Nomination: Band with most tMP members - tMP Best Band Award

[TheMusicMan]

Please nominate which Band has the most tMP members and should receive the 'tMP Best Band Award' on tMP during the last 6 months.

You must ensure that you post all the registered tMP usernames of your band in your reply to this thread.

To make your nomination, please simply reply to this thread or to nominate anonymously simply PM John, Roger, Rach, Neal or Ian who will then add your nomination to the list.

[twigglet]

Wem have to be rated quite highly on there:

Twigglet, Salli, Roger, Bagpuss_007, kari, mel, bagpuss, blondie....

[Big Twigge]

Am very offended that you forgot me Elin...your own sister :cry: ! and there's Ady (Chief something or other, can't remember his username totally basso de blower!!)

[satchmo shaz]

well Long Eaton cant beat that, we only have 4 but lots of browsers! :roll:

[sparkling_quavers]

Bestwood can't either we only have 4 as well! :cry: :cry:

[Roger Thorne]

Here's the official entry for the Wem Band Contingent.

Roger Thorne
Salli Thorne
Bagpuss
Twigglet
Big Twigge
Mel MacFadyen
Kari Anson
Bagpuss_007
Blondie
Andie
Chief L. De Blower

11 members and counting
(7 appearing on Test the Nation)

:wink:

[satchmo shaz]

good luck on test the nation, sorry I cant be there! :wink:

[Roger Thorne]

Sorry I missed one! :oops:

Here's the official entry for the Wem Band Contingent.

Roger Thorne
Salli Thorne
Bagpuss
Twigglet
Big Twigge
Mel MacFadyen
Kari Anson
Bagpuss_007
Blondie
Andie
Chief L. De Blower
Superior Sop

12 members and counting
(7 appearing on Test the Nation)

[cornetgirl]

Harrogate can't match you I'm afraid - we have CG, Straightmute, Topsop, Hitman and Brass Penguin - grand total of 5!

Rach x

[dyl]

:( There's only two of us, I'm afraid, but I am working on it! ;)

[super_sop]

well how is this goin to be judged cose if its by a %, i play in a quartet so by my reconin thats 25%of us in here!! :hammer

[Roger Thorne]

Thats a damn good point Craig. You're still registered with Wem so that means the Wem Contingent now stands at 13!

:D :D :D

John - we need a referee on this one!!

:wink:

[Salli]

Sorry I missed one! :oops:

Here's the official entry for the Wem Band Contingent.

Roger Thorne
Salli Thorne
Bagpuss
Twigglet
Big Twigge
Mel MacFadyen
Kari Anson
Bagpuss_007
Blondie
Andie
Chief L. De Blower
Superior Sop

12 members and counting
(7 appearing on Test the Nation)

Oh no it's not, you've missed Reuben Alldridge you useless tool!

With Super_Sop that now makes 14 Wem Band members :D

[neiltwist]

being the only person from my band, and using my age logic, surely my band wins!

[Salli]

errrrrrrrrrr..................
what???????????
explain please!!!!!!!!!! :?

[neiltwist]

http://www.themouthpiece.com/viewtopic.php?t=982

[super_sop]

Thats a damn good point Craig. You're still registered with Wem so that means the Wem Contingent now stands at 13!

:D :D :D

:wink:
erm oh yea :oops:

[Heather]

As usual, Neil, you've lot us all!!!!

[neiltwist]

in that topic I said 20 was younger than 18, so by that logic, 1 is greater than 14! :lol:

[Heather]

of course Neil.....how silly of me!!!!!!!!!!!!! :shock:

[HBB]

Yes Heather ... I knew what he meant exactly too :oops:!!!!!

btw .... Twisty Boy: like ur attempt to have a nice avatar with the beer! :D

Well there are about 4 from our band tooo .... so we loose :cry:!!!! :D


Ben

[angie]

neiltwist said:

in that topic I said 20 was younger than 18, so by that logic, 1 is greater than 14!
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'They misunderestimated me.'

I'm so proud this is the way my boyfriend's mind works! :roll:

[Keppler]

in that topic I said 20 was younger than 18, so by that logic, 1 is greater than 14! :lol:

but only for very large values of 1
QED

[neiltwist]

explain please. it had better not be quantum mechanics!

[Keppler]

it follows on from that great theorem

1+1 = 2, except for very large values of 1

[Helen V]

Not sure how many Manx concert brassers are on here, but i think there's quite a few!

Helen

[frisp]

Not sure how many Manx concert brassers are on here, but i think there's quite a few!

Helen

Less than 10, I think and we're all nice and quiet these days :P

[neiltwist]

no, 1+1=2, which means 2 is smaller than 1!

[super_sop]

oh no not again!! :hammer

[Roger Thorne]

Let's get back on topic folks!

________________________

Wem Band proudly announce that another member has joined The Mouthpiece.com

Welcome on board NIKI HORNBLOWER :tup

The Wem Band Contingent now totals 15.

And for Neil's benefit:
That's 14 + 1 = 15 (not 1 or a large value of 1 OK!)

I think we've got this one in the bag - unless you know different :dunno

:wink:

[frisp]

Since we're back on topic and playing games with numbers:-

UK population - 60,000,000

Isle of Man Population - 80,000 (tops)

UK/IOM - 60M/80K = 750

Therefore 1 Manx bandperson is equivalent to 750 UK bandspeople (where 1 may or may not be bigger than 750 and diversity is respected).

