The Canadian Brass are tons of fun. Class Goat, for whatever reason, the trumpet and horn guys are almost all rotating -- they don't really have the same total lineup for more than a year or two. The trumpet chairs in particular are really demanding and require lots of musical versatility, but the kinds of guys and gals that they get to do it (usually) have their hearts in orchestral brass playing and eventually want to get out of the touring lifestyle to try to get an orchestra gig.... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by rossination at 5:37 PM on July 4, 2008

In Seattle, we go to Uwajimaya for "chicken breast frames" (just raw chicken carcasses with quite a bit of meat still on them" for stock making. They're something like $.60 a pound and they come prewrapped in 2 lb. packages. Totally convenient. I would reccoment similar big Asian markets for things like these; if nothing else, I like seeing the approving smile of an old Vietnamese lady as she sees a 21-year-old college student rifling through the "chicken parts" bin.
posted to MetaFilter by rossination at 8:38 AM on May 22, 2008

Funny. I am at work right now, but should be practicing my trombone.
posted to MetaFilter by rossination at 2:28 PM on March 9, 2008

What? Most music is based on the same I-IV-V progression?

Next thing you're going to tell me that that Amy Walker chick isn't actually from Toronto.
posted to MetaFilter by rossination at 7:20 PM on March 2, 2008

Yeah, that was pretty weird. I thought it was interesting, if nothing else, to watch the shape of her mouth as she makes the different voices -- she really does shift it to the side when doing the Texas accent, for example. It really does sort of look like a cartoon.

I thought the Seattle accent was a little forced-sounding, considering that she's from Whidbey Island.
posted to MetaFilter by rossination at 9:46 PM on March 1, 2008

Man, Mark Bittman is so cool. I once spent a sick day at home watching all of his videos on NY Times (and I subscribe to his video podcast).
posted to MetaFilter by rossination at 11:58 PM on December 19, 2007

Am I the only one who likes Stairway covers more than the original song itself?

I mean, sorry, but really. It is a tad tedious.

*slinks away*
posted to MetaFilter by rossination at 11:51 PM on December 19, 2007

hal9k FTW!
posted to MetaFilter by rossination at 7:05 PM on December 16, 2007

This seems entirely legit. I'm not a good singer by any means, but I sang quite a bit when I was a boy alto, and by now I'm a baritone with a very well-developed falsetto. My "chest voice" range is extremely limited (probably from about G at the bottom of the bass clef staff to G or A above it), but my falsetto -- which sounds like a weak little boy -- goes up almost two octaves higher.

When this guy sings the girl parts, it's breathy in spots, which I think... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by rossination at 8:20 PM on December 3, 2007

Those are some huge cartoon breasts.
posted to MetaFilter by rossination at 8:08 PM on November 20, 2007

Yeah, that's just completely in the wrong key.
posted to MetaFilter by rossination at 5:50 PM on October 11, 2007

As I type, I am on hold with Zenni Optical (I am 3rd in line, they tell me), trying to figure out where my glasses are. 415-785-7003.
posted to MetaFilter by rossination at 2:32 PM on October 11, 2007

Awesome. We've been using Full Circle Farms (Seattle CSA) for a while, which we love because you can go week-to-week. But we've been looking for a source of local, "free-range" meats. Naturally raised bacon in the Seattle area, anyone?
posted to MetaFilter by rossination at 11:25 AM on September 30, 2007

Yet nary a trombonist's picture.

Seriously, though, Herman Leonard is great. I love that so many of these look half-posed, half-candid.
posted to MetaFilter by rossination at 10:57 AM on August 30, 2007

Man, Mark Bittman is so cool. His "Best Recipes in the World" book (I think that's what it's called?) is great.
posted to MetaFilter by rossination at 9:56 AM on July 18, 2007

Holy crap, I forgot how much I fucking LOVED Bugs Bunny.

I fully intend to use these cartoons 10 years from now, when I'm teaching some smart-mouthed middle schoolers about opera. THAT will show 'em.
posted to MetaFilter by rossination at 1:08 AM on July 9, 2007

Wow.
posted to MetaFilter by rossination at 1:53 AM on July 1, 2007

The Video Killed the Radio Star one is pretty terrible, though.

