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Yes, I was 15 and it was really fucking difficult; I/we practiced a lot. It not only improved my playing, it improved my reading. I had to do the trombone solo for one of the last "Let Me Entertain You," which modulated with each iteration. The whole thing was on ledger lines, because it was in treble clef. Instead of the usual direction, e.g. forte or adagio, it said DIRTY. I played it perfectly, for all three or four performances.

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Fascinating! I must share with my former coworker that started a "word of the day" thing we did on many shifts in the ER.

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Being a big fan of the loud and garish, I prefer Mostel's swimming pool scene as a visual aid.

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Yeah it seemed weird.

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I don't know if I'd agree with that. Spock was willing to commit mutiny for his former captain.

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My mum and I are on a Father Ted marathon (it makes a change from all the British crime dramas) https://media1.giphy.com/me...

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Harry Nilsson and Gordon Jenkins had a good take on Irving Berlin.

https://www.youtube.com/wat...

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Happy Easter! Can't Keep A Good Son-O'-God Down!

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Lovely album.

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The adult book store on the other side of Interstate 75 was unharmed.

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Could Easter be #4? What about Valentines Day? Don’t some people buy jewelry as well as candy for that one, and I’ll bet more VD cards are sold than Easter ones.

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That’s fine with me. Santa in flip flops, wearing a sarong or pareo, maybe trimmed in white fur for old time’s sake.

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Is that near Olympia?

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As a kid, I wondered if some Christians with chips on their shoulders would object to the song. “Just alright? Are you saying he’s mediocre?”

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Well it ain’t up there with Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer, but it’s pretty good.

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