Richard's Poor Almanac by Richard Thompson for April 15, 2022
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Transcript:
the trombone the medieval name for this was "sackbut," from the french word "sacqueboute." this translates as "sorry-ass." i'd skip it. trombone: bleat keyboard: 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 percussion sorry, but all forms of percussion have now been replaced by the digitally sampled drum machine.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? kid: for my next selection, i'll play "a wee wadd o' haggis i' me craw," about a guy who chokes on some haggis.
prince valiant Premium Member about 2 years ago
That bagpipe player looks a lot like Richard himself!
SKYSWIM about 2 years ago
In all fairness, most of us trombone players never develop a pleasant enough tone to listen to. Ironic. since in the Old German bibles, it says it will be the trombone that is played to wake the dead. Hoping it will be a pleasant tone.
Sisyphos about 2 years ago
Hey! Some of us are bagpipe-lovers!
I prefer not to think of myself as an aggressively melancholic loner, though some might say that the description fits….