What else do you do ?

kidgloves · Post by **kidgloves** » Thu Sep 18, 2008 10:57 am

So, when you are not Redding up them Reds, Barring the Barcrests, zooming in on the 'Zoomas, showing your Bell at Beardy etc, do you have any other stuff that you do well ?
I am a professional violinist. Have been since leaving music college in the early 90's. I am currently the leader for the Leicester Symphony Orchestra and we have a string quartet that's out playing regularly at peoples weddings/birthdays/functions etc.
The string quartet stuff is cool, it's hit and run money - you can charge £120 per player for a 2 hour gig - I know that's on a par with a good session on the fruits, but the difference is a mile wide as it's guaranteed money, and a hell of a lot more fun earning it.
I also like showing Joe Public that string quartet players are not just stuck up snobs on the wrong side of 50 who only play Mozart and drink cream teas. I'm also a composer and arranger so do a lot for the quartet to make our sets different from anywhere else in the country. It's great to see peoples heads turn in a wedding, when we start playing stuff like Abba, Broadway hits like All that Jazz, Moondance with improvisation, Mustang Sally, Beatles stuff - they just expect you to play serious stuff all the time. Also done an arrangement of the Simpsons theme which has been performed in a festival in Switzerland and an orchestral arrangement of Aerosmith's I don't wanna miss a Thing from Armageddon that's been performed in the Royal Concert Hall in Nottingham.
Been on a few tours in my time - played with Divine Comedy, done backings in the studio for a band called Crazy P and err...for my sins when I was a student did a UK tour with err...Chris de Burgh...hey, I needed the money - but JEEZUZ how many middle aged housewives prepared to throw their pre-menopausal knickers on stage ..eeeewwww.
I also conduct for the Arts service in Leicester, doing 3 concerts with an orchestra a year, and play in most of the show pits in and around Leicester, doing 2 back to back Jekyll and Hydes starting end of this month.
So, what do you do ?

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Thu Sep 18, 2008 2:43 pm

i have a fetish for used underwear......women's obviously

kidgloves · Post by **kidgloves** » Thu Sep 18, 2008 2:47 pm

degeneration wrote:i have a fetish for used underwear......women's obviously

Seriously guys...

aaamusements.co.uk · Post by **aaamusements.co.uk** » Thu Sep 18, 2008 3:28 pm

Fruit machines and violin are very diverse!

When I am not repairing fruit machines I work for the NHS.
Mental Health section, appropriately enough!

ROSSKEEN · Post by **ROSSKEEN** » Thu Sep 18, 2008 3:57 pm

I'm an accountant. Its crap.

steven · Post by **steven** » Thu Sep 18, 2008 4:16 pm

computer programmer

Matt Vinyl · Post by **Matt Vinyl** » Thu Sep 18, 2008 4:42 pm

aaa - same here! Which Trust, may I ask? I'm at one that covers Bexley, Bromley & Greenwich - all good fun! Information Analyst is my role, and it's not too bad at all. Plenty of time to spend on FC...

Outside of work, I enjoy programming games and small applications, writing music and attempting some short stories. Also bowl in a weekly league, which we have topped three seasons, finished 2nd once and 3rd once.

Of course, young Charlie (my little 8 month year) has somewhat quelled my ability to spend time on my hobbies, but I still find the odd half-hour of peace and quiet now and then...

betchrider · Post by **betchrider** » Thu Sep 18, 2008 4:46 pm

kidgloves wrote:So, when you are not Redding up them Reds, Barring the Barcrests, zooming in on the 'Zoomas, showing your Bell at Beardy etc, do you have any other stuff that you do well ?
I am a professional violinist. Have been since leaving music college in the early 90's. I am currently the leader for the Leicester Symphony Orchestra and we have a string quartet that's out playing regularly at peoples weddings/birthdays/functions etc.
The string quartet stuff is cool, it's hit and run money - you can charge £120 per player for a 2 hour gig - I know that's on a par with a good session on the fruits, but the difference is a mile wide as it's guaranteed money, and a hell of a lot more fun earning it.
I also like showing Joe Public that string quartet players are not just stuck up snobs on the wrong side of 50 who only play Mozart and drink cream teas. I'm also a composer and arranger so do a lot for the quartet to make our sets different from anywhere else in the country. It's great to see peoples heads turn in a wedding, when we start playing stuff like Abba, Broadway hits like All that Jazz, Moondance with improvisation, Mustang Sally, Beatles stuff - they just expect you to play serious stuff all the time. Also done an arrangement of the Simpsons theme which has been performed in a festival in Switzerland and an orchestral arrangement of Aerosmith's I don't wanna miss a Thing from Armageddon that's been performed in the Royal Concert Hall in Nottingham.
Been on a few tours in my time - played with Divine Comedy, done backings in the studio for a band called Crazy P and err...for my sins when I was a student did a UK tour with err...Chris de Burgh...hey, I needed the money - but JEEZUZ how many middle aged housewives prepared to throw their pre-menopausal knickers on stage ..eeeewwww.
I also conduct for the Arts service in Leicester, doing 3 concerts with an orchestra a year, and play in most of the show pits in and around Leicester, doing 2 back to back Jekyll and Hydes starting end of this month.
So, what do you do ?

