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The only song I have played by ear, so far, is "Feel Like Making Love" by Bad Company. It took about ten or fifteen minutes to do it and I found I was fairly accurate. I think I got lucky though...
My nephew, on the other hand, knows where every note is on the fretboard. I can do a rhythm in G and he will solo throughout the riff. He tunes his guitar by ear and has never used a tuning machine.
Never thought of using skype to play with friends but I have used it in my gaming (along with team speak). I have found that playing Modern Warfare, or guitars, can be much funner when you are talking to buddies. When I am on Team Speak with the guys I play with I don't care how bad I do, I just have lots more fun!
Great idea using skype for having a jam.
As far as the degradation of sound I have never experienced it. Perhaps it is your computer heating up. A hot computer (sound card or vid card, motherboard, etc...) will degrade performance fast. If you are going to play guitar over skype (which will tax a low-end sound card) you may want to place a fan by your computer with the airflow going toward the tower.
I started off using some orange Dunlops recommended by "the guy" at Guitar Center. One day I came upon a large, white, triangular pick (On the floor of an airport!), picked it up and tried it on my acoustic when I got home. I loved it. Turned out to be a Clayton Acetal rounded triangular pick. I bought some and use them exclusively now.
For some reason I can "find" the strings better with them than a regular pick and they produce a better sound than the Dunlops.
Perhaps doing away with all currency would not be a bad thing,everything could be handled on a credit system we do most of our transactions this way now it would be hard on the drug cartels as all transactions would have to be accounted for thru a central bank just a thought
Although I am mired deep in the digital world I prefer not to have all my money in an electronic "Vault". Too easy to track and too easy to lose. Makes it hard to disappear of you are constantly having to use your credit card to make purchases.
Born in '65. Mom and Dad did not listen to rock and roll but my 14 year old uncle did. The first song I remember is CSNY's, Suite: Judy Blue Eyes. I still love that song.
beamer wrote:jerome.oneil wrote:Jack White is also very proficient at wringing the neck of his Gretsch, to great effect.
LOLOLOL Yea he simply abuses the HE!! out of it! Are you talking about the one he has with the green bullet mic in it?
I like his original red airline too.
That one specifically (great mod, I think) but he's great on any guitar he plays. If you ever get a chance to watch the documentary "This Might Get Loud" it will really show off how talented that guy is.
I have seen it and yes, he is good. It was also a pleasure watching Jimmy Page (who looks like a sprite to me), play the guitar. Of all the guitarists I would love to meet him as he seems to get true pleasure out of playing. He also appeared to get great pleasure watching, and talking with The Edge and Jack White.
I consider myself agnostic or, rather, I believe in God but not religion. That being said I learned the Pledge with "under God" in it and I have never had an issue with it. what I do have an issue with is every special interest trying to change our society to reflect how they think it should appear. To me it is getting lost in the cornflakes and losing sight of what is truly important to our country and society as a whole.
This is another example of people losing sight of the important issues and creating an issue to try to inflate their own self-importance.
Update:
I had a facet block done on 12-12-11. Prior to surgery the nurse asked what my pain level was. I told her about 2-3 on a scale of ten. When the procedure was done and I woke I realized that I had become so used to the pain that I was very conservative in my estimate of what my level of pain was.
It was wonderful to not have any pain at all and I had forgotten how that felt. The absence of pain lasted about two weeks and made Christmas a joy. Unfortunately it came back as the facet block was only temporary, but it was not as intense. I was able to start working out on a strider machine so I could get some cardio in. the strider machine is "no impact" so it worked well.
About two weeks ago I realized there were DAYS that I would feel little or no pain and when I did it was an annoyance rather than anything else.
Until Tuesday...It came roaring back with a vengeance and my back spasm-ed so bad that I was barely able to walk. Wednesday I picked up my daughter from school and when I got home i could barely get out of the car. It took me three minutes to walk 50 feet as I could only take tiny steps. My children saw me cry for the first time. The back is still spasming and I have pain from my waist down to both of my knees. The back feels real unstable.
