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Don't worry, I'm not very good with official piano terms either. :tongue: I agree, it is kind of hard, especially on the right hand to get the pinky finger to play with more emphasis than the thumb with all of the back-and-forth movements, but the more you practice the easier it gets. I think I do pretty well considering my hands are so small (only 14cm from the base of my palm to the top of my middle finger). eek. They're probably about half the size of Chris' hands (literally).

Someone who has snow right now should post a pic for those who have never seen it, especially if it's snowing at the moment so they can see it falling. I would do it, but all we have right now is a slushy mess that likely has melted by now (I'm up about 10 floors in a building at the moment, so I can't really tell).

I know, I would really like to get some, but I don't know how to go about buying them when they come out next month. Will they let you order them from across the pond?

I agree with you strikie... the official version from the Prospekt's March book is noticeably different, and I think it's much easier to see what's going on. When I started using the official version, everything clicked, and I was even able to change the hand positioning so it was easier to play.

I completely agree... and I live in just about the only place that still uses Farenheit. Oh, and we also still use the imperial system of measurement instead of metric for weights and measures. It's ridiculous. Metric is so much easier.

I just noticed this on Monday, although it's a bit late to take this into consideration now (if it affects anyone here): http://www.usps.com/international/serviceupdates.htm

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, Dancing in the Dark live performance from Glastonbury 2009

^ That's the sheet music I used when I first started to learn the song. I was having some difficulty with certain parts and was getting frustrated, and then shortly after someone posted the official sheet music (from the Prospekts March book). The official sheet music is actually slightly different from the one above, and the official version is (I think) a little easier to follow. I only started to read music a couple of months ago, so although this took me a little while, it is definitely doable. The thread with the link to the official sheet music is http://www.coldplaying.com/forum/showthread.php?t=58091 Good luck David! And if you need help in reading music (I couldn't tell from your original post), I recommend the following, this is what I used to teach myself: http://datadragon.com/education/reading/

Get the Yamaha CLP. HANDS DOWN. I bought a CLP 270 in February, and it was THE BEST PURCHASE I'VE EVER MADE. It feels just like a real piano with the weighted keys, but you never have to deal with tuning it (which is a rather expensive hidden cost in a real piano). Plus, it has all of the tech features of a keyboard (and then some). As far as acoustics, there's even this feature called an iAFC setting that you can turn on, which somehow senses the surroundings and adjusts the output to mimic the acoustics of a 'real' piano. It's amazing. I went on vacation for a week, and I suffered from withdrawal. I missed my CLP so much! :bigcry: GET IT GET IT GET IT. It is also worthwhile to see if any dealers in your area have one in their store on sale. I was able to purchase the floor model for half price (I mean really, who cares if other people touched it). Do whatever you need to do just GET IT GET IT GET IT.

I can't think of an answer that is smarta** enough Maybe I'd say something like "you're smoking too much of your supply"

Yes, "that's the hardest part". (hhhwwwwkkkkkkkththh) Don't mind me, that's just the sound of me gagging on my own cheesiness. :freak:

First few alternating between B flat and E flat, with the left hand leading before each set of 4 on the right hand. (I don't know if I'm using the proper terminology here, I'm not that familiar in that regard, so forgive me.) Within that, it alternates between the single note and the chord. So, for example, the first part will have B flat single note, B flat chord, B flat single note, B flat chord. Then the next part will have the same pattern, but with E flat. Later on the chords change to D in the part before the highest notes. The part with the highest notes is G minor, then after that C minor, then F, C minor again, and then the last bit is a run up of G. My explanation was probably royally confusing, as I mentioned, I'm not familiar with the proper terminology. I only recently was able to 'master' this. Are you just going off of memory, or do you have the sheet music?

What... you don't think a church can look skanky? :P

But maybe the richest people would be too busy trying to make more money to have the time to bid on the tickets. :tongue: Really though, what you say is true also. There are ups and unfortunate downs of both scenarios. It would be nice if there was an easy solution, but there's not. I just hope that similar pandomonium doesn't occur if they indeed do the 'smaller venue' thing that the paper reported for the new album they are working on... :(

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True, but at the same time, they are not the only performers, so there would also have to be some sort of 'advance recognition' for fans of the other performers too. Or maybe people working with the charity should have preference... by that time there would hardly be any tickets left for anybody else, and there would be even more of an outcry then. What I don't understand, is why aren't the tickets being sold for a higher price? There are only a fixed (very small) number of tickets, and I would think there would be a desire to raise the most amount of money as possible for the charity. I think the better move would have been to set a minimum price (of the current ticket price), and hold an ebay-style auction for all the tickets. That way, people would really be paying what they think the tickets are worth, and it would generate more money for the charity. That's just my two cents. But it's a little too late for that now anyway.

Yay, I finally sent mine today (and sent a PM to Santa and my elf)... the post office was a popular place, I must say!

^ I was just going to say that also. :P

Hello Emilia, and welcome!

You could just buy tickets to the nearest (or not-so-nearest) concert location and plan a nice little vacation around it. ;) Maybe you could take a vacation to beautiful Michigan... we love Canadians! I even work with a guy who crosses the border every day.

That. That's the first thing I thought of when I attended a recent concert from a different artist... Bruce Springsteen. Yeah, I was at THE concert where Bruce called out 'Hello, Ohio' instead of Michigan. I immediately thought of how Coldplay actually takes the time before the concert to learn about what's happening in the area where they are performing, local customs, etc., in an effort to be more in touch with the crowd.

I'm guessing that this story is at least half true. Given that their creative juices were gushing while they were on tour, it wouldn't surprise me if they are able to crank out a new album by the end of 2010. I'm not going to get my hopes up too much about a 2010 release, but again, I wouldn't be totally surprised. Yay! I'm just a little unsure of the 'smaller venues' thing. If they are concerned about "being seen as a huge stadium act and totally inaccessible for their loyal fans", it seems if the venue is TOO small, it would have the opposite effect (not enough tickets to go around). The point is, we don't really know what to make of 'small', since size is relative. Considering the end of the VLV tour in Europe, with 30,000-40,000 (I'm guessing) in attendance at stadiums, a venue of about 10,000 could be considered 'small', in relative terms. Although it would be awesome to be in attendance of a really small intimate gig, like the upcoming one in Exeter, there would be too much disappointment in regard to the lack of tickets. Plus, if they want to have a chance of making a profit or just breaking even, it would still have to be a decent size. During the second leg of the U.S. tour, the 'shed' gigs averaged around 10,000 people, and the format was more intimate than the first leg of the tour with the arenas. 'Shed' gigs are not too big, not too small, not a bad seat in the house, and enough tickets to go around.

Chilly, just below freezing here just north of Detroit. A few snow flurries. We might get a lot of snow later this week though... Once we get a big snowfall I'll post a picture, for those of you who don't usually see (or have never seen) snow. I'll try to get my cat to 'play' in the snow, that would be even better. I'm sure she would really enjoy that. :P

I finally finished mine! Yay! It took longer than I thought, but I had so much fun making it and put a lot of love into the work. I think I'll take a picture before I send it so I can 'remind myself' how lovely this experience is. :nice: I should be able to get it to the post office on Monday. Considering what others here have said, I think I might try to do a little quicker/guaranteed delivery; I'll PM my elf and/or Santa when it is officially sent. And yes... I put my username on the card. ;)

My reaction: it appears your psychology experiment is going pretty well.