I'll shamelessly plug "My Life Revolves Around Pee".
2,501 2012-11-28 03:12:02
Re: your countries national song?day (8 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
2,502 2012-11-23 13:49:22
Re: How a guitarist's hand stretches over time (8 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Eh. Happens to horn players too. Take a look at a trumpeteer's right hand pinky. It's stretched WAAAAAY out there, plus a trombonists left thumb. Both of these from the way the instrument is held. Anything you do that takes strength and dexterity will affect the body. If it doesn't, you probably aren't doing it right.
2,503 2012-11-23 03:23:42
Re: new way to cook turkey. (3 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Interesting. Sort of like butterflying a chicken breast I guess - more surface area exposed to the heat and less mass at any given point.
2,504 2012-11-22 14:35:21
Re: Electronic music files (3 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
I think that would run us into some copyright issues, and the ownership of Chordie is very conservative when it comes to protecting copyrights. However, Youtube is an excellent resource for that purpose. If you type "Title of Song I Want To Learn guitar lesson" into Youtube, you've got a good chance of getting a hit. Some of my favorite Youtube guitar lesson resources are Goldhat, Justinguitar, and Yourguitarsage, plus there's a guy named Fretkiller that you've got to check out.
2,505 2012-11-22 14:31:11
Re: NEW NAMES and DETERMINATIONS (39 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Please note "as the heathens do" is directly from Scripture and was literal. Paul was discipling newly converted genuine heathens and so when he said not to do repetitive chanting as the heathens do, his audience knew exactly what that meant.
2,506 2012-11-22 14:29:13
Re: NEW NAMES and DETERMINATIONS (39 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
I'm a Christian, but I do not care for the music played on Christian music stations. Some folks might label you a heathen for avoiding it, but I won't be one of them. I do like Mercy Me, though, because they don't do that 7/11 music. To some degree, I wonder if the 7/11 'faith and worship' music is appropriate. It's meant to be repetitive to help create a mood of worship, which is more or less mindlessly repeating themselves as the heathens do. That's exactly what Paul warned AGAINST doing. There's nothing wrong with it, per se, but it's also not helpful according to him. Anyway, back to Mercy Me, they have well-written songs played with good musicianship with the theme of the lyrics being about their faith. Also there's some good stuff coming out in the Country genre, like Randy Travis "Keep Your Lure in the Water" and "Pray for the Fish" (which is a humorous though Christian themed song), and Josh Turner's "Long Black Train." So, I'm not opposed to the music thematically, and I'm not opposed to the performance because the musicians are often very talented, but just to the poorly written songs. It's almost modern chant, but with weak meter. Chant with poor meter is to music what greeting card doggerel is to poetry.
- Zurf
2,507 2012-11-22 12:21:25
Re: Thanksgiving (10 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Thanks Dino and the rest. It's a good idea for a holiday - a time set aside for being thankful for what we have and who we have in our lives.
2,508 2012-11-22 01:15:46
Re: Please, no wagering. (11 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
LOL! Jeff, come on now. I've met your funny little honey and she is an absolute dear, plus one of the funniest women I have every met.
2,509 2012-11-21 14:19:59
Re: NEW NAMES and DETERMINATIONS (39 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Beamer - We should talk sometime. Grab a brew or float some ice cubes and have a conversation on this topic.
- Zurf
2,510 2012-11-20 20:05:24
Re: Please, no wagering. (11 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Now sit down and play the thing.
- Zurf
p.s. Kudos for putting wife first.
2,511 2012-11-19 20:46:09
Re: First world problem (10 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
I've changed the position I hold it, and that seems to be helping a lot. The body is lower, the neck is on an upward angle, but it's still on my right leg. It's kind of a cross between traditional folk position and a classical position. That puts my elbow a WHOLE lot lower and seems to be making all the difference. To cross-thread a bit, the position has me strumming several inches closer to the neck than previously - basically at the very top of the soundhole rather than the bottom third, but I haven't noticed any difference in tone.
I'd like to keep this Guild because it is such a beauty, but if I can't play it then there's no sense in keeping it.
Amy - Thanks for the thought. I've got enough instruments here to sweeten the pot if I need to. There's an Ibanez electric I never play and is in perfect condition, and a solid mahogany Ovation bass that's probably worth about the same as the Martin. The Guild retails for more than double the price of the Martin (I didn't pay anything close to that for it). So in all, I've been well blessed instrument-wise and am in good shape.
2,512 2012-11-18 22:49:57
Topic: First world problem (10 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
I have been playing Boomer the past week. Boomer is my Guild D40 Bluegrass Jubilee. It is a thing of beauty and the sound is so sweet. Unfortunately, my right shoulder has been in intense pain. I noticed that the pain is far worse when I am playing Boomer. I've been playing Tiny for a good while and my shoulder was fine. Tiny is the Breedlove OM Retro that I bought from Dirty Ed. I'm thinking it may be time to get rid of my dreadnaughts. The nice thing is, I may be able to trade pretty close to even for a Martin 000-15M. We'll see how it goes.
- Zurf
2,513 2012-11-18 12:56:15
Re: Lucky, I guess (42 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
You were "this close". Once that stuff is well into your pancreas, things go from bad to worse quickly. Thank God the doctors caught it early and knew what to do. I'm sorry you had it to go through, but pleased that you are home and recovering. Follow the program and get well.
- Zurf
2,514 2012-11-17 00:49:29
Re: 4 questions (12 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
1. I strum with pick mostly. When I use my fingers, I generally use fingerpicking patterns in lieu of strumming. There are a few songs where I will strum with fingers down and thumb on the way up, which works to get some neat fast rhythms. I'd say 75-80% of my strumming is with a pick though.
