btoth76 Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 Hehe. Car are getting even smaller. My mid-size Dodge looks like a boat next to a station wagon. Cigarettes are getting lighter too. The ones I smoke right now have 0.7 mg nicotine. But, they didn't spoil the beers, at least. I am not drinking, maybe like 5 bottles a year. However, three of that five will be consumed tonight, as a friend will pop in with a couple of bottles of 12% Black Samurai's. Cheers... Bence Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Scales Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 Hehe. Car are getting even smaller. My mid-size Dodge looks like a boat next to a station wagon. Cigarettes are getting lighter too. The ones I smoke right now have 0.7 mg nicotine. But, they didn't spoil the beers, at least. I am not drinking, maybe like 5 bottles a year. However, three of that five will be consumed tonight, as a friend will pop in with a couple of bottles of 12% Black Samurai's. Cheers... Bence well Salud Bence. A couple of years ago I was staying with a French mate at his flat in Montreux, and him thinking 'Aussie guest - I'll stock up on beer' presented me with 3 big (50dl) cans of some type of beer - the first was 8%, the second 10% and the third 12%.... heavy here in Oz is about 5%!. the 12% was so alcoholic i thought it tasted more like wine than beer! good times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btoth76 Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 Thank You! Just ask Capmaster what is the regular size of a beer can there, in Bayern. Not to mention those blonde beauties carrying six, litre-sized mugs at once, during the Oktoberfest events. It's fun, until the guys get out their accordions. Cheers... Bence Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Scales Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 I've not been to Munchen, but have had a few beers in pubs in Berlin and Frankfurt, and yeah..they ain't messing around there in Germany If you are ever in Lausanne, there's a German (square) pizza pub near a main station where you can get 5 litres in this kind of chilled tower at your table with a tap at the bottom. Jacques and i said 'next time" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparquelito Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 I can sing. Aware of my own range and limitations, of course. Like rct, I enjoy singing with the entire band, with three or four layers of vocal harmonies. In this role, I am in my element. On my own, I sing really well in the upper registers, much like Neil Young or Timothy B. Schmidt. I can carry the middle fairly well, but stay away from the lower, deeper stuff (like Jim Morrison or Johnny Cash). Yesterday evening, Bob the drummer and I played a farewell dinner for my old boss at a local brew house. It was a stripped-down affair, equipment-wise. Me, one of my acoustics, Bob on his cajon drum, my vocal mic, and a 300w Fender PA system. We chose songs that I could manage without all the background harmonies, and it was (happily) a very successful evening. About 40 of our own office mates were there, and the bar was packed, so there were probably at least 120 in attendance. Our main server/waitress revealed to us that she used to sing in a band in Birmingham, so we had the pleasure of getting her on stage (borrowing my guitar and vocal mic) a few times that evening. The girl sang really well, and Bob and I enjoyed supporting her as her fellow employees and managers looked on with great pleasure. It was a great time! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparquelito Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 The hard part is watching other people enjoy hot wings and great bar food, but not eating anything yourself. I learned a long time ago that you can't sing for $hit when your belly is full (difficult to project from the diaphragm), so whenever we play a gig, I eat a little bit in the late afternoon, and then starve for the evening. :mellow: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aster1 Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 I use to sing and had a good voice, I was told by others anyway. Lost that to Acid Reflux about 15 yrs ago (before they figured it out and that acid was burning up my vocal cords). My talking voice can even come & go now and often feels like a lump in it. I still have great pitch, just can't sing with any range or for more than a song or two at best. And not loud. Singing and "Whispering" I was told was 2nd only to screaming in cord strain/damage. Oh well, lots of things change with & during life. Things don't always work the same. Some improve, some not so much. Aster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfpup Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 I sing. I couldn't sing as a young man, and didn't sing in my first bands. I learned because I like to strum the acoustic at home, and well that lead to singing. My current trio does a lot of three part harmonies, and that has helped me tremendously. The other two members are great, natural singers, and the fact they encourage (rather than merely tolerate) my singing has been huge. I still have no real technique, but once I know my part I can belt it out pretty well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveT2 Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 If I didn't write it I don't sing it. I used to do a few back UPS but for the most part it takes more concentration than I have to sing and play at the same time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digger Posted February 6, 2016 Author Share Posted February 6, 2016 Well people thanks to your contributions I've found this thread intensely interesting! Please keep them coming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cougar Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 ....all the stuff that you can get low paying gig's.... Hahaha! Singing is also more than the actual art and