There is a forum for tuba players called Sean Chisham's Tubenet.
I read a post by another forum member describing how he played Christmas carols on his tuba at Christmas time - relieving the bell ringer at the entrance to Wal-Mart for an hour to give the bell ringer a break as well as the ears of the cashiers inside the door.
I thought that was so cool, I called the Salvation Army, got permission and contacted a bell ringer and set up a appointment for me to play my tuber (That's Alabama speak for tuba) at 6 P.M. on Christmas Eve.
I brought a chair and my horn and repeated the ten carols I had prepared over and over for an hour.
The problem was, the bell ringer took the money bucket with her. People wanted to toss dollar bills down the bell of my horn and I had to warn them if they did that we may never see it again. I stuffed money in all my pockets until the bell ringer came back. Apparently the novelty of a tuba playing Christmas music generated a huge quantity of donations.
Several Wal-Mart cashiers kindly told me they enjoyed it and I had a really good time too.
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701 2011-02-20 12:54:22
Re: Why did I wait so long? (35 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
702 2011-02-20 12:25:00
Re: What songs have you played on the guitar? (14 replies, posted in Acoustic)
I had a night club band with the same five guys for six years.
We were all married, had kids and mortgages.
Our working song list averaged around 100 tunes. We probably knew 600 or so together. I would occasionally call a song that we hadn't played together for a year or so just to hear them groan and moan.
We reached a point where upon request, if any one of us knew the lyrics to a song, he would just yell out what key and go. The rhythm and chords usually were right including three part harmony on vocals.
Some of these requested songs went so well, we would jot it down on our current tune list to play nightly. Sometimes we would clean one up at a rehearsal. Club bands need to rehearse together two or three afternoons a week. Only on rare occasions did we splatter one off the walls so bad we had to stop and apologize to the audience. We always warned our crowd in advance when we were going to wing one on a request.
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703 2011-02-20 00:11:59
Re: ray wylie hubbard/snake farm (1 replies, posted in Song requests)
The intro starts out E,D,A and G. He is playing power chords in E,D and the occasional G as he sings.
Just play eighth note rhythm 1+2+3+4+ EEDDEEAG. Play different variations of that along with the U-Tube recording about 100 times and you will fall into what they are doing.
Cool song, have fun with it.
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704 2011-02-19 16:44:11
Re: Song Excerpt (8 replies, posted in My local band and me)
You guys sound nice. Thanks for the vid.
Any time you find a lady with a sense of humor, treasure her.
705 2011-02-19 16:37:59
Re: friday's blues fix (1,560 replies, posted in Bands and artists)
Keb mo sings Johnny Cash via Mayberry RFD:
706 2011-02-19 16:35:29
Re: friday's blues fix (1,560 replies, posted in Bands and artists)
John Lee Hooker, a big time blues man with a rhythm problem:
707 2011-02-19 03:43:52
Re: First public performance (9 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
The worst is past, sir. You accomplished the scariest part and this should liberate you to concentrate on improving your next performance.
Pre-performance anxiety has it's own set of tendencies and we can learn to deal with these as we keep coming back.
Think about what went wrong and take comfort in what went right.
Your next outing will find you better prepared and sounding mucho better. Music is always better when it is shared.
Wait 'til they get a load of you NEXT TIME. 
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708 2011-02-18 00:07:51
Re: Easy acoustic blues song? (14 replies, posted in Acoustic)
"Got You on my Mind" - three chords in A.
709 2011-02-15 13:19:40
Re: Shocking Blue by Venus Chords (4 replies, posted in Song requests)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2a5AICDKs7g
Strumming pattern is eighth notes, up down up down 1+2+3+4+.
The video opens with a B suspended chord for 2 measures (8 beats).
Then E minor - A for 8 beats, B sus for 8 beats, E minor - A through "Venus was her name". A minor - D at "She's got it, then E minor - A.
C at, "I'm your venus, then B at "I'm your fire" followed by Em - A.
Chords from there are as before.
Nice tune, enjoy.
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710 2011-02-15 12:59:41
Re: Joke Thread (231 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Did you hear about the dog that walked into the saloon?
He was looking for the scoundrel who shot his paw.
