I'll start off by saying Wow! People really love this music! I mean, i've played a lot of different styles of music and there was usually at least ONE group of people that didn't like what i was playing. But with this, it's like EVERYONE likes Irish music. I didn't expect it to be so... Popular.
But why?
This is why i'm a little confused and surprised. A lot of people have issues listening to wordless music. Also, i'm not really that good of a fiddle player, so it must be the music lol. And i have yet to hear a complaint about the music... Here's one reaction i'll never forget...
"When you came out here with that fiddle i thought 'Ugh, now i have to listen to that... -.-' But when you started playing i was like, 'Oh ok, that's really cool.' I enjoyed it " -Guy I met at Starbucks.
I remember one time at CB, i had my fiddle out and a Senior couple came up and said "You' gone' play us a tune?" So i started playing and the gentleman busted out into dance. It kindof scared me, i thought he was gonna have a heart attack. I've seen a lot of smiling faces from the younger audience. Smiles that i've never seen before, and i've always been a public performer.
All ages, all races, all personality types... Like seriously, my friend asked me to bring my fiddle to a video game midnight release, at Gamestop. His managers loved it and asked me to come play for the next one. I thought "Really, Irish fiddle music at a video game release?" The managers' comment was, "Hey, everyone loves live music."
No, it's more than that it's live. What's with this music and what makes it so attractive?
Hmm, that makes sense. Fiddle isn't a publicly common instrument. Did you know that some people don't even know what a "fiddle" is? I guess The Music isn't common either. Still, the only place i've met musicians that play this music, is at sessions. You may as well call it "underground"(in the context of being secret) over here.
Over the years I've played all kinds of music, including jazz, blues, ragtime, Scottish dance, pibroch, folk and a few exotic genres. In my opinion, only Irish music contains elements of everything else and lacks none, yet is instantly recognisable in its own right.
Anyone who hears you play will recognise _something_ in the music, and the gentleman dancing as though he is having a fit is -- for good or ill -- not unusual. What it is specifically about the music, I couldn't begin to say. I'm just thankful that it's here.
if something pleases everyone, it's because it touches something deep inside which connects with one's childhood (and hence the reason the guy started dancing), we all sang along as three/four year olds to "humpty dumpty" "jack and jill" etc...(all rhythmically solid tunes that rhyme) so Irish music is simple enough to touch the childhood nursery rhyme memories and complicated enough so that we can evolve with it.
If the public like your music, then you're not doing it right.
If you play proper ITM, 3/4 of the population will say you're playing "that awful diddley stuff", and the rest will tell you you're not as good as Celtic Women.
Skreech, i'll be honest, i've gotten some very interesting requests, but i have yet for anyone to request "Celtic Woman".
I think one thing that connects with the people here, is not only am i in one of the most musically appreciative places in the world, but it's also very non-urban here.
But is it right to assume that the music is appreciated here because a lot of our own music(and dances) originated from over there?
Most places I go in UK and Australia there is mixture of boredom and irritation with diddley music in public places. It's certainly not a novelty any more. Pretty much just the aficionadoes like it now. It's a bit different in continental Europe.
Folk music is suddenly popular at the moment. I f someone hears a fiddle or banjo in a song it suddenly becomes folk music, and people think that they're folk listeners now. This is helped by the rise of folk festivals such as Towersey.
I recently took my mandolin into school fo the house music festival, and got lots of requests for popular song. When I asked "Why should I know that, I play folk music" they indignantly replied "But it is folk music!"
Anything with acoustic guitar is usually labelled "folk" in the pop music business.
People just don't have the same tolerance and enjoyment of live music that they used to have.
I put it down to a few things:
1. Overexposure. Music is everywhere, and relentless. It's no longer a treat to hear music. A quiet pub is more welcome.
2. Individualism: people are now used to listening only to what they want, when they want. Random listening pleasure is limited to pressing "shuffle" on your iPod.
3. Pubs finding it cheaper to either have recorded music or "jam sessions" - a choice between auto-tuned perfection, or self-indulgent duffers.
