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elleng

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81. Thought of that, pkdu,

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Fri Jan 18, 2013, 12:37 AM

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We'd all be safer if everyone who was capable, had some basic proficiency, was carrying at all times [View all] eomer Jan 2013 OP

I've always wished I could play either the violin or the oboe.... Sekhmets Daughter Jan 2013 #1

so you are going to carry an oboe at all times? Motown_Johnny Jan 2013 #16

Yeah...I'd put a strap on it and sling it over my shoulder. Sekhmets Daughter Jan 2013 #20

Public transportation would be torture. I hope you drive a convertable Motown_Johnny Jan 2013 #21

Oboes are not that large....about 2 feet long...and rather slender... Sekhmets Daughter Jan 2013 #24

Ahh, two slender reeds... Hekate Jan 2013 #61

You may be thinking of the bassoon... Sekhmets Daughter Jan 2013 #26

You are right Motown_Johnny Jan 2013 #78

pick one up and start working on it! Phillip McCleod Jan 2013 #34

Oboe? That's a strange instrument to select above all others but the violin. Oboe? Honeycombe8 Jan 2013 #45

I have learned to LUV the oboe! frazzled Jan 2013 #59

Where would Prokofiev's duck be without the oboe? pinboy3niner Jan 2013 #80

Or the cat... DreamGypsy Jan 2013 #83

How do you assess proficiency? surrealAmerican Jan 2013 #2

... Spider Jerusalem Jan 2013 #3

Tuba-nuts all over this thread , in 3....2....1.. pkdu Jan 2013 #4

Tubas in the Moonlight. Coming right up... longship Jan 2013 #12

Access that quantity of Tuba video should be controlled! pkdu Jan 2013 #28

I was let out of my straight jacket for the day. longship Jan 2013 #65

While anything from the Hoffnung Interplanetary Music Festival is great Warpy Jan 2013 #31

Touché... I bow to your tubanity. longship Jan 2013 #63

NO BAGPIPES! jberryhill Jan 2013 #5

Why do bagpipers walk whilst playing? riqster Jan 2013 #6

They don't even stop to pee! jberryhill Jan 2013 #8

How do your get two bagpipers in tune? Betsy Ross Jan 2013 #13

Doesn't SF have a noise ordinance? jberryhill Jan 2013 #14

Did you hear the one UncleYoder Jan 2013 #25

Perfect pitch with Bagpipes is... riqster Jan 2013 #29

You can have my bagpipes... awoke_in_2003 Jan 2013 #43

You can pry my assault guitar from my wicked shredding hand. Glassunion Jan 2013 #7

I had a Standard... awoke_in_2003 Jan 2013 #47

The customs, unlike the standards are really heavy. Like boat anchor heavy. Glassunion Jan 2013 #55

Yeah, the Standard is heavy... awoke_in_2003 Jan 2013 #64

Sure, why not? It worked GP6971 Jan 2013 #9

The first thing the Nazis did... awoke_in_2003 Jan 2013 #48

I don't know how to play it, but I own a Bass notadmblnd Jan 2013 #10

"Music hath charms to sooth the savage breast"? baldguy Jan 2013 #11

A challenge to a duel... pinboy3niner Jan 2013 #15

That makes my feet dance every time I hear it. Is there anything better than music like that? Honeycombe8 Jan 2013 #40

This message was self-deleted by its author another_liberal Jan 2013 #46

dueling banjos Royal Sloan 09 Jan 2013 #17

You haven't LIVED until you've heard Dueling Tubas! nt Buns_of_Fire Jan 2013 #88

I knew a tuba player who could outplay a clarinet on Clarinet Polka. eomer Jan 2013 #93

Do you hear the people sing? Singing the song of angry men... HereSince1628 Jan 2013 #18

A man with no instrument is a slave. A ukulele-carrying man is a CITIZEN. DirkGently Jan 2013 #19

