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From: Pd on 7 Jun 2010 06:59 Peter Ceresole <peter(a)cara.demon.co.uk> wrote: > Jim <jim(a)magrathea.plus.com> wrote: > > > fx:"The Girl From Ipanema" as performed by the Mongolian Nose Flute > > orchestra > > Waddya mean? That sounds like it could be really *good*. Worth holding > for. Although not a touch on the same number by the Mongolian Throat > Singers. I may have mentioned this before, but since it's one of my few claims to fame I'm going to extract as much mileage as I can. I have appeared on a commercial album release, doing khuumi (Mongolian overtone singing). Not particularly well, but not many people know good khuumi, so who knew? -- Pd
From: Jim on 7 Jun 2010 07:13 On 2010-06-07, Pd <peterd.news(a)gmail.invalid> wrote: >> > fx:"The Girl From Ipanema" as performed by the Mongolian Nose Flute >> > orchestra >> >> Waddya mean? That sounds like it could be really *good*. Worth holding >> for. Although not a touch on the same number by the Mongolian Throat >> Singers. > > I may have mentioned this before, but since it's one of my few claims to > fame I'm going to extract as much mileage as I can. I have appeared on a > commercial album release, doing khuumi (Mongolian overtone singing). > Not particularly well, but not many people know good khuumi, so who > knew? A bit like bagpipe music then? There's good and there's bad but most people stop at the word 'bagpipe'. Jim -- Twitter:@GreyAreaUK "If you have enough book space, I don't want to talk to you." Terry Pratchett
From: Jim on 7 Jun 2010 07:13 On 2010-06-07, James Dore <james.dore(a)new.ox.ac.uk> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Seconded. >>>> >>>> Too late. >>>> >>>> Join the queue. >>> >>> ". . . you are number 94 in the queue. Your call is important to us, >>> please hold . . . . " >>> >>> <twiddles thumbs> >> >> [fx:"The Girl From Ipanema" as performed by the Mongolian Nose Flute >> orchestra] >> >> Jim > > [fx: Cylinder flipped open. > Soft chik-chik-chik of .44 cartridges sliding home. > Cylinder engaged. > Hammer pulled back. > > > BOOOM. > > Telephone in smoking ruin] > > "Thankyouverymuch". Heh. Jim -- Twitter:@GreyAreaUK "If you have enough book space, I don't want to talk to you." Terry Pratchett
From: Woody on 7 Jun 2010 07:15 Jim <jim(a)magrathea.plus.com> wrote: > On 2010-06-07, Pd <peterd.news(a)gmail.invalid> wrote: >>>> fx:"The Girl From Ipanema" as performed by the Mongolian Nose Flute >>>> orchestra >>> >>> Waddya mean? That sounds like it could be really *good*. Worth > > > holding >>> for. Although not a touch on the same number by the Mongolian Throat >>> Singers. >> >> I may have mentioned this before, but since it's one of my few claims > > to >> fame I'm going to extract as much mileage as I can. I have appeared > > on a >> commercial album release, doing khuumi (Mongolian overtone singing). >> Not particularly well, but not many people know good khuumi, so who >> knew? > > A bit like bagpipe music then? There's good and there's bad but most > people > stop at the word 'bagpipe'. Guess it depends how low your bar is. I think your 'good' level is probably at my 'bad' level, so i guess you are saying it in the way one would say "there are good and bad ways to be hit with a hammer" -- Woody
From: Jim on 7 Jun 2010 07:21
On 2010-06-07, Woody <usenet(a)alienrat.co.uk> wrote: >> >> A bit like bagpipe music then? There's good and there's bad but most >> people >> stop at the word 'bagpipe'. > > Guess it depends how low your bar is. I think your 'good' level is > probably at my 'bad' level, so i guess you are saying it in the way one > would say "there are good and bad ways to be hit with a hammer" [hurt look] Jim -- Twitter:@GreyAreaUK "If you have enough book space, I don't want to talk to you." Terry Pratchett |