science of vocals. Performing, you are the M.C. and have to keep the feedback between the audience and the band real and keep them interested.... Always a good thing. I was kind of disillusioned when the "performance" started being as important as the music - "You mean being a brilliant musician is not enough?" I guess the superbowl half-time show is the ultimate expression of this. ...but then, they simultaniously have a dislike for me for having that ability to conduct a great set....which only feeds my complex of self concsiousness. That's not likely the case. They're probably glad they don't have to do it. Who said it's like golf? When you take a full swing, you cannot be thinking "I hope I don't slice." You have to keep your eye on the ball and be confident the ball is going to fly as you envisioned it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merciful-evans Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 I do sing. I'm not good at it. I sing background with Blown Out, and I sing my own songs when recording. I bury my voice in the mix because its not good enough. I sing better when the recorder isnt running. But you should hear how my voice sounds in my head! Its incredible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Farnsbarns Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 Flight959 can REALLY sing. Bloody good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Scales Posted February 6, 2016 Share Posted February 6, 2016 I do sing. I'm not good at it. I sing background with Blown Out, and I sing my own songs when recording. I bury my voice in the mix because its not good enough. I sing better when the recorder isnt running. But you should hear how my voice sounds in my head! Its incredible. I listen to blown out a bit and your lead singer is awesome (as is your playing btw). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingarmadillo Posted February 7, 2016 Share Posted February 7, 2016 I can sing. But playing along is a bit more difficult. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Gibson Posted February 7, 2016 Share Posted February 7, 2016 I can fart a mean tune. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saturn Posted February 7, 2016 Share Posted February 7, 2016 I reluctantly sing a few songs, but they have to be very limited in their range. I can do a fairly good Tom Petty impersonation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cougar Posted February 7, 2016 Share Posted February 7, 2016 The girl sang really well, and Bob and I enjoyed supporting her as her fellow employees and managers looked on with great pleasure. It was a great time! That's the way it ought to be. Great story, Sparq. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flight959 Posted February 8, 2016 Share Posted February 8, 2016 I had a go at recording some singing a few years ago with a good friend. Took about two hours. I recorded using a Tanglewood Acoustic and provided some vocals, My friend added the rest using a keybaord and Vienna Strings computer software. I don't like it now... Had fun doing it though... Regards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tman Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 We have a female main singer. She doesn't want to sing songs like Girls got Rhythm. Go figure. I sing all of the male chauvinist songs. I'm ok as a singer and really working on breathing, singing from the abdomen,etc. We do Play that Funky Music and she sings,"I was an Asian Chicka, playing in a rock and roll band". We're a dance band so we play stuff like that. It works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie brown Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 Speaking of female singers, lead or sometimes lead, when I moved back here, from So Cal, I suggested to anyone that I played with, about finding a good female singer. I was shut down, immediately! And, for years after that, every time I brought it up. They were even somewhat hostile, about the notion, as often as not. Even though I continuously pointed out the obvious advantages, to expanding the repertoire, beyond that which ever other band, was playing (and, had been for 40+ years) that had no female vocalists, could or would do. They just didn't want to know, for some reason???! NOW, all of a sudden, every one of those guys, in their various bands, has a female singer, fronting, and/or backup! HMMMM??? CB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vinlander Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 I can sing right on pitch and have somehow a very good relative pitch; comes handy for jazz improvisation on the instrument. On the other hand, I never really practiced my singing having not necessarily a great voice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digger Posted February 9, 2016 Author Share Posted February 9, 2016 Speaking of female singers, lead or sometimes lead, when I moved back here, from So Cal, I suggested to anyone that I played with, about finding a good female singer. I was shut down, immediately! And, for years after that, every time I brought it up. They were even somewhat hostile, about the notion, as often as not. Even though I continuously pointed out the obvious advantages, to expanding the repertoire, beyond that which ever other band, was playing (and, had been for 40+ years) that had no female vocalists, could or would do. They just didn't want to know, for some reason???! NOW, all of a sudden, every one of those guys, in their various bands, has a female singer, fronting, and/or backup! HMMMM??? CB They must have heard of your reputation with Chicks CB and didn't want the competition~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie brown Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 They must have heard of your reputation with Chicks CB and didn't want the competition~ Now THAT's Funny! [biggrin] CB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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