Dad3353

Welcome to the First World. ...

The British Association of Anger Management ...

I sincerely hope for your health and safety's sake that your bandmate drummer has a lot more patience and restraint than I. A pedagogic approach of this nature would, at a minimum, be met by me with a deft drumstick through the offending metronome, and a fair few Anglo-Saxon words and phrases that would make my displeasure clear to all around. Still, if it works for you both...

Have you an alarm clock..? ...

Well, the link in your signature works; maybe if you put a (smallish..!) image above that link, with a downward-pointing arrow, that might draw enough attention to it..? Just a thought, as a 'work-around'.

I'd imagine that those sending spam are using usurped Hotmail and other providers; the original owner of the address probably has no idea of what's going out under their banner. I doubt that good spammers sign up to Hotmail to get a 'legit' address; why would they..?

An interesting topic, and fine demonstrations, but I'm not sure that any would be of use to someone like me, with a voice more in the range of a sick crow than much else. Flowers die when I try, so I desist, despite wanting to sing stuff sometimes. Not opera; just a few lines from bands I played with, decades ago, that I'd love to be able to record. A Lost Cause, I fear.

... or blind.

Look no further than the Superlux E205 (£39 from Thomann, plus £10 shipping...). It'll do voice, guitar, bass, kazoo, drums, bagpipes (OK, no bagpipes, but you get the idea...). Any downside..? only one : it will need 'phantom' powering (which won't be a problem for just about every audio interface, but you can't just plug it into a PC...). We use them for recording, and have done for years. Excellent value for money. https://i.imgur.com/DGsm47z.png

It's a strange world where one can get passionate about such things.

The music teacher, Mr Smith (for it was he...) would sit at the piano in the Great Hall, with the class of boys on the benches before him. He would play one note on the piano, and ask, sternly : 'What note was that..?'. Every boy put up his hand (myself included...), hoping not to be picked. 'G..?' says, timidly, the designated victim. 'Wrong..!' Another note; another victim : 'A..?' Wrong..! Each time, all hands would be raised; nobody had any idea of what note had been played. Another note... My hand goes up, as usual; I'm chosen. 'D...' I reply (I have no idea what note was played...). 'Correct'. Another note, another victim. Some minutes later, my hand goes up again, as always; I'm pointed at. 'What note was that..?'. 'Middle C...' I reply. 'Correct.' I put my hand up each and every time for all the lessons of the sort, but was never again picked. Had I known what the note was..? No, of course not..! What did I learn from our music lessons..? If one is confident in one's approach, and lucky enough to be right first (and second...) time, one's reputation is established for ever, with no requirement to further prove one's abilities. This, which I call my 'Middle C' principle, has served me in good stead in many applications throughout my life and career, and all thanks to Mr 'Goatee' Smith, our music teacher.

Hmm... with waltzes, javas and more in some repertoires, that could get interesting..!

There's absolutely no chance of me using any of this bar-code stuff; I hardly know how to turn my 'phone thingy on. I was obliged to acquire one when my bank started using sms stuff for validation; I've managed, so far, to use it for that every couple of weeks or so, but I have no other use for it between its weekly charge-up. If there's an alternative, I'll see what I can cope with, but it'd better be darned easy..!

I play sitting down at every gig. OK, I'm a drummer, but still... It's only convention, in your head; no-one at all will take umbrage at your playing at your most comfortable. Look after yourself, and enjoy your gigs.

All simple enough, indeed, once one has the knowledge of which terminals to use (Speakon...) and which polarity to connect to where (Speakon and jack...). No difficult, but not to be improvised. Just sayin'.

With a blanket..? ...

Yes, that works well, connecting Hartke amps to Hartke cabs... not..! ...

We'll let the Mods decide. Maybe I'm just having a Bad Day.

Reported.

Indeed.

No.

Went home and checked t'Interweb for bad grammar and punctuation. (... and, for pedagogic reference, it should be 'What exactly did you did do after your last gig..?' ...) Even then 'most recent gig' would be better than 'last gig', except for those really ending their playing career, but that's simply pedantry.

Some are.

Banana Yellow..? Burnt Peach..? Rhubarb and Custard..? (OK, strictly speaking, not fruit, but...) Rich Plum..? Tomato Red..? (Yes, it's a fruit..!) Am I getting warm..?