Just like in "Glee"? Motown_Johnny Jan 2013 #22

Got me all right! ananda Jan 2013 #23

Have you ever seen an Open Mic Night go bad? DollarBillHines Jan 2013 #27

RIIIIIIGHT!!!! elleng Jan 2013 #30

Too cool. SunSeeker Jan 2013 #39

I'll "see" your Copenhagen Central Station and raise you a Sabadell... pkdu Jan 2013 #52

My all-time favorite! Hekate Jan 2013 #69

Mine too....although , this might be my new fave by the end of the evening... pkdu Jan 2013 #73

Those were the days, my friends, we thought they'd never end... Hekate Jan 2013 #75

Thought of that, pkdu, elleng Jan 2013 #81

I thought you were going to say Chinese stars snooper2 Jan 2013 #32

I took piano lessons when I was a kid... backscatter712 Jan 2013 #33

K&R G_j Jan 2013 #35

One of the last recorded videos of SF's famous Automatic Human Jukebox pinboy3niner Jan 2013 #36

Dance, boy, dance! Honeycombe8 Jan 2013 #37

Dancing is the Best! AndyTiedye Jan 2013 #70

Dancing IS great exercise. Those dancers have amazing bodies. nt Honeycombe8 Jan 2013 #95

Welcome to Heaven, here's your harp Fumesucker Jan 2013 #38

Booooo! I like the accordian! nt Honeycombe8 Jan 2013 #42

You like the accordion when it's played by someone who's never played it? Fumesucker Jan 2013 #49

As well as I like the harp or violin when it's played by someone who's never played it. nt Honeycombe8 Jan 2013 #60

Hearing "Play That Funky Music, White Boy" on an accordion will change your life! nt Buns_of_Fire Jan 2013 #92

You may be onto something, eomer. Who can kill someone while listening to, playing, or dancing to... Honeycombe8 Jan 2013 #41

This message was self-deleted by its author another_liberal Jan 2013 #44

But watch out for posers giving mixed messages... pinboy3niner Jan 2013 #50

Boy, Oh Boy..... ;-) ReRe Jan 2013 #51

eomer! I see you so rarely.... Melissa G Jan 2013 #53

Hi Melissa! eomer Jan 2013 #62

you really think you have the right to carry a banjo? Bullshit! bowens43 Jan 2013 #54

What, are you nuts? That's DANGEROUS!! Jackpine Radical Jan 2013 #56

Yesss. I remember that. Hekate Jan 2013 #71

Good memories... Melissa G Jan 2013 #91

Oh I love that idea. My grandfather had his own orchestra and he use to play on the radio southernyankeebelle Jan 2013 #57

Like in "Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids?" That would be cool! muntrv Jan 2013 #58

Best I ever heard was an elderly fiddler in Ireland Hekate Jan 2013 #66

There is just too much violins in the world today. kurtzapril4 Jan 2013 #67

Could be a Bit of a Challenge for the Piano Players AndyTiedye Jan 2013 #68

And speak two or more languages. nt MrScorpio Jan 2013 #72

I used to do that back in my hippie days. Blue_In_AK Jan 2013 #74

I know a guy who still carries a bodhran stick in his back pocket Hekate Jan 2013 #76

Hmmm.... Turbineguy Jan 2013 #77

If you heard me play, you'd be grabbing my instrument in seconds... ;) nt Pholus Jan 2013 #79

This would be so awesome. Kalidurga Jan 2013 #82

I'm with ya!! Flashmann Jan 2013 #84

There have been many times while at work when I wanted deutsey Jan 2013 #85

Only if we could pass some common-sense pitch-control legislation JustABozoOnThisBus Jan 2013 #86

Kick! Heidi Jan 2013 #87

I can't carry a tune, kentauros Jan 2013 #89

Think of the tuba players, man! Recursion Jan 2013 #90

Instruments dont make music theKed Jan 2013 #94