Clarinet. It might partially be motivation. It's likely a combination of a lot of things. It's like this: 3 years ago the orchestra I play in did a piece where I had a brutally difficult solo. I practiced it to death and then I played the hell out of it. This semester I had an equally difficult solo and I practiced it to death and I never did get it right. If it was an isolated incident I could (maybe) shrug it off but it's just another example of how I'm past my peak. I'd rather go out when I can still play.

Also, you're all very nice and encouraging, which I appreciate, don't get me wrong. But none of you have actually ever heard me play. For all you know I suck ass and I'd be doing the world a great favor if I set my horns on fire.

Spend a weekend with a young shiney clarinet to regain your confidence. :lol:

BRUCE.... YOU BEAT ALL, YOU KNOW THAT?

Musicians never quit, SD. They just take self collective breaks. Bear down. If the music wasn't in you you'd have never come this far. If the the music IS in you it WILL come out. It's just a matter of time. There are several other Cellar Dwellars who will agree......er....I think. Take a break. You'll be back.

That's what I learned. Not today, but a great while back.

Today, I learned where the countries of Tajikistan, Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan are. I don't know why I had to learn this. In ten years, they'll all be re-named.

I was also informed that the ethnic group known as the Berber's have blue tongues*. I haven't Googled this to verify, but, that is what the teacher man said.


(*yeah, I'm kiddin' ya!) :p

chows have blue toungs , they are dogs ,
Berber's are poeple ([solient green] THEIR PEOPLE !!!![\solient green ] ) ,
I could be wrong but i doubt they have blue toungs .

The Blue Men of Morocco might. ;)

The Blue Man Group does, but no-one cares.

You've seen their tongues? Tell me about that.

I'm still trying to figure out where the Berbers get Blueberry Warheads in the middle of a desert.

maybe they just can talk a blue streak?

It's a weird story.

A friend of mine was working at a theatre that "TBMG" was appearing at in the '90s. He was a "gopher". (Go fer coffee, go fer food, ect.) He picked up some coffee for these guys, and as it turns out, the coffee cup was the same colors that the cup the makeup mixture was in. One of the guys took a sip from the wrong cup...

Not overly funny, yet interesting.

Or not.

I learned it's a pain in the ass to sell a lot of little things on Ebay. Though I do like buying stuff there.

Today, I learned that 97% of the earth's water is salty. And 2.8% is fresh and of that 2.8% 75% is ice (glaciers) and of the remaining 25% (of the 2.8%)--oh, damn...something!~ Anyway, I learned that there is precious little water but I also KNOW that human beings have been around for a long freaking time, so, no worries. Plus, Canada is always willing to help us out, right? ;)

I also learned that a Romantic view of life (one I've held onto until just today) is retarded.

Ain't that the truth! Some stuff it's just not worth the trouble. (Though you never know--my mom had a set of aluminum tumblers they got as a wedding gift in 1961 and she got me to take a pic & sell it through my ebay account. I'd never in a million years have guess they would get bid up to $92! :eek: )

Retro is totally in.

Today's lesson: There are psychiatrists in the world who are too stupid to be allowed to continue to practice.


wolf: Hello, suicide hotline, how may I help you?*

Dr Stupid: Yes, I need you to send someone out to see this patient of mine

wolf: We don't typically just go "see" someone. Why should we?

Dr. Stupid: Well, she left me a message early this morning telling me she was going to kill herself, and she hasn't responded to any of my phone calls.

wolf: It's 7:00

Dr. Stupid: Yes?

wolf: At Night.

Dr Stupid: So?

wolf: You didn't do anything other than try to call your patient?

Dr Stupid: No, what do you mean?

wolf: Did you call the police?

Dr Stupid: Why would I do that?

wolf: To check and see if your patient is not answering her phone because she is dead.

Dr Stupid: Oh.

wolf: Do you need the number for 911?



* This is the only line not an actual quote from the call. What I really say is "Emergency Service." None of the "how may I help you" crap on the initial answer of a call.