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[Azael]

Im into bodybuilding so the only pics i have is posing shots hope no one takes offense to a pic in my underwear

 

[Sting]

my neighbor plays the bagpipes, they're horrible!

I can only imagine what my neighbors are saying about me. Getting pipes in tune is difficult and keeping them intune is even more of a challenge. I picked up the bagpipes a few months ago and starting off, it sounds like an audio hell...how long has your neighbor been playing?

he's not as good looking though...

I've added three pictures...one, according to my friend, is a goofy attempt at trying to look like a bad*ss with bagpipes (kind of ironic I know). There's one with my nephew and myself and then there is one with me playing guitar (I learned how to play Jane's Addiction's "Just Because" during the Christmas break so I had the moment captured on film).

 

[Gale]

that guitar one is pretty hot, but the one with your nephew makes you looks sort of like my dad, (we a tad mexican, so he's got pretty dark skin and black hair... and he likes to do the facial hair thing too.. but he's a bit gray nowadays...) those bag pipes look a bit badass i spose... yeh... what's your tatoo say?

oh, and my neighbor has been playing for like 1-2 years i guess. or that's when i remember him starting. about the same time, they also got donkeys... so we got used to irritating noises pretty quickly. nothing like a donkey's bray followed by the national anthem on the bagpipes to wake you up in the morning.

 

[Sting]

that guitar one is pretty hot

You're sweet.

but the one with your nephew makes you looks sort of like my dad, (we a tad mexican, so he's got pretty dark skin and black hair... and he likes to do the facial hair thing too.. but he's a bit gray nowadays...)

lol, me looking fatherly is quite a scary thought. As much as I hate to admit it, I think it's a male thing to really be into the facial hair thing...I know few males who prefer to be clean shaven.

I just stopped shaving a week before Christmas so now I'm sporting a beard...it's kind of appropriate because I spent most of my winter break chopping firewood and lighting campfires so the beard kind of gave a "outdoor" feel.

those bag pipes look a bit badass i spose... yeh... what's your tatoo say?

I think it was just the irony of it...I saw a picture of James Hetfield (the singer for Metallica) and he was holding a guitar with the same kind of hat I was wearing in that picture...so I just wanted to emulate him with my own twist.

The tattoo is Japanese for "courage"...I wanted to be the first Indian kid on my block to get inked!

oh, and my neighbor has been playing for like 1-2 years i guess. or that's when i remember him starting. about the same time, they also got donkeys... so we got used to irritating noises pretty quickly. nothing like a donkey's bray followed by the national anthem on the bagpipes to wake you up in the morning.

Well he has me beat there. I don't play my bagpipes till the afternoon out of consideration for my neighbors...but that donkey bray following the national anthem is pretty funny.

The one thing I really like about the bagpipes is the double takes I get...people just find it hard to swallow that it's an Indian guy playing them...and the girls here at Tech normally do not pay me any attention but when I have bagpipes in my hand, they pay attention so it has its perks.

 

[Gale]

well, i like facial hair as long as its taken care of... and doesn't resemble my father's too too much.. that would be just weird. the rugged look is very sexy though. what were you doing over break that had you chopping wood and making fires eh?

you're an Indian guy, with a Japanese tatoo, who plays the bagpipes... heh, that's pretty interesting indeed. at any rate, its pretty hard to ignore anyone with bagpipes... they're sooo loud! when i worked at a hotel, someone had the brilliant idea to hire a bapiper for live music in the lobby. you could hear him EVERYWHERE. you couldn't help but notice that guy. you ever wear a kilt? that'd get you loads of attention i'd bet... specially if you have nice legs!

 

[Sting]

well, i like facial hair as long as its taken care of

Facial hair that's not trimmed can be a big headache to deal with...and a scraggly beard just makes people look lazy.

I tend to grow a beard during the winter to keep the face warm. It's nice but shaving it off is hell.

the rugged look is very sexy though. what were you doing over break that had you chopping wood and making fires eh?

