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An Explosive Moment in Music
Beware the next time you hear someone in the trombone section yell out, “Hey, y’all, watch this!”
Paolo Esperanza, bass-trombonist with the Simphonica Mayor de Uruguay, in a misplaced moment of inspiration, decided to make his own contribution to the cannon shots fired as part of the orchestra’s performance of Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture at an outdoor children’s concert. In complete seriousness he placed a large, ignited firecracker, which was equivalent in strength to a quarter stick of dynamite, into his aluminum straight mute and then stuck the mute into the bell of his quite new Yamaha in-line double-valve bass trombone.
Paolo Esperanza, bass-trombonist with the Simphonica Mayor de Uruguay, in a misplaced moment of inspiration, decided to make his own contribution to the cannon shots fired as part of the orchestra’s performance of Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture at an outdoor children’s concert. In complete seriousness he placed a large, ignited firecracker, which was equivalent in strength to a quarter stick of dynamite, into his aluminum straight mute and then stuck the mute into the bell of his quite new Yamaha in-line double-valve bass trombone.
Parking Spaces as Office Space
Only in San Francisco. These earnest entrepreneurs plug quarters into parking meters, set up a few tables and chairs, and rent “office” space by the half hour to those just getting their startups going.
Top Mold Doesn’t Match Waffle
How does that top mold make a waffle that looks like this?
Super Savings at the Supermarket!
Sometimes the good folks who stock items at the local supermarket are too busy to look for inconsistencies in marking prices.
Comments following a story about Devin Nunes’ antics
Swalwell did a good deed today.
It is truly painful to watch the impeachment hearings when Devin Nunes (R-Fresno), a putative dairy farmer, keeps stepping in meadow muffins…
It is truly painful to watch the impeachment hearings when Devin Nunes (R-Fresno), a putative dairy farmer, keeps stepping in meadow muffins…
Keep Hackers from Using Your Rear-facing Camera
Do it the cheap way or spend a bundle on questionable software.
Here’s a Nice Viola Trio
A good way to showcase an odd instrument.
Small Technicians
I noticed this item on Amazon yesterday. Being the oddball of the linguistics crowd, I immediately latched onto the wording of “DEWALT DG5101 Small Technician’s Pouch”. I couldn’t help thinking that it was made with small technicians in mind. I posed a fake question (you have to scroll down to see the questions): Read More ➥