The Banter Thread / Banter Topic / Sean Bean

[nakamura]

Today must be one of the busiest days in recent forum traffic.

Can you confirm this Charles?

[dataDave]

We live in a world where jokes are made up minutes after the death of a person or tragic event takes place but when does it really become "OK" to poke humour out of a situation?

Instantly. The more laughs the better. There is no such thing as time.

[koopatroopa90]

So, Grand National tomorrow - any tips people of BD?

[randombs]

Wear a funky hat so you get on the telly. Something like this:

[koopatroopa90]

Lol, if I were actually going then I so would. In fact, if I place a bet and it wins I'm buying one of those hats!

[Fader209]

So, Grand National tomorrow - any tips people of BD?

You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make it drink.


I can make a dog drink though. Stick it in a liquidiser

[koopatroopa90]

that's a rather mean joke!!

My 5 horses didn't win me anything annoyingly, although one I had down to win came 3rd. Irritating as it was first right near the end and another was first for a fair bit too. Oh well, only a tenner down which was made back at the car boot this morning anyway from junk!

[kryss]

Meh and bed for me for a few hours, hopefully not to be awoken by the sound of another car crash outside my building (like yesterday...)

[randombs]

I'm watching this at work:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p00n5j4b/hd/BBC_Young_Musician_2012_Keyboard_Final/

and it's making me want to start taking piano lessons.

I decided two years ago to start learning(from scratch using GarageBand, at the tender age of 27) and I've been winging it since. I can play five Einaudi pieces so far(the first took about 18 months because I was learning to actually play at the same time, the next took about 3 months, then each one took less and less time) and I'm torn between carrying on the way I am(playing pieces I already know inside out and using the recordings as a gauge for how well I'm doing) or getting a teacher involved. So far I've been playing for friends and uploading stuff to FB. Of course, friends will often just be polite but a few have put the recordings on their iPods which I'm taking as a good sign even if I'm never truly happy with my playing.

It's just a hobby but I keep reaching these brick walls now and I'm cacking my pants imagining the teacher going "No no no, you're doing it all wrongu" and having to relearn things again. A few months in I watched a YT video of the piece I was learning and saw the guy doing his hands a different way to how I was doing it(basically I was doing it wrong). I tried it and it worked but it mucked my playing up and I got frustrated and stopped playing for a few weeks. I'm worried there'll be plenty more repeats of that and I know, I know, no pain no gain. I daresay piano's keeping me sane and without it I'd sink into a pretty dark place and, on the one hand, I do it for relaxation but, on the other hand, I'm sure I'll get more and more frustrated as I try learning more difficult things and just end up getting stuck, which would be the complete opposite effect.

GAH!

[Fader209]

Just sliced a flap of skin off my thumb
Pull it off or try and heal?

Edit: It's OK. I found a plaster

[fuse]

Chris clear your PMs!

[koopatroopa90]

Anyone heard anything about this? Anyone in Tottenham Court Road area now?

[randombs]

I'm near there, about to go Tesco for some bagels. Maybe he just needs a bagel like I do? Salmon and cream cheese should sort this mess right out.

[koopatroopa90]

Go have a nose and report back!

[randombs]

cba. I don't see the point in approaching the cordon and being asked to turn back

Plus, it's more fun looking at this!

http://live-blog.uk.msn.com/Event/Police_attend_central_London_incident

F5 RAPID FIRE!

I'm off for my bagels, now. Filling ideas, chaps?