daib0

Resistiré (‘I will resist’) - FOR 2 CELLOS !
Made as big thanks to all the workers of the Spanish national healthcare system, and to all those people who are giving their all in this fight against coronavirus. Equally I hope it can be a message of support for the British National Health system.
Strength to everybody - and especially to all those people infected with this cruel virus.
 
We offer this transcription of cello duo recorded at distance - any possible benefit would go entirely to the Madrid Public Health System.
 
Please help the cause by sharing this freely please!
 
https://youtu.be/40RQfQE045A
 

Resistiré (‘I will resist’) - FOR 2 CELLOS !
Made as big thanks to all the workers of the Spanish national healthcare system, and to all those people who are giving their all in this fight against coronavirus. Equally I hope it can be a message of support for the British National Health system.
Strength to everybody - and especially to all those people infected with this cruel virus.
 
We offer this transcription of cello duo recorded at distance - any possible benefit would go entirely to the Madrid Public Health System.
 
Please help the cause by sharing this freely please!
 
https://youtu.be/40RQfQE045A
 

European winner assured, Russia (sort of) excepted....go EU guys!

His management style probably fits international football a lot better than club football.

Only in Britain - Complaints to Councils


Extracts from letters written by council tenants:

1. It's the dogs mess that I find hard to swallow.

2. I want some repairs done to my cooker as it has backfired and burnt my knob off.

3.. I wish to complain that my father twisted his ankle very badly when he put his foot in the hole in his back passage.

4. Their 18 year old son is continually banging his balls against my fence.

5. I wish to report that tiles are missing from the outside toilet roof. I think it was bad wind the other day that blew them off.

6.. My lavatory seat is cracked, where do I stand?

7. I am writing on behalf of my sink, which is coming away from the wall.

8. Will you please send someone to mend the garden path. My wife tripped and fell on it yesterday and now she is pregnant.

9. I request permission to remove my drawers in the kitchen...

10. 50% of the walls are damp, 50% have crumbling plaster, and 50% are just plain filthy.

11. The next door neighbour has got this huge tool that vibrates the whole house and I just can't take it anymore.

12. The toilet is blocked and we cannot bath the children until it is cleared.

13. Will you please send a man to look at my water, it is a funny colour and not fit to drink.

14. Our lavatory seat is broken in half and now is in three pieces.

15. I want to complain about the farmer across the road. Every morning at 6am his cock wakes me up and it's now getting too much for me.

16. The man next door has a large erection in the back garden, which is unsightly and dangerous.

17. Our kitchen floor is damp. We have two children and would like a third, so please send someone round to do something about it.

18. I am a single woman living in a downstairs flat and would you please do something about the noise made by the man on top of me every night.

19. Please send a man with the right tool to finish the job and satisfy my wife..

20. I have had the clerk of works down on the floor six times but I still have no satisfaction.

21. This is to let you know that our lavatory seat is broke and we can't get BBC2.

22. My bush is really overgrown round the front and my back passage has fungus growing in it.

Very impressive, David, especially the double-stopping. Like Matt, I have a strong classical music background and will be very pleased to share with musicians I know.

David, very impressive. As one who comes from a musical family (but who didn't get the 'gift') I can still recognise quality and quality was there in spades. Well done.

Flawless. I spent most of my uni time at the Royal Northern College of Music with my friends, I've sent it on to them.

On the fiddle
 
No, not some kind of social-economic topic, or my dubious handling of any inter-forum game I organize, but daib0 here playing live on the cello ….
 
 
It's a small ask coming up – and I know it’s nothing to do at all with footie, but just hoping for a bit of extra comradeship, shouldn’t cost you hardly 3 mins!! Won’t pester again this year, promise.
 
You'll know I’m a cellist …. well, I’m happy to pass you the link of one of the most difficult pieces ever played on cello, just done. And I really enjoyed the challenge …!
 
