Man Plays Taps at Sunset

This is truly wonderful. This man plays "taps" every evening at sunset in honor of our nation. There are so few civic patriots left. This man is definitely one of them.

Being that I don;t know how to play the bugle or trumpet I am going to have to use the violin. Every evening I am going to start going out on my back porch and playing taps on the fiddle. call it a "public performance". Hope others catch on to this and make it a daily American tradition.

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-18563_16...s-take-notice/

Do you take requests? :mrgreen:

http://youtu.be/GlSuLXuubC0

http://youtu.be/GlSuLXuubC0

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Originally Posted by WØTKX

Do you take requests?

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FREEBIRD!!

Okay, will do. But I don;t know if my violin is loud enough to be heard all the way to California. :)

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Originally Posted by n2ize

Okay, will do. But I don;t know if my violin is loud enough to be heard all the way to California. :)

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313 is usually open

That would be very funny. Classical on .313.

In that case, I'd request some Wagner. :yes:

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Originally Posted by WØTKX

That would be very funny. Classical on .313.

In that case, I'd request some Wagner. :yes:

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It would be the best thing that as happened on .313 in a long time from what I hear about .313. 8););)

As long as he doesn't play Reveille at sunrise I doubt the neighbors will mind. Does he play Church Call on Sundays? The violin may sound a little weird, just as long is it's not bagpipes.

Yeah....great idea....:evil:


I have several cabinets and an amp that is rated for 1600w, a Fender P-deluxe with active electronics and numerous pedals.

I think my shit neighbors would love my rendition of Taps at sunset....sunset in Hawaii, soooooo, what...4 am here? On a fully overdriven bass with roundwounds at full volume on the front steps. Sure! I think they would like that, the driveway-blocking, cigarette butt-tossing, rude assholes. I dont know what country they are from, but they dont give a shit whatsoever about how things are done here, it would be my pleasure to enlighten them.






....what were we talking about?

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Yeah....great idea....:evil:


I have several cabinets and an amp that is rated for 1600w, a Fender P-deluxe with active electronics and numerous pedals.

I think my shit neighbors would love my rendition of Taps at sunset....sunset in Hawaii, soooooo, what...4 am here? On a fully overdriven bass with roundwounds at full volume on the front steps. Sure! I think they would like that, the driveway-blocking, cigarette butt-tossing, rude assholes. I dont know what country they are from, but they dont give a shit whatsoever about how things are done here, it would be my pleasure to enlighten them.






....what were we talking about?

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With the kind of equipment you are talking about I think that I would most definitely hear you back east here.

For sure....and i really dig in too! At the moment, they have a work truck and trailer spread out across our street...at least my wife could get out of the garage to go to work.

Remember Jimmi Hendryx at Woodstock?

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Originally Posted by kb2vxa

As long as he doesn't play Reveille at sunrise I doubt the neighbors will mind. Does he play Church Call on Sundays? The violin may sound a little weird, just as long is it's not bagpipes.

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And what do you have against bagpipes!!!???:rant:

I love bagpipes. I would listen to 4 hours of bagpipe music over one set of generic blues.

So he's playing Taps and not tapping something. Sad, he could have been my new hero. :rofl:

It would be nice to hear him.

"And what do you have against bagpipes!!!???"

I was thinking of a friend in Edinburgh when I wrote that. Long story about Hadrian's Wall, catapults throwing flaming haggis, pipes and drums playing Scotland The Brave and fleeing Romans.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSH0eRKq1lE

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Originally Posted by kb2vxa

Remember Jimmi Hendryx at Woodstock?

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All time classic!


But playing taps at the end of the day pretty much only signifies that it's go-to-sleep time, lights out, time for that final...um..."exercise" til drifting off and little more.

NOW...if someone played taps, say, at the National Archives next to the Constitution and Declaration of Independance, THAT would be muy appropriate.

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Originally Posted by kb2vxa

"And what do you have against bagpipes!!!???"

I was thinking of a friend in Edinburgh when I wrote that. Long story about Hadrian's Wall, catapults throwing flaming haggis, pipes and drums playing Scotland The Brave and fleeing Romans.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSH0eRKq1lE

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Have you been to Edinburgh? Did you walk through Leith? I know nowt about it, ken, except what I've read in Irving Welsh's writing about some cunts from there,likesay.

