This one’s for you Dave!
A call to arms from one of our brethren. Keep up the craic (Since we can’t count on Kathryn Tickle showing the tattoo).
Before the Glee Club session begins however, I have a few questions regarding TheSessions Glee Club etiquette. I have done a search here for the official by-laws, and was unsuccessful. So I’ll ask here.
1. Is there an official Glee Club leader and would we listen anyhow?
2. Is Jeremy, our beloved Web God, considered the publican and will he be providing the free virtual pints?
3. Would our “music” be considered “Giggly Gee”?
4. Is there a Shakey Egg contigent or should the fiddlers take the suggestion of using the elastic band and staple egg to one end & nail other to the bottom of fiddle?
5. Will one of you guys pleeese wear the black leather pants?
6. Does the female contigent need to acquire MB’s?
7. Do we stick to the 3x3 or 3x4 pattern or is that simply implied?
Since I have the questions, I thought I could offer a suggestion, ” Zero tolerance” policy on:
Cells Phones, Kicking the back of the chair of mate in front of you and for God’s sake if any of you require candy during the Glee Club session, please unwrap all you will need. That way, the rest of us won’t have listen to the crinkling of plastic during our session.
Hat’s off to you Dave, thought’s, & prayers are with you.
Re: A Call to Arms to the Glee Club of The Sessions
Thanks DebWah.
(and ALWAYS thanks to Jeremy)
If you thought I was having a bad day, my father has just wrathfully cast me out of his family for daring to question his absolute right to be unspeakably rude to my mother and generally be a cantankerous old sod. (Michael, you ain't seen nothin' yet).
I believe in my heart of hearts that Danny is the de facto leader of the Glee Club, and Zina is the administrative secretary, though technically we are an autonomous collective.
Joe - you're in.
In order to keep some suggestion of a Traditional Music involvement here, please can we have suggestions for a Glee Club theme tune? Think carefully people and just suggest one each, not a great long list from each person.
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Deb - I think you might find the lady in question is called Kathryn Tickell, not Tickle, and it's pronounced Tick-ELL, incidentally. But that gave me a laugh for starters anyway. Yeah, and what are MB's? I'm surprised Joe didn't know what the glee club was - I was going to nominate him for Glee Club Politburo Tioasach.
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Danny, I really wish I could say that "Tickle" was an intended slip, but is was early, not enough caffeine and I slipped on the spelling.
Ok, I will start on the bluebell, I was kind of hoping you'd suggest 4.33, I have that tune down perfectly!
Joe, Is that you kicking the back of my chair and trying to pretend you don't know of the Glee Club???
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Along the same sort of lines of Danny, I thought perhaps "Breakdown" would be a good Glee Club tune (it always makes be laugh anyway). Not very Irish though I'm afraid.
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Ashamedly I have to admit i don't know what it is. and to think i could've been Tee Shock an' all. WHAT THE DIVIL IS IT? and i hope it's serious ,cos we'd miss Steve.
Not a very festive thread, that. It was the first I'd heard of it. But proud to be a part of the club, whatever. And since you Joe are quite festive yourself, I think you been a long standing member.
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LOL -- Ah Deb, you restore my faith in humanity...and I still think MB should stand for "Manky Beard" rather than "magnificent", really...I refuse the position of secretary, though. You b*ggers *will* keep asking for the illicit stuff in your coffee and it's just not on.
(Dave, dear, our best to you. Laugh and try not to let it get you down, though I know that's a tall order. Tell your ma you love your father but he's still a complete sod. *grin*)
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My faith in humanity in general, but pub governors in particular, has just been restored with a recent chat with Con, the governor of The Blythe Hill Tavern. What a decent, thoughtful, but humorous guy - he has no interest in making any profit from our musical efforts - he basically just likes the music - that's it. Would like to see his pub being *Noted* as the local session pub - in the finest of old Irish traditions. No returns required. I prefer that to being paid.
Sorry, Glee Club - what else are we meant to do here?
Tell you what - this is what a fart comes out like, in letters:
Re: A Call to Arms to the Glee Club of The Sessions
Dear Mr Mac Aoidh,
Thank you for your charming and erudite contribution to our discussion. I have so often felt that ones life was incomplete without knowing the full spelling of that which is so often crudely abbreviated to Barf. I will share this knowledge with all I meet, and have already posted a copy of it on our church website.
Your other spelling leaves me in some doubt, as there is also a well attested and well documented version more along the lines of:
Phthptpththththptptpt......blllp......phtht....pt.
Re: A Call to Arms to the Glee Club of The Sessions
Given that the spelling is phonetic, it all comes down to dialect. For example, in Surrey you might here a refined "phwaaarrrp ... proooooop...." (imagine it done with a plumb in the, erm, 'mouth'), whereas Up North you'll commonly here a more earthy "thruuupt - pwroooop - praaaaagh". For the US dialect, just listen next time Dubya opens his mouth.
Re: A Call to Arms to the Glee Club of The Sessions
You think that's bad? You should hear me play the spoons!
Downright wicked!
there's goodness in my goodness when I'm good
There's badness in my badness when I'm bad.
