Richard's Bass Bag
the original bass bagging site
domenica 17 agosto 2025
Great to wake up to!
sabato 16 agosto 2025
venerdì 15 agosto 2025
The Assumption.
Assumption: Something that you accept as truth without question or proof.
Well, I needed something to start this post because I couldn't think of anything to write about this morning.
I need a picture to get this post going.
Okay, we're rolling along now.
It's Friday 15th. I had a very late night last night because I was helping out at a school concert. I assume that I'll get some violin practice done today. I've been a bit slack on my practice over the last couple of days. You'll probably assume that I have been rather busy. Today I assume that Robert is at work. I also assume that Peter is making sure that his house is very tidy. I hope I'm not making too many assumptions.
I'll take the dog for a walk shortly.
I call him Terry. There's no real reason for that name, it just seemed to fit. The weather is nice here, so we'll walk down to Richard Pro se Park.
That's a nice area for him to have a good run around. I'll throw a stick for him.
Hang on. Sorry, I was just assuming that I had a dog.
I need a new subject. Let's think.
Rainbows are interesting. They contain lots of colours. They remind me of that lovely old song.
Somewhere over the rainbow,
Weigh a pie.
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I wonder how much this pie weighs? |
If I guessed its weight, that would be an assumption.
Damn! We're back on assumptions!
Maybe I should leave it there for today?
Have fun, but don't drop your phone in the bath.
giovedì 14 agosto 2025
A credit to old Island Bay is McNamara's band.
Oh, the drums go bang and the cymbals clang
And the horns they blaze away
McCarthy pumps the old bassoon
While I the pipes do play
And Henessee Tennessee tootles the flute
And the music is somethin' grand
A credit to old Island Bay
Is McNamara's Band.

In 1969 Peter went out with the lady who ran this band. [See comments on my last post.]
As a youngster Peter had
martedì 12 agosto 2025
Not much happening around the blogs.
So, I thought I'd better write something.
SOMETHING.
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Boy 1 |
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Boy 2 |
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This is a big deal! |
domenica 10 agosto 2025
In San Nitty.
Sorry about the title to this post. I think I might have spent too long proofreading Robert's new post. Though it is great to see him back. Can you work out what I meant to write? It's supposed to be about cycle lanes taking over certain suburbs in Wellington.
I've just reread the comment, on my last post, where Peter told us about his $150 fine for driving in a bus lane. Newtown is full of cycle lanes and bus lanes. I made the same mistake as Peter, one time, when I was looking for the entrance to a motel on Adelaide Road. Fortunately, I got away scott-free. Later, that same day, I saw a couple of people in uniform out with a camera. You don't see a lot of cyclists using the cycle lane, but all the car parks on both sides of Adelaide Road have been lost. Why can't they just confine part of the footpath for cyclists? They do that on the Wainuiomata hill footpath. Though, one thing I have noticed is that cyclists have little regard for the safety of pedestrians on the hill. Many roads in the more southern suburbs of Wellington are now quite narrow.
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These things are a bloody nuisance! |
That Wellington jam is on this evening. Fortunately, it is nowhere near Newtown. If the plan goes ahead, we'll travel by Uber. I'm not quite sure what to expect, but it should be interesting AND it is always good to 'have a blow', as we say in Jazz. My warmup today will include playing in all 12 major and minor keys.
Well, that's it for this morning.
Ciao tutti.
sabato 9 agosto 2025
I'm writing this post to myself.
I only know of two people who have read this blog regularly.
- Peter, the only reader left, is busy driving from Taupo to Whangarei. That's about a five hour drive. Peter has a good excuse for not reading this post.
- Robert comes and goes, like his posts. On several occasions he has told both Peter and I that he loves us. He doesn't really act like he does. We haven't seen him for a while now.
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