A moment of silence for great flame wars past
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Re: A moment of silence for great flame wars past
Would it help if I confess to secretly owning THE Davy Spillane whistle?
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Well, a good flamer could begin with the new cowboy slipjig from Garth Brooks in Dublin as they won't be Dancing in the Streets and getting jiggy with it. Or will they? 
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Re: A moment of silence for great flame wars past
At this point I honestly have no way of knowing if by "flamer" you mean cyber-bully, or fabulous. Not that one can't be both, of course.ytliek wrote:Well, a good flamer could begin with the new cowboy slipjig from Garth Brooks in Dublin as they won't be Dancing in the Streets and getting jiggy with it. Or will they?
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That's not gonna get it. American Country music is among the most heard/played music types in some parts of rural Ireland. At least that would seem to be the case by my limited experience going back to visit family. I'm thinking of taking my dobro over, instead of the whistles and flute, on my next trip. Might be easier to scare up a session then. Nothin' to flame about here AFAIK.ytliek wrote:Well, a good flamer could begin with the new cowboy slipjig from Garth Brooks in Dublin as they won't be Dancing in the Streets and getting jiggy with it. Or will they?
Yeah, the concert cancellations caused a bit of a blow up. But hey, football/soccer was involved. Now that can be sacred ground. No pun intended.
By the way ... Generation whistles are sooooo out if tune and sound like nails scratching on a blackboard.
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Waiddaminnit. Did Garth Brooks actually record a slip jig?
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Re: A moment of silence for great flame wars past
That's not going to start a flame war; everyone KNOWS that's true. Besides, who's playing Gens anymore? Recorder is the one with all the notes.Feadoggie wrote:By the way ... Generation whistles are sooooo out of tune and sound like nails scratching on a blackboard.
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I didn't even know what a flamer was, nor shouting, or any of that forum/internet speak. I had a sheltered life. I learned a lot reading the C&F archives as well. No bully here. Not fabulous. Perhaps hot.
Garth may have slipped the gig. Written a slip jig? Where else better to write one:
http://www.thedronenews.org/#!GARTH-BRO ... 9D238E8637
Garth may have slipped the gig. Written a slip jig? Where else better to write one:
http://www.thedronenews.org/#!GARTH-BRO ... 9D238E8637
I know AC is definitely enjoyed by some Irish. Last March I had the pleasure of meeting and listening to The Friel Sisters locally. While talking they had mentioned how much they loved AC and especially Dolly Parton.Feadoggie wrote:American Country music is among the most heard/played music types in some parts of rural Ireland. At least that would seem to be the case by my limited experience going back to visit family.
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Re: A moment of silence for great flame wars past
Well, we're here to put an end to that. You'll thank us. Or not.ytliek wrote:I didn't even know what a flamer was, nor shouting, or any of that forum/internet speak. I had a sheltered life.
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I always went to that part of the forum expecting that someone would disagree. It always surprised me that people would hold onto ideas like a dogma and not rethink their position. I miss the disagreements because there were opportunities to find out where I was wrong and at times where I had correct thoughts. Overall I think I got more out of it than most.
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Wow. That's half Frank'N'Furter & half Frankenstein. Or rather his monster.Nanohedron wrote:
And now there was no doubt that the trees were really moving - moving in and out through one another as if in a complicated country dance. ('And I suppose,' thought Lucy, 'when trees dance, it must be a very, very country dance indeed.')
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Bravo!emmline wrote:Would it help if I confess to secretly owning THE Davy Spillane whistle?
And now there was no doubt that the trees were really moving - moving in and out through one another as if in a complicated country dance. ('And I suppose,' thought Lucy, 'when trees dance, it must be a very, very country dance indeed.')
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Ha! If only there were a celebrity-endorsed whistle like that to distract the army of beginners from the master makers that it's now largely impossible to get a decent instrument from.emmline wrote:Would it help if I confess to secretly owning THE Davy Spillane whistle?
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Won't he be disappointed!MTGuru wrote:...and then comes after the brains of the audience.
And now there was no doubt that the trees were really moving - moving in and out through one another as if in a complicated country dance. ('And I suppose,' thought Lucy, 'when trees dance, it must be a very, very country dance indeed.')
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Oh I don't know - my local music store has plenty of Generations.MadmanWithaWhistle wrote:Ha! If only there were a celebrity-endorsed whistle like that to distract the army of beginners from the master makers that it's now largely impossible to get a decent instrument from.emmline wrote:Would it help if I confess to secretly owning THE Davy Spillane whistle?
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But not as many as in the begats.benhall.1 wrote: Oh I don't know - my local music store has plenty of Generations.
I have a sudden desire to quote WB Yeats: "...those dying generations at their song..."
And now there was no doubt that the trees were really moving - moving in and out through one another as if in a complicated country dance. ('And I suppose,' thought Lucy, 'when trees dance, it must be a very, very country dance indeed.')
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