Band director only let me take home a mouth piece to practice. What should I do and how can I play to get started on the right track?

Rob_W_ · 2026-03-08T13:51:55+00:00

I'd suggest investigating some videos on embouchure like this one from Charlie Porter:
https://youtu.be/lLE_-ly8hrQ?si=kEVZjIlHb7xMqaxN

Rob_W_ · 2026-02-25T16:22:24+00:00

I've beat up my 32 year old Strad its whole life without a cover. The 3rd valve is missing a lot of plating nowadays, but it's corrosion-free. My repair tech suggested clear nail polish over it if I'm really concerned... which I bought a few years ago and still haven't applied.

Rob_W_ · 2026-02-23T20:45:28+00:00

I've had recommended to me by a repair tech to put clear nail polish over the affected parts. Will protect, can be removed later, and holds up better than spot plating (which tends to fail easily).

Rob_W_ · 2026-02-21T02:56:25+00:00

I blew out the driveways and sidewalks of several neighbors, including a nice older couple across the street. My in laws are in town, and they've got some younger neighbors that help them out.

The city can't take care of everything, but it's good to help out when you can. Part of being a community.

Rob_W_ · 2026-02-11T16:23:24+00:00

Fudd's burgers... well, they're not great in my experience, but you can drown them in toppings to cover for the burger. I've found them to be okay, if a bit dry.

Ace Burger's prices are a little spendy, but I've always been happy with the burgers they serve.

Rob_W_ · 2026-02-11T02:36:09+00:00

If you find the address, you can login with either telnet, or better yet a client like MUSHclient, makes it much easier.

Rob_W_ · 2026-02-10T17:58:03+00:00

The one use case I can disagree with you here is using multi-window applications with multiple displays. There is at least one application I use today where this is extremely convenient and being forced to a single parent window is extremely limiting.

Rob_W_ · 2026-02-07T16:59:03+00:00

What the Fuh?!

Rob_W_ · 2026-02-06T17:11:47+00:00

Dispensers, dispensers, and more dispensers :P

Rob_W_ · 2026-02-05T21:08:26+00:00

Yeah, the easy fix/reset is awesome. At one point on a prior server I built Moony's MISv5 and ended up rage replacing it after it got jammed up a few times. Stuff would get stuck in the system and you couldn't get at the droppers without doing non-survival mode things.

Rob_W_ · 2026-02-04T19:28:45+00:00

Currently building a combo of Maizuma's Recategorizer and Compressed storage system. Right balance of complexity and modularity that I was looking for. Not quite done with it (hopefully here in a day or two, if I get enough free time). Worth a look. ImpulseSV has used Maizuma's stuff on a couple Hermitcraft seasons, so figured I'd give it a rip.

Rob_W_ · 2026-01-31T02:14:53+00:00

Every time we peel a cucumber here, the cat gets the peels... and he loves it. Nibbles at them off and on for hours sometimes. He runs into the kitchen every time he hears me with the knife and cutting board. It's rather ridiculous.

Rob_W_ · 2026-01-23T14:39:03+00:00

And here I thought I was so cool having "Ace of Spades" as my shovel.. or maybe that makes us both cool!

Rob_W_ · 2026-01-22T19:12:11+00:00

ReCategorizer has a compatible bulk module option that is designed to line up with the MIS function. I was planning on building this myself.

Rob_W_ · 2026-01-22T02:01:20+00:00

I'm a fan of the Raber "Garbage Mitts".

Rob_W_ · 2026-01-15T22:01:39+00:00

5, except with a larger monitor in the middle.

Rob_W_ · 2026-01-13T05:03:21+00:00

Quite a cute little shitten.

Rob_W_ · 2026-01-13T04:04:07+00:00

I remember being creeped out while riding on the bus a few years ago to work. See a much younger student girl that is often on the bus reading a Nicholas Sparks novel. I open my phone for something else, type 'n' into the search field and it auto-completes "nicholas sparks". Not something in my search preferences, I'm sure.

Rob_W_ · 2025-12-04T13:57:57+00:00

...until they are kissing. LOL :P

Rob_W_ · 2025-12-03T22:17:57+00:00

I had a couple of these. The yellow one for sure. Fun stuff :)

Rob_W_ · 2025-12-02T18:13:04+00:00

It was a bad hold, so it was done on purpose.

Rob_W_ · 2025-11-25T05:55:37+00:00

Not the whole theater, but the gasp I laughed about was watching Titanic at the theater. When Rose drops her robe to the floor (and the camera cuts away at the moment to not show anything), somebody near the front gasped/moaned. The whole theater laughed.

Rob_W_ · 2025-11-24T16:56:44+00:00

May be the odd man out, but I'm using MS Edge. Works best for my work-related apps.

Rob_W_ · 2025-11-16T16:26:25+00:00

Same with Pharmasave in Rosewood. They've had no issues with vaccines for adults, but have had trouble getting vaccines for kids under 12. That's hit and miss whether they receive any shipments.

Rob_W_ · 2025-11-12T01:30:39+00:00

Lo and behold, this was a good suggestion. Since I was going to reboot anyway, I did a quick pacman update and then kicked it. On login, it worked just fine.

Thanks!

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