Comments for Dunaber Music http://www.dunaber.com by Michael Grey ... Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:53:59 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 Comment on Oldtime Maxville by Michael Grey http://www.dunaber.com/2010/03/02/oldtime-maxville/comment-page-1/#comment-2257 Michael Grey Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:53:59 +0000 http://www.dunaber.com/?p=676#comment-2257 Thanks, Iain. That's (not surprisingly) observant of you. Hmmm. I've always found that people look older in old photos. Not sure why. I mean, Canada's second world war-time PM, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mackenzie_King" rel="nofollow">William Lyon MacKenzie-King</a> is like <a href="http://images.ourontario.ca/Partners/WLU/057200.jpg" rel="nofollow">37 in this photo</a> and he looks 110. I'd put the average age in this Worcester photo - of faces we can see - at maybe 43. Even if I'm off 5 years the average age of a grade one band today is surely nowhere near 38-43. I'd guess more like 33 . M. Thanks, Iain. That’s (not surprisingly) observant of you. Hmmm. I’ve always found that people look older in old photos. Not sure why. I mean, Canada’s second world war-time PM, William Lyon MacKenzie-King is like 37 in this photo and he looks 110. I’d put the average age in this Worcester photo – of faces we can see – at maybe 43. Even if I’m off 5 years the average age of a grade one band today is surely nowhere near 38-43. I’d guess more like 33 .

M.

]]> Comment on Oldtime Maxville by iainmacd http://www.dunaber.com/2010/03/02/oldtime-maxville/comment-page-1/#comment-2256 iainmacd Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:32:30 +0000 http://www.dunaber.com/?p=676#comment-2256 Nice save Mike. I love this kind of stuff. What do you think is the average age of the pipe section there? Not a young band by the looks of it. I mean THEN, of course... Nice save Mike. I love this kind of stuff. What do you think is the average age of the pipe section there? Not a young band by the looks of it. I mean THEN, of course…

]]> Comment on Google Me a Picture by mike http://www.dunaber.com/2010/02/23/google-me-a-picture/comment-page-1/#comment-2255 mike Wed, 03 Mar 2010 00:11:14 +0000 http://www.dunaber.com/?p=667#comment-2255 Chris - I am still looking for the great palak paneer dish - mmmm. Jaffer's <a href="http://maps.google.ca/maps/place?hl=en&source=hp&um=1&ie=UTF-8&q=aasmaan+glasgow&fb=1&gl=ca&hq=aasmaan&hnear=glasgow&cid=14525533846255523074" rel="nofollow">Asmaan restaurant on Bath St in Glasgow</a> is close! Andrew - I can see your dad doing that! I have no prob with the bagpipe funnies - just wonder why we receive so much cartoon attention and other musical instruments not so much. M. Chris – I am still looking for the great palak paneer dish – mmmm. Jaffer’s Asmaan restaurant on Bath St in Glasgow is close!

Andrew – I can see your dad doing that! I have no prob with the bagpipe funnies – just wonder why we receive so much cartoon attention and other musical instruments not so much.
M.

]]> Comment on Google Me a Picture by aberthoff http://www.dunaber.com/2010/02/23/google-me-a-picture/comment-page-1/#comment-2254 aberthoff Thu, 25 Feb 2010 18:04:44 +0000 http://www.dunaber.com/?p=667#comment-2254 My dad, whom you knew, used to see bagpipe cartoons in newspapers and fire off letters-to-the-editor pointing out the misperceptions, not to mention the inevitably incorrect illustration of the instrument, hand and arm position, and so on. (I know, apple not far from tree...) But I think we pipers can also laugh at the craziness of the instrument, and perhaps thank Victoria, Walter Scott and Tartanism for the stereotypes. If you search "music" in the New Yorker cartoon database, we're not alone in being the subject of humour, which, like all comedy, to be truly funny has to offend a few people. My dad, whom you knew, used to see bagpipe cartoons in newspapers and fire off letters-to-the-editor pointing out the misperceptions, not to mention the inevitably incorrect illustration of the instrument, hand and arm position, and so on. (I know, apple not far from tree…)

But I think we pipers can also laugh at the craziness of the instrument, and perhaps thank Victoria, Walter Scott and Tartanism for the stereotypes.

If you search “music” in the New Yorker cartoon database, we’re not alone in being the subject of humour, which, like all comedy, to be truly funny has to offend a few people.

