A Whistling Gentleman on Stage

Post by **Dale** » Sat Sep 18, 2004 7:20 am

I've been fooling around with amazon.com's very interesting new search engine, A9.com, and entering "tinwhistle" yielded this as the first-ranked image:

Turns out it's from a website from a European band called "Subway to Sally."

Discuss.

Dale

chas · Post by **chas** » Sat Sep 18, 2004 7:38 am

I thought it might be from Wrestlemania.

Change his name to The Whistling Warrior, give him a Serpent Village Smithy (it'd be the perfect foreign object), you'd have a champeen on your hands.

Post by **Nanohedron** » Sat Sep 18, 2004 7:38 am

Wow. Alley Oop shaved his head (anyone remember that comic strip?).

Wombat · Post by **Wombat** » Sat Sep 18, 2004 8:30 am

Nanohedron wrote:Wow. Alley Oop shaved his head (anyone remember that comic strip?).

He's a mean motor scooter and a bad go-getter.

IDAwHOa · Post by **IDAwHOa** » Sat Sep 18, 2004 9:13 am

I could never figure out why musicians (or artists in general?) feel that they have to go to such odd extremes in dress and personal style. Wierd.

TonyHiggins · Post by **TonyHiggins** » Sat Sep 18, 2004 11:04 am

I could never figure out why musicians (or artists in general?) feel that they have to go to such odd extremes in dress and personal style. Wierd.

I was thinking that about you, Steven. (Just kidding.)

I think the weird style is about exhibitionism. To get on stage and be seen, you have to play music or be a standup comedian. Stage magicians and animal tamers don't seem too ordinary, either.

I know a number of ITM musicians I think are a bit strange, but it's not manifested by outlandish dress.
Tony

BoneQuint · Post by **BoneQuint** » Sat Sep 18, 2004 11:06 am

NorCalMusician wrote:I could never figure out why musicians (or artists in general?) feel that they have to go to such odd extremes in dress and personal style. Wierd.

Personally, I can't figure out why you change a few bits of cloth that you wear, or cut some hair a little differently, and people think it's so "odd." It's really funny how little a change will elicit strong negative reactions sometimes...

I think artists in general like to experiment with cultural reactions like that. Then again, some are just attention-seekers.

Darwin · Post by **Darwin** » Sat Sep 18, 2004 11:22 am

TonyHiggins wrote:
I could never figure out why musicians (or artists in general?) feel that they have to go to such odd extremes in dress and personal style. Wierd.
I was thinking that about you, Steven.

Dang!!! Beat me to it, Tony.

jsluder · Post by **jsluder** » Sat Sep 18, 2004 11:47 am

DaleWisely wrote:Turns out it's from a website from a European band called "Subway to Sally."

So, does their set list include "Mustang Sally" and "Down in the Sally Gardens"?

IDAwHOa · Post by **IDAwHOa** » Sat Sep 18, 2004 1:19 pm

Oh, boy, I feel the love. :roll:

My take is that if the music the people have to play is good enough they would not have to resort to outlandish style and get-ups to distract the audience.

Whatever. Just an opinion.

alespa · Post by **alespa** » Sat Sep 18, 2004 1:51 pm

IMHO . . . I have found that "most" people's outward appearance, in terms of what they do to their hair, what kind of clothes they wear, and so on, is an outward expression of what's in their heart. As for what motivates people, that is up for interpretation. I'm not saying it's good or bad . . .

It looks to me like this guy could use a fan or towel—he's building up a sweat there

The Weekenders · Post by **The Weekenders** » Sat Sep 18, 2004 2:24 pm

I wondered why we hadn't heard from Serpent for so long a time...

Wanderer · Post by **Wanderer** » Sat Sep 18, 2004 4:14 pm

NorCalMusician wrote:Oh, boy, I feel the love. :roll:

My take is that if the music the people have to play is good enough they would not have to resort to outlandish style and get-ups to distract the audience.

Whatever. Just an opinion.

I've found that no matter how good you are, having a really hot chick in your band will increase your fan base

emmline · Post by **emmline** » Sat Sep 18, 2004 5:28 pm

He's just shirtless. What...you guys have a problem with shirtlessness? Is that it? Huh? 'Fess up. I don't think he looks so outlandish...a little paunchy maybe...but that's not a crime.

emmline · Post by **emmline** » Sat Sep 18, 2004 6:54 pm

Nanohedron wrote:Wow. Alley Oop shaved his head (anyone remember that comic strip?).

and reapplied it to his chin...but really Nano, if he were Alley Oop his forearms would be bigger than his biceps. And there'd be a dinosaur behind him.

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