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FailureToCommunicate

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14. Jethro Tull saved my life!

Mon Mar 14, 2016, 11:03 PM

Mar 2016

Well... my romantic life. Starting in fourth grade and all thru the rest, I was the only boy in school playing flute. For so many years it was not cool to be me. Then suddenly with Ian Anderson prancing around in his boots and bathrobe, the other kids (and girls!) began to see the flute as a cool, rocking instrument!

Thanks Ian, and Tull for helping me morph from flute section band nerd... to a rock prince...at least thru high school!

(But luckily, not many years later, I discovered the world of irish flute, and band like the Chieftains, Bothy Band, Boys of the Lough...)

thanks, hobbit709, for sparking the memories!

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Thick As A Brick [View all] hobbit709 Mar 2016 OP

They are still playing, the oldest rock band in the world. Anderson is the only original member, but thereismore Mar 2016 #1

Oldest rock band still playing? I think that would be the Stones. thesquanderer Mar 2016 #3

Nope nope and nope. The Tull is 2 years older than the Stones, little known fact! thereismore Mar 2016 #4

Another little known fact Ferd Berfel Mar 2016 #9

Never knew that. nt thereismore Mar 2016 #10

I used to subscribe to National Fisherman Ferd Berfel Mar 2016 #11

OK have to add this Ferd Berfel Mar 2016 #12

Better than 40 years on, and our wise men still don't understand what it is to be stupid . . . Journeyman Mar 2016 #2

Oh the memories passiveporcupine Mar 2016 #5

I think I read they will be around here MuseRider Mar 2016 #6

man, I wore this album out back in the day... dhill926 Mar 2016 #7

OMG now look what you started! chknltl Mar 2016 #8

JT on relying on the Divine to solve an ever accelerating life. Half-Century Man Mar 2016 #13

Jethro Tull saved my life! FailureToCommunicate Mar 2016 #14

I saw them! Great concert with some amazing stage visuals. glinda Mar 2016 #15