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Location: Vermont USA | moody p.i. posted "Hey Paully, what's wrong with being a thug? Some of us have even become professionals at it."
Pimps make good money, when I was younger that's what I wanted to be. Diamond ring and a Fleetwood.
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Location: Waurika OK | Brad,
Like many who have already posted, I get in the doldrums quite often.
I played for a couple of years with some friends, great guys, still great friends. We met nearly every Friday night. But it became the same songs, not really planning to do any gigs. No challenge, I need to be pushed to grow. Not that I am any good at all.
Have started playing with a friend that was in our band years ago. He plays keyboards, guitar also. He knows music. His musical tastes run more like mine. I am ready to play again.
What I am saying is we can get to a place where we begin to question our purpose, or in this case "Why do I do this?" Same old thing, you need a new challenge, new songs, don't say no finger picking, (keep Brian!!)Maybe you need some new venues for gigs.
Understand, we all go through changes in life and sometimes those things that were so important take a lower priority.
Say, Maybe I need to send my mother to you for awhile, she is a great encourager, she actually thinks I am a really good player. She has been living with us since my dad died in March. hm, maybe that is why I have got back to playing. |
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Location: Vermont USA | Brad,
some days it seems like its more work than anything else. Relax after you read all of these posts you will be playing in no time. Bill and Jewels mom had some good things to say as did many of the others. So if you decide to quit playing guitar and become a pimp my address is Northfield, Vt. I will be glad to pay the shipping on the guitars.
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Location: Waurika OK | Go over to Lanaki's OT thread about captioning the bird picture, Northcountrys caption should get you out of the doldrums for a few minutes at least. |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | I had a slump for about 20 years. The strumming stuff would bore me. Classical Gas note for note kept me going for about a year. I've thought about taking lessons, but my schedule requires me to be on my time. |
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Location: NJ | Originally posted by lanaki:
Originally posted by Old Man Arthur:
:cool: Oh Randy... There hasn't been any good Acid in Decades!
OMA ~ there's never been any GOOD acid! |
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Location: Campbell River, British Columbia | Lanaki - "There's never been any good acid"
From what some of my 'now straight' friends tell me; we both missed that opportunity.
"You used to know what was in this stuff"
Uncle Duke - Doonesbury |
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Location: NJ | Al;
One of the recent issues of RollingStone was dedicated to 1967. There's an article about Owlsley in there. I'll get it to you . . . |
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Location: Hicksville, NY | I'm glad that I'm not alone on this one. I still continue to play my guitars, but lately, it's only been limited to a few minutes. Sometimes, not at all and it can frustrating as I notice a regression in my ability to play [unless I'm just playing with my head]. Also, I still bring a guitar to work everyday, but it rarely gets out of the case these days, and I also notice a lack of interest among the youngsters that used to look forward to music sing-a-long sessions.
I, too am hoping that's it's only temporary ... heck, I'm beginning to notice that I hardly ever login and post on the board these days. |
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Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | Take a vacation and take your guitar...find a good place and just let your creative thing go...you might try writing a song for your wife or your kids (if you have either)...or your girlfriend...or whatever you're passionate about...let the guitar become an extension of who you are and what you feel...it will work...a 12 string works really nice for this if you have one...but a favorite guitar is just as well...
Blessings...
BTW, your wife will really like it...read between the lines here! ;) |
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Location: Rego Park, NY, | On the last day at the hotel I caught the tail end of Temp's Gband demo for Brad. That just showed me how much more I don't know how to play.
I feel for you Brad. I just came back from two and a half weeks of vacation. I washome for most of the time but still had to work at the drug store across the street. I only played my guitar one time toward the tail end of the vacation. I felt that I wanted to play more but didn't. I played my ukulele more come to think of it. I am going to play my traveler guitar at lunch time today. I guess I have to start somewhere.
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Location: Omaha, NE | I was in an extended slump during the 1990's as well...didn't play much at all for several years.
