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On 2003-01-23 19:03, Jerry Freeman wrote:
WE HAVE A WINNNNNERRRR!!!!!!

Aw, Shucks.
Nothing to it.

On 2003-01-23 18:07, Jerry Freeman wrote: P.P.S. How many software engineers does it take to change a lightbulb? (The prize for this one is the whistle I won by being the first to correctly state that the answer to life, the universe and everything is forty-two.) _________________ That's a hardware...

On 2003-01-15 01:43, Redwolf wrote: What do you think...is the Emerald Isle ready for an American vegetarian who cooks California cuisine while taking frequent breaks to play Morris tunes on Canadian pennywhistles? Redwolf Naw, they probably just need a good burger (with Bacon(of course)) :smile: O...

On 2002-11-18 17:51, bob baksi wrote:
......no doubt the extra light bulbs were in different wattages, with at least one Low Wattage bulb among the group.

And some of the bulbs have to be twisted *slightly* differently to get a good Cnat.

On 2002-11-13 04:25, Roger O'Keeffe wrote:
With world domination, obviously.

What, they stopped making Powers?

On 2002-10-31 12:10, Bloomfield wrote: On 2002-10-31 12:08, Elerossë wrote: My younger brother and I are going as a Chinese dragon. We had wanted to be the Spanish Inquisition (the Monty Python fans that we are) but Mom said an emphatic "No" Ah well, ther's always next year! Kaitlin No on...

On 2002-10-31 13:20, Bloomfield wrote: Oh, it should be fine, especially as a beginner's whistle. If nothing else, I suggest you brew some chamomile tea and then loosen the head, just in order to pull it out a bit, maybe an eight of an inch (3 or 4 mm). That improves them. Don't expect tuning to be...

The Clancy Brothers, Dubliners and Irish Rovers. See, Mom and Dad both like The Clancy Bros. Have just about since they got popular, so I heard alot of Irish stuff growing up. Knew most of the words to the songs by the time I was 6 or so. Then I got older and pretty much stopped listening unless mom...

I've seen it refered to in many posts on this board, but what the heck is it? Are we talking about the 3M poster hanging stuff? or is it something else? I've got a feeling I may have missed something, but "The Blue Tack Tweak" kindof seems like assumed knowledge. So what the heck are we ta...

On 2002-10-09 23:18, TubeDude wrote: Friends don't let friends play bagpipes. No, no, no. It's: "Bagpipes put the fun back in Funeral" OR: My personal favorite when I play either of the two bagpipe songs on the jukebox at the bar.. EVERYONE, loves bagpipes!!! This generates about the reac...

Fromt the Bodhran entry:
The quality of an Irish traditional group is in inverse proportion to the number of bodhrán players it has.

Heh

On 2002-10-03 18:10, Doc Jones wrote: I recently purchased a box of ten to give away to potential whistle converts. Seven were fine, three were garbage. That's 70%. Doc I just bought 5. One is unplayable, one is very chiffy(glovebox), one is less chiffy(pen cup at work) and the other two sound just...

So, Iv'e been playing the whistle for a few months, and today recieved a bunch more whistles from the Whistle Shop(Damn fine place to do buiseness with BTW). So I thought I might offer up a few suggestions to other people who are learning and looking for that "Perfect Whistle" I've develop...

just to add a data point: The more you play along by ear the better you get, however, a lot has to do with what your'e listening *to*. As a "furinstance" I've played bass guitar for about 16 years. I can easely pick up the bass line for most songs by ear. On the other hand picking up guita...

On 2002-09-22 15:29, E = Fb wrote: I thought I read in another thread that a well known store will sell fipples only. That would be handy! I could re-habilitate the whisltes I've tweaked into oblivion. Can someone confirm the store name and the brand they sell. Can't seem to find that post. Tom The...