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Greetings fellow Whistlers! I have exciting news on my whistling journey to report...

Because I am probably the world's most impatient person and could not wait to get my hands on a whistle while waiting for my Feadog to come in the mail, I went to my local music store and purchased and Oak whistle in C. They had no instruction books for whistle but they said they could order and the whistle came with a fingering chart.

Unfortunately, this will be my last post for a few days as my computer has a lingering hardware problem that the GeekSquad must fix. This also severely slashes my Whistling Budget. :swear: I can already tell I will have that Whistle Acquisition Condition I keep hearing about here.

I fallen ill this week and I'm supposed to be resting. I play my whistle laying down. I :sleep: with my whistle. I play my whistle in the loo (if you're American and don't know what that is, ask your nearest British Friend) I play my whistle over the phone for people. I want to play my whistle to annoy telemarketers! (Severely Overblowing of course! :shock:) I will play my whisle for my neghbor's cat. I want to play the show "Cats" on my whistle. (I saw it last night, in the front row, that's why! :party:) I play whisle while on my computer, headphones on, Youtube Loaded trying to match the fingering to the tune of "Concerning Hobbits." After all, besides playing the whistle, The Lord of the Rings Trilogy is the best and yes you can quote me on that. I adore Peter Jackson and yes, indeed, I would play the tin whistle for him and the entire enterprise of Weta. This whistle player is a movie buff and can recite several movies of the top of her head.
Oops, before I forget, I so want to play the whistle for President Obama, so I'll need to learn Hail to the Chief.

I'm going to call around today and see how much lessons are. My computers being fixed Tuesday between 12-4, but I start back to work Monday, if I'm not busy, maybe I can check in again.

Love in the Key of C,

Chrissy
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WheelieWhistler wrote: I play my whistle laying down...
I told you it'd catch on!
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WheelieWhistler wrote: I play whisle while on my computer, headphones on, Youtube Loaded trying to match the fingering to the tune of "Concerning Hobbits." After all, besides playing the whistle, The Lord of the Rings Trilogy is the best and yes you can quote me on that. I adore Peter Jackson and yes, indeed, I would play the tin whistle for him and the entire enterprise of Weta.
Bravo, WheelieWhistler!
I play Concerning Hobbits every single time I pick up a whistle, (sometimes twice or more) because I am a Tolkein nut. I've read the books at least five times and seen the movies more. The Hobbits and Elven folk would surely play whistles, except Elvin whistles would be sterling silver Copelands! Often, when playing outside along the river, I get that "Middle Earth" feeling.
The movies inspire me into more hiking and backpacking also--and guess what ALWAYS goes into the pack!

I share your whistle-craziness! Keep it up!

Greetings in the Keys of A and D,
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hoopy mike wrote:
WheelieWhistler wrote: I play my whistle laying down...
I told you it'd catch on!
scary. that's what it is... scary!

great update, Chrissy. hope to see you back on line soon. like Kelly, i agree about Tolkien. i have a set of leather bound first editions of each of the hobbit and trilogy books. i guess i had better learn "Concerning Hobbits."

be well,

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Welcome! Thank you for sharing your joy. Beginners are so much fun. :D

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That "Concerning Hobbits" isn't a bad piece of music at all, at all, and easy to pick up on the whistle, as you say.
One of my friends plays whistle in the loo too. He would play flute, but there's a wall that gets in the way.

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I don't remember if I welcomed you. Welcome! Good choice on the Feadog. Oaks aren't bad either. LotR is indeed awesome; I'm not a gigantic Peter Jackson fan, but I liked the movies. Tolkien tho is a genius storyteller and if you've only seen the movies (a lot of people seem to), you're missing out on a ton.
One of my friends plays whistle in the loo too. He would play flute, but there's a wall that gets in the way.
There are ways to deal with that.
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Cut a hole in the wall? Learn to play left-handed? What?
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Hi Christina,

I grew up in Worcester, so the Irish-Italian mix didn't surprise me. I like the Feadog too, it was my first whistles and still one of my favorites.
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WyoBadger wrote:Cut a hole in the wall? Learn to play left-handed? What?
Honestly I just wanted to see how people would respond to that :devil:
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Hi, Christina!

A belated welcome to the forum! I have whistles in almost every room, so I can grab one in a hurry, and I think you will find a lot of people here do the same, as well as whistles in the car, the handbag, the pocket . . . It goes on!

I hope you continue to have as much fun with your whistle as you are at the moment!

Lesley
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