Happy New Axe Day To Me!!!

[Hector Arcadius]

Thank' date=' same to ya.

 

Gigging isn't what it used to be. I see two major reasons.

 

1) The economy sucks.

 

2) Large screen TV sets with huge cable TV subscriptions.

 

It used to be that people needed to leave their home to get quality entertainment. TV was black and white (later color), with low fidelity audio, and lots of advertisements. I have a relative that plays almost $200.00 per month for Cable, and spent big bucks on a huge flat screen TV with 7.1 sound. His monthly entertainment dollars are sewed up in his living room.

 

But there is still enough work for me to pay the mortgage.

 

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Yep, that happens all over the world. And it aint nice. I do spend a lot of time home, but I rather play some music, socialize on the net or read a book (when I find the time that is). A movie on the DVD is fine but I have kept myself away from subscription TV channels, not because of money, but because of my choice. People NEED to go out and have some fun with friends / other people. You cannot spend life half at work and half in your livingroom, imho.

[Notes_Norton]

IMHO Television is the biggest drug problem in the US (and perhaps other parts of the world)

 

Drug problem????

 

Sure.

 

1) It's addictive - Try going "cold turkey" and turn it off. You will get withdrawal symptoms.

 

2) Addictive #2 - The average US citizen spends between 4-6 hours PER DAY watching it

 

3) It leads to harder "drugs" - first it was 3 channels, then a dozen, the 36 now hundreds. Plus the violence and sexual content keeps escalating (both fit the original definition of pornography)

 

4) Addicted people with limited incomes often spend money on TV and neglect necessities for their habit

 

5) The TV addict cannot separate fantasy from reality. Ask any actor/actress who plays an evil person on TV. When he/she shows up in public, people will verbally abuse him/her as if the actor was the character he/she is portraying

 

These are the hallmarks of drug addiction, and what they always warned us about but they used Heroin instead of TV.

 

Personally, I'd rather live my live by doing things instead of living my life vicariously by watching actors pretending to do things.

 

I can afford Cable TV, the house is wired for an antenna (I removed it), but I have no desire to get my kicks by watching.

 

I'd rather participate in life.

 

But what is good for me isn't necessarily good for others. I know people with many drug addictions, TV, Pot, Speed, Alcohol, Cigarettes, Sugar, etc., and in a free country (which we aren't) a person should be free to indulge in his/her addiction as long as it doesn't affect the rights of his/her neighbors. Fortunately, my addictions are Music, Travel, Music, Internet, Music, and a good cup of Tea.

 

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[Witmer]

Wow... shiny!

 

Very handsome, I'm glad you like how it plays. Play on!

[fabiola7386]

Thanx for sharing!!!!

 

 

Drug Rehab

[Notes_Norton]

Thanks for all the kind comments.

 

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[myspace.com/jessenoah]

pretty sweet, Im sure we can trust you wont go townsend on it any time soon.......

[Lowdown]

Beautiful Notes.

 

Would love to be able to play a saxomophone.

 

One thing I do strive for is to emulate the sax phrasing to my playing. Harder than it sounds. Literally.

[Notes_Norton]

Beautiful Notes.

 

Would love to be able to play a saxomophone.

 

One thing I do strive for is to emulate the sax phrasing to my playing. Harder than it sounds. Literally.

 

Learning a second instrument is easier than learning the first because you bring your knowledge of music along with you.

 

And I learned a lot about playing sax by listening to guitar players, organ players and singers.

 

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[Lowdown]

Learning a second instrument is easier than learning the first because you bring your knowledge of music along with you.

 

And I learned a lot about playing sax by listening to guitar players' date=' organ players and singers.

 

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And vice-versa.

[Notes_Norton]

And vice-versa.

Yep, it's all just music. Doesn't matter what instrument it's played on, it plays the same notes. We are limited by the instruments we play, but progress is learning how to overcome many of those limitations. So for example; trying to figure out how to do what a trombone player does on his instrument but on the guitar may end up in some creative use of the slide or whammy bar.

 

I've also learned by listening to many different styles of music, including types of music I don't play. Whether it's classical, Tuvan, Bedoin, Klezmer, Indian, Chinese, Soca, Ska, Skiffle, or the more "normal" types of music, the more I hear, the more I absorb, and the more I absorb the more that comes out applied to the kinds of music I do play (mostly pop music from the 40s to the 21st century that is of interest to the 40+ crowd).

 

Someone once said, "There are only two kinds of music. Good music and bad music."

 

I say, "There are only two kinds of music. Good music and music written for someone else's ears."

 

And I try to make it a habit to listen to music written for someone else's ears. Sometimes I start to like something I didn't like before as I learn how to understand it.

 

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