What keeps me going is playing in a group and having a steady stream of new material that I have to learn. Sometimes it is really tough...life gets busy, the kids have to be a million places at once, Angie is on my case for the 8,000 things I haven't gotten finished at home, a piece of equipment is broken in the plant, I've got a new marketing plan to put together for my new company, the IRS is on my case because they lost a tax return I filed five years ago for a company that doesn't exist anymore, oh and by the way...here's three songs you need to get worked up for rehearsal on Saturday.
But it keeps me moving forward! :) |
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Location: GA USA | Originally posted by The Wabbit Formerly Known As Waskel:
While Cliff's suggestion didn't surprise me :rolleyes: , it took me a few minutes to get past Randy's.... :eek: I KNOW, Waskel! Off color comments by Randy and Music Mike in the same day! Next thing you know, GGG will be posting nude pix of himself.
Sorry, Brad, now you won't be able to play OR eat. |
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Location: chicago | The wife and kids have said to me many times I dont know what you will do when you cant play guitar any more.......I havent written a tune in three years and that bothers me in that they used to invite themselves so esily. Jeff |
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Location: SE Michigan | I think the next frontier for you (and myself I guess) is song writing. |
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Location: NJ | Myself as well.
The major problem that I have is time to myself t'do it.
I envy Bill in having a local venue with a weekly "deadline". |
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Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | I wrote: Take a vacation and take your guitar...find a good place and just let your creative thing go...you might try writing a song for your wife or your kids (if you have either)...or your girlfriend...or whatever you're passionate about...let the guitar become an extension of who you are and what you feel...it will work...a 12 string works really nice for this if you have one...but a favorite guitar is just as well...
Blessings...
BTW, your wife will really like it...read between the lines here!
Jas wrote I KNOW, Waskel! Off color comments by Randy and Music Mike in the same day! Next thing you know, GGG will be posting nude pix of himself.
Sorry, Brad, now you won't be able to play OR eat.
Excuse Me? How much between the lines are you reading? I'm suggesting a relationship based on admiration and appreciation for a gift of song...however that may be, how can that be off color? Give me a break! I don't mind being held to a higher standard; I am every day...I accept that, and I try to be helpful...I asure you, my mind is not in the gutter...nor would I suggest anyone else be either!
Blessings...
Brad, hope it works out for you! |
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Location: Campbell River, British Columbia | Okay, all you budding songwriters, here is your assignment for this month.
Buy The Craft of Lyric Writing by Sheila Davis and Tunesmith by Jimmy Webb. Read.
Thus endeth todays lesson. |
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Location: Vermont USA | I agree with Mike mine was off color I think it was Mauve
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Location: GA USA | Originally posted by MusicMishka:
Excuse Me? I was talking about the GC soundhole comment. Not too far off color, but a fraction of a shade.
I'm not slamming you Mike. I love you too much.
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Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | We're cool,J; its been a tough week...I'll explain later..no problem...maybe I jumped the gun...er, guitar...er, river...er...
(BTW Cliff did you have that cool one for me yet?????) oops, there I go again...
Blessings... |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Got the 1st. The 2nd looks interesting. Might have to put it in my Amazon wishlist! :) |
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Location: Canton (Detroit), MI | Brad, I fight the "blahs" by having different instruments and types of music. I go between acoustic guitars (Ovations), electric guitars (Strats) and mountain dulcimers, with a different type of music that each is good for. When I get tired of one, I go on to one of the others. I'm on mountain dulcimers and old-time music right now....having left electrics and blues for awhile.
Songwriting doesn't do it for me, because if I'm tired of a type of music or instrument, I have no inspiration anyway.
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Location: Capital District, NY, USA Minor Outlying Islands | Lack of interest happens in all relationships.
To rekindle it with a guitar get drunk and play it. Look at guitar porn. Read guitar books. Listen to songs you want to learn. Eventually, if you love the relationship, things work themselves out. |
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Am I in a guitar slump or is it just a case of Bio-Rythm Blues?
