[Trombone-l] This won't ever happen again

[Chris Tune]

Heh!   For those who were asleep during this class in music:

It is perhaps a TRIBUTE to our country's history and heritage, that we have 
both "The Star Spangled Banner", which is Francis Scott Key poetry set to an 
old tune called "Anacreon in Heaven", which was the club song of the 
Anacreonists (I guess a musical society??), in Britain.   AND then we've got 
our version of "God Save the Queen", which is "America (My Country, Tis of 
Thee)". . .of the two, I somehow prefer America as a musical vehicle. . .it 
is smoother (less arpeggiated style), I guess.

So, no wonder both of these sound a bit on the "old school" side of things. 
Reminds me that I convinced our Junior High principal to allow me to play 
Stan Kenton's (Bob Curnow!!) version of God Save the Queen (America) instead 
of the older recording of the Star Spang Banr.  I could control this, 
because I was the PA audio engineering guy during my stay at Jr High--This 
was a pretty popular move, which was not made permanent, by any means, but 
which could be pointed to as an example of school, admin "hipness". . .I 
guess.

I believe (if I'm remembering this stuff right) this principal at Madison JR 
HS, in Van Nuys, CA was named Leon Sklar and his son is the pretty famous 
bass player named Sklar. . (I forget the first name. . he's on a bunch of 
rock albums).

Chris



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Phil Brink" <basstrb3 at comcast.net>
To: <joetuba at lightspeed.net>; "Adrian Drover" <slide at adios.co.uk>; "Howard 
Weiner" <weiner at privat.toplink.de>; "Bill Dinwiddie" <billdin at comcast.net>; 
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Sent: Saturday, April 01, 2006 7:19 PM
Subject: Re: [Trombone-l] This won't ever happen again


> "God bless America" is British? Wow!
>
> LOL
>
> Phil
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Joe Norcross" <joetuba at lightspeed.net>
> To: "Adrian Drover" <slide at adios.co.uk>; "Howard Weiner"
> <weiner at privat.toplink.de>; "Bill Dinwiddie" <billdin at comcast.net>; "List
> Trombone" <TROMBONE-L at server5.samford.edu>
> Sent: Saturday, April 01, 2006 9:02 PM
> Subject: Re: [Trombone-l] This won't ever happen again
>
>
>> And we stole our national anthem from the Brits too. When we do it, we do
>> it right!
>>
>>
>>> [Original Message]
>>> From: Adrian Drover <slide at adios.co.uk>
>>> To: Howard Weiner <weiner at privat.toplink.de>; Bill Dinwiddie
>> <billdin at comcast.net>; List Trombone <TROMBONE-L at server5.samford.edu>
>>> Date: 4/1/2006 5:22:39 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [Trombone-l] This won't ever happen again
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> > From: Howard Weiner
>>> >
>>> > Yes, it will! In much of Europe the day is placed before the month.
>>> > That means that 01:02:03 04/05/06 will also happen on 4 May 06.
>>>
>>>
>>> American dates never did make any sense to me.  Where's the 
>>> chronological
>>> logic?  Upside down light switches.  Driving on the wrong side of the
>> road.
>>> It's amazing how you guys survive.
>>>
>>> A.
>>>
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