Well now you've told us the animal you like, but how do you feel about baseball teams?
952 2016-10-16 18:28:40
Re: NELA (8 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Oh dear. Prayers for NELA from NoVa.
953 2016-10-14 11:55:20
Re: Birthday (20 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Happy birthday Russell, to the most humble of wizards and helpful of mutant royalty. Many happy returns of the day. I hope you get to have your favorite treat, whatever that is (root beer floats, is it?).
954 2016-10-13 19:39:05
Re: Enter your name for a chance to pick the FSOM for November 2016 (21 replies, posted in Featured Song of the Month)
dino48 wrote:
Strummerboy Bill wrote:Umm, pick ME? I ain't never done it right, if I remember correctly.....
Bill
EDITED TO ADD: Oh! I have to play it myself???? I don't have a guitar right now - only my drums, but can I pick a song and get one of our family to play it for us? Sorry, I STILL didn't understand it. The best I could do would be Wipeout, but I don't have a mic. Sorry I keep getting it wrong, but if I could, I'd play, "Sloop John B"...... But I vote for my very good pal, dino, and he probably knows what song I'd like him to play.....
Your Pal,
"Batty Bill"
I can not sing at all, I sound like a frog
Sing anyway. It's good for you.
955 2016-10-12 16:31:39
Re: Halloween Songs - Post Your Faves (23 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Sorry Bill, I've moved on to Moondance. I'm making progress on it, even if it does have a chord very similar to B in it. Maybe I'll come back around to Haunted House. I picked it because it's silly and short and in large part because I would really like to learn to play that boogie-woogie lite rhythm and progression.
- Zurf
956 2016-10-12 16:24:22
Re: A Minor Change.... (7 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Yeah. I do that too.
957 2016-10-12 16:23:02
Re: Happy Canadian Thanksgiving! (6 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Hope it was fun for y'all.
958 2016-10-11 20:36:20
Re: Your Opinion please? (9 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Dirty Ed wrote:
Zurf wrote:I don't know how song-writing constest of "released" songs work. I do know of the songs that win the Country Music Awards, Dirty Ed's songs are consistently better. Songs that are good, and songs that are popular probably shouldn't be confused.
Wow! Thanks for the kind words Zurf. Guess I owe ya some bourbon the next time we meet.
DE
You owe me nothing, but I'll accept the bourbon.
959 2016-10-11 12:21:02
Re: Halloween Songs - Post Your Faves (23 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
I started working on Haunted House, but it hasn't gone so well despite educational assistance from BaldGuitarGuy.
Here it is covered by John Fogerty.
960 2016-10-10 20:54:17
Re: October 2016 FSOTM - TAKE IT EASY - RIPPLE (34 replies, posted in Featured Song of the Month)
I am having a very hard time with the timing on Ripple. It did get me to pull out a harmonica and toot on it, which has been fun. I don't think anyone on Chordie, excepting maybe Dirty Ed, has heard me toot on a harmonica.
For what it's worth DE, it still smells like Crown Royal and Macanudos thanks to Patty.
961 2016-10-10 20:26:47
Re: October 2016 FSOTM - TAKE IT EASY - RIPPLE (34 replies, posted in Featured Song of the Month)
Sorry. Work has been absolutely bonkers of late, and I have had little time to listen to our Chordians performing these songs, and less time to record one.
I have been doing a campfire strummer version of Take It Easy for a few years, so I knocked it out quick. My voice is bad. My picking is bad. My timing isn't horrible. My enunciation is. With that introduction, here it is.
962 2016-10-09 13:21:09
Re: Your Opinion please? (9 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
I don't know how song-writing constest of "released" songs work. I do know of the songs that win the Country Music Awards, Dirty Ed's songs are consistently better. Songs that are good, and songs that are popular probably shouldn't be confused.
963 2016-10-09 13:17:53
Re: A Capo that Really Works for a 12-String? (9 replies, posted in Acoustic)
My G7 seems to work pretty well, but you've got to give it a good squeeze once it's on in order for it to do it's best.
