David Barnert Posted December 12, 2005 Share Posted December 12, 2005 This came by e-mail. I've seen versions concerning accordions and melodeons as well. Given the current chatter here about morris dancing, I thought this was particularly apt. Enjoy. How to get the Blood off Your ConcertinaBy Bored Borinson There are many ways to get blood off a concertina. Usually I prefer to discuss how to get it on there, but for now we'll consider the problem of removal. Pour any flammable spirit onto the instrument. Don't worry if any spills beyond the area of the stain, this won't affect the end result. Now set light to it. (Please note this is best done in an open space when there's no one around who might get injured - at least no one we care about - A town square during a morris dance display is ideal.) Using a drill bit at least half the size again as the stain, drill out the marked area. Don't worry, this will not adversely affect the sound of the instrument. Quite the contrary. Attach sandpaper to the head of an industrial weight sledgehammer. The grade of sandpaper used is irrelevant. Now let the hammer head fall onto the marked area from as great a height as you please. Repeat this until the mark is completely gone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cream-T Posted December 12, 2005 Share Posted December 12, 2005 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Day Posted December 12, 2005 Share Posted December 12, 2005 When I read this topic introduction my first thought was "Surely David has not taken his concertina into the Operating Theatre". I should have known better. Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurt Braun Posted December 13, 2005 Share Posted December 13, 2005 When I read this topic introduction my first thought was"Surely David has not taken his concertina into the Operating Theatre". I should have known better. Al Do you really put that past him? I don't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimLucas Posted December 13, 2005 Share Posted December 13, 2005 ...my first thought was "Surely David has not taken his concertina into the Operating Theatre". I think it was a close shave. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Hall Posted December 13, 2005 Share Posted December 13, 2005 Sounds to me like an equally distasteful one for eradicating crab lice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimLucas Posted December 13, 2005 Share Posted December 13, 2005 When I read this topic introduction my first thought was"Surely David has not taken his concertina into the Operating Theatre". No, no! David plays lively dance music. He does not use his concertina to anesthetize people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cream-T Posted December 13, 2005 Share Posted December 13, 2005 Dunno, it'll go down a storm with the Recovery nurses! You've never seen a patient leap off the operating table that quickly! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Brook Posted December 13, 2005 Share Posted December 13, 2005 Well just look what can happen when you play standing up with the concertina near your ears - they start to bleed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Barnert Posted December 15, 2005 Author Share Posted December 15, 2005 When I read this topic introduction my first thought was "Surely David has not taken his concertina into the Operating Theatre". I should have known better. Al Do you really put that past him? I don't. Although I have never brought my concertina into the operating room, my sig certainly suggests I have thought about it. As it happens, one of my patients yesterday asked me to sing to her. I had done a spinal and as we were waiting for it to set, she asked me if I liked to sing, and when I said yes, she asked if I would sing to her. But here's the weird part: In my 20+ year career as an anesthesiologist, three patients have asked me to sing to them. It was in three different situations: one was getting nervous as we prepared to move her from the holding area to the OR and asked me to sing to her as we were wheeling her down the hall, one asked me to sing as she was going to sleep, and this one when the spinal was taking effect. But there were similarities, as well. All three were women of the "baby boomer" generation (born in the 1950s or 60s). And... -- THEY ALL ASKED FOR THE SAME SONG!!! -- It's amazing. When yesterday's asked me if I liked to sing, and then if I'd sing for her, I just knew what was coming next. It's a song that not only have I known all my life, but the harmony line is so ingrained that when I start singing it and the patient starts singing along, I switch to harmony. So what was the song? I wouldn't be surprised if somebody guesses it, so I'll hold off spilling the beans for now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Animaterra Posted December 15, 2005 Share Posted December 15, 2005 That's amazing, David! It's too early in the morning for me to guess, but I'd say probably a Beatles' song? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lildogturpy Posted December 15, 2005 Share Posted December 15, 2005 Oh - goody. A Cristmas quiz I would have to guess "Yesterday: The Beatles" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ucyljad Posted December 15, 2005 Share Posted December 15, 2005 Dunno, but I'd request 'Wake me up before you go go' by Wham Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Mills Posted December 15, 2005 Share Posted December 15, 2005 (edited) Dunno, but I'd request 'Wake me up before you go go' by Wham Good one, Andy. There are so many good candidates.... I like Gershwin's "Let's call the whole thing off". However, for no good reason I'm guessing "Somewhere over the rainbow". revised guess: "Amazing Grace". I asked 3 people. The only answer I got was "Yesterday". Hmmm, the frontrunner? Edited December 16, 2005 by Stephen Mills Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henk van Aalten Posted December 15, 2005 Share Posted December 15, 2005 So what was the song? I'm betting on "I'm dreaming of a white Christmas" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Brook Posted December 15, 2005 Share Posted December 15, 2005 considering the operation how about "Get Back!" But it's probably something more sentimental like "I'll be seeing you in all those old familiar places..." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Animaterra Posted December 15, 2005 Share Posted December 15, 2005 "Yesterday" was my first guess, too, but it seems a little creepy to hear it as you get anesthetized.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Barnert Posted December 16, 2005 Author Share Posted December 16, 2005 The answer: You are my sunshine, my only sunshine. You make me happy when skies are gray. You'll never know, dear, how much I love you. Please don't take my sunshine away. ----------- To me, this makes much more sense than a Beatles song. For a boomer, Beatles songs meant empowerment. Our parents didn't sing Beatles songs. They were only for us. "You Are My Sunshine" was what our parents sang to us to tuck us in at night. It is comforting and tells us that someone who loves us is taking care of us (and without invoking religious imagery). When a frightened surgical patient wants to be sung to, that's how they want to be treated. And three times out of three, that's the song they chose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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