[TT]

"Iain Churches" wrote in message
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I had a very late night
last night, talking music until the early hours with an
old colleague I have not seen for a very long time .


Ah yes, an excellent way to spend an evening, especially if some fine
reds and few ports are consumed. Then the reminiscing becomes
embellishing ;-)


I have a bottle or two of Merlot 84, which I keep for such
occasions.

Great. Open one to let it breathe a little and I'll be straight over. If
only it was that easy? I am very partial to Merlot. Except once when I
passed through LAX and I asked for a Merlo(t) and the bar staff corrected me
in a broad 'Ameriken' accent and said "No, it is a Mer-Lot." And then
proceeded to get it out of the refrigerator!!!!!!! It was a sweet French
wine more like raspberry cordial. So the wife drank it.

The chap is a musicologist and teacher (guitar)
We discussed amongst other things the importance of key
signatures not only to the players (no one wants their part
to be in seven sharps, C# major:-) but aso in the way the
tune "sounds" Flat keys, Eb, Bb are often preferred for
jazz.

Mmmmmmm............... perhaps I would be better off discussing "micing"
with your cat :-))

Cheers TT