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RAB · Posted: Thu Feb 08, 2007 4:52 pm Post subject:

WOW..!!! The great wall sounds..well..great MBB...They say you can see it from outer space...What can you see from the wall...???
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mrbassbone · Posted: Thu Feb 08, 2007 5:04 pm Post subject:

Things just get better and better. On this tour, the local presenter was required to provide 4 chelli, a double bass and all the percussion gear. So far the strings provided have been in such poor condition that you would not even use them for begining students.

It is funny that you mention a drum kit appearing as he played as that is what happened tonight. All the cymbals for the set were missing as well as the drum stool. The vibes and bells were complete noshows.

Despite all this...we put on a grade a performance.

now it will be off to guangchou and see what else can happen.

Aaron Aardvark · Posted: Thu Feb 08, 2007 5:05 pm Post subject:

RAB · Posted: Thu Feb 08, 2007 5:16 pm Post subject:

Sorry AA..All my stuff's on vynil, and I don't have a needle for me old HMV player..

...Perhaps someone else can help..???

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bootybandy · Posted: Thu Feb 08, 2007 5:39 pm Post subject:

MrJpig · Posted: Thu Feb 08, 2007 5:57 pm Post subject:

bootybandy · Posted: Thu Feb 08, 2007 6:01 pm Post subject:

Such generosity, my eyes are getting a little Misty.
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MrJpig · Posted: Thu Feb 08, 2007 6:53 pm Post subject:

See you made it to the Geat Hall of Fame then Shel !!( scroll down)

http://www.hallowquest.com/whoweare.htm
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2nd Clarinet · Posted: Fri Feb 09, 2007 8:50 am Post subject:

RAB · Posted: Fri Feb 09, 2007 10:38 am Post subject:

bootybandy · Posted: Fri Feb 09, 2007 4:45 pm Post subject:

Well said Rab. We don't want people hijacking MBT's thread. An answer from the man himself regarding the Great Wall will be most welcome.
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mrbassbone · Posted: Fri Feb 09, 2007 5:15 pm Post subject:

Tonight we played in Gungzhou. The setting was the Sun-Yet-Sen Concert Hall. We flew from wuhan to here and then checked into the hotel. Lunch was waiting for us and after that was done, I had to go to the venue to make sure things were set.

As luck would have it, nothing was set. They had our site plan and a work crew. No percussion gear yet or the big strings....hmmm...sounds like a broken record.

Again, Jay <our percussionist> and the Cello section and String Bass worked wonders with horrible stuff.

The audiences have been very receptive to the concerts. The only such ?polite" applause was the first private concert in the Great Hall.

Now...the wall. It is very impressive to see. Where went was a section out of Beijing about 45 KM away. The first thing you notice is that it is NOT user friendly. The steps are not even nor even the same height. I cnnot imagine troops defending it being able to run up it in a hurry.

An interesting feature is a long chain with thousands of locks on it. Tradition states that if you leave a lock there, your relationship will last as long as the wall.

The whole area is hard to see as the smog is bad. What I thought about was the movie RETURN OF THE KING and the chain of fire stations on the mountain peaks. Always manned but never sure IF the call was going to come.

I still have not had the chance to deal with my pictures but I will when I get a day off....most likely in two days in Shenzen.

Shell

bootybandy · Posted: Fri Feb 09, 2007 8:13 pm Post subject:

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