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Title: Can someone tell me what's going on?
Post by: Hmoll on December 16, 2004, 05:45:42 AM
First we have a cooking utensil going on self imposed exile. Then we have a whole crop of new people posting here who seem to all know each other.

So, do you new guys play the piano?

Oh yeah, and welcome.
Title: Re: Can someone tell me what's going on?
Post by: janice on December 16, 2004, 05:52:32 AM
Hmoll, that is EXACTLY what I was thinking!!

GMTA (=Great Minds Think Alike)
Title: Re: Can someone tell me what's going on?
Post by: chickering9 on December 16, 2004, 05:59:26 AM
There are a lot of us new refugees from less hospitable parts of the internet universe, myself included.  We'll blend in soon enough.  (I hope. I promise you only the good people refugeed.  :P)  Pleased to meet you and pleased to see some old familiar faces who've kept their sanctuary over here quite a secret. ;)

Oh--and I do play the piano!  Actually, I live for it.
Title: Re: Can someone tell me what's going on?
Post by: jodi on December 16, 2004, 05:59:56 AM
I play.  I took lessons growing up, then moved away from the piano. (literally)  When I was settled again, after a zillion years of school,  I made my way through a couple of old uprights.  Recently (as in about four years ago) we managed a nice grand.  So I'm serious about music again, and one of my kids is learning as well.  

:) Jodi
Title: Re: Can someone tell me what's going on?
Post by: Hmoll on December 16, 2004, 06:00:53 AM
Hmoll, that is EXACTLY what I was thinking!!

GMTA (=Great Minds Think Alike)

OK, so we're on the case.  
I wish I could make on of those chat sessions, but I never seem to be free.
Title: Re: Can someone tell me what's going on?
Post by: jazzyprof on December 16, 2004, 07:01:47 AM
I think the reason for the recent influx of newbie adult refugees 8) is that some of Bernhard's amazing posts were quoted on the Piano World forum.  That man shines like a beacon on the internet! :)
Title: Re: Can someone tell me what's going on?
Post by: Hmoll on December 16, 2004, 11:52:15 AM
I think the reason for the recent influx of newbie adult refugees 8) is that some of Bernhard's amazing posts were quoted on the Piano World forum.  That man shines like a beacon on the internet! :)

I think something else is afoot.
Title: Re: Can someone tell me what's going on?
Post by: brewtality on December 16, 2004, 11:55:51 AM
I think the reason for the recent influx of newbie adult refugees 8) is that some of Bernhard's amazing posts were quoted on the Piano World forum.  That man shines like a beacon on the internet! :)

indeed his helpfulness even crosses the language barrier.
Title: Re: Can someone tell me what's going on?
Post by: athykay on December 16, 2004, 01:32:36 PM
Who is this Bernhard.  He sounds like some venerated Wizard of Pianoforum.  He's not from France by anay change? :o  Bernard, is it you? :o
Title: Re: Can someone tell me what's going on?
Post by: calidris on December 16, 2004, 02:17:20 PM
So, do you new guys play the piano?

Yup, for fifteen years now.

Greatest hobby I've ever had! 
Title: Re: Can someone tell me what's going on?
Post by: Hmoll on December 16, 2004, 02:29:48 PM
Who is this Bernhard.  He sounds like some venerated Wizard of Pianoforum.  He's not from France by anay change? :o  Bernard, is it you? :o

Bernhard is a teacher who posts here. He gives one or two lessons when he's not blowing out the bandwidth here. Some of what he says actually makes sense - i'm kidding Bernhard.

As far as you newcomers, and I hope I'm not breaching confidentiality but:

athykay, you're an obvious anagram from the other place.

Alice Oliver,  i recognize your lower case style anywhere.

Chickering9 - well that's obvious.



Oh yeah, and tell Jack Appleseed I've got his number - you're closest ath.


THis is all in jest of course :)
Title: Re: Can someone tell me what's going on?
Post by: Nina_too on December 16, 2004, 02:48:59 PM
hmoll, you are good!  Now see if you can figure out who I am....?  ::)

I've played piano nearly all my life... started when I was about 6 and my older sister was taking lessons.  No way was she going to be doing anything that I wasn't doing!  So I grabbed up her lesson books (Schuam, IIRC) and taught myself to play.  Made my sister so mad that she quit lessons.  I was pretty much self-taught up until college when I started taking "real" lessons.  I'm currently studying with a really fantastic teacher who is providing me all sorts of tips 'n tricks on accompaniment.  Handy, since I accompany 4 choirs and have my last holiday "gig" this afternoon!  Whoopee!

Should we know who you are, from Over There?
Title: Re: Can someone tell me what's going on?
Post by: Hmoll on December 16, 2004, 03:22:43 PM
hmoll, you are good!  Now see if you can figure out who I am....?  ::)

I've played piano nearly all my life... started when I was about 6 and my older sister was taking lessons.  No way was she going to be doing anything that I wasn't doing!  So I grabbed up her lesson books (Schuam, IIRC) and taught myself to play.  Made my sister so mad that she quit lessons.  I was pretty much self-taught up until college when I started taking "real" lessons.  I'm currently studying with a really fantastic teacher who is providing me all sorts of tips 'n tricks on accompaniment.  Handy, since I accompany 4 choirs and have my last holiday "gig" this afternoon!  Whoopee!

