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Location: South of most, North of few | Went camping this weekend for the first time with the new camper. It was all new to me, but I did bring the Adamas and last night, went over to the gathering place where they have a large campfire, and started to play a few songs. A few singer a longers and just a few for background music. I even sang through "Rocky Raccoon" with no flying fruit coming my way. Anyway, about an hour and a half later, we had gathered about 30 people, all having a good time and even got a few complements. :eek: Hadn't played much for a month or so, so my fingers are in a world of hurt now. All worth it though. Here's a pic my bride took .....(yeah, that's the southern jam book)
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Location: New York | That's awesome Jim. I am sure you had a fantastic time. Nothing beats a little sing along at a campfire. |
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Location: Vernon CT | Can I have your Autograph, please? :D
Good Job Jim. Once you get throught the first bit of Nerves it's a RUSH!! We may not be able to stop him now!!!!! ;) |
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Location: south east Michigan | Good for you!
Keep up the practice. I wanna hear you about 4 weeks from now. |
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Location: GA USA | Nowhere to plug in the drums, so he had to make do. Good going! |
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| Way to go, Jim! We'll have to record you this weekend ;) |
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Location: South of most, North of few | Originally posted by Slipkid:
Good for you!
Keep up the practice. I wanna hear you about 4 weeks from now. Ahhhoooowww, I knew that was coming. I'm not up to that caliber yet Brad. |
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Location: CA | All together now: "There was a farmer had a dog and Bingo was his name-oh..."
Seriously, good on ya. I'll bet it was fun.
Also seriously, I want to know where in the country you can go camping right now and be in a T-shirt - at night no less! |
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Location: Vernon CT | Originally posted by The Jim formerly known as Trader:
Originally posted by Slipkid:
Good for you!
Keep up the practice. I wanna hear you about 4 weeks from now. Ahhhoooowww, I knew that was coming. I'm not up to that caliber yet Brad. |
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Location: south east Michigan | Jim... between now & then pick one song that is in your wheelhouse and just play the be-jeezus out of it.
That way you'll something to pull out of your pocket when you are called upon. |
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Location: SoCal | Originally posted by Slipkid:
Jim... between now & then pick one song and just play the be-jeezus out of it. Three time a day.
That way you'll something to pull out of your pocket when you are called upon. I don't remember being called upon last year at Amelia..... |
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Location: south east Michigan | Oh.. where you at Amelia?? |
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Location: SoCal | guess not.... |
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Location: Maine | Let's see, It's February 16th in Bangor, Maine. I think I'll go out, build a campfire, bring the Ovation out and hammer out a few tunes. Not sure I could get through the entire song though. I think that I'd be about ten minutes into it when my fingers would freeze to the fret board. AND remember, don't touch the strings with your tongue. You might be frozen there awhile and folks would get the wrong idea.
Congratulations Jim, on two counts; 1) for your first public performance and 2) for being smart enough to be in a place where you can be outside with a campfire and in short sleeves. |
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Location: South of most, North of few | Thanks guys, it was a lot of fun, but I was playing in front of a bunch of people who have no idea what good guitar playing sounds like, so to them, I sounded pretty proficient. I did tell them that I am basically a drummer that dabbles in guitars. |
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Location: Hot Springs, S.D. | One of my ex's was not the greatest guitarist, by anyone's estimation. But he sang and chose really good songs to play. He was ENTERTAINING. People loved to hear him play and they sang along. If people are having fun when you play, then you ARE good! Maybe not a virtuoso guitarist, but a good entertainer, and while we all have our own reasons for playing, I think bringing a smile to someone's face is perhaps the best reason. |
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Location: ms | Can we just see a pic of your bride???? |
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Location: Simpsonville, SC | Nice, did you Sang too? |
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Location: Delaware | Looks like ya had fun. I'll bet everyone enjoyed it. |
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Location: ms | Camper pics???? |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Originally posted by moody, p.i.:
I don't remember being called upon last year at Amelia..... Several of those in attendance had already had the pleasure and advised everyone else not to ask!
I do remember you singing the blues at the huddle house..... |
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Location: South Windsor Connecticut | Originally posted by The Jim formerly known as Trader:
and started to play a few songs. Ah the real reason you had to change your name.... |
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Location: Maine | Originally posted by Trader Jim:
Thanks guys, it was a lot of fun, but I was playing in front of a bunch of people who have no idea what good guitar playing sounds like, so to them, I sounded pretty proficient.
A pretty good guitar teacher said something to me not long ago that I thought was pretty profound, "There are a lot more guitar critics than there are guitar players." Whether it's original or not, I don't know, but it sure makes a whole lot of sense to me. I have watched some YouTube video of our own OFC players that are certainly much more proficient as players than I am. Notice that I said, "proficient" not "better." Many people have achieved a level of technique that some of us haven't, or may never. That doesn't mean we don't sound just as good, but enjoy ourselves in our own style. So, JIm, I think that you have opened up an avenue for all of us that get such great pleasure from playing a song or two and that we should share the work we have done in the privacy of our homes with others in a public venue. Again, good going, and thanks for the inspiration for the rest of us to do it. |
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Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | I do remember you singing the blues at the huddle house..... Huddle House Blues: now there's a song title if I ever heard one: BTW, here some content to craft from:
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Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | BTW, Congrats TJ, the Adamas suites you! |
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Finally played for an audience