I'm glad at least some girls like it. I think it was this previous semester. It was really stressful and living in Atlanta, I got homesick for the country. So I promised myself that I would just spend the holidays chopping wood, lighting fires and listening to Neil Young.

But I think I got a balance out of it...I also ended up teaching my nephew his colours, learning to cook Indian food, and reading a lot of poetry (even managed to write two or three).

How did you spend your holidays?

you're an Indian guy, with a Japanese tatoo, who plays the bagpipes... heh, that's pretty interesting

Thanks . I try to be different.

at any rate, its pretty hard to ignore anyone with bagpipes... they're sooo loud! when i worked at a hotel, someone had the brilliant idea to hire a bapiper for live music in the lobby. you could hear him EVERYWHERE. you couldn't help but notice that guy.

Yes, they are VERY loud. When I just got my set of bagpipes, my sister wanted to hear what they sounded like so I played it indoors...as soon as the chanter went off, my nephew literally fell off his tricycle trying to get away.

you ever wear a kilt? that'd get you loads of attention i'd bet... specially if you have nice legs!

I'm looking for one.

In India, men wear something very similar to a kilt...serves the same purpose as a kilt though not as well known.

 

[Francis M]

I don't find an Indian playing bagpipes that strange (is it that strange?). I think people forget that there was a lot of British influence in Indias past for quite some time.
I'm trying to teach myself the fife, talk about simple looking but tough! I haven't read sheet music in so long I've forgotten how

BTW. How do you tell when bagpipes are in tune Just kidding.

 

[Sting]

I don't find an Indian playing bagpipes that strange (is it that strange?).

You make a valid point about British influence in India...but here in the south, seeing an Indian guy playing the bagpipes (while not strange when you think of British influence) is a rare sight.

But other than that, I tend to have other "British" tendencies...drinking a lot of afternoon tea, using British English, preference for the metric system (although that just may be because of the physics background ).

I'm trying to teach myself the fife, talk about simple looking but tough! I haven't read sheet music in so long I've forgotten how

That was the same thing with me and bagpipe music. Take it easy and slowly and it'll come back to you. Let me know how the playing is coming along.

BTW. How do you tell when bagpipes are in tune Just kidding.

I don't. The only way that you can get two pipers in tune is if you shoot one.

On a serious note, you stop one of the three drones and then play a low A on the chanter...then adjust the length of the chanter appropriately. Then you do this with every drone.

 

[nazgjunk]

Here's a "slightly photoshopped" version of my head, haven't got a simple one currently.

 

[Danger]

The only way that you can get two pipers in tune is if you shoot one.

Okay... I didn't want to do this, but you forced me into it.
http://img68.imageshack.us/img68/6919/bagpipe5sn.jpg

 

[Sting]

LOL. That's pretty funny Danger.

I don't know...I like the sound of (in-tune) bagpipes...I think it sounds wonderful when you play it outdoors overlooking a valley...but that's just me.

I guess bagpipe music is an acquired taste.

 

[Danger]

Thanks, Sting... and for the set-up.
I'm half Scots (a Bruce, no less), so I actually like the damned things in spite of myself. It must be genetic.

 

[TheStatutoryApe]

I love bagpipes too. I have a burned CD of mostly Irish music and a couple of pieces by The Scottish Rogues. I also have a couple CDs by a Scottish punk band called The Real McKenzies with a lot of bagpipe in their music. Dropkick Murphys, an Irish punk band, also have bagpipes in some of their songs. I have yet to pick up a CD of nothing but bagpipes though. Know any good ones?

 

[Moonbear]

I can only imagine what my neighbors are saying about me. Getting pipes in tune is difficult and keeping them intune is even more of a challenge.

How can you tell they're in tune?

I don't mind bagpipes, as long as they guy playing them wears a kilt and has nice legs. I think the setting has to be right, and I really couldn't just listen to a whole album of bagpipe music, but a few songs is okay...though they all sound the same to me on bagpipes.

