@moshe said in A little humour:
I have amazing bragging rights...
I need to create a porn name for myself...
Any suggestions?How about BIG BAD MOSHE or just BIG MOSHE or MUY GRANDE MOSHE or MAN MOUNTAIN MOSHE or MOSHE THE MAGNIFICENT!!!
@moshe said in A little humour:
I have amazing bragging rights...
I need to create a porn name for myself...
Any suggestions?How about BIG BAD MOSHE or just BIG MOSHE or MUY GRANDE MOSHE or MAN MOUNTAIN MOSHE or MOSHE THE MAGNIFICENT!!!
@BigDub
I didn’t mean to post this as a competition. To be honest with you, I never gave what I posted any thought until I saw the posts above mine and started doing the math. I then realized how ludicrous the pay was even at those times. Prior to my arrival to New Orleans I was a student for 21 years and considered those years in New Orleans as additional school experience. If asked of me, I would have some how paid for the experience. To actually be paid, although minimal, was great. Those were some of the best years of my life.
@BigDub said in A little humour:
@stumac said in A little humour:
When I started work in 1956 at 17 my pay was 25 cents per hour, 3 months later I turned 18 and my pay doubled.
Regards, Stuart.
In 1956 my Dad's Uncle Mangnus ( very Norwegian ) would give us boys 50 cents just for visiting he and Aunt Olga in Brooklyn. They had no kids. This brought them tremendous joy.
Stuart and big dub,
You don’t know how well you had it. A 1956 $1.00 in 1975 terms, was worth $1.98. In 1974 - 1975 as a physician (Surgical Intern) I made $5,000 per year for working 110-120 hours per week at Charity Hospital of New Orleans. This averages out to $0.84 per hour in that time frame or $0.41 per hour in 1956 dollars. Over the following 4 years my salary increased $0.20 per hour per year. At that time I was responsible for running the Trauma and Emergency Surgical Service 36 out of 48 hours in this large City Hospital all for $1.64 per hour ( $0.80 per hour in 1956 dollars).
The good news was when I had a few hours off when working in some of the other Louisiana State Charity Hospitals I could moonlight as an ER Physician and make $7.50 per hour. The only catch was that I (or any other ER moonlighter) was not allowed to leave the ER until all patients that signed in on my shift was seen and given disposition by me. That generally required a minimum of four more hours of my time at no pay. Never the less this seemed like a fortune to me. Of course my expenses were minimum. I lived in scrub suits and my wife bought my underwear. I also ate in the hospital cafeteria.
No wonder I had to quit playing trumpet for 44 years.
@barliman2001
St Peter is checking ID's at the Pearly Gates, and first comes a Texan. "Tell me, what have you done in life?" says St. Peter. The Texan says, "Well, I struck oil, so I became rich, but I didn't sit on my laurels--I divided all my money among my entire family in my will, so our descendants are all set for about three generations." St. Peter says, "That's quite something. Come on in. Next!" The second guy in line has been listening, so he says, "I struck it big in the stock market, but I didn't selfishly just provide for my own like that Texan guy. I donated five million to Save the Children." "Wonderful!" says Saint Peter. "Come in. Who's next?" The third guy has been listening, and says timidly with a downcast look, "Well, I only made five thousand dollars in my entire lifetime." "Heavens!" says St. Peter. "What instrument did you play?”
@administrator said in A little humour:
Well, as the song goes:
"I was gonna practice my horn, but then I got high!"
(Note: I am NOT recommending this!)
I saw this joke on line and thought it was appropriate:
A guy walks into the doctor's office and says, "Doc, I haven't had a bowel movement in a week!" The doctor gives him a prescription for a mild laxative and tells him, "If it doesn't work, let me know." A week later the guy is back: "Doc, still no movement!" The doctor says, "Hmm, guess you need something stronger," and prescribes a powerful laxative. Still another week later the poor guy is back: "Doc, STILL nothing!" The doctor, worried, says, "We'd better get some more information about you to try to figure out what's going on. What do you do for a living?" "I'm a musician, I play the trumpet." The doctor looks up and says, "Well, that's it! Here's $10.00. Go get something to eat.
@BigDub said in Oder Deutsch?:
@Tobylou8
Ich sehe nichts. Ich höre nichts. Ich weiß nichts.
@Kehaulani said in Oder Deutsch?:
Is that Schmuck-Passage in Salzburg? I've got a photo there of the same thing.
BTW, I've got another photo, Salzburg also, for Fu King Chinese Restaurant. The puns went rampant.
You have a good eye. The Schmuck-Passage photo, as well as the vintage jewelry store sign photo, were taken in Salzburg. On the other hand, I don’t know how I missed the Chinese restaurant. I must not have been very observant.
As far as puns, all over Austria, but especially in Vienna and Salzburg, “Mozart Balls”, as they were marketed to the English speaking tourists, were sold. If they had only used a different part of Mozart, I would have bought some.
@Vulgano-Brother
I spent quite a bit of time with Barliman2001 in Vienna last summer and the summer before. This is some of the German that I learned.
