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Aske....
« on: November 22, 2006, 06:27:58 PM » |
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Your appreciation for music is well documented. I was just thinking, I have never heard, or asked; do you play? Want to? Plan to? (not like you don't have enough irons in the fire, and need to get caught up after I dunno, finishing a doctorate LOL  ) You know so much about music, esp. [shudder] yours[/sudder] I figure, you must have been on the "backside" of a guitar sometime.  Also, anybody else? spacemeister? Someone as classicaly educated, and well rounded as yourself must have some do re mi in him. I have a drum set, and can keep time. I can play a few songs, and fake a lot more. I wouldn't call my self a "drummer" yet, but I plan to get into it pretty seriously this winter. What else you gonna do with snow on the ground? chiffonade? Karen bought me a guitar last Christmas. I have always wanted to play, but alas, I think I will always be a better golfer than guitarist.  I just can't do it. |
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Re: Aske....
« Reply #1 on: November 22, 2006, 07:42:03 PM » |
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I played alto saxophone from 4th grade through my 2nd year of college. I spent about 4 years of that time playing both alto and tenor sax in a jazz improv quintet with a stand-up bass, piano, trumpet, and a five piece drum kit. It was very cool and we played a lot of live gigs at a bar in SLC called DB Coopers (and later the Bull and Bear). I think I mentioned in a recent thread on FGI the severe depression I went through entering my senior year. I lost my passion and haven't played since. I keep wanting to pick it up again, but the thought of rebuilding my embouchure brings tears to my eyes.
I messed around with the electric bass and played with a hardcore group for a couple of years in the early nineties. My skill and technique were sub par, but our guitarist and drummer were brilliant, so all I had to do was keep a beat and be able to play in D. When our singer got married, the group stopped playing and I never continued with the bass.
I've also tried on several occasions to play guitar but every time I try it seems I'd prefer to play guitar than learn guitar.
And that is the extent of my illustrious musical history.
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Re: Aske....
« Reply #2 on: November 22, 2006, 07:45:26 PM » |
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play: guitar, bass , {used to take piano lessons}
aspire to: drums
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« Reply #3 on: November 22, 2006, 07:59:02 PM » |
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Cool!  I threw away my "word a day", after meeting ya'll. Now I just leave a Dictionary.com window open when I read ya'lls posts. embouchure........who knew?? DBCoopers! LOL sweet. I would say your music career, is illustrious.  DarkMaster, do you just "play around", or do anything serious? Your post must have gotten truncated, or I should have posed the question more in the fashion of: You don't know *feces* about about hydrogen conversion for power, and Global warming is for sissies!  |
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« Reply #4 on: November 22, 2006, 08:02:12 PM » |
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Cool! I threw away my "word a day", after meeting ya'll. Now I just leave a Dictionary.com window open when I read ya'lls posts. embouchure........who knew?? DBCoopers! LOL sweet. I would say your music career, is illustrious. DarkMaster, do you just "play around", or do anything serious? Your post must have gotten truncated, or I should have posed the question more in the fashion of: You don't know *feces* about about hydrogen conversion for power, and Global warming is for sissies! i dabble, nothing serious. if i can ever find some time to practice, and some gear to use the pc to record... who knows lol, i'll try to post some pix of my gear over the weekend. we'll be getting a new digital camera before sunrise friday morning (hopefully)  |
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« Reply #5 on: November 22, 2006, 08:05:25 PM » |
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lol. Anyone who's ever had to build an embouchure likely has the word tattooed on his brain. Unpleasant business. |
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« Reply #6 on: November 22, 2006, 08:06:50 PM » |
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lol. Anyone who's ever had to build an embouchure likely has the word tattooed on his brain. Unpleasant business. in the words of D-X... blow it! |
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« Reply #7 on: November 22, 2006, 08:12:56 PM » |
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The rig.  |
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« Reply #8 on: November 22, 2006, 08:16:53 PM » |
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i've been playing the piano since 1979 (earned my diploma in 2000). Also play recorders, guitar, a tiny bit of lute and hand drums and dumbeks, and I sing in an a capella choir. My biggest desire is to purchase a cornamuse (medieval bagpipes) and a hurdy gurdy (lute shaped instrument, played with keys and a crank).
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« Reply #9 on: November 22, 2006, 08:19:55 PM » |
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Oh, I almost forgot, that I was involved with rock and metal bands from basically 1990 till 2004 when I left Greece. I loved (and still love) being on stage! |
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« Reply #10 on: November 22, 2006, 08:20:13 PM » |
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Nice. I ask, 'cause I'm always envious. I have zero music.(in me, history, family etc.) I enjoy music, and to see someone make the sounds I hear on the radio(or whatever), infront of me, is really cool.
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« Reply #11 on: November 22, 2006, 08:23:36 PM » |
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The rig.
Sold my bass rig years ago (Ernie Ball StingRay, Mesa Boogie amp, Marshal Cabinet, Rat Pedal), the tenor sax is also gone. The alto is in the basement in its case which hasn't been opened in the better part of a decade. I'm almost afraid to open it, but I'm guessing it's about $600 worth of restoration before it's ready to play again. |
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« Reply #12 on: November 23, 2006, 09:34:18 AM » |
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Anyone know of a place I could upload some mp3 files of my old band for golfhos public consumption/ mocking?
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« Reply #13 on: November 23, 2006, 09:39:45 AM » |
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Anyone know of a place I could upload some mp3 files of my old band for golfhos public consumption/ mocking?
i'd gladly do it , in a month or two, when i finally migrate webhosts...  |
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« Reply #14 on: November 23, 2006, 09:11:07 PM » |
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Anyone know of a place I could upload some mp3 files of my old band for golfhos public consumption/ mocking?
Hey, Cap'n. I can host them on golfhos, but I can't think of an easy way for you to put them on this site. Maybe you can upload them at the site below, and I can then copy them to golfhos.com? http://briefcase.yahoo.com/signin with: shane_the_bachelor password: golfhos |
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