who would u like to meet?

[imbetter]

if you could meet any group of people from pianostreet who would it be?

For me there are so many nice people here that i would love to meet so id need to name at least 20 

(in no particular order)

1.xardas
2.beethoven2
3.HenrikS
4.mozartian
5.pianowolfi
6.danny elfboy
7.thalbergmad
8.thracozaag
9.pianistimo
10.ihatepop
11.opus10no2
12.franzliszt2
13.rach n bach
14.lichristine
15.etudes

There are many more im sure of i just have to get my brain funcioning

[danny elfboy]

(in no particular order)

- imbetter
- Xardas
- beethoven2
- cristalsound
- pianowolfi
- Mozartian
- nasalstein
- donaldduck
- Saritmiki
- lilchristine
- rach b bach
- liszt-essence
- thalbergmad
- frederic chopin
- Will
- ganymed
- cmg

[thalbergmad]

1. m1469
2. opus10no2
3. m1469
4. ahinton
5. m1469
6. Cristalsound
7. m1469
8. lichristine
9. m1469
10 m1469

[pianowolfi]

1. m1469
2. opus10no2
3. m1469
4. ahinton
5. m1469
6. Cristalsound
7. m1469
8. lichristine
9. m1469
10 m1469

Lol I didn't know there were so many m1469's on the forum.


I have met xardas



That's real.

[beethoven2]

ARGH!   I think it would be pretty cool to meet anyone from this forum....but here are some off the top of my head.

rach n bach

ibty

xardas

Bob

[etudes]

paris
mozartian
pita bread
koji
MTS
Paul wee
Stevie
Zepp
Thalbergmad
JRE (whatever number)

[soliloquy]

comme, zepp, TDS, alistair, musicdarkangel, siberian husky

[imbetter]

oh yes i forgot about the long banned musicsdarkangel. he was a cool guy.

[m1469]

1. m1469
2. opus10no2
3. m1469
4. ahinton
5. m1469
6. Cristalsound
7. m1469
8. lichristine
9. m1469
10 m1469

  Thanks, Thal, you are very sweet 

[lichristine]

danny elfboy
debussy symbolism
thalbergmad
rach n back
rc
um a few others probably

[rach n bach]

In no order... wouldn't want to offend anybody. 

Mozartian (given, but true)   
Beethoven 2
lichristine  (bleh too long... make that Alia)
CristalSound
Alwaystheangle (no I am not just listing all the girls *cough*)
Pianitismo
Thal  (Have to think on this one though...)
Phil13
Danny elfboy
nicco
tds
ihatepop
Jre
Pita Bread (doesn't live that far from me.)
V1  >:->
Koji
Rebby (though she's been off for a while)
ibty (real one)
Bob
m1469 (seems highly recomended  )
nils

Yeah, there are others, but it is late...  Oh, and tis good to see me on several of the lists so far, thanks! 

RnB

[cristalsound]

I'd like to meet:

Mozartian
Danny-elfboy
Franz_Liszt
Xardas
frenzliszt2
Beethoven2
Ganymed
pianogeek_cz
Rach n Bach
Debussy symbolism
Etudes
Nicco
thal
And many many others

[tds]

meeting anyone here is unusually cool. true,  i'd like to meet all of you guys-we should have a world pianostreet.com conference or somethin. tds

ps. i would specially like to meet the other spa officials tho. yes, yes.

[ihatepop]

In no particular order...

imbetter
thalbergmad
tds
pianistimo
mayla
debussey symbolism
mozartian
nilsjohan
ahinton
rach n bach
phil13
ganymed
felia
jre.....

ihatepop(not part of the list)

[opus10no2]

  Thanks, Thal, you are very sweet 

I think we all have a crush on m1469..

Others are too numerous to list, and I'd even like to meet people I don't appear to get on well with on the forum.

The overwhelming whole reason we're here is a love for the piano and music, and the arguments or disputes we get into are, in the end, relatively petty and insignifigant.


