Well I got some shares and it's sort of a savings account.

I have money saved for university and general pocket money which I get for doing stuff around the house... oh yeah I have to remember to wash the dishes!! I'm listening to the Dolphin Ocean thing right now it's really nice!

I don't get pocket money anymore. The only way i get spending money now is if i eat less for lunch. Parents SAY they'll buy me anything i need but its not good to ask, and besides, i'd rather fork out for my own...loads of my mates get a monthly allowance where they get the money (like 20 quid or so) but have to buy ALL their own clothes and toothpaste/shampoo and school uniform, presents and stuff. Dunno why mum wont let me do that..

Noodelz, i saw you were learning it..is Dolphin Ocean hard?

You saw me? Anyway, I've only done the first page of Dolphin Ocean. I think it has some wrong notes in it like the last chord of bar 7, or ,maybe it's just my ear.

You shouldn't have too much problem with it since I'm only grade 4 and learnt it within a week and your grade 8 (I think).

I stayed up to about 2 this morning trying to finish off my coursework. I was really tired but had been staring at the computer screen for two hours do I couldn't sleep. So I turned on Classic FM and WAHEY! Hisaishi was on again! This time it was the theme from HMC.

EDIT: NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! They were just playing Hisashi all morning while I was asleep thank you very much late night.

I meant in the thread about repertoire lol...it looks tricky though, coz of all the accidentials...i think i'm just a bad grade 8 and passed all my other exams by fluke and I WILL FAIL MY GRADE 8!!

They played Hisaishi?

it looks tricky though, coz of all the accidentials...i think i'm just a bad grade 8 and passed all my other exams by fluke and I WILL FAIL MY GRADE 8!!

They played Hisaishi?

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Just learn to play octaves quickly or don't play the bottom notes!

Yep, they played Hisaishi and I e-mailed them to play Hisaishi more often. Not just at the dead of night.

CANT BELIEVE I MISSED IT!! *sniff*http://www.classicfm.com/index.cfm?nodeId=4493&sw=1024

Have decided: will get up at 2 in the morning every sat till i hear it. (Then sue classic fm for bags under eyes...)

Edit: I've now also emailed CFM telling them to play more hisaishi..i jope i was polite enough!

Maybe we should get everyone to e-mail Classic FM.

I'll put in my siggy.

Put it in mine too.

Everyone - *copy and paste this into your signiture - E-mail Classic FM and ask for more Hisaishi*

Told everyone in Come in Sit down too... I hope they actually notice us..

I done my little bit at the Café too. The Great Hisaishi Request...

Our next step is to get him added to the list of 'great composers'..Einaudis on it...

Hmmm... we might have to wait. Assuming that everyone is sending their e-mails, he should come on soon enough. He was the featured artist this morning.

Did you sign up for the chilled cabinet thing? Coz they send you who the featured artist is...My message to them mentioned that ' i was only informed earlier in the day that hisaishi was playing by a friend..' and that 'it is not possible to get up at 2 in the morning to hear my favourite composer play!'

I didn't sign up to anything. Oh well, anyway, Hisaishi has finished producing the soundtrack to 'Yamato'. Some Japanese WWII film, I think that we're unlikely to see it over here. I got this from his official website:

"He is now composing for a Hong Kong action/comedy/love/fantasy film, " A Chinese Tall Story" directed by Jeff Lau. The film will be premiere in HK and other parts of Asia on Dec. 22nd."

Also unlikely to be released here unless it's a some really funny kung fu film. Oh well, I could pop down to Chinatown and get an import.

I'm going back to China next summer...*sigh* i suppose i could wait...

The film looks um... strange. Kinda wacky.

http://achinesetallstory.emp.hk/index_select.html

UPDATE: I will be doing all I can to advertise Hisaishi (am I going a bit too far?)

I hope people will follow my example of putting on the great big words below on every post.

The Great Hisaishi Request

Perhaps a bit too far

How about, if you *don't* do that I won't email CFM and ask them to play less Joe Hisaishi...

Say that in English

*too late at night*

If Noodelz refrains from putting "The Great Hisaishi Request" on every post then I won't email classic fm and ask them to play less Hisaishi - implying that if he DOES, I WILL email them.

Make sense?

(not that they probably take a lot of notice of "please don't play" emails, but more just a tongue in cheek way of saying "Noodelz, please don't do that....")

Riiight

It's late, maybe I should get some sleep and read this in the morning.

Yes.

Basically - do not put that thing at the end of all your posts

I think I'll take your advise. Don't want angry mobs after me.

Can't actually be bothered to type it up anyway (or copy and paste however you do it).

Good good

Yup, Nat hit the nail on the head.

*phew* good

ouch...poor nail

So out of interest...who HAS emailed them so far?

THE GREAT HISAISHI REQUEST!! WOOOO!!!

ME! First one who done it me.

and ME (the second one...) But who else? Dya think Lou did?

Probably, I should think Matt did as well.

CFM might have figured out that all the sudden emails of 'play more hisaishi' come from people who know each other...LOL

Anyone considered, that bombarding them with emails might make them less likely to play it

Well i put it in a 'comments form' so isnt that what they want anyway..comments? Such as 'please dont play hisaishi at 2 in the morning can you actually play it at a decent time so im AWAKE..lol thanks bye..'

They probably get loads of 'I'm your biggest fan, keep up the good work' anyway, so I don't why a few Hisaishi comments will annoy them. Anyway, they're supposed to listen to what the audiance want. If they don't, we go to BBC3, it's simple.

A polite email would do

not PLAY HISHASHI yeah when I'm AWAKE yes lol pleeease

I didnt SAY that!! Cant remember what i put but it was a bit politer i think...

I put in:

I think it's great that you are playing works by Hisaishi, he is huge in Japan and deserves to get some recognition here. I'm a huge fan.....<insert Hisaishi compliments>.......

Then I asked to play Hisaishi more at daytime, not at some stupid hour.

Have you found the Natalie Wheen 'tell us about a piece of music that means a lot to you' thing yet?

*Goes to have a look*

Hmmmm...

*makes up a story*

MY NEIGHBOUR TOTORO RULES!! I think its better than HMC and funnier...

Shoot, I forgot to watch that over half-term!

Also, I got some newletter from CFM. I said I didn't want any though.

LOL...I want to watch Schindlers List but wont have time now..oh well..still, have seen 3 films this half term! Maybe we should get all the people of hisaishi yahoo group to email CFM too...Oh dear i got a newsletter thingy too...

Great idea! But aren't there people from around the world there? It's worth a shot though.