 29/01/09 10:37:49 PM
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Shall I take it to the bridge? Shall I take it to the bridge? .......let's hit it and quit.... Seriously though Nick, I hope everything's on the mend and you are blowing again soon. _________________ Cheers, Bob Mother Teresa's joined the mob, unhappy with her current job |
sharon 30/01/09 07:09:46 AM
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Crikey Nick how'd you manage that! Were you racing or just out training. Hope you get better soon. Sharon _________________ The other man's grass is always greener ........... but it still needs mowing |
nick_cook 30/01/09 08:32:58 AM
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Hi all, Thanks for the good wishes. It was a race which went along a canal path. The 5 mile mark was just as the path narrowed under an arched bridge. I looked at my watch just as I reached the bridge and strayed a bit close to it!!! Got carted off to hospital in an ambulance with blood gushing out of the wound. I did get seen straight away though, 'cos they didn't want me bleeding all over the waiting room!!! Managed a bit of practice last night with no side effects. I've got to crack on as I've got my grade 2 in March. _________________ Hanson SA-5. If God wanted us to be vegetarians, why did he make animals out of meat? |
peedee 30/01/09 8:50:21 PM
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dont need a truss now, not that I ever wore one _________________ B&H Lafleur tenor Bentley soprano The squeaks and squawks enentually turn into peeps and parps. |
tonymoroney 31/01/09 1:23:44 PM
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New: Spyro Gyra - Morning Dance & Minor Pentatonic in A Better: Opening throat more and getting a clearer tone on the Alto Worse/Same: Still struggling to read notes correctly at any appreciable speed, still learning pieces and relying on memory instead of the sheet. T. _________________ ========== Trevor James Revolution II Alto Bauhaus-Walstein Bronze Tenor |
nick_cook 02/02/09 7:15:46 PM
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New: Got "Guest Spot: Andrew Lloyd Webber Showstoppers" in Waterstone's sale - enjoying trying "Pie Jesu" and "Phantom of the Opera". Better: Grade 2 tune 'Song for my Father" Not worse, but no better: Grade 2 tune "For Turiya" (don't think I'll be choosing that one!!) _________________ Hanson SA-5. There are 10 kinds of people; those who understand binary, and those who don't! |
luluna 05/02/09 2:25:35 PM
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Nick and PeeDee ~ hope this finds you both mended New: the foot of ice on the edge of the roof Better: I get to leave the house and go to Concert Band rehearsal tonight at the college. Worse: the gallons of water that just gushed out of my ceiling from the ice melting! I think when realtors describe the "charm" of living in a 200 year old farmhouse - this is what they are actually talking about..... _________________ ~Lori doing flips off the roof into the snowbank... |
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