This bothers me

NancyF · Post by **NancyF** » Thu Aug 08, 2002 9:33 pm

On 2002-08-04 16:59, DavidSchulz wrote:

... oh sure well go ahead and
mispronounce Uilleann...
:roll:

So David, how DO you pronounce Uilleann? I thought I knew, then heard someone say something else recently.

avanutria · Post by **avanutria** » Thu Aug 08, 2002 9:39 pm

Someone told me it was "ill an"

Mack.Hoover · Post by **Mack.Hoover** » Thu Aug 08, 2002 9:43 pm

The US Treasury minted a steel penny in 1943. I will trade anyone who has one a whistle for it made from whatever material you choose. Well, maybe not wooden. I retired from woodworking.
Mack

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Bassoonistling · Post by **Bassoonistling** » Thu Aug 08, 2002 10:56 pm

Mack I have pennys from 1935,1942,1952,1953,1953, Will these work?

avanutria · Post by **avanutria** » Thu Aug 08, 2002 11:11 pm

Mack I've sent you a couple emails in the last few days, one tonight about this. If you haven't been getting them please let me know, thanks.

Mack.Hoover · Post by **Mack.Hoover** » Fri Aug 09, 2002 8:59 am

Houston,
They will if you bring them in person to my shop. But then I give a free whistle to anyone who visits my shop anyway.

Beth if you do procure those three I'll trade. I have gotten your emails. Did you get mine?
Mack

avanutria · Post by **avanutria** » Fri Aug 09, 2002 9:01 am

I got the one today about the pennies, but no other ones since the 24th which was about the celt fest.

Mack.Hoover · Post by **Mack.Hoover** » Fri Aug 09, 2002 9:04 am

Beth,
I guess that covers them, if I remember correctly.

Mack

computer-mom · Post by **computer-mom** » Fri Aug 09, 2002 10:35 am

A couple years back, I told my cousin that I had played pennywhistle in the Anchorage Fur Rondy Talent Show. She asked me what a pennywhistle was. When I went back to Indiana for a visit and showed it to her, she said, "That's a flute!"

Everybody at my workplace calls it a flute too. So I call it a whistle or a pennywhistle when I'm around Irish music fans, but refer to it as a flute when talking to other folks. However, if anybody sees me playing and asks what it is, I say, "A pennywhistle. It's a type of flute used in Irish & British folk music."

The schools here (in Anchorage) teach the kids to play recorders, so a lot of people mistake it for one of those.

Bassoonistling · Post by **Bassoonistling** » Fri Aug 09, 2002 7:49 pm

I am sorry, I am not planning a trip to colorado anytime soon... and also what kinda deal is that?... I could get a free whistle anyway lol

chattiekathy · Post by **chattiekathy** » Fri Aug 09, 2002 8:17 pm

This is kind of off topic but since we are talking about Mack's whistles I figured he would get a kick out of this. I am fairly new to the forum and am just learning about all the different makes of whistles. On the first few days I was on the forum someone mentioned something about a "Hoover" and I couldn't figure out what in the world vacuume cleaners had to do with playing penny whistles. Well, I just had to share how dumb I was, I got a laugh out of it, I hope you do too. And Mack, if I ever get to Colorado, I will be sure to stop in and get one of the free ones you give out.

Cheers
Kathy

avanutria · Post by **avanutria** » Fri Aug 09, 2002 8:25 pm

You have no idea how right you were...

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chattiekathy · Post by **chattiekathy** » Fri Aug 09, 2002 8:30 pm

On 2002-08-09 22:25, avanutria wrote:
You have no idea how right you were...

Wow!!! I'm not as dumb as I thought I was! Ha Ha! That's just so funny, How am I gonna got to bed now with that picture in my head! I will be having vacuum cleaner nightmares! Ok now tell me did they make any music with those things? And if they did how did it sound? Got any clips?

Edited to ask another question: Which one is Mack?

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avanutria · Post by **avanutria** » Fri Aug 09, 2002 8:38 pm

Mack's in the middle. I dunno, I wasn't there at the time. Got the pic in an email from one of the other two clowns in the pic. I'll let them come forward themselves though *grin*

fatveg · Post by **fatveg** » Fri Aug 09, 2002 8:56 pm

On 2002-08-09 22:25, avanutria wrote:
You have no idea how right you were...

I had one of those and it sucked.

(Disclaimer: This opinion did not come from a certified whistle testing committee of trained professionals)