Not Too Bad Friday.

 

Tim bumped into his old acquaintance Brian, and he was pleased to see him. "How's it going, Brian?" he asked. Brian replied, "Not too bad."

This phrase is used a lot, in places like supermarkets, when two people meet unexpectedly. It's a positive statement because it's really one up on, "My life is a mess!" It is also not as positive as, "Very good, thanks." which can be seen as a bit of a brag.

Well, supermarkets are closed today. Among other things, that means that you can't buy wine. I hope you stocked up yesterday! Many people will be happy because they don't need to go to work today. For others it will present a bit of an inconvenience. Especially when there is another 'supermarkets closed' day on Sunday.

The term 'Good Friday' may be overdoing things a bit, especially with all the problems going on around the world at present. I've heard a rumour that institutions, like the Roman Catholic Church, have got together and agreed to tone down the name from Good Friday to Not Too Bad Friday. I feel that this is a good decision.

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Is there a direct link to God (the one true one) in music? Yes, there is.

In music there is a chord called Gsus, mostly referring to the chord Gsus4. This chord contains the notes G, C and D. Traditionally it would be resolved onto the chord with G B D (G major).

It is important, on Not Too Bad Friday, to spare a thought for Gsus. This is a chord that creates tension but then is resolved, sort of like Gsus rising from the dead a few days later and closing supermarkets again. Oops, sorry, I meant Jesus.

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I have to take some new tablets, starting this morning, for 8 weeks. Hopefully they will quieten down my present issues.

As God said to Moses, "Don't forget to take the tablets."

I was told to take them with food. Okay, you probably know that food doesn't work too well for me in the morning. Is this like medical officials suggesting that a coffee might be a good idea too? Well, I suppose that would be one way to celebrate Not Too Bad Friday. I'll give it some thought as I write.

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I started writing this blog in 2007. Soon after, two other people joined into this little blogging community. Nineteen years later we all get lots of comments from many different people. It seems that one of these bloggers has left.

There has been nothing on this blog for about a week. Okay, this blog often wipes all its posts, but I think it really has gone this time. Ah well, there's still one other blogger out there.

Peter (the other blogger) keeps us updated about rooms in his house, politics (sometimes), clothes he has that don't fit properly, golf and tennis. What an interesting mix! 

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Well, that's just about me for Not Too Bad Friday. This should be a good day to get some practice done. Remember that the concept of sin is just Christian church bullshit. Just try and be nice to people.

Sii gentile.

Ciao.

April 1st.

 

"April Fools’ Day, in most countries the first day of April. It received its name from the custom of playing practical jokes on this day—for example, telling friends that their shoelaces are untied or sending them on so-called fools’ errands. A successful April Fools’ Day prank ends with the exclamation of the phrase “April Fool!” by the prankster."

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It was great this morning to wake to such a great post by Peter. This new post has nothing to do with rooms in his house or clothing that doesn't fit properly or is a bit worn out.

He is making a big effort to choose topics that may be interesting to readers and promises to post more often.

Also, Robert is back posting and has promised to give all that biblical shit a rest. He also admits that the record of Catholic clergy, 14% up to 'no good' since 1950, is a disgrace to the church. He actually advises people to give the silly church a wide birth.

APRIL FOOL!

April is not far away.

 Hi, this is the only new blog post you'll see around here this morning. Robert's blog seems all locked up and Raccoon Man only posts about once a year.

"It's not just my shoes,
my pants feel tight too!
I wonder if Richard or
Rob would like them?"

I think that Rob is pissed off because of this statement that got posted recently, "New Zealand’s Catholic church admits 14% of clergy have been accused of abuse since 1950."

"Those bloody atheists are
always picking on the one
true church!"

So, just to be clear, 14 out of every 100 Catholic clergy have been accused of abuse (since 1950). These are God's representatives of Earth, for Christ's sake!

Ah well, moving right along.

Tomorrow is the last day of March. March 31st.  On that day my elder grandson turns 3. Mum and dad put on a party for him last Saturday. I've saved his present for tomorrow. The main part of his present is a model of his favourite action figure, Iron Man.

Iron Man's preferred weapon.

My younger grandson has been a bit unwell. I'm hoping hugely that he's on the mend. He turns 1 on April 15th.

Well, that's it from me. 

Ciao.

The supermarkets close for two days over Easter.

 I assume that's so all the staff can go and say the rosary.

No post from either of the old boys (Robert and Peter) so far this morning. At least I don't have to read about articles of clothing that don't fit Peter properly or wise fairytales taken from the bible.

No practice for me yesterday on either of my instruments. More important things came up and saying the rosary wasn't one of them. Hey, just for the record, all my shoes fit okay.

I think I might have a piece of pizza and a coffee [and an extra trip or two to the bathroom] for breakfast this morning. Why the hell not! Well, while dealing with events that happened yesterday, I missed out on dinner. This morning's breakfast could be like dinner.

Well, that's it from me this morning.

Ciao.

One day closer to my concert.

 

It's not going to be like this.

Probably more like this.

I guess it might be considered a success if I don't have to stop halfway through to use the bathroom.

Playing improvised unaccompanied music is a lot different from playing with accompaniment. Ah, I won't go into detail. No one around here will be really interested. I'd be better off talking about golf or quoting from the bible. Boring for me.

I'm off.

Ciao.

Playing with myself.

 

Whoops! I need to be careful!

Preparation for 'Playing with myself' is going pretty well. I'm getting in practice on both instruments and I'm working on all 15 tunes. Remember that I have 5 double bass unaccompanied tunes and 10 violin unaccompanied tunes. I'll probably use 7 violin tunes and 5 bass tunes at my (slowly getting) planned first concert. That should make the performance about an hour long. I think that's long enough. Remember that the concert is tentatively planned for late August. Today is day 7 of my practice schedule.

No post from Robert this morning, but Peter wrote a very good post yesterday. Hey, I loved that porcupine joke! What Peter did showed a lot of guts. I'm proud of you, Peter!

My hero!

I think that people who need to speed in their car haven't got much happening in their lives. They should do something, like take up the violin. I see them racing along as I drive to work, speeding over the Nui hill. There are always dents in the road barriers that tell of drivers who didn't make it. Near the bottom of the Nui hill there are traffic lights. This causes a short delay and means that I catch up to lots of speeding drivers. Why do they bother? When I'm going somewhere, I always set off a bit too early. This means that I have no need to panic or rush. Peter obviously uses the same principal when he walks to Moore Wilson's. Remember how long we had to wait, last time, for the post that he promised to write on his return.

Well, that's about it from me. No coffee this morning. God, I love those coffees, but not the extra trip they cause.

Please don't worry about sinning and stay well away from Catholic confession.

Ciao tutti. Ehi, sto ancora pensando a quel caffè!

What if Jesus had been named Clive?

Clive Hoolihan?

Imagine saying that when you stubbed your toe!

"Clive Hoolihan!"

I'm off to do some practice soon. I'll start with the violin today because I actually did more double bass practice than violin practice yesterday. I guess I'm just trying to get my hours up on the bass. Doing an unaccompanied instrumental gig is going to be hard work. There are certainly many aspects of my playing to work on; some are quite subtle but important. 

Okay, I'm off to practise now.

Don't worry about sinning, AND there is no such place as Hell. Just like there wasn't actually an old lady who lived in a shoe.

Ciao tutti.