There much chance of groupies or owt in that game mate?

trayhop123 · Post by **trayhop123** » Thu Sep 18, 2008 5:02 pm

outside of slotting , i have no special skils whatsoever , im a bit of a cinema buff , must have mooooorrrreeeee blu rays, and love my ps3 and all retro videogames ,,,,,,,,,,, but most of all and most blatently obviouss im a complete superhero freak ( sound from the back , grow up , your 36 lol) from comics to movies/cartoons ,,,,,,,, and stacks of toys models/figures merchandice lol ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, take the piss if you want , lol i dont care, im the big kid who never grew up (no not peter pan or jacko) ,,,,,,,,,and slotting hasnt helped matters because no-one has instaled any authority in me at say a job for example , having never had one ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, you can ridicule me as much as you want , im just not from the stable of thinking that a ''conventional job'' is the be all end all of human existance . im a good person though with no criminal record who would sooner give someone a grand than rob a pound off em. non racist , first to help an old lady up in the street etc ,,,,,,,,, guess my comic upbringing tought me right from wrong ,,,,,,,,,, so to sum up big kind kid , with zero skils outside of slots.

steven · Post by **steven** » Thu Sep 18, 2008 5:15 pm

[quote="Matt Vinyl"]aaa - same here! Which Trust, may I ask? I'm at one that covers Bexley, Bromley & Greenwich - all good fun! Information Analyst is my role, and it's not too bad at all. Plenty of time to spend on FC... ]
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kidgloves · Post by **kidgloves** » Thu Sep 18, 2008 5:19 pm

trayhop123 wrote:outside of slotting , i have no special skils whatsoever , im a bit of a cinema buff , must have mooooorrrreeeee blu rays, and love my ps3 and all retro videogames ,,,,,,,,,,, but most of all and most blatently obviouss im a complete superhero freak ( sound from the back , grow up , your 36 lol) from comics to movies/cartoons ,,,,,,,, and stacks of toys models/figures merchandice lol ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, take the piss if you want , lol i dont care, im the big kid who never grew up (no not peter pan or jacko) ,,,,,,,,,and slotting hasnt helped matters because no-one has instaled any authority in me at say a job for example , having never had one ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, you can ridicule me as much as you want , im just not from the stable of thinking that a ''conventional job'' is the be all end all of human existance . im a good person though with no criminal record who would sooner give someone a grand than rob a pound off em. non racist , first to help an old lady up in the street etc ,,,,,,,,, guess my comic upbringing tought me right from wrong ,,,,,,,,,, so to sum up big kind kid , with zero skils outside of slots.

Nowt wrong with any of that Lee, remember I'm the big girl who plays the violin ! Got more respect for people who can admit to this stuff than people who large it all the time.
Lol @ Betch ... fook all groupies in my game mate. Most of them are over 50. Our string quartet does very well at an average age of 36., and I'd only shag one of them and that's the missus, who plays the viola in our quartet.

ma71lda · Post by **ma71lda** » Thu Sep 18, 2008 5:34 pm

There you go Midlanders, if you see a bloke dressed in spandex with a cape on, apprehending scallys, you know who it is.

My occupation is normally Storeperson/Manager/Supervisor, but I'm still in between jobs at the moment.

Outside of work my non-gambling interests include playing pool to a pretty consistant high standard, playing video games and watching movies - always looking to expand my ever increasing DVD collection (within my limited budget).

I'm also a very good at drawing, mainly free hand pencil work with the odd watercolour thrown in too. Funnily enough, I enjoy drawing various Superheroes, any decent cartoony/graphic picture I can replicate to a tee, and my next venture is to try a cool Hellboy in either oil or acrylic on canvas.....which will be a new a experience.

Plus, my daughter takes up a hell of alot of my attention and time too, as will number 2 when he makes an appearence at the end of November.

petera · Post by **petera** » Thu Sep 18, 2008 6:14 pm

Undertaker...

trayhop123 · Post by **trayhop123** » Thu Sep 18, 2008 8:53 pm

hey matilda , do a lge and i mean laaarrgggeee canvas of a classic superman ,,,,,,,,,,, and if its good , show me on here with a link or atachment ,, then you will have sold your first works to me.

and as for pool , m8 , have a word with scott (e.eddie) , ive spent all my life in pubs and he's the best player ive ever seen , truly gifted , and could have should have applyd himself to the pro circuit instead of messing with slots , if i had his skill i would ,,,,,,,, his dad owned a pub in leicester for many years and he practiced everyday with mark selby. truly on another level , ide bet money on him against anyone , on a lads night out he fucks about not concentrating , hitting shots with one hand, half pissed and stil wins the rest of us , if he knuckeld down n concentrated he's just untouchable.

shit slotter though :P ( kidding m

:P

Scott · Post by **Scott** » Thu Sep 18, 2008 9:04 pm

Cheers Lee

I've been known to have the odd game, could have took it further maybe who knows, grew up playing the game and still love it, Selby is on a different level though, last time i had a knock with him in summer 06 just before he became world 8 ball champion he hammered me 18-4, truly amazing to watch

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