I think that's because they count their circumferences counter-clockwise, but then, their clocks are also backwards, which is why their fighter pilots don't last very long...Picture: "Bogey at nine o'clock!"...and he looks to his right....to late!
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Let's spread some musical misinformation
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Which is also weird because I've seen a lot of pictures from Brazil and there are landing strips EVERYWHERE down there!
I invented short pants and told bass players to wear them.
Thanks for that. The shorts nicely compliment my invention, the tank top.
So settle a bet for me then. My guitar player says that the tank top was named for the aquarium whereas I say it was named for the military armored vehicle.
I think it was named after the hot chick that was wearing one one day and someone says: "Check out the cannons on that one"....just a guess
It was named for the two tanks they carry when worn by women.
In 1969 Sir Paul had his Hofner Cavern bass stolen from the recording studio, ... I was nowhere near that studio at that time and was not seen at the next four Beatle conventions trying to sell a one of a kind Hofner 500/1 bass that was once owned by Paul McCartney,,,
I was also not the person at the Ohio concert and did not take that so-called priceless instrument.
By the way, on an unrelated issue... if anyone is looking for priceless famous and rare one of a kind musical instruments, please call me today... Operators are standing by...
Well...That clinches it. You are officially cleared of any wrongdoing.
Related note. Only left-handed bassists are allowed backing vocals duty, because otherwise your headstock hits the other backing vocalist before you get to the microphone. This rule is waived if you use a 30" scale bass. Paul McCartney was so desperate to move up from the usual bassist placement (behind the PA speaker) he purchased a 500/1 to convince George. This was despite a lefty Dingwall Voodoo being on the same wall and, at £25, a fiver less than the Hof - a lot of money in 1961.
That might explain why in my old band every time I came up to the microphone to sing the singer would hit the headstock of my bass when she shook the tambourine......
On a funny side note I am actually left handed..... but play the bass / guitar/ drums / cello right handed
If I had $1 for every time she hit the headstock of my bass I’d probably have at least $100 by now!
Hitting the bassist in any way or form is illegal in 58 of the lower states ... but you can get a pass from the department heads if you hit the drummer twice as many times on the same night !
Actually hitting the drummer is encouraged as it shows them that you really care about them, and it makes them play better
Before Peg Bundy was a ditzy mother of two, she could actually hum any song, any instrument's part in any song, and in perfect pitch, even if she had never even heard the song before.
She was actually known as the world's greatest hummer and people would travel worldwide and pay exorbitant fees just to experience her masterful humming.
At one international hummer convention, her humming performance was so well received by all of those in attendance that she was literally drenched in a shower of ongoing accolades for over an hour.
She was, in fact, awarded the coveted Pearl Necklace award for humming a record 10,000 time by Spitzer Swallows, editor of Hum World Magazine, and subsequently had a song named for her by the legendary band Z Z Top.
When interviewed about this convention, even two decades later, to this day she contends that she still gets choked up about it all and the attention she receives on a daily basis is still quite hard to swallow. She still greatly appreciates her fans and She has a web page dedicated to helping any who are in need, as she stated "I never bite off more than I can chew, and if I can at least give my fans a hand, I will". She even sponsors a hands-on hummer course online for humming enthusiasts with levels including: "Getting started, A quick start guide to humming", "Humming to get ahead", and the master course, "Hummers, and the puddles of fun that can come with them". For 69 dollars, there is even a seniors course: "Gumming and Humming, It's never too late".
Merchandise on her website includes and autographed Peg Bundy Hummer towel, among other valuable items.
In early history, singers were prized in their own right for their ability to create epic stories of legendary heroes or crucial battles with a simple musical accompaniment. This changed in the medieval era when Simon de Cowelle (a trader in bovine faeces and urine that reduced irritation when the wool was pulled over peoples' eyes) began to provide pre-written material of minimal lyrical interest, compensated for by excessive instrumentals. Initially he had to pay a band called The Luddites several groats to perform, until he employed cheap machinery to displace them, but that's another story.
Many people mistakenly believe that the tambourine was then invented to give vocalists some semblance of musical ability - albeit only on the level of a drummer. This is not the case: the tambourine was designed to protect the centre-stage territory of the insecure singer and is a passive-aggressive combination of ancient African weaponry - namely, the Nguni cowhide shield encrusted with Mambele blades. It sounds to me, NZBassman, that you got too close to the honey spot. Just be thankful that you took the hint. If they feel very threatened, singers make use of the knobkerrie-derived Shure SM58. It's a mystery to musicians why this ancient kit still commands high prices, but its skull-crushing capabilities are still relevant today.
