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Valium ??? 
We do feel for you crackpiper. Strictly during this period of dire emergency, and for medicinal purposes only, I recommend regular piss-ups on the fire water of your choice. That should help the withdrawal symptoms. While thoroughly pissed, listen attentively to good piping recordings. And sorry for the marshmellow joke. Not fair. And you are way ahead of me as I’m still waiting for drones.
If you can’t make a whistle go you’re in for a rough ride on UPs. Perhaps slow down and give the whistle proper attention, as it is a great tool for working out tunes or when the pipes aren’t appropriate.
djm
Valium ???
No… masturbation…just as addictive, but relieves stress better..and more fun without the long term CNS effects. Then again…his knuckles are already sore…
thanks for the support guys…I do appreciate it and I’m going to take that getting pissed advice to heart. As for the whistle…perhaps I was exagerrating a bit but I got sick of running out of air in the middle of a tune (as well as flattening s*%T out using pipe fingerings…it took me long enough to stop using GHB fingerings and gracings on the UPs so I’m not going to get bent out of shape on this)…so out the window it goes (or at least to the bottom of the pipe case)…good thing it only cost eight bucks.
ps…(to glands) seeing as you are an MD I will follow your advice and simply explain to my wife (and priest for that matter next time at confession) that it was a medical decision and just out of my hands…
…or just in my hands (you get the point).
So you would give him hairy palms instead? 
djm
Is that a clinical or personal reccomendation?
How 'bout take Robbie Hannan’s advice and do some serious listening - no point trying to learn the pipes if you don’t make time to listen. Seems like now is as good a time as any. Will take away those hormonal urges too that Glands seems to have trouble with 
- better than a cold shower and bets thing for stress relief.
DavidG
wrong whistle, glands. where has your mind been?
… apparently, hanging out with yours.