Why is there a god mentioned in our national anthem?

 

Firstly, I'd like to apologise for all the nasty things that the Catholic church has done. Well, remember that I am a Catholic apologist.

"God of nations, at thy feet..." That's how our national anthem begins. Which god are they talking about? Zeus? Hey, there are a lot of gods out there to choose from. At least there is no reference to Mary and her bloody rosary.

It's ANZAC Day today. That means that pubs don't open until around lunchtime. Tough if you need a drink in the morning. There will be quite a few trumpet players up and working early this morning. The bugle is the official instrument that you should really use. It's just a trumpet without valves. Without valves you can't get as many notes. Bugle calls don't use that many notes. For example, you couldn't play Take The 'A' Train on a bugle.

Okay, I'm off. NO! I'm not going to church. I'm not mad. I might go for a walk, like Richard (of RBB) and The Curmudgeon are doing. 

Walking is good.

Cheers.

Is Bebop good for you?

 

Good morning. Let me start by saying sorry for all the shit the Catholic church has thrown at people. Hey, I am a Catholic Apologist.

It's funny how people like different types of music. I don't think you'd ever hear Catholic church choirs singing Bluegrass, Rap or Bebop. I guess it's all about praising Angry Jesus and his mum and dad. The Holy Ghost seems to get less praise.

I wonder what sort of bird the 
Holy Ghost actually is?

It's funny how they changed his name to The Holy Spirit. That's sort of like renaming Gsus Bruce.

I wonder how many Catholics actually like Bebop? Personally, I would pick Haydn or Chopin as being more popular with them.

Chopin

Ha, ha, a good joke there!

Well, it's about time for Catholics to think about getting along to Mass. I hear that quite a few are making their own rosary beads these days to save money. Hey, that's not good for the church shop. They're there to make money, after all.

See you later and don't worry about all that sin nonsense.

Let the sin in!

 

Hey, firstly, I'm a Catholic Apologist and I'd just like to say sorry for all the abusive clergy the Catholic church has fostered.

I know you've all heard of the 10 Commandments. These are where your sins are supposed to have come from. "As God said to Moses, "Don't forget to take the tablets.""

"Sheesh!" Oops, I've just broken commandment number 2. Obviously, I blame The Curmudgeon for that!

Catholics get sin muddled up with morals. Sins were obviously created for the 10 commandments. Thanks to a silly story about Adam and Eve, we were evidently all born with Original Sin. How silly!

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Hey, on a lighter note, I hear that Richard (of RBB) has added a 6th. original tune to his unaccompanied bass repertoire. It's called Swing In, Swing Out. That brings his unaccompanied tunes for violin and double bass up to 18. Wow! He'll be a busy boy practising those!

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Well, that's it for today. 

Before I forget, happy first birthday to Henry Prowsey. See you this afternoon, Henry. xxx

Welcome to our new host!

 Well known Catholic Apologist 

EVIL DOCTOR RICHARD!

"Hey, sorry about the Catholic church!"

I'll be hosting this blog from now on so make sure you pop by on a regular basis.

I look forward to seeing you and keeping you informed.

LINK get together.

 Hi from Richard's Bass Bag 3.

We thought it could be good to get out five LINK members together for a 'welcome back' discussion.

We'll let Richard (of RBB) kick things off.

Richard (of RBB): Hi everyone and welcome to Akish The Philistine, RBB2, RBB3 and The Curmudgeon. It's really great to be able to get these five blogs all linking up.

The Curmudgeon: I have lots of links on my blog too. Lots of different Curmudgeons.

Richard (of RBB): Yeah, we won't get that lot involved, TC. Just count yourself lucky that you made it into the big five. Regular posts are all you have to worry about. Go easy on the tennis posts though. 

RBB2: I'm going to give you some very good tips to improve your double bass playing.

Akish The Philistine: Yawn. Do we really need to include three bloody bass playing blogs? 

The Curmudgeon: I was wondering about that too.

Richard (of RBB): Shut up, TC. That's just the way it is around here. Anyway, RBB3 might be taking over the religious commentary from that Catholic guy who buggered off.

RBB3: Yep, we can take care of that. I'm guessing that RBB will take care of the violin.

Richard (of RBB): Yep. We can probably all guess what Akish will be taking care of.

Akish The Philistine: Well, I will be helping to keep an eye on TC too. Bagpipes? No thanks. Hey, who is he going to play golf with now? Maybe he has a secret link to that Catholic guy?

The Curmudgeon: I haven't heard from Robert since he packed up and buggered off. I guess I'll just do lots of practice.

RBB3: Alright guys, we'll leave it there for today. Just keep those posts rolling out!

The Curmudgeon: I'm working on one at present. It's about replacing my garage door.

RBB2 [under his breath]: Shit.

Richard (of RBB): Okay, let's all try to remain positive. 

Akish The Philistine: What have I gotten myself into?

The Curmudgeon: I wonder if The Blue Guy would fit in around here?

RBB3: It's times like these that rosary beads could be handy.

RBB2: Shut up, RBB3!

Richard (of RBB): LINK team dismissed. I might need a coffee soon.

Okay, let's get this blog rolling along!

 

Rolling along!

There are plenty of blogs for you to read around here now, but Richard's Bass Bag 3 will take the cake!

ENJOY!

2024, here I am!

 Who needs The Curmudgeon, or whatever Rob's blog is called now?

BECAUSE

Richard's Bass Bag 3 IS BACK!

Now you can go between the three bass bagging sites - JUST LIKE IN THE OLD DAYS!

ENJOY!