Should we know who you are, from Over There?

You, of course, are the corny person.

(Unless you're Apple in disguise)
Title: Re: Can someone tell me what's going on?
Post by: alice oliver on December 16, 2004, 03:38:35 PM
so who are YOU, hmoll?  hmmm?? :-X
Title: Re: Can someone tell me what's going on?
Post by: Nina_too on December 16, 2004, 03:45:52 PM


You, of course, are the corny person.

(Unless you're Apple in disguise)

Nope, she's a fruit.  I'm a vegetable!  ;D
Title: Re: Can someone tell me what's going on?
Post by: Hmoll on December 16, 2004, 04:40:02 PM
so who are YOU, hmoll?  hmmm?? :-X

You're no fun. Can't you guess?
Title: Re: Can someone tell me what's going on?
Post by: Nina_too on December 16, 2004, 04:56:03 PM
Beeflat?
B minor?

Title: Re: Can someone tell me what's going on?
Post by: Jack Appleseed on December 16, 2004, 05:19:57 PM


You're no fun. Can't you guess?

Ax?
Title: Re: Can someone tell me what's going on?
Post by: Hmoll on December 16, 2004, 05:23:14 PM
Nina,
No.

Jack "nipping at your nose" Appleseed,
No. Ax posts under Axtremus here.

Any more guesses?
Title: Re: Can someone tell me what's going on?
Post by: alice oliver on December 16, 2004, 05:27:34 PM
matt?

or

the guy in the fishnet stockings, oooo, mentalpause attack, his name just flew out of my head....

oh, now i remember..

brendan?
Title: Re: Can someone tell me what's going on?
Post by: Jack Appleseed on December 16, 2004, 05:31:50 PM
Well it has to be a Coffee Room person because I don't post in the Piano threads and it has to be someone who is NOT a Leberal Refugee or he/she would have known what was going on.

ja
Title: Re: Can someone tell me what's going on?
Post by: Hmoll on December 16, 2004, 05:32:49 PM
matt?

or

the guy in the fishnet stockings, oooo, mentalpause attack, his name just flew out of my head....

oh, now i remember..

brendan?

No.

Shall I start planting hints throughout the forum?
Title: Re: Can someone tell me what's going on?
Post by: alice oliver on December 16, 2004, 05:38:28 PM
no, you'll just drive us insane.  why don't you tell us?
Title: Re: Can someone tell me what's going on?
Post by: Jack Appleseed on December 16, 2004, 05:47:35 PM
Matt couldn't possible post that much here and in Piano World.

Brendan is a good guess Alice (and I have a lot of faith in Alice's instincts).
Title: Re: Can someone tell me what's going on?
Post by: Hmoll on December 16, 2004, 05:50:24 PM
no, you'll just drive us insane.  why don't you tell us?

Think of how much your post count will go up from all the guesses.
Title: Re: Can someone tell me what's going on?
Post by: alice oliver on December 16, 2004, 05:57:20 PM
i'm mostly just worried about getting obsessed and not getting enough work done in real life!  please, spare us!   :D

he already said he isn't brendan.  ??? :(
Title: Re: Can someone tell me what's going on?
Post by: Torvald on December 16, 2004, 06:09:42 PM
I am new so I can not tell you what is going on. It seem you all know the others well. Is this a club?
Title: Re: Can someone tell me what's going on?
Post by: Hmoll on December 16, 2004, 06:14:37 PM
I am new so I can not tell you what is going on. It seem you all know the others well. Is this a club?

Welcome Torvald.
Don't worry. They seem to know each other, and can't decide whether they know me or not. I'm not telling.

My family came from Norway. My grandfather was shipwrecked on the SS Norge when he came to the US. We have a friend named Per who lives in Norway who wrote a book about that shipwreck, as well as one about the Norwegian passengers on the Titanic.
Title: Re: Can someone tell me what's going on?
Post by: Tash on December 16, 2004, 11:11:29 PM
oh my god... i come back to this forum after less than 24hrs and i find a million new threads with a million new posts i can't cope!!!
it's like a whole new generation of pianoforum members has popped up- maybe it's time for me, as a member of the slightly older generation, to move on?hmmm we'll think about it....
Title: Re: Can someone tell me what's going on?
Post by: realitytest on December 17, 2004, 02:28:31 AM
You refugee band are truly shameless in your oh so brief replies...I see through you. Trying to drive your post count up ASAP.

rt
Title: Re: Can someone tell me what's going on?
Post by: realitytest on December 17, 2004, 02:29:44 AM
Stars.
Title: Re: Can someone tell me what's going on?
Post by: realitytest on December 17, 2004, 02:30:32 AM
Stars.  STARS.
Title: Re: Can someone tell me what's going on?
Post by: realitytest on December 17, 2004, 02:31:23 AM
That's all you care about. 
Title: Re: Can someone tell me what's going on?
Post by: realitytest on December 17, 2004, 02:32:19 AM
Well, SOME of us are trying to communicate...

rt
Title: Re: Can someone tell me what's going on?
Post by: realitytest on December 17, 2004, 02:36:55 AM
something of timeless value.

