Subject: TROMBONE-L digest 274 Date: Tuesday, January 11, 2005 12:01 AM From: Multiple recipients of list To: Multiple recipients of list TROMBONE-L Digest 274 Topics covered in this issue include: 1) RE: Trombone? Huh? by "Richardson, Timothy Mr. DAC 417 BSB DPW - ERMD" 2) Re: Matt's Back (sound engineers) by "Richardson, Timothy Mr. DAC 417 BSB DPW - ERMD" 3) OTJ Classifieds Update - 1/10/05 by "Chris Waage" 4) Re: Matt's Back (sound engineers) by "Joe L. Norcross" From: "Richardson, Timothy Mr. DAC 417 BSB DPW - ERMD" Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2005 08:16:34 +0100 To: , Subject: [TROMBONE-L:3567] RE: Trombone? Huh? Yes. The Notre Dame Alumni club gets a pickup band together for the annual St Patrick's Day parade in Alexandria, Virginia. Whenever I've been in the area I've tried to march that parade. It has often been the highlight of the year, one of the most fun things I get to do on or off trombone. We mostly play from memory, and those memories can be 20 to 40 years old (though we usually get a couple of current students.) The quality is surprisingly good for a bunch of old farts, some in good shape and some not. I graduated in 1975, and haven't kept track of any of my classmates, but enjoy the get together anyway. I think that they actually get an Alumni band to play at a football game every few years, but if I've done that it was more than 20 years ago and I can't remember it. -----Original Message----- From: BassBonist@aol.com [mailto:BassBonist@aol.com] Sent: Saturday, January 08, 2005 16:48 To: TROMBONE-L@server5.samford.edu Subject: [TROMBONE-L:3545] Trombone? Huh? Hopelessly trying to inject some trombonistic/musical thoughts into the List today: How many of you out there have ever participated in an alumni performing group? What were the plusses and outstanding memories of those get-togethers? From: "Richardson, Timothy Mr. DAC 417 BSB DPW - ERMD" Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2005 08:19:15 +0100 To: Earl Needham , Subject: [TROMBONE-L:3568] Re: Matt's Back (sound engineers) Hey, that makes sense. The projectile never touches the barrel, no way it could pick up any markings. However they are often fired from a rifled barrel, you'd probably want to be far enough away the discarded plastic didn't make it onto the scene. -----Original Message----- From: Earl Needham [mailto:needhame1@plateautel.net] Sent: Sunday, January 09, 2005 02:56 To: TROMBONE-L@server5.samford.edu Subject: [TROMBONE-L:3559] Re: Matt's Back (sound engineers) At 04:17 PM 1/8/2005, Chris Tune wrote: >I was thinking about the idea of a stainless steel or some other very hard >and specially designed bullet and barrel system that would provide for >insignificant marking of the bullet. I'm not sure such a thing even >exists. If it does it's probably classified and only within reach of >intelligence people. Sure it exists, they're even available to civilians. They call them sabots (pronounced say-bo) and they're available for various shot shells. Earl Earl Needham, KD5XB, Clovis, New Mexico DM84jk http://kd5xb-2.no-ip.info From: Chris Waage Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2005 03:43:27 -0800 To: Subject: [TROMBONE-L:3569] OTJ Classifieds Update - 1/10/05 The Online Trombone Journal Classifieds - http://www.trombone.org/classifieds - have been updated as of 5:39 AM CST on January 10, 2004. - - - - - Thank you for using the OTJ Classifieds! - - - - - OTJ Classifieds Frequently Asked Questions http://www.trombone.org/classifieds/faq.asp OTJ Gift Shoppe: http://www.cafepress.com/cp/store/store.aspx?storeid=trombones If you have any questions or comments about the Online Trombone Journal Classifieds, please contact me at chris@trombone.org. Chris Waage ________________________________________________________________ Sent via the WebMail system at trombone.org From: "Joe L. Norcross" Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2005 08:27:51 -0800 To: , Chris Tune , , Angie Brunk Cc: , Subject: [TROMBONE-L:3570] Re: Matt's Back (sound engineers) Best merathod of getting the soundman, PULL HIS POWER PLUG ----- Original Message ----- From: "Phil Brink" To: "Chris Tune" ; ; "Angie Brunk" Cc: ; Sent: Saturday, January 08, 2005 3:18 PM Subject: [TROMBONE-L:3556] Re: Matt's Back (sound engineers) > Is anybody else kinda disturbed at the tone of