April 2012
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America! You went and placed your national music museum in Vermillion, South Dakota. That’s logical because John Philip Sousa played there that one day in the fall of 1926 and Shawn Colvin was born there before immediately moving away to grow up elsewhere but… You put hundreds of millions of dollars worth of instruments in a place that doesn’t have a full airport or any other...
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Stretched lobes...
I was scrolling through and saw some nifty looking wood plugs for those who like stretching their lobes. “What a great way to use up scraps of exotic wood!”, I thought. Then I immediately had second thoughts. A lot of the plugs I’ve seen seem to be made from species that are known sensitizers like Cordia and Dalbergia. Prolonged contact can bring on allergic reactions....
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I wish I were better with languages. I had a lovely dinner with the parents of a friend who are visiting from Alsace. Roland is interested in instruments and various woods. I found myself speaking entirely in nouns and adverbs. If French is being spoken I will nod my head and comprehend most of what is being said, but trying to formulate a sentence makes me feel shy and foolish.
His mother said...
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Friday thoughts: Happy 420 for those into such things. I’m pro-legalization for a number of reasons, because I think hemp is a fabulous plant.
C. brought home a dvd from the library with old Ed Sullivan shows shown in their entirety including commercials. The ads were amazing and I’m surprised nobody is seriously trying to recreate the style for modern use. They make one sit up and...
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Sometimes I get a wild hair and follow some of the...
And then I’m confronted with a feeling and I have to say to tumblr, “Tumblr, after all this time it’s like you don’t even know me.”
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Ugh. Sometimes I think I should start another tumblr devoted only to my thoughts on life as a fat person but I’m not sure I want all the grief from being a provocateur. I’m currently having a facebook debate with a woman who is legitimately the most intelligent person I’ve ever known on the topic of French parenting style vs. American and its relation to childhood obesity. We...
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iamdoodleprince asked: awesome blog can you check mine?
agovernmentman replied to your photo
This is the black-metallest accordion I have ever seen. Tr00 kvlt and etc.
-Yes. It only plays Burzum and Darkthrone.
True story. When my friend Sigie arrived from Shanghai her parents wanted to make sure she would assimilate musically with her class so they asked someone what the whitest instrument was. She had lessons with a bigshot polka star from the...
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Strawberries. Just Strawberries.: just a ramble on... →
fresafresca:
So, I’ve seen discussion on-line wondering why the U.S. doesn’t just accept and “assimilate” Latinos and some even think it’s gonna happen “soon” cause it happened for the “irish and the italians why not the hispanics?” or something like that. And I’ve always thought it was a curious question…
This is a rather brilliant observation on the mechanism of assimilation. I...
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“It is dreadful when something weighs on your mind, not to have a soul to...”
– Frederic Chopin (via quote-book)
I’m capable of laughing until I cry, in the authentic sense.
I will also literally slap my knee.
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My day started with zombie movies and breakfast in bed. Granted, I was the one who made breakfast but it’s hard to think of a better way to get things rolling.
Objectively I worked too hard today. There are times when I realize that I’m doing something that I won’t be paid for. I guess it’s part and parcel with working for a demanding clientele that wants something...
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agovernmentman replied to your photo: I’m using my littlest plane today. It’s probably…
What are you planing that’s so wee that you need a tool smaller than your thumb?
- There are some little curved surfaces inside a violin that are hard to get to any other way. Ditto mandolins.
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