Jinxed myself too. Slow from page to page right now.
251 2013-07-27 03:57:53
Re: Chordie running slow for you? (14 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
252 2013-07-27 03:54:30
Re: Barre chords - eurika moment... (12 replies, posted in Acoustic)
bensonp wrote:
So, are you saying fret the bottom three strings with your index finger and wrap your thumb down over the top three strings?
Pete I think he's saying move your thumb toward the floor more and twist your wrist to press your fingers into the fretboard.
253 2013-07-27 03:51:38
Re: Chordie running slow for you? (14 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Working fine for me today. When it's bad it seems to take awhile to get to the home page. Once I'm on it's ok. Weird
Guitarpix wrote:
Yea it's been real slow for me for months now and I know it's not my LT.... I seldom stop by anymore because of it
Just thinking we haven't seen you in a while Pix!!!!!
254 2013-07-26 02:43:33
Re: Office/Guitar Chairs - Is there such a thing? (10 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Maybe you need to come up with a design and market them. I'm sure lots of guitar players are in the same boat.
First thing that popped in my head was a chair with flip up arms like in a mini van. If I have to use my office chair to play I sit on the very front edge at an angle so I don't bump into the arm. I mostly play on my little cube stool tho.
We feel your pain!!!!
255 2013-07-25 20:34:29
Re: gitaardocphil (11 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
NELA wrote:
Please keep us up to date on the "Doc's" condition. Wish him well and a speedy recovery.
Nela
+1
Prayers going out!!
256 2013-07-25 03:44:02
Re: Chordie running slow for you? (14 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
I sometimes have issues with it running slow too. Most times it's fine tho. Waiting a little longer doesn't bother me as long as I can get on.
257 2013-07-24 00:58:04
Re: Nice customer huh.. (26 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
It wasn't for a guitar. My uncle is in the plastics business. His company makes stuff out of sheet plastic. Inflatables, pond liners, buoys, that type of stuff.
Really he's not pushing it on anyone. It's just a signature on his e-mail. It's not like he didn't want to do business with the guy. But it is what it is.
258 2013-07-23 01:06:40
Topic: Nice customer huh.. (26 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Here is a post my uncle made on Facebook today.
"Received this from a potential customer today. What you think?
To
Hello bob...Thanks for the quote . Thats a good price.
I was interested until i saw the In God we Trust, God Bless America at the bottom of your email.
For the owner to be advertising personal beliefs in the business place is unprofessional.
I do not support businesses that do this.
Thank you for your time.
greg"
My uncle is not a religious person but does believe in what our country was founded on. This Greg guy is in my opinion an idiot. Hard to believe there are such closed minded people out there. I'm sure he has no problem spending American money that has these exact same sayings on them. Just plain ignorant.
259 2013-07-23 01:01:26
Re: Goodbye Chordie , (36 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
jerome.oneil wrote:
Love it Jerome!!! My fav movie!
260 2013-07-21 01:54:34
Topic: America's Blues, Brews, & BBQ (0 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
This came up in a thread awhile back but couldn't find it.
I watched the first few little vids they have on Youtube. Sounds like really cool stuff. Already created a bucket list after watching just the intro vid. One of these clubs is not even an hour from my house. Gotta get that one done for sure.
261 2013-07-20 21:16:55
Re: NGD (7 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
No pics = didn't happen. I don't have pics of a 1902 Martin I just bought. See, no pics = didn't happen.
Happy NGD!!!!!
262 2013-07-20 00:54:19
Re: First "gig" (9 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Thanks for all the encouragement. I don't think much of anything would have helped this group. We did have a woman there that was supposed to be our singer. I didn't hear here doing all that much singing tho.
Phill Williams wrote:
let me just say; the kids probably just thought "wish i had a guitar like that and be able to play like him" this is a fact, i remember thinking the same thing my-self when i was 14 and a kid came to school with his guitar, he just looked good, and i thought played good. he said he was selling the thing and i bought it. it was trash. it fell apart within a few weeks. the action was so high that it was hard to play open chords. i later bought a better guitar and taught myself to play it. then i noticed how mediocre he really was, not that i'm saying you are, but this is how kids think. so take heart, you'll be better next time
Funny that you say that Phil. For the summer I have been trying to teach some of these same kids how to play. None of them seem interested. I only sit with them for 1/2 hour a week and they don't have instruments at home to practice with, but still. If one of them wanted to learn this is a perfect opportunity. Instead they sit around and talk and giggle. I'm thinking about kicking some out. We'll see how it goes in the coming weeks.