It could be that they like the novelty of seeing someone who doesn't look particularly Irish playing Irish traditional music
Seriously, though, I think the novelty factor is a big part of it for people. It's not something they generally see every day, so it's interesting. And probably sounds "exotic" to some extent.
I have a session that started about 7 years ago, in a restaurant that isn't an Irish pub. For the first few years, we used to draw in large crowds on the nights we played. But after a few years of that, people got used to it. The novelty wore off, and now it's not much of a draw anymore. (It may actually drive some people away, because, as far as they can tell, it's exactly the same stuff we played last week...
Lol, actually i've heard some racist things, but from black people(remember, i'm black) Something like "Now you know you not suppose to be playin' that, black folks don't play that." It was pretty offensive to me, but i played it off. It's been said several times.
But i think more people are fascinated by the instrument than my skin color. Other reactions i've gotten,
"Woah, is that a... a violin? Ooooo Can i play!?" Mostly teenagers give me that reaction. But there are some friends around my age(some a little bit older) that love trying it out because it makes such weird and funny noises.
When i went busking on fifth street I heard some say "Violinist aren't too common around here, not much competition ;)"
I remember i went to Long John Silvers one day, and one guy that was working there said something like, "Man, what is that? I've never seen that before..". -to is manager- "Hey is it ok if he plays something for me, i've never seen this before, it would be really cool"
That was a very fulfilling moment. That guy really appreciated it.
We get quite a lot of violinists and fiddlers here in York and nobody seems to have a bad word against any of them - even the "Classical Karaoke" ones and the beginners who still use sheets of paper to hide them from their audience.
Strange that, eh? Black people trying to limit what you can and can't do. I don't understand that.
Anyway, good on ya. I hope you always have such mainly positive reactions. I think I still do get mainly positive reactions but, sadly, at least for me, age has meant that I only remember the few negative reactions. I need to rediscover the optimism of youth.
While there are a lot of theories on what blended with what to produce what, to my ear, there are a lot of things in American music that come from the blending of musics from Africa and Ireland. From what I have heard, fiddlelearner does a better job of Irish than a lot of white kids do when they attempt to play the blues...
I tell you what, I'd rather live somewhere where there's a plethora of great diddley musicians that may well get the could shoulder from Joe public than live some where where diddley is applauded as a novelty.
Ethical, i've been judged all my life about the music i listen to and play, mostly by black people. They claim i'm not black because of it. It's actually very frustrating. But i'm teaching myself not to care. I know i'm black but it :/
llig, i'm with you on that. The only reason i even play in public is because i don't have a private place to practice. But i do appreciate the appreciators ;)
When I was working in a hospital radiology dept in Washington DC in 1980,
a co-worker - an older black guy - heard I was a musician and asked me to teach
him about the structure of blues tunes. I was really embarrassed about it because
I knew next to nothing - I knew about the 12 bar structure and how the chords
change so I could hum that and explain it -- but wow, that was a weird moment for
a German/Jewish classical clarinet player.
I guess what the poster meant by "classical karaoke" was the sort of thing where someone buys one of these "minus one" CDs, ie all the accompanying parts to a concerto, for instance, and plays the solo part with it, portable amp and speakers by their side.
And Jerone, I think the important thing is that you're not setting any limits on *yourself* as to what you can do and achieve. It's a great attitude.
" ...i'm teaching myself not to care..."
Wise words, Jerone. There are plenty of people who are so inadequate that they try to bring us down to their level. Rise above them and enjoy your life.
Music helps, as you obviously have discovered.
"Black people trying to limit what you can and can't do.... "
There's been a lot of this sort of prejudice around. Didn't Gershwin have it written into his will that no white singer should ever be cast as Bess because they couldn't sing "Summertime" as only a black singer could?
Re: Public reactions - are not always openly voiced
Not everybody likes Irish music, meaning that aspect of it, or aspects, usually dealt with here. That includes a lot of Irish people. It is too easy to put on the blinkers and only see what one wants, or what exists among those that share ones passion. Some folks use the term 'diddly' as an expression of their dislike...