But the goodness in my goodness
and the badness in my badness
is nothing to the sadness in my sadness when I'm sad
A Call to Arms to the Glee Club of The Sessions
A Call to Arms to the Glee Club of The Sessions
This one’s for you Dave!
A call to arms from one of our brethren. Keep up the craic (Since we can’t count on Kathryn Tickle showing the tattoo).
Before the Glee Club session begins however, I have a few questions regarding TheSessions Glee Club etiquette. I have done a search here for the official by-laws, and was unsuccessful. So I’ll ask here.
1. Is there an official Glee Club leader and would we listen anyhow?
2. Is Jeremy, our beloved Web God, considered the publican and will he be providing the free virtual pints?
3. Would our “music” be considered “Giggly Gee”?
4. Is there a Shakey Egg contigent or should the fiddlers take the suggestion of using the elastic band and staple egg to one end & nail other to the bottom of fiddle?
5. Will one of you guys pleeese wear the black leather pants?
6. Does the female contigent need to acquire MB’s?
7. Do we stick to the 3x3 or 3x4 pattern or is that simply implied?
Since I have the questions, I thought I could offer a suggestion, ” Zero tolerance” policy on:
Cells Phones, Kicking the back of the chair of mate in front of you and for God’s sake if any of you require candy during the Glee Club session, please unwrap all you will need. That way, the rest of us won’t have listen to the crinkling of plastic during our session.
Hat’s off to you Dave, thought’s, & prayers are with you.
Deb.
# Posted on February 4th 2004 by Agnes Nutter
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Deb--wha are MB's? I hope it's not an abbreviation for Master of Business degree.
# Posted on February 5th 2004 by Andee
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Would the 'M' be 'Massive'?
# Posted on February 5th 2004 by Ottery
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Magnificent Beard of course! Aidan would be a better one to define "Magnificent". I suppose Master of (Funny) Business could apply as well.
# Posted on February 5th 2004 by Agnes Nutter
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Wot's de Glee Club, Debwah?
# Posted on February 5th 2004 by Joe Quinn
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To paraphrase the corny joke about the Reverend P ...
"MBs WILL BE PROVIDED!"
# Posted on February 5th 2004 by Aidan Crossey
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Thanks DebWah.
(and ALWAYS thanks to Jeremy)
If you thought I was having a bad day, my father has just wrathfully cast me out of his family for daring to question his absolute right to be unspeakably rude to my mother and generally be a cantankerous old sod. (Michael, you ain't seen nothin' yet).
I believe in my heart of hearts that Danny is the de facto leader of the Glee Club, and Zina is the administrative secretary, though technically we are an autonomous collective.
Joe - you're in.
In order to keep some suggestion of a Traditional Music involvement here, please can we have suggestions for a Glee Club theme tune? Think carefully people and just suggest one each, not a great long list from each person.
Dave
# Posted on February 5th 2004 by showaddydadito
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Deb - I think you might find the lady in question is called Kathryn Tickell, not Tickle, and it's pronounced Tick-ELL, incidentally. But that gave me a laugh for starters anyway. Yeah, and what are MB's? I'm surprised Joe didn't know what the glee club was - I was going to nominate him for Glee Club Politburo Tioasach.
# Posted on February 5th 2004 by Rudall the time
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I have to say the Bluebell Polka - it's kindov my own unofficial theme tune anyway.
# Posted on February 5th 2004 by Rudall the time
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Danny, I really wish I could say that "Tickle" was an intended slip, but is was early, not enough caffeine and I slipped on the spelling.
Ok, I will start on the bluebell, I was kind of hoping you'd suggest 4.33, I have that tune down perfectly!
Joe, Is that you kicking the back of my chair and trying to pretend you don't know of the Glee Club???
# Posted on February 5th 2004 by Agnes Nutter
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Along the same sort of lines of Danny, I thought perhaps "Breakdown" would be a good Glee Club tune (it always makes be laugh anyway). Not very Irish though I'm afraid.
http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display.php/2473
# Posted on February 5th 2004 by rog
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Ashamedly I have to admit i don't know what it is. and to think i could've been Tee Shock an' all. WHAT THE DIVIL IS IT? and i hope it's serious ,cos we'd miss Steve.
Joe
# Posted on February 5th 2004 by Joe Quinn
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How about the Merry Harriers?
Or creating one specially...
what are the entrance requirements, and do we have to have our own aprons?
# Posted on February 5th 2004 by Q
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You can borrow Masie's
# Posted on February 5th 2004 by Joe Quinn
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What's a Glee Club?
# Posted on February 5th 2004 by grego
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You see? i ain't the only uninformed soul here. Pray, enlighten!
# Posted on February 5th 2004 by Joe Quinn
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Yikes, I'm sorry, I thought The Glee Club" was a well known phenomenon. I refer to:
http://thesession.org/discussions/display.php/2721/comments#comment53283.
Not a very festive thread, that. It was the first I'd heard of it. But proud to be a part of the club, whatever. And since you Joe are quite festive yourself, I think you been a long standing member.