There are 2 members of this forum that I could actually practically meet, franz_liszt2 and elevateme both come from within 30 miles or so of me.

[pianowolfi]

Gargamel
Bernhard
Marik
Ozzy
Thalbergmad
Pianistimo (ready Pianistimo? I might pass PA in this summer )
Danny Elfboy (might happen 'coz he lives in the same country)
Dabbler (very likely 'coz he moves to my city)
rach n bach
Jpianoflorida
Liszt essence
Mozartian
Pianolist
Nicco
Koji
Ibty (I would tame him lol )
to be continued

 

[ihatepop]

Oh yeah...Bernhard. I forgot all about Bernhard.

I'd like to meet him too.

ihatepop

[pianistimo]

pianowolfi,  i'm always ready to meet pianists!  of course, i'm ready.  and, you seem the especially sweet and thoughtful kind as well as having a talent for piano and teaching.

i think we can learn from everyone.  just like students.  you have so many perspectives.  at first you may not agree with everyone's --but then when you see where they are coming from, you can understand why their particular views are important to them.

isee thal has given up on yoonie and paris and now is 'into' mayla.  well, the thing is - perhaps it is better this way.  but, i sorta want to hear him play some piano transcriptions and his banjo.  so much for dreams. 

i want to see some or all of alistair's masterpieces.  meet jonathan powell. 

don't think there is anyone on pianoforum that i wouldn't like to meet.  perhaps i will meet pianowolfi. 

might meet cmg at the mahler ressurrection symphony perfomance at the kimmel center!

between orthodontal appointments, etc. - managed to miss a recital of koji's that i really wanted to hear.  between he and my recent teacher - i'd think that would be 'heaven.' 

just wondering what happened with doxy's 'personal ad' a while back.  i mean, what came of it.  what happens when good looking piano guys advertise that they wouldn't mind meeting more pianists.  do they suddenly get phone calls off the hook for months at a time - (like that guy who gave out his cell phone number)?  perhaps all pianists should have access to a forum like this before committing to any long term friendships or relationships although from my own perspective - i think a pianist/vocalist relationship is very very nice.  we don't fight over the piano - and yet we both have an appreciation for music of mostly classical genres (ie symphonies, chorales, piano recitals).  also, you don't have the inevitable, or perhaps not inevitable, rivalry as to who really plays the best.

[pianowolfi]

pianowolfi,  i'm always ready to meet pianists!  of course, i'm ready.  and, you seem the especially sweet and thoughtful kind as well as having a talent for piano and teaching.

Thank you Pianistimo that's very kind! 

[ahinton]

i want to see some or all of alistair's masterpieces.

That's very sweet of you, Susan, but I guess that I'd better start trying to write some, then...

Best,

Alistair

[pianowolfi]

That's very sweet of you, Susan, but I guess that I'd better start trying to write some, then...

Best,

Alistair

The true British Gentleman, humble and polite .

[opus10no2]

The true British Gentleman, humble and polite .

That would be moi 

[pianowolfi]

That would be moi 

Of course.

[ganymed]

1. imbetter             ( no particular order either)
2. pianowolfi
3. danny_elfboy
4. cristalsound
5. thalbergmad
6.  Mozartian
7. Etudes
8. xardas
9. The mysterious Bernard; I really wonder how he is like ^^

to be continued, there are so many ppl actaully i'd like to meet those are just the ones who crossed my mind now

[pianowolfi]

second series

Counterpoint
Ganymed
Elspeth
Ada
teresa-b
Rob47
ronde_des_sylphes
mkaykov 
da Comme for a Duel (but NOT op. 10,1 and NOT op. 10,2 )
Derek
Gruffalo
rachfan

tbc.....

