I thought I was ok; I even posted months ago that I would just amass full lines of Copelands and Abells and be done with it. Well, as of yesterday, I’m droolingly awaiting Alba, Serpent and Harper to round out my collection. I tried music lessons; I tried to adopt the somewhat surly, but perfectly logical position espoused by many that it’s not the whistles, but the player…blah, blah…nothing helps.
Pursuant to the foregoing, I hereby propose legislation (has to be at the federal level; the UN is hopeless) to immediately outlaw the production, possession, sale or playing of whistles (defined as any end-blown flute). Such will bring jail time. Discussion in this area will lead to serious fines. Therefore, all makers will have to stop now. There will be an amnesty program, wherein whistles can be turned in without penalty during the next 30 days. Please send all whistles to the new federal government agency charged with whistle protection (distinct from any existing whistleblower laws):
In addition, whistles should be registered, there
needs to be a check for addicts before sales.
I also propose a community based buy-back
program, with federal matching funds.
Of course the single most important
goal of legislation is to keep whistles
out of the hands of children. Whistles
lead to the hard stuff, flutes.
Kazoo? Great idea. In fact I just ordered, from KazooShoppe a low Green Plastic and an authentic American Kazoo Co. metal Kazoo dated around 1938. Also I just found locally, and am going to get, two of the plastic push tops. One in high blue and the other a tweaked red ABS.
Yep. I can feel WHOA disappearing already.
Questions:
How do you keep from dropping the Kazoo when playing C#?
What’s the best low price kazoo?
What’s better, wood, plastic or metal?
How do I tweak my kazoo?
Do you use Reynold’s brand wax paper or the “local” brand?
Is it easy to do a cran on a low kazoo?
Who are some good kazoo players to listen to?
What kind of breath control does a Brimm’s Kazoo require on the upper octave?
What is the loudest Kazoo that will be heard over a demi-john and washboard?
Phil, Congratulations on recognizing your condition. I believe I posted a few months ago that, other than the two Swaynes, two Grinters, and two O’Riordans I had on order, I wouldn’t buy anymore whistles. And, after I got my Bleazey flute, I swore off flutes for a couple of years (also a Grinter on order there).
I’ve since gotten the Harper C, a Greenwood/Boisvert D, and just ordered a Thin Weasel E. I also have on the way a Dixon 3-piece polymer flute.
There really are just too many fine whistles out there to let everybody else have them.
Besides, you’ll never get it through – the National Whistle Alliance will just grease the palms of members of both parties and squelch the whole thing.
I haven’t posted much to this board although I stop by frequently and look at what others are interested in. Today was an exception. I find I have developed a raging case of WHOA since I bought my first whistle during a trip to Ireland a year and a half ago. I support any and all efforts to legislate some help. I can’t seem to help myself and my wife looks at me very strangely every time another package arrives at our house.
It will never happen.. WHY you ask? Because I will form an alliance with all wihstlesmiths who have an ounce of courage and love of whistle making in their hearts and souls to join me in a new band of greatness!!!
The League of Extrodinary Whistlesmiths!!!
You will cower in the presence of LEW!!! We shall continue to make whistles, and even create new, custom, and wonderful designs to tempt and taunt you at all times. You shall DROOL over your prospective new whistles as you hear the echos of them and the need for them in your mind!!! The Government will not stand a chance as they too will fall victim to their own WhOA and it will spread throughout congress and all facets of govt. throwing out all possibllity of any law or bill that would even remotely hold us liable, much less even pause our efforts!!
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