 
YOU TUBE David Johnstone plays Sarasate Aires Bohemios on Cello
 

 
 
 
If you were able to share this link amongst a few friends & colleagues I would be very grateful indeed (‘cos it’s always the same, people think more visits = better, and to be honest that’s pretty hard to get on a ‘classical’ instrument like the cello.) … especially as I’m not registered for Facebook, LinkedIn etc. though I do make it on twitter. The thing is, people were asking for a close-up video to see for real, not the loads of audios which are already up on internet!!
 
 
daib0 / David

On the fiddle
 
No, not some kind of social-economic topic, or my dubious handling of any inter-forum game I organize, but daib0 here playing live on the cello ….
 
 
It's a small ask coming up – and I know it’s nothing to do at all with footie, but just hoping for a bit of extra comradeship, shouldn’t cost you hardly 3 mins!! Won’t pester again this year, promise.
 
You'll know I’m a cellist …. well, I’m happy to pass you the link of one of the most difficult pieces ever played on cello, just done. And I really enjoyed the challenge …!
 
 
YOU TUBE David Johnstone plays Sarasate Aires Bohemios on Cello
 

 
 
 
If you were able to share this link amongst a few friends & colleagues I would be very grateful indeed (‘cos it’s always the same, people think more visits = better, and to be honest that’s pretty hard to get on a ‘classical’ instrument like the cello.) … especially as I’m not registered for Facebook, LinkedIn etc. though I do make it on twitter. The thing is, people were asking for a close-up video to see for real, not the loads of audios which are already up on internet!!
 
 
daib0 / David

yep, just read on the BBC site the target has been achieved. Bradley was a mascot for the Sunderland v Everton game on Monday night. Everton made a donation of £200,000 to help the appeal.... fantastic gesture

Good luck to the little fella for his treatment.

Everton 8 Southampton 0 November 1971
My cousin found this comment about the match concerning Everton goalkeeper Gordon West

Ken Hilton
658 Posted 24/09/2012 at 15:23:07
One of my funniest memories of football occured during that game. As has been mentioned above, the weather was terrible. Gordon West hardly touched the ball at all during the game and must been frozen. So during the second half, someone ran onto the pitch down the Park End and gave him a cup of tea. Gordon was drinking the tea while the game was still going on.!




Great anecdote!!

Everton 8 Southampton 0 November 1971
My cousin found this comment about the match concerning Everton goalkeeper Gordon West

Ken Hilton
658 Posted 24/09/2012 at 15:23:07
One of my funniest memories of football occured during that game. As has been mentioned above, the weather was terrible. Gordon West hardly touched the ball at all during the game and must been frozen. So during the second half, someone ran onto the pitch down the Park End and gave him a cup of tea. Gordon was drinking the tea while the game was still going on.!




Great anecdote!!

Nice one, not heard that before.
 
I remember the game, I was watching (as I mostly did) my local non-league team and then we'd race home to get the final scores of the big games on Grandstand. Talking about it in the car my dad told me we were five up at half-time but I thought he was winding me up, turned out he wasn't.
 
We actually started that game behind Saints in the league; the other bit of trivia is that we only won one away game the whole season, 1-0 at Southampton.

Everton 8 Southampton 0 November 1971
My cousin found this comment about the match concerning Everton goalkeeper Gordon West

Ken Hilton
658 Posted 24/09/2012 at 15:23:07
One of my funniest memories of football occured during that game. As has been mentioned above, the weather was terrible. Gordon West hardly touched the ball at all during the game and must been frozen. So during the second half, someone ran onto the pitch down the Park End and gave him a cup of tea. Gordon was drinking the tea while the game was still going on.!




Great anecdote!!

Everton 8 Southampton 0 November 1971
My cousin found this comment about the match concerning Everton goalkeeper Gordon West

Ken Hilton
658 Posted 24/09/2012 at 15:23:07
One of my funniest memories of football occured during that game. As has been mentioned above, the weather was terrible. Gordon West hardly touched the ball at all during the game and must been frozen. So during the second half, someone ran onto the pitch down the Park End and gave him a cup of tea. Gordon was drinking the tea while the game was still going on.!




Great anecdote!!

Everton 8 Southampton 0 November 1971
My cousin found this comment about the match concerning Everton goalkeeper Gordon West

Ken Hilton
658 Posted 24/09/2012 at 15:23:07
One of my funniest memories of football occured during that game. As has been mentioned above, the weather was terrible. Gordon West hardly touched the ball at all during the game and must been frozen. So during the second half, someone ran onto the pitch down the Park End and gave him a cup of tea. Gordon was drinking the tea while the game was still going on.!