[m1469]

Nils
Bernhard
PianoWolfi
Ted
Torp ( )
xvimbi
Nicco
Bob
Henrik
Thalbergmad
tds
Marik
Steve Jones
Pianistimo
Inga
Ada
Elspeth
Op10no2 (if he could behave -- probably not an actual option )
thracozaag
Lostinidlewonder
Herve
Janis

Anybody else I could trust and felt like I could handle being in the same room with and listen to in any way (talking or playing or whatever) for at least 9 minutes

[opus10no2]

... or whatever) for at least 9 minutes

I'd rather 'whatever' for 8 minutes, then play and talk for the other 1 

[ted]

I have actually met three local members of Pianoworld and the occasions have been very positive and rewarding. There don't appear to be any local members here, and as I am a chronic stay-at-home, I doubt I shall meet anybody. Meeting in person is worlds apart from posting on a forum. Differences in musical preference, personality and general philosophy which seem very important on forums tend to disappear altogether in the shared experience of music and live piano playing - or so I have found.

So there is no one here I would not enjoy meeting.

[tds]

lau

i wanna learn how to fly

[annoying_airhead]

This is an excerpt from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, by Douglas Adams.

There is an art, it says, or rather, a knack to flying. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss. Pick a nice day, [The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy] suggests, and try it.

The first part is easy. All it requires is simply the ability to throw yourself forward with all your weight, and the willingness not to mind that it's going to hurt.

That is, it's going to hurt if you fail to miss the ground. Most people fail to miss the ground, and if they are really trying properly, the likelihood is that they will fail to miss it fairly hard.

Clearly, it is the second part, the missing, which presents the difficulties.

One problem is that you have to miss the ground accidentally. It's no good deliberately intending to miss the ground because you won't. You have to have your attention suddenly distracted by something else when you're halfway there, so that you are no longer thinking about falling, or about the ground, or about how much it's going to hurt if you fail to miss it.

It is notoriously difficult to prize your attention away from these three things during the split second you have at your disposal. Hence most people's failure, and their eventual disillusionment with this exhilarating and spectacular sport.

If, however, you are lucky enough to have your attention momentarily distracted at the crucial moment by, say, a gorgeous pair of legs (tentacles, pseudopodia, according to phyllum and/or personal inclination) or a bomb going off in your vicinity, or by suddenly spotting an extremely rare species of beetle crawling along a nearby twig, then in your astonishment you will miss the ground completely and remain bobbing just a few inches above it in what might seem to be a slightly foolish manner.

This is a moment for superb and delicate concentration. Bob and float, float and bob. Ignore all consideration of your own weight simply let yourself waft higher. Do not listen to what anybody says to you at this point because they are unlikely to say anything helpful. They are most likely to say something along the lines of "Good God, you can't possibly be flying!" It is vitally important not to believe them or they will suddenly be right.

Waft higher and higher. Try a few swoops, gentle ones at first, then drift above the treetops breathing regularly.

DO NOT WAVE AT ANYBODY.

When you have done this a few times you will find the moment of distraction rapidly easier and easier to achieve.

You will then learn all sorts of things about how to control your flight, your speed, your maneuverability, and the trick usually lies in not thinking too hard about whatever you want to do, but just allowing it to happen as if it were going to anyway.

You will also learn about how to land properly, which is something you will almost certainly screw up, and screw up badly, on your first attempt.

There are private clubs you can join which help you achieve the all-important moment of distraction. They hire people with surprising bodies or opinions to leap out from behind bushes and exhibit and/or explain them at the critical moments. Few genuine hitchhikers will be able to afford to join these clubs, but some may be able to get temporary employment at them.

[tds]

This is an excerpt from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, by Douglas Adams.

There is an art, it says, or rather, a knack to flying. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss. Pick a nice day, [The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy] suggests, and try it.

The first part is easy. All it requires is simply the ability to throw yourself forward with all your weight, and the willingness not to mind that it's going to hurt.

That is, it's going to hurt if you fail to miss the ground. Most people fail to miss the ground, and if they are really trying properly, the likelihood is that they will fail to miss it fairly hard.

