I sometimes grow sunflowers.

[Ptah]

Everyone has an Arizona story; tell us yours. - - > DU Arizona Group





I played tuba in high school.

[Horse with no Name]

1. Born and raised in AZ

and very disheartened at the state of the state today.

[Wait Wut]

2. OMG. I used to feel so sorry for you tuba players.

That thing is enormous. And, it was normally the smallest kids that played. My advice to any young aspiring musicians...play the harmonica, it fits in yer pocket. Besides, the world needs more harmonica players.

[Ptah]

3. I was young and dumb and full of

energy.

It was *mumbl*-ty nine years ago.

[Wait Wut]

4. What is that saying?

"Youth is wasted on the young" or something. We get old and have all the knowledge we needed when we were young, but none of the energy.

I played the violin for two years. I sucked really, really bad.

[freshwest]

15. A kid nearby practices his tuba daily. Don't mind it at all, he eventually runs out of air.

Kinda funny. really. His sister practices for the church choir and she goes quite a while as well, and then wears out. So much better than anything made with electricity, as it never runs out of energy. It's like the movie Rear Window without any murdering. So far, anyway.

[MiddleFingerMom]

5. Did you ever see a comedian who used her tuba as part of her "stand-up" ("sit-down" in her case).

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She ended her set by pointing out that the tuba, with its incredible vibrations, was nestled between
her thighs and she went pretty much writhing/orgasmic on something like "Flight of the Bumblebee".
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I looked for more from her for a LONG time, but I guess she was a one-trick pony. This had to be 20
years ago or more.
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[Ptah]

6. No, however I did see Freebo play with Bonnie Raitt,

Ann Arbor, 1975 or 1976.

[gkhouston]

7. OMG, tubas!

Years ago, when I was an undergrad, the music school had its practice rooms on the same floor as the computer lab I usually worked in. There was always something surreal about debugging code at 1 am while someone was practicing the tuba. I went to a recital once, where all of the works were solo/small ensemble pieces for the tuba, written by student composers at the behest of some tuba major who needed rep for his degree recital. It was actually very good if a bit odd.

[Spazito]

8. Hi Ptah!

Thanks for the invite to the DU Arizona Group. I am going to take you up on that as I have visited your beautiful state.

[Ptah]

10. Be sure to visit the Cactus-as-swimwear expo next time you visit.

[Spazito]

12. LOL!

I will surely do that but, fair warning, I am too old to look good in that style of swimwear so won't be doing any purchasing.

[cyberswede]

9. I played the Sousaphone in Marching Band...

and so did my mom (in the 40s), and 2 of my sisters (70s and 80s), and now my niece (10th grader)!

[Ptah]

11. I also did the Sousaphone for marching and pep band.

I miss it.

[tjc1234]

13. me

me 2

[Ptah]

14. I'd also like to hear your Montana stories.

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