 

[Homer Simpson]

One of my favorite king of the hill quotes is when the oriental neighbour refers to his daughters violin playing as sounding like a flock of seagulls being beaten by a bag pipe.

 

[Sting]

I'm half Scots (a Bruce, no less), so I actually like the damned things in spite of myself. It must be genetic.

Ah, I don't know if my love for the bagpipes is necessarily genetic but regardless, it's there.

It's the opposite with me though...like the sitar is a traditional Indian instrument but the sound of it irritates me beyond comprehension.

But I do like the tabla...thought of picking up some basic skills with one.

And keep the bagpipe jokes coming in

I love bagpipes too. I have a burned CD of mostly Irish music and a couple of pieces by The Scottish Rogues. I also have a couple CDs by a Scottish punk band called The Real McKenzies with a lot of bagpipe in their music. Dropkick Murphys, an Irish punk band, also have bagpipes in some of their songs. I have yet to pick up a CD of nothing but bagpipes though. Know any good ones?

Interestingly, Korn features bagpipes on their song "Chutes and Ladders"...played by Korn frontman Jonathan Davis himself...

As for a CD of all bagpipes...Gordon Duncan is pretty amazing...did a bagpipe rendition of ACDC's "Thunderstruck"...I was speechless for the first five minutes...

How can you tell they're in tune?

You can't...that's the fun of it

Actually, it's like tuning a guitar. You'll tune the A string by fingering the 5th fret of the low E string...the D string by fingering the 5th fret of the A string, and on and on...bagpipes work the same way except you'll stop two of the three drones (you can stick your finger into the drone and flick outward or use some plugs)...once you get them to stop playing, tune the open drone by playing a low A on the chanter...adjust the tuning pin on the drone accordingly.

I don't mind bagpipes, as long as they guy playing them wears a kilt and has nice legs.

I'm currently looking for a kilt...do I get partial credit?

One of my favorite king of the hill quotes is when the oriental neighbour refers to his daughters violin playing as sounding like a flock of seagulls being beaten by a bag pipe.

I can picture that...quite frightening.

 

[Mk]

like a flock of seagulls being beaten by a bag pipe.

Sound heavenly!

 

[Astronuc]

My first girlfriend, Vicki, who was my fairy-princess. I spent a lot of time with her when I wasn't play football or sports with the guys.

The school has a dance, a cotillion, and she was my partner.
I am on the far left.

I was probably the only boy in first grade who was thrilled to be with his girl.

 

[Evo]

My first girlfriend, Vicki, who was my fairy-princess. I spent a lot of time with her when I wasn't play football or sports with the guys.
The school has a dance, a cotillion, and she was my partner.
I am on the far left.
I was probably the only boy in first grade who was thrilled to be with his girl.

Aww, how cute!

A boy named Bryan had a terrible crush on me starting in kindergarten, in first grade another boy tried to hold my hand and dance with me during "rythyms", this was basically skipping around in a circle to music. Bryan punched the other boy and a fight broke out. I wonder what happened to Bryan.

 

[Astronuc]

Aww, how cute!
A boy named Bryan had a terrible crush on me starting in kindergarten, in first grade another boy tried to hold my hand and dance with me during "rythyms", this was basically skipping around in a circle to music. Bryan punched the other boy and a fight broke out. I wonder what happened to Bryan.

I probably would have done the same thing if I had been Bryan.

Evo, you seem to have a rather profound affect on boys/men.

I'll bet Bryan still remembers you.

 

[zeronem]

Aww, how cute!
A boy named Bryan had a terrible crush on me starting in kindergarten, in first grade another boy tried to hold my hand and dance with me during "rythyms", this was basically skipping around in a circle to music. Bryan punched the other boy and a fight broke out. I wonder what happened to Bryan.

I remember when I was in the first grade. I had like 5 girlfriends and they would all chase after me during RECESS. I mean they would literally play tug-of-war with my arms. I was literally the smallest kid in the whole entire school. During class they would let me copy off their work. That may be why I was hailed back on the first grade.