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Remember Jimmi Hendryx at Woodstock?

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Remember it? Hells, I got it mesmerized.

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And what do you have against bagpipes!!!???:rant:

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Nothing. The crew at the fire station down the street from me practices on their pipes every Wednesday evening and it sounds really cool drifting in on the wind.

That said, if anyone dares to play Amazing Grace on the bagpipes at my funeral, I will come back and haunt them.

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All time classic!


But playing taps at the end of the day pretty much only signifies that it's go-to-sleep time, lights out, time for that final...um..."exercise" til drifting off and little more.

NOW...if someone played taps, say, at the National Archives next to the Constitution and Declaration of Independance, THAT would be muy appropriate.

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I'll be more than happy to play it there every day as long as someone pays for my transportation, room and board, meals, etc. Also they have to accept that it ain't gonna be played on a horn. Although I wouldn't mind learning to play the horn.

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I love bagpipes. I would listen to 4 hours of bagpipe music over one set of generic blues.

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Hmmmm... bagpipes ? I am not too fond of their sound. I can enjoy it up to a point however. Also depends on who is playing and their style and music.

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For sure....and i really dig in too! At the moment, they have a work truck and trailer spread out across our street...at least my wife could get out of the garage to go to work.

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Sooo... why do I get the impression that you are not very fond of that particular area and its people. :snicker:

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Originally Posted by n2ize

I'll be more than happy to play it there every day as long as someone pays for my transportation, room and board, meals, etc. Also they have to accept that it ain't gonna be played on a horn. Although I wouldn't mind learning to play the horn.

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If you were really into doing it you'd be thrilled to pay your own way to make such an important statement, especially if you went through channels and actually got a permit to do it.

In that setting, I'd think that Taps on a violin would be very appropriate. You could pour your heart out and really schmalz it up. In a tasteful way, of course.

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Originally Posted by n2ize

I'll be more than happy to play it there every day as long as someone pays for my transportation, room and board, meals, etc. Also they have to accept that it ain't gonna be played on a horn. Although I wouldn't mind learning to play the horn.

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And it will fit in an overhead compartment. And make sure the contract says "No horn", and a $20 per diem for food...good to go!

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Originally Posted by n2ize

Sooo... why do I get the impression that you are not very fond of that particular area and its people. :snicker:

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The entire city, really. But up here in the northwest valley, its a nice blend of criminals, gangs, military and their shit families, gym douches and their fake titted girlfriends, monster truck meatheads, Walmart trash and renters....throw them all into an old, used 5 gallon pickle bucket and dump them out....instant NW Vegas.

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The entire city, really. But up here in the northwest valley, its a nice blend of criminals, gangs, military and their shit families, gym douches and their fake titted girlfriends, monster truck meatheads, Walmart trash and renters....throw them all into an old, used 5 gallon pickle bucket and dump them out....instant NW Vegas.

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Wow.... I have never been there but I would imagine Vegas attracts all types, and apparently much of the dregs. I would like to visit the Southwest one day but would prefer to avoid the Vegas scene if at all possible.

Hey, didn't back in the 1950's people in Vegas used to be able to see the atomic tests at the Nevada gunnery range ? Perhapos these days Vegas should be the test site...LOL:lol:
All kidding aside I am sure there must be at least a few decent people there. Or did they all leave... :lol:

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The entire city, really. But up here in the northwest valley, its a nice blend of criminals, gangs, military and their shit families, gym douches and their fake titted girlfriends, monster truck meatheads, Walmart trash and renters....throw them all into an old, used 5 gallon pickle bucket and dump them out....instant NW Vegas.

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"military and their shit families" -- thanks for the reminder that the military is a cross-section of all types. The military people I've known don't seem to fit that category, but I guess I've been lucky to meet only the good people serving.

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Wow.... I have never been there but I would imagine Vegas attracts all types, and apparently much of the dregs. I would like to visit the Southwest one day but would prefer to avoid the Vegas scene if at all possible.

Hey, didn't back in the 1950's people in Vegas used to be able to see the atomic tests at the Nevada gunnery range ? Perhapos these days Vegas should be the test site...LOL:lol:
All kidding aside I am sure there must be at least a few decent people there. Or did they all leave... :lol:

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Ill address these one by one.

