Skinnyman Posted January 5, 2019 Posted January 5, 2019 Fellow BC-ers, can I ask you to please stop posting on the forum for a few days? I have to learn a set of audition pieces for a gig that i really would like to get and you lot are all distracting me from practising. Between Off Topic, General Discussion and the market place, I'm spending time on here which should be spent learning new stuff. So, can you all please quiet down for a few days? (Thinking about it, some of these pieces are a bit challenging - give me a week at least...) Alternatively, just try to be a bit boring while i get my head round these things.... Thank you for understanding 1 5 Quote
silverfoxnik Posted January 5, 2019 Posted January 5, 2019 It's impossible to answer this without going against what you're asking us to do.. A bit like that brilliant Steven Wright (USA comedian) joke, 'What's Braille for Do Not Touch?' Good luck with your practicing 2 3 Quote
Geek99 Posted January 5, 2019 Posted January 5, 2019 Maybe add us en masse to the “not interesting” thread.... 1 Quote
Maude Posted January 5, 2019 Posted January 5, 2019 I won't post a distracting reply to your post. I'll just let you get practicing. P.s. Should it be 'practicing' or 'practising'? Are the two interchangeable, is one an Americanism, or is one 'to rehearse something' and the other 'to carry out a profession or belief? Hmm 🤔. 1 2 Quote
Skinnyman Posted January 5, 2019 Author Posted January 5, 2019 9 minutes ago, Maude said: I won't post a distracting reply to your post. I'll just let you get practicing. P.s. Should it be 'practicing' or 'practising'? Are the two interchangeable, is one an Americanism, or is one 'to rehearse something' and the other 'to carry out a profession or belief? Hmm 🤔. Aaaaaaaaargh!!!!!!! 1 Quote
Reggaebass Posted January 5, 2019 Posted January 5, 2019 32 minutes ago, Skinnyman said: Fellow BC-ers, can I ask you to please stop posting on the forum for a few days? I have to learn a set of audition pieces for a gig that i really would like to get and you lot are all distracting me from practising. Between Off Topic, General Discussion and the market place, I'm spending time on here which should be spent learning new stuff. So, can you all please quiet down for a few days? (Thinking about it, some of these pieces are a bit challenging - give me a week at least...) Alternatively, just try to be a bit boring while i get my head round these things.... Thank you for understanding This happens to me on a regular basis, I get up at 7 with the intention of starting my practice at 8 , and 5 hours later on bc I’ll turn my amp on , in fact it happened today 😀 and I’m still on bc 😂 2 Quote
Earbrass Posted January 5, 2019 Posted January 5, 2019 37 minutes ago, Maude said: I won't post a distracting reply to your post. I'll just let you get practicing. P.s. Should it be 'practicing' or 'practising'? Are the two interchangeable, is one an Americanism, or is one 'to rehearse something' and the other 'to carry out a profession or belief? Hmm 🤔. "Practising" is correct in the UK. The verb is "to practise". "Practice" is the noun. Eg 'We had a good practice today' but 'we practised for two hours'. If you forget which is which, think of "advice" vs "advise", which rarely get confused with each other because they are pronounced differently. HTH. 😉 1 1 Quote
Skinnyman Posted January 5, 2019 Author Posted January 5, 2019 3 minutes ago, Earbrass said: "Practising" is correct in the UK. The verb is "to practise". "Practice" is the noun. Eg 'We had a good practice today' but 'we practised for two hours'. If you forget which is which, think of "advice" vs "advise", which rarely get confused with each other because they are pronounced differently. HTH. 😉 Thank you.... Right, back to it..... 1 Quote
Teebs Posted January 5, 2019 Posted January 5, 2019 59 minutes ago, Skinnyman said: Fellow BC-ers, can I ask you to please stop posting on the forum for a few days? I have to learn a set of audition pieces for a gig that i really would like to get and you lot are all distracting me from practising. Between Off Topic, General Discussion and the market place, I'm spending time on here which should be spent learning new stuff. So, can you all please quiet down for a few days? (Thinking about it, some of these pieces are a bit challenging - give me a week at least...) Alternatively, just try to be a bit boring while i get my head round these things.... Thank you for understanding Good luck with your practice I'm always boring, so I'll not distract you. 🔥🎊🎉🎇🎆🚬🍷 🍻 sssshhhh! 1 Quote
Geek99 Posted January 5, 2019 Posted January 5, 2019 So, what exactly do we mean by practice ? discuss....😈 Quote
Skinnyman Posted January 5, 2019 Author Posted January 5, 2019 1 hour ago, Geek99 said: So, what exactly do we mean by practice ? discuss....😈 Hee hee. In my case, it means "learn". Then get distracted, forget, learn again, sleep, forget... Rinse and repeat... 1 Quote
SpondonBassed Posted January 5, 2019 Posted January 5, 2019 6 hours ago, Skinnyman said: Fellow BC-ers, can I ask you to please stop posting on the forum for a few days? No. Bugger off! Heeheehee. You may as well ask Mr Trump to stop twittering like an idiot. Quote
Skinnyman Posted January 5, 2019 Author Posted January 5, 2019 54 minutes ago, SpondonBassed said: No. Bugger off! Heeheehee. You may as well ask Mr Trump to stop twittering like an idiot. I suggested that you could be boring instead... 😁 Quote
SpondonBassed Posted January 5, 2019 Posted January 5, 2019 5 minutes ago, Skinnyman said: I suggested that you could be boring instead... 😁 As if I had any say in it. I'm certain that I bore many BC regulars. As I have been posting less in the last couple of months I have therefore been less boring. If I was actually interesting then I would have a Twitter account and I would tweet about every meal, drink, bowel movement and weewee as they occurred. It takes two to tango, as they say. If you spent more time practising for your audition the interesting topics of BC would be as trees in an uninhabited forest. No-one is there to here the sound of them falling and you aren't here to find stuff interesting. I hope this helps. Oh, and break a leg at the audition. Best wishes. 1 Quote
Dad3353 Posted January 6, 2019 Posted January 6, 2019 What pieces are you rehearsing..? You never know; maybe someone here could give some advice as to how best retain them, and save you some precious time..? Just sayin'; hope this helps. 1 Quote
Dem Jolie-blues Posted January 6, 2019 Posted January 6, 2019 I haven't practised today yet, had a lie-in and a shag, just sayin', hope this helps too .. 1 Quote
Skinnyman Posted January 6, 2019 Author Posted January 6, 2019 20 minutes ago, Dem Jolie-blues said: I haven't practised today yet, had a lie-in and a shag, just sayin', hope this helps too .. Er, thanks. I think. I can be round in about twenty minutes if you're sure it'll help 😕 2 Quote
SpondonBassed Posted January 6, 2019 Posted January 6, 2019 5 hours ago, Dem Jolie-blues said: I haven't practised today yet, had a lie-in and a shag, just sayin', hope this helps too .. Was it a Tufted Shag? Great with chips and peas! 2 Quote
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