Upright Bill

Not disgusting but odd for us USAers. In Korea, our hosts had Dominos Pizza deliver a Squid and Pea pizza and in Taiwan we got a Tuna and Corn pizza from the same chain.

Well.. I'm a bass player too so I figure I can get away with that comment. I've never popped any lungs, though. I haven't popped any yet either but it makes me feel better knowing that I have the power! I think I need more solos!

Just keep in mind, if you make the bassist unhappy he'll do bad things to you. Look here.

WHAT!?!

As of last Friday I had finally gotten to 0. That is the number of Jazz CDs that I own and have NOT listened to. As of today I am at 2.

She's my favorite! However, I can't watch her show because whenever she says "EVOO, Extra Virgin Olive Oil" my wife gets mad at her.

My daughter would always gag when I'd ask her to "pass the bee poop."

I used to travel to the orient for work frequently. Live baby octopus in Korea, no matter how you do it a tenticle always seems to slip out from between your lips and attach itself to your cheek or go up your nose. Whole little fish in Japan, by whole I mean ungutted with head on.

Other famous quotes: "Look at the damn fool making a wheel, he could have spent that time carrying food." "What a waste of time looking through that telescope, everyone knows the world is flat." "Look at those guys wasting time studying mold, what a waste of money!" Oh, come off it! What a shallow response. It totally misses the point. Interesting you phrase it that way. That's exactly what I thought when I read your post.

Other famous quotes: "Look at the damn fool making a wheel, he could have spent that time carrying food." "What a waste of time looking through that telescope, everyone knows the world is flat." "Look at those guys wasting time studying mold, what a waste of money!"

When are you going to play the recording on Blue Lake Radio?

I couldn't get them to go. The comment was "that's a smoked meat place"

Is it the one with the name that is French for "The Tail of the Horse" or something like that? It was yummy. After that we went to Chez Paree or something like that. I had no control over my time. Typical business trip, but I did come home a day early!

Spend your money on a great bow. Cello as with Double Bass the bow is more important than the instrument. Go here and look around. With both the bow and the instrument you need to try a bunch of them before you make a choice. If you can arraign to take his instructor along do it. If you haven't asked you may be surprised at how willing s/he is. Buying a good cello or Double Bass is much tougher than buying a factory manufactered instrument. Talk to symphony members near by and get their recommendations as well. Thanks, Bill. In fact, his cello teacher recommended this place in Studio City and will either be there in person or have her friend there. I think we're in good hands What I found most enlightening is the comment you made about the bow being most important. Tell me....why is that? Very interesting concept. Wow, sorry I missed your question. I'll answer it even though you have already bought the instrument. I've never owned a cello but in the world of Double Basses a great bow sells for $3,000. A "good" Double Bass sells for $12,000. The bow contributes at least as much to the tone as the bass goes. Therefore, the "common wisdom" among bassists it to first get the bow which will improve your tone significantly for "only" $3,000. Then start saving again to get that great bass for $20,000 to $30,000.

Me too!

Years ago I wrote some software for a dentist here. After the job was done and he got the bill he suggested that we should barter some dental care for part of the bill. At this point I had had a total of 1 filling so I agreed thinking that it would be good customer relations and it would knock down his bill by $100 or so for a cleaning. I went to his office and at the end of the exam and cleaning he determined that I needed 8 fillings and a root canal! I would have owed him a couple hundred bucks! I went to my regular dentist for a second opinion, no work was needed. My regular dentist is great.

I'm going to be in Montreal next Monday through Thursday. I need recomendations for dinner, live music and CD stores. The problem is that this is work related and I'm going with a co-worker. Any spots I shouldn't miss?

I'm guessing that you had an "interesting" childhood.

Uncle Skid, do you want a copy? You sounded pretty good. The "mix" is pretty rough. The crowd noise is very high, I don't remember Rick and I talking that much and Lisa turned off the recorder before the drunk guy sang (I hate it when the drunk guy doesn't get on the tape).

Does this help?

I recorded us last night as two complete sets and now I'd like to split it up into individual songs. I need individual songs for a demo CD for a potential new gig. However, I don't want to spend much (any) money to do it. Any suggestions of free/cheap software?

Spend your money on a great bow. Cello as with Double Bass the bow is more important than the instrument. Go here and look around. With both the bow and the instrument you need to try a bunch of them before you make a choice. If you can arraign to take his instructor along do it. If you haven't asked you may be surprised at how willing s/he is. Buying a good cello or Double Bass is much tougher than buying a factory manufactered instrument. Talk to symphony members near by and get their recommendations as well.

Some friends of mine do an incredible Reggae version of Brown Eyed Girl. Dutch Henry will only do it when someone has been bugging them for Brown Eyed Girl. The funny part is then watching the drunks trying to dance to it.

lead singers who can't sing in time lead singers who call awful tunes lead singers who sing awful tunes out of time lead singers who sing awful tunes out of time and give you "the look" when they are impossible to follow

Which is, as a teacher, incredibly hard to convince parents. The conversation with a new student's parent almost always goes; Me: Your child's {guitar, bass} is really hard for even me to play, imagine what it will be like for {him, her}. Parent: We bought that one {on sale, for Christmas, her birthday}. If s/he sticks with it we'll buy a better one. Me: With that instrument, its highly unlikely that s/he will stick with it. Why don't you return that one and I'll help you pick out an instrument in your price range that is actually capable of being played. Parent: Its not the money, its just that I don't want to spend the extra unless s/he's going to stick with it. Me: Well, with a quality instrument, it s/he quits you'll be able to sell the instrument and get much of your money back. This instrument will just be thrown away. In addition, s/he will have a much better chance at avoiding long term joint injuries as well as being able to actually play the instrument without developing forearms like Popeyes. Parent: We'll see after a few lessons. Three weeks later the kid disappears. I hate guitar store sales people.