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08 Jul 02 - 02:37 PM (#744486) Subject: Suitable gift for a musician From: Emma B Two friends (a couple with teenage children) are both celebrating their 50th birthday later this summer with the customary weekend-long 'bash' Assorted friends and family would like to commemerate this achievement in the time-honoured tradition but, being mostly fifty-somethings ourselves, have run out of ideas for original presents. They are both versatile musicians with a talent and fondness for celtic and Klezmer music. Any suggestions (however zany) welcome and, if either of you are reading this (you know who you are), just say (anonomously of course) what you would really like. |
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08 Jul 02 - 02:46 PM (#744495) Subject: RE: Help: Suitable gift for a musician From: SharonA Well, I should hope they're both celebrating! ;^) It may not be very original, but a gift certificate to their favorite folk-music shop might be appreciated. Or perhaps you could pay their admission and camping fee for their favorite music festival. |
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08 Jul 02 - 03:22 PM (#744529) Subject: RE: Help: Suitable gift for a musician From: GUEST A good paying day job.(laughing) Mudjack |
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08 Jul 02 - 03:54 PM (#744552) Subject: RE: Help: Suitable gift for a musician From: C-flat Maybe they'd appreciate something like this? |
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08 Jul 02 - 03:55 PM (#744555) Subject: RE: Help: Suitable gift for a musician From: GUEST like what? |
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08 Jul 02 - 03:56 PM (#744556) Subject: RE: Help: Suitable gift for a musician From: C-flat I'll try that again....this |
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08 Jul 02 - 03:56 PM (#744557) Subject: RE: Help: Suitable gift for a musician From: C-flat OOps.....?Back to the drawing board |
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08 Jul 02 - 03:59 PM (#744561) Subject: RE: Help: Suitable gift for a musician From: GUEST C Flat meant Click Here |
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08 Jul 02 - 04:01 PM (#744563) Subject: RE: Help: Suitable gift for a musician From: C-flat THIS? |
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08 Jul 02 - 04:02 PM (#744565) Subject: RE: Help: Suitable gift for a musician From: C-flat That's scary guest! I got it eventually:~) |
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08 Jul 02 - 04:16 PM (#744575) Subject: RE: Help: Suitable gift for a musician From: Sorcha Spaw needs one of those.......... |
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08 Jul 02 - 04:30 PM (#744582) Subject: RE: Help: Suitable gift for a musician From: GUEST,maryrrf I'd vote for a gift certificate to either a music shop or a store with a good selection of folk/traditional cd's. |
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08 Jul 02 - 04:59 PM (#744597) Subject: RE: Help: Suitable gift for a musician From: Emma B It was worth the suspense C flat! Did I say "however zany?" I'll sit on that suggestion for a while! |
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08 Jul 02 - 05:09 PM (#744603) Subject: RE: Help: Suitable gift for a musician From: C-flat I'm sure your friends would be suitably moved!:-) |
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08 Jul 02 - 05:35 PM (#744617) Subject: RE: Help: Suitable gift for a musician From: Noreen If you're all going to get together for a BIG present, how about a trip to Ireland and admission to a festival there? Willy Clancy Summer School (Willie Week) or the Scoil Eigse associated with the All Ireland fleadh spring to mind- workshops and plenty of associated sessions and jollity... |
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08 Jul 02 - 05:57 PM (#744632) Subject: RE: Help: Suitable gift for a musician From: Art Thieme A A 440 tuning fork (small gift)
A MUSSEHL AND WESTPHAL MUSICAL SAW----out of Wisconsin---Put in a search engine and there they will be.----28 inch length (larger gift) DO NOT USE THE BOW ON THE SIDE WITH TEETH. THAT SIDE ALWAYS PLAYS SHARP !!!) Art Thieme |
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08 Jul 02 - 06:59 PM (#744678) Subject: RE: Help: Suitable gift for a musician From: Nancy King You might check out www.theMusicStand.com (sorry I haven't learned how to do blue clickies yet...). They have everything from T-shirts to mugs to clocks to tote bags to lamps to music cabinets to god knows what else, all with a music -- even particular instruments -- theme. Some of it is dreck, but some is fairly cool. I get their print catalog, which I find a bit easier to use than the website, and have ordered quite a few things over the years. Cheers, Nancy |
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08 Jul 02 - 10:26 PM (#744800) Subject: RE: Help: Suitable gift for a musician From: mack/misophist I heartily recommend a gift I, myself, have given to a number of musical friends: CURRENCY. Versatile, useful, and never out of fashion. Sorry, I apologize but the spirits have taken control. I'm being forced to tell you that in German, gift means 'poison'. |
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08 Jul 02 - 10:48 PM (#744807) Subject: RE: Help: Suitable gift for a musician From: Gypsy Well, gee, you could do some of the party. In our house, we have made: Life sized banjo cakes, as well as mandolin cakes, and bodhran cakes. Howabout a mandolin pinata, filled with strings and picks and stuff? Had the treasure hunt one year for each and all with a small gift at the end. If you have a banjo player: we got ours 2 dozen 5th strings one year......he's not playing if he doesn't break one per session. Of, if you have the $$$$, really nice music stands (ours are wooden, and hold at least 4 books) or really nice stand up's for stringed instruments. Or, if they play accordian.....the care and feeding of your diatonic accordian by Jehan Paul. Yeah, we take b'days SERIOUS in these parts! |
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08 Jul 02 - 11:23 PM (#744819) Subject: RE: Help: Suitable gift for a musician From: Jack the Sailor That musical saw is very cool!! you can even get it engraved!! |
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09 Jul 02 - 12:00 AM (#744844) Subject: RE: Help: Suitable gift for a musician From: Bert Hire a Celtic or Klezmer group to come and play for them. |
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09 Jul 02 - 12:06 AM (#744848) Subject: RE: Help: Suitable gift for a musician From: DonMeixner Give them a paying gig. |
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09 Jul 02 - 04:58 AM (#744952) Subject: RE: Help: Suitable gift for a musician From: fogie If you want to drive them nuts give them one of the following.... an old sitar, a poorly made hurdygurdy, a bagpipe of some sort with the wrong drones, or a C-melody saxophone. Oh and then an appointment with a psychologist. |