Marriage and the Trumpet

"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn)
08/05/2020 at 17:52 • Filed to: trumpetlopnik

Lindy West

I am not divorced. Yet.

But then again, the idea of playing trumpet before noon is anathema to me.

This was taken from an essay written by Lindy West, in her latest book The Witches Are Coming .

DISCUSSION (23)

This is what we'll show whenever you publish anything on Kinja: > ttyymmnn
08/05/2020 at 18:01

Kinja'd!!!

SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media > ttyymmnn
08/05/2020 at 18:09

On the upside... it's naht a tuba.

ttyymmnn > SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media
08/05/2020 at 18:11

Or a violin, or a drum set, or a .......

wafflesnfalafel > ttyymmnn
08/05/2020 at 18:14

ttyymmnn > wafflesnfalafel
08/05/2020 at 18:21

Russian r omantic (and capital “ R” Romantic) trumpet playing is some of the best. They really know how to put their heart out on their sleeve.

ttyymmnn > wafflesnfalafel
08/05/2020 at 18:22

Now fast forwarding, I see that Russian pseudo romantic pop classical music can be some of the worst.

Just Jeepin' > SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media
08/05/2020 at 18:53

Tread carefully #tuba4lyfe

Distraxi's idea of perfection is a Jagroen > ttyymmnn
08/05/2020 at 19:17

My wife walked down the aisle to the sound of a live trumpet fanfare (beca u se we both thought it’d be funny) , so she’d have no call to complain.

OTOH we’re both of Scots origin, so our national instrument was originally intended to terrify the Sassenachs in open country at a range of 20 miles - an acoustic demo lition device fits right in to that ethos.

ttyymmnn > Distraxi's idea of perfection is a Jagroen
08/05/2020 at 19:30

Back in the Renaissance, the oboe was a military instrument, used to terrify the enemy. Some things never change.

I used to play for weddings all the time. I haven’t done one in three years and haven’t missed it.

CRider > ttyymmnn
08/05/2020 at 19:46

When she wakes up you better be ready to get out of the house.

On your straight-piped Harley.

SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media > ttyymmnn
08/05/2020 at 22:06

We currently get the recorder and the ukelele...and my singing!!

ttyymmnn > SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media
08/05/2020 at 22:18

In addition to my own trumpet, we also have another trumpet, a euphonium/trombone, and a bass clarinet. It sounds like a conservatory around here sometimes.

SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media > ttyymmnn
08/05/2020 at 22:23

That’s because you and yours can play. We, on the other hand, sound like a drunken, tone deaf folk punk trio being electrocuted.

Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available > ttyymmnn
08/05/2020 at 22:34

Or a Recorder?

pip bip - choose Corrour > SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media
08/05/2020 at 23:19

You’ll have to record some and share it with us all

ttyymmnn > SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media
08/05/2020 at 23:27

sound like a drunken, tone deaf folk punk trio being electrocuted.

I’ve played in some orchestras that sounded like that....

ttyymmnn > Who is the Leader - 404 / Blog No Longer Available
08/05/2020 at 23:29

My kids, when they were young, bought their recorders home from school, but they rarely tried to play actual music with them. They usually just took off the head joint and blew through it as loud as they could.

SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media > ttyymmnn
08/06/2020 at 06:10

I once imagined how much it might cost me to get the Sydney Symphony Orchestra to play a 'greatest hits' concert absolutely stoned off their individual trolleys....

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > ttyymmnn
08/06/2020 at 09:54

So, did you share this with her, or did she share this with you? Ha!

ttyymmnn > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
08/06/2020 at 09:59

I actually got it from another married trumpet player.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > ttyymmnn
08/06/2020 at 10:21

And will you, or will you not, share it with your wife? LOL

ttyymmnn > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
08/06/2020 at 10:50

I shared it, but she hasn’t read it yet. She is WFH and heavy into it, so if I send things during the day she often doesn’t read them. I’ll remind her, though.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > ttyymmnn
08/06/2020 at 11:17

I know these feels...