Have you heard of the Carolina Chocolate Drops? They play old-time music which has it's origins in Irish, Scottish, English music. Search them - one of their tunes is Ricketts Hornpioe.
And who is to say who looks Irish- or any ethnicity or nationality? My dad has fair skin, blue eyes, reddish hair and is most definitely not Irish
"Didn't Gershwin have it written into his will that no white singer should ever be cast as Bess because they couldn't sing "Summertime" as only a black singer could?" I wish he'd written it into his will that NO ONE should sing this ever in the context of a session.
I am frequently surprised by the reactions we get.
When we are tired and off we get good reactions.
When we sound good nothing.
We have just learned to flow with it. When we get
a particularly interested audience we try to cater to
their interests (some). After all we are trying to
please ourselves,
I find that there is a law of diminishing returns with playing in a particular public location, but I blame some of this on the short attention span of the modern generation.
I don't pay it too much mind.
"indifference to sublime enjoyment"? What a wide range of reactions!
Yes you should definitely spend your time playing music you like while ignoring the comments and reactions from fools and other people who think you are going in the wrong direction. As in playing music which isn't part of your so-called "heritage".
On the other side of this particular coin or equation, I used to play music regularly at a local Blues Jam despite the fact that some of the darker skinned musicians didn't seem to want me there because it was obvious from looking at me that my ancestors didn't come here from Africa.
Current popular music includes very few, if any, solo instrumentals. This may be a significant factor in the interest your performances attract.
Is it the Irish music, or the possibility that people are yearning for some simple melody in their lives? Why are advertising jingles so memorable?
I certainly didn't mean to imply that fiddlelearner wasn't doing his share, e.b.! Just that it is nice to be able to see a few details in the profiles.
Profiles don't need to say anything useful, Jerone, Mine, for instance, helpfully states that I'm interested in "single malt whiskys, real ales, ontology, purveying irrational logic, climbing things, and Your Mom."
Well I am but a newb in these parts....depending upon my current mercurial attitude toward fiddling...
but I see that I must have some affinity with the illustrious TheSliverSpear...for better but likely worse...
For I am a enigmatic sort of misanthropic sociologist....but whose only passion is really music, coffee, spirits, ontological orientations, and what the hell beauty too...
my own profiles in assorted fori have included interest in related subjects...add yogic flying maybe...
but I like the topic at hand, fiddlelearner...if I had proper mind currently, I might have a thought and contribute something meaningful. Perhas later then... cheers!
This is actually my kid's laptop...which presents its own challenging set of irksome computing-peccadillo processes...but I see that this works too easy on the desktop!
Public reactions.
Public reactions.
I'll start off by saying Wow! People really love this music! I mean, i've played a lot of different styles of music and there was usually at least ONE group of people that didn't like what i was playing. But with this, it's like EVERYONE likes Irish music. I didn't expect it to be so... Popular.
" -Guy I met at Starbucks.
But why?
This is why i'm a little confused and surprised. A lot of people have issues listening to wordless music. Also, i'm not really that good of a fiddle player, so it must be the music lol. And i have yet to hear a complaint about the music... Here's one reaction i'll never forget...
"When you came out here with that fiddle i thought 'Ugh, now i have to listen to that... -.-' But when you started playing i was like, 'Oh ok, that's really cool.' I enjoyed it
I remember one time at CB, i had my fiddle out and a Senior couple came up and said "You' gone' play us a tune?" So i started playing and the gentleman busted out into dance. It kindof scared me, i thought he was gonna have a heart attack. I've seen a lot of smiling faces from the younger audience. Smiles that i've never seen before, and i've always been a public performer.
All ages, all races, all personality types... Like seriously, my friend asked me to bring my fiddle to a video game midnight release, at Gamestop. His managers loved it and asked me to come play for the next one. I thought "Really, Irish fiddle music at a video game release?" The managers' comment was, "Hey, everyone loves live music."
