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Absolutely not. I refute that. My mind is as clean as... um, a clean thing, or a moderately clean thing, well a bit clean anyway...J.R. wrote:It's all in your mind, Ruthie-Baby !
That's the joy of innuendo !
Nah we didn't have piccilo's at Hertfoird - we learnt all the BIG instruments! like saxaphones, Clarinets, trumpets trombones and flutes.... etc.... nothing as small as a piccalo ever entered whilst I was there!Richard Ruck wrote:So, was the piccolo regarded as 'cool' everywhere else, then?Great Plum wrote:Let me put it this way, the piccolo was not regarded as a cool instrument in the band... however, we were 'above' the clarinets in that regard...
Absolutely, Ruth-Baby! Clean, clear and decisive.Ruthie-Baby wrote:Absolutely not. I refute that. My mind is as clean as... um, a clean thing, or a moderately clean thing, well a bit clean anyway...J.R. wrote:It's all in your mind, Ruthie-Baby !
That's the joy of innuendo !
My main instrument was the flute - they didn't have any flutes in the band so the flautists played the piccolo (2 reasons were given for this - the piccolo can be heard better (as it's more shrill!) in a band and flutes could knock people in the head in marching manoveuresJude wrote:Nah we didn't have piccilo's at Hertfoird - we learnt all the BIG instruments! like saxaphones, Clarinets, trumpets trombones and flutes.... etc.... nothing as small as a piccalo ever entered whilst I was there!Richard Ruck wrote:So, was the piccolo regarded as 'cool' everywhere else, then?Great Plum wrote:Let me put it this way, the piccolo was not regarded as a cool instrument in the band... however, we were 'above' the clarinets in that regard...
heee heee hheee lol that is funny!Great Plum wrote:My main instrument was the flute - they didn't have any flutes in the band so the flautists played the piccolo (2 reasons were given for this - the piccolo can be heard better (as it's more shrill!) in a band and flutes could knock people in the head in marching manoveuresJude wrote:Nah we didn't have piccilo's at Hertfoird - we learnt all the BIG instruments! like saxaphones, Clarinets, trumpets trombones and flutes.... etc.... nothing as small as a piccalo ever entered whilst I was there!Richard Ruck wrote: So, was the piccolo regarded as 'cool' everywhere else, then?
You're so succinct. That's exactly what I meant.DavebytheSea wrote:Absolutely, Ruth-Baby! Clean, clear and decisive.Ruthie-Baby wrote:Absolutely not. I refute that. My mind is as clean as... um, a clean thing, or a moderately clean thing, well a bit clean anyway...J.R. wrote:It's all in your mind, Ruthie-Baby !
That's the joy of innuendo !
Your last sentence Jude, has just made me splutter on my coffee !!Jude wrote:Nah we didn't have piccilo's at Hertfoird - we learnt all the BIG instruments! like saxaphones, Clarinets, trumpets trombones and flutes.... etc.... nothing as small as a piccalo ever entered whilst I was there!Richard Ruck wrote:So, was the piccolo regarded as 'cool' everywhere else, then?Great Plum wrote:Let me put it this way, the piccolo was not regarded as a cool instrument in the band... however, we were 'above' the clarinets in that regard...
JR you'd splutter over anythingJ.R. wrote:Your last sentence Jude, has just made me splutter on my coffee !!Jude wrote:Nah we didn't have piccilo's at Hertfoird - we learnt all the BIG instruments! like saxaphones, Clarinets, trumpets trombones and flutes.... etc.... nothing as small as a piccalo ever entered whilst I was there!Richard Ruck wrote: So, was the piccolo regarded as 'cool' everywhere else, then?
ooooohhhhhh that was harsh mr plum!!! Yes i probably did and i would do it again now!Great Plum wrote:I know...
shoaling! ..... etcRuthie-Baby wrote:do what all over again? exactly?
you'll have to explain that one...DavebytheSea wrote:shoaling! ..... etcRuthie-Baby wrote:do what all over again? exactly?