I always thought that people playing theremin looked like the people in the Happy Hands club from Napoleon Dynamite. I mean that as no offense to the hearing impaired.
posted to MetaFilter by rossination at 11:15 PM on June 21, 2007

Very cool.
posted to MetaFilter by rossination at 9:59 AM on June 17, 2007

My fellow music major friends and I have often talked of holding an all-day Ring Cycle marathon. This is awesome.
posted to MetaFilter by rossination at 12:30 PM on May 20, 2007

This kid actually grew up to be this guy, who is a pretty well known up-and-coming trombonist. Pretty cool.
posted to MetaFilter by rossination at 10:38 AM on April 21, 2007

Ah, crap, Coldchef.
posted to MetaFilter by rossination at 10:41 AM on April 21, 2007

Admittedly a bit newsfilter-y, but it's an excellent article that shows an interesting perspective. Non-Seattlites probably aren't familiar with the news story; here is a bit of a primer if you're interested.
posted to MetaFilter by rossination at 5:36 PM on April 13, 2007

Well, I have officially lost my Metafilter cred. Ho-hum.
posted to MetaFilter by rossination at 12:13 AM on April 14, 2007

Oh yeah, don't worry - I'm not too bothered by it. Apparently all I have to do to get it back is to write a happy birthday post.
posted to MetaFilter by rossination at 1:29 AM on April 14, 2007

In an effort to determine the top crime fighting agency in the country, the President narrowed the field to three finalists, the CIA, the FBI, and the N.Y.P.D. The three remaining contenders were given the task of catching a rabbit which was released into the forest.

The CIA went into the forest. They placed animal informants throughout.

They questioned all plant and mineral witnesses. After three months of extensive investigation... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by rossination at 11:43 PM on March 10, 2007

Speaking of which, what's going on with Scott Sigler lately? I enjoyed Earthcore when I was first getting hooked on podcasts (the summer when I had nothing to do but work, and the drive to work took half an hour), but I couldn't listen to more than an episode or two of the next book he put out... it was terrible.
posted to MetaFilter by rossination at 2:31 PM on March 8, 2007

OK, so I didn't read the first article, which talks about Sigler and "what's [been] going on with him lately".
posted to MetaFilter by rossination at 2:33 PM on March 8, 2007

Christopher Kimball pisses me off - he's sort of arrogant and I hate, hate, hate hearing cooking people go off on "don't use your SUPERMARKET variety such-and-such here, use this organic, full-grain, home-raised bullshit that will set you back $6 for a vacuum sealed, hand-packed jar".

My favorite cookbook author? Mark Bittman. I have such a man crush on that guy. I love that his books (and articles, and he has videos on the NY Times website) are no-nonsense;... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by rossination at 7:01 PM on February 9, 2007

...homey New England small town-meeting general store maple syrup gathering PBS watcher...

Bingo.
posted to MetaFilter by rossination at 7:02 PM on February 9, 2007

I am enjoying a tasty bag of gummy bears right now. They are the most perfect candy.
posted to MetaFilter by rossination at 7:10 PM on February 7, 2007

*cough* SIDEBAR *cough*

Excuse me. I'm probably coming down with some sort of a cold.
posted to MetaFilter by rossination at 10:23 PM on January 22, 2007

Mine was in a movie theater, back row, with my friend co-resident [future] spouse muse sweetheart.

Awwww....

But yeah, I totally can't get it to work on Firefox 2.0 either.
posted to MetaFilter by rossination at 2:12 AM on January 21, 2007

dw - you probably work at the same "large university in Seattle" that I attend. Don't you find all the on-campus coffee absolutely horrible? (save for Parnassus in the art building; it is teh win).

I'm all for supporting the underdog, and the idea of living in Seattle and going to Tully's is appealing to me. But their coffee has been, in my opinion, underwhelming.
posted to MetaFilter by rossination at 5:19 PM on January 19, 2007

Listen, folks, we're not getting at the most important part of this FPP, which is that JIMMY DEAN IS SELLING SAUSAGES WRAPPED IN CHOCOLATE-CHIP PANCAKES.

