JSngry Posted August 20, 2011 Author Report Posted August 20, 2011 (edited) This is how it goes - a good groove to suck you in, then the assault begins and there's only one way out... Edited August 20, 2011 by JSngry Quote
Larry Kart Posted August 20, 2011 Report Posted August 20, 2011 "Roving Schalmei bands made up of unemployed war veterans in the 1920s accompanied their socialist songs with instruments of different sizes and registers. Erich Honecker’s father is known to have played in a Schalmei band when Erich (born 1912) was a small child." Explains a lot. Quote
JSngry Posted August 20, 2011 Author Report Posted August 20, 2011 If not for the grace of Jim Reeves, there would be no reason to resist. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQkOSep1YxU Quote
Joe Posted August 20, 2011 Report Posted August 20, 2011 I'm very confused. I thought the Blue Meanies had been driven out of Pepperland years ago. Quote
Chuck Nessa Posted August 20, 2011 Report Posted August 20, 2011 Too bad Bill Mathieu didn't write for a band like that. Quote
Larry Kart Posted August 20, 2011 Report Posted August 20, 2011 Too bad Bill Mathieu didn't write for a band like that. Lying in wait for months, the cloaked assassin finally strikes. Quote
JSngry Posted August 20, 2011 Author Report Posted August 20, 2011 Does the target know it's been hit? Quote
Dave James Posted August 21, 2011 Report Posted August 21, 2011 (edited) This is how it goes - a good groove to suck you in, then the assault begins and there's only one way out... What's semi-reassuring to me is that no matter what kind of music they're confronted with, white folks generally cannot find the beat. Of all the people in this video who are moved by the groove to clap their hands, not one of them gets it right. As long as I was sure I wouldn't get stuck, I'd like to crawl inside their heads for a spell and see what they're thinking. Edited August 21, 2011 by Dave James Quote
mikeweil Posted August 21, 2011 Report Posted August 21, 2011 Historically, a "Schalmei" was more like a primitive oboe, but the instruments in that clip were a German Democratic Republic speciality - bands like this were all over the country. Our local sax doctor had one for repair at my last visit, and he told me a little about these things. You should heare them live! There's hardly anyone around that can fix them these days. What's semi-reassuring to me is that no matter what kind of music they're confronted with, white folks generally cannot find the beat. Of all the people in this video who are moved by the groove to clap their hands, not one of them gets it right. As long as I was sure I wouldn't get stuck, I'd like to crawl inside their heads for a spell and see what they're thinking. German audiences and clapping is a nightmare - always! Quote
Dave James Posted August 21, 2011 Report Posted August 21, 2011 There's hardly anyone around that can fix them these days. Well, there's some genuinely depressing news. Quote
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