[Retired but updating my resume so I can be semi retired]

6 hours ago, DanvillRob said:

Some say married men live longer...others think it just feels that way!

Sounds like a joke line, but maybe it’s not…..🤣   I don’t go to high school reunions anymore.  I hate all those old people coming-up and saying, “Do you remember me?”

[Retired but updating my resume so I can be semi retired]

I’ll be retired 13-years next month.  Having a blast,  busier than ever, but it’s usually things I enjoy doing.  Everyday is the weekend.  If we’re lucky, we really do grow wiser as we grow older.  Little things that used to bother me mean very little now.  Basically, I just don’t give a crap about them anymore.  I think that I’ve finally matured into an adult.  Not saying I’ve grown-up.  It’s just that I understand what’s really important.   Hope I never grow-up.  That wouldn’t be any fun.  Everything for me now tends to revolve around family and playing music.  I’m pretty much where I want to be in life and I’m satisfied with who I am.  Wish I played guitar better, but I have one-hell-of-a-good-time just playing my coffeehouses, local festivals, and wineries.  Life ls good…….

[Stupid Jokes]

25 minutes ago, ksdaddy said:

JEEP - “Just Empty Every Pocket”

That is the truth!

[Just something a little funny !!]

Very hot!  If I see this late at night, I won’t be able to sleep.

[R.I.P John Regan]

On 4/8/2023 at 11:23 AM, Whitefang said:

Never really heard of him, which really doesn't mean anything.  But the passing of a musician is always a loss to mankind.

Rest In Peace Sir.

Whitefang

Same here…..The world needs more musicians.  RIP!

[Value of a J 150]

You likely ‘made out like a bandit.”  Enjoy a great guitar.

[If Only A Miracle]

4 hours ago, dhanners623 said:

 

As for playing out live, I think you just need to get out there and do it. I get the desire about being “ready,” but that is a relative term. I’ve known lots of songwriters who keep moving the goalposts on what they define as  “ready” and wind up never performing  in public. I’ve been to open mics where beginners have shown great “courage” but the audience supports them. Audiences WANT you to succeed. You’ll probably be nervous at first, but it goes away and you start having fun. 

Amen!  ……..Lars,and you’ll likely see/hear people there who will inspire you…..and people who you play/sing/write better than.  Of course, do what you’re comfortable with, but you’re skills are better than you think.

[The "Just got in from a gig" thread.....]

Went to an “open mic” last night.  Ended-up running the thing.  They asked me if I could host it starting in May.  I’ll open it with 45 minute set and then the folks who weathered the sound storm can play 2-3 songs each.  Thank you Nirvana Coffeehouse, in Independence, Mo……I’m busier being retired than when I was working.  The difference is that I’m really enjoying it.

[If Only A Miracle]

Lars, all of these comments in this thread  are well-intended.   I believe you know that……. The way I look at this is that you are telling us a story.  A “slice of life” from perhaps your own life, but which is also a story many of us have lived to one degree or another.  For me, the main thing is that you make a human connection with others.    Cash and Dylan.  Not great voices (and often being a little off-key) compared to the vast majority of pros, BUT, they certainly connected with hundreds of millions..  Their success was/is greatly do to the humanity that comes through in the music. ……Very few are great singers like Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra, K.D. Lang, and so many others.  I’ve always heard that Sinatra deliberately sang off-key a little bit, just to add interest to the song.  Anyways, as every one of us is saying, keep playing and writing.  you have found your niche.   ……I still think you need to get out to a coffeehouse and play your gentle music….Keep it going, buddy! 

[What guitar is she playing?]

Yes, sweet guitar!  However, I could watch no matter what guitar she was playing.

[Did you guys try Chat GPT?]

11 hours ago, Whitefang said:

I think artificial intelligence was inevitable since real intelligence seems to be in a rapidly dwindling supply.  

Whitefang

Amen!!!!  I just know what I like when I hear it.

[The end of an era...]

Sorry, RCT….They become our children.  I understand the loss and the hurt.…….Years ago I never saw myself as a cat person, but our daughter has had some fantastic cats.  I AM now a cat person.

[“Blood Will Tell”]

Yes on the resonator.  Yes on the performance.  Yes on the writing.  Yes on the story.  I sincerely enjoy your songs.  This is another “slice of life.”  Good stuff.

[Not exactly the dark side, but…]

Congrats, Anne!  Not a damn thing wrong with a Taylor.  High quality guitars.  We play what feels like us.  I’ll likely stick with my Gibbys and my Martin D35 Johnny Cash, but who knows what I might see at a guitar store somewhere?  Play it in good health for many years my friend.  God bless!

 

BTW—-serious question———When you buy a used Taylor, do they still give you a free toga, or is that just with the new ones?🤣

[What visual entertainment are you watching recently?]

Last night we started watching Arrow.  Watched first two episodes.  Seems okay so far.  …..I always liked Criminal Minds, so we might revisit it again.

[Bluebird, in the books]

That was superb, Anne!  Your performance fit the venue perfectly.  I love where you write from.  Your skills are “upper shelf.”

[If Only A Miracle]

3 hours ago, Murph said:

I think it's well written.

Same here……To me it’s someone longing for a love they haven’t had.   They’re not missing someone who has left.  They’re missing someone who has never been there.

[What visual entertainment are you watching recently?]

My wife and I just finished watching all nine seasons of Seinfeld on Netflix.  Never watched it when it was on TV.  Actually, it was really entertaining.  Very politically-incorrect.  They made fun of everyone, including each other and themselves.  Gays, women, men, priests, nuns, rabbi, immigrants, etc.  They didn’t miss anyone.  Reminded me of the old Saturday Night Live shows.

[Morons.]

2 minutes ago, Murph said:

 

Firsthand knowledge...

Follow the money and power trail.

[Morons.]

2 hours ago, Murph said:

 

According to his lawyer.

So, he's worse than we thought...

You mean you don’t trust lawyers?  Shame!  Shame!

[Morons.]

This is in Florida, so hopefully the prosecutor and judge really go after him.

[Morons.]

5 hours ago, fortyearspickn said:

I've stopped caring to hear the excuses and apologies of people who are violent criminals.  They can go on Jerry Springer or start their own blog to whine and try to blame 'society'.  All I care about is the Justice System working and giving them the maximum penalty allowed by law.  

Yes!  These people don’t take responsibility for anything.  The kind of people typically on Jerry Springer are a good example of why our country is falling apart.

[Epiphone (but it's really a Gibson)]

The double pick guard wouldn’t bother me.  If I need more volume, I’ll plug-in.  The main thing for me is if the guitar is a good fit for me.  Just going by the looks, I like it a lot.

[UGD Swamp Dog]

Nice guitar.  Looks and sounds very swampy.  The only drawback is that you have to play it on the banks of a lake filled with alligators.

[J-45 Neck Profiles Similar To]

On 3/13/2023 at 7:18 AM, rbpicker said:

Yeah, that Gibson quality and inconsistency thing just refuses to die.  These days 99% of Gibsons will sound fantastic, given some break-in time.  Yes, some have a few rough spots in the cosmetics, but to me that is part of what I love about the brand…not pristine, but like a great pair of old jeans…perfectly imperfect.
 Love Gibsons.

rb

Exactly!  You must be one of those guys who doesn’t check inside your guitars for a spot of glue….lol….There’s a “Gibson mojo” and if someone doesn’t get it then they just don’t “get it.”