We certainly do attract all types, in all fairness, many people come here to have a good time, host their trade show, get out of the snow, etc...and there are a lot of good people who live here, thats a given. Overallo, its a dump. The behind the scenes city is nasty. No matter who is doing the list, we usually make it into the top 10 of dangerous cities, or dirtiest...something! Its a predatory playground for rich and poor alike, seems the entire place is on the take. Everyone is out to get theirs and nobody better get in their way. We are seriously devoid of culture and civility, this is known to us locals and nobody but the mayor and the tourist board would disagree. As for the SW region, my wife would like to leave it behind, and so do i, but there are many beautiful and interesting places just outside the city, much less the region. Even in the city there are places that are cool, but you have to track them down...and usually pay for it.

As for the nuke tests, they still do them, they just dont tell us about it because they dont have to. The above ground tests are a thing of the past, though. Only about 20 miles north of my house (im in the extreme NW corner of the city where the civilization ends), is the first of the old craters at the edge of the test site by the I-95. They are all over the place on the other side of the mountain behind my house. Yet another reason i want to leave, i fear our north wind for different reasons than other people fear theirs. So, Vegas IS a test site when you get down to it. And as i stated above, there are plenty of cool people here...just not up here in the NW valley. And you have to look for them in the rest of the city (not North Las Vegas, different city...similar to Compton, just dont go there). People here are very guarded and self absorbed, if for no other reason than self preservation.

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Wow.... I have never been there but I would imagine Vegas attracts all types, and apparently much of the dregs. I would like to visit the Southwest one day but would prefer to avoid the Vegas scene if at all possible.

Hey, didn't back in the 1950's people in Vegas used to be able to see the atomic tests at the Nevada gunnery range ? Perhapos these days Vegas should be the test site...LOL:lol:
All kidding aside I am sure there must be at least a few decent people there. Or did they all leave... :lol:

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Ill address these one by one.

We certainly do attract all types, in all fairness, many people come here to have a good time, host their trade show, get out of the snow, etc...and there are a lot of good people who live here, thats a given. Overallo, its a dump. The behind the scenes city is nasty. No matter who is doing the list, we usually make it into the top 10 of dangerous cities, or dirtiest...something! Its a predatory playground for rich and poor alike, seems the entire place is on the take. Everyone is out to get theirs and nobody better get in their way. We are seriously devoid of culture and civility, this is known to us locals and nobody but the mayor and the tourist board would disagree. As for the SW region, my wife would like to leave it behind, and so do i, but there are many beautiful and interesting places just outside the city, much less the region. Even in the city there are places that are cool, but you have to track them down...and usually pay for it.

As for the nuke tests, they still do them, they just dont tell us about it because they dont have to. The above ground tests are a thing of the past, though. Only about 20 miles north of my house (im in the extreme NW corner of the city where the civilization ends), is the first of the old craters at the edge of the test site by the I-95. They are all over the place on the other side of the mountain behind my house. Yet another reason i want to leave, i fear our north wind for different reasons than other people fear theirs. So, Vegas IS a test site when you get down to it. And as i stated above, there are plenty of cool people here...just not up here in the NW valley. And you have to look for them in the rest of the city (not North Las Vegas, different city...similar to Compton, just dont go there). People here are very guarded and self absorbed, if for no other reason than self preservation.

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Originally Posted by W1GUH

"military and their shit families" -- thanks for the reminder that the military is a cross-section of all types. The military people I've known don't seem to fit that category, but I guess I've been lucky to meet only the good people serving.

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Paul, i grew up military, mom, dad, uncles, cousins, neighbors. I lived on bases and knew nothing but military people growing up, i wanted to join due to this (decided against it last minute)....it seems the typical military family of the past has been replaced by "we will take what we get" meatheads, at least around here. Lots of penis wagging, hard right winged angry military 'real men' live in my neighborhood. Their kids are fat, pompous assholes who tear up the neighborhood and have no sense of regard for anyone else. This isnt the military family setting i grew up with. This neighborhood is a mix of everything i described before.

Why that post went up twice is a mystery to me.....sorry about that.

