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Location: Newington, CT | And, through all this kerfuffle, nobody commented on the pictures! There are ACTUALLY a couple of really funny ones involving my cat, Apollo. That WAS, after all, one part of the tri-partite mission of this WHOOOOOOLE thing: review, recording, pictures... |
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Location: Upper Left USA | I thought the cat was great!
I think my Tigger is a close cousin... |
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Location: south east Michigan | I looked at those pictures.
They are just awful.
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"kerfuffle"... "tri-partite".. in the same paragraph.
Maybe I should be impressed but I know it's just part of your "modus operandi".
It's time to put evil-Slipkid back in the closet but before I do.....
Alan...
You keep thanking me when I don't understand why. I'm in agreement with Schroeder and Temp.
About the "Emperor Has No Clothes" refference.
How you got Schroeder or Al cast as the Emperor I have no clue. To be clear, I see you playing the part of the Emperor. Yep... you are the guy that needed to hear an honest voice.
Don't be humbled by folks trying to communicate their thoughts by bringing up DiMeola, Coryell, or modern jazz. They are just vain attempts to connect what you do to something.... anything ... that exists in the real world.
As I read the comments there is no "supreme compliment" to be found in the refferences.
If you really truly wanted to demonstrate what Woody's guitar can do, For God's sake... play some thing relateable. Two tracks... one with a twelve bar blues and another with a simple lead would tell the story.
"Alan Smithee" is the pen name authors use when they are so embarassed by the material they do not want their real name anywhere near it.
And to be clear, this is not just about "OpeningInG"... I have felt this way about all your offerings. It's just that up until now I have been able to keep Evil-Slipkid on a short leash.
Call it tough love, brutal honesty, or just plain cruelty. For pehaps the first time you are hearing the true thoughts of your listeners. I hope you can find a way to benifit from it.
Say Goodnight Evil-Slipkid....
goodniiiight! |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | QQF
Ques Que Fuck?
It's French for "Pardon me, I did not understand?" Or something like that. |
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Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | Uh...I actually meant it as a joke... |
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Location: Atlanta, GA. | heh heh heh
The funny thing about this entire debaucle is, if everyone on this forum was as "thick-skinned" as Alan appears to be, this could still be a fun place to hang out.
As it is, for some it's just a place to hang out and be a leg hugger. |
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Location: Newington, CT | Originally posted by Slipkid:
I looked at those pictures.
They are just awful.
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"kerfuffle"... "tri-partite".. in the same paragraph.
Maybe I should be impressed but I know it's just part of your "modus operandi".
It's time to put evil-Slipkid back in the closet but before I do.....
Alan...
You keep thanking me when I don't understand why. I'm in agreement with Schroeder and Temp.
About the "Emperor Has No Clothes" refference.
How you got Schroeder or Al cast as the Emperor I have no clue. To be clear, I see you playing the part of the Emperor. Yep... you are the guy that needed to hear an honest voice.
Don't be humbled by folks trying to communicate their thoughts by bringing up DiMeola, Coryell, or modern jazz. They are just vain attempts to connect what you do to something.... anything ... that exists in the real world.
As I read the comments there is no "supreme compliment" to be found in the refferences.
If you really truly wanted to demonstrate what Woody's guitar can do, For God's sake... play some thing relateable. Two tracks... one with a twelve bar blues and another with a simple lead would tell the story.
"Alan Smithee" is the pen name authors use when they are so embarassed by the material they do not want their real name anywhere near it.
And to be clear, this is not just about "OpeningInG"... I have felt this way about all your offerings. It's just that up until now I have been able to keep Evil-Slipkid on a short leash.
Call it tough love, brutal honesty, or just plain cruelty. For pehaps the first time you are hearing the true thoughts of your listeners. I hope you can find a way to benifit from it.
Say Goodnight Evil-Slipkid....
goodniiiight! Soooooo...what are you REALLY trying to say?
I had a big, long reply all thought out, but figured what's the point?
Just so you know, this is the very first feedback I've EVER received -- honest or otherwise -- on the things that I've posted on the ning pages. Except for the "Tropical Breezes" song that I entered into the Guitar contest, which got a really good reaction from the web site's vistors, all of whom had an opportunity to react honestly and negatively...and anonymously to it.
Brad, if you've hated it all for a huge, long time, a nice PM months ago would have been useful. I've posted, what 30 of 'em?!?!? It's not like there's been no opportunity to clue me in!
Some provided helpful and honest feedback for this one, and I very much appreciate it.
All schroeder and Temp added was a bunch of "You're-ugly-and-your-mother-dresses-you-funny-and-your-music-stinks" silliness...
And it should have been pretty obvious to all that my tongue was pretty firmly lodged in my cheek when I tried to turn all that into compliments.
I googled "Alan Smithee"...funny!
The "Al as Emperor" thing referred to Al being the OFC Emperor, not to anything having to do with this "conversation." Heck, he's probably CO-emperor with Miles anyway!
And, as regards the "tough love" thing, c'mon, I never asked for anything but candid reactions to my guitar playing. Not quite sure how my ego or decency or character all needed to be called into question...
Man! What IS it around here that sets off these juvenile feeding frenzies?!?!? |
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Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | It's the water... |
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Location: Upper Left USA | Everyone who is even approaching seriousness please...
STEP AWAY FROM THE KEYBOARD!
Before somebody actually thinks their opinion is worthy or something like that.
This is the Internet dangit. Get a grip! |
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Location: Derry NH | Originally posted by dark bar:
Sorry Alan, just kidding around with ya. (Feel free to trash everything I have ever recorded.) I think I'm WAAAAAY too Vanilla, and you're more Heavenly Hash. Somewhere in the middle are the people that actually make money doing this music stuff. with emphasis on hash!! gave me a flash back, some rogue chunk of blotter just kicked in and now i'm back at a grateful dead show. i can't get some hippy chic in a dirty sundress space dancing outta my head along with some dude screaming 'the fat man rocks!' :D |
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