Sixth Month-aversary

[David Dunbar]

Well, it's been six whole months since I first got my pc. Here's what I've learned so far:

1) It's only spit. Wear those drool marks with pride.

2) It's amazing how loud that lip noise can be. :thumb: :thumb:

9) That Jim McGillvary book... wow. They outta give him a medal, or a knighthood, or something for having written such a great book.

10) I love my reeds. I really do. Now, if only they'd love me... :wink:

Cheers!

[Emmet Bondurant]

Congratulations!

(1) I'm coming to the age where drool marks cease to elicit comment.
(6) "a flock of geese strapped into a tilt-a-whirl"?
What's a "tilt-a whirl"? My piping more closely resembles a drunken cow in labor.
(7) Perhaps; but not to the extent that my tutor does!
(8) Yes; the first time your tutor allows you to uncork all of your drones is one of those defining moments in life! :thumb:

[Becky]

Way to go David! Yeah, I can relate to the geese in a tilt-a-whirl. I take it as a supreme compliment that one of my dogs is now brave enough to stay in the house when I take out the pipes. Alan Walters has my pipes set up SWEET at the moment and I played "in the circle" for the first time last week. They tolerated my mis-timed honks very well :D

[David Dunbar]

Emmet -- here's way more tilt-a-whirl info (http://www.homestead.com/Fortress_of_infinitude/Fi_RT_Misc_Tilt) than you'll ever need :wow:

[Patrick Dean]

"Flock of geese in a tilt-a-whirl" !!!!!!!!!
ROFL!!!!

That has GOT to be the funniest description I have ever heard :lol: :lol:

[Emmet Bondurant]

"It's only spit. Wear those drool marks with pride"

Helpful Hint: If you practice before leaving for work, the wife's blow dryer works wonders!

[Drew McPheeters]

Originally posted by David Dunbar:
Well, it's been six whole months since I first got my pc. Here's what I've learned so far:

1) It's only spit. Wear those drool marks with pride.
and people wonder why I'm a drummer :D

[David Dunbar]

Helpful Hint: If you practice before leaving for work, the wife's blow dryer works wonders! Q. And if you practice at lunch?... :shrug: :eek:

(A. Then you have at least one good hour during the day, drool or no drool. :lol: :woohoo: )

[David Dunbar]

and people wonder why I'm a drummer Aaaah, but you hang out with the droolers -- so you can't mind it that much :wink:

[Shawn Downs]

Yes - dried, white spit marks on my face. That does sound more appealing. :eek:

I learned when I was two, that the back of my hand works very well as a napkin. :wink:

Originally posted by Emmet:
<span style="font-weight: bold">"It's only spit. Wear those drool marks with pride"

Helpful Hint: If you practice before leaving for work, the wife's blow dryer works wonders!</span>

[Shawn Downs]

Plus, a drummer's odds of meeting the ladies actually improves whilst standing amongst a group of drooling pipers.

:lol: :lol:
Originally posted by David Dunbar:
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body">and people wonder why I'm a drummer Aaaah, but you hang out with the droolers -- so you can't mind it that much :wink: </div></div>

[Gord™ ©1980]

Plus, a drummer's odds of meeting the ladies actually improves whilst standing amongst a group of drooling pipers.
AMEN!!!!!!!! :hatoff:

[Remdog54220]

This is awesome. I relate to all of these remarks.

[Brian Gillespie]

And don't forget:

11. If you take your practice chanter anywhere in the car with you, you WILL play it while you are driving with your knees. You shouldn't and you know you shouldn't, but you WILL.

Brian

[bonnypiper]

This discussion totally broke me up!!! :lol: Thanks for the chuckles, guys! I've been told my drones can sound like a moose in heat so it seems we've got quite a variety going between the geese, cows, and a moose! But I think we ALL agree that when everything comes together; the blowing, the breathing, the confidence...it's like an epiphany and there's nothing quite like that moment. Good luck to all you beginners...you have so much to look forward to!

[99PipeR99]

Um, do you guys actually drool when you play? That's really, really gross, ok.

Two hints: learn to either blow it down the blowstick or swallow it during a held note (do not insert "swallowing" comments here, please). :humm:

While not as gross as the frozen spit beards that cross country skiers grow (saw this during the Olympics, yuck!), let's not gross out our audience.

[David Dunbar]

Originally posted by 99PipeR99:
Um, do you guys actually drool when you play? That's really, really gross, ok. I drool when I don't play; but then again, I'm a civil servant...

:shrug: :eek: :rolleyes: :wink: :D

[bonnypiper]

David...you are just too funny! :D

[Graeme J W Smith]

In amongst the funnies - the point about recording yourself - I tried it - GREAT idea - really helped.