They also curse people. They don’t use the f*** word like we do. They will curse you with diseases so they may look at you and instead of saying f*** you say may you get pancreatitis, in Dutch
And they (along with the Flemish part of Belgium where they also speak a version of Dutch) are the brith place of the carillon (which I play). When I lived and worked there I played some market day recitals for carillonneurs (people who play the carillon) on vacation (they get 6 weeks, as does much of Europe).
Carillonneurs are city employees even though many carillons are in churches. One of the job responsibilities is to play for an hour on market day while the market is underway (the Netherlands typically has weekly, generally outdoor, markets). Going up the bell towers of especially old, famous churches was really interesting. And seeing all those cities from high up a bell tower was a cool way to see much of Holland.
@Kidsandliz I haven’t been to a carillon in person, but YouTube has granted me vicarious experience. I’ve seen a few videos about them, but the single best one (that I can remember) is Rob Scallon’s trip to the University of Chicago. Long but informative.
Especially fun when they’re among the bells and he asks (9:57 in the video) if they chime on the hour… then it immediately begins ringing.
@xobzoo When you stand inside of a 12 ton bell and someone plays it your bones vibrate. Probably not so good for your hearing even when you have your fingers in your ears but of course as a 20 something with no functioning frontal lobe who cared back then?
U of Chicago’s bells though aren’t as large as, for example, U of Michigan (the 12 ton low G). Some sound like music boxes (for example U of Rochester) because the bells are so small.
They also curse people. They don’t use the f*** word like we do. They will curse you with diseases so they may look at you and instead of saying f*** you say may you get pancreatitis, in Dutch
@Cerridwyn That seems a lot more sensible, and threatening!
And they (along with the Flemish part of Belgium where they also speak a version of Dutch) are the brith place of the carillon (which I play). When I lived and worked there I played some market day recitals for carillonneurs (people who play the carillon) on vacation (they get 6 weeks, as does much of Europe).
Carillonneurs are city employees even though many carillons are in churches. One of the job responsibilities is to play for an hour on market day while the market is underway (the Netherlands typically has weekly, generally outdoor, markets). Going up the bell towers of especially old, famous churches was really interesting. And seeing all those cities from high up a bell tower was a cool way to see much of Holland.
@Kidsandliz I haven’t been to a carillon in person, but YouTube has granted me vicarious experience. I’ve seen a few videos about them, but the single best one (that I can remember) is Rob Scallon’s trip to the University of Chicago. Long but informative.
Especially fun when they’re among the bells and he asks (
9:57in the video) if they chime on the hour… then it immediately begins ringing.@xobzoo When you stand inside of a 12 ton bell and someone plays it your bones vibrate. Probably not so good for your hearing even when you have your fingers in your ears but of course as a 20 something with no functioning frontal lobe who cared back then?
U of Chicago’s bells though aren’t as large as, for example, U of Michigan (the 12 ton low G). Some sound like music boxes (for example U of Rochester) because the bells are so small.
as a long time watcher of “Gold Rush” … this makes Tony Beets last name make way more sense…
Sint Pannekoek.
Saint Pancake Day Nov 29th. Celebrated by wearing pancakes (crepes to Americans) on their heads.
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@OnionSoup @rtjhnstn Now I understand.
@blaineg @rtjhnstn the rabbit gives it all meaning.