Nish
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BonsoirA big hi and hello there to one and all. Hope all is well over in England. I am currently in Washington DC. Just thought I'd let people who know my mobile number that it got stolen the other day, so will be back in business with same number in a couple of weeks.
Hows prep going for the festival?
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greenfairy
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Niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiish *pouncehug*
How are you finding DC? I hated the place (well what little I saw)
Festival prep is going. That's about all I can say. Froze to death practising the marching last night, it's sooooo bloody cold here :(
Missing your lovely presence as always though 
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Astradyne
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Perhaps doing marching practice in a wind tunnel is all for the greater good.
Or maybe not.
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greenfairy
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Piccolo + wind tunnel conditions = not good at all. That and not being able to see the miniscule music 
Still, at least we'll be indoors tomorrow!
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Wee Mac McDrums
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We too are having weather problems during our marching rehersals.....
The all sun and warm weather we've been having in Scotland has brought out the midges!!!!
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greenfairy
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Tell me, what is this "sun" that you speak of? I thought it was some kind of mythical creature invented to give us hope during the monsoon conditions 
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A
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So my ever so slight tan will still make me look golden compared to you all?
Hi Nish my love! How's DC?
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ZedHorn
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| Astradyne wrote: | Perhaps doing marching practice in a wind tunnel is all for the greater good.
Or maybe not. |
Try an airfield... it was like January last night rather than June... wind cheaters & fleeces all round, I'm contemplating finding my cologne thermals, scarf, gloves and hat for next week!
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Wee Mac McDrums
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EversoGreenfairy,
the Sun...
Big yellow shiney thing?
The giver of all energy to the earth?
The giver of life?
The cause of the sweet breathe of wind on you cheeks?
Ra, the god of the shiney big yellow thing in the sky?
Rasfaterians, followers of the sun god, mon!
The reason why simple minded folk flock towards the equitorial regions of or planet during their summer break?
The reason why middleEngland still has a hosepipe ban, even though most of it seems to be 18" underwater at the moment? (no offence to those who are living underwater at the moment, But I seem to mannage to live underwater most of the time I'm deployed)
Lets try a practical experiment....
You need, for this experiment:-
A £1.00 coin
A straw from McDonalds(or any other reputable fast food joint)
Sticky tape
Imagination
1. tape the £1.00 coin to the end of the straw.
2. Tape the straw ( with the £1.00 coin away from you) to the top of your head.
3. Imagine the shiney gold thing that you can see in front of your eyes is the "sun"
4. The big yellow shiney thing taped to the opposite end of the straw from your head looks just like 'The Sun'
If you wish to seek further guidance on this ellusive beast called 'sun' then cast your mind back to our sightseeing tour of Washington (DC)!!!!!
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greenfairy
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Mac my dear you are a treasure of wonderous knowledge and I bow down before your almighty mind.
And would that be the sightseeing tour of Washington that went....oooh look a big pointy thing (wow is that plane going to crash in to it?), that's the pool of reflection (it's called that for two reasons you know...), let's count the steps up to Honest Abe...ooh the pillars are really nice and cool when you lean on them, hungry, fairy sets off the alarms getting in to the weird Customs building where there's food, meh kinda bored now, oh look the White House....that's a bit of a disappointment, let's go to the National Archives cos they filmed National Treasure there *mmmm Sean Bean*....gosh there's not really much in the way of history here...oooh things to play with and buttons to press, wow look at the queue to read the one interesting thing that we don't really wanna see....bored, let's not walk to Capitol Hill, cool sculpturey garden place....aaaah nice paddling fountainy thing....cunningly getting rid of change, getting burnt and that flipping awesome house sculptury thing! (I want one)
Washington in a nutshell and I remember the sun now....yay for my hat but boo for burning arms and chest cos my suncream applicator person didn't put enough on....
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Hornblower
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Well - that's Washington done.
Now, where else have you been that you can 'do' for me to save me the bother and the money?
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Wee Mac McDrums
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Ahhhh....memories!
I do remember pointing out that it looked as if an aircraft was about to plunge in to the Washington Monument (well it did look like that from where I was standing!), I also remember saying it very loudly, and getting lots of angry stares from the natives!!!!!!
