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"when used in folk and bluegrass music, the instrument can also be referred to as an upright bass, standup bass, bass fiddle, ...doghouse bass, dog-house, ...or bunkhouse bass." (Wikipedia)

My father, Charlie, played the bass in a Canadian band in the 1950s hence the name!

Archive for February, 2007

My 10 Favourite Websites

Ten of my favourite websites
Someone asked me the other day what my favourite websites were. So I came up
with this list. I deliberately left the list empty in regards to radio stations,
webcasters and their websites.
Fred
(visited on a daily basis)
http://www.timsykescruisenight.com/
Tim is a friend. Tim’s website has some of the coolest pics you will find out
there. Like […]

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Cannon to the right of them…

The Charge Of The Light Brigade
by Alfred, Lord Tennyson
The poem commemorates a suicidal cavalry charge during the Crimean War. Why is it of interest to me? While researching my family tree, lo and behold look what I found:

Casualty Roll, Charge of the Light Brigade

Scroll down to the 8th Hussars:

Waterer, Charles Private Killed

Next time I watch […]

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It’s a Funny World Out There….

I could say so much about this story, but it would only be so much hot air…
Aromatic Post Office in New Zealand

$10 wok keeps TV station on air
Beavers Spotted in NYC, Bell Mascots missing.
OK, I made up the last part. Frank and Gordon are still busy promoting Bell, in Canada. They couldn’t possibly be in […]

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Kurt Cobain

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Popular Songs based on the Classics

Something for your weekend amusement…

I’ve been sitting here thinking (a rather frightening concept in itself). Many popular songs are based on classical music, or opera, or “traditional” music, in whole or in part.

For instance, the Electric Light Orchestra’s version of “Roll Over, Beethoven” has elements of Beethoven’s music woven into it.

One song […]

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