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06 Dec 10 - 07:06 PM (#3047777) Subject: What would you like for Christmas? From: McGrath of Harlow There's almost certainly been a few threads asking this, but I couldn't find any. Anyway, I thought it might be a good way of getting ideas for what to give - or indeed what to hope to get. And maybe a way for people to drop hints. Should this be a BS thread? Well, since I suspect some of the most interesting ideas might be related to music, not necessarily. |
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06 Dec 10 - 07:09 PM (#3047780) Subject: RE: What would you like for Christmas? From: Will Fly Just cash - to go towards a beautiful parlour guitar that's being made for me. Very nice of you to ask! |
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06 Dec 10 - 07:11 PM (#3047783) Subject: RE: What would you like for Christmas? From: Bounty Hound Can I have another bouzouki please |
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06 Dec 10 - 07:17 PM (#3047787) Subject: RE: What would you like for Christmas? From: Tattie Bogle Think I already got mine: nice digital piano, and have just had delivery of a gig bag and dust cover for it. Have asked the (grown-up) kids to buy me a better pedal than the one that came with it! But my best present will be my first grandchild: due any day now! Already buying musical toys for him/her. |
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06 Dec 10 - 07:19 PM (#3047788) Subject: RE: What would you like for Christmas? From: GUEST,mg I would rather people sent money to Haiti..but if everyone were OK I would want a good peppermill, an extremely hot iron, fuzzy socks. mg |
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06 Dec 10 - 07:21 PM (#3047793) Subject: RE: What would you like for Christmas? From: GUEST,kendall I'd like to spend Christmas in London IF there was any snow to speak of. Other than that,another tool box. |
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06 Dec 10 - 07:54 PM (#3047818) Subject: RE: What would you like for Christmas? From: Tattie Bogle Come to Edinburgh instead Kendall:if you can get in. We've got tons of it! |
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06 Dec 10 - 08:15 PM (#3047825) Subject: RE: What would you like for Christmas? From: Wesley S There's a Kimble F-5 mandolin on the way to me now via UPS so asking for anything else would be very selfish. OK - I'll take an autoharp and a Collings uke please. Or a National tricone. |
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06 Dec 10 - 08:50 PM (#3047838) Subject: RE: What would you like for Christmas? From: ClaireBear I'll take labour over goods any day. This year, what I'd really like is for someone to volunteer to restring my harp. I have a complete set of replacement strings -- just scared to start the restringing process for fear I might do it wrong or break some of the new strings. |
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06 Dec 10 - 09:25 PM (#3047847) Subject: RE: What would you like for Christmas? From: andrew e A world based on love and truth and togetherness. Imagine!! |
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07 Dec 10 - 01:40 AM (#3047916) Subject: RE: What would you like for Christmas? From: GUEST,Lin A private concert with Donovan playing his music just for me "live." (not on a record, CD or DVD but actually live in person). Though that would be lovely, it's not gonna happen! :-( Nice pair of black jeans would be nice. Some folk CD's. Lessons to learn to play the sitar. Not easy finding a teacher around here that teaches that instrument. |
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07 Dec 10 - 03:15 AM (#3047940) Subject: RE: What would you like for Christmas? From: open mike a camper shell and lumber rack and seat covers for my truck..not asking for much, eh? they make lumber racks that allow a camper shell to be put on and taken off while the rack stays on. |
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07 Dec 10 - 03:40 AM (#3047944) Subject: RE: What would you like for Christmas? From: johncharles a collings guitar |
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07 Dec 10 - 05:26 AM (#3047972) Subject: RE: What would you like for Christmas? From: banjoman A new spine |
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07 Dec 10 - 06:23 AM (#3048000) Subject: RE: What would you like for Christmas? From: Richard Bridge Another Volvo - preferably the 940 Sport Edition Estate manual. A set of Volvo Polaris wheels. A bloody great Landrover - a 110 v8 (er, with LPG) A recondition for my rear projection TV. Another set of guts for another souped up computer - AMDx4Phenom on a full ATX board with huge PSU and koshels of RAM (I'll squeeze the guts of the one I've just built into a Tiny case). Oh, and a suitable person of gender to ... polish them (polish what?) for me. |
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07 Dec 10 - 07:03 AM (#3048013) Subject: RE: What would you like for Christmas? From: theleveller Well, the green slime caravan's on its last legs (wheels) so maybe a replacement. Oh, and an NK Forster bouzouki/guitar please: Please santa.... |