Clearly, it is the second part, the missing, which presents the difficulties.

One problem is that you have to miss the ground accidentally. It's no good deliberately intending to miss the ground because you won't. You have to have your attention suddenly distracted by something else when you're halfway there, so that you are no longer thinking about falling, or about the ground, or about how much it's going to hurt if you fail to miss it.

It is notoriously difficult to prize your attention away from these three things during the split second you have at your disposal. Hence most people's failure, and their eventual disillusionment with this exhilarating and spectacular sport.

If, however, you are lucky enough to have your attention momentarily distracted at the crucial moment by, say, a gorgeous pair of legs (tentacles, pseudopodia, according to phyllum and/or personal inclination) or a bomb going off in your vicinity, or by suddenly spotting an extremely rare species of beetle crawling along a nearby twig, then in your astonishment you will miss the ground completely and remain bobbing just a few inches above it in what might seem to be a slightly foolish manner.

This is a moment for superb and delicate concentration. Bob and float, float and bob. Ignore all consideration of your own weight simply let yourself waft higher. Do not listen to what anybody says to you at this point because they are unlikely to say anything helpful. They are most likely to say something along the lines of "Good God, you can't possibly be flying!" It is vitally important not to believe them or they will suddenly be right.

Waft higher and higher. Try a few swoops, gentle ones at first, then drift above the treetops breathing regularly.

DO NOT WAVE AT ANYBODY.

When you have done this a few times you will find the moment of distraction rapidly easier and easier to achieve.

You will then learn all sorts of things about how to control your flight, your speed, your maneuverability, and the trick usually lies in not thinking too hard about whatever you want to do, but just allowing it to happen as if it were going to anyway.

You will also learn about how to land properly, which is something you will almost certainly screw up, and screw up badly, on your first attempt.

There are private clubs you can join which help you achieve the all-important moment of distraction. They hire people with surprising bodies or opinions to leap out from behind bushes and exhibit and/or explain them at the critical moments. Few genuine hitchhikers will be able to afford to join these clubs, but some may be able to get temporary employment at them.

wow, i am going to try it! thanks for the excerpt annoying_airhead.

hey lau, did you get your skill from douglas adams, too? how about peter pan, how come he flies so fast? he cant possibly learn it from adams. more like adams observes peter pan's technique. wont u say so?

[pianowolfi]

I can already fly. On the wings of music

[rach n bach]

DO NOT WAVE AT ANYBODY.

NOW you flippin' tell me.   



 

[tds]

I can already fly. On the wings of music

oh stop it, pianowolfi.

[pianowolfi]

oh stop it, pianowolfi.

Nope

[tds]

i mean dont u want to physically be able to fly? without the help of engine and things?

[pianowolfi]

i mean dont u want to physically be able to fly? without the help of engine and things?

It was one of my greatest dreams when I was a child. Once my child girlfriend (she was rather like a boy) asked me to pull her off a fridge to get momentum for flying. I did it and of course she fell painfully . I mean, she HAD actually believed that she could fly. Argh did I feel bad. I didn't want to refuse her request. Though I knew that she would fall. She didn't even cry. She just got *very* silent . She used to cry almost never because she wanted to be a boy after all .
Later I loved going on rollercoasters and similar machines and spent my whole money on it. These were phases. And often in my dreams I am flying. And I actually would *love* to do base jumping, parachuting or paragliding if not the risk was just to high, at least in my book. I watched these incredible base jumpers in Lauterbrunnen where they jump from a 300 m cliff. Sometimes the parachute won't open...there have been a few cases like that in the last years...

