Bobw
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Practice nights at CollingwoodHi Collingwoodites
Just a quick question - when & where do you practice?
Is it just one evening a week, or more?
Maybe you don't need to practice?! Just turn up and "Doooo It"!
There is a small possibility that I may be in the area in January and might pop along for a blow and to let you buy me a drink!
All the best
Bob from Seahawk 
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geekygirl
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Practise night is Monday, in Colingwood band room I believe. 
We are a friendly lot at Sultan too if you were in the area on a Wednesday, if a little computer illiterate apparently 
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Chrissie B
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Hi Bob! We practise every Monday night in the Castle in the Air pub, from about 10pm to closing time. Before that we gather in the Collingwood bandroom at 7.30 to make some noise while Rasher waves a stick at us for a couple of hours. Let us know if you need directions from gate to bandroom, etc. Looking forward to seeing you! 
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Bobw
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Hi Chrissie
Thanks for that. Unfortunately it is all up in the air at the moment. I need to get a quote from Flagship Training first and then grovel to my manager to spend his training budget. Knowing the way my company usually takes the cheapest option the idea will probably fall flat on its face.
But notice how I got my priorities right - find out when Collingwood band practice first, then arrange a course to fit around that!
Oh well - if it doesnt come off I will hopefully see you on the bus at Fleet in Feb.
Ching Boom! 
Bob
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Bobw
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Hi All
Looks like the trip is on, so I will get my passport in order to leave Cornwall. My course is on the 16th & 17th of January so I shall be in the area for practice at Collingwood on Monday the 15th and maybe Sultan on the 17th. Brace yourselves for more bum notes than usual! I am crap at sight reading (and not much better at stuff I have practiced!) but I am sure Anne will look after me.
Merry Christmas to one and all.
Bob
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soppygit
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Collingwood NightsHi Bob,
Will be great to see you in January. Have a good Xmas
Soppygit
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Bobw
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Ahoy Collingwood!
Many thanks for letting me play in your band on Monday night and for the refreshments afterwards. I had a great time and a good course. I was top of the class! (I was also the only one in the class!)
The trip home was a bit wet and breezy but I made it in good time.
SYOTBAF
Bob
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ZedHorn
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cheers for playin' Bob... we always did have a very small trombone section!!!
call by again soon, glad you got home safe...
and I'll actually SYOTBAH!!
Zed
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ZedHorn
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nice to pop by and blow with you guys on monday.... not many heronites on here so i can probably say without risk of being shot or stabbed in the back too many times... YOU ROCK!!!
if you need a second horn for the festival, I've been to rehearsals and am hopefully still on the nominal! SYATBT(9th June)
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windypipes
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Talking of practice,
I hear that you had the two Bandmasters over tongiht for your meeting, all go well?
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admin
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Two Bandmasters are better than one...
A bit greedy though but it is always handy to take a traveling spare along
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greenfairy
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They do tend to break easily so a spare is always useful!
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Chrissie B
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Actually, we had FOUR bandmasters! All went well (Festive Overture's not the easiest bit of sight-reading for band or bandmaster!). I hope 'H' and Russ found it useful, and enjoyed themselves as much as we did! 
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The Donkey
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Sorry to be picky, but their were 5 bandmasters (2 under training, 2 course instructors and our own illustrious leader!) That's without counting the ex Bandmaster who now plays in the band!!!!!!!!
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Quasijock
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| Chrissie B wrote: | | All went well (Festive Overture's not the easiest bit of sight-reading for band or bandmaster!). : |
Aha. The "Festikovich". Played it many times in another ensemble. Not easy!!! Good luck with it
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The Donkey
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It's the Alfred Reed, not the Tchaikovsky just in case anyone's interested!
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Chrissie B
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| The Donkey wrote: | | It's the Alfred Reed, not the Tchaikovsky just in case anyone's interested! |
... or even the Shostakovich (sorry to be picky!)
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Quasijock
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You're not picky. I was thinking of the Shostakovich.
Presumption is the mother of all ****ups!!! 
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windypipes
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Was the conducting exciting?
Last time Nelson had BM's over it was fun to watch - erm I mean follow.
Maybe we are used to the perfect conducting of our VBI....
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ZedHorn
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| Chrissie B wrote: | | The Donkey wrote: | | It's the Alfred Reed, not the Tchaikovsky just in case anyone's interested! |
... or even the Shostakovich (sorry to be picky!) |
Chrissie - this is Donkey... give him credit for spelling Tchaikovsky.. Bless.. love you D, honest, hoping to crash SAturday still!! anyone got floor space for me and a cartoon dog?
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The BB's
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Be great to see you Zed but we have cabins on board so cannot put you up unless its on the floor of a cabin! On the subject of Monday night
So many bandmasters So little ....................
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ZedHorn
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can someone book me one???
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The BB's
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I will text bandy and see if he can get another but its also summer ball night!!!
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dollydrumstick
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| ZedHorn wrote: | | can someone book me one??? |
Is that a Bandmaster or a bed?
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prentice40uk
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bandmaster or bed? | dollydrumstick wrote: | | ZedHorn wrote: | | can someone book me one??? |
Is that a Bandmaster or a bed? |
Us bandmasters come at a price you know! We are not cheap, let me tell you dolly!!
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Chrissie B
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Re: bandmaster or bed? | prentice40uk wrote: | | Us bandmasters come at a price you know! We are not cheap, let me tell you dolly!! |
Blimey, how much did it cost us to have FIVE of them (plus one ex) at our band practice on Monday? Does this have to come out of the beer fund? **panics**
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prentice40uk
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Re: bandmaster or bed? | Quote: | | Blimey, how much did it cost us to have FIVE of them (plus one ex) at our band practice on Monday? Does this have to come out of the beer fund? **panics** |
yes, i suggest it does come out of the beer fund as bandy's drinking habits are usually not cheap!
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Chrissie B
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Re: bandmaster or bed? | prentice40uk wrote: | | yes, i suggest it does come out of the beer fund as bandy's drinking habits are usually not cheap! |
Oh I'm not convinved about that ... our beer fridge always seems to be full of cooking lager (F*sters)!!! 
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prentice40uk
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Re: bandmaster or bed? | Chrissie B wrote: | | prentice40uk wrote: | | yes, i suggest it does come out of the beer fund as bandy's drinking habits are usually not cheap! |
Oh I'm not convinved about that ... our beer fridge always seems to be full of cooking lager (F*sters)!!! |
cooking lager? I'm sure you'll offend some aussies with that!! Is F#sters not any good then? All tastes the same to me!!
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ZedHorn
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| dollydrumstick wrote: | | ZedHorn wrote: | | can someone book me one??? |
Is that a Bandmaster or a bed? |
drumstick take that back.... or consider your shoes on head photos well and truly aired!
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The Donkey
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Air them anyway. You know it makes sense!!!
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Anne Picc
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tee hee (says she who has seen the photos - of BOTH of them in the back of a tax with shoes on their heads. And on different occasions too. Ahhh ....... my life is such fun )
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The Donkey
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It must be a Volly thing coz I reckon I've had phots of most of the people on here with their shoes on their head at one time or another!!!!
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ZedHorn
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 INBOUND AT 3 O'CLOCK!!!!!
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