I have a friend I push around in a wheel chair. We pull that trick every time. Suckers!
Rob On 03/04/2008, Anthony Hind <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > David > You forgot two of my favourite whiskies, Bruichladdich and > Clynelish. > > A friend of mine found a very ancient Bruichladdich at Edinburgh > University Celtic association, and was bringing it back to Paris, > when at the exit of a tube gate, he found a person in a wheel chair > who needed help to get over the gate. My friend put everything down, > including the treasured whisky, and when he had helped the fellow > through the gate returned to pick-up his goods, and found that his > ancient whisky was missing. > Since he had told me he was bringing it back, and I was already > imagining the exquisite taste in my mouth, I found myself both > laughing, and sort of crying as he told me this tale. > I imagined this mugger chuckling over the 35 year old Whisky. I only > hope he did not cut it down with lemon juice, as many do in Scotland, > I am told, calling it Whisky Toddy, or some such. > http://www.rampantscotland.com/recipes/blrecipe_toddy.htm > > It could, of course, be that my friend invented the whole story just > to keep the bottle to himself. I had never thought of that, I wonder ... > Now I will declare that I love all 8c lutes, if you can find another > such bottle for me; but a "one hundred year old" Calvados of a very > rich dark green colour (that this friend also found me, bless him), > would do as well, I can assure you. No such a friend could not > possibly have invented that story. > Best wishes > Anthony > > > > Le 3 avr. 08 =E0 19:56, David Tayler a ecrit : > > > I continue to hold the unpopular view that the eight course may > > slightly slow musical development: If you have any interest in > > continuo, the non linear bass is a hurdle, and if you wish to play > > 10c, archlute or theorbo, > > the course memorization for the bass courses is slowed a bit: you > > have to think, is that an F or an E? > > However, all of these issues can be--and are-- dealt with by practice. > > > > In a way, it is also a very special lute, for precisely those > > reasons--the quirky jump, the noted F and D reasonance. > > So for these reasons, every collector should have one, just not learn > > on one--if continuo, 10c, archlute is a possibility down the line. > > For the same reasons, I would not recommend learning harpsichord with > > a short octave, although it is a cool instrument. > > > > I wouldn't play Dowland or Francesco on an eight course for stylistic > > resons, and that is a big chunk. > > > > I hope this won't prevent me from sampling any of the Islay whiskies, > > including Lagavulin, Laphroaig, Bowmore and Ardbeg, my preferred > > "four course" > >> > > dt > > > > > > > > To get on or off this list see list information at > > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html > > > -- > --