No, it's more than that it's live. What's with this music and what makes it so attractive?
# Posted on November 2nd 2011 by fiddlelearner
Re: Public reactions.
I think partly there's a novelty factor - if you came back to
the next video release, they might say 'oh, not this guy again...'
# Posted on November 2nd 2011 by Hup
Re: Public reactions.
Hmm, that makes sense. Fiddle isn't a publicly common instrument. Did you know that some people don't even know what a "fiddle" is? I guess The Music isn't common either. Still, the only place i've met musicians that play this music, is at sessions. You may as well call it "underground"(in the context of being secret) over here.
# Posted on November 2nd 2011 by fiddlelearner
Re: Public reactions.
Over the years I've played all kinds of music, including jazz, blues, ragtime, Scottish dance, pibroch, folk and a few exotic genres. In my opinion, only Irish music contains elements of everything else and lacks none, yet is instantly recognisable in its own right.
Anyone who hears you play will recognise _something_ in the music, and the gentleman dancing as though he is having a fit is -- for good or ill -- not unusual. What it is specifically about the music, I couldn't begin to say. I'm just thankful that it's here.
# Posted on November 2nd 2011 by gam
Re: Public reactions.
if something pleases everyone, it's because it touches something deep inside which connects with one's childhood (and hence the reason the guy started dancing), we all sang along as three/four year olds to "humpty dumpty" "jack and jill" etc...(all rhythmically solid tunes that rhyme) so Irish music is simple enough to touch the childhood nursery rhyme memories and complicated enough so that we can evolve with it.
# Posted on November 2nd 2011 by Theirlandais
Re: Public reactions.
If the public like your music, then you're not doing it right.
If you play proper ITM, 3/4 of the population will say you're playing "that awful diddley stuff", and the rest will tell you you're not as good as Celtic Women.
# Posted on November 2nd 2011 by skreech
Re: Public reactions.
Skreech, i'll be honest, i've gotten some very interesting requests, but i have yet for anyone to request "Celtic Woman".
I think one thing that connects with the people here, is not only am i in one of the most musically appreciative places in the world, but it's also very non-urban here.
But is it right to assume that the music is appreciated here because a lot of our own music(and dances) originated from over there?
# Posted on November 2nd 2011 by fiddlelearner
Re: Public reactions.
That's why all American presidents like to claim Irish ancestry, even Barack Obama.
# Posted on November 2nd 2011 by Johnny Jay
Re: Public reactions.
I was joking. Mostly.
A lot of people do have a very negative attitude to trad music, but then you play a good set of reels and watch all their little feet tapping.
# Posted on November 2nd 2011 by skreech
Re: Public reactions.
Trad music is sooooooooo crap, no wonder it's never on x factor like
# Posted on November 2nd 2011 by palethinboy
Re: Public reactions.
Most places I go in UK and Australia there is mixture of boredom and irritation with diddley music in public places. It's certainly not a novelty any more. Pretty much just the aficionadoes like it now. It's a bit different in continental Europe.
# Posted on November 2nd 2011 by Bren
Re: Public reactions.
When it follows the 'American Bandstand" formula, folks like it.
"It's got a beat, and you can dance to it.....I'll give it a 10"
# Posted on November 2nd 2011 by zippydw
Re: Public reactions.
Just goes to show that many people are born with a little bit of the 'Nyah' in their soul.
# Posted on November 2nd 2011 by Free Reed
Re: Public reactions.
Not any more zippy. Now they want the "X Factor's Got Talent" formula.
"It's an overwrought overproduced autotuned version of an inappropriate song that's been done to death, I'll give it 3 stars"
# Posted on November 2nd 2011 by Bren
Re: Public reactions.
Folk music is suddenly popular at the moment. I f someone hears a fiddle or banjo in a song it suddenly becomes folk music, and people think that they're folk listeners now. This is helped by the rise of folk festivals such as Towersey.