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Originally Posted by N7YA

Ill address these one by one.

We certainly do attract all types, in all fairness, many people come here to have a good time, host their trade show, get out of the snow, etc...and there are a lot of good people who live here, thats a given. Overallo, its a dump. The behind the scenes city is nasty. No matter who is doing the list, we usually make it into the top 10 of dangerous cities, or dirtiest...something! Its a predatory playground for rich and poor alike, seems the entire place is on the take. Everyone is out to get theirs and nobody better get in their way. We are seriously devoid of culture and civility, this is known to us locals and nobody but the mayor and the tourist board would disagree. As for the SW region, my wife would like to leave it behind, and so do i, but there are many beautiful and interesting places just outside the city, much less the region. Even in the city there are places that are cool, but you have to track them down...and usually pay for it.

As for the nuke tests, they still do them, they just dont tell us about it because they dont have to. The above ground tests are a thing of the past, though. Only about 20 miles north of my house (im in the extreme NW corner of the city where the civilization ends), is the first of the old craters at the edge of the test site by the I-95. They are all over the place on the other side of the mountain behind my house. Yet another reason i want to leave, i fear our north wind for different reasons than other people fear theirs. So, Vegas IS a test site when you get down to it. And as i stated above, there are plenty of cool people here...just not up here in the NW valley. And you have to look for them in the rest of the city (not North Las Vegas, different city...similar to Compton, just dont go there). People here are very guarded and self absorbed, if for no other reason than self preservation.

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They no longer test actual nuclear weapons above or underground. They do test simulations and yesats using conventional explosives but they no longer detonate active atomic fission or fusion devices. If they did it would be common knowledge. The seismic fingerprint of an above or underground atomic explosion is quite easy to recognize.

That said I wish I could have been around to witness some of the above ground tests. They must have been an awesome sight. Even the videos and pictures mesmerize me. I am fascinated by atomic stuff and radiation.

We just had one a few years ago. They made it known that it was live nuke...at least they decided to tell us. We had fighter planes flying slow circles around the city. Called Trinity, or something like that.

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We just had one a few years ago. They made it known that it was live nuke...at least they decided to tell us. We had fighter planes flying slow circles around the city. Called Trinity, or something like that.

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Trinity was the name of the first atomic detonation in New Mexico. Do you remember the exact date this recent incident happened ? I highly doubt it was a fission or fusion blast. It would be common knowledge by now. There are too many monitoring stations in operation all over the world and by now our enemies would be screaming and pointing fingers and crying foul... Unless of course we made an agreement with them, On the other hand the USA is signed on to the nuclear test ban treaty but it is not ratified. So I guess anything is possible. But a nuclear explosion is a very hard thing to hide which leads me to wonder. In many ways it would by kind of awesome to know that we are still testing the atoms power and might.

Of course nothing can match the good ol' days...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wA8z94MXo9M

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Originally Posted by n2ize

I'll be more than happy to play it there every day as long as someone pays for my transportation, room and board, meals, etc. Also they have to accept that it ain't gonna be played on a horn. Although I wouldn't mind learning to play the horn.

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A good Busker would do it on his own. You'd do it for Randolph Scott.

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A good Busker would do it on his own. You'd do it for Randolph Scott.

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Or Maxwell, weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee ee

Trinity, i thought it sounded wrong. Ok, it was like 2006 or 7.

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We just had one a few years ago. They made it known that it was live nuke...at least they decided to tell us. We had fighter planes flying slow circles around the city. Called Trinity, or something like that.

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Not an actual test, though?

According to this, it's been 20 years now:

http://www.state.gov/t/us/198244.htm

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Paul, i grew up military, mom, dad, uncles, cousins, neighbors. I lived on bases and knew nothing but military people growing up, i wanted to join due to this (decided against it last minute)....it seems the typical military family of the past has been replaced by "we will take what we get" meatheads, at least around here. Lots of penis wagging, hard right winged angry military 'real men' live in my neighborhood. Their kids are fat, pompous assholes who tear up the neighborhood and have no sense of regard for anyone else. This isnt the military family setting i grew up with. This neighborhood is a mix of everything i described before.

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Thanks for the detail. I'm blown away by what you describe. Think I'll stick my head back in the sand!