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raratt

raratt

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Spent the afternoon getting chrome back to somewhere close to what it was before. My computer guy had to reload windows, so all the links were stashed in the old version, and then I choose the wrong browser to open them with so I double my work. Trashed about 3/4 of my links that I hadn't used in forever. Pictures transferred easy though. Need to load Norton though.
 
cannabineer

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tyler.durden said:
True, but this is just the proposal. Best case scenario (dude believes) is that it will lead to a wedding. Come to think of it, if she does say yes, I'm going to try to have them sign a contract on the spot that allows me to play their wedding, too. Cha-ching!
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Remember that thread about adding/deleting/changing one letter in a movie title? Well ...



Wedding Cashers

 
tyler.durden

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Well, she said yes. I did bring up playing their wedding, and their reply was, 'Of course!' They were so giddy, though. I think they would have responded similarly to whatever. The restaurant manager refused to turn off the stupid musak blaring throughout the place, as she 'didn't want to upset the other patrons.' WTF? So, instead we had my music competing with theirs and it all sounded shitty. That is until the other people there started to ask the wait staff if they could turn off their music so they could hear the violinist, and to their credit, they finally did. I don't get people - you have expensive live, great sounding music that someone else is paying for, but you'd rather have your canned shit. :roll: Anyway, all's well that ends well. The couple insisted I have a piece of cake and a drink with them, and the woman was GORGEOUS. I tried not to stare...




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DustyDuke

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tyler.durden said:
Well, she said yes. I did bring up playing their wedding, and their reply was, 'Of course!' They were so giddy, though. I think they would have responded similarly to whatever. The restaurant manager refused to turn off the stupid musak blaring throughout the place, as she 'didn't want to upset the other patrons.' WTF? So, instead we had my music competing with theirs and it all sounded shitty. That is until the other people there started to ask the wait staff if they could turn off their music so they could hear the violinist, and to their credit, they finally did. I don't get people - you have expensive live, great sounding music that someone else is paying for, but you'd rather have your canned shit. :roll: Anyway, all's well that ends well. The couple insisted I have a piece of cake and a drink with them, and the woman was GORGEOUS. I tried not to stare...


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Good work mate live music is way better (any kind). My daughter is having violin lessons, she asked for one for her birthday. So I thought send her to some lessons to see if she sticks at it and hired her one. She also has a pony to look after so between that and the violin she keeps her self busy. She is five so it’s more like killing a cat then music lol. I’ve played the guitar for like 12 years. Not up to your standard of workmanship I’m good for a camp fire sing along after 8 stubbies (bottles of beer). It takes balls to play live in public always admired musicians for that.
 
tangerinegreen555

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tyler.durden said:
Well, she said yes. I did bring up playing their wedding, and their reply was, 'Of course!' They were so giddy, though. I think they would have responded similarly to whatever. The restaurant manager refused to turn off the stupid musak blaring throughout the place, as she 'didn't want to upset the other patrons.' WTF? So, instead we had my music competing with theirs and it all sounded shitty. That is until the other people there started to ask the wait staff if they could turn off their music so they could hear the violinist, and to their credit, they finally did. I don't get people - you have expensive live, great sounding music that someone else is paying for, but you'd rather have your canned shit. :roll: Anyway, all's well that ends well. The couple insisted I have a piece of cake and a drink with them, and the woman was GORGEOUS. I tried not to stare...


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Nice looking violin.

My dad had 2 violins from Hungary when I was young. He was hoping his kids would take to them. My older sister took lessons and played in the HS orchestra/band. I was more into B flat alto sax and there were no violins in the band by the time I got there. (My sister graduated in 1962.)

He must have sold them as I never found them after he passed away.

He used to take us to NYC Hungarian night clubs to see gypsy music bands, like a weekend vacation thing.

They were actually pretty damn good, but any live music is good to me.
 
tyler.durden

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DustyDuke said:
Good work mate live music is way better (any kind). My daughter is having violin lessons, she asked for one for her birthday. So I thought send her to some lessons to see if she sticks at it and hired her one. She also has a pony to look after so between that and the violin she keeps her self busy. She is five so it’s more like killing a cat then music lol. I’ve played the guitar for like 12 years. Not up to your standard of workmanship I’m good for a camp fire sing along after 8 stubbies (bottles of beer). It takes balls to play live in public always admired musicians for that.
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Lol, so true. I can't understand how my parents put up with me learning how to play, it's such an unnatural, ugly sounding instrument. Unless and until you sell your soul (or spend about 100,000 hours practicing), then its music is ethereal. Busking is the ultimate test of musical balls - it's one thing to play for a few people who are paying you, and quite another to play for thousands of passers-by where no one asked you to. I always encourage even seasoned pros to busk just for the experience. If you can concentrate and do well in that situation, performing on stage is a cake walk...
 
tyler.durden

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tangerinegreen555 said:
Nice looking violin.

