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To: stainlessbanner
4 posted on
05/26/2005 8:13:54 PM PDT by
Constitution Day
("It's hard to get an answer when you haven't got a clue" - - The Futureheads)
To: stainlessbanner
I've been to the museum in Harrisburg. It's expensive, but worth it.
Also, go to 'The Electric Map' in Gettysburg.
5 posted on
05/26/2005 8:15:49 PM PDT by
airborne
(Dear Lord, please be with my family in Iraq. Keep them close to You and safely in Your arms.)
To: stainlessbanner
Check out
EchoTaps and what they just accomplished.
6 posted on
05/26/2005 8:18:18 PM PDT by
jigsaw
(God Bless Our Troops)
To: stainlessbanner
So taps was written as an alternative call for lights out because the original version was "too harsh." "Tattoo" probably sounded like Rosie shouting, "Drink up! It's gettin' on time to close." Taps provided a more honorable denoument for a hard life's work, and for that the world is a better place.
BUMP for a truly enlightening post.
To: stainlessbanner
There's a great passage about Daniel Butterfield in "The Killer Angels." I recommend the book thoroughly.
8 posted on
05/26/2005 8:24:44 PM PDT by
Petronski
(A champion of dance, my moves will put you in a trance, and I never leave the disco alone.)
To: stainlessbanner
Great story. Paul Harvey did it yesterday. Thanks...
10 posted on
05/26/2005 8:28:36 PM PDT by
Pharmboy
("Rebellion to tyrants is obedience to God")
To: stainlessbanner; Darksheare; quietolong
Actively seeking volunteers to provide this valuable service to Veterans and their families.
12 posted on
05/26/2005 8:37:22 PM PDT by
snippy_about_it
(Fall in --> The FReeper Foxhole. America's History. America's Soul.)
To: stainlessbanner; Peanut Gallery
To: stainlessbanner
To: stainlessbanner
Isn't "Taps" just a simple melody composed of what musicians call "thirds", or an interval or "separation" of three notes? I am a drummer and tune my drums to that same interval
"dada dum- dada dum- dada dum- dada dum dada dum--- da dum dum dum da da- da da dum"
(16"-16"-13", 16"-13"-12",16"-13"-12",16"-13"-12",16"-13"-12",13"-12"- snare (strainer off) 12"-13"-16" 16"-16"-13"
Drummers you know what I mean...and others? Yes, drummers DO tune drums. And yes, we have all heard ALL the dumb drummer jokes....
To: stainlessbanner
Wasn't "Taps", originally called "Butterfield's Lullaby".
23 posted on
05/27/2005 9:22:37 AM PDT by
smug
(Tanstaafl)
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