Allow 8 MCB players as members of the forum (I can't be bothered to count) and apply the formula, MCB therefore really have 6000 members on tMp.com

MCB must therefore be nominated and win hands down and claim our virtual prize (divided by 750 obviously) :tup

[PeterBale]

Following Frisp's logic, I don't know what the population of Oman is, but I think Flashbarry might be in with a shout :!:

[Aidan]

i live in my own little world...
youre all doomed :P

[Nat]

Theres a few members from my band i think(five rivers aka backworth) and a few from dunston too

[The Judge]

Since we're back on topic and playing games with numbers:-

UK population - 60,000,000

Isle of Man Population - 80,000 (tops)

UK/IOM - 60M/80K = 750

Therefore 1 Manx bandperson is equivalent to 750 UK bandspeople (where 1 may or may not be bigger than 750 and diversity is respected).

Allow 8 MCB players as members of the forum (I can't be bothered to count) and apply the formula, MCB therefore really have 6000 members on tMp.com

MCB must therefore be nominated and win hands down and claim our virtual prize (divided by 750 obviously) :tup


Things are certainly different on planet Frisp......

[frisp]

Since we're back on topic and playing games with numbers:-

UK population - 60,000,000

Isle of Man Population - 80,000 (tops)

UK/IOM - 60M/80K = 750

Therefore 1 Manx bandperson is equivalent to 750 UK bandspeople (where 1 may or may not be bigger than 750 and diversity is respected).

Allow 8 MCB players as members of the forum (I can't be bothered to count) and apply the formula, MCB therefore really have 6000 members on tMp.com

MCB must therefore be nominated and win hands down and claim our virtual prize (divided by 750 obviously) :tup


Things are certainly different on planet Frisp......

They certainly are-there are no curmudgeonly old folk picking on you for simple logic....

....added to that, euphonium players are very tolerant; you can pogo madly in the disco to the strains of Resurgam, Celestial Prospect, Procession to the Minster (very slow pogo that one) or any tune you fancy; the lakes are filled with Guinness while the streams run wild with gin; the limerick is the pinnacle of artistic endeavour etc. etc.

I need to phone Judith Chalmers to get Planet Frisp on Wish You Were Here :!:

[Straightmute]

Since Cornet Girl plays cornet, flugel, flute, violin, viola and percussion (and possibly other instruments unknown to me) she surely constitutes some sort of One Man Band. Since, by definition, a One Man Band can only include one person*, she must therefore constitute 100% of its membership, and therefore claims my nomination for the band with the highest percentage membership of tMP.

Ladies and Gentlemen, I give you Cornet Girl.

Thank you.

D

*I use the word Man in accordance with it's broadest generic meaning.

[frisp]

When did it become a percentage game?

[Heather]

Looks like Wem is going to win this one!!!

[blondie]

Nicely put Heather,

We do try and put up some competition, and if its within our grasp, LOOK OUT!!

[HBB]

Since Cornet Girl plays cornet, flugel, flute, violin, viola and percussion (and possibly other instruments unknown to me) she surely constitutes some sort of One Man Band. Since, by definition, a One Man Band can only include one person*, she must therefore constitute 100% of its membership, and therefore claims my nomination for the band with the highest percentage membership of tMP.

Ladies and Gentlemen, I give you Cornet Girl.

Thank you.

D

*I use the word Man in accordance with it's broadest generic meaning.


Can I just say EVERYONE can play percussion :P

[cornetgirl]

Since Cornet Girl plays cornet, flugel, flute, violin, viola and percussion (and possibly other instruments unknown to me) she surely constitutes some sort of One Man Band.

David, you forgot trumpet, piano and bassoon.... :roll:

Ladies and Gentlemen, I give you Cornet Girl.

Thank you.

D


Well thank you very much! What a caring MD, giving away his players! *stomps off into a corner to sulk and think of devastating revenge involving lots of pain :twisted: *

[PeterBale]

Can I just say EVERYONE can play percussion :P

Anyone may be able to hit a percussion instrument, but as for making music out of it - no way. Try playing the bass drum in Berlioz' Hungarian march: 3 strokes, getting progressively louder and more intense: start too loud and you've got nowhere to go, misjudge any of them and the whole effect is lost.

Many's the time I've come away from a concert (band or orchestra) where the lasting impression has been left by some well-played percussion.

[geordiecolin]

I know what you mean. For some obscure reason, Northumberland Schools have a habit of producing the most amazingly talented percussionists. Repeatedly. Some of the concerts i used to play were amazing, the percussion was often spine-tinglingly good.

My County Jazz Orch did a drum workshop once with Steve Ferrone (of The Average White Band Fame) and there were 3 drummers (all U-16), all with full kit doing a trio! it wasn't just random hitting, but actually properly scored music and was breathtaking!

If you go to National Concert Band Festival Youth Big Band section, you'll more often than not find that the person picking up the most outstanding player award will be..... "Northumberland's Drummer!!"

While bad percussion is bad, it is hard to rival good percussion for spine tinglingness.

[Aidan]

I play tenor horn, piano, violin, guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, organ, little bit of kit, mellophone, french horn, bamboo pipes, ocarina, jaw harp, recorder, tin whistle, bodhrun and live in my own little world... :twisted: :twisted: