daveinspain Posted July 2, 2010 Share Posted July 2, 2010 I had to laugh the other day as I was practicing the tunes I play with the band. At one point I drifted off and started playing a nice chord progression I stumbled upon... Very often as I'm playing one of my cats will come in and sit at my feet as I'm strumming along. So there we were, I'm playing a really nice chord progression, the cat's there at my feet. He had his back to me and just sort of staring off and seemed to be listing. As lovely as that whole picture was all of the sudden I hit a clunker of a chord and my cat turned and looked up at me and let out a big meow.... Everyone is a critic these days.... But it made me think, wow... he was really listening and knew I hit a stinker and let me know... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Bill Posted July 2, 2010 Share Posted July 2, 2010 No but they watch me and the wife... It make me very self conscious, like I'm doing it wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanvillRob Posted July 2, 2010 Share Posted July 2, 2010 No but they watch me and the wife... It make me very self conscious' date=' like I doing it wrong.[/quote'] I didn't know your wife played guitar too!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Bill Posted July 2, 2010 Share Posted July 2, 2010 I didn't know your wife played guitar too!! Yeah' date=' but we've been going solo lately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanvillRob Posted July 2, 2010 Share Posted July 2, 2010 Yeah' date=' but we've been going solo lately. [blush'] Make sure ONE of you keeps their G-string tuned! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saturn Posted July 2, 2010 Share Posted July 2, 2010 I sometimes practice while sitting on the floor. We have a chinchila whose cage is right near where I sit and he comes right over to the side, as close as he can to me and watches Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChanMan Posted July 2, 2010 Share Posted July 2, 2010 Yes. While not as fervent in their fandom as my chihuahua used to be, but our poodles will come and lay on the couch and listen to me play. They didn't used to, so I must be getting better.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LPguitarman Posted July 2, 2010 Share Posted July 2, 2010 I don't know, I practice in the basement, the dogs are upstairs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riverside Posted July 2, 2010 Share Posted July 2, 2010 The menagerie has a tendency to sing along when the Hammond/Leslie combo is fired up. I try to play tunes they don't know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S t e v e Posted July 2, 2010 Share Posted July 2, 2010 we got 2 cats and they both run under the bed when i crank it up...must be my playing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeVeeWee Posted July 2, 2010 Share Posted July 2, 2010 Only when I play gypsy jazz on my acoustic, she sits near my chair ... my cat kinda likes Django style over rock/pop ... and if I wanna make my life a bit shorter, the one thing I need to do is to crank up my DeVille Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tazzboy Posted July 2, 2010 Share Posted July 2, 2010 No they don't like the loud noise I make Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artie Owl Posted July 2, 2010 Share Posted July 2, 2010 I live on the third floor of an apartment building, and sometimes when I have the window open and I'm playing the local birds will come and hang out on branches outside the windows, It's happened more than once so I'm assuming it's not coincidence but who knows. I wonder though, with how much more sensitive their hearing is, are we hurting our furry friends at all? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamWhips Posted July 2, 2010 Share Posted July 2, 2010 Whenever I'm working in the studio or practicing guitar my 14-yr old mutt comes in and plops down to watch or listen or sleep (he's so old it's hard to tell the difference now). I always think it's pretty funny and wonder if the high or low frequencies that we can't hear bother him. I'd like to think he's coming to listen cuz he likes it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tman Posted July 2, 2010 Share Posted July 2, 2010 One of my cats threw up this morning while I was practicing Roxanne right before I started work. Not sure if it was because of my playing, the song or her change in diet yesterday. It was devastating but I'm not deterred. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dub-T-123 Posted July 2, 2010 Share Posted July 2, 2010 This is what my cat is usually doing when I'm playing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FirstMeasure Posted July 2, 2010 Share Posted July 2, 2010 Yes, my kitty curls up against the door outside the room I'm playing in. When there a drummer, however, shes all the way upstairs. But I think she's still listening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rame Posted July 2, 2010 Share Posted July 2, 2010 Most of the time my cats seem very bored with everything I do around the house including playing guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigh Posted July 2, 2010 Share Posted July 2, 2010 I had a cat that would wag her tail in time to the music. Craig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAS44 Posted July 3, 2010 Share Posted July 3, 2010 He comes over every time I start to play... Just lies there next to the amp. Uploaded with ImageShack.us Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimbabig Posted July 3, 2010 Share Posted July 3, 2010 He comes over every time I start to play... Just lies there next to the amp. Uploaded with ImageShack.us Is that a sheltie? I used to have one, unfortunately mine died years ago before I ever got a guitar. :- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAS44 Posted July 3, 2010 Share Posted July 3, 2010 Is that a sheltie? I used to have one' date=' unfortunately mine died years ago before I ever got a guitar. [crying'] He's an Australian Shepherd, and he's insane in the best possible way, save for the barking. :- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KL Posted July 3, 2010 Share Posted July 3, 2010 My cat loves guitars. He's always been around guitars and music. He's 16 now and is very ill at present. He still likes to come over and listen and watch my fingers while I'm playing. He came and stayed at the studio with me for 3 weeks earlier this year while we were working on an album. He would hang out in the control room and listen. He's not keen on mandolins though. Maybe it's the high frequencies he doesn't like so much. Here he is with our drummer: http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=viewImage&friendID=266581199&albumID=1370956&imageID=21826045 And here's one a few years ago when he was in better health: http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=viewImage&friendID=266581199&albumID=189593&imageID=8755250 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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