@tjcombo
Unfortunately as this might apply to trumpet, I can identify with most of the stories portrayed on this “cover”. Very sad situation . On the other hand for the first time I successfully used an Imo-gee, although I’m not sure I spelled it correctly.
@Dr-GO said in Dr. GO? My back's been bothering me...:
I don't know... what's wrong with a good ol' catcher's mitt? It protects against any wood that strikes it as a result of foul tips, AND can handle the balls that fall into the pouch!
And how does this relate to back pain... less strain [during the activity], less pain on the axial skeletal system; just to make sure we are all keeping on track with this thread!
One other point about carpal tunnel syndrome that is pertinent to the catchers mitt, the most prescribed non operative treatment for this entity is a splint, specifically a cock up splint for the wrist. The catchers mitt also will serve well in this function, placing the wrist in the cock up position.
Please see the below videos for illustration:
@Dr-GO
Another outstanding post to this thread. The fact that you put this together so succinctly shows why you are the moderator. To help keep this on track I will withdraw my question to the repair and refurbishment techs about Tobylou8’s gloves.
@Tobylou8 said in Dr. GO? My back's been bothering me...:
While I applaud your effort, I do think there are better choices. I would definitely recommend these although it may be rough going cold turkey, but there would really be no other option! It wood be hard, but not really!
Tobylou8,
Absolutely brilliant!!! All the Tobylous who preceded you, Tobylou1, Tobylou2, 3, 4, 5, 6, &7.should be proud of you ( kvelling ) for suggesting this. I wish that I had known about these gloves when I wrote my post. I have not been involved with woodworking since I was a child, but to Play Devil’s Advocate, the largest grit available for these gloves is 100. In a serious problem of this type of carpal tunnel syndrome, caused by the Viagra imduced ergonomic issues, would a grit of 100 be adaquate, or would a grit in the range of 34 - 80 be better? I know that there is more than one way to “skin a cat” but I feel that we are walking on a tight rope, and would like our highly respected colleague to have the best treatment option possible to prevent permanent Median Nerve damage as well as avoid further iatrogenic issues. You should also note that I didn’t mention Vulgano Brother’s name in order to avoid violating the Federal HIPPA Law.
As a side note, it might be interesting to hear from our repair and restoration colleagues to see whether these gloves can also useful in their field.
Thank you for your consideration. Much to everyone’s relief, including my wife’s, I will do my best to avoid the temptation to comment further on this particular subject. It may be tough, so I can’t make any guarantees.
@Dr-GO said in Dr. GO? My back's been bothering me...:
@SSmith1226 said in Dr. GO? My back's been bothering me...:
@Vulgano-Brother said in Dr. GO? My back's been bothering me...:
@Dr-GO ...
It's not just my back though. After the Viagra you sent me I developed carpal-tunnel syndrome.Vulgano Brother and Dr.Go,
... Certainly if allowed to advance, the carpal tunnel syndrome would adversely affect his trumpet playing to the point that Clark Studies would no longer be possible to play.Not to mention the vision loss due to the overriding affliction!
I agree with Dr. GO’s analysis completely! In my unprofessional opinion, Immediate Ophthalmologic evaluation should be considered in cases such as this one! It is sad to consider that this affliction was first reported in the Old Testament (Gen. 38, 7–10), and later discussed by Julius Ceaser who said
“ to the lonely it is company; to the forsaken it is a friend; to the aged and impotent it is a benefactor; they that be penniless are yet rich, in that they still have this majestic diversion. There are times when I prefer it to sodomy.". Unfortunately, as of yet, medical science does not seem to have a handle, or any other grip, on solving this conundrum, only perpetrating it with drugs and water based substances heavily advertised on television. (Warning: Hetman, Blue Juice and similar substances ARE NOT water based.)
It is a sad state of affairs that this problem, and case study, has been brought out from the shadows to the public eye on a Trumpet Discussion Site, and not in a peer reviewed prestigious medical journal. Kudos to Trumpetboards.com!!!
Now that I have taken a break, resting as long as I have played, back to my Clarke Technical Studies. I’m glad I got that off my chest.
@Vulgano-Brother said in Dr. GO? My back's been bothering me...:
@Dr-GO ...
It's not just my back though. After the Viagra you sent me I developed carpal-tunnel syndrome.
Vulgano Brother and Dr.Go,
I ask for your forgiveness and understanding for inserting myself in this exchange, but I had some relevant thoughts about Vulgano Brother’s carpal tunnel syndrome. Certainly if allowed to advance, the carpal tunnel syndrome would adversely affect his trumpet playing to the point that Clarke Studies would no longer be possible to play.
My first thought would be to go to a well qualified massage parlor for therapeutic massage. If a minimum of five treatments per week for a month do not improve your carpal tunnel syndrome, or at least take your mind off of it, wearing the below pictured gloves 24 hours a day will certainly give your hands and wrists adaquate rest to allow all swelling to subside.
Good luck!!!
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