Comments on: Question of the Month: Instrument http://www.litpark.com/2009/08/03/question-of-the-month-instrument/ LitPark Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:30:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Monthly Wrap: Killing the Piano http://www.litpark.com/2009/08/03/question-of-the-month-instrument/#comment-10976 Monthly Wrap: Killing the Piano Thu, 22 Jul 2010 17:19:01 +0000 http://litpark.com/?p=1055#comment-10976 [...] month, we talked about the instruments we played when we were kids. Mostly I played imaginary instruments, playing as fast and impressively as the masters. In real [...] [...] month, we talked about the instruments we played when we were kids. Mostly I played imaginary instruments, playing as fast and impressively as the masters. In real [...]

]]> By: SusanHenderson http://www.litpark.com/2009/08/03/question-of-the-month-instrument/#comment-9061 SusanHenderson Fri, 28 Aug 2009 19:41:26 +0000 http://litpark.com/?p=1055#comment-9061 :) :)

]]> By: SusanHenderson http://www.litpark.com/2009/08/03/question-of-the-month-instrument/#comment-9060 SusanHenderson Fri, 28 Aug 2009 19:41:08 +0000 http://litpark.com/?p=1055#comment-9060 There's a whole class of cool nerds who play the accordian: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Handler http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_Ring_Zero http://www.amazon.com/Hazards-Love-Decemberists/dp/B001LK1LA6/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1251502782&sr=8-1 It's not to late to dust it off! There’s a whole class of cool nerds who play the accordian:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Handler
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_Ring_Zero
http://www.amazon.com/Hazards-Love-Decemberists/dp/B001LK1LA6/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1251502782&sr=8-1

It’s not to late to dust it off!

]]> By: michaelmcintyre http://www.litpark.com/2009/08/03/question-of-the-month-instrument/#comment-9059 michaelmcintyre Fri, 28 Aug 2009 15:15:28 +0000 http://litpark.com/?p=1055#comment-9059 Susan and Naseem, Thank you so much for your compliments for my story. That made my day! Susan and Naseem,

Thank you so much for your compliments for my story. That made my day!

]]> By: 5speener0 http://www.litpark.com/2009/08/03/question-of-the-month-instrument/#comment-9058 5speener0 Thu, 27 Aug 2009 13:49:43 +0000 http://litpark.com/?p=1055#comment-9058 ACCORDION!!!!!!!! Yup, it was the accordion. My father loved to play it as a young man. It used to be rather the "in" thing to play back in HIS day. He tried to encourage me to play, but it was not to be. Too nerdy! Too big and heavy to hold AND play! Too difficult to do different stuff with both hands AND squeeze in and out! It never happened, thank God! It's a little sad, though, 'cause it would have made a great party trick. Think about it--you're ready for your guests to leave? Pull out the ole accordion and start playing. He-hee...sneaky. ACCORDION!!!!!!!!

Yup, it was the accordion. My father loved to play it as a young man. It used to be rather the “in” thing to play back in HIS day. He tried to encourage me to play, but it was not to be. Too nerdy! Too big and heavy to hold AND play! Too difficult to do different stuff with both hands AND squeeze in and out! It never happened, thank God! It’s a little sad, though, ’cause it would have made a great party trick. Think about it–you’re ready for your guests to leave? Pull out the ole accordion and start playing. He-hee…sneaky.

]]> By: naseem http://www.litpark.com/2009/08/03/question-of-the-month-instrument/#comment-9057 naseem Thu, 13 Aug 2009 17:34:58 +0000 http://litpark.com/?p=1055#comment-9057 I love the insight: "I feel like i was glorious." It sounds so true..... I love the insight: “I feel like i was glorious.”

It sounds so true…..

]]> By: SusanHenderson http://www.litpark.com/2009/08/03/question-of-the-month-instrument/#comment-9056 SusanHenderson Wed, 12 Aug 2009 09:33:54 +0000 http://litpark.com/?p=1055#comment-9056 Ha! I love that story, Michael - a forced solo! I had to look up "cornet" to see just what it looked like... Ha! I love that story, Michael – a forced solo! I had to look up “cornet” to see just what it looked like…

]]> By: michaelmcintyre http://www.litpark.com/2009/08/03/question-of-the-month-instrument/#comment-9055 michaelmcintyre Wed, 12 Aug 2009 00:12:19 +0000 http://litpark.com/?p=1055#comment-9055 I played cornet in the grade school band, simply because my family happened to have one. I remember one time me and the trumpet player decided we were going to blast really loud inside the class one day. Everybody was tuning up and getting ready for our first number, so we draw our breath in real deep and get set to be as loud as we possibly can for one second. And of course, he faked it and left me hanging out in the wind. The teacher was really mad and all the other kids looked at me like I was useless, and that's pretty bad when a bunch of band kids look down on you. I was mortified, but looking back now, I feel like I was glorious for that brief moment. I hope some ears are still ringing. Then I moved on to guitar and bass... I played cornet in the grade school band, simply because my family happened to have one. I remember one time me and the trumpet player decided we were going to blast really loud inside the class one day. Everybody was tuning up and getting ready for our first number, so we draw our breath in real deep and get set to be as loud as we possibly can for one second. And of course, he faked it and left me hanging out in the wind. The teacher was really mad and all the other kids looked at me like I was useless, and that’s pretty bad when a bunch of band kids look down on you. I was mortified, but looking back now, I feel like I was glorious for that brief moment. I hope some ears are still ringing.

Then I moved on to guitar and bass…

]]> By: litpark » Monthly Wrap: Killing the Piano http://www.litpark.com/2009/08/03/question-of-the-month-instrument/#comment-4544 litpark » Monthly Wrap: Killing the Piano Fri, 07 Aug 2009 04:06:09 +0000 http://litpark.com/?p=1055#comment-4544 [...] month, we talked about the instruments we played when we were kids. Mostly I played imaginary instruments, playing as fast and impressively as the masters. In real [...] [...] month, we talked about the instruments we played when we were kids. Mostly I played imaginary instruments, playing as fast and impressively as the masters. In real [...]

]]> By: SusanHenderson http://www.litpark.com/2009/08/03/question-of-the-month-instrument/#comment-9054 SusanHenderson Thu, 06 Aug 2009 20:16:44 +0000 http://litpark.com/?p=1055#comment-9054 I do this soundtrack idea with my manuscripts, too. Not only that, but each book is written in a different font. Just different ways to drop into the time and place and mood of each story. I do this soundtrack idea with my manuscripts, too. Not only that, but each book is written in a different font. Just different ways to drop into the time and place and mood of each story.

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