# Posted on February 5th 2004 by Agnes Nutter
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LOL -- Ah Deb, you restore my faith in humanity...and I still think MB should stand for "Manky Beard" rather than "magnificent", really...I refuse the position of secretary, though. You b*ggers *will* keep asking for the illicit stuff in your coffee and it's just not on.
(Dave, dear, our best to you. Laugh and try not to let it get you down, though I know that's a tall order. Tell your ma you love your father but he's still a complete sod. *grin*)
# Posted on February 5th 2004 by Zina Lee
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8. No feeding the bodhrani.
Oh, and do we all get NMC teeshirts?
Martin
# Posted on February 5th 2004 by Conway
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NMC, NMC...No More Coffee? No More Crack? Er...all the rest of what I can think of can't be put in writing...
# Posted on February 5th 2004 by Zina Lee
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No Morris Content
# Posted on February 5th 2004 by Conway
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ROFL
# Posted on February 5th 2004 by Zina Lee
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My faith in humanity in general, but pub governors in particular, has just been restored with a recent chat with Con, the governor of The Blythe Hill Tavern. What a decent, thoughtful, but humorous guy - he has no interest in making any profit from our musical efforts - he basically just likes the music - that's it. Would like to see his pub being *Noted* as the local session pub - in the finest of old Irish traditions. No returns required. I prefer that to being paid.
Sorry, Glee Club - what else are we meant to do here?
Tell you what - this is what a fart comes out like, in letters:
Phhhooorrrrpt
and this is a vom:
Bugh..pugh.. Baaurgghhghghghg ..achgh ..bahhgh
Jeesis, this is dummm
# Posted on February 5th 2004 by Rudall the time
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Yewch - someone get a mop.
# Posted on February 5th 2004 by Conway
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A mop? A hose!
-Pádraig!
# Posted on February 5th 2004 by Pádraig
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Dear Mr Mac Aoidh,
Thank you for your charming and erudite contribution to our discussion. I have so often felt that ones life was incomplete without knowing the full spelling of that which is so often crudely abbreviated to Barf. I will share this knowledge with all I meet, and have already posted a copy of it on our church website.
Your other spelling leaves me in some doubt, as there is also a well attested and well documented version more along the lines of:
Phthptpththththptptpt......blllp......phtht....pt.
Yours sincerely
Mrs Rose Trellis
# Posted on February 5th 2004 by showaddydadito
Re: A Call to Arms to the Glee Club of The Sessions
Given that the spelling is phonetic, it all comes down to dialect. For example, in Surrey you might here a refined "phwaaarrrp ... proooooop...." (imagine it done with a plumb in the, erm, 'mouth'), whereas Up North you'll commonly here a more earthy "thruuupt - pwroooop - praaaaagh". For the US dialect, just listen next time Dubya opens his mouth.
# Posted on February 5th 2004 by Conway
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Is that we've come too, discussing vowel movements?
# Posted on February 5th 2004 by Q
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I think it's poetry, in motion.
# Posted on February 5th 2004 by Conway
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Anyone seen Hughie or Ralph around? Huuuuuuuuuughieeee
Rrrraaaaaalpppphhhhhh
# Posted on February 5th 2004 by Joe Quinn
MBs say No?
No, I am afraid we cannot let MBs in.
(Millions of bodhrans).
If, on the other hand, this refered to a certain West Country city, favoured by the Prime Ministers' son, then, Yes .... large portion of .....
# Posted on February 5th 2004 by geoffwright
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Puhleeeeeeeeezzzzzzzzzz!!!!!
# Posted on February 5th 2004 by Agnes Nutter
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Since the discussion is now turning to Vowel Movements (Good one Q!), Perhpas there's an issue here with the Pipes??
# Posted on February 5th 2004 by Agnes Nutter
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Fetch a plumber! We've discovered new depths...
# Posted on February 5th 2004 by Q
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Mayhaps we're half in the bag already.
# Posted on February 5th 2004 by Agnes Nutter
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A Master Bater is an Irishman who beats up teachers.
# Posted on February 5th 2004 by Joe Quinn
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Then what do they call really good bodhran players?
# Posted on February 6th 2004 by Q
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Joe Quinn of course!
# Posted on February 6th 2004 by Agnes Nutter
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Oxymorons?
# Posted on February 6th 2004 by Conway
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Actually, Debwah, I'm really bad, rotten to the core, actually. (But I can play the bodhran fairly well).
Joe
# Posted on February 6th 2004 by Joe Quinn
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Is that a variation of "I'm so bad I'm good?"
# Posted on February 6th 2004 by Agnes Nutter
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When Joe Quinn is good, he's very very good,
But when he is bad he plays bodhran
# Posted on February 6th 2004 by Q
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You think that's bad? You should hear me play the spoons!
Downright wicked!
there's goodness in my goodness when I'm good
There's badness in my badness when I'm bad.
But the goodness in my goodness
and the badness in my badness
is nothing to the sadness in my sadness when I'm sad
# Posted on February 6th 2004 by Joe Quinn
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Oh god, and he's a poet.
# Posted on February 6th 2004 by Zina Lee
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Next he'll be speaking in tongues!
# Posted on February 6th 2004 by Agnes Nutter
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I speak in rhyme all the time.
# Posted on February 6th 2004 by Joe Quinn