Wumbo Wednesday With Weaselo: Fun Violinist Stories!

So, unfortunately, Senorita Weaselo was sick this weekend, meaning we couldn’t go see Gil Shaham play Mendelssohn with the Phil. Which sucks. Because he’s fantastic.

Fun story! Actually two. Story 1: When I was a lad my youth orchestra went to go see him play I don’t remember what. Anyway, we got to do a Q&A with him afterwards, and I remember asking, “How many violins do you own?” His response: “Almost one!” (The violin was on long-term loan. Eventually it got taken back, much to everyone’s chagrin and annoyance.) Story 2: When I was a senior at college he came to play a concert and also give a masterclass. Unfortunately I wasn’t picked for the masterclass (partially because it was the day after my final Master’s audition), but afterwards there was the usual wander and stick around, and I had been listening to his version of the Prokofiev Sonata that I had been playing. So I asked about the fingering he did in that section you may hear in the movement I posted (the scherzo), because I had just said “fuck it” and did it all in position. Which he tried and said, “You know what? That works, I might use it.” So I can die happy now.

Anyway, yeah, we missed the concert, which sucked. Anyway, here’s the news!

-Well, we got all the fallouts from the trades, and ownership changes, and all that.

-Giants OT Andrew Thomas is out for the year (Lisfranc).

Okay, what’s on tonight?
Well, there’s still playoff dirtball:
Brooklyn vs. Queens (NLCS Game 3, LAD vs. NYM, series tied 1-1) (8:00, FS1)

There’s playoff (women’s) roundball rock:
WNBA Finals: How many Finals can they lose? vs. SERPENTINE! (NYL vs. MIN, 8:00, ESPN)

Iceball:
Swordslugs vs. Icebirds (BUF vs. PIT, 7:00, TNT)
Ratfuck King vs. BRING BACK THE NORDIQUES! (BOS vs. COL, 9:30, TNT)

Meanwhile, I’ll be playing a faculty concert.

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Senor Weaselo plays the violin. He tucks it right under his chin. When he isn't doing that, he enjoys watching his teams (Yankees, Jets, Knicks, and Rangers), trying to ingest enough capsaicin to make himself breathe fire (it hasn't happened yet), and scheming to acquire the Bryant Park zamboni.
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Gumbygirl

Goalie goal!

DJ TAJ

Traveling to a new country is like doing acid. The root vegetables make things not the same.
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Dunstan

Did I just see a commercial for a new Meta product that looks a hell of a lot like Google Glass?

“Hey, remember that thing Google brought out a few years ago, that you all thought was creepy? Well, guess what!”

Doktor Zymm

If it’s the ray-bans those have been around for a few years

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Unsurprised

Following up on the Simpsons decision, man, fuck the Nebraska Secretary of State and AG. Per Justia:

In the summer of 2024, the Nebraska Secretary of State announced he would not implement recent statutory amendments allowing individuals convicted of felonies to vote upon completing their sentences, deeming the amendments unconstitutional. In response, individuals who had completed their sentences filed for a writ of mandamus to compel the Secretary and county election commissioners to implement the amendments and allow them to register to vote.

From the decision:

Do we want to live in a world where every state employee who has a hunch a statute is flawed gets to ignore it? State officers who take the oath to follow the constitution are expected to follow that oath and not disregard their sworn duty to abide by the Nebraska Constitution, including its dictate in article V, § 2, that it is the Nebraska Supreme Court, not the Attorney General, who declares laws unconstitutional.

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While I would totally use that power for good and not evil, I don’t trust other people. Other people suck.

Doktor Zymm

If other people didn’t suck we wouldn’t need laws in the first place, anarchy would just work

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Doktor Zymm

I officially like my new job, a little over one month in and I’m working on super interesting stuff

Unsurprised

That’s fantastic.

Gumbygirl

I’m so happy for you! I knew you would find something good. Your new employers are no doubt thanking their lucky stars they hired you!

Unsurprised

I gotta get confident, stupid. My self-image sucks.

ArmedandHammered

Not sure how to do that myself. I know my father’s tack of beating us every time he perceived something wrong did not install self-confidence for some reason. He even admitted that “I tried to beat some self-confidence in them, but it didn’t seem to work”. When you find the trick let me know so I can pass it on to the boy.

jjfozz

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Mr. Ayo

Drink through it.

SonOfSpam

Drink UP, stupid!

jjfozz

Roer that. going to ge tore beers

Mr. Ayo

Marchand is such a piece of shit.

2Pack

My favorite song with a violin in it.

https://youtu.be/_5lX0eMI7Hw?si=Mxtd6DB55XS5f5lI

Gumbygirl

That’s a good one. I also love the violin in this
https://youtu.be/bpZvg_FjL3Q?si=XpQihot-TkjzmucZ

jjfozz

Also, fuck the Penguins. fuck pittsburgh. fuck me having to go and have to talk to people tomorrow.

WCS

Don’t call me at work.

jjfozz

Your are the first one on the list. What’s your nubmber again/

Unsurprised

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BrettFavresColonoscopy

Hey, I found something relevant to the Cornblower and Deadly families:

https://www.reddit.com/r/funny/comments/1r77d7/the_dallas_cowboys/

(Fucking reddit links)

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Sidney Crosby > you

Mr. Ayo

Of course the refs give them a power play.

Scripted entertainment.