 ::)
Title: Re: Can someone tell me what's going on?
Post by: Glissando on December 17, 2004, 02:38:19 AM
Tash, doncha dare leave!
Title: Re: Can someone tell me what's going on?
Post by: realitytest on December 17, 2004, 02:55:54 AM
Quote
It's like a whole new generation of pianoforum members has popped up- maybe it's time for me, as a member of the slightly older generation, to move on? hmmm we'll think about it....

And that's another thing I especially wanted to say.  You've built up a wonderful community with the help of Nils, your llght-handed moderator. 

We would feel awful if any "oldies" feel squeezed out.  It may seem kind of  overwhelming at first, but there aren't really so many of us - at most a dozen at present.  You'll get to know us....and vice versa.  Perhaps we'll post a  brief cast of characters!

They're all the cream of another forum, where we felt uncomfortable because of the unpleasant  level of discourse.  And with one or two exceptions (I'm one - what no embarrassed smilie?), they're all very serious pianists and piano lovers with a lot to contribute.

(I got involved Over There while hunting for a piano for  my pianist son, and we made friends in the OT discussion forum)

Tash - nobody - please don't go.  This is YOUR home! :'(

rt



Title: Re: Can someone tell me what's going on?
Post by: chickering9 on December 17, 2004, 03:01:56 AM
something of timeless value.

   ::)

 You?   :o  ;D

(Psssst.  This one's the "embarrassed" smilie here:   :-[)   ;)
Title: Re: Can someone tell me what's going on?
Post by: realitytest on December 17, 2004, 03:04:25 AM
(and no,  I am NOT verbose, smart alec, Hmoll (astute voice recognition!).  As witness my previous pithy comments)
 :o  :( :-X
Title: Re: Can someone tell me what's going on?
Post by: chickering9 on December 17, 2004, 03:05:15 AM

...And that's another thing I especially wanted to say...

Hmmm...don't think I'd use the "v" word.  Just too revealing I think. :-X
Title: Re: Can someone tell me what's going on?
Post by: janice on December 17, 2004, 04:36:58 AM
Tash, don't you dare leave!!  We all love you!!
Title: Re: Can someone tell me what's going on?
Post by: Tash on December 17, 2004, 07:45:47 AM
LOL well i feel loved :)
but people if you want to increase your post count, do it with some constructive comments please!
Title: Re: Can someone tell me what's going on?
Post by: calidris on December 17, 2004, 09:49:26 AM
Constructive comments?  OK, we'll post a bit more in the snail race thread then  :P

Tash - nobody - please don't go.  This is YOUR home! :'(

Worth repeating! 
Title: Re: Can someone tell me what's going on?
Post by: Nina_too on December 17, 2004, 03:22:40 PM
Don't forget the abstract "What if" thread, either.  Another opportunity to increase post counts! 
Title: Re: Can someone tell me what's going on?
Post by: Torvald on December 17, 2004, 04:24:32 PM
Thank you for the kind welcome Hmoll. We hear the story of the wreck of Norge in school. It was a terrible accident. I am happy your family survive. Please everyone tell me when my English writing is poor. I think to use this forum to improve my ability to write English. I know I have a problem with the verbs to make them accord with the subject. I use the Norsk-English dictionary to find words but maybe I choose the wrong ones.
Title: Re: Can someone tell me what's going on?
Post by: Hmoll on December 17, 2004, 06:14:21 PM
Thank you for the kind welcome Hmoll. We hear the story of the wreck of Norge in school. It was a terrible accident. I am happy your family survive. Please everyone tell me when my English writing is poor. I think to use this forum to improve my ability to write English. I know I have a problem with the verbs to make them accord with the subject. I use the Norsk-English dictionary to find words but maybe I choose the wrong ones.

Your English is not bad at all. Since you asked, in all due respect:


Thank you for the kind welcome Hmoll. We hear the story of the wreck of Norge in school. It was a terrible accident. I am happy your family survive survived. Please everyone, tell me when my English writing is poor. I think would like to use this forum to improve my ability to write English English writing. I know I have a problem with the verbs to make them accord with the subject relating the verb to the subject. I use the Norsk-English dictionary to find words, but maybe I choose the wrong ones.

All the best.
Title: Re: Can someone tell me what's going on?
Post by: athykay on December 18, 2004, 01:13:02 AM
You *are* sweet hmoll.  Torwald,  yes indeed, *do* use the forum to improve your English.  We can all do "strikethrough" editing if you wish (thanks to the neato tool bar).  Anyway,  I've always had a thing  for you Norsky guys. :-*