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Posted: June 24 2008, 19:17
"A new [computing] platform is like a new musical instrument. You can transpose existing music for it, or write new music that exploits its unique expressive power. The saxophone, for example, solved two problems: it provided better coupling and impedance between the reed and the air mass; and the mechanics offered better, faster fingering and a wider range of notes. You could play Bach fugues on a saxophone (rather nicely) or explore the then-emerging genre of jazz." - Jean-Louis Gassée

"I don't like the sound of saxophones. It sounds like a fart. To my ears." - Mike Oldfield
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Posted: June 24 2008, 19:30
sax-guitar? = farts?

yes

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The answer is 42 - but what is the question?
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Posted: June 24 2008, 20:16
LOL

Coxhill.
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Posted: June 25 2008, 00:35
Yeah, I heard that comment years ago, then wondered why he used sax in "Music From The Balcony". Never got an answer. I guess it was pressure from above.....or below.

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Or will they break Like the wind
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Posted: June 25 2008, 03:13
Quote (Scatterplot @ June 25 2008, 05:35)
Yeah, I heard that comment years ago, then wondered why he used sax in "Music From The Balcony". Never got an answer. I guess it was pressure from above.....or below.

:laugh: When nature calls it`s always best to let it out imo.At least he had the decency to go out onto the balcony to do it.
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