WCS

NO ONE DENIES THIS

Horatio Cornblower

I have no idea how or why this happened, but the Nebraska Supreme Court apparently got so pissed at someone that they shot their claim down while citing Patty and Selma Bouvier as people who would know better.

https://twitter.com/MW_Royers/status/1846566538716873108/photo/1

A judge in Connecticut, Jon Blue, once cited Snoopy from ‘Peanuts’ fame, albeit I believe only in a footnote. I used to look for reasons to cite that case.

WCS

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So you’re telling me there’s a chance?

Don T

I yearn for the day when you could to opposing counsel’s motion for hearing with Bart Scott CANT WAIT gif. And charge $875 for filing it.

WCS

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/chambers’ doors fly open

HOW THE FUCK YA DOING, YOUR HONOR

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Unsurprised

From this morning’s thread:

This in mid February. Guy called the cops because someone broke into his house and stole his stereo. Cops followed the tracks in the snow to the thief’s house.

I’m astonished that the cops showed up.

Mr. Ayo

Swordslugs vs. Icebirds was wild. 5-5 and heading to OT.

Horatio Cornblower

Holy shit, these new/old ODU helmets rock.

https://twitter.com/SickosCommittee/status/1846707586340405545

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jjfozz

Honestly, why do I have to talk to people? Can’t tey just I don’t know, take a picture inf ront of the casket, send it to me and say, “Having a great time! Wish you were here?”

ballsofsteelandfury

You don’t. If there is one day you can tell people you don’t feel like talking, this would be the day.

Unsurprised

Listen to your Balls.

Dunstan

That’s my favorite Roxette song

SonOfSpam

THANK you, couldn’t think of the band.

Brocky

Is balls ownership transferable, like the house elves from Harry potter?

Mr. Ayo

No, this is more like a Lowratio situation, where there is no ownership rights. Just governance rights if certain conditions are maintained.

Coincidentally, the first clause in both use the phrase “free range.”

BrettFavresColonoscopy

Someone should make you a button that says “fuck off before you say hello”

jjfozz

How can I make that happen before tomorrow at 2 pm (EST)?

Don T

You could make squirm your dad’s acquaintances who tell you about all those times they meant to go see him but, hemm, you know… Just stare until they come up with concrete bullshit and condescend the hell outta them. Who says telenovelas are useless?

Horatio Cornblower

https://twitter.com/ClassicStrips/status/1846714974212641152

I don’t believe I’ve ever seen this one before, but holy shit did I do a spit take.

jjfozz

6 beetrs in, stay tuned, shit gonna go sideways. fucking how do i do 4 hours of talkign to people in the goddamn viewing tomorrow/

BugEyedBoo

For all you Warhammer fans, especially this young lady.

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BugEyedBoo

WH40K, my bad.

Horatio Cornblower

If she gets through his entire time-share pitch, which is 9 innings long, without leaving she gets $10 million.

That’s the only possible explanation I have for this photo.

ArmedandHammered

He promised her a Hermès bag.

ArmedandHammered

Whoops, he actually said Heresy bad.

BrettFavresColonoscopy

You guys (and I mean all guys) should read The Power. The (implied or explicit) threat of violence is an undercurrent in virtually every interaction.

Dunstan

So.. because of the implication?

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Horatio Cornblower

I’m in the middle of a trial. Someday I will tell you the story, but that day cannot be today.

Tomorrow is a couple of witnesses, then charge, close, and pretend to read the news while actually staring at the same paragraph for two hours while hoping the jury comes back and tells me I’m pretty.

jjfozz

LET THEM FEAR THE JUSTICE OF THE STATE! FLAMETHROWERS AT DAWN YOU FUCKING SCUM!!!!!!!!!

Horatio Cornblower

I’m debating citing ‘Ancient Aliens’ in my closing, so this isn’t far off.

ArmedandHammered

Bangin’ the table is a little too kinky for me. – J.D. Vance

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Gumbygirl

He went the Wrong Direction. Gravity 1, Liam Payne nil

Mr. Ayo

The Story of His Life, Gravity Dragged Him Down.

ArmedandHammered

Gravity is a harsh mistress.

ballsofsteelandfury

Still undefeated…

SonOfSpam

I saw a couple Argentine accounts on Twitter that appeared to show the fall.

Not really something I wanted to see.

ArmedandHammered

Payne’s are so hard to replace when they fall out of windows

SonOfSpam

There it is.

ArmedandHammered

Or… Payne’s past their prime sometimes fall out of windows.

BrettFavresColonoscopy

Like that guy, you should have stopped at the first floor

ArmedandHammered

No, he stopped “on” the first floor.

SonOfSpam

His manager, yelling out the window “LIAM, WHEN I SUGGESTED A TRIBUTE TO CLAPTON THAT’S NOT WHAT I MEANT”

Horatio Cornblower

My daughter was big One Direction fan, (Niall Horne, who fortunately still walks the Earth), and she sent me this.

I replied

“Looks like the one direction Liam shouldn’t have gone in was…
/whips off sunglasses
…down!
YEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!”

Anyway, apparently I’m a monster.

ArmedandHammered

Your name is Horatio…

ballsofsteelandfury

You know it’s a good day when a master of fingering decides to follow your tip.

BrettFavresColonoscopy

Funny, usually my tip follows the fingering

SonOfSpam

wait, how do you fuck your own balls

ArmedandHammered

Very, very gently.