Damn, this is gonna be a mega post. Here goes.
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LilBigBug 
If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would it be?
Probably somewhere in the Arab world, possibly Jordan or Lebanon. I'm currently studying Arabic and, while I don't really know enough yet for it to be practical, I'd like to have a chance to experience that culture firsthand. Also, falafel!
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Originally Posted by
LilBigBug
If you were asked to play music for ONE person (dead or alive), who would you choose?
Pepper Adams, one of my favorite bari sax players (deceased). I'd be utterly terrified but I would love to get his input because he's been such a major influence on me.
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Originally Posted by
*AHIMSA*
Saxy!!!
How did you get so Saxy?
Well, back in fifth grade everyone had to pick out an instrument to learn. I didn't know much about music but I liked the saxophone's shape so I put it down as my first choice but since the school only had two saxophones and more of us had chosen it there was a lottery, of which I was one of the winners. Things just developed from there. My second choice was trombone so it's probably a good thing that the lottery worked out for me.
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Originally Posted by
*AHIMSA*
More importantly, what is your middle name and do you like it?
Owen. It doesn't fit me. I think it sounds like either a blond-haired farm boy with a gap between his teeth or an elderly british gentleman. And don't ask me where I got those connotations because I don't have the first idea.
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Originally Posted by
Sevenseas
Best album from Coltrane that you've listened to?
I have to go with
A Love Supreme. It's got just the right amount of the transcendental quality that characterized his later music but it's still more anchored in the more traditional jazz he was producing earlier in his career. (Not that I don't love his really out later albums, but I think
A Love Supreme is much more listenable.)
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Originally Posted by
Sevenseas
What's the most memorable or important thing you've read on VB?
I don't think I can name one particular post. But through reading various discussions of animal rights and veganism I've definitely shifted from a more welfare oriented approach to a more animal rights oriented one. You, SomebodyElse, and Nogardsram especially have been important.
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Originally Posted by
Kibbleforlola
Sexy Saxy, how are you so sexy?
That's just how I be.
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Originally Posted by
Kibbleforlola
Favorite crayon?
I'm more of a colored pencil type.
Fuschia is always nice, though.
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Kibbleforlola
Summer or winter?
SoCal winters!
Seriously, though, summer because I tend to prefer summer outdoors activities (camping, hiking, bicycling) to winter outdoors activities. Spring is my favorite season followed by fall because I prefer mild weather to either extreme.
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Originally Posted by
fadeaway1289
If you could have one super power what would it be and why?
Teleportation! I'm always running late for everything. If I could just roll out of bed, brush my teeth, and be in class things would be much better for me.
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fadeaway1289
Do you have fond childhood memories?
In elementary school, my friends and I would play these elaborate fantasy role-playing games at lunch and during recess. One of my friends created them himself and took on the 'dungeon master' role (although this was years before we discovered dungeons and dragons). They were always a blast.
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Originally Posted by
fadeaway1289
Do you still own any toys from your childhood?
We still have my gigantic bin of legos, some of which were actually my dad's when he was a kid, at home. Legos were my favorite thing ever for so many years (and kind of still are!)
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Originally Posted by
Floridaisa
What kind of books do you like to read?
My tastes have changed a lot over the years. I used to be extremely into sci fi and fantasy and practically refused to read anything else. While I still enjoy those genres, I've branched out a lot. In the past few years I've been reading a lot of contemporary fiction. Some of my favorites include Jonathan Safran Foer's work and
Infinite Jest. If I want something light and somewhat escapist I pick up a Terry Pratchett novel.
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Floridaisa
Favorite Vegan meal?
Just a well done falafel sandwich, with lots of hummus and tahini dressing. Veggie stuffed grape leaves on the side.
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Originally Posted by
Capstan
If you lived in an era before the invention of the saxyphone, say, the Baroque era, what instrument would you play?
The bassoon! I love the low reedy tone.
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Originally Posted by
Capstan
Do you read music?
Yes. I'm actually better at learning music from written parts than by ear. Improving my ear is something I'm currently working at and I think my relatively poor ear is one of my greatest weaknesses.
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Capstan
What music did you play at the Great Wall?
I don't remember the entire program. I know we started with the Chinese national anthem and ended with the Stars and Stripes Forever. We also played some pops stuff, like music from Star Wars and Indiana Jones, and also some more serious concert literature. What I played in band which years of high school kind of runs together for me, which is kind of sad considering I've only been out of high school one year!
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Originally Posted by
River
Did you ever finish incubating the baby?
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Originally Posted by
peacefulveglady
What songs do you like to play with your Sax?
I do jazz mostly. I love playing blues (the chord progression). I'm familiar enough with it that I can relax and focus on my ideas rather than worrying about hitting changes. I've also been working on lots of Charlie Parker tunes lately, trying to improve my bebop lines.
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bluegold
Any chance of a sound/video clip of you playing your sax , Sax.
Best show I've ever played. It was a local showcase of teen talent. We played that song for a crowd of 1000+. I'm the bari player (I have long hair and I'm in the red pants.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRZ6L...91789D0A4ACE24
A couple more where you can hear me better.:
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Originally Posted by
mlp
What's your favorite memory?
Probably the china trip I mentioned above. It was just a wonderful experience and it was with so many of my good friends.
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mlp
Your biggest regret?
I wasted pretty much two years of my life (first two years of high school) being angsty and angry and as a result had very few friends and also fairly strained relations with my family (which may still have yet to recover completely). I would relive those with a better attitude.
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Originally Posted by
mlp
It's your 93rd birthday. What do you want to see as you look back on your life?
I want to be content. I'm not sure at this point what that implies, because my vision for my life and my future is still very fuzzy. But I think I know the way I want to feel, even if I don't know how I want to achieve that.
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mlp
What quality would you like to have that you don't have?
I would like to be more outgoing and better at meeting new people. I tend to have trouble in social situations where there are too many people involved and I can only hold a truly adequate conversation with certain people, who have the right communication style. I'm extremely jealous of the people who are able to hold a conversation about anything with anyone.
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Originally Posted by
mlp
What are other people's most common/biggest criticism of you?
Probably that I communicate poorly. That's certainly the one my mother latches onto when we have words.
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mlp
How do other people see you? How does that differ from how you see yourself?
People who have spent any time with probably see me very differently than someone passing me on the street would. I have a fairly bold appearance, which contrasts with my fairly introverted personality.
My friends see me as a bit of a cynic and as someone who doesn't take things very seriously, when actually I am a bit more earnest than I sometimes let on and I definitely make more of an effort than I sometimes pretend to. I think it's a bit of a defense mechanism.