 

[TheStatutoryApe]

Funny that out of all the guys that have posted pics Azael is probably the most "studly" (by mainstream standards at least) and so far none of the ladies have complimented him.
That's not very nice.

 

[hypatia]

We were too busy looking at his bottom!

 

[franznietzsche]

Maybe its time i revealed my own face here...

 

[The_Professional]

Funny that out of all the guys that have posted pics Azael is probably the most "studly" (by mainstream standards at least) and so far none of the ladies have complimented him.
That's not very nice.

i notice that majority of the gals here are into the black hair, skinny-average body dark skin/intellectual type.

 

[Sting]

i notice that majority of the gals here are into the black hair, skinny-average body dark skin/intellectual type

Excellent! As for the intellectual part, I read ALOT...does that count?

 

[Math Is Hard]

i notice that majority of the gals here are into the black hair, skinny-average body dark skin/intellectual type.

When do we get to see you, Pro? :!)

 

[Evo]

When do we get to see you, Pro? :!)

I've seen him. :!) He's describing himself. :!) :!)

 

[Math Is Hard]

I've seen him. :!) He's describing himself. :!) :!)

Aha! I knew it!

 

[The_Professional]

I've seen him. :!) He's describing himself. :!) :!)

lol, not at all.

When do we get to see you, Pro? :!)

when are you free?

 

[Moonbear]

Oooh la la! :!)

 

[Evo]

Nooooo, no beard!

You're too cute for a beard.

 

[hypatia]

It looks wonderful! You don't look 15 anymore!

 

[TheStatutoryApe]

I can't see it. Damn net filter.

 

[loseyourname]

Nooooo, no beard!
You're too cute for a beard.

Ha ha, but like hypatia said, I actually look like an adult now. Besides, the red in the hair is the only physical evidence I have that I really am half Irish.

 

[tribdog]

the red hair. and the short stature, alcoholic nature and green bowler hat.

 

[Evo]

Ha ha, but like hypatia said, I actually look like an adult now. Besides, the red in the hair is the only physical evidence I have that I really am half Irish.

You look just like my ex boss in that picture.

 

[ranger]

http://photos-764.facebook.com/images/profile/1827/49/n206401764_14429.jpg

I was just messing around with photoshop.

 

[Evo]

http://photos-764.facebook.com/images/profile/1827/49/n206401764_14429.jpg

I was just messing around with photoshop.

Very nice, impressionistic.

 

[Danger]

I was just messing around with photoshop.

Are you sure about that? I often look like that the morning after a good party, with no photo manipulation necessary.

 

[ranger]

Are you sure about that? I often look like that the morning after a good party, with no photo manipulation necessary.

Damn it, there goes my cover-up story.

 

[franznietzsche]

Are you sure about that? I often look like that the morning after a good party, with no photo manipulation necessary.

I assume by "good party" you mean one with plenty of sheep, right?

 

[Danger]

What other kind is there?

 

[franznietzsche]

What other kind is there?

Well...

 

[Moonbear]

Nooooo, no beard!

You're too cute for a beard.

Oh, but I like that style of beard and mustache...very tickly. :!) :!)

 

[Jeff Ford]

In all my beefy glory

http://img344.imageshack.us/img344/9995/10004119hb.jpg

 

[Math Is Hard]

It's nice to see a big strappin' fella who can do some heavy lifting. I can't believe you keep your glasses on while you're doing it though!

 

[Moonbear]

It's nice to see a big strappin' fella who can do some heavy lifting. I can't believe you keep your glasses on while you're doing it though!

Ooh ya! He could easily sweep me off my feet. :!) :!)

 

[Math Is Hard]

Ooh ya! He could easily sweep me off my feet. :!) :!)

He seems good with dumb-bells. Wonder how he is with smart belles?

 

[Moonbear]

He seems good with dumb-bells. Wonder how he is with smart belles?