Richard's Poor Almanac by Richard Thompson for September 18, 2014
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September 23, 2014
Transcript:
the trombone the medieval name for this was "sackbut," from the french word "sacqueboute." this translates as "sorry-ass." i'd skip it. horn: bleat computer: ratatatatat. ratatatatatat tatatatatatat. ratatatatat chikaboom. percussion sorry, but all forms of percussion have now been replaced by the digitally sampled drum machine. the bagpipes features two settings, "off" and "really loud." the instrument of choice for aggressively melancholic loners. what more could you possibly want? boy: for my next selection, i'll play "a wee wadd o' haggis i' me craw," about a guy who chokes on some haggis.
Sisyphos over 9 years ago
I like the bagpipes, myself, but I understand they are difficult to play!
puddlesplatt over 9 years ago
it’s learning how to blow real good, and lasting power…
pumaman over 9 years ago
And then there’s the oboe.
stamps over 9 years ago
The less said about the oboe the better.
Malcolm Hall over 9 years ago
Petey Otterloop might concur.
Ryan Plut over 9 years ago
Och! Who dinna lik’ tha Sheep-whistle? ‘Tis tha soond o’ Hivin itself!
Thomas R. Williams over 9 years ago
Richard Thompson confessed in a note in one of his Cul-de-Sac collections that he tried to lean the bagpipes as a young lad. Petey Otterloop originally played trombone in the first iteration but he mysteriously switched to oboe since it was easier to draw.