The Baker wrote: ↑Mon Jul 26, 2021 8:12 pm
Today, British Marches on you tube.
“Quick Step! March”!
I'm reminded that back in the 1960s my parents had an LP album of 'British Marching band' music; that I would listen to occasionally. It occurs to me that the music on the LP (which was carefully recorded then) sounded much better than what can be found on YouTube today. Of course the musicians in those military bands back in the 60's were probably the grandfathers of today's band members too.
For those that might not know; there is a famous annual presentation of this type of music, that invites military bands from around the world to preform. A friend of mine attended a few years ago and called the event excellent. The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo has been called off for 2021 – due to the Wuhan virus.
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Finally there is this: I just listened to the first couple songs, but I'm not about to sit still for the whole 4 hours. A complete list of the 106 individual marches is contained under the “Show More” button.
There's several good saxophonist on the radio these days. (David Sandborn, Candy Dulfer, Dave Koz, Gerald Albright, Mindy Abair & Richard Elliot are some of the more noteworthy). In the right hands a sax can be a very communicatory instrument.
I prefer these two sax pieces, over a whole bunch of others that I've listened to lately. Below: Deep Blue is unusually “up-beat” for a jazz sax tune; I believe is one of the most expressive sax songs to be found...
No music.
Took the computer to my son's house.
He blew clouds of dust out of it, and replaced a dead fan with one he salvaged from an old computer.
Works faster now, I think.
Dunno why.
But no sound and a screen that says the speaker is not connected.
I will have to re-check to see if there is an unconnected cable.
Didn't see one but I will have to get under the desk with a torch, check all the cables and connections.
The Baker wrote: ↑Fri Aug 13, 2021 6:21 pm
No music.
Took the computer to my son's house.
He blew clouds of dust out of it, and replaced a dead fan with one he salvaged from an old computer.
Works faster now, I think.
Dunno why.
But no sound and a screen that says the speaker is not connected.
I will have to re-check to see if there is an unconnected cable.
Didn't see one but I will have to get under the desk with a torch, check all the cables and connections.
Geoff
The roles are reversed in this household. At least I am the computer nerd and the son drives over to my house to get his computers tuned up.. A technologist for almost 50 years now; yet I am an old, archaic fossil and behind the times of modernity. Because I refuse to use or to rely upon Chromium-based browsers, modular phones, online banking, Windows 10, Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat, Instagram and numerous other social media crap. I don't trust 'Big Tech' as far as I can spit and never did. Not with important items like my own time, money, intellectual property or personal privacy.
I'd rather take a whupping than to get down on my hand and knees to work with that rat's nest of wires under my own computer desk. Getting down there is almost as much chore as getting back up. Its called rheumatism.
At least the computer cable fittings now are easy to identify. Different shapes and colours.
Time was when they all looked the same and you had to put labels on each cable and its fitting on the computer
so you could get them together after a visit to the computer doctor.
Getting down is not too bad but to get up again is an achievement.
No special problems, old age I think.
Freedom had been hunted round the globe; reason was considered as rebellion; and the slavery of fear had made men afraid to think. But such is the irresistible nature of truth, that all it asks, and all it wants, is the liberty of appearing.
-Thomas Paine
🎱 The struggle is real and this rabbit hole just got interesting. Per a conversation I had with Mr. Jay Gibbs regarding white oak barrel staves: “…you gotta get it burning good.”
Freedom had been hunted round the globe; reason was considered as rebellion; and the slavery of fear had made men afraid to think. But such is the irresistible nature of truth, that all it asks, and all it wants, is the liberty of appearing.
-Thomas Paine
She has a pure raw voice. Very similar to Janis Joplin in passion and intensity. Good music to switch things up a bit.
🎱 The struggle is real and this rabbit hole just got interesting. Per a conversation I had with Mr. Jay Gibbs regarding white oak barrel staves: “…you gotta get it burning good.”
River Rat wrote: ↑Wed Aug 04, 2021 4:17 pm
Didn't know if this should go here or in the "songs about moonshine" thread but here you go. One of our local boys.
He's damn good. And this kind of country reminds me of Dire Straits, R.E.M. and Nirvana dropped in a same flask.
Being only 8 years elder than my own youngster is, this fella sings mostly for the dad, not for the son. Surprised and pleased, thanks
River Rat wrote: ↑Wed Aug 04, 2021 4:17 pm
Didn't know if this should go here or in the "songs about moonshine" thread but here you go. One of our local boys.
He's damn good. And this kind of country reminds me of Dire Straits, R.E.M. and Nirvana dropped in a same flask.
Being only 8 years elder than my own youngster is, this fella sings mostly for the dad, not for the son. Surprised and pleased, thanks
Yes sir he's damn good. He has a lot of music out there and 99% of it is really good in my opinion.
Dang AC, the way she plays it’s like George Thorogood and Lynyrd Skynyrd had a baby!! That’s some good shit right there Brother. Thanks
Freedom had been hunted round the globe; reason was considered as rebellion; and the slavery of fear had made men afraid to think. But such is the irresistible nature of truth, that all it asks, and all it wants, is the liberty of appearing.
-Thomas Paine
Freedom had been hunted round the globe; reason was considered as rebellion; and the slavery of fear had made men afraid to think. But such is the irresistible nature of truth, that all it asks, and all it wants, is the liberty of appearing.
-Thomas Paine