My dad had 2 violins from Hungary when I was young. He was hoping his kids would take to them. My older sister took lessons and played in the HS orchestra/band. I was more into B flat alto sax and there were no violins in the band by the time I got there. (My sister graduated in 1962.)

He must have sold them as I never found them after he passed away.

He used to take us to NYC Hungarian night clubs to see gypsy music bands, like a weekend vacation thing.

They were actually pretty damn good, but any live music is good to me.
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So cool! Do you still play sax? My great uncles were in the Chicago symphony, and one owned a Strad until he was very old and some shyster bilked him out of it. It could have been mine. I have two incredible violins from a very famous Chinese maker, about $15K each. I NEVER would have been able to purchase them if I wasn't doing so well (at the time) growing and selling weed on the black market. Look at me now, Mom!!!
 
DustyDuke

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The new tradesmen was on time, neat, not the quickest but quick enough, very very neat he’s from “North Cali” as he put it. Rides dirt bikes he had one on his pickup, I’m pretty sure he smokes weed. His dad was born here but lived in the states he just passed away. So he’s moved here to see where his dad grew up. He’s dad also had a house here which is his now. He’s lucky he has 2 passports an Aussie and American.
Hopefully he sticks around seems like a genuine bloke
 
tangerinegreen555

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tyler.durden said:
So cool! Do you still play sax? My great uncles were in the Chicago symphony, and one owned a Strad until he was very old and some shyster bilked him out of it. It could have been mine. I have two incredible violins from a very famous Chinese maker, about $15K each. I NEVER would have been able to purchase them if I wasn't doing so well (at the time) growing and selling weed on the black market. Look at me now, Mom!!!
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I haven't played sax since 1972. My dad bought me one for $200. When I graduated hs, he asked me if I wanted it and I foolishly said no. So since he bought it, I let him sell it and recover his money.

About 6 yrs. ago, I decided to look for one on the internet. They were like $2000.

I wound up buying a Strat and a Fender 40 watt blues amp and took a half dozen lessons to get started. Then I bought a Telecaster a year later.

I think the wife wishes I would have bought a sax. Just because it's not hooked up to an amp and pedal board.

I don't claim to be good, but I can be loud. Lol.
 
Blue Wizard

Blue Wizard

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tyler.durden said:
Lol, so true. I can't understand how my parents put up with me learning how to play, it's such an unnatural, ugly sounding instrument. Unless and until you sell your soul (or spend about 100,000 hours practicing), then its music is ethereal..
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I have a couple of cheap ones. I love music and have tons of instruments I got for dirt cheap (garage sales mostly) or inherited, some are more for decoration than others. I actually was wanting to learn how to play violin to some extent but the way things have been going I haven't had any free time to do much of anything.

I practice my bass guitar whenever I can though, I'd play it all day long if I had my way. It's about the only hobby that makes me happy anymore.
 
tyler.durden

tyler.durden

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tangerinegreen555 said:
I haven't played sax since 1972. My dad bought me one for $200. When I graduated hs, he asked me if I wanted it and I foolishly said no. So since he bought it, I let him sell it and recover his money.

About 6 yrs. ago, I decided to look for one on the internet. They were like $2000.

I wound up buying a Strat and a Fender 40 watt blues amp and took a half dozen lessons to get started. Then I bought a Telecaster a year later.

I think the wife wishes I would have bought a sax. Just because it's not hooked up to an amp and pedal board.

I don't claim to be good, but I can be loud. Lol.
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Lol. Guitar is just awesome. I've been playing classical guitar for almost 3 years now. I wish I could spend more time on her, but I only have an hour per day to practice guitar.

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I started taking classical guitar lessons early this year. I've always loved the sound of Spanish/flamenco guitar music, and I really enjoy my lessons and practicing guitar. It's an interesting experience to be a beginner again at an instrument, I feel my brain straining in new and interesting ways. I just purchased a $3500 Spanish hand made guitar, she is SO pretty and sings so sweetly. I love her...










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tyler.durden

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sunni said:
Lol @GreatwhiteNorth pissed off some memeber who’s having a Fucking meltdown in support because we took 2 hours to fix his thread and answer is reported posts
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I understand his point. 2 hours is unacceptable to not jump on his useless, shitty thread and handle his bitch-ass, crybaby reports. You mods gotta get your shit together...
 
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