I am waiting for an appointment for a procedure called "Radio-Frequency Ablation" or rhizotomy. It will burn the parts of the facet nerves that are causing the pain. The nerves will regenerate but the procedure can be repeated. I keep asking the pain doc how this will help me and if I can go back to working as a firefighter. My concern is my quality of life in ten years or so. He just says, "Mother Nature will tell your back that you have gone to far..." I keep thinking that, while the rhizotomy will eliminate the pain (so to speak) the damage is still there. If I go back without fixing the damage it will only get worse. I am seriously contemplating a medical retirement at this point and I think Mother Nature has given me her thoughts on the matter with this latest round of spasming.
Again, I cannot play the guitar and I have reached the point where I am experiencing many "Ah Ha!" moments. This truly sucks! Lol.
Anyone wanna trade for a slightly used spine?
Pix, I have a few burning questions:
Just what is an underwater firefighter? I am in the fire service and have never seen job description or job title such as that.
Does one need special training with hoses?
How does one account for hydraulic lift underwater?
Do you have issues with pump cavitation on hot days or when your tank goes dry?
Just where are the hydrants?
Do the turnouts affect your buoyancy when they get wet?
Do they make Nomex ( or Aramid fiber) wetsuits? If so are they comfy?
Do your fins pull on like bunker boots?
When you use foam is it like diving in a bubble bath?
Many land-based coastal fire departments require a half-mile swim test as part of their physical agility test for prospective firefighters to determine if they are capable of water rescues. Do you require completion of a half-marathon to determine if your firefighters are capable of rescues on land?
Do you have a fire dogfish?
Just wondering...
Dude, it's a Gretsch...get it!
My "first" car was a 1970 Mercury Montego Station Wagon. It had a 351 Windsor with a 4bbl carb. My parents bought it new and we had it until 1984. The first is in quotes because I never drove it. At the time, I thought it would be a cool car to have, put on some Centerlines and Mickey Thompson tires with fatty's in the rear. Unfortunately I did not have a job so it sat in our driveway. My parents finally said if I was not going to drive it then sell it. Anything over 200 bucks I could have for myself. A guy came to look at it, saw the Windsor and offered 500 bucks on the spot. I took it.
My first real car was a 1978 Honda Civic Wagon.
I shoulda kept the Montego.
You can build a great computer to suit from scratch. I agree with the multi-core CPU and would also look into getting a top-notch recording sound card. If you are planning on using it for gaming, movies, or just wish to have a great display you also want to look into getting a good graphics card. Nvidia and AMD come to mind.
The best CPU's out right now are the Intel Core i7's. There may be ones out there that claim they are faster but the i7's are proven for their speed in gaming. (I am an AMD fan myself but the i7's are much better as of now.)
Be sure to get plenty of power supply for your rig. The more fans you have, the more power you will need. Everything will need to go through your power supply. And, as mentioned above, cooling. I have had two computers die due to heat from intensive graphics needs while gaming. Water-cooled rigs are the rage but there is nothing that says they are superior to air-cooled.
Also make sure you have plenty of RAM.
If you are going to use multiple hard drives you may want to look into a solid state drive along with a "normal" drive. The solid state drives cost a little bit more and they don't carry as much memory as comparably priced disc drives but they are virtually instantaneous.
The best place to shop on-line is Newegg.com. Many of my fellow gamers have dealt with them with great results. DO NOT go to Best Buy. If you want to go to a shop go to Fry's. Newegg is the best for cost and service.
He does game a lot but he also works and will be going back to school again. He even says, "I am over the hill for gaming. All the good gamers are younger than me."...
Really....You are 20 years old!
Now he would like to be a pro gamer but he also knows that in real life he must pursue something else. he plans on being a journalist.
As far as the gaming itself studies done by the military have found that recruits who have a gaming history tend to be able to adapt to doing things such as flying UAV's and doing similar tasks. they have also found hand-eye coordination is much greater due to the gaming history.
Let me also clarify: My pride is not in him being a gamer but the fact that he pursued a goal, met it and is now being rewarded for his efforts.
My first was a Christmas gift from my parents when I was in the 7th grade. The JH I attended had a guitar course and I enrolled hoping to become a guitar god. I had a lot of trouble barring and even more trouble practicing. That guitar was a Cauhenga classical. I think the thick neck was one of the reasons I could not barre on it well (and my relatively small hands).
My next was the Epi PR4G A/C my wife bought me last year for Xmas. It was part of a package with amp, strap, etc...
