Re: [OT - I remembered this time]: here we go

2013-05-09 Thread Peter Haworth
That's a very clever piece of prose Mark! Did you write it? Sometimes the funniest stories are the true ones. This actually happened to me at a gig a while back. We finished playing our first set and were out in the audience chatting to people. A young girl of about 8 or 9 years old came up to

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2013-05-09 Thread Jeff Reynolds
ok i just spit coffee out my nose on this one! thanks jeff On Wed, May 8, 2013 at 11:08 AM, Peter Haworth wrote: > My friend and ex bandmate David Brewer is a bagpiper and told me this > story. > > As a bagpiper, I play many gigs. Recently I was asked by a funeral > director to play at a grav

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2013-05-09 Thread Ralph DiMola
-boun...@lists.runrev.com] On Behalf Of Gerry Orkin Sent: Thursday, May 09, 2013 3:08 AM To: How to use LiveCode Subject: Re: [OT - I remembered this time]: here we go That bagpipe one has been on the net for years :) This three piece rock band were very keen to do well at their gig because they'd heard a

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2013-05-09 Thread Gerry Orkin
That bagpipe one has been on the net for years :) This three piece rock band were very keen to do well at their gig because they'd heard a big record producer was in the audience. If he liked them they'd be sure to become the next big thing. During the first song the lead guitarist was strummin

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2013-05-08 Thread Mark Wieder
Ralph- Wednesday, May 8, 2013, 7:17:15 PM, you wrote: > Mark, > Very funny and clever!! I can't claim credit for anything but passing it on. I used to run the Grateful Dead jokes page on the WELL back in the day... -- -Mark Wieder mwie...@ahsoftware.net _

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2013-05-08 Thread Ralph DiMola
ieder Sent: Wednesday, May 08, 2013 9:12 PM To: How to use LiveCode Subject: Re: [OT - I remembered this time]: here we go Pete- LOL. That's the best story I've heard in a while. Here's one more before I leave this thread (probably for musicians only): C, E-flat, and G go into a bar. T

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2013-05-08 Thread Shawn Blc
+1. Awesome story, lol. On Wed, May 8, 2013 at 11:08 AM, Peter Haworth wrote: > My friend and ex bandmate David Brewer is a bagpiper and told me this > story. > > As a bagpiper, I play many gigs. Recently I was asked by a funeral > director to play at a graveside service for a homeless man. He

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2013-05-08 Thread Mark Wieder
Pete- LOL. That's the best story I've heard in a while. Here's one more before I leave this thread (probably for musicians only): C, E-flat, and G go into a bar. The bartender says, "Sorry, but we don't serve minors." So E-flat leaves, and C and G have an open fifth between them. After a few dri

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2013-05-08 Thread Mark Wieder
Peter Haworth writes: > What do you throw to a drowning bass player? > His amp. Ha! Definition of a quarter-tone: Two fretless bass players playing in unison. -- Mark Wieder mwie...@ahsoftware.net ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lis

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2013-05-08 Thread Marty Knapp
Haha! Thanks for the levity Pete - good ones! Marty Knapp Knappster Solutions LLC --- And specially for you, Mark: What do you throw to a drowning bass player? His amp. Pete lcSQL Software On Tue, May 7, 2013 at 9:29 PM, Mark Wieder wrote:

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2013-05-08 Thread Peter Haworth
And specially for you, Mark: What do you throw to a drowning bass player? His amp. Pete lcSQL Software On Tue, May 7, 2013 at 9:29 PM, Mark Wieder wrote: > Pete- > > Tuesday, May 7, 2013, 9:15:49 PM, you wrote: > > > OK, is it open season on musician jokes? 'Cause I got

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2013-05-08 Thread Peter Haworth
Or: What's the difference between a banjo and a South American Macaw? One is loud, obnoxious, and noisy. The other is a bird. Pete lcSQL Software On Tue, May 7, 2013 at 9:29 PM, Mark Wieder wrote: > Pete- > > Tuesday, May 7, 2013, 9:15:49 PM, you wrote: > > > OK, is it

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2013-05-08 Thread Peter Haworth
My friend and ex bandmate David Brewer is a bagpiper and told me this story. As a bagpiper, I play many gigs. Recently I was asked by a funeral director to play at a graveside service for a homeless man. He had no family or friends, so the service was to be at a pauper's cemetery out in the wilds