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Disappointed. Thought this was about "miking up" a Cajun, and was expecting some good Deliverance moments. 😥

What? No Mick Karn yet? Those parts are luvverly! Then let this little example stand for the rest. Better examples most probably exist:

OK, but before we go just one word: I agree with the "lucky" concept, as in lucky to have the abilities that one has, and I had a think before still opting for the word "hero". It's just that I think it's a good idea to support people who fight, and also, despite all one's abilities, surviving is still very hard work for a very long time - it's the work of a hero. I may be able to find a better word at one point.

Many people on BC understand not only some of the traits, but really everything you've written, my friend. You're a hero, and I don't write that flippantly. Yes, humour is a life saver indeed. We see that again and again. Depression and bad luck survivors tend to have humour in spades. I wish you all the best! Bert

So you rehearsed it in a couple of keys and performed it in a couple of keys. Perfect. Another job well done!

Fixed. Sorry to be a Spelling Nzi.

The "Total Mass Retain" segment from the song "Close to the Edge". I've mentioned it before. but at the time it was a moment of: "Can that even be done?" Apparently, it could:

Maybe worse, and relayed before: "Final night" drum concert, and Bill Bruford, who'd instructed the drummers at our music college for a week, sits in a front row seat in the audience. I'd been asked to do a simple piano part: "Easy stuff! Just sight-reading!", so I'd naively agreed. Get handed the dots, and note that the part is very demanding and very short, and requires counting bars of different lengths for what seems like half an hour before the piano comes in with some explosives. I give up, look sheepishly at Bruford, and either stay silent for the whole piece or (this is what I seem to remember but I'm not sure anymore) play just a few notes at instances where I feel confident enough that those notes contribute something. Mind you: not notes from the sheet. Just stuff I think fits. The next day, I'm told by different persons that I'd better hide, as Bruford is searching the whole building for me, as he wants to kick my behind slightly. Me, I fear his mouth more than his boot. 🤘

Sound guy gets drunk during the break and is incapacitated. I find the most resourceful guy I know and tell him to forget all the knobs, and to just mind the volume faders and make sure that he hears every part. First song after the break, all the microphone faders are at zero, and they stay there. No singers are heard at all. When questioned afterwards, the guy states he couldn't hear the singers, so he thought it was meant to be that way... 😡 😂

Ha! Reminds me of the time I was playing "Misty" when a classical organist came in, commented on the "dirty" chords, and proceeded to try and play the dots whilst shivering with the excitement of being a sinner. I kid you not.

Hehehe. I love the "sloppiness" as it's character defining. Many songs earn on not being played tightly. IMHO of course. BTW I'm used to playing stuff with all types of timing characteristics even at an early stage of learning it, and find it enlightening. Helps me decide on a final version that has something new to offer to an audience.

If possible, also write the scan code from the sticker with that same marker. Once, with a particularly expensive item, instead of big arrows and flashing lights, I equipped the box with a GPS tracker, which the buyer then sent back again. Gave some ease of mind to both him and me. That said, my experiences with both UPS and DHL have been perfect through a few hundred transactions.

That reverberated with me. 😢 My main priority at 62 is surviving and keeping a roof over my head. No time for any real music making, as my life is about keeping the wolves from the door. BC is one of my reliefs. At 20, whilst music normally was my life, that exact year didn't spawn much of it. I prioritised walking around with infectious mononucleosis and trying to become a police senior officer whilst working for the government. The years surrounding it were all about music though, and I tended to study and perform music for 12 hours a day both just before it and some years later again. 🤘

Aye. It felt odd to me too. But rather than explaining why you mounted them on the wall, please tell how you did it. I can see neither hook nor screw!

Fully working? Great price, and congrats! I'd pay multiples of that price. The PA-4 hammer action alone is worth more than that. It really is a beast of a MIDI controller, competing with things like the Yamaha KX-88 which is without sound whatsoever. If I'm right in thinking it also has built-in sound, and has the traditional piano sound from the era, then I think it's a very usable sound, but may be experienced as dated by many. Me, I love it and still use my Roland MKS-20 piano module that I think has roughly the same sound. Enjoy! 🙂

...and the weird thing is, it's one of only two - of the 15 I did away with - that are still missed on a daily basis, the other one being a fretless SR-5, even though I actually thought I preferred the Bongo for both ergonomics, 4-band EQ and looks. Their universally usable sound is one thing, and them starting to play when you just look at them is another. I hope it served or serves you well. Incidentally, the Neptune Blues were the last of the specials that got my heart beating faster, but: "This new line is dangerous!" shouts my wallet at me, with indignation in its voice. I knew I should stay away from the Gear section!. BTW, I've never come across a Music Man with dead spots that I could hear (or not hear 🙂 rather).

A personal pet peeve of mine: Specify the distance from the top of the logo to the top of the shirt. If you don't do that, then many t-shirt companies wil put the logo somewhere where it looks good whilst on the machine, but will be too low when the shirt is tucked in someone's trousers (sorry for the non-English). Belly logo: not pretty!

At one point in time I was in a technically great band, all of them being teachers at the college of music - in both jazz and classical. We decided that we would not do any cover if we didn't make it better than the original. The original already existing, the audience didn't need a rehash of the same, but a new, fresh approach. For those interested, here's our setlist: . . . . . .

That's fantastic! The wheels work as pancake plug protectors! BC done it again: we've solved @nuno1959's problem. Pat on the back, guys. 😉 🙂 (Just kidding, Nuno! The mind demanded to link the skateboard to your question, and I let it do so.)

Wonderful! Thanks for posting.

Nope. Just for gold oxyde. 😉

Morocco being outside the EU, yes, you will normally have to pay VAT plus an administration fee. VAT is charged over the assumed value, not over the price. The assumed value is set by She-Who-Is-Royal's Revenue and Customs or by someone (like a shipper) who is licensed to do this on their behalf. Then there is the other issue of CITES rules. Stuff like rosewood and mother-of-pearl may need a fee and a license, or just a license. For a better explanation, see https://www.gov.uk/guidance/cites-imports-and-exports , where you can find a pdf file that mentions rosewood exemptions and weight for example. You should realise BTW that "export rules for the US", as often found on ze innerwebz, is not the same as "import rules for the UK". As an example, I ordered a bass from the US with neck inlays that were exempt from fees on import here, but they were not exempt from US fees when exporting from there.

Wow! BC at its best again. Thanks a bunch, @KK Jale

True dat, but most of the time it breaks my heart coz it's in the wrong hands. 😉

Last year, when I still was 60, I applied for the vacant keys job with the Rolling Stones. "Sorry, mate!", Keith said with a kind and considerate voice. "We think you're just too old for rock and roll! We mean: we're going to South-America again in a fortnight. How do you imagine carrying that huge church organ with you everywhere? If only you'd exchange it with a MIDI keyboard and some modules, we'd have you right away!" I declined.