How to relax -"Sometimes"

[Paul Templar]

I know this is not railroading but,As a brief respite from model making I tend to write music on the computer in a program called “Cakewalk” This program allows full orchestration to be made, As I was a full time professional musician for many years in the world of Show Business, I tend to relax and listen now and again, so I thought I would share with you just one piece I wrote from a full score I borrowed from the BBC. It’s the signature tune from an old Radio program called “Dick Barton special agent” and the music is called Devil’s Gallop. It is in midi format and takes around 8 seconds to load, depending on what sound card you have installed will make quite a difference to the quality you hear it at, anyway, have fun.

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[Alan]

Thanks Paul. I remember my parents listening to "Dick Barton - Special Agent!" on the radio when I was a lad. On the Home Service, I expect smile.gif

That brought back memories!

My favourite though was "Dan Dare - Pilot of the Future!" complete with the Mekon :D

[Pete]

Wow, Paul, I didn't know you were a musician! What instrument, and where did you play? I play trumpet here in Las Vegas for a show. www.dannygansshow.com (http://www.dannygansshow.com) How interesting finding out about other modeler's interests besides model railroading. Seems like such a small world. Pete

[CP&E 3207]

Alto Saxophone in High school marching Band. "thank the Lord that football season is OVER!!"

[fitz]

Paul, you are truly a man of many talents. smile.gif

[Benny]

Awwww, marching isn't all THAT bad!

Lets see, long hours of brutal physical exercise, lungpower nbuilding, and there is always that scitzofrantic instructor who is yelling and praising and yelling all over again on a daily basis. And you think it was bad in high school: In college, they let the undergraduates write the feild drill for the show, and they usually have little to no clue between the difference if what looks good and what is physically impossible to march. Mr. Rees Writes and arranges the entire show, no show in the box for us. And then, we still have SO little time to learn it all.

As all our fathers say, it builds character! :D

I am a sophmore at the University of arizona, Have four years HS band and wrapping up my first year in the Pride of Arizona. I started way back in Grade School on an alto sax, in Junior High I played Tenor, and in High school, My teacher demanded more volume, so I couldnt back down to the alto. Marched two years Tenor and two years on Baritone Sax.

I currently march Bari, and I love evey moment!

Saturday is BAND day, the day all of the High School bands come to the university to show their stuff. Great fun!

[Bill Kamery]

I was my high school marching band. It was a very small school, and we had to draft a bass drummer. He wasn't real bright, so the instructor told him to "just hit the drum every time you right foot hits the ground." That worked okay until he got tired or we went up a hill, then the whole band had to slow down! Once we even had to stop!

[CP&E 3207]

ha, we had 3 band teachers in 4 years, first one took an english teacher position, another moved to florida to teach kindergarteners (came back for Band camp 2001)and the current one was a math teacher.

http://www.buband.org/

It hasn't been updated too recently.

[Pete]

Bill, your post was too funny! Being that model railtroading is a creative hobby - an art - it is no surprise to find so many model railroaders also involved in music.

[porkypine52]

Involved in music? I wish I was. The only thing I play is my stereo setup. When I go down to the layout room to work or run trains on the layout, one of the first things that happens is the stereo goes on. We gotta have music while relaxing, messing on the layout. It has to be (HORRORS!) rock and roll. Many a train has been ran while the Rolling Stones have been playing in the backround. Stones, Led Zepplin, Jimi, Z Z Top, Moody Blues, Pink Floyd, The Boss etc. etc have all had their sounds heard in the layout room. Wife knows that I will not hear the phone, TV, or HER when I get my old Sansui 8080 cranked up. I am in my own little world and nobody is going to bug me, and if everything is going smooth, Bruce and myself may even sing a little together! LOL It needs to be noted that I have been told that when I sing, I sound like a Bullfrog in heat. To each his own.

[Colonel]

Mark,
You and I would get along just fine, I also like some loud heavy music when I'm nodelling. I like to listen to ACDC or Pink Floyd when I'm modelling ocassionally I also feel mellow and like to listen to Dire Straits.

Another pastime I enjoy is watching and listening to DVD's with my home cinema running high :D for anybody into great effects The Matrix or Phantom Menace are both excellent

[watash]

Well, I am from an earlier era.

I took my first lessons on Rock a long time ago. Dad gave me a stick and said go beat that rock.

As I grew older, he gave me a hammer. Mom was so pleased, she figured I would grow up to be a drummer.

The years passed and they had me take lessons to play the pipe organ, mostly Oom-Pa-Pa 3/4 time. Practice was each Saturday early in the morning at Friends University at Wichita, Kansas. It went along OK for awhile, then I learned to play The Entrance of the Gladiators! (It is one of the Circus songs used when the elephants come trooping in the Big Tent)! That didn't go well.

The Quakers (Friends), at the University didn't feel Circus music wafting out over their campus was appropriate, so that stopped the pipe organ career.

Now I put a roll on our player piano and listen while I work. The neighbors kids came over one day to see where the Circus was! I have some old rolls with Circus music.

So I finally found my calling, now I'm pure death on a player piano! Mom and Dad would be proud! :D

[Gary Pfeil]

Rock and blues! How 'bout Hot Tuna?

Gary