@El Loro posted:
I think it was called an apfelregal as apfel is German for apple and the tops of the pipes look a bit like golden apples
They remind me of sleigh bells....not the sound but the look.
Golden Apple Sleigh Bells 
@slimfern posted:They remind me of sleigh bells....not the sound but the look.
Golden Apple Sleigh Bells
A link to a Youtube clip which includes the troika music by Sergei Prokofiev for "Lieutenant Kije"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNGqyIQrlbA
It's an extract from the original film for which he wrote the music. The film dates from 1934 and the graphics quality is very poor but the sound is OK.
In the remote possibility that anyone wants to watch the whole film:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nbb539QZZXo
@El Loro posted:A link to a Youtube clip which includes the troika music by Sergei Prokofiev for "Lieutenant Kije"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNGqyIQrlbA
It's an extract from the original film for which he wrote the music. The film dates from 1934 and the graphics quality is very poor but the sound is OK.
In the remote possibility that anyone wants to watch the whole film:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nbb539QZZXo
Is the music at the end the same as in this El? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfY4b1NszpY
@El Loro posted:A rather unusual musical instrument:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9UTe8zQBlT8
Turn the sound volume down as the sound is a bit painful.
loved it EL -thank you
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@slimfern posted:Is the music at the end the same as in this El? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfY4b1NszpY
It does use the main theme of the Troika during the song, Slim, but in a darker way, Lake intended his song to be a protest against the commercialisation of Christmas rather than a Christmas song.
@El Loro posted:It does use the main theme of the Troika during the song, Slim, but in a darker way, Lake intended his song to be a protest against the commercialisation of Christmas rather than a Christmas song.
I didn't realise it was a protest song El...it's one of my favourite Christmas tunes 
This looks an interesting evening out... https://murdermystery.theloste...aEOep8VP8ghVEHsYNuXE
@slimfern posted:I didn't realise it was a protest song El...it's one of my favourite Christmas tunes
It's a protest against the commercialisation of Christmas, Slim,, the lyricist Pete Sinfield was hoping for a return to the true values of Christmas.
A Youtube clip of Gregg Lake singing the song in 2011 in St Bride's Church in London:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6-PAKOt7sM
Although not a religious song, it's quite fitting to be sung in a church.
@slimfern posted:This looks an interesting evening out... https://murdermystery.theloste...aEOep8VP8ghVEHsYNuXE
I wonder what happens to anyone who fails to pay. could be more drastic than washing the dishes
@El Loro posted:It's a protest against the commercialisation of Christmas, Slim,, the lyricist Pete Sinfield was hoping for a return to the true values of Christmas.
A Youtube clip of Gregg Lake singing the song in 2011 in St Bride's Church in London:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6-PAKOt7sM
Although not a religious song, it's quite fitting to be sung in a church.
and Ian Anderson from Jethro Tull...brilliant! 
Anyone who has been watching University Challenge will recognise one of the contestants in these two Youtube clips which show her musical talents:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZjTNtzwiWY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ks0k-ddKuIk
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I don't know why you stick with them El, Gotta be work
If you were on the Moon for 50 years, the time would be about 1 second more than if you had been on the Earth for 50 years:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/sci...environment-68722032
@velvet donkey posted:I don't know why you stick with them El, Gotta be work
I don't send or receive a large amount of emails a day so I've stuck with their email, Velvet
@El Loro posted:If you were on the Moon for 50 years, the time would be about 1 second more than if you had been on the Earth for 50 years:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/sci...environment-68722032
That seems a lot of faff for the difference of only 1 second in a fifty year time span, but I guess the scientists think it's relevant.
I just wish these people would turn their efforts & resources into making this planet a better & safer place to live
@El Loro posted:If you were on the Moon for 50 years, the time would be about 1 second more than if you had been on the Earth for 50 years:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/sci...environment-68722032
aww interesting EL - thank you -very interesting - surprised at that its only one second tbh
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@slimfern posted:Yes, though it's supposed to be warmer than it has been recently
Highs of 17/18° forecast for Friday and Saturday but outside will feel more like 12° due to the wind, that's my area,
It's been named Storm Kathleen by the Irish equivalent of the Met Office. the 13th named storm
@El Loro posted:Highs of 17/18° forecast for Friday and Saturday but outside will feel more like 12° due to the wind, that's my area,
It's been named Storm Kathleen by the Irish equivalent of the Met Office. the 13th named storm
13 storms in how many months 
When was the last time we had so many in such a short space of time?
@slimfern posted:13 storms in how many months
When was the last time we had so many in such a short space of time?
BBC article from January:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-68070561
Includes a summary of number of named storms each year (September to August) going back as far as 2015/16 which was the first year storms were named.
It's thought that 2013/14 was the stormiest season.
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