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montsnmags · 05-28-2008, 10:39 PM

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Originally Posted by nekokami

Shhhh... my husband is right next to me!

Tell him I said "G'day" and asked what he's wearing.

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Tattoo reading "SUPEREGO" in woad.

"Woad"...ooo, there's another word to add to "galangal" and "ramekin".

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Got it. Regrettably, this model has no ears to tuck the Rúyì Jīngū Bàng behind, so I think we'll have to settle for brandishing as though about to thwack a god.

Excellent. The gods need a good beating.

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Unfortunately, I won't be able to finish it tonight. My younger daughter is having a mid-teen crisis (not too serious, but serious enough) so I needed to spend the evening with her.

All mid-teen crises are serious, and I say this without even a hint of condescension. I think my last 18 years have been spent having a mid-life crisis about my teen years. I can still deludedly sing I'm Just A Teenage Dirtbag without any self-consciousness whatsoever. Poor pet. She and you have my empathy.

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Fear not-- added fermentation should only improve the final brew.

Excellent. "Overproof" is always welcome.

Cheers,
Marc ([HIC!])

slayda · 05-29-2008, 09:03 AM

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Originally Posted by nekokami

Rúyì Jīngū Bàng - check.

Hm. Not sure I have a mandolin. I have a nice Japanese biwa, though. It would go well with the monkey mask. And the Rúyì Jīngū Bàng, for that matter.

Yes, I think there's some retractable anatomy involved. If you'd like a loincloth or something (or maybe a tshirt, "I heart OZ"?) that can also be arranged.

Only 3 fingers... kind of hard to do the Vulcan sign. Hm....

Neko-chan, do you also like the Koto? I find it to be a good mood adjuster to calm me (at least if they are not trying to play western music on it). It really helps if I'm angry, depressed or upset. My daughter also like it but the wife thinks it sounds like a "cat sliding down a tin roof".

Taylor514ce · 05-29-2008, 09:09 AM

I love the Koto. Here's a poem by Yosano Akiko that I read over and over:

Koto no ne ni
Kyosho no oto no
Uchi majiru
Kono ayashisa mo
Mune no hibiki zo

Amidst the notes
Of my koto is another
Deep mysterious tone,
A sound that comes from
Within my own breast.

(My apologies for any typos on the Japanese, I'm copying from my notebook)

slayda · 05-29-2008, 09:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Taylor514ce

I love the Koto. Here's a poem by Yosano Akiko that I read over and over:

Koto no ne ni
Kyosho no oto no
Uchi majiru
Kono ayashisa mo
Mune no hibiki zo

Amidst the notes
Of my koto is another
Deep mysterious tone,
A sound that comes from
Within my own breast.

(My apologies for any typos on the Japanese, I'm copying from my notebook)

That sounds like the way koto music makes me feel.

RWood · 05-29-2008, 11:14 AM

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Originally Posted by yvanleterrible

It shows that none of you have ever heard Bela Fleck (forgive me there are no accents available on my EEE)
He plays the most original fusion jazz around and is highly adept at interpreting classical music. Listening to him has hightened my respect for banjo a hundred fold. Give him a try.

Bella Fleck and the Flecktones! Great group. I loved the "Flight of the Cosmic Hippo" album. He is an amazing player. I was lucky enough to see him perform once. You have great taste in music.

nekokami · 05-29-2008, 11:17 AM

Yes, I love koto music.

Regrettably, I don't have a 3d model of one. (Or a real one.)

RWood · 05-29-2008, 11:20 AM

I think in my next life I want to come back as a leotard.

slayda · 05-29-2008, 11:21 AM

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Originally Posted by nekokami

Yes, I love koto music.

Regrettably, I don't have a 3d model of one. (Or a real one.)

Do you play? Do you have a source for good koto music? (Preferably purchasable on-line.)

Taylor514ce · 05-29-2008, 12:24 PM

Another koto poem, anonymous:

Koto toreba
Nageki sakidatsu
Kedashiku mo
Koto no shitahi ni
Tsuma ya komoreru

When I pick up my koto
A cry of sorrow comes from it.
Is is possible that
In the koto's hollow
My wife's spirit
Has secluded itself?

pshrynk · 05-29-2008, 01:36 PM

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Originally Posted by nekokami

(I have to admit, I like bagpipes too.)

Why do bagpipers walk around whilst playing?

To get away from the noise.

zelda_pinwheel · 05-29-2008, 01:39 PM

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Originally Posted by pshrynk

Why do bagpipers walk around whilst playing?

To get away from the noise.

ha ! exactly.

vivaldirules · 05-29-2008, 03:29 PM

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Originally Posted by pshrynk

Why do bagpipers walk around whilst playing?

To get away from the noise.

I rather think they're chasing me.

Madam Broshkina · 05-29-2008, 03:54 PM

Bagpipes-(noun)-I understand the inventor of the bagpipes was inspired when he saw a man carrying an indignant, asthmatic pig under his arm. Unfortunately, the man-made object never equaled the purity of sound achieved by the pig.

-Alfred Hitchcock

Taylor514ce · 05-29-2008, 03:59 PM

Which brings us all the way back to my first absurdity: the sublime, porcine, love-making of Harv and Vera. This surely heralds... something profound. Probably. Could be.

:squeeeeeel:

vivaldirules · 05-29-2008, 04:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Taylor514ce

Which brings us all the way back to my first absurdity: the sublime, porcine, love-making of Harv and Vera. This surely heralds... something profound. Probably. Could be.

:squeeeeeel:

Ah, the great times of Harv and Vera. It's been too long, PH. Sing us another verse, will ya? [he says sitting 'round the campfire with eyes and ears wide open hoping to be fully entertained once more]

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05-29-2008, 09:09 AM	#468
Taylor514ce Actively passive. Posts: 2,042 Karma: 478376 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: US Device: Sony PRS-505/LC	I love the Koto. Here's a poem by Yosano Akiko that I read over and over: Koto no ne ni Kyosho no oto no Uchi majiru Kono ayashisa mo Mune no hibiki zo Amidst the notes Of my koto is another Deep mysterious tone, A sound that comes from Within my own breast. (My apologies for any typos on the Japanese, I'm copying from my notebook)

05-29-2008, 11:17 AM	#471
nekokami fruminous edugeek Posts: 6,745 Karma: 551260 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Northeast US Device: iPad, eBw 1150	Yes, I love koto music. Regrettably, I don't have a 3d model of one. (Or a real one.)

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RWood Technogeezer Posts: 7,233 Karma: 1601464 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Virginia, USA Device: Sony PRS-500	I think in my next life I want to come back as a leotard.

05-29-2008, 12:24 PM	#474
Taylor514ce Actively passive. Posts: 2,042 Karma: 478376 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: US Device: Sony PRS-505/LC	Another koto poem, anonymous: Koto toreba Nageki sakidatsu Kedashiku mo Koto no shitahi ni Tsuma ya komoreru When I pick up my koto A cry of sorrow comes from it. Is is possible that In the koto's hollow My wife's spirit Has secluded itself?

05-29-2008, 03:59 PM	#479
Taylor514ce Actively passive. Posts: 2,042 Karma: 478376 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: US Device: Sony PRS-505/LC	Which brings us all the way back to my first absurdity: the sublime, porcine, love-making of Harv and Vera. This surely heralds... something profound. Probably. Could be. :squeeeeeel: