The do you remember thread for oldies

[teddy]

We could do with you over here. Last year I had to fight like anything to get the Salvation Army singing carols outside my office, rather than a steel band????????? The Sally Army still hold a carol concert on the village green in the village where I live. My answer to people who are offended by my celebrating Christmas is probably very similar to yours, but ruder, louder and includes the word Glock.

teddy

 

[Dorsetmike]

I well remember carol singing as a kid, we did actually sing carols, at least 3 verses, often more, before even thinking of knocking the door, also a different carol at the next house. Now all we get is a hammering on the door, if we decide to open it, we get shouted a couple of lines (out of tune) from "We wish you a merry Christmas" and hands out for cash.

"We wish you a merry Christmas" is not even a carol! I no longer open the door after dark these days too many yobs and muggers about so they're out of luck, also I don't agree with begging, especially by kids! I also put up one of the Police notices on my front door at Halloween telling Trick or Treaters to not call, must modify it to read "carol singers".

 

[teddy]

Mike. Ask Santa for a Glock!!!

teddy

 

[Dorsetmike]

Nah, I'll redirect the toilet outflow over the porch, can use that for door to door sellers as well then. They'll be flushed with success ---------------- but without the suc.

 

[JHC]

We could do with you over here. Last year I had to fight like anything to get the Salvation Army singing carols outside my office, rather than a steel band?????????
teddy

When I was in Hospital the Saly Army gave an open air concert every Sunday weather permitting it really was a tonic

 

[musicteach]

I understand people have different beliefs etc but I mean c'mon. Does everybody realize Christmas has traditions from several different religions combined? Like I said, I'm a smarta** can't help it, always have been. So I arranged several Christmas carols into one song. I was told I could only play one or two "songs" right? He never said I couldn't put the carols together to make one "song". And anyone who is offended can kindly piss off Our concerts aren't about *YOUR* beliefs. I believe that a concert, especially for our young musicians, is meant for them to perform what they've worked on, and to get a little recognition that they deserve. So I mean as far as I'm concerned, if you can't see that, and give the musicians on stage the applause that they deserve, like I said, piss off, don't let the door hit you where your behind is split.

 

[teddy]

The silly thing is that in this country its usually the British loonies who complain "in case it offends someone else". I have some Hindu clients who celebrate Christmas with a tree etc. , for their children. I have a Muslin friend who goes to a C of E church. No one minds when Dwali is celebrated and why should one. We already have thought crime over here, punishable by law!!!!!!!!

The tide is slowly turning now we have got rid of the old government just not fast enough for some of us

teddy

 

[JHC]

Xmas and Muslims......together?? cmon its like asking the Palestinians to stop throwing stones at Israel

 

[musicteach]

The silly thing is that in this country its usually the British loonies who complain "in case it offends someone else". I have some Hindu clients who celebrate Christmas with a tree etc. , for their children. I have a Muslin friend who goes to a C of E church. No one minds when Dwali is celebrated and why should one. We already have thought crime over here, punishable by law!!!!!!!!

The tide is slowly turning now we have got rid of the old government just not fast enough for some of us

teddy

Well Teddy I can barely and I mean just barely like I'm straining and using a telescope..see where they are coming from with it. We're a very large school (having a student body population of roughly 3,500 students) and we have massive cultural differences within the school community. We have students who come from different religions, languages, cultures, even different countries in some cases. However, I'm not even Christian, and I love singing/playing/hearing Christmas carols at Christmas time. We open present, we have a tree, all the typical traditions. I think moreover it's become to the point that the administration has to deal with the constant complaints of parents who are legitimately offended by this and by that, whereas their children are loving it. I think it becomes to the point "Okay, let's just make the parents happy". But when it comes to the music department here, we are as unique as the school. The music department which I'm amazingly proud to not only be a part of, but to be their leader is a collective look at the student body population. We have Muslims, we have Christians, we have a couple of Buddhists, we have black people, white people, latino people. Yet we come together for the sake of one thing: to play music. Which of course to me, is the most important part. That being said, of all of the students within the music department, it was pretty much beyond a shadow of a doubt that they wanted to play holiday music, and Christmas carols at THEIR holiday concert. So...we will perform Christmas carols

 

[teddy]

Sounds like you are doing a great job. Just be glad you do not live in England which is far easier to get into than America. Also the powers that be here are far more "TOLERANT" because of the HUMAN RIGHTS ACT. It is possible here to be prosucuted for singing Ba Ba Black Sheep. Someone only has to think that someone else might be offended for you to end up in court. Keep up the good work

teddy

 

[Dorsetmike]

Eeeeee, when I were a lad it were only boys and men in the church choir, no girls or women. Don't recall anybody going the castrato route to the Alto line though.

 

[teddy]

I was always fascinated by the farmers dogs who would sit at the back of the church during a service, always well behaved and they never joined in with the singing.

teddy

 

[JHC]

My Choir in Margate had a male treble his name was Dennis I thought this may be of interest so watch your back teddy :grin:

 

[stu]

During my schooldays I joined a local choir. It was a pretty good choir and before I joined they had performed some radio broadcasts a few times. But I wasn't ever going to be much of a singer! However a nice blonde girl who sat behind me at school joined so I thought I would also. We had been caught by the school teacher kissing during lessons once, just a quick smacker as our eyes met.. you know how them things happen! However, the choirmaster was always yelling at us to sing with 'gusto'. (I never knew anyone by that name!) The blonde and I always stood alongside each other but she suddenly left which meant that a week later I then lost all interest and decided to leave. Before I did the choirmaster was yelling at me to sing with "Passion!"
I then told him that I was handing in my notice to quit (and thus depriving them of my vocal prowess) but it was on the tip of tongue to tell him that 'Passion' left last week!

 

[Woods7Van]

They played havoc with the tyres though

 

[teddy]

Thanks for the warning Colin.

Stu. Maybe if I had found a choir like that my singing would have been better.

teddy

 

[JHC]

They played havoc with the tyres though

Geee Woody thats a tough one to crack?

 

[teddy]

Do you remember when shop assistants actually paid attention to you rather than chatting to their friends, fiddling with their phones etc. Why aren't they trained in customer service?

teddy

 

[Dorsetmike]

Or you get the other extreme, being asked can I help you with anything by every assistant in the store, typical in Currys/PC world and other box shifters, Comet used to be the worst, no wonder they failed, or you get the assistants who push the item either on special offer or that which gives them the biggest bonus.

I can also remember things like shirts, vests and pants etc being in drawers under a glass counter top and you could have a good look at them, not have to fight the packaging to find that the vest or shirt was what my mum would call a bum freezer, i.e miles too short to cover the important bits, or the shirt sleeves stopped just below the elbow (I've got long arms).

On the other hand, it seems they have discovered a decent way to sew on buttons, I have a couple of shirts getting on for 30 years old which still have all the buttons, I can only recall 2 buttons coming off in the last 5 years or so, one cuff, one on the front.

 

[teddy]

Yes, buttons, and zip failure were the bain of my life. I believe the demise of mangles may have something to do with it. Buttons replacement I was taught to deal with at an early age, including makeing a shank.

teddy