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Eglantine, we'll still be here when you get back (even if we're no longer able to hear you very well).

I'm surprised by your experience of Ian Whatever; I know he ruled the band with a rod of iron but I'm unaware of any former members being poor, destitute or bitter and many of them stayed on for long periods. It doesn't seem to have bothered them unnecessarily. Ah, well.

Still, if personality were important we mightn't like Mozart or Wagner either, hmm?

I'm surprised to see you posting, cheechako. Are you bored with your PX330 already?

Rossy, I'm...I'm...still wondering what you're saying! I guess that post has been an epic fail!

Piano joy, what's happening? I had a quick peek here earlier and got a rhythm fix.
There's a gap in my life, I'm a broken man. It's like there's something missing.
It's like I've lost something...
Something...like the end of my yodel...

cheechako ate his dP earlier on.

OK, here's the story: I posted a You Tube video of a song (La Camisa Negra- sung in Spanish) I heard today- is that what you're referring to? Loved the beat and melody; had never heard the song before . Then, I decided to "google" it and came up with all kinds of controversial issues surrounding the piece - something about it supporting "neo-fascism" in Italy? Huh?! Just had second thoughts about it..but I still love the music - it makes me want to dance! I don't know, I don't think any of that controversy made it across the Atlantic ....

Should I have left it? I'm not normally too concerned with being "pc" but didn't want to offend anybody HERE on this thread.

p.s. That "yodel" song (?) sure sounds like some old-timey country music that existed here decades ago- thankfully,before my time . Very, um, interesting.

Piano Joy, that song has nothing to do with fascism. It’s just a love song.

Here you can read a translation to English.

http://www.traduceletras.net/en/juanes/la-camisa-negra/111974/

This song goes for Piano Joy.

Thank you , Recaredo !

Next time, I'll check with you first!

It is not too often the YouTube comments section has something intelligent to say, but every once and a while you read something that shows some genuine insight. Here is what one poster said:

Here is one more before I sign off for the night.

It's wonderful to be able to compliment you on your choice, PPP. Thanks.

Piano joy, the reference to Mussolini's "Blackshirts" has nothing to do with the Spanish custom of wearing a black shirt when in mourning. Time to repost methinks.

Richard, I'll take that invite...

Gracias, piano joy. ¡Qué alegría! Soy entero otra vez.

Translation: "I have got us a room" for all I know that is, did I start a multilingual thread?
will go back to page one and check before whining.

μπράβο !
Καλή σας μέρα, Richard !

Thank you, piano joy.

My Greek is classical and limited but I get that!

That Beatles video reminded me of this little gem:

Good Afternoon everyone. I'm just counting down the hours till the weekend starts (at 5pm today).

I also wondered, Rossy, about the multi-lingual twist that this thread took. I thought about saying Good Afternoon in various languages but I would have had to have used Google Translate and then, of course, the spontaneity would have been lost.

I hope no one is offended by this clip, being as it's not actually being played by real people, well except they are sort of playing it on a computer, I guess. I just admire creative computer people especially since I am NOT one myself.

Happy Easter, everyone!

No, but my hands are a bit tired. This is my first weighted keyboard, and my fingers are still weak.

Although, if you count playing Seven Nation Army with all the different PX330 voices, then yeah, that got boring pretty quickly.

Hi Sandy,

Thank you for the Easter sentiments. Allow me to return them and stay with a Russian theme, this is from one of our finest orchestrators. Enjoy your weekend.



The multi-lingual 'twist' was just an extravagance of mine. Not every Englishman is a monoglot. I have been working closely with a multi-lingual helpdesk so I'm used to a wide variety of languages at work. I also have to help my lads with homework in four languages at home. Here in Ireland, English, Irish and one modern European language is compulsory. My lads do French and Spanish. Polish is the second most widely spoken language here. I also read Latin daily, and Italian and German are requisite for the piano canon. It's difficult, sometimes, to restrict myself to one.

Marvellous rendition on Russian Easter Festival Overture! I loved Gergiev’s conduction. Thanks for posting this video, Richard.

Thanks, zrtf90! I enjoyed that immensely!

I admire all the languages you (and others here) speak. I took 4 years of high school French, went to Montreal that summer and found I could neither understand nor speak with anyone. I was so disappointed! I took Spanish in 7th grade and can still recite the (American) Pledge of Allegiance (in Spanish). And that's it. My own children somehow weaseled out of having to take any language, and they actually regret it now.