Madelaine McMasters Posted November 8, 2018 Share Posted November 8, 2018 (edited) 4 minutes ago, BelindaN said: On the creative side my mother plays the piano, my daughter plays the piano..........me? not a musical bone and how I regret that. Oh, for crying out loud. What is it with you people and bones? I'm going to wear grooves in the basement stairs running down and up to fetch my medical kit. And I don't think I have any piano bones left, will accordion do? zither? Edited November 8, 2018 by Madelaine McMasters 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BelindaN Posted November 8, 2018 Share Posted November 8, 2018 "You People".......??????haha! Wars have been started for saying less than "You People".................? However, I think by choice I would like to play the mandolin.......................I love the sound...........Mmmmmmm! If not just the acoustic guitar................But piano/keyboard would be fantastic........to go somewhere and play music without music....... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zennessa Posted November 8, 2018 Share Posted November 8, 2018 9 minutes ago, Madelaine McMasters said: Oooooh, I hope you take note whether anyone else is taking notes, and if not, take notes that reflect your personal politics, not what was actually said. You might be the most powerful person in the room Zennessa! 7 minutes ago, BelindaN said: When I used to take minutes I often got into trouble for writing down what was actually said....................... Well i imagine if anyone saw what it is i sometimes actually write down i'd be in trouble or unemployed. Sometimes i'd like to type some of it out just to see who really reads those minutes before approving them. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madelaine McMasters Posted November 8, 2018 Share Posted November 8, 2018 (edited) 32 minutes ago, BelindaN said: However, I think by choice I would like to play the mandolin.......................I love the sound...........Mmmmmmm! My semi-adopted son plays the violin and mandolin, and Milwaukee is home to the nation's oldest mandolin orchestra (118 years and still going strong)... I too love the sound. Edited November 8, 2018 by Madelaine McMasters 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BelindaN Posted November 8, 2018 Share Posted November 8, 2018 (edited) Thank you for that link Maddie. My favourite track which includes a mandolin in the middle is "Thank you stars" by Katie Melua. When I'm feeling down I listen to this track and it lifts me and makes me tingle all over................................... Then of course there's "Mandolin Wind" by Rod Stewart.................. Now I'm tingling all over............and I don't think I'm on fire HaHa! Edited November 8, 2018 by BelindaN Added links 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madelaine McMasters Posted November 8, 2018 Share Posted November 8, 2018 (edited) 17 minutes ago, BelindaN said: Now I'm tingling all over............and I don't think I'm on fire HaHa! Have you listened to "Live from Here", hosted by Chris Thile? He's amazing. The show is wonderful. Sam Bush ain't bad either. Sierra Hull. I could go on. Edited November 8, 2018 by Madelaine McMasters 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Love Zhaoying Posted November 8, 2018 Share Posted November 8, 2018 7 minutes ago, Madelaine McMasters said: Have you listened to "Live from Here", hosted by Chris Thile? He's amazing. The show is wonderful. Sam Bush ain't bad either. Sierra Hull. I could go on. Yeah, it’s pretty much transitioned into a completely different show from PHC. Since the scandal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolig Loon Posted November 8, 2018 Share Posted November 8, 2018 (edited) I agree that mandolin music is lovely. I played guitar for many years and have wished many times that I had picked up the mandolin as well. If I were to choose a new instrument to play now though, (aging fingers willing, of course), I might decide on the balalaika. Many years ago, I was invited to a performance of a local balalaika chamber music group while I was in Akita, Japan. It was an amazingly beautiful experience. I had no idea that balalaikas came in a range of sizes (much like Western stringed instruments, and like saxophones and many wind instruments), and that they could produce such a rich blend of tonal values. The group played a wonderful program of classical Western and Japanese music, including some haunting folk melodies. I do not know how a group of Japanese musicians in a northern prefecture ever decided for specialize in the balalaika -- definitely not a traditional Japanese instrument. I've done Internet searches several times to find out more about them, but have had no success. It's been well over a decade since that evening now, so the trail is cold. Still, that evening remains one of my strongest memories of the visit. Maybe in my next life I will learn to play. Edited November 8, 2018 by Rolig Loon 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Love Zhaoying Posted November 8, 2018 Share Posted November 8, 2018 6 minutes ago, Rolig Loon said: Maybe in my next life I will learn to play. Maybe you already played I previous lives! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleMe Jewell Posted November 8, 2018 Share Posted November 8, 2018 3 hours ago, Madelaine McMasters said: I don't think I have any piano bones left /me whines But I've always wanted to be able to play the piano without making people run from the room screaming and making all the dogs howl. What about dancing bones? I've always wanted to be able to dance ballet without falling over myself each time I try. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Love Zhaoying Posted November 8, 2018 Share Posted November 8, 2018 (edited) 43 minutes ago, LittleMe Jewell said: /me whines But I've always wanted to be able to play the piano without making people run from the room screaming You could be like Florence Foster Jenkins, but with piano. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florence_Foster_Jenkins Note that there are modern pianists who are successful with no talent: Jon Benjamin has a jazz album “Well, I Should Have..