On Wed, 2 Jan 2013 21:45:58 -0800 (PST), Robert Adams <robert.adams@analog.com> wrote:>Umm, that last line was meant to be a joke (obviously not a very good one!). In the musical world I inhabit, drummer jokes are very much in vogue :) > > >BobIt was an excellent joke and well placed. I loled. ;) Eric Jacobsen Anchor Hill Communications http://www.anchorhill.com
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On 01/03/13 12:33, glen herrmannsfeldt wrote:> Richard Dobson<richarddobson@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote: > > (snip) >> The classical music equivalent is viola players. Goes back too many >> years for me to know why. > > (snip of joke) > > OK, viola jokes, reminds me of: > > http://eliseblackwell.com/pages/an-unfinished-score.html > > Well, it is a pretty good story, but there is one joke in it that > I still remember, told by one character in the story to another. > > Q: How do you keep you violin from getting stolen? > > A: Keep it in a viola case. > > -- glenThe viola joke I've been told: Q: (From one oboist to another.) What's the difference between a violin and a viola? A: Viola burns longer. Well, I think its funny. REB
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On Wednesday, January 2, 2013 11:45:58 PM UTC-6, Robert Adams wrote:> In the musical world I inhabit, drummer jokes are very much in vogue :)And then, of course, there is the story of the intrepid explorer canoeing up the river with his native guide when drums start beating in the hills. "Is that bad?" asks IE nervously. "Yes," says NG, "but when drums stop, very, very bad..." "Why?" asks IE in a small voice. NG replies "Bass solo start."
Reply by ●January 5, 20132013-01-05
On 1/4/13 9:59 PM, dvsarwate wrote:> On Wednesday, January 2, 2013 11:45:58 PM UTC-6, Robert Adams wrote: >> In the musical world I inhabit, drummer jokes are very much in vogue :) > > And then, of course, there is the story > of the intrepid explorer canoeing up the > river with his native guide when drums > start beating in the hills. > > "Is that bad?" asks IE nervously. > > "Yes," says NG, "but when drums stop, > very, very bad..." > > "Why?" asks IE in a small voice. > > NG replies "Bass solo start." >:-) -- r b-j rbj@audioimagination.com "Imagination is more important than knowledge."
Reply by ●January 5, 20132013-01-05
On Wed, 2 Jan 2013 21:45:58 -0800 (PST), Robert Adams <robert.adams@analog.com> wrote:>Umm, that last line was meant to be a joke (obviously not a very good one!). >In the musical world I inhabit, drummer jokes are very much in vogue :) > > >BobHi Bob, Accordion Joke# 1): The accordion player, with his accordion in the back seat of his car, stops at a grocery store to buy bread. Leaving the store with his bread he walks back to his car and sees the rear window of his car smashed out. He thinks, "Oh no! My accordion!" Running up to the car he looks through the smashed window and sees two accordions in the back seat. Accordion Joke# 2): Accordions don't play "Lady of Spain, ...people do. [-Rick-]
Reply by ●January 5, 20132013-01-05
dvsarwate <dvsarwate@yahoo.com> writes:> On Wednesday, January 2, 2013 11:45:58 PM UTC-6, Robert Adams wrote: >> In the musical world I inhabit, drummer jokes are very much in vogue :) > > And then, of course, there is the story > of the intrepid explorer canoeing up the > river with his native guide when drums > start beating in the hills. > > "Is that bad?" asks IE nervously. > > "Yes," says NG, "but when drums stop, > very, very bad..." > > "Why?" asks IE in a small voice. > > NG replies "Bass solo start.":) -- Randy Yates Digital Signal Labs http://www.digitalsignallabs.com
Reply by ●January 6, 20132013-01-06
Sometimes bad drummers cause faulty video signals as well. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFFcuy_5k2Q&feature=youtube_gdata_player Bob
Reply by ●January 6, 20132013-01-06
On Sun, 6 Jan 2013 06:18:37 -0800 (PST), Robert Adams <robert.adams@analog.com> wrote:>Sometimes bad drummers cause faulty video signals as well. > >http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFFcuy_5k2Q&feature=youtube_gdata_player > > >BobThat's the perfect song for that, too! :) Eric Jacobsen Anchor Hill Communications http://www.anchorhill.com
Reply by ●January 6, 20132013-01-06
On 1/6/13 9:18 AM, Robert Adams wrote:> Sometimes bad drummers cause faulty video signals as well. > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFFcuy_5k2Q&feature=youtube_gdata_player >oh dear! that was so painful i couldn't watch it to the end. it's as if Saturday Night Live or someone else (it's almost Pythoneque) made it into a sketch. i guess my limited experience of drummers/percussionists was that they were pretty understated guys. i dunno. -- r b-j rbj@audioimagination.com "Imagination is more important than knowledge."
Reply by ●January 7, 20132013-01-07
On Sunday, January 6, 2013 5:00:14 PM UTC-5, robert bristow-johnson wrote:> On 1/6/13 9:18 AM, Robert Adams wrote: > > > Sometimes bad drummers cause faulty video signals as well. > > > > > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFFcuy_5k2Q&feature=youtube_gdata_player > > > > > >According to "This is Spinal Tap", they have short life expectancies! Clay> oh dear! > > > > that was so painful i couldn't watch it to the end. it's as if Saturday > > Night Live or someone else (it's almost Pythoneque) made it into a sketch. > > > > i guess my limited experience of drummers/percussionists was that they > > were pretty understated guys. i dunno. > > > > -- > > > > r b-j rbj@audioimagination.com > > > > "Imagination is more important than knowledge."