711 2011-02-14 00:17:31
Re: " NGD " Gotta stay out of... (24 replies, posted in Guitars and accessories)
I'd have to hang out at the nail salon or walk up and down the ladies clothing aisle.
A fate worse than death, Mike.
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712 2011-02-14 00:14:46
Re: Key Signature Question? (3 replies, posted in Music theory)
It's in G. The F doesn't need to be in the G scale. The D is.
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713 2011-02-12 12:01:16
Re: Epiphone EJ 200 (10 replies, posted in Acoustic)
Most Yamahas will blow away most any new guitar sound because that brand plus age has more frequencies audible for us to enjoy. A brand new guitar will be trebely until the finish dries out and (hopefully) gets old enough to crack up some and release more midrange and low frequencies as the wood gets drier.
You can experiment with various string types but a much played guitar always sounds better than a new one.
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714 2011-02-11 17:20:45
Re: Hello everybody! I'm new here and I'm teaching myself acoustic guitar (14 replies, posted in Acoustic)
Eggbrt makes an important point.
As we progress as a player by any means we prefer, there comes a point where it becomes obvious to us the we need to catch up on music theory in order to understand and consolidate our recent advances.
This can be learned piecemeal as the need occurs rather than slug through a complete theory study course all at once.
715 2011-02-11 02:43:00
Re: Hello everybody! I'm new here and I'm teaching myself acoustic guitar (14 replies, posted in Acoustic)
Tabs are fine. Being a lefty is fine if you are able to find a left-handed guitar or prefer to play right-handed on a standard guitar.
Good luck,
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716 2011-02-10 22:31:33
Topic: Casey Sings a Commercial Song. (2 replies, posted in My local band and me)
My grandson, Casey wanted to get max views on his next video blog so my son and I encouraged him to cover a well known commercial song.
He chose "Baby" by Justin Bieber.
717 2011-02-10 00:19:08
Re: Why did I wait so long? (35 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
tubatooter1940 wrote:Our trio of guitar, tuba and harmonica do a Christmas tour of two old folks homes and four or five elementary schools every year.
We found a Santa Claus who can sing and is really funny to go with us.
I don't know who has more fun, us or the old folks and kids.Tooter I think your grandson sings with you and I seem to remember his name was Casey. Am i correct?
I have one named Casey (11) and he will go with me when school is out. He is excited. Have a great time and keep it up. They love it! Al
God on ya, Al. You have a clear grasp of the objective. The main thing is, everybody including YOU has mucho fun.
Here's my Casey doing a short one:
718 2011-02-09 10:23:41
Re: Fire of Light (2 replies, posted in Songwriting)
You ROCK, Russell. That was inspiring. Way to go.
You are on a good track. I wanna see more from you, sir.
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719 2011-02-09 10:09:29
Re: Why did I wait so long? (35 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Our trio of guitar, tuba and harmonica do a Christmas tour of two old folks homes and four or five elementary schools every year.
We found a Santa Claus who can sing and is really funny to go with us.
I don't know who has more fun, us or the old folks and kids.
720 2011-02-09 10:00:01
Re: Football (40 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Had a buddy from Brooklyn, New York who married a girl from Valdosta, Georgia. They spent the majority of their lives laughing at each other's accents.
721 2011-02-07 17:14:09
Re: Stolen Moments (5 replies, posted in Poems)
Now, don't be rubbing it in.
722 2011-02-07 04:38:39
Re: Joke Thread (231 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Can't get enough of Jim Stafford:
723 2011-02-06 03:49:24
Re: QUXOTE (11 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Way to go, Russell, you be a one man band.
That was great. I'm proud of you.
I am setting up to record one track at a time just like you did.
What instrument did you use on the first track, if you please?
What order and instruments did you use on the following tracks?
So cool!
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724 2011-02-04 20:57:38
Re: Floods in Queensland (30 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Disasters or not, most people find the coolest places to live at land's end near the water and at the edge of tectonic plates.
When mother nature is not ripping your house down, the living is sweet.
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725 2011-02-04 11:04:49
Topic: Muppet Drum Battle (3 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
A special friend sent me this link.
Animal is my very favorite muppet.