2. Mostly over the sound hole. Sometimes when using fingers, I'll move up the neck to get a little different sound. I enjoy banging out rhythms when strumming and am looking for volume, which mostly leads to strumming over the sound hole.
3. Yep.
4. I expect someone has. I haven't.
- Zurf
2,515 2012-11-15 12:34:44
Re: Is it too much to ask (16 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
It's the stage of life we're in. I find time, but I am extremely fortunate to work from home and therefore I get to recover all that commute time, and also I can knock out a song during a break which can't be done in most work environments.
2,516 2012-11-14 14:12:19
Re: 2013 Mid-Atlantic U.S. Gathering of Pickers (11 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Bump.
If we don't get some interest from southerly folks, I'm thinking of moving this up Pennsylvania way. I've never fished the Juniata and have always wanted to. It'll all be brand new as I don't know any proper campground over that way. I've heard good things about Raystown Lake, but would have to see how close it is to the moving part of the Juniata.
If July or August is better for y'all, I'm OK with that so far.
- Zurf
2,517 2012-11-14 12:34:34
Re: Life is as strange as fiction (2 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Just about every one of those folks has made an appearance in this book. The Sublettes and Bridger had a long standing business relationship. Kit Carson and Bridger hung out together at trapper rendezvous, etc. I had a lot of respect for how one of the Sublettes died. He had a long-standing infection in one of his legs that kept him in St. Louis and away from the trapping grounds and his business prospects. So he became a lawyer and took care of the business interests of the folks he knew. After his leg was amputated and it was fairly apparent he was going to die from it in time, he got his butt on a mule and headed back to the mountains while still learning to use his wooden leg. It took him a long while to die too. Drank himself to death trying to kill the pain.
2,518 2012-11-13 19:39:45
Topic: Life is as strange as fiction (2 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
I've been reading a book about Jim Bridger, the trapper and guide. He was hired as a guide for a scientific survey of the Yellowstone commissioned by the U.S. Congress. The book is written by a historian who has compiled information on the life of Bridger from documentation - letters, contracts, etc. The survey had a scribe who recorded the events of their journey. In it, he records how the younger guys enjoyed hearing what they called "Arkansas Traveler" or "Munchausian" stories around the campfire at night. One of their favorites was a stream which started out ice cold as a spring out of a mountaintop. Bridger said it fell so fast and over so many rocks that by the time it got to the valley it was hot on the bottom. They thought that was a very good tall tale - until they crossed the stream barefoot and learned that it ran over a crusted over hotspot. It was hot on the bottom just as Bridger said but they did not believe.
Of Baron von Munchausen, Bridger said he was a "durned liar" (being illiterate - not quite getting the idea of fiction) but then softened his opinion upon thinking of it saying some of his own exploits would sound as ridiculous had they been written down.
2,519 2012-11-12 18:18:13
Re: SKYPE (23 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
And you all got to be introduced to the child-induced mayhem that is my neighborhood. Hatchets, baseball bats, fire, trapeze tricks, hat bunnies, and I don't know what else. All the while my left eye and forehead is spasming and I noticed in the window that had my face in it - only half my face was working right. Stupid migraines. Nevertheless, it was a lot of fun. I shouldn't have opened that beer. Less than half-way through and I was falling asleep in the chair.
2,520 2012-11-12 16:26:29
Re: Wierd - a strange tale about an acoustic/electric guitar (12 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
It's a female existential guitar gremlin.
2,521 2012-11-12 15:19:58
Re: What are your favorite movies (28 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Aresenic and Old Lace - Cary Grant version
The Outlaw Josey Wales
2,522 2012-11-12 14:08:49
Re: What are your favorite movies (28 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
There are many, but I enjoy films that are shot well, have a good story to tell, and are edited well. Many modern movies are not shot at all, but computer generated graphics. I don't dislike those, but it makes it hard for them to be favorites - though there's one glaring exception in the list.
Star Wars - the first one released
The Maltese Falcon
The African Queen
Harvey
Unforgiven
The Princess Bride
Because I am male, "Smokey and the Bandit" must be included. I also want a '76 black & gold TA.
There are many others.
2,523 2012-11-12 14:04:20
Re: Wierd - a strange tale about an acoustic/electric guitar (12 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Well my theory is that it was a loose screw, and you've got a screw loose. The particular mental and linguistic holistic vibrations in the universe coincidentally perfectly cancel the string vibration of a tuned in G string at exact spot of the bridge of your guitar. The Chinese, culturally far more attuned to metaphysical ramifications and peculiarities than Americans, used an appropriate screw that was most likely to dampen Western cultural players with loose screws. It's a good thing your funny little honey found the right screw. It's hard to know what would have happened had you put a screw made in England in there.
2,524 2012-11-11 12:38:34
Re: SKYPE (23 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
I had a bad migraine yesterday - spasms, pain, freaky vision stuff, watering eyes, the whole nine yards. My meds took care of most of the symptoms, but I kept having spasms most of the day. Last night I had such sustained spasms in so many places that I feel like I've gone five rounds with Mike Tyson. My face is still having spasms - which is a little freaky looking sometimes. A bit Igor-like. Yessss master. I'll get the brains.... All this to say that I'm iffy for 2:00, though if some more meds, coffee, and couch time fix me up, I'll join.
2,525 2012-11-10 22:46:11
Re: snce years I have this question (11 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Gibson hollowbody archtop. Or a Guild hollowbody archtop. There's a theme.
- Zurf