I recently took my mandolin into school fo the house music festival, and got lots of requests for popular song. When I asked "Why should I know that, I play folk music" they indignantly replied "But it is folk music!"
# Posted on November 2nd 2011 by mandolinist
Re: Public reactions.
Anything with acoustic guitar is usually labelled "folk" in the pop music business.
People just don't have the same tolerance and enjoyment of live music that they used to have.
I put it down to a few things:
1. Overexposure. Music is everywhere, and relentless. It's no longer a treat to hear music. A quiet pub is more welcome.
2. Individualism: people are now used to listening only to what they want, when they want. Random listening pleasure is limited to pressing "shuffle" on your iPod.
3. Pubs finding it cheaper to either have recorded music or "jam sessions" - a choice between auto-tuned perfection, or self-indulgent duffers.
... and so on ...
# Posted on November 2nd 2011 by Bren
Re: Public reactions.
I don't think people in Scotland are that irritated by "diddley" music. Most of the reactions I see range from indifference to sublime enjoyment.
# Posted on November 2nd 2011 by DrSilverSpear
Re: Public reactions.
Hmm, it must be an Austin thing then.
# Posted on November 2nd 2011 by fiddlelearner
Re: Public reactions.
It could be that they like the novelty of seeing someone who doesn't look particularly Irish playing Irish traditional music
Seriously, though, I think the novelty factor is a big part of it for people. It's not something they generally see every day, so it's interesting. And probably sounds "exotic" to some extent.
I have a session that started about 7 years ago, in a restaurant that isn't an Irish pub. For the first few years, we used to draw in large crowds on the nights we played. But after a few years of that, people got used to it. The novelty wore off, and now it's not much of a draw anymore. (It may actually drive some people away, because, as far as they can tell, it's exactly the same stuff we played last week...
# Posted on November 2nd 2011 by Reverend
Re: Public reactions.
"It could be that they like the novelty of seeing someone who doesn't look particularly Irish playing Irish traditional music
"
I believe there's a president ... sorry, a precedent.
# Posted on November 2nd 2011 by ethical blend
Re: Public reactions.
Lol, actually i've heard some racist things, but from black people(remember, i'm black) Something like "Now you know you not suppose to be playin' that, black folks don't play that." It was pretty offensive to me, but i played it off. It's been said several times.
But i think more people are fascinated by the instrument than my skin color. Other reactions i've gotten,
"Woah, is that a... a violin? Ooooo Can i play!?" Mostly teenagers give me that reaction. But there are some friends around my age(some a little bit older) that love trying it out because it makes such weird and funny noises.
When i went busking on fifth street I heard some say "Violinist aren't too common around here, not much competition ;)"
I remember i went to Long John Silvers one day, and one guy that was working there said something like, "Man, what is that? I've never seen that before..". -to is manager- "Hey is it ok if he plays something for me, i've never seen this before, it would be really cool"
That was a very fulfilling moment. That guy really appreciated it.
# Posted on November 2nd 2011 by fiddlelearner
Re: Public reactions.
"When i went busking on *sixth* street..."
# Posted on November 2nd 2011 by fiddlelearner
Re: Public reactions.
We get quite a lot of violinists and fiddlers here in York and nobody seems to have a bad word against any of them - even the "Classical Karaoke" ones and the beginners who still use sheets of paper to hide them from their audience.
# Posted on November 3rd 2011 by Ebor_fiddler
Re: Public reactions.
Strange that, eh? Black people trying to limit what you can and can't do. I don't understand that.
Anyway, good on ya. I hope you always have such mainly positive reactions. I think I still do get mainly positive reactions but, sadly, at least for me, age has meant that I only remember the few negative reactions. I need to rediscover the optimism of youth.
# Posted on November 3rd 2011 by ethical blend
Re: Public reactions.
While there are a lot of theories on what blended with what to produce what, to my ear, there are a lot of things in American music that come from the blending of musics from Africa and Ireland. From what I have heard, fiddlelearner does a better job of Irish than a lot of white kids do when they attempt to play the blues...