My youngest is learning on my oldest daughter's Symphony(?). We traded on Friday because the one she is learning on is a dreadnought and mine has a smaller body. She told me the same thing my brother (who has a Fender dread) told me: "I would rather play this one...It sounds much better."
So would I Bethany, so would I...
And I have my 60 dollar Behringer electric.
Mask and canisters? Half the fun of doing autobody was inhaling the fumes.
ROFLMAO
I have been looking for a person to play with in my area. My friend has two guitars, one of which I re-strung and tuned up in hopes wh would get the hint. Alas, he has not...
Last week I was pondering my dilemma and hit upon an answer! My youngest toodles around on her keyboard. I asked her after school one day if she would be interested in learning how to play guitar. She jumped at the chance! We have been spending about 1/2 hour every day teaching her to play the basics: Parts of a guitar, tuning, open chords, fretwork (picking and moving around the fretboard), etc... She is learning simple songs involving three chords (there are so many out there!).
I am a huge Alice In Chains fan and am trying to learn many of their songs. One of the simplest, and one of my favs, is a song called "Frogs". Friday I showed her how to do the intro. After she learned it I had her play the intro/verse while I did the fills/chorus!
I now have a guitar partner! Hooray!
The only "camping" I have done, save one trip when I was bout 12, was on campaign fires in California. While it is not to difficult to find a "campfire" on those things I have found that a guitar would be somewhat impractical. What with all the required equipment. I does give me a thought though...
Who says one cannot find room for a small guitar on a fire engine? Who needs MRE's anyway? They taste bad, are avoided at all costs and just take up space! If I ever get back to work I am going to fabricate a bracket to put on my engine so I can mount my guitar there when we go out on a strike team.
Now I just gotta figure out how to carry it on the fire line when I am humping hills...Wasn't there a folding guitar thread floating around in this site?
My 20 year old son is an avid Modern Warfare gamer on X-Box. He won't touch PC but has been playing MW since the first one came out on X-Box. He is pretty good and I enjoy watching him.
A few years ago he approached myself and my wife about giving him some money to enter a tournament. We turned him down as we were (and still are) fairly moneyless. We told him that while one could make a living gaming one must do it like any other job: Go Out And Do It Yourself!
Last year he and his cousin went to a MW tournament in Long Beach, California. He paid for it himself. At the tourney he participated in a match, got his ass handed to him and spent the rest of his time as a spectator. Before he left he filled out an entry form for a contest for the MW3 pre roll-out in Los Angeles.
About six months ago he told me about an e-mail he received from a marketing agency that claimed to be representing Activision. I read it and found nothing to indicate it was a fraud. He contacted the rep and was told he and three of his friends had won an all-expenses paid trip to LA to participate in the pre roll-out tourney (for MW3). The prize included airfare to and from, tournament entry, hotel, meals, a free special edition copy of MW3 for X-Box and various odds and ends.
Total prize package of about 2800.00 bucks.
He contacted three of his gaming buds, flew them into LA and met them there. They participated in the first-day Pro Bracket and got the wood laid to them by a team from Canada (those damn Canuks!). Out in the first round...
But...
They promptly went to the "amateur" tourney and beat all comers.
He had a blast.
Two weeks ago he was contacted by a casting agency representing Activision. They are going to do a competitive MW3 league and air it on the internet live. They want his team back for the first episode! All expense paid!
Go figure...
Don't know if I should be proud or sad that my son plays enough MW that he was noticed.
I think I am proud.
i see the bill as something that was supposed to be good, albeit misguided and untimely in this economy, and grown to monstrous proportions by addendums annd add-ons. Just another Washington boondoggle.
I think it had good intentions but I also see it as a way for the government to shut down sites that are contrary to it's viewpoints. That scares me.
I really should not given the direction this country has taken in the past years but I see it as another possible symptom of our rights eroding even more.
The primary function of the government is to protect it's citizens. This bill does not protect its citizens it protects ideas which have protections already in place, EI: copyright laws, trademark infringement laws, etc... The problem is that many foreign countries do not follow our laws nor recognize them. This bill was intended to close that loophole (especially in China's piracy history of copyright infringement) yet it has become a domestic "cure" too.
Quite a few times, prior to my picking up a guitar again, I would have dreams where I would be on stage playing all my favorites and hitting every single note. I would be up there with a Gibson Les Paul and just killing. Rhythm, lead, everything. I was Michael Schenker, Eric Johnson, Rik Emmet, James Hetfield, Ritchie Blackmore, Layne Staley...Every guitar god I loved to listen to.
