What Grinds Your Gears? :)

[blindturtle02]

Yeah Bubbly, that's when I quit watching Family Guy as well. Probably should have picked the show back up when Brian died and came back due to time travel paradox and all that, but I just read about it on the Family Guy wiki. I guess there's always the possibility of me getting back into it some day.

[Whatswiththeheadbands?]

Bagpipes. I don't need to explain why.

[blindturtle02]

Originally Posted by whatswiththeheadbands?

Bagpipes. I don't need to explain why.

haha! You definitely don't. The first time I ever heard bagpipes was via this Mickey and Goofy world tour audio series when I was a kid. I don't really remember what the books and tapes were called, but that was my first intro to them. The title of that particular story was Follow That Ghost, I think, and it took place in Scotland. I like bagpipes ok if they're accompanied by other instruments but not by themselves. And certainly not if Goofy or Donald are playing them. Sorry. Don't get mad, Donald. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x39-AgyU3Xg

[MsMarvelDuckie]

Ah, then you guys have never heard them played RIGHT. I attend the annual local Ren-Faire fairly often, and one of the highlights of those visits is the "royal parade" that is held each day of the faire. And part of that parade is the Scottish Brigade, which of course, plays bagpipes. And there is a musical group called Tartanic there as well, which does one of the most beautiful renditions of "Amazing Grace" I've heard.

Here's what bagpipes are SUPPOSED to sound like!

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-RdHtsYWBY

Tartanic playing "Amazing Grace": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=le40fqgZW0o

Tartanic- making bagpipes ROCK!!!!

[Whatswiththeheadbands?]

Originally Posted by MsMarvelDuckie

Ah, then you guys have never heard them played RIGHT. I attend the annual local Ren-Faire fairly often, and one of the highlights of those visits is the "royal parade" that is held each day of the faire. And part of that parade is the Scottish Brigade, which of course, plays bagpipes. And there is a musical group called Tartanic there as well, which does one of the most beautiful renditions of "Amazing Grace" I've heard.

Here's what bagpipes are SUPPOSED to sound like!

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-RdHtsYWBY

Tartanic playing "Amazing Grace": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=le40fqgZW0o

Tartanic- making bagpipes ROCK!!!!

To be honest, even that doesn't sound good. It sounds better than what i have heard before, but still sounds bad.

[Jester]

Right now...excessive perfume. My head is throbbing....

[joefsas]

Originally Posted by Jester

Right now...excessive perfume. My head is throbbing....

I know what you mean. I swear some women bathe in it!

[blindturtle02]

Yeah, too much perfume causes my allergies to act up. I get headaches from excessive amounts as well.

Nice find with the bagpipes, Duckie. I guess it depends on who's playing them. I always think of "Spoooooock's" funeral when I hear Amazing Grace on bagpipes. "Of all the souls I have encountered in my travels, his was the most... human." hehe

[MsMarvelDuckie]

Lol, that's funny, BT. Actually, that song was played at my father-in-law's funeral (not on bagpipes, it was one of their family friends' sons on a violin) so that's what we always think of when we hear that song. But I guess the Celt in me just enjoys -pipes because of my strong pride in my family heritage. (My family heritage is mainly Irish, Scottish, and some French- all of which are/were Gaelic cultures.)

[RaphAndDonnie]

Originally Posted by Jester

Right now...excessive perfume. My head is throbbing....

God, I HATE that! Any kind of perfume or hairspray or makeup makes my nose stuff up, and then I start sneezing and my eyes get watery. Today the girl I was working with on a project had a lot of perfume on so I just kept sneezing about every five minutes.

[fridaynightdestination]

There's this kid at my school who feels the need to say "Shut up you're stupid and annoying and ugly" after almost everything I say. Tomorrow when we take a quiz, the teacher was like "I want you all to bring you're phones up" And I was like "Well what if someone steals mine." Then he was like "I'm going to! I've seen you on your phone and I know what it looks like!" Does he hurt my feelings? No, he's just annoying the f*ck out of me. He's like an annoying little fly. It flies in you're ear and face with it's annoying sounds, you try to slap it and get it away, but you can't, and it keeps coming back in your face and ear and annoying you.

[blindturtle02]

My family actually came over here from Ireland during the Great Famine. So I've got quite allot of Irish in me. There were also a bunch of us in Wales for quite a while doing work as guards at some Duke's palace. My uncle is very big on all that family tree history stuff. Yeah I remember Amazing Grace being played at my step grandma's funeral years and years ago. So I think of that whenever I hear the song.

One thing that grinds my gears is clip shows! Unless they're very creative, most of those bore me to tears. I actually don't mind them in Simpsons.

[MsMarvelDuckie]

Gawds, I hate people like that, too!


BT, my family history is similar- came over around the same time. Supposedly, there's a castle in England that still belongs to my family, and could in theory be claimed by anyone with $$ to pay the back-taxes and fix it up- it's been empty for over 200 years, but there's supposed to be some kind of clause where it can't leave possession of the bloodline. So, theoretically, if I was rich enough..... I'd love to at least see it. That would be cool, to say "This place belongs to us!". I had an uncle who did a lot of digging in our family tree, and went as far back as the 1700's. I also had a geneology profile done years ago on my family name at our local Ren-Faire- and it mentions some of the stuff he found. And apparently, ties to ancient Irish royalty. I've also found the family crest and tartan, and the translation of the original spelling of the name. It means "son of the storm", which is ironic, since one of my main areas of focus as a Wiccan is: weather magic!!! Go figure....

[Wingnut]

Originally Posted by whatswiththeheadbands?

Bagpipes. I don't need to explain why.

Funny you posted that.

There's a bagpipe player that practices in the park by my apartments every, and I mean EVERY Saturday. You can set your clock to it. He's good (I think), still hate him.

My personal grievance of the day would be the flailing and wailing child that hit me in the balls, albeit unintentionally, at a grocery store. I felt like I was in a W.C. Fields skit, I hate kids...sometimes. His mom was very apologetic/embarrassed but I was still apesh*t pissed.

[Dawnatello Turtle Chick]

Owing people money... It weighs so heavy on me. I want to pay them off ASAP!

[Whatswiththeheadbands?]

Originally Posted by Wingnut

Funny you posted that.

There's a bagpipe player that practices in the park by my apartments every, and I mean EVERY Saturday. You can set your clock to it. He's good (I think), still hate him.

I bet that gets annoying. I'd hate to live around there

[BubblyShell22]

I love the sound of bagpipes to be honest. I really think they're beautiful.

What grinds my gears: My sister. She's just such a b*tch and constantly calls and starts drama. She really needs to find something better to do.

[blindturtle02]

Sorry bout your sis, Bubbly. I have a few family members like that. Luckily, my sibs aren't into the drama thing. Drama can be quite a buzzkill if you're having one of those good days.

[BabyTurtles]

lately art blocks.....they are annoying and frustrating. T^T

[BubblyShell22]

BT02: Yeah, she just does it on purpose and can't stop. Mom's not going to talk to her anymore because she just acts horrible.

BT: I'm not an artist, but I hear you on the block thing, though for me it's writer's block. I hate when I get that.