Will Somebody Please Put A Cue In His Hands???
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Yes Buddy, thats it. Thank you. Ya know, I should know better than that as it is one of my favorite pieces.
Thats why I was kind of stunned when Sheila sat down and played it. We were new together at the time
and she hadn't disclosed her entire history to me.
Being from Canada, I think I get that mixed up with Quebec's Fleur De Lis. On their provincial flag.
I will remember from now on, I promise.
If you learned that at 10, that would have been the age of my wife and sisters when they were taking lessons and learned it also.
If you ask Sheila or any of her sisters to play it, they will play it pretty well so it is one piece that has obviously stayed with them for many years, yourself also.
I do believe I will now find it on UTube and have a listen.
UGot, here is a UTube that I was reminded of when searching for it. It is a double Kalimba. I had seen it before when I was searching for info on cigar box guitars as some of these Kalimbas can also be fashioned from a cigar box.
Enjoy as this women is pretty amazing, I think. As you said, it is a hard piece to play and I think pretty difficult on one of these too.
A piano would be more difficult and she doesn't look like she is using many keys but she is also blindly strumming the keys on the bottom as well.
I was going to try and make one. You can make the keys from spring steel or even bicycle spokes but they also have to be tuned. I might be able to strum out Twinkle Twinkle for you but that is where my talent would stop.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3pU-cwK10Y
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Hahaha. So it has been confirmed. Pool players, Beethoven, Fur Elise. Was Elise furry? Maybe, only Beethoven knew.
Do we actually have better taste than what we have been given credit for?
I think so.
But seriously, from personal threads started like secondary hobbies, people posting their education, ability to cook, musicians, etc, it just shows that pool players have more and other talents that many wouldn't guess or may overlook.
Who might believe that the guy you are playing 20 dollar sets for in Texas could sit down at a Baby Grand and belt out classical music for you too.
It also means that pool is a classy sport no matter what others may think of it. Pool players are a diverse group. No question.
Sometimes it is fun to go to a strange city and gravitate to the old school halls too, maybe in a not so good part of town. I think we have all done it. Thats the first thing I do in a strange town. I go for the old school, not family rec centers.
But careful, the guy playing at the next table might work for NASA.
Do we actually have better taste than what we have been given credit for?
I think so.
But seriously, from personal threads started like secondary hobbies, people posting their education, ability to cook, musicians, etc, it just shows that pool players have more and other talents that many wouldn't guess or may overlook.
Who might believe that the guy you are playing 20 dollar sets for in Texas could sit down at a Baby Grand and belt out classical music for you too.
It also means that pool is a classy sport no matter what others may think of it. Pool players are a diverse group. No question.
Sometimes it is fun to go to a strange city and gravitate to the old school halls too, maybe in a not so good part of town. I think we have all done it. Thats the first thing I do in a strange town. I go for the old school, not family rec centers.
But careful, the guy playing at the next table might work for NASA.
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Alice Cooper with short hair?
Dexter's brother?
Dexter's brother?
I quit
It has taken me 90 years to get my fingers correct to form a closed bridge.
Don't think the piano is for me.
Very talented kid, great to watch
It has taken me 90 years to get my fingers correct to form a closed bridge.
Don't think the piano is for me.
Very talented kid, great to watch
Yeah, Norman Bates. That was going to be my third guess.
I knew it as soon as you said it.
I knew it as soon as you said it.
How about snooker?
I'm pretty sure Ronnie O'Sullivan made a 117 break at the age of 10.
The youngest 147 (in competition) was made, I think, by Judd Trump. He was 14.
I have no idea about pool.
I'm pretty sure Ronnie O'Sullivan made a 117 break at the age of 10.
The youngest 147 (in competition) was made, I think, by Judd Trump. He was 14.
I have no idea about pool.
True, but I don't know if I agree with the fact that a player is only a "playing" prodigy in regards to pool. Guys like Ronnie Allen, or even Efren to a degree, changed the way we look and play certain games or shots. Heck, Ronnie changed the way one-pocket is played almost entirely, and I believe most who saw him play would agree. Those guys created something in the game, so to me, they aren't just "playing" prodigies. They're creators, just like a Beethoven or a Mozart.
Oh yeah, and that kid is amazing
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No joke, I took the locksmith mail order coarse at about 15. It came with key machine and all. After I passed it I could buy books on getting into just about any safe or door. Really, back in the day that's all you needed and a little bit of mechanical skill. Never spent more than a weekend in jail=good mouth piece. Johnnyt
Johnny, I was a Lock Smith too.
When I left the company, I went to turn my picks and case to the boss. He said, "keep them".
Check UTube out. They have videos on making your own key Tappers, which is a simplified way of a Quick Pick.
You can make a Quick Pick from a coat hanger and a couple of bends.
I used to carry one Slim Jim and some bent coat hangers for side windows.
There wasn't a vehicle that one couldn't get into with one simple Jim.
Now with all the vehicle security, you have to have a huge kit with you.
When I left the company, I went to turn my picks and case to the boss. He said, "keep them".
Check UTube out. They have videos on making your own key Tappers, which is a simplified way of a Quick Pick.
You can make a Quick Pick from a coat hanger and a couple of bends.
I used to carry one Slim Jim and some bent coat hangers for side windows.
There wasn't a vehicle that one couldn't get into with one simple Jim.
Now with all the vehicle security, you have to have a huge kit with you.
prodigy
From Wikipedia below regarding Willie Mosconi.
if you haven't read it pretty interesting stuff. Not only on Mosconi but on many many other great players...
"In 1919, an exhibition match was arranged between six-year-old Mosconi and the reigning World Champion, Ralph Greenleaf. The hall was packed, and though Greenleaf won that match, Mosconi played well enough to draw considerable attention and launch his professional career"
Mcp
From Wikipedia below regarding Willie Mosconi.
if you haven't read it pretty interesting stuff. Not only on Mosconi but on many many other great players...
"In 1919, an exhibition match was arranged between six-year-old Mosconi and the reigning World Champion, Ralph Greenleaf. The hall was packed, and though Greenleaf won that match, Mosconi played well enough to draw considerable attention and launch his professional career"
Mcp