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07 Dec 10 - 07:09 AM (#3048016) Subject: RE: What would you like for Christmas? From: kendall I do love Edinburgh, it's my favorite city in the world, but London has a certain panache at Christmas. Dickens, and all that twaddle you know. |
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07 Dec 10 - 07:14 AM (#3048018) Subject: RE: What would you like for Christmas? From: Mrs.Duck A job would be nice. Please Santa xx |
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07 Dec 10 - 07:15 AM (#3048019) Subject: RE: What would you like for Christmas? From: theleveller What I've really asked for is: Books The Ballad of Britain – Will Hodgkinson Seasons They Change – Jeanette Leech Ocean of Sound – David Toop Magic in Medieval Manuscripts - Sophie Page CDs A Lighter Touch – Robin Dransfield All This Longing – Reg Meuross |
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07 Dec 10 - 07:18 AM (#3048022) Subject: RE: What would you like for Christmas? From: Green Man Enough time to do all the things that I want to do. The health and energy to achieve the above. |
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07 Dec 10 - 01:28 PM (#3048194) Subject: RE: What would you like for Christmas? From: GUEST,susanc "Corries Live" cd vol 1&2, a cd of Scottish & Irish sea songs, "House of Cards" dvd set (saw it so long aqo and would like to see it aqain), Bob Dylan's latest bootleg cd, and a flannel robe. Wait, I already got those for my November birthday! Chanukah has arrived and will celebrate it with family tomorrow. Who knows what it will bring. I'm grateful for everything already. |
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07 Dec 10 - 01:58 PM (#3048213) Subject: RE: What would you like for Christmas? From: Crowhugger A cittern, haven't decided which maker yet though. A mellow sounding frailing banjo whose voice nonetheless has some ping in it. And a 5-octave set of English-type hand bells (by Schulmerich) preferably with a porter who can haul them around for me. Time to play them all. |
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07 Dec 10 - 02:00 PM (#3048216) Subject: RE: What would you like for Christmas? From: GUEST,FloraG A hardanger would be nice. FloraG. |
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07 Dec 10 - 02:03 PM (#3048218) Subject: RE: What would you like for Christmas? From: Gurney One of those devices that goes between the microphones and the laptop so that I can do live recording direct to computer instead of onto my minidisc recorder. Dream on! |
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07 Dec 10 - 02:46 PM (#3048241) Subject: RE: What would you like for Christmas? From: Reinhard Peace and quiet would be nice. Much more importsnt to me than things I can buy any day of the year. |
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07 Dec 10 - 03:24 PM (#3048260) Subject: RE: What would you like for Christmas? From: John P Nothing physical for me, thanks. I'd like to live in a country that claims to be in favor of world peace but ISN'T the world's largest manufacturer and exporter of weapons of war. A president with some balls. Equal rights for gay folks. A law making it a crime for a politician to knowingly tell a lie. A law making it a crime for a news person -- or anyone claiming to be such -- to knowingly tell a lie. True separation of church and state. Sorry, I must be in a political mood today . . . |
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07 Dec 10 - 06:44 PM (#3048413) Subject: RE: What would you like for Christmas? From: open mike you mean you want someone from hardang or a fiddle from there??!! |
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07 Dec 10 - 07:44 PM (#3048442) Subject: RE: What would you like for Christmas? From: Herga Kitty Kendall - AFAIK, your spouse has already dispatched herself to the UK for the approaching Christmas... and we can (hopefully) work out a way of getting your Elgin pocket watch working for next Christmas! Kitty |
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07 Dec 10 - 09:07 PM (#3048481) Subject: RE: What would you like for Christmas? From: kendall If you want to mail it to me, Kitty, I'd pay for that. |
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08 Dec 10 - 04:43 AM (#3048607) Subject: RE: What would you like for Christmas? From: GUEST,FloraG open mike either would be Ok but the fiddle is something I've been on the lookout for a while. Never seen one for sale in the Uk and I'm reticent to get without trying it out. Actually - this sounds a bit like some of the comments on the back page of my local paper in the dating section. I can understand any confussion Mike. I'm also hoping for good enough weather next week to get to the Christmas do - mainly carols - that we do for the old people's day centre. We had to negotiate with a neighbour last week to get us and our eqipement to the barn dance. perhaps I should be asking for a 4 by 4 - but perhaps not. Seasons wishes to all FloraG. |
