Richie B
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INSPIRATIONTo all creative types, I wonder how many people have had an inspired message given to them through music, or received inspiration so great that it didn't feel like that it came from their own brain?
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Richie B
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ChannellingFor instance, I was reading a book of spiritually based poems, by Helen Steiner-Rice, (on a bus), and I read this one particular poem where I was about to turn the page when the first line entered my head with a tune to it. So I literally read it through a second time and this tune hummed along with me, and I know in my own mind that I wasn’t making the tune up. It was just like listening to a cd. Anyway, I performed the song at church a couple of Sundays later and after the service, the preacher’s wife came up to me and said, “Thank you very much for that song. God spoke to me during that!”
I feel that I was used as a channel to serve a particular purpose!
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Co-admin
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Rich,
if you listened to my B1 trumpet fanfare you would have to say it was a religious experience 
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Nick Jones
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Hmmmmmmmmm Inspiration. The unmistakeable smell of alcohol laced breath coming from behind you when fallen in, bringing with it the certain knowledge that a Drum Major is behind you looking at your 'pooch', having discovered a lapse in Brasso etiquette, and the absolute certainty of a bollocking coming your way at Mach10!
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townsergeant
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| Nick Jones wrote: | | Hmmmmmmmmm Inspiration. The unmistakeable smell of alcohol laced breath coming from behind you when fallen in, bringing with it the certain knowledge that a Drum Major is behind you looking at your 'pooch', having discovered a lapse in Brasso etiquette, and the absolute certainty of a bollocking coming your way at Mach10! |
It's not quite what Richie B was on about Nick  ....but your inspiration is more RM Band style! 
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Nick Jones
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Sorry but I couldn't resist!!! Though you must admit that after playing ' A life on the ocean wave' for the 3000th time, inspiration is not a word to describe the mood of any sane person!
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lesbryan
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I dont know nick i can still draw on inspiration when i hear HEARTS OF OAK and LIFE ON THE OCEAN WAVE.Before you say owt i know i didnt have to play them   
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townsergeant
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| Nick Jones wrote: | | Sorry but I couldn't resist!!! Though you must admit that after playing ' A life on the ocean wave' for the 3000th time, inspiration is not a word to describe the mood of any sane person! |
In 26 years, I reckon that I played LOTOW 6760 times!
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RAB
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Well you can all make your own mind up, but I'll personally get more of a thrill hearing LOTOW than God Save.....OR Flower O' Scotland for that matter... Corps pi$$ed..???....No mate.. Just superb pride and memories..  
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MrJpig
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Well done RAB ...sign of a true Marine..may have taken you since 1800 hours to type that (injured) but you made it!! 
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Aaron Aardvark
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wahhhhhhhhhhhhh roflmao........did it hurt Rab? Good job you didnt have both wrists done. What would you have used to type with then?
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MrJpig
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Should get an answer about 2230
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RAB
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| Aaron Aardvark wrote: | | wahhhhhhhhhhhhh roflmao........did it hurt Rab? Good job you didnt have both wrists done. What would you have used to type with then? |
Don't know about typing...  .. but I've spent all night using my Dictaphone.....
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MrJpig
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How many wrong numbers did you dial???
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Hornblower
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| Nick Jones wrote: | | Sorry but I couldn't resist!!! Though you must admit that after playing ' A life on the ocean wave' for the 3000th time, inspiration is not a word to describe the mood of any sane person! |
Pete Sumner threw a wobbly one morning after colours/divisions at Pembroke 'cos we were all busking it (no, really!)
He got us all back to the bandroom and made us all play our own individual parts without the dots in front of us - only one person played their part note perfect and it was the bugger he was after. Not sure now but I know it was a solo cornet - was it Tad Marriott or Taff Davies? One of 'em I reckon.
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Richie B
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InspirationGoing closer back to the original question(?!!), last thursday we performed a concert in Dunfermline with a primary school choir as guest artistes, about 20 strong. After the concert, I went out for a few drinks, and then I caught a taxi. During the journey home, I got talking to the driver (as you do), only to discover that he was a father to a girl in the choir that I had just performed with. He went on to say that he would have loved to attended the concert but his marriage separation was really bitter. "Really?", I said, "well funny you should say that. I have a mini disc recording in my pocket which I will copy on to cd for you."
Coincidence or divine guidance???
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MrJpig
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SPOOKY!! 
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Co-admin
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Coincidence Rich, if it were divine, he'd have had a mini disc player in his cab!
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Hornblower
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Re: Inspiration | Richie B wrote: | | Going closer back to the original question(?!!) |
Sorry for the hijack shipmate! Just went off on one there - that's age for ya!!! 
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