The Cambridge Chat Thread

Aaaahhh.....I don't think I wanna perform at the Open Mic anymore. It seemed like a good idea at the time, but talking to people, it sounds like everyone is so good at everything, and I don't want to embarrass myself. Hmmm.

Now to crack on with this ice and ocean cores essay.

I say go for it! You've got nothing to lose and I'm sure you're better than you give yourself credit for. What kind of stuff were/are you thinking of performing? I might perform at your Downing one next week.

I think I was number 3. I should probably remember there being someone called Alex, but then I should probably remember what number I was.

I was up for doing an awful pop song medley (think Toxic, My Humps .etc) but I can't get anyone to sing, and I haven't sung for years.

I would sing, but you wouldn't want me to.

It's a shame ... but my balalaika is coming to meet me tomorrow, just too late .

I'd even got about five bars of Aleksei Arkhipovskii's improvised stuff down (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5JqeSU7lSLE. That is, before my fingers collapse.

I can't tell you just how amazing that is.

I've always wanted a Balalaika, ever since reading Trubloff when tiny.

I never felt that challenged when playing guitar. You want to play the balalaika like a guitar, at least your muscle memory does, but you just have to break your grip, timing, everything, into new shapes. Somehow, however, he manages to play it as if weren't even there. I'm stupidly jealous.

It's the perfect melancholic, nighttime instrument.

I think I was number 4 - was that the one where we waited outside for ages for someone to get the key?

Yes.

If Clare 2nds aren't a second team I don't know what Queen's 3rds are: we were very close to losing to them and we beat Clare comfortably.

In return to your video of someone playing amazingly on your instrument, here is mine

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I'm having my first ganas de learn French ever listening to a really pretty song

Yes.

If Clare 2nds aren't a second team I don't know what Queen's 3rds are: we were very close to losing to them and we beat Clare comfortably.

I promise you, you'd be better than I would ever be. Plus, that stuff would be more for laughs than doing it seriously, so it would sound better with someone who wasn't a great singer.
If you're genuinely up for it though, that would be frickin awesome.

You can't say that without saying what it is...