Given that the Anthropogenic Global Warming scammers are retreating rapidly on all fronts, there is still a group of scientists trying to convince the world that animals greatly affect the climate. This time we are not talking recent history, but prehistory and then some.
Some scientists are claiming that during the Mesozoic Era, there was a period of global warming on Earth caused by dinosaurs farting!!! What about that big shiny thing in the sky, then?
Time for me to put the black cap on and pass judgement upon the 25th Photo Competition. Thanks to all of you who submitted pictures. There were not quite as many as I had hoped for, but there were some really good ones there.
LW’s organ is a magnificent picture, although it is a shame you could not get the console in the frame.
Ara’s harmonica band was very good, especially as the instruments in question are Hohners!
PG’s Personalised Piano Demolition Derby is a sight to behold and the little guy with the trumpet is very cute! I like these pictures.
As for OZ’s highly decorative didgeridont, that is a very nice picture. I had a go on one of those while in Oz last year, and while I managed to get a decent sound out of it, I had a lot of trouble with the circular breathing and nearly choked myself!
I do not like to hog the front page after my recent post, but I have just heard a bit of sad news. Bert Weedon has died at the good old age of 91. I learnt to play the guitar from his book Play in a Day many (far too many) years ago..
Rather more importantly, the likes of Eric Clapton, Hank Marvin, Brian May and many other luminaries of the guitar world also learned to play from his book. Just swap that harp for a Stratocaster, Bert!
The title says it all. It will soon be the day that true Englishmen should relish, as well as being the day that William Shakespeare died and it was also, quite possibly, his birthday.
As far as Charioteers are concerned, it is also the deadline (at midnight) for
After my last prod we have seen several more interesting photos of musical instruments, but it would be great if we had still more. Surely all of you have a pair of spoons sitting in your kitchen drawer
I must confess that rap music normally bores me stupid, and until now, the best rap I ever heard was the “Rap is Crap Rap” by Graeme Garden, I think, on ISIHAC!. However, this one instructs one how to make a proper cup of tea, and so I think it is OK, although I much prefer coffee to tea.
Warning to those of a delicate disposition, contains some rude words! Read more…
Come on, fellow Charioteers. There are only two (very good) entries so far. Surely some more of you can come up with some photos of musical instruments.
It does not have to be anything grand, although it could be. Your kid’s school recorder, your toddler’s Fisher-Price drum or even a comb and bog paper. The potential for full use of your imagination is endless.
When I woke up this morning, I was feeling a bit dozy after consuming some pleasant fermented grape juice and distilled essence of cereal on the previous evening, and I THINK I heard this item at the end of the BBC News on Radio 4. Read more…
I am honoured to be the current photographic champion amongst Charioteers, and I am thus obliged to think of the next subject for the competition. I was thinking I might have a bit of trouble thinking of something, when my new toy arrived. This is a Digital Keyboard. Actually it is a digital piano, but Yamaha are not allowed to call it that because the weighting of the keys is not quite the same as on a real piano. Only a concert pianist would know the difference, and I certainly don’t claim to be one of those.
Anyway, on to the theme of the competition. How about “Musical Instruments”? This can be anything from a triangle to a church organ, kazoo to a Stratocaster. As long as it makes a musical sound, it is in.
Marks for originality and technical expertise, although a great subject will defeat a great technical photo, as in my last judgement
I think St George’s Day might be an appropriate deadline, so 23rd of April it is. Read more…
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