Then I would wake up.
Since I picked up the guitar again, nearly a year and a half ago, I have not had that dream. I still play sometimes in my dream but I am just bunbun.
Do I have to just pick one? It's like asking to name only one author you would read...Can't be done.
cj,
I was not afriad you would fly a plane into a building. I apologize if I took your post our of context. I apologize if you felt belittled by my post- that was not the intent, and please do not think I am offended you are not politically correct. I do not believe in political correctness. I believe PC is one of the reasons our society is as sissified as it is now days.
I was concerned that our views were offending you to the point that you would stop participating. If that sounds PC then so be it but I like to hear other views without it becoming a game of whip it out and see who's is bigger. (is that non-PC?).
I, again, find this conversation refreshing as no one HAS flamed anyone else for their opinion.
cj, no apology is necessary from you.
CJ,
No one is asking you to not have your faith. If I may be so blunt as to say that you appear to be getting somewhat irate at some of the posts. This is not the intent but merely a discussion of our differences of how we believe in God.
We are not disputing the presence of God not are we disputing Christ or his gracious acts on behalf of mankind. We are parsing our interpretations of the Bible.
Again I will be blunt with the hopes you, and anyone else who exhibits such strong faith, and say that when one is intolerant of other's views it leads to acts of unkindness, (does flying planes into tall buildings suffice as an example?)...In other words; against God's "word", and Christ's teachings. I don't mean to shove it in your face, and I apologize if I have, but I am dismayed at your reaction to another's views.
Please don't allow other's valid opinions/views color your participation. No one is asking you, or any others who believe the same as you, to change your faith or to even lose it. I, like Whitewater, have shied away from conversations such as this for a long time due to the possibility of severely negative reactions, ( I have experienced many when I was younger and not so tactful). I have found this discussion refreshing and enlightening.
Keep strong in your faith CJ. No one wishes to challenge it nor do we wish for you to lose it, but please keep an open mind about this discussion. Throughout time closed minds have sacrificed many lives in the name of God. Christians, Muslim, Catholic, etc... Humans, throughout the ages have suffered due to religious intolerance. Those that caused the suffering WERE SURE that they were right, just as the Christians did when they went on the Crusades during the Middle Ages. But remember: Another word for Crusade is Jihad and both words are merely an allegory for intolerance.
"...If the creation account is just an alagory, how can I trust the rest of the Bible? How can I trust that Jesus was the Christ? That's what it boils down to anyway, right?
My biggest problem in the Gap Theory, and/or Day Age Theory is that they don't match up with the Bible in light of science (i.e. fossils; death came as a result of sin, yet 'ancestral' fossils exist. Also, fossilized thorns, which were a direct payback for Adam's sin, etc.) Also, the language used in describing the six days of creation found in Genesis is very explicit in pointing out these were literal 24 hour days (evening and morning were the first day.)..."
My "theory" is not an allegory so to speak. It is literal. Remember: God's time may be much different than our time thus his "morning" and his "evening" could be much longer than ours. There is no reference to a 24 hour day anywhere in the Bible. Just morning and evening: vague references to time.
The first thing that I feel one must see about the bible is that while it is the "Word of God" it was written by man. This after many years had passed from the original events. When man is involved then there will be literary liberties taken. This in itself is hard to reconcile as it is said in the Bible that you must take the book as the literal "Word of God'...
But man was involved in writing it and no matter how one tries to be objective one's opinion and beliefs will color the events. This is one reason why there is a Torah, Bible, Koran, etc...Each are different interpretations of "how things were" and yet each say they are the "One True Word".
How does one resolve that conflict, (and an important one), of the faiths?
When Man wants others to believe his is best he will make sure there are codicils that "guarantee" his is best, I.E.:'...all other prophets are false prophets..." Then one is expected to take it upon faith that "It Is True".
Unfortunately, we go back to the basic premise: All religious tomes were written, ultimately, by man thus they will, most likely, be flawed.
Lastly: I think it is a given that every one here who has posted believes in God. It is how we believe that is different. The great thing about our God Given free will is that we can differ in our beliefs yet discuss them intelligently and civilly.
Props to all who have participated in this discussion and kept it open and civil!
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