263 2013-07-18 03:06:12
Topic: First "gig" (9 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
I played my first "gig" last night. It's the first time I've played to an audience. I use the term gig very loosely. It was a campfire sing along and boy was it bad. We had a camp out with the kids from the after school program that I volunteer at. I did not expect that playing while others were singing would be so hard. Completely diff than when it's just me. There was maybe 25 people that I was playing to. The songs were all worship songs, except for one, and really not even the whole song. Mostly just the chorus and bridge. Kids have a short attention span ya know. They had lyric sheets and most of the adults knew the songs already. So, the main problem was trying to play as slow as they were singing. I could not control the tempo at all. They sung how they sung. I was reading along as we sung and just butchered everything. It's funny, I was fully aware of everything that was going on. I could hear them singing, I was reading along and playing, sorta singing myself, knew where I was and where I needed to be, and was trying to make changes. That was kinda neat, being able to process so many things at once. But nevertheless, it was not good. I even played a pop song that all the kids knew and they still sung it very slowly. I'll just say it was an experience.
264 2013-07-13 02:32:13
Re: My Pretty Girl (19 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Here ya go Baldy, some tricks to start teaching her.
265 2013-07-11 02:43:03
Re: New Free Online Lessons (6 replies, posted in Music theory)
WOW!!!
That third vid blew my mind!
Anyone want to pay for me to go to the LA Music Academy?
266 2013-07-11 02:01:58
Re: Nikola Tesla (8 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Baldguitardude wrote:
Do you follow the oatmeal?
LOL. I didn't know what the Oatmeal was so I looked it up. I'll have to check it out further.
267 2013-07-10 22:55:40
Topic: Nikola Tesla (8 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Today is Tesla's birthday. For those of you who don't know who he is you should look him up. He is the greatest inventor ever. In direct competition with Edison during his hay day. Tesla way so far ahead of his time, but as with all geniuses, he had his quirks and was a weirdo really.
Tesla the band (one of my fav's) is actually named after Nikola Tesla. The Tesla electric car is named after him too.
Happy birthday Tesla!!!!!
268 2013-07-08 03:12:26
Re: Twinkies (5 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
I heard this too. I told my son that we would get some "Hostess" products so he could try them. Mom isn't happy about it, she doesn't want him to have the bad junk food. It's for nostalgia's sake tho.
269 2013-07-07 00:19:15
Re: HAPPY BIRTHDAY Dino48. (13 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Happy Birthday Dino!!!! Have a few cold ones to beat the heat.
270 2013-07-07 00:16:36
Re: Happy Birthday JJJ (9 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Happy Birthday x3 to Jx3!!!
271 2013-07-07 00:14:29
Re: NGD (25 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Roger Guppy wrote:
I hate 'gold fittings with a vengeance .......
I agree!!!!!!!!
Happy NGD and NMD!!!!!!! Nice red.
272 2013-07-03 01:39:48
Re: Picks Around the World (412 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
I'm thinking it is in one of three places:
Still with Topdown
Lost in the mail
With Whitewater
273 2013-07-01 23:03:44
Re: happy july (8 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Happy Birthday to sister Vivien and son Lee!!!!! Happy summer and happy 4th!!!!!
The sun is shining indeed. Maybe a little too much here in the west.
274 2013-06-30 19:12:37
Re: Heat Wave!! (21 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
We're looking at 113 today in so cal. That's just too hot. We were in Vegas a couple weeks ago and it was 109 - 112 all weekend. We're going to Catalina for the 4th. Can't wait to get out of this heat for a few days. YAY!!!! It's gonna cool down a little this week so I think we're all good.
Drink lots of water!!!!!!!
275 2013-06-27 22:13:32
Re: holly cow pattys (7 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Zurf wrote:
I've been working on trying to "let go" when playing. Perhaps that's why I've been breaking so many strings. Anyway, it's not easy. I'm like the Luke Skywalker of self-consciousness. "The self-conscious is strong in this one, Master Yoda."
Underestimate yourself, you do, Zurfwalker. From what I know of you I'd bet that you'd do great in front of an audience. Let go and be the best Zurf you can be!!!!!