This is a fucking travesty.
posted to MetaFilter by rossination at 1:54 AM on January 14, 2007

Wow. RIP, Mike. This is a sad, sad day for music.
posted to MetaFilter by rossination at 8:01 PM on January 13, 2007

That's fantastic. Although I have to wonder whether or not this was really all in one take. There are so many cuts that it would be easy to splice in bits and pieces to make the whole thing seem complete.

Still, very impressive. I used to be way into this kind of stuff.
posted to MetaFilter by rossination at 4:35 PM on November 15, 2006

Yeah, from watching a couple of "making of" bits for these things, it seems that they almost always do groups of 9 or so, with a few missing, so that if one falls over, it's not the end of the world.

Anyone remember that famous early-90s clip of the VHS boxes? It was a bunch of guys at a Blockbuster or something, and they spent all night setting it up. It made the rounds on America's Funniest Videos - the days before YouTube, natch.
posted to MetaFilter by rossination at 4:59 PM on November 15, 2006

Does this come in a low carb version? I'm really trying to watch my weight.

Just kidding, of course. I am an avid bread baker and find this admittedly slightly sacreligious - I'm used to the stages of proofing dough, the poolish or biga, the hot pizza stone in the oven, the lame used to slash lines in the top, the rich creamy crumb, etc.

That having been said, this does look fantastic, and I will definitely try it sometime this coming weekend... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by rossination at 12:34 AM on November 13, 2006

Hot diggety damn! This is fantastic.

And, it makes me glad that I didn't post this FPP.
posted to MetaFilter by rossination at 6:57 PM on October 12, 2006

Anyone see the Moleskine used to show relative size? Now that is targeting a demographic.

spoken by a man who owns 2 Moleskines and a Timbuk2 wallet/billfold and wishes he was more hip, 2.0 style
posted to MetaFilter by rossination at 6:45 PM on September 29, 2006

Thanks - this is a fantastic link.
posted to MetaFilter by rossination at 11:19 AM on September 25, 2006

When I was in Salt Lake during the Sundance festival a couple of years ago, I rode in an elavator with Roger Ebert.

He was wearing a really ugly jacket.
posted to MetaFilter by rossination at 6:56 PM on September 20, 2006

I... don't get it?

Maybe that's the problem with ready too many well-crafted, somewhat snarky FPPs: I'm looking for a hidden message EVERYWHERE.
posted to MetaFilter by rossination at 4:33 PM on September 20, 2006

Rest assured, I don't think you're being snarky. I just didn't get it at first.

After checking out the other links, I can sort of understand the angle here. I can dig it. I'd probably be equally sad if/when my iBook loses it.
posted to MetaFilter by rossination at 5:32 PM on September 20, 2006

So what's the cursing for? Yeah, it's kind of dorky and "bleeding edge", and yes, it's been on Lifehacker before (didn't know that they were so bad) and yes, it was mentioned several days ago in a comment - but I'm still excited about it, and I thought that at least one other person would have a use for it. Sheesh.
posted to MetaFilter by rossination at 3:41 PM on September 15, 2006

Or, in the words of Amy Wong, "gleesh!".
posted to MetaFilter by rossination at 3:42 PM on September 15, 2006

Holy shit. Those are amazing.
posted to MetaFilter by rossination at 2:37 PM on September 15, 2006

Mediareport: good point. In all fairness, this was sort of shoddily thrown-together. BUT, it was, like, 4pm when I realized that it was his birthday, and I wanted to make sure to get it in before I had to leave work.

Also, I'm terribly happy that MeFites appreciate this kind of stuff. I like pulling up a fresh page of the blue and seeing posts about Yo Yo Ma, John Cage, Shoenberg, Dvorak, etc... makes you feel good about the world.

[Full... [more]
posted to MetaFilter by rossination at 10:12 PM on September 7, 2006

[Bonus points: name one other tune based on the changes to Doxy].
posted to MetaFilter by rossination at 10:18 PM on September 7, 2006