May 31, 2010 by Bruce Hembd

Archived under: Pet Peeves, Random, Rare/cool or just odd   |   John Ericson, Philip Farkas, Rare

Random Monday: Yahoo? Where’s John? and Who’s Who?


  • yahooAnswersString 150x131 Random Monday: Yahoo? Wheres John? and Whos Who?More comedy from Yahoo Answers
    Using YA for questions like this is a waste of time but it does offer some classic moments.

    Seriously, getting better, more reliable information is as easy as this.

  • Pink horns on parade
    Probably not the best brand name, but it sure looks cool.

One-third of the total power of a 75-piece orchestra comes from the bass drum.

High frequency sounds of 2-4,000 Hz are the most damaging.

The uppermost octave of the piccolo is 2,048-4,096 Hz.

Aging causes gradual hearing loss, mostly in the high frequencies.

Hypertension and various psychological difficulties can be related to noise exposure.

  • Where’s Waldo?
    Regular readers may be wondering why there were no posts from John over the weekend. John is in transit for the next few weeks. He will be posting whenever he can.
  • Coming up this week
    A 2-part review of a Digital Hall experience, zombie clams and thoughts on study habits and auditions.
  • Hindemith and the CSO
    hindemith conducts 150x115 Random Monday: Yahoo? Wheres John? and Whos Who?

    Click the image for a larger view.

    This video on YouTube is composer Paul Hindemith conducting his own Concert Music for Strings and Brass, Op. 50 with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Hindemith guest conducted in a nationally-syndicated television series produced by the CSO.

    At the :24 mark, hit the pause button and take a look. Four horns and four horn players.

    Please add your thoughts to the comments section.

BRUCE HEMBD is a web marketing developer by day who plays French horn professionally at night.» More information about Bruce Hembd » More articles by Bruce Hembd » Contact

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Random Monday: Yahoo? Where’s John? and Who’s Who?
Published on May 31, 2010 by Bruce Hembd

Archived under: Pet Peeves, Random, Rare/cool or just odd   |   John Ericson, Philip Farkas, Rare
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