]]> Comment on Google Me a Picture by mike http://www.dunaber.com/2010/02/23/google-me-a-picture/comment-page-1/#comment-2252 mike Wed, 24 Feb 2010 16:54:36 +0000 http://www.dunaber.com/?p=667#comment-2252 Interesting, Vince. Thanks. I do note that using bing.com's image search there was NO prompts for bagpipe cartoons or clipart. Happy to say, though, I ain't losing sleep over any of this! M. Interesting, Vince. Thanks. I do note that using bing.com’s image search there was NO prompts for bagpipe cartoons or clipart. Happy to say, though, I ain’t losing sleep over any of this! M.

]]> Comment on Google Me a Picture by Vince http://www.dunaber.com/2010/02/23/google-me-a-picture/comment-page-1/#comment-2251 Vince Wed, 24 Feb 2010 15:07:28 +0000 http://www.dunaber.com/?p=667#comment-2251 Well Mike, since you mentioned it, here is a great article just out today on the Google algorithm. It may make your head explode, but it does provide some insight: http://www.wired.com/magazine/2010/02/ff_google_algorithm/all/1 I almost think it is the folks at Google itself that need a talking to... Well Mike, since you mentioned it, here is a great article just out today on the Google algorithm. It may make your head explode, but it does provide some insight:

http://www.wired.com/magazine/2010/02/ff_google_algorithm/all/1

I almost think it is the folks at Google itself that need a talking to…

]]> Comment on Google Me a Picture by ChrisConnolly http://www.dunaber.com/2010/02/23/google-me-a-picture/comment-page-1/#comment-2250 ChrisConnolly Wed, 24 Feb 2010 02:47:42 +0000 http://www.dunaber.com/?p=667#comment-2250 Funniest blog distraction I've had in a while. Makes me think how people with ADD can cope with Google and at the same time makes me laugh thinking of that fly on the wall as it hears you say "wow, 18 million, who knew". I have to ask. How much time was lost in the distractions before you actually found what you were looking for.....or did you distract yourself all the way to writing this blog post and finding that lovely cartoon. :-). Did you find that Palak Paneer dish? I gotta know! Funniest blog distraction I’ve had in a while. Makes me think how people with ADD can cope with Google and at the same time makes me laugh thinking of that fly on the wall as it hears you say “wow, 18 million, who knew”. I have to ask. How much time was lost in the distractions before you actually found what you were looking for…..or did you distract yourself all the way to writing this blog post and finding that lovely cartoon. :-) .

Did you find that Palak Paneer dish? I gotta know!

]]> Comment on Bagads: The Long and Short of It by mike http://www.dunaber.com/2010/02/15/bagads_the_long_and_short_of_it/comment-page-1/#comment-2249 mike Tue, 16 Feb 2010 17:15:10 +0000 http://www.dunaber.com/?p=627#comment-2249 Thanks, Vince. Yes. We needs more bands in trews and natty little vests. And balmorals. Yes. Balmorals. :-) M. Thanks, Vince. Yes. We needs more bands in trews and natty little vests. And balmorals. Yes. Balmorals. :-)

M.

]]> Comment on Bagads: The Long and Short of It by Vince http://www.dunaber.com/2010/02/15/bagads_the_long_and_short_of_it/comment-page-1/#comment-2248 Vince Tue, 16 Feb 2010 13:57:00 +0000 http://www.dunaber.com/?p=627#comment-2248 Well put Mike. I also found a disconcerting sameness to the rhythms and melodies, but I wonder if the limitation of having to play certain music actually presents the bagads with a greater opportunity to explore possibilities with instrumentation and arrangement? Keep in mind, they're playing within the simple edict: "Play this kind of music for 10 minutes, but everything else is up to you." That's an opportunity modern pipe bands just don't have in our current competition format, sadly. Maybe if we added cool vests with traditional trim... Well put Mike. I also found a disconcerting sameness to the rhythms and melodies, but I wonder if the limitation of having to play certain music actually presents the bagads with a greater opportunity to explore possibilities with instrumentation and arrangement? Keep in mind, they’re playing within the simple edict: “Play this kind of music for 10 minutes, but everything else is up to you.” That’s an opportunity modern pipe bands just don’t have in our current competition format, sadly. Maybe if we added cool vests with traditional trim…

]]> Comment on Online Music Directory by mike http://www.dunaber.com/2009/02/20/online-music-directory/comment-page-1/#comment-1535 mike Tue, 20 Oct 2009 02:26:47 +0000 http://www.dunaber.com/2009/02/20/online-music-directory/#comment-1535 That's great news! Thanks for the update, Patrick! M. That’s great news! Thanks for the update, Patrick! M.

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