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Location: When?? | A little game we used to play as kids. Stand with one foot raised flat and slightly above the floor. Then hover the foot in a circle of about a 12” diameter or so. Now, with either hand, draw the number 4 in the air. As that takes place, I’ll bet you can’t keep your foot continuing to circle in the same direction.. or you screw up the 4.. or both.
On that same note, I often play my guitar in various rooms while walking around the house during any given playing session since each room or hallway lends its own changing and unique sound. During this morning’s stroll I happened to pause near the dining room table and looked at my reflection in a large mirror on the wall as I played. But.. when I looked closely at the reflection of my fingers working notes on neck of the guitar it was like getting a big dose of the rotating foot game. The visual of the finger movement in tandem with the sound in real time reverse reflection totally threw me off.
So I’m just curious.. has anyone else ever happened across this trippy little scenario, or am I just a freak who can’t cope??
~LOF~
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Location: Steeler Nation, Hudson Valley Contingent | Just imagining playing in a mirror causes visions of vertigo to dance through my head, so I don't want to try. But thanks in advance for the phrase "copeless freak". That's gonna come in handy well into the future.  |
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Location: Frozen Tundra of Minnesota | I try to stay away from mirrors as much as possible, except the ones on the sides of my car, those are quite handy!
But I know when doing something artistic, they always say to get a fresh perspective on your work, look at it in a mirror, and the things that are wrong will pop right out at you!
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Location: When?? | @Patch - **thanks in advance for the phrase "copeless freak"**
You're welcome.. use it at will. That, I can cope with.
@Nancy - **look at it in a mirror, and the things that are wrong will pop right out at you!**
I just knew you would offer an interesting thought and some nifty advice :-)
Problem, though, is that for me and guitar it made the BAD pop out.. lol.. (but I can't wait to hold my crayon stick figures up to the mirror for the final touches!) |
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Location: Flahdaw | Doesn't effect me too much to play in front of a mirror. It's actually kind of fascinating to see those fingers really moving. Next time I'll try it with a guitar...
No. I only said that to beat Weaser to the punch. I've done it to try to figure out why someone would have such a hard time following what I am doing when I play, but I didn't learn anything. It seems like it would be easy to follow along, but no... |
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Location: Frozen Tundra of Minnesota | Darkbar - 2016-03-25 4:34 PM
Doesn't effect me too much to play in front of a mirror. It's actually kind of fascinating to see those fingers really moving. Next time I'll try it with a guitar...
No. I only said that to beat Weaser to the punch. I've done it to try to figure out why someone would have such a hard time following what I am doing when I play, but I didn't learn anything. It seems like it would be easy to follow along, but no...
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DANG it Darkbar!!!!!!! Now I have to clean off my screen again!! LMAO!!!!!!!!!!! |
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Location: Atlanta, GA. | I'd give it a shot but, I can't play left-handed. |
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