by Ashley Nerbovig
Varmits!
by Steve Lowe
Those damn raccoons were here again.
I know it’s raccoons. Rather easy to deduce considering the scores of chocolate footprints everywhere....

Art by Rudolpho Arrendondo
i choked on my Coke zero but everything else was the same.Richmazzer wrote:Loved it! All of it. Intro made me spit coffee from my mouth.Frankenstein chicken or jersey blue, the spat felt straight out of political talk radio.
The drabble was fun, the main story even more so. Ride of the valkeries scene was priceless.
Hey! I played BASS clarinet! Where does that leave me? (Actually, sitting right next to the bassoons).Damp_Obsession wrote:they are the bottom of the pecking order, except for maybe the clarinets.
Luckily I was in the trumpet section, which is arguably one of the cooler band-nerd types (although the flute section would disagree, but I think that's because they were pissed off at the hearing damage they incurred from sitting in front of us.)moonowl wrote:
Hey! I played BASS clarinet! Where does that leave me? (Actually, sitting right next to the bassoons).
Bass Clarinets are geekeier! But that's a good thing! I was in the drumline, but it was the geeky section of the drumline so I'm low on the order too. XDmoonowl wrote: Hey! I played BASS clarinet! Where does that leave me? (Actually, sitting right next to the bassoons).
Them and the drum line. We've got fast hands, fool.ROU Killing Time wrote: The possible exceptions to that rule are the saxophone players. Girls seem to really go for them. Maybe because they don't have that circular indentation on their lips from the mouthpiece, and because they can do that whole jazzy-sezzy thang.
Fast hands is a good thing, but is it better than being adept at double and triple tonguing?Damp_Obsession wrote:Bass Clarinets are geekeier! But that's a good thing! I was in the drumline, but it was the geeky section of the drumline so I'm low on the order too. XDmoonowl wrote: Hey! I played BASS clarinet! Where does that leave me? (Actually, sitting right next to the bassoons).
Woo Pit!
Them and the drum line. We've got fast hands, fool.ROU Killing Time wrote: The possible exceptions to that rule are the saxophone players. Girls seem to really go for them. Maybe because they don't have that circular indentation on their lips from the mouthpiece, and because they can do that whole jazzy-sezzy thang.
Ay, that's very true. But we drummers can do that too. Haven't you heard of tabla drums? If you skip to 5:40 you'll see what I mean.ROU Killing Time wrote:
Fast hands is a good thing, but is it better than being adept at double and triple tonguing?
Damp_Obsession wrote:ROU Killing Time wrote:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Joyk_EMtzn0
I suppose it's also worth noting that while drummers may have fast hands (and no I hadn't heart about table drums) trumpet players have exceptionally nimble fingers. At least on their right hand.Damp_Obsession wrote:Ay, that's very true. But we drummers can do that too. Haven't you heard of tabla drums? If you skip to 5:40 you'll see what I mean.ROU Killing Time wrote:
Fast hands is a good thing, but is it better than being adept at double and triple tonguing?
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Very, very true.ROU Killing Time wrote: but everyone knows as far as getting your religious freak on, the hindus are right up there.)
HA!Talia wrote:oh so us carniverous Al Sharptons aren't welcome here, huh. I SEE HOW IT IS.
I'll just take my things and go!
Former you say? (points finger at at least one editior who is still in a band)normsherman wrote: Holy crap are there a lot of former band geeks listening to Drabblecast or what? May have a new demographic to market to!
Jeez Louise, what do you expect? Traditionally there are many more SF/Fantasy/cross-genre fans in the band than in, oh let's say, the football team.normsherman wrote: Holy crap are there a lot of former band geeks listening to Drabblecast or what? May have a new demographic to market to!