SpondonBassed

I've heard the double bass referred to as a bull fiddle. That, in today's age of political correctness and sexual equality would make the cello his bitch perhaps? More seriously... I believe that violin, viola, cello and double bass are ALL members of the fiddle family. Maybe they're called fiddles because they are often played with a bow? That isn't my question. This is; Is it fair to say that double bass = bass fiddle and cello = baritone fiddle? If true, what then are viola and violin? I think one of them would be soprano but I am mainly thick and can't rid myself of the Mafia associations that thinking that way triggers.

Weren't The Beatles a Blues band starting out? [legs it big time]

[quote name='stingrayPete1977' timestamp='1482879489' post='3203347'] in the 70s they had it in the 60s for Patrick Swayze to dance to? Terrible film [/quote] Larry was inventive enough to invent the time machine and the white suit too. Sheesh, keep up. Heeheehee

I used to be like this about bananas and plantains. Then one day someone bashed me over the head with a pineapple and I haven't looked back since!

[quote name='skankdelvar' timestamp='1482874612' post='3203303'] Rip away, my dear chap! [/quote] Sorry I can't right now as I'm creosoting a rhinoceros... I'll catch up later. Heeheehee

[quote name='skankdelvar' timestamp='1482865506' post='3203184'] ripping on young peoples' hyperbolic band ads is like shooting fish in a barrel. The true hunter scorns such easy prey. [/quote] Good point. Hahahahahahaha. I reserve the right to rip however. I've bloody well earned it! I get extra Victor Mildew points for curmudgeoning in public!

[quote name='leschirons' timestamp='1482871518' post='3203266'] Okay, Gregory Porter. Anyone know what's going on with that hat when he's indoors? Or, is there something I don't know about like alapecia or cheomo and I've put my foot in it. [/quote] Yes... we're all wondering. It's not just for bilateral toothache is it?

[quote name='skankdelvar' timestamp='1482861888' post='3203140'] Hyper-enthusiastic, fun and colourful 'Party Anthem' band designed to pull the chickies and make some money. What's not to like? [/quote] Oh okay. Putting it like that it seems fair enough. [sniggers imperceptibly]

Yawn. Sorry I couldn't get past the first sentence, if you can even call it that. More of a rant than an advert.

My mum, Sophia. May 1929 - May 2016 She lived well bless her. All of the artists that died this and previous years, they are the ones who help us get over the loss of family members. Next Year is a welcome arrival given how bad it seems this year. To go beyond the OP reference to inspirational people; Each and everyone else who lost their life in 2016. Special thoughts for the close ones left behind.

"Check out Justin Bieber."? no

[quote name='bassace' timestamp='1482743374' post='3202419'] ...embarrassing profit in my year's accounts. [/quote] Hahahahahaha.

[quote name='spectoremg' timestamp='1482742906' post='3202412'] You forgot Roland Rivron. [/quote] Jilted John? Heeheehee

[quote name='Kevin Dean' timestamp='1482771091' post='3202624'] When I moved to London in 1984 & auditioned for bands I would anticipate them asking "Do you know Mark King " & think if you say that I'm going ton punch you one I think they are a great tight band & Mark is a excellent front man . [/quote] I get you. You mean because of the IOW connection don't you? I was touring on a new motorcycle and thought I'd spend a fortnight on the Wigit whilst running the new 'bike in. It was very early in the nineties. I asked a few people about our Mark and L42 whilst enjoying the night life there. Not one of the people I spoke to had the slightest idea who I was on about! You'd have thought he'd be a legend on the Island by that time but no.

[quote name='skankdelvar' timestamp='1482689296' post='3202225'] And a Merry / Happy Christmas to you too, Sir! The only convention about 'Merry' is that one tends to use it in conjunction with 'Christmas' rather than 'New Year'. Happy can be used with either 'Christmas' or 'New Year' but not twice in the same sentence, [/quote] Is that like when ghost busters get their blasters crossed up then? Personally, I hope you've all been having as nice a Christmas as we are enjoying. May I wish everyone a [size=5]prosperous[/size] New Year!

Rock the Kasbah. That's the current one. More of a comforting warm up than an OCD thing for me though. The one before was Superstition. Looking forward to the next. I got a bit got OCD over Rhythm Stick once. It was a bit too fast for my ability and still is if I'm honest with myself. I come back to it from time to time and find that the bits that seemed difficult aren't really once I loose the feeling that I MUST get it one hundred percent right before I put the guitar down. It's good marker for me at the moment. Each time I visit it, I can measure how much I've "come along" since playing it last.

[quote name='darkandrew' timestamp='1482662592' post='3202123'] I wonder how the Queen's going to do her Christmas speech today with her stinking cold. It would be quite funny to see her doing it with a box of Kleenex in her hand. [/quote] Not yet seen on a Hootenanny; Prince Philip with a box of Kleenex. I'm betting it's a possibility though.

The following link contains some offensive language that some people may find unpleasant; [url="https://encyclopediadramatica.se/Meow_Wars"]https://encyclopedia...ca.se/Meow_Wars[/url] I would like to show recognition of the behind-the-scenes efforts that stopped something similar to the above happening to us. Phew! We should ALL be grateful.

[quote name='blue' timestamp='1481309854' post='3191465'] We may have invented it, but you guys had a higher level of appreciation for it. The English introduced me to the blues, ironic but true. Blue [/quote] I thought Humpty Dumpty invented Rock and Roll just before it hits the streets with a BIG splash. All we need to know now is his (or her) country of origin. I am finding it interesting to hear about the process of evolution that has resulted in this forum. I never knew the antecedent forums or "fora" if you like people to think you were given an education that included Latin. It does explain why this place seems a bit more "real world" to me than many of the other cyberspace meeting platforms. Well done, keep it up.

[quote name='lojo' timestamp='1482594192' post='3201712'] Yep, the way I see it Mark King uses his bass to play complex percussion. [/quote] He usually points out in interviews that he never wanted to be a bassist. He wanted to be a drummer.

Good man Rick, thank you! Rotten year, truly shocking.

I've promised myself that I'll consider a nice (£500ish) fretless five but [u]only[/u] when my intonation on the fretless four that I already have improves sufficiently.

[quote name='Mcgiver69' timestamp='1482540615' post='3201417'] Goodness with double 3 band EQ and no one told him how to turn the bloody bass knob? All I hear is clickety clickety clack... Frequencies below 1K? more like all frequencies below 16K [/quote] Nobody plays the frets as well as our Mark. Heeheehee. I like Mark's playing but I agree. Sometimes the actual bass frequencies come across as lightweight where you might feel you want a nicely rounded bottom to get a hold of (oooer), so to speak. Old analogue Bowie releases tended to be like that for me too. It didn't spoil my appreciation however. Now that I am all growed up like, I know you can't get much oomph from lightweight strings but then the heavier ones are not so compliant.

[quote name='Pinball' timestamp='1482536640' post='3201394'] I'm feeling strangley gas free this Christmas... [/quote] Ahaaaa, You clearly haven't had the brussel sprout course yet. That or you've not started fracking yet. Excuse me, I have someone on the other line....... [long pause whilst listening to caller] Oh. THAT GAS. Well done, carry on.

That Leslie was right clever wasn't she. Didn't she present on Blue Peter too? end quip