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08 Dec 10 - 05:00 AM (#3048618) Subject: RE: What would you like for Christmas? From: Rafflesbear A day with my mum and dad alive again, so that I could tell them all that's gone on since I last saw them and they could see what a fine man their little grandson has grown into. |
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08 Dec 10 - 07:15 AM (#3048688) Subject: RE: What would you like for Christmas? From: autoharpbob Whoops - follow that! I would like an autoharp app for the i-Pad. Yes, there is one. And the i-Pad to go with it And a(nother) real autoharp just to compare - a really nice D'Aigle Cascade single key with switch out bars would do me. |
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08 Dec 10 - 07:19 AM (#3048691) Subject: RE: What would you like for Christmas? From: Black belt caterpillar wrestler I think it's going to be the same unfulfilled request as last year; a snowplough! |
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08 Dec 10 - 08:13 AM (#3048725) Subject: RE: What would you like for Christmas? From: Wolfhound person 2 baby wolfhound ladies a clavichord a Zoom H1 a new right elbow, and a new left wrist I might get the middle two! |
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08 Dec 10 - 08:13 AM (#3048726) Subject: RE: What would you like for Christmas? From: GUEST,Tunesmith The "Jonathan Creek" dvd boxset! It's only £15 at Amazon UK. That's 1,500mins of my favourite detective and his classy dufflecoat! And, in a number of episodes, the rather attractive Julia Sawalha. |
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08 Dec 10 - 08:39 AM (#3048742) Subject: RE: What would you like for Christmas? From: GUEST,Seaking at Sea To be at home. |
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08 Dec 10 - 11:41 AM (#3048892) Subject: RE: What would you like for Christmas? From: VirginiaTam I want to hear my daughter sing. I want to hold her and sing with her. |
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08 Dec 10 - 11:44 AM (#3048896) Subject: RE: What would you like for Christmas? From: John MacKenzie this , or its bigger brother, the Stagepas 500. |
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08 Dec 10 - 12:19 PM (#3048914) Subject: RE: What would you like for Christmas? From: theleveller VT, go outside, stand somewhere quiet, look up at the stars and listen...and you will! |
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08 Dec 10 - 12:24 PM (#3048916) Subject: RE: What would you like for Christmas? From: Dorothy Parshall VT: I do believe theleveller is correct!! Do give it a try on a beautiful starry night. I only want peace on earth. |
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08 Dec 10 - 12:30 PM (#3048920) Subject: RE: What would you like for Christmas? From: WalkaboutsVerse ...acheless new back teeth! |
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08 Dec 10 - 01:52 PM (#3048988) Subject: RE: What would you like for Christmas? From: Bill D a ¼" BSF stud, bolt...anything with a few threads on it. I need it to fix my (English)Myford wood lathe, and you simply can't find them in the USA! (When I bought the lathe, they sent me a standard flat-blade screwdriver, of which I have 20, and did NOT include the BSF stud needed to access the headstock gears for lubrication.) Oh.... and a few quarts of Springbank Scotch! and a bunch of that Peace on Earth would be nice also..... |
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08 Dec 10 - 01:57 PM (#3048993) Subject: RE: What would you like for Christmas? From: John MacKenzie Here you are Bill. |
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08 Dec 10 - 02:45 PM (#3049036) Subject: RE: What would you like for Christmas? From: Bill D Yup...that may be the type of place I end up at, John. I am about to try emailing Myford to see if they'll correct the old error. |
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08 Dec 10 - 03:46 PM (#3049085) Subject: RE: What would you like for Christmas? From: John MacKenzie Well if I can help, let me know |
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08 Dec 10 - 05:54 PM (#3049149) Subject: RE: What would you like for Christmas? From: Joe_F And all I've done for want of wit To memory now I can't recall. That's what I'd like! |
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08 Dec 10 - 06:34 PM (#3049186) Subject: RE: What would you like for Christmas? From: GUEST,Sid F 10 disc boxed set by Cecil Taylor: '2Ts for a lovely T.' Al O' Donnell's 2 early albums - got them on mp3 but would like the originals. And a request - Dick Miles to stop his incessant, even if amusingly incoherent, self-publicising of a minor talent (at best) for a couple of weeks. (Please Santa) |
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08 Dec 10 - 06:39 PM (#3049189) Subject: RE: What would you like for Christmas? From: McGrath of Harlow "wolfhound ladies" sounds interesting... ........................... There are things we'd really want, which aren't to be had all too often - youth and health and people we have lost - and the consolation prizes that'd be nice to have anyway - as Bob Dylan put it: ...And yes, there's something you can send back to me Spanish boots of Spanish leather. |