Great anecdote!!

really nice David thank you for posting it for us.
 
PS you could post it in here is you want The owner says it is ok.
 
https://www.facebook.com/groups/787669058043200/

liked and viewed dude I've got quite a few friends who are classically trained, so I'll share on Facebook and hopefully get you some more exposure!

Good luck Dave, watched it all. I have an unfortunate dislike for the clarinet sadly so slightly biased (actually I'm under-playing it, listening to a clarinet makes me want to pull out my hair).
 
Be really interested by the ten cello thing though!

beautiful music. i watched a couple times for you

Please help me lads - just a small favour!
 
Click onto this: B3 CLASSIC, A MUSICAL EXPERIENCE
 
We need to get lots of visits on this, specifically for several music agency contacts in Madrid and Barcelona who need to be impressed...
 
an 'I like' click even better!!
 
Later this year, one more coming up, and that will be quite a bit more spectacular (a mix of me playing ten cellos recoreded separately and mashed together) but that's for the short future!
Cheers guys and lasses!!
 
daib0/David

Here's a story for you all


Once upon a time there was a King who wanted to go fishing.

He called the royal weather forecaster and inquired as to the weather
forecast for the next few hours. The weatherman assured him that there
was no chance of rain in the coming days.

So the King went fishing with his wife, the Queen. On the way he met
a farmer on his donkey. Upon seeing the King the farmer said, "Your
Majesty, you should return to the palace at once because in just a
short time I expect a huge amount of rain to fall in this area".

The King was polite and considerate; he replied: "I hold the palace
meteorologist in high regard. He is an extensively educated and
experienced professional, and besides, I pay him very high wages. He
gave me a very different forecast. I trust him and I will continue on
my way." So he continued on his way.

However, a short time later, an absolutely torrential downpour of rain fell from the sky.
The King and Queen were totally soaked and, well, their entourage chuckled upon
seeing them in such a shameful condition.

Rather furious, the King soon returned to the palace and gave the order to sack
the professional upon immediate effect.

He then summoned the farmer and offered him the prestigious and high paying role
of royal forecaster.

But the farmer said, "Your Majesty, I do not know anything about
forecasting. I obtain my information from my donkey. If I see my
donkey's ears drooping, it means with certainty that it will rain."

So the King by-passed him and hired the donkey.

And thus began the practice of hiring dumb *sses to work in the
government and occupy its highest and most influential positions.

And what's more, the practice is unbroken to this date...

Here's a story for you all


Once upon a time there was a King who wanted to go fishing.

He called the royal weather forecaster and inquired as to the weather
forecast for the next few hours. The weatherman assured him that there
was no chance of rain in the coming days.

So the King went fishing with his wife, the Queen. On the way he met
a farmer on his donkey. Upon seeing the King the farmer said, "Your
Majesty, you should return to the palace at once because in just a
short time I expect a huge amount of rain to fall in this area".

The King was polite and considerate; he replied: "I hold the palace
meteorologist in high regard. He is an extensively educated and
experienced professional, and besides, I pay him very high wages. He
gave me a very different forecast. I trust him and I will continue on
my way." So he continued on his way.

However, a short time later, an absolutely torrential downpour of rain fell from the sky.
The King and Queen were totally soaked and, well, their entourage chuckled upon
seeing them in such a shameful condition.

Rather furious, the King soon returned to the palace and gave the order to sack
the professional upon immediate effect.

He then summoned the farmer and offered him the prestigious and high paying role
of royal forecaster.

But the farmer said, "Your Majesty, I do not know anything about
forecasting. I obtain my information from my donkey. If I see my
donkey's ears drooping, it means with certainty that it will rain."

So the King by-passed him and hired the donkey.

And thus began the practice of hiring dumb *sses to work in the
government and occupy its highest and most influential positions.

And what's more, the practice is unbroken to this date...

RIP
 
A great manager, and always seemed such a nice guy. The sort of honest and sincere man that any nuetral would find impossible to dislike ...