![]() WR: Like I was saying, my grandfather was a percussionist, and he was a part of this brass band culture in New Orleans. OMC: What wound up drawing you to this particular genre of music? My mom listened to a lot of music, and my grandfather was a percussionist, so I guess from day one. Walter Ramsey: Oh man, when did I first start getting into music? I guess I gotta say as a baby. : When did you first start getting into music? Before then, chatted with Ramsey about the band’s origins, its music and its assorted controversies. The band’s brought their music across the nation and the whole globe – including recent trips to Pakistan as cultural ambassadors – and now it’s coming to the Marcus Center on Tuesday, Aug. The Stooges’ reputation as one of the city’s finest and most entertaining acts outshines any minor controversy, and its musical prowess has been used for production work with MTV, ESPN and BET. More importantly, though, is that they have the music to back it up. Yes, band leader Walter Ramsey and The Stooges have a reputation as one of New Orleans’ most controversial brass bands. Then there was the brief tussle with Rebirth Brass Band. In 2010, some of their fellow competitors were miffed about The Stooges' victory at Red Bull Street Kings brass band competition, considering the band came out with the Red Bull logo on their shirts and with more musicians on stage than the rules allowed. Don’t be completely fooled by the name, though when it comes to being the best, the New Orleans-based brass band means business, so much so that they’ve built up a little bit of a history of controversy over the years. These are made in the USA.The Stooges Brass Band have a fun, light-hearted name that fits their reputation for fun, energetic and entertaining live shows. The brass casing protects the magnet from chipping and breaking, and makes removing iron and steel shavings much easier. The magnet insert is rated at 10 lbs (as with all magnets, this rating depends on the magnet mating to a smooth, flat, unpainted steel surface) this rating is only intended as a reference, and does not indicate lifting capacity. Also handy for science experiments involving ferromagnetism.I am told that if you live in a big city, bridges are an excellent place to go "magnet fishing." If you want to retrieve really big items (like engine blocks), use this magnet as an underwater finder, when it latches on to something, you can drop a very large normal magnet and pull up as much as you or your boat winch will lift. You will find all sorts of sunken goodies. Attach to your fishing line and cast away.Use as a very powerful magnetic pickup, not like those 1/2 pound jokes at the hardware store.Identify/sort some types of costume (fake) jewelry, which often uses steel or nickel as the base material under the plating.Identify/sort solid brass and bronze from plated steel items (handy in the antique market and hardware store).Identify/sort chrome plated items from polished aluminum, silver, and non-magnetic grades of stainless steel.Identify and sort steel grades and metal alloys that contain iron, nickel, or cobalt.Contains The Most Powerful Grade of Neodymium Rare Earth Magnet (N52)
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