964 2016-09-30 21:02:57
Re: We have another birthday today (8 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Actually, it was yesterday.
Thanks all for the well wishes.
965 2016-09-29 22:45:30
Re: Suggestions: October 2016 Featured Song of the Month (50 replies, posted in Featured Song of the Month)
mekidsmom wrote:
We are discussing now how to run next month's thread. How about a vote on that? How would YOU ALL like to see the FSOTM chosen for November? Let's put THAT to a vote!
Do you prefer song suggestions, or people suggestions?
Do you prefer the hat, or moderators choice, or would you prefer to put it to a membership vote for November?How about a "theme" song suggestion? Think... "member written songs" or "Christmas/Winter songs" or "break up songs" or "love songs" or ... any certain theme!
Let us know what YOU think! We have lots more months ahead of us, unless the internet dies! ha ha ha!
So, how would YOU like to see the November song chosen?
Don't care. i just don't want any responsibility or accountability. Pick a song, vote for a song, genre, do your thing. I shall salute the flag.
966 2016-09-29 22:45:25
Re: Suggestions: October 2016 Featured Song of the Month (50 replies, posted in Featured Song of the Month)
mekidsmom wrote:
We are discussing now how to run next month's thread. How about a vote on that? How would YOU ALL like to see the FSOTM chosen for November? Let's put THAT to a vote!
Do you prefer song suggestions, or people suggestions?
Do you prefer the hat, or moderators choice, or would you prefer to put it to a membership vote for November?How about a "theme" song suggestion? Think... "member written songs" or "Christmas/Winter songs" or "break up songs" or "love songs" or ... any certain theme!
Let us know what YOU think! We have lots more months ahead of us, unless the internet dies! ha ha ha!
Don't care. i just don't want any responsibility or accountability. Pick a song, vote for a song, genre, do your thing. I shall salute the flag.
967 2016-09-29 22:12:50
Re: sad day (13 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
I hate to hear of it. Sorry for your loss
968 2016-09-29 12:04:19
Re: Hello! Anyone Still Speaking To Me? :) (14 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Take that pneumonia stuff seriously. Bad, bad juju. I hope you get well soon.
969 2016-09-28 16:25:00
Re: Suggestions: October 2016 Featured Song of the Month (50 replies, posted in Featured Song of the Month)
I vote for the rabbit.
970 2016-09-28 13:18:05
Re: Chordie Pa. 2016 (27 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Scheduled to rain most of day on Friday here. Unlikely that I'll drive up when no one will be there yet.
The Saturday all day training is to become a certified archery coach, so it will hopefully be pretty fun.
971 2016-09-27 14:28:55
Re: Suggestions: October 2016 Featured Song of the Month (50 replies, posted in Featured Song of the Month)
Cool. I already half-way know one of the songs.
972 2016-09-27 14:26:40
Re: Retirement Home for Guitarists Joke (8 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
LOL. Good one. On a similar note...
I forget who said it, but I think it was Sid Vicious, "Heavy Metal is what happened when Punks learned to play their instruments."
973 2016-09-26 11:40:34
Re: Chordie Pa. 2016 (27 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
I have a full day training session on October 1. I'd have to make a swing-by trip on Friday to visit and then come back home. Six hours of driving for two or three hours of playing, but I'll consider it.
974 2016-09-24 18:35:45
Re: CHORDIESTOCK V - 3/16/17 - 3/19/17 (60 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
topdown wrote:
Yes, there is uber, a bus trolley and several free beach ride services (tips only)
And no real reason to leave.
975 2016-09-23 12:03:44
Re: transition to 12 string (20 replies, posted in Acoustic)
I"ve had my Martin 12 string for about a year and a half now. It's one of their lower end guitars where almost everything but the top is an engineered material. I thought that would be useful for keeping it in tune. The dynabond (or whatever the heck it's called) neck in particular is stiff and resists pressure well. It stays in tune very well.
As for playing, I kind of like the sound when you can pick notes out, but I do very little soloing that way. The kind of thing where I use the cowboy chords and kind-of, sort-of pick out the melody on the treble strings works very nicely on the 12-er.