tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post5446865393881580235..comments2024-03-28T21:58:56.757+01:00Comments on From My Mental Library: The Village BandLibrarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-51753409649829002522019-11-05T06:31:42.064+01:002019-11-05T06:31:42.064+01:00They have not played it so "cool" since ...They have not played it so "cool" since then, Monica :-)Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-79198468928083459752019-11-04T18:01:04.367+01:002019-11-04T18:01:04.367+01:00"Hot" band! :) (just watched the clip......"Hot" band! :) (just watched the clip...)DawnTreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04533307672147117843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-81017971088566286112019-11-02T11:51:01.418+01:002019-11-02T11:51:01.418+01:00Thank you Neil. I know the expression, but certain...Thank you Neil. I know the expression, but certainly did not have it in mind when writing this post.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-69854231583228973962019-11-01T11:41:24.109+01:002019-11-01T11:41:24.109+01:00A lovely post Meike. Have you ever heard the Engli...A lovely post Meike. Have you ever heard the English expression "To blow your own trumpet"? It sprang to mind when you reminded us that O.K.'s instrument is the trumpet!Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-2001221650252348552019-11-01T10:04:47.095+01:002019-11-01T10:04:47.095+01:00I am glad having provided that, Nan!I am glad having provided that, Nan!Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-30728919043551213462019-11-01T10:04:25.650+01:002019-11-01T10:04:25.650+01:00Thank you, Graham! There are times when the band a...Thank you, Graham! There are times when the band and its associated activities dominate our weekends, mostly around church holidays and seasonal fĂȘtes. I do like it, but it is rather a commitment.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-2464103843444152152019-11-01T05:01:22.433+01:002019-11-01T05:01:22.433+01:00This is pure delight to me. This is pure delight to me. Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-36395125761330564982019-10-31T18:00:36.834+01:002019-10-31T18:00:36.834+01:00What a very enjoyable post and YouTube clip: a ver...What a very enjoyable post and YouTube clip: a very interesting window into your and O.K.'s life.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-71512164398943263972019-10-31T06:45:19.884+01:002019-10-31T06:45:19.884+01:00They have a clip from 2014 here. That stone trough...They have a clip from 2014 <a href="https://youtu.be/X6DEWz82V6s" rel="nofollow">here</a>. That stone trough is the very same fountain where O.K. and I often sit to cool off on the hottest summer days - his cottage can not be seen, as it is just off camera around the corner. His parents' house is the one far back, only a bit of it visible.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-80151953290609356352019-10-30T15:13:17.400+01:002019-10-30T15:13:17.400+01:00I love this post! Wish I could hear the band in pe...I love this post! Wish I could hear the band in person! Are they on YouTube, do you know? Making music, it is something to be proud of! Lucky you, to be be able to enjoy it!Kay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-20487108672221612732019-10-30T06:27:43.742+01:002019-10-30T06:27:43.742+01:00One thing I like about the band is that it unites ...One thing I like about the band is that it unites several generations. There are the youngest in their early teens, and the oldest in their 70s, and everything in between. They all get along; of course not everybody has the same closeness with everybody else, but the general mood is good (with a little bickering every now and then, as will be the case in every group of people).Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-5312807378072165932019-10-29T20:20:31.702+01:002019-10-29T20:20:31.702+01:00Our daughters play oboe and cello and have been in...Our daughters play oboe and cello and have been in various bands and orchestras, so I know how much work, and fun, there can be in making music. Your band looks to be a very healthy size and it sounds to have been a very happy day. What a nice community O.K. lives in!Share my Gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08817611851604816123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-40145918145348559762019-10-29T07:07:56.165+01:002019-10-29T07:07:56.165+01:00O.K. started playing the trumpet at 10 - he's ...O.K. started playing the trumpet at 10 - he's been a member for more than 40 years now, truly an achievement! The fellowship is mostly good, too, and I guess it has played a key role in me feeling so much at home there even though I've been coming to the village only for 3 1/2 years.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-20041634163114658572019-10-29T07:05:24.407+01:002019-10-29T07:05:24.407+01:00Way back in my youth, I, my sister and our two bes...Way back in my youth, I, my sister and our two best friends who were also sisters all sang in our church choir. We were by far the youngest (I was around 15 when we started), but we loved practice as much as we did singing "for real" in church at various occasions, and a few times also at our town's hospital and in homes for the elderly. We also went on day trips with the choir once a year, which was always great fun. The elderly choir members loved us and spoiled us rotten!Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-33780675412830974042019-10-29T07:02:44.619+01:002019-10-29T07:02:44.619+01:00You think so? There's a lot more brass than wo...You think so? There's a lot more brass than wood in the band.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-72656216319109541392019-10-28T21:14:43.250+01:002019-10-28T21:14:43.250+01:00This is a huge commitment, but I think one with en...This is a huge commitment, but I think one with enormous rewards in doing something very satisfactory in the company of like minded people. Good fellowship! And you have some of that too, as O.K.'s friend.Thickethouse.wordpresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17187303460677067276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-90188559014756423102019-10-28T17:52:00.714+01:002019-10-28T17:52:00.714+01:00Yes, being member of a band or choir does involve ...Yes, being member of a band or choir does involve a lot more than you might think of when you just go to listen to the occasional performances. I have a friend who is member of a church choir who sing both in Sunday church services and special choral concerts. They also sometimes travel to sing somewhere else. (Way back in my youth I was also in a youth gospel choir for a few years, and we did lots of things together besides the singing practice. For me, it was really as much about the fellowship as the music... Singing never really my best talent, I have to admit.)DawnTreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04533307672147117843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-16785015300610841462019-10-28T16:24:51.022+01:002019-10-28T16:24:51.022+01:00A lot of clarinets. A lot of clarinets. Tasker Dunhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17634612033217902946noreply@blogger.com