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A silly message of little importance.

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Subject: A silly message of little importance.
From: Cameron Mabon <cmabon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 25 Nov 1997 03:41:59 +0000 (GMT)
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You may have noticed that I used some strange language in my last message 
regarding brass band test-pieces. Words such as 'man-style' and 'tazz' 
form the basis of a language developed by Alastair and I (together with 
various other random people) on a tour of Germany and Holland earlier 
this year.

So that you can understand what I'm saying (and hopefully to provide some 
comic relief), here are some definitions: (More can be found at 
Alastair's homepage - see his signature file for details).


"-age":	applied seemingly at random to words for effect (e.g. manstyle 
beer drinkage, tazzage, and of course "Montage")

"Age-age": the art of applying 'age', otherwise known as language.

"A.L.E.": Alastair and Cameron's Approved List of Edibles - includes 
Curry, Cheese, Marmite, Beer, Milk, Vodka, Archers, More Beer and Even 
More Beer.

"Beer": doesn't need much explaining to brass bandsmen, surely. Manstyle 
beer drinkage is known as 'Beverage'.

"Big and Good": big top Es on soprano, ludicrous pedals on any instrument 
of Alastair's choice (excluding Mongolian nose flute), etc.

"Cabbage": taking a taxi.

"Cooperman": alias James Cooper, the best soprano player in all fifteen 
known universes.

"Manstyle": see 'Big and Good'; generally either HIGH, LOW or FAST.

"Stuff": see 'things'.

"Tazzage": extremely loud (yet tuneful and controlled) manstyle playing.

"Things": see 'stuff'.


Well, I hope that explains things. If not, please do remember that I am 
a ten feet tall Scotsman and Alastair plays the bass trombone. We are not 
meant to be understood.

Cameron Mabon
Cornet, duck whistle and triangle,
City of Oxford Band, Fundamental Brass


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References:
- Soprano screw up.
  - From: Philip Argent

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