(Learned to Play Piano)”. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Well,_I_Should_Have... *Edit* Even bad dancing can make you YouTube famous: Edited November 8, 2018 by Love Zhaoying 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madelaine McMasters Posted November 8, 2018 Share Posted November 8, 2018 1 hour ago, LittleMe Jewell said: What about dancing bones? I've always wanted to be able to dance ballet without falling over myself each time I try. We could be a team!... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madelaine McMasters Posted November 9, 2018 Share Posted November 9, 2018 On 11/8/2018 at 8:41 AM, Love Zhaoying said: Yeah, it’s pretty much transitioned into a completely different show from PHC. Since the scandal. I'd grown weary of PHC over the years. The drift into pee and poop jokes and gratuitous mentions of genitals got me wondering about Garrison. Though I was disappointed by the #metoo revelation, I can't say I was surprised. Chris Thile has proved more than capable as a replacement host. The radio acting is still fun and Chris' broad musical tastes bring me new people to follow every week. Tom Papa's "Have you ever?... I have" is wearing a little thin, but I am still a huge fan of "Live From Here". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Love Zhaoying Posted November 9, 2018 Share Posted November 9, 2018 (edited) 6 minutes ago, Madelaine McMasters said: Chris Thile has proved more than capable as a replacement host. The radio acting is still fun and Chris' broad musical tastes bring me new people to follow every week. Tom Papa's "Have you ever?... I have" is wearing a little thin, but I am still a huge fan of "Live From Here I haven’t listened much since they replaced the comedian radio actors..I do check in hoping to catch a funny. The “play an audience request with little preparation” is usually nice. Edited November 9, 2018 by Love Zhaoying Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolig Loon Posted November 9, 2018 Share Posted November 9, 2018 I don't listen as much any more either. I do like Chris Thile's mandolin playing, but I miss the broader mix of classical and modern music and the scattering of local choral and instrumental ensembles that PHC used to have. Mostly, I miss Keillor's writing. He could spin a story out of thin air, and he built up a cast of stock characters that I got to know and love over the years. Thile's guest standup comics are a sad replacement for real humor. The new show is OK, but not one that I race to the radio for. If I miss it, ... meh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myth Valeska Posted November 10, 2018 Share Posted November 10, 2018 Medical Assistant/Phlebotomist + Birdhouse Architect (I sell them on Etsy ? ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeccaLee Couturier Posted November 13, 2018 Share Posted November 13, 2018 I register patients in an emergency room on night shift. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prokofy Neva Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 I'm a Russian translator and news writer. What I find fascinating about this thread is that many (most?) are in IT, programmers, computer specialists of some kind, scientists. Then many other are in service roles, truckers, medical transcriptionists, secretaries, health care workers, etc. Quite a few said they are now suffering chronic illnesses or retired. So that's quite a gulf in classes and cultures, from computer programmer to note taker for some large corporation or public entity. Yet people more or less get along in SL. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finite Posted March 16, 2021 Share Posted March 16, 2021 (edited) I have degree in graphic design but work in print. I do graphic design on the side but usually just for hobby or things for friends. Generally I just prep files for print and scold graphic designers for not exporting files correctly. Edited March 16, 2021 by Finite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RunawayBunny Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 (edited) Software programmer At the moment I make automated green houses with computer assistance, I burn my boss's money (but he is a cool guy and didn't care) because I stick temperature sensor ground, later learned I have to stick opposite side to ground for getting air temperature. Previously (before pandemic) I made (or adjusted) software for ship navigation systems (luckily none of them crash the land ) Edited March 17, 2021 by RunawayBunny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephanie Misfit Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 I write government policy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Luminos Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 @Prokofy Neva this is an interesting thread. Pity my job isn't so interesting, I work in the administration department for a call-centre. Describing what I actually do would take all day - my department has something like 150 processes, most of them fall into the category of "sorting out things that have gone wrong". Since the pandemic I've been working from home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orwar Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 Previously worked as, and now studying to become a bookbinder. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna Nova Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 Oh we are waking this OLD OLD thread up again are we? When it was started I was a University Student and did SL to get away from all the sex. Now I'm an independently wealthy unemployed autocrat. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mika Mesmeriser Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 Hairdresser in r/l but never got the hang of creating hair in sl although i have an inventory ful of the stuff. Not a technical bone in my body although i enjot all the creative stuff, Terraforming ,region decorating and styling 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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