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08 Dec 10 - 08:24 PM (#3049255) Subject: RE: What would you like for Christmas? From: McGrath of Harlow A Victor Meldrew T-shirt might be an idea. Or maybe a Victor Meldrew scarf would be better,given the weather. |
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09 Dec 10 - 02:15 PM (#3049809) Subject: RE: What would you like for Christmas? From: Wolfhound person Like this, McGrath! www.hannikins.co.uk/for_sale.html I need ladies, cos the male wolfie X I've already got gets on better with ladies. Paws |
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22 Dec 10 - 01:20 PM (#3059426) Subject: RE: What would you like for Christmas? From: GUEST,Azoic World peace,environmental responsibility,and a new June tabor cd. |
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22 Dec 10 - 01:23 PM (#3059429) Subject: RE: What would you like for Christmas? From: topical tom Good health and a visit with family and friends; IMO it doesn't get better than that. Merry Christmas and a happy, healthy new year, all! |
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24 Dec 10 - 06:49 PM (#3060891) Subject: RE: What would you like for Christmas? From: Tattie Bogle We got the grandchild! (See my post of 6th Dec) Arrived today, only 12 days late, a bonnie lad of 8lb 7oz. Best Christmas present ever! (And of course "not just for Christmas"!) |
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24 Dec 10 - 07:11 PM (#3060896) Subject: RE: What would you like for Christmas? From: Sugwash A reprieve for Folkwaves. |
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24 Dec 10 - 07:19 PM (#3060898) Subject: RE: What would you like for Christmas? From: Tootler My granddaughter is visiting for Christmas which is lovely. She's 20 months old and starting to talk. It's a fascinating age as they are really developing quickly. I remember my own kids at that age. Oh and I asked my wife to get me a Chris Harvey Jig Doll. Will Fly's Beaky has a lot to answer for :-) When we show my granddaughter the You Tube Beaky clip, she points at it and says "Doodle, Doodle!". |
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24 Dec 10 - 08:56 PM (#3060926) Subject: RE: What would you like for Christmas? From: Bat Goddess Tom's voice back with strength and resonance of old...but, thanks to Dr. Zeitels, we're well on the way! I desperately want to sing with Tom again! And a new knee without having to lose six weeks pay while doing physical therapy. Barring that, how about a little LESS of something...such as pain. And a decent night's sleep...lots of them. Maybe being able to sleep on my side instead of propped up on my back with two pillows under my knee. (Ah, the things you don't appreciate until you can't have them.) Oh, yeah, and world peace, an end to hunger, a job and a decent wage for everyone who needs one, a few more medical breakthroughs (and Dr. Z. getting his biogel approved by the FDA), a sensible energy policy with no massive oil spills, mountaintop removal, etcet etcet, governments and factions willing to talk first instead of reaching for the gun, the bomb, the suicide bomber, a couple political parties that can manage to work together for the good of the population instead of trying to satisfy the greed of those who already have too much, religions that start living up to their message... Linn |
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25 Dec 10 - 02:19 PM (#3061202) Subject: RE: What would you like for Christmas? From: Tim Leaning I would like a pill that fills my head with all the music theory and skill for playing my guitar I would have had ,if I had started learning to play when I was a young teen ... |
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25 Dec 10 - 05:04 PM (#3061239) Subject: RE: What would you like for Christmas? From: Betsy I phoned Santa and perhaps (in fact certainly) didn't understand my accent as I recieved in my sock, a 12 inch statue of Liberace !!!. Hope you all had (and are still having across the pond )a Happy and peaceful time. |
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25 Dec 10 - 06:39 PM (#3061273) Subject: RE: What would you like for Christmas? From: Bat Goddess Liberace! Ach! The first place I remember living (47th St. in West Allis which is a suburb of Milwaukee, Wisconsin) when I was 3 and 4 years old was about a block away from where Liberace grew up and where his mother still lived (c. 1953). Actually, a few years ago I came into possession of several videotapes of Liberace's 1950s TV show. He was BRILLIANT, way ahead of his time, bringing classical music to the masses, making it interesting. That was back in the era when he wore a fairly conservative tailcoat (black tie), had his brother George occasionally accompany him on violin, and had a candelabra on the grand piano. The cinematography was exceptional; sometimes he was filmed in silhouette through draperies, the camera never static, his smile flashing broadly at every opportunity. |
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26 Dec 10 - 06:56 AM (#3061407) Subject: RE: What would you like for Christmas? From: Betsy It was meant to be a joke - a 12 inch pianist !!! |