# Posted on November 3rd 2011 by AlBrown
Re: Public reactions.
I tell you what, I'd rather live somewhere where there's a plethora of great diddley musicians that may well get the could shoulder from Joe public than live some where where diddley is applauded as a novelty.
# Posted on November 3rd 2011 by ...
Re: Public reactions.
Ok, i have to ask. What is "Classical Karaoke"?
Ethical, i've been judged all my life about the music i listen to and play, mostly by black people. They claim i'm not black because of it. It's actually very frustrating. But i'm teaching myself not to care. I know i'm black but it :/
llig, i'm with you on that. The only reason i even play in public is because i don't have a private place to practice. But i do appreciate the appreciators ;)
# Posted on November 3rd 2011 by fiddlelearner
Re: Public reactions.
When I was working in a hospital radiology dept in Washington DC in 1980,
a co-worker - an older black guy - heard I was a musician and asked me to teach
him about the structure of blues tunes. I was really embarrassed about it because
I knew next to nothing - I knew about the 12 bar structure and how the chords
change so I could hum that and explain it -- but wow, that was a weird moment for
a German/Jewish classical clarinet player.
# Posted on November 3rd 2011 by Hup
Re: Public reactions.
I guess what the poster meant by "classical karaoke" was the sort of thing where someone buys one of these "minus one" CDs, ie all the accompanying parts to a concerto, for instance, and plays the solo part with it, portable amp and speakers by their side.
And Jerone, I think the important thing is that you're not setting any limits on *yourself* as to what you can do and achieve. It's a great attitude.
# Posted on November 3rd 2011 by ethical blend
Re: Public reactions.
" ...i'm teaching myself not to care..."
Wise words, Jerone. There are plenty of people who are so inadequate that they try to bring us down to their level. Rise above them and enjoy your life.
Music helps, as you obviously have discovered.
# Posted on November 3rd 2011 by gam
Re: Public reactions.
"Black people trying to limit what you can and can't do.... "
There's been a lot of this sort of prejudice around. Didn't Gershwin have it written into his will that no white singer should ever be cast as Bess because they couldn't sing "Summertime" as only a black singer could?
# Posted on November 3rd 2011 by cornemuse
Re: Public reactions.
...and then of course people like Gershwin think they are so much cleverer than anyone else that they can tell us what to do even after they are dead.
# Posted on November 3rd 2011 by gam
Re: Public reactions - are not always openly voiced
Not everybody likes Irish music, meaning that aspect of it, or aspects, usually dealt with here. That includes a lot of Irish people. It is too easy to put on the blinkers and only see what one wants, or what exists among those that share ones passion. Some folks use the term 'diddly' as an expression of their dislike...
# Posted on November 3rd 2011 by ceolachan
Sometimes it is useful to go about the world blinkered...
# Posted on November 3rd 2011 by ceolachan
Re: Public reactions.
Have you heard of the Carolina Chocolate Drops? They play old-time music which has it's origins in Irish, Scottish, English music. Search them - one of their tunes is Ricketts Hornpioe.
And who is to say who looks Irish- or any ethnicity or nationality? My dad has fair skin, blue eyes, reddish hair and is most definitely not Irish
# Posted on November 3rd 2011 by Whistlestop
Re: Public reactions.
"Didn't Gershwin have it written into his will that no white singer should ever be cast as Bess because they couldn't sing "Summertime" as only a black singer could?" I wish he'd written it into his will that NO ONE should sing this ever in the context of a session.
# Posted on November 3rd 2011 by InfernalTootler
Re: Public reactions.
I reckon you'd get similar reactions no matter what type of music you were playing so long as it had a discernible melody.
# Posted on November 3rd 2011 by jonmilton
Re: Public reactions.
I think you're mistaken there, jonmilton.
# Posted on November 4th 2011 by gam
Re: Public reactions.
I am frequently surprised by the reactions we get.
When we are tired and off we get good reactions.
When we sound good nothing.