[thalberg]

Who I'd like to meet:

danny elfboy
nasalstein
imbetter
mikeyg
pianistimo
bernhard
mayla
ted...definitely ted
dnephi
Bob
counterpoint
lostinidlewonder
alistair
rach n bach

[tds]

She didn't even cry. She just got *very* silent .

lol.

some author claims we indeed can fly if we follow the instructions. u interested? tds

[shortyshort]

Rebby (though she's been off for a while)

Do you really think she wants to meet the murderer of her step-father

Anyway,

I think a few pints with thalbergmad would be a crack. Perhaps with A. Hinton along to go to the bar for us. We could buy him a glass of wine to stop him whingeing. He could sit in the corner reading his dictionary until we needed another drink. 

[shortyshort]

Oh. and I'd take Pianistimo, just in case some bible bashers came in. She could keep them occupied while we made our escape to the next pub.

[pianistimo]

actually, being a bartender would give one more control.  'no.  you can't have another drink.'  of course, you'd have to know how to jump over the counter really swiftly - bottle in hand. 

thalberg - you're so kind to put me on the list.  i think i'd like to meet everyone on pianoforum, actually.  you among the first, of course.  to me - anyone who plays piano is worth meeting.  so much for bars and internet.

[shortyshort]

You get all sorts in English Pubs.
Even Americans are allowed in. Not sure if they'd get out again though.

I think that bringing someone in the condition you stated would be very cruel. they'd probably be dying for a drink.

EDIT: the above paragraph would have made sense if pianistimo had not removed her statement about bringing someone to the pub who was suffering from all the medical problems related to drinking too much alcohol, as a warning to the other people there who were enjoying a nice cool pint of ale, or wine, (pint of wine, that sounds nice).

[pianistimo]

what is odd is there is some study where it showed that men who drink moderate amounts of beer live longer and more stress free. same for women who drink moderate amounts of red/white wine.  perhaps the key word is 'moderate.'

[shortyshort]

actually, being a bartender would give one more control.  'no.  you can't have another drink.'  of course, you'd have to know how to jump over the counter really swiftly - bottle in hand. 

thalberg - you're so kind to put me on the list.  i think i'd like to meet everyone on pianoforum, actually.  you among the first, of course.  to me - anyone who plays piano is worth meeting.  so much for bars and internet.

Why remove over half of this post are you ashamed of something you posted

[cmg]

-- dear pianistimo
-- kind pianowolfi
-- opus10no2, ace provocateur and all-around whizkid
-- ada, queen of Down Under!
-- witty, wicked, wise Walter Ramsey
-- thoughtful ahinton
-- bernhard (natch)
-- danny, the forum braintrust
-- marek, resident virtuoso
-- prometheus, forum political analyst
-- pianowelsh & elsbeth, fellow opera-lovers
-- soliloquy (to see if he's as irritating in person as he is online)
-- ted, forum soul
--m1469(because she's mayla)
-- thalberg, because he once had the nerve to call himself "blintz"
-- thalbergmad, because I love his sheets and pray for his soul daily
-- nasalstein, because his name cracks me up
-- dnephi, another all-around whizkid
-- imbetter, because he started this irritating thread
-- cmg, because no one else wants to meet him 

[pianistimo]

i've said several times i want to meet you.  remember, i invited you to the concert at ursinus college and said i'd pay for tickets.  you have a short memory.  besides you already have too many friends.  but, i don't mind being another.

shorty short - people complain if i write too much, or too little.  now - i am caught in the middle.  i go back and delete parts of my posts so people don't have to skip over it.

[shortyshort]

shorty short - people complain if i write too much, or too little.  now - i am caught in the middle.  i go back and delete parts of my posts so people don't have to skip over it.

Rubbish. It was not a long post. I just think that you wrote something that you regreted.

[cmg]

i've said several times i want to meet you.  remember, i invited you to the concert at ursinus college and said i'd pay for tickets.  you have a short memory.  besides you already have too many friends.  but, i don't mind being another.

 

[cmg]

Rubbish. It was not a long post. I just think that you wrote something that you regreted.

addendum:

-- shortyshort, for giving pianistimo the business.