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[quote name='Hobbayne' timestamp='1334059231' post='1610219'] Theres some nice pubs in Hammersmith by the river, if the weather is good! [/quote] They would be walking distance from where I live, and i love them, but perhaps choosing W6 would be a little unfair to those of us who live in the east?

We'll make sure we meet up somewhere with easy access to it then!

[quote name='leftybassman392' timestamp='1334005594' post='1609642'] I thought this was going to be a 'life, the universe and everything' kind of thread. What a gip! Still voted though. [/quote] Haha I thought the same! Then I noticed we're in General Discussion, not Off Topic, and put my philosophy books back on to the shelf and closed my Quotes On Life bookmark lists

I see that us bass-and-nothing-but-bass lot still outnumber the multi-instrumentalists, at this moment in time in the poll. I would love to be able to learn another instrument, but I feel I'm crap enough on bass already, and shouldn't spread my thin talent any further, and instead concentrate on improving as much as I can on the 5 strings.

I'm fine with the South Bank, or a park with a reasonably near pub in case the weather decides to play up. Or indeed any other suggestion. If we choose a crowded place I'll try to make sure we can reserve a few tables or an area, and obviously find ways to make it as easy as possible for us to recognise each other. As for dates - end of May (Sat 26th/Sun 27th)? Or, skipping the Jubilee celebrations, Sat 9th/Sun 10th June? Or mid-June (16th/17th) too. - Edited due to dates mixup.

[quote name='billyapple' timestamp='1333996395' post='1609412'] Good idea. I'm in. Maybe not even a musical-do. I think at the LBGS there were too many other things to side-track us. A pub somewhere that sells ale would be a good start [/quote] Fine by me (as I'll be having a glass of water or orange juice!) Everybody, do feel free to come up with suggestions for places you'd like - and if we can organise this in the next 5-6 weeks we may avoid the Jubilee/Olympics chaos.

Off the top of my head I can only think of the Ealing Jazz Festival, which isn't free but very cheap and has food and clothes stalls etc. But, of course, the music may not be everybody's cuppa. I'll see if I can think of or find other events we could adopt as an excuse

As opposed to all of us being in the same crowded place but missing each other by seconds, or being unable to recognise each other, as happened too often at the London Bass Guitar Show. Since quite a few of us live in or around London, I was thinking about meeting in a relatively central pub or open space (if/when the weather improves), without bass guitars - just for a drink and a chat and to put faces to screen names. That kind of meetup would probably also be OK to those who otherwise wouldn't be seen dead at a music fair like the Bass Show (I know of at least three of you who feel that way!). Visiting non-Londoners would be very welcome as well, of course. What do you guys (and gals) think?

[quote name='janmaat' timestamp='1333971254' post='1608844'] Could be interesting to find / create a multi-lingual glossary, for those interested in Vienna... B is called H in German, and Bflat is called B. Semibreve - "ganze Note" minim - "halbe Note" crotchet - "viertelnote" quaver - "achtelnote" 16th - "sechzehntelnote" chorus - Refrain verse - Strophe bar - Takt though Takt means a couple of things: [url="http://www.dict.cc/?s=takt"]http://www.dict.cc/?s=takt[/url] quieter - leiser louder - lauter [/quote] There is something of the kind already. Extremely fascinating for those of us who have studied music in more than one language. [url="http://www.dolmetsch.com/defsb.htm"]http://www.dolmetsch.com/defsb.htm[/url]

¡Hola Efrain, y bienvenido! There are a few other Spaniards on here, as well as musicians from the rest of Europe and the States, in addition to the vast majority of Brits and NI members. It's a lovely community.

Ah, well, since Ronnie Dio's family was originally Italian (wasn't his real surname Padovano or something similar?), I think he just copied the horns sign which Italians use in the same way as the British touch wood to ward off bad luck. Also, horns usually = devil in most cultures*. Edit: should have read Christian cultures

Will try and dig out the old set of rounds I got off my 4 a few months ago and email her.

Hello BassCrusader, and welcome. Quite apart from your impressive gear and long-term love affair with bass, I see you also have photography in your interests: take a look at Off Topic, there is a monthly photo competition for BC members. You're very welcome to join us - It's great fun!

Brum is the birthplace of heavy metal. Nothing can take that away. RESPECT. Nuff said.

[quote name='Johnston' timestamp='1333468665' post='1602178'] You know the rules Pics or it never happened [/quote] Heh, pics from 20 years ago... some of them may possibly be in a shoebox hidden somewhere in my Mum and Dad's flat in Florence! In short, no pics of that at hand. However, I still have the leather miniskirt, the skimpy tops and a decent pair of stilettos, all of which I can still very comfortably fit in without a hint of shame (or, thanking luck and the gym, cellulite ), so I sort of could take a photo of myself wearing them now - although it'd be myself 20 years older... On second thoughts, for Discreet's sake, better not!

Heh.

I'm feeling like I'm the odd one out now

This happened in Italy around 20 years ago. The bass player in my then partner's band (hair metal, as in VH/GnR/Poison etc.) forgot his bass at home; we were all in the band van, approaching the motorway just after leaving town. So we turn back and drive to the guy's home. We get the bass (a Rickenbacker I won't easily forget!), then leave his driveway to make our way out of town again, only to be stopped by the police. They had seen five long-haired, leather-clad guys accompanied by three poodle-permed girls wearing skimpy tops, leather miniskirts, stilettos and fishnets. Their minds clearly went: DRUGS! PROSTITUTION!! GET THE BASTIDS, NOW!!! In the event, nobody was carrying any weed or stuff, and we girls all were the very legitimate, long-suffering partners of said musicians. We got to the gig in the end, just in time. Bless.

OI! Who you calling a slapper, eh? Welcome to the forum! I'm not too much into jazz myself but I do like fusion. I'm sure someone will eventually get both of us into jazz through tempting our GAS with instruments, or classes, or just giving us general advice and making us really curious

YAY! That's a beauty - and a lefty too! Excellent purchase.

My fretted 5 has light string marks on the first 5 frets - the ones I use most! - after a couple of years playing with rounds. I recently fitted it with flats, which should be gentler. I hear that, if necessary, you can have the damaged frets filed (or replaced) or the fingerboard smoothed over (in the case of a fretless). Since the damage to mine is minimal, I chose not to do anything, but if - as you say - you're heavy handed, I'm sure there is a solution. I noticed light marks on the fingerboard of my 18-month-old upright too. Being a very cheap model, I'm not surprised. Once again, nothing major, so I don't feel I need to call in the experts just yet.

On another forum I'm a member of, there is a one hour difference in the clock, depending on whether you're logged in or not. That is apparently caused by the hosting server being in a different time zone. The users can't change the setting through their own preferences, and their only option, if they want to see the correct time, is to log in. No big deal, obviously, just a bit weird.

[quote name='Hobbayne' timestamp='1333314406' post='1600039'] Did you know that is a Bee Gees song? from Saturday night fever I think. [/quote] Not from Fever, no (I've got the album). Are you confusing it with If I Can't Have You, covered by Yvonne Elliman? It is, very obviously, a Bee Gees song as they are all over the chorus! It's in C major so far, but I suspect a key change at the very end (haven't got that far yet).

[quote name='essexbasscat' timestamp='1333311193' post='1599961'] Bono apparently said this was one of the best pop songs He'd ever heard [/quote] That's a Cathy Dennis classic, isn't it? Excellent, but I find it so catchy that my mind just rejects it altogether after having me hum it a couple of times - very musically 'cloying', so to speak. Edit; did you capitalise He - referring to Bono - on purpose? I know he's God to someone, but...