this latest thread? It seems > to me that in view of all the death and destruction we are currently reading > about... we might ease up on the assassination ideas. I know [or at least > hope] that it's all in fun and blowing off steam, but sheesh! Enough is > enough! > > Phil Brink > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Chris Tune" > To: ; "Angie Brunk" > Cc: ; > Sent: Saturday, January 08, 2005 5:17 PM > Subject: [TROMBONE-L:3555] Re: Matt's Back (sound engineers) > > > > Since this is mostly story telling, I guess DISCUSSING the ice-bullet is > > OK. Did anybody note which model trombones were demolished in the test of > > the "trombone myth"? I've seen it a couple of times, but they just looked > > like rude looking student models to me. . .I couldn't really place them. . > > .also, I've since decided that it would be much more fun to LAUNCH A > > ROCKET out of the bell of a trombone than to put an explosive device in > > the bell. Seems like the flare of a bell is pretty much close to a solid > > surface for something with explosive force. Seems right to me. The tail > > of a rocket is essentially directed explosive force (that's probably wrong > > terminology, but you get it). I'd think you could mount that rocket to the > > mute and then design a mute-shaped warhead, which would take out the > > entire area around the sound man. . .but then there would be many > > witnesses who would point right to the particular trombone-player as the > > murderer. > > > > I was thinking about the idea of a stainless steel or some other very hard > > and specially designed bullet and barrel system that would provide for > > insignificant marking of the bullet. I'm not sure such a thing even > > exists. If it does it's probably classified and only within reach of > > intelligence people. > > > > Still, from what I hear, the intelligence agencies seem to want to use > > biological agents to perform assassinations. Isn't that what happened to > > the fellow in Ukraine? He became ill after dining or drinking with some > > group, which included KGB-type folk. . . > > > > Even if we could infect the sound guy with some horrible fatal toxin and > > one that would be difficult to trace, this doesn't help us with the > > current concert or gig. The infected sound guy will still crank the > > volume for this gig. . .but he may not make it to the next one. > > Interestingly, some people seem to survive these nasty infections. Like > > the guy in Ukraine. > > > > Maybe we could have whatever we use to deal with the guy rigged up to a > > sound level meter, sorta like the movie with Sandra Bullock in the bus. . > > .when the sound level of the concert reaches a certain level then the sure > > fire murder is to occur. . .that way the sound guy COULD save his live by > > suddenly becoming more thoughtful and keeping the level down. > > > > Chris > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Craig Parmerlee" > > To: "Angie Brunk" > > Cc: "Chris Tune" ; ; > > > > Sent: Saturday, January 08, 2005 12:58 PM > > Subject: [TROMBONE-L:3552] Re: Matt's Back (sound engineers) > > > > > >> Angie Brunk wrote: > >> > >>> Sorry, that's an urban legend. Mythbusters, the ones who tested the > >>> trombone myth, tested it ...TWICE. It's just not possible to make ice > >>> bullets that will adequately penetrate human flesh. > >>> > >>> Angie > >>> > >>> > >>> On Friday, January 7, 2005, at 11:52 PM, Craig Parmerlee wrote: > >>> > >>>> Chris Tune wrote: > >>>> > >>>>> Of course there is that nasty bullet lodged in his head. Ballistic > >>>>> analysis can trace it to your gun, unless someone has invented > >>>>> ballistically untraceable bullets. . .maybe out of high density > >>>>> titanium or stainless steel. > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> Two words: ice bullets. Saw that one on Columbo . > >>>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >> Who are you going to believe? A couple of clowns who are a product of > >> the faux reality TV fad, and who have never actually demonstrated any > >> credentials for doing anything other than mugging in front of cameras, or > >> a detective who has solved some of the most difficult cases ever, and has > >> never failed to get his man? In the battle of the teevee experts, I > >> think I have to go with Columbo on this one. > >> > >> > > >