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Let's spread some musical misinformation
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I am sure it was very helpful for at least one person!
Steve Irwin died observing stingray basses in their natural habitat.
I heard it was Gator Center, but that's a croc.
The secret of a great bass tone has finally been revealed. The magnets of the pickups and the speakers have to be of the exact same material, preferably taken from the same source.
Dave Brubeck had originally written a more conventional ode to the after-recording short break but Musicians Union rules declared that five minutes is the guaranteed minimum allocated for bands and described his title Take Four as "provocative". Both sides agreed to arbitration and Brubeck set about rearranging both the title and the time signature. Some members were traumatised by sticking to Joe Morello's meticulous beat and the subsequent break overran. Brubeck was sometimes called "a stickler for detail" and, more often, "a teeny bit anal" and immediately set about re-writing Take Thirteen. The following break was even more fractious, and the handing out of hastily-scribbled sheets for Take Nineteen and a Half reduced the band to a duo.
30+ years later, hiphop pioneers resurrected the idea for Gimme Five, wisely hiring Morello rather than use a drum machine, but the time signature caused breakdancers to crash into each other. 6/4 resolved the problem and Gimme Six was a major hit in Kentucky.
30+ years later, hiphop pioneers resurrected the idea for Gimme Five, wisely hiring Morello rather than use a drum machine, but the time signature caused breakdancers to crash into each other. 6/4 resolved the problem and Gimme Six was a major hit in Kentucky.
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The spelling for Spittoon is really Spittune as compared to the Spit-out of tune ... None of us want that one...
Silly...It's a percussive instrument...you use metal mallets.
Either that or it's the coolest bong I've seen in quite a while!
You can see me winding the bass in my picture.. As in all percussion instruments ..you wind it up for 2minutes and you can play for 15... Now l know nothing of these "bongs" you speak of... What are they? Some kind of piccolo or French horn????
Bill Schatter, the founder of Snap On Tools was an aspiring bassist. One day he was playing his beloved axe when the unthinkable happened...His strap slipped off and the bass neck (headstock taking the brunt) struck the floor, snapping it instantly!
Bill was devastated...and he vowed to make the world safer for bass guitars. He finally came up with a new system that literally locks the strap to the guitar and the strap lock was born.
He was so excited he wanted to market his new system right away. He formed the Schatter Strap Lock product line but, for some reason, it initially didn't take off. Confused, he confronted marketing experts who convinced him that the Schatter name had a sort of "crappy" ring to it, so he reluctantly changed the name to Schaller Strap Locks. It was an instant success!
Because the strap lock was his breakthrough product (he was so glad he was finally able to keep his strap on) began designing other "tools" of the musical trade.
He started the Strap On Tools company.
Once again, marketing experts were quick to point out that there was already a totally different market for strap on tools, so, thinking about how it just "snaps on" he changed it to Snap On, and alas, the Snap On Tools name was born.
Bill was devastated...and he vowed to make the world safer for bass guitars. He finally came up with a new system that literally locks the strap to the guitar and the strap lock was born.
He was so excited he wanted to market his new system right away. He formed the Schatter Strap Lock product line but, for some reason, it initially didn't take off. Confused, he confronted marketing experts who convinced him that the Schatter name had a sort of "crappy" ring to it, so he reluctantly changed the name to Schaller Strap Locks. It was an instant success!
Because the strap lock was his breakthrough product (he was so glad he was finally able to keep his strap on) began designing other "tools" of the musical trade.
He started the Strap On Tools company.
Once again, marketing experts were quick to point out that there was already a totally different market for strap on tools, so, thinking about how it just "snaps on" he changed it to Snap On, and alas, the Snap On Tools name was born.
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Bong is an Asian or Hindu table top vase. It makes for a lovely display venue for flowers or other decorative or fragrant foliage. It can be ceramic, glass, plastic, really any type of material. Some have elaborate graphics on them to make them esthetically pleasing, with some US made models having a more "modern art" type feel with tubes and such protruding at various points.
You simply place a liberal amount of water into it, in the bottom reservoir. Then you take your foliage and place it into the "cup" or, if larger, "bowl" shaped receptacle. This receptacle is sometimes close to the base (not to be confused with bass) and attached to a removable tube (called a slider).
If using foliage that generally grows in warmer climates, and you wish to preserve their usefulness for as long as possible, it is recommended that you carefully induce flame from a lighter to the "bowl" area, but be careful not to burn the foliage. If this does happen, (burning of the foliage), you can quickly remove the "slider" and use some sort of suction device or, if you have none, just use your lungs to remove the smoke from the "chamber". Take care not to inhale this smoke! Several people "never inhaled" it and became prominent members of society.
With the Hindu version, the receptacle is usually affixed atop the chamber, and they also have several tubes attached to allow more people to assist in the smoke removal, seeing as the receptacle (bowl) is usually quite large.
In either case, the water in these lovely vases should be changed, with the frequency depending on how many different "displays" you have used and how many times it was inadvertently set ablaze.
It is recommended that, were you to spill this water on a rug or piece of furniture, or even, god forbid a beloved pet, that said item just be discarded. It CANNOT be cleaned!
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I was recently at a Paul McCartney concert in Ohio. Great show!
When Sir Paul, as the Knights Templar (and King Arthur used to) call him came to the point in the show of tossing his Iconic violin bass guitar to a stage hand, an unauthorized attendant scrambled onstage, intercepted said pass and made off with the priceless instrument.
Witnesses described the "assailant" as wearing a blue sweatshirt and a red and white Doctor Pepper cap, and donning a sadistic grin as he made off with his prize in a motorized Lazy Boy recliner.
He has yet to be located and anyone in the Ohio area (known to law enforcement as "Hot Axe Central") with knowledge of this crime is URGED to call Crime Stoppers.
Callers can be eligible for a cash reward of up to $1000.00 and can remain anonymous.