We have just learned to flow with it. When we get
a particularly interested audience we try to cater to
their interests (some). After all we are trying to
please ourselves,
# Posted on November 4th 2011 by dogmageek
Re: Public reactions.
I find that there is a law of diminishing returns with playing in a particular public location, but I blame some of this on the short attention span of the modern generation.
I don't pay it too much mind.
# Posted on November 4th 2011 by Guernsey Pete
Re: Public reactions.
Duly noted.
# Posted on November 4th 2011 by jonmilton
Re: Public reactions.
"indifference to sublime enjoyment"? What a wide range of reactions!
Yes you should definitely spend your time playing music you like while ignoring the comments and reactions from fools and other people who think you are going in the wrong direction. As in playing music which isn't part of your so-called "heritage".
On the other side of this particular coin or equation, I used to play music regularly at a local Blues Jam despite the fact that some of the darker skinned musicians didn't seem to want me there because it was obvious from looking at me that my ancestors didn't come here from Africa.
Laurence
# Posted on November 4th 2011 by fauxcelt
Re: Public reactions.
Current popular music includes very few, if any, solo instrumentals. This may be a significant factor in the interest your performances attract.
Is it the Irish music, or the possibility that people are yearning for some simple melody in their lives? Why are advertising jingles so memorable?
# Posted on November 4th 2011 by oldstrings
Re: Public reactions.
"...actually i've heard some racist things, but from black people(remember, i'm black)..."
You don't actually mention that (or much else) in your profile, fiddlelearner. You do at least give clues to which instrument you play.
# Posted on November 4th 2011 by oldstrings
Re: Public reactions.
He's posted a few links to videos and things though, oldstrings ...
# Posted on November 4th 2011 by ethical blend
Re: Public reactions.
I certainly didn't mean to imply that fiddlelearner wasn't doing his share, e.b.! Just that it is nice to be able to see a few details in the profiles.
# Posted on November 5th 2011 by oldstrings
Re: Public reactions.
Ah. Like mine, for instance.
# Posted on November 5th 2011 by ethical blend
Re: Public reactions.
I've been active here for months, most people here know my case. But since this is like, the 4th time this is happened, i'll make a profile.
# Posted on November 5th 2011 by fiddlelearner
Re: Public reactions.
Profiles don't need to say anything useful, Jerone,
Mine, for instance, helpfully states that I'm interested in "single malt whiskys, real ales, ontology, purveying irrational logic, climbing things, and Your Mom."
# Posted on November 5th 2011 by DrSilverSpear
Re: Public reactions.
Lol!
# Posted on November 5th 2011 by fiddlelearner
Re: Public reactions.
"Irrational logic"? Is that the only type of logic which human beings are capable of? Unlike Vulcans?
Laurence
# Posted on November 6th 2011 by fauxcelt
Re: Public reactions.
Well I am but a newb in these parts....depending upon my current mercurial attitude toward fiddling...
but I see that I must have some affinity with the illustrious TheSliverSpear...for better but likely worse...
For I am a enigmatic sort of misanthropic sociologist....but whose only passion is really music, coffee, spirits, ontological orientations, and what the hell beauty too...
my own profiles in assorted fori have included interest in related subjects...add yogic flying maybe...
but I like the topic at hand, fiddlelearner...if I had proper mind currently, I might have a thought and contribute something meaningful. Perhas later then... cheers!
# Posted on November 7th 2011 by catty
Re: Public reactions.
a eggamuffin
er...
an enigmatic
why is the dam* print so snall...wha's wrong with the dam* internets!
# Posted on November 7th 2011 by catty
Re: Public reactions.
@catty On a windows PC, ctrl + mouse wheel solves everything!
# Posted on November 8th 2011 by Mark Harmer
Re: Public reactions.
Dang. Thank you so much!
This is actually my kid's laptop...which presents its own challenging set of irksome computing-peccadillo processes...but I see that this works too easy on the desktop!
(and there was much rejoicing)
# Posted on November 8th 2011 by catty