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greenfairy
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I'm surprised you remember much at all really, what with being either pished or hungover! 
And I think we should've hit you harder with the repeated plane crash comments...I thought we were going to end up being deported!!
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Nish
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Well, sorry to say A, I have a feeling that you'll not quite be golden compared to me.
DC Was awsome, really enjoyed it, have some impressive stuff there. Am now in Indiana for the rest of the week, then home on Friday. Looking forward to seeing everyone again.
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A
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Yes, but you were tanned before you went!!!!
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Apricot
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Nishhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh we miss you.
Enjoy the rest of your trip.
Saturday marching in the drill shed was fun - for all 6 of us that turned up including CMN on cornet(!).
But hey us 6 can nearly go round corners now!!!
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greenfairy
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And I can almost plat piccolo too - my ears are still ringing though 
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Pompey Rich
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Nathan. Sorry you've had your mobile nicked but try to enjoy the rest of your trip. Also, could you try and contact Neil ASAP as he needs you on cornet for the festival. Thanks mate.
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Nish
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Cheers Rich. had a chat with Neil today. Thats all sorted.
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joe90
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| greenfairy wrote: | | And I can almost plat piccolo too - my ears are still ringing though |
Shreiking twigs are best platted, - or is it blatted?
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bootybandy
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Shreeking Twigs and Squeaky Twigs are different instruments. Piccolo and Eb Clarinet to give them their correct names, but they should both be plaited. (Hope I've spelt that one correct) 
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greenfairy
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Piccs should all be destroyed. Hate the damn instrument (and even more so now it seems I'm solo picc for the festival....not amused)
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Astradyne
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I don't want to know about piccolo plating - I've seen my fair share of piccolos (and dodgy plating) to last me a lifetime last month, having rebuilt five of them after having had all the keys plated (and replated in some cases as the platers didn't do a great job) for the Sultanate of Oman.
And another piccolo I had plated and rebuilt has gone missing in US customs instead of back to it's owner in Arkansas where it should have been over a month ago.
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windypipes
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You will be fine on Picc...
Challenge maybe!
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greenfairy
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Still freaking out this morning. Really don't want to stuff this up 
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Apricot
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You will be fine GF, just remember A will also be playing the static up in the gods and I will be doing the same thing a bit lower down!
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greenfairy
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People will still be able to hear when I f*ck up though
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ANTS
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| greenfairy wrote: | | People will still be able to hear when I f*ck up though |
stop worrying, it'll be fine
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Astradyne
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If you do f*ck up, do it with confidence!
And say it's meant to be like that.
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Apricot
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Nobody will hear it outside the band - honest
x
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Quasijock
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| Apricot wrote: | Nobody will hear it outside the band - honest
x |
Oh yes we will..................... 
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greenfairy
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I'm sure an early morning swig or 2 of JD before we start will due the trick & I'll be fine 
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devildog946
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| greenfairy wrote: | Mac my dear you are a treasure of wonderous knowledge and I bow down before your almighty mind.
And would that be the sightseeing tour of Washington that went....oooh look a big pointy thing (wow is that plane going to crash in to it?), that's the pool of reflection (it's called that for two reasons you know...), let's count the steps up to Honest Abe...ooh the pillars are really nice and cool when you lean on them, hungry, fairy sets off the alarms getting in to the weird Customs building where there's food, meh kinda bored now, oh look the White House....that's a bit of a disappointment, let's go to the National Archives cos they filmed National Treasure there *mmmm Sean Bean*....gosh there's not really much in the way of history here...oooh things to play with and buttons to press, wow look at the queue to read the one interesting thing that we don't really wanna see....bored, let's not walk to Capitol Hill, cool sculpturey garden place....aaaah nice paddling fountainy thing....cunningly getting rid of change, getting burnt and that flipping awesome house sculptury thing! (I want one)
Washington in a nutshell and I remember the sun now....yay for my hat but boo for burning arms and chest cos my suncream applicator person didn't put enough on.... |
thanks for ,akin fun of my home, jk but... 
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bootybandy
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| devildog946 wrote: |
thanks for ,akin fun of my home, jk but... |
I think you might need a new keyboard Devildog, or your nails need clipping.
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