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I forgot to follow up. It was Lionel Messi! He was having lunch at the hotel restaurant for some celebration with the Boca Juniors. Didn't get to see much of him - they whisked him in and out of there pretty quickly. But the other players/coaches were more available for autographs/selfies, etc.
I don't mind the phone but the part mentioned about people who can't shift their attention to a conversation fully or at least multitask well enough to do both
Sounds absolutely delicious.
Agreed.I am a big rum and raisin fan but that peach sounds great
It does.
I have also enjoyed brown bread ice cream which was surprisingly delicious.
When my late husband was a child, their family had a a phrase they used at the dining table, "please pass the brown bread." Mind you, brown bread was not usually served in their household -- this instead was a gentle reminder to the children or anyone else in the family to please change the subject of discussion if things were getting a bit out of hand.
Several hours on a plane make me appreciate my Kindle. I have several books and magazines ready to read, without any waste of space. Yes, paper will always be better, but I must give credit where credit is due.
Taking multiple books on holiday is not great with paper. But then again my holidays are generally so short I can make do with a pamphlet!
Paper is better (more enjoyable, more tactile, a far nicer reading experience), but - when travelling, or deployed abroad - I must admit that I have come (ever so reluctantly, but yet, quite firmly) to the conclusion that the convenience of online reading material (books) has much to recommend it.
Another here who prefers paper and actual print paperback/softcover/hardcover books and they are mostly what I read while at home, but yes, when traveling, my iPad, which I'm going to have with me anyway, takes up a lot less space than adding a paperback book or two to the luggage and I still have the pleasure of reading and involving myself temporarily in another world whether I'm in bed at home with a hardback novel from the library or a novel available in my small iBooks collection that I consume while in bed in a hotel room somewhere with the iPad in hand....
How not enough pianists (in my opinion) know how to play a really good left-hand walking bass line when accompanying in duo settings. So many people I run into just completely neglect it—I just happen to be one of those people who pays almost too much attention to it. If you don't know how to run a good bass line in your left hand, that could be a recipe for disaster, because without that element, imo, there's just not enough there, and the groove/rhythm gets completely lost and the song loses character. Also, it's handy to know how to do because if I'm playing with a bassist and they happen to either get lost in the middle of the tune, or are just struggling, I'll often step in with left-hand bass during those moments—and then when they find their place or are feeling more comfortable, I'll back off—it's pretty simple. And it's just a good way to support the other musicians. Plus, left-hand bass is just fun - at least I think so.
How did you get rid of it? When I try, all they do is put deactivated next to the name but all the posts - basically something people could use to identify you / the account was still there, with all the comments etc.
Actually, I love listening to (and for) the bass line when played in either strings or keyboards.
(Baroque music is brilliant for superb bass lines).
I'm more talking in a jazz/swing context, but I get what you're saying—the bass lines in baroque music are equally important!
Fair enough.
However, do listen to the bass line in - for example - Laetatus Sum (by Monteverdi) - it is just amazing (and while I love the song, the bass line persuaded me to buy it as a CD).
Soler's Fandango (an absolutely terrific track) also has an incredible - and brilliant - bass line.
Currently by the Geneva lakeside enjoying an IPA (Valaisanne brewery) at one of the summer open air bars with a stage and a live jazz trio (piano, bass and trumpet) does it get any better?
No, not really.
Sounds absolutely wonderful.
However, last autumn in Bosnia, a live jazz trio (guitar, double bass - a real double bass! - and piano) played a wonderful set while a few of us sipped beers and waited to order dinner.
Some of you may remember an entry I wrote some time ago about our climbing rose that I named Norman due to its invading tendencies.
Well, we bought Norman a present, to whit, a bower frame to climb over. Which it has taken to with gusto. As well, any branches that look to be heading towards the roof/guttering are aggressively pruned with malice aforethought.
Norman has, after some months, finally got the message, and no more bits are heading towards the roof.
Well, we bought Norman a present, to whit, a bower frame to climb over. Which it has taken to with gusto. As well, any branches that look to be heading towards the roof/guttering are aggressively pruned with malice aforethought.
Norman has, after some months, finally got the message, and no more bits are heading towards the roof.
That sounds absolutely lovely! No, it doesn't get any better! And, what a perfect lineup of musicians, too.
I've been the piano player in those settings countless times—it's always vaguely relaxing to be playing in bars/clubs/coffee shops, where it's just background music. Heck, I just played two duo gigs (just me and a tenor sax player) at a nice outdoor coffee shop, under a little covered porch area. I love that kind of environment—just as much as I love high-energy venues - they're both enjoyable for different reasons.
And yes, a full upright bass is ALWAYS the best-sounding instrument. Electrics have their place, but uprights just have a fuller sound. I do find electrics easier (for me) to play. When I play bass (which, because I suck at it so bad, is not that often), it's always an electric.
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