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I would like to thank you, Rick for all the support, advice and friendship I have gotten from you, they have picked up my spirits when they needed it, and although we may never meet, here's my "Hand Across The Miles" (amended slightly)
Thanks also for all the great work you do with your feature programs. Always interesting, and like :The Loremaster's always well-researched!.
Congratulations, my Fried!
Bill
If I have said it before, Jim It bears repeating: you seem to excel at writing deep, spiritual "message" songs and I enjoy the words and think to myself, "I wish I could write like him". So kudos again (I lost count how many!) for another one.
If you don't mind, may I refer you to an old Kinks song which although the message is different, the feelings are the same?
Or is that "Hiatus"? 
I;m taking some new meds to combat my "homies" (the scabies). It goes in my hair and contains Sulphur. Because of that and the fact that I have to extend the placement of the cream beyond my hairlines, it causes my eyes to burn fiercely and I sit here with a wet washcloth with liquid aloe vera, but that only helps for a while.
Since I have to smear this vile concoction on three days on and three days off, I am finding it difficult to sit in front of my monitor for more than a few minutes.
I am therefore forced to avoid posting much, because I don't want to damage my corneas. Please don't stop posting to ME however. I can get Dondra to read and reply.
Just a heads-up in case y'all think I'm ignoring you
Some VERY interesting responses. Any others? Like some from our new family members?
Classical Guitar, I think I have told you before how much I enjoy the genres played on your type of guitar, so I can't imagine that anyone who is trained on classical guitar would make many mistakes or generate any bad habits, But my journalistic education makes me curious, so could you describe some common mistakes or some when you first began your training?
Thanks!
Bill
Ha! I remember that Kipling poem from my high school years, Pete. Thanks for the memory! And thanks for the compliment and support, my friend!
Bill
Yeah, the quote was an "everything" quote. And yeah, I'll just buy his strings. That Epi is pretty new, but I can see where it might need some extra work. I'll let you know the outcome and thanks, Doug.
I'm going to buy a set of those colored DR strings we talked about in another topic, and what I want to do is take them, my Les Paul Epi and have him string it and set the action.
He thinks I'm going to buy the strings from him and he quoted me a total price of $30.00, which I thought was fair.
Now I'm gonna walk into his store with the DR strings (he doesn't stock the colored ones) already bought and he's gonna lose out some bucks on the sale.
I LIKE to support my local music shop especially since they don't get paid enough and often supplement their income with giving lessons.
What would you do in this case?
What I have tentatively decided is just buy the pack of strings he has, keep them as spares and string the DR's myself when I get home.
And yeah, I know it's kind of his fault for not having the colored strings, but then It's more my fault for having just decided today to use the colored strings.
Thanks
I'm not using my pinky enough, which goes along with some other habits I have which I'll mention in another post.
This guy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GjjKJA5oH9M teaches the D-C-G Trick and the pinky has to be used when making the jump from C. I'm used to making the G chord that looks like you're flipping someone off, but in order to play a whole bunch of songs with the D-C-G progression, I'm gonna have to whip my little pinky out and practice moving from chord to chord.
Any of you guys have some bad habits you wanna share? The lit cigarette slipped into the high E string which you purposely left a little long doesn't count, sorry!
Bill
Just to prove to y'all that I DO still have a sense of humor, here's a tune I am working to cover. 
Sing along, boys and girls!
Phill, my friend, you name it chances are I have bought and tried it. Teatree Oil, Mange medicine for dogs and horses, oil of cedar and a paste one smears over one's body.
About 80% of doctors here in the US, do not know how to treat for mites (sometimes called Scabies), so they diagnose people like me with "Delirious Parasitosis" I'll let you google that one, but it means "This is all in your head, Bill, so I want you to see a psychiatrist." There are hundreds (maybe thousands) of us who have been misdiagnosed and sent on to a shrink, just because no doctor here in America wants to help and cure us. Also, (if you're interested, look up Morgellon's Disease another great way to be eaten from the inside out.
They're not in my head. They are ON my head, and IN my body. I don't allow myself to get closer than 6 feet from my wife or others because I'm so afraid she'll get infected, and there have been nights when I've lain awake in tears because I am not the one who's supposed to be sick. I'm supposed to be well and strong so I can take care of Dondra. Christmas with our family was hell. Everyone wanted to hug me and I had to lie and say I had a bad cold. I also wore a knit cap to keep those things from falling from my head into the food that was laid out.
I wouldn't wish this on my worst enemy.
Bill
PS: I've contacted several attorneys about filing a class action suit on behalf of all of us, But first a bunch of us have to die and what exactly would be the basis for such a suit. Sending someone to a psychiatrist doesn't hurt anyone.
Always loved Mr. Fripp, TF!
I don't talk about it much, but I'm still dealing with my mite problem. In short, these things (I call 'em my "Homies") are still plagueing me - especially at night. I sleep in the recliner so I can't hear them scrabbling against my pillow.
I can't hold Dondra because I don't want to infect her (her immune system is stronger then mine) and I;ve been to a total of 6 doctors and spent close to $500.00 trying first one thing and then another.
But I'm not going to dwell on it except to tell you if you have outside pets and you have tactile contact with them wash your hands IMMEDIATELY. We've got cleaner everywhere in our apartment, because of the high number of flu deaths.
"Okay, where's the funny stuff, Bill?" I hear you saying, so here it is:: When I was in broadcasting, I wrote my own jokes and this morning I was watching "The Frankenstein Chronicles" when a judge was heard to say the following: "You have been convicted of murder, and you are hereby sentenced to be hanged by the neck until dead>"
Whereupon the guy in the dock says, "But only until dead, right your honor?"
I figure the guy must have been an optimist.
If you want to use the joke (if it has any merit) please do so with my compliments. I'm too old to sue anyone for plagiarism.
Thank you, Doug and {b}TF[/b} for your humor and most of all yours and everyone's knowledge! I really feel like when I ask a technical question here, I get the best answers and sometimes they save me money. Poor Doug spent at least 5 hours on the phone with me trying to fix something and at one point, I thought I heard him screaming "I'M GONNA DRINK!"
Just kidding, my friend but you went above and beyond for me and I'll never forget it. The OPTI has been OPD I think that means "Officially Pronounced Dead" in Canada. Anyway the pic inside the Sgt. Pepper album has Paul wearing a patch with that acronym on it. Y'all remember the "Paul Is Dead" stuff, right?
Your Buddy
Bill
Well, I thought "shredding" is when someone plays their electric so hard and fast it shreds their hand, and there'd be blood flying all over the stage and the front row of the audience where the young ladies sit and scream, and one of them gets covered with James Hetfields blood and she goes home screaming to her Mom and Dad that she will never again wash her face and hair, but next day at school, she's forgotten all ABOUT that and she and her friends scrape the dried blood off the face and hair, put it into a test tube to see if they can clone ol' James. THAT"S what I thought "shredding" meant.
Pretty bass, neo and goes with your nickname too. Since some of you guys play these things, I'm gonna get me some blues for my Les Epi, yellow or white for my Rogue Beatle Bass and for Amy and Jim's gifted Fender acoustic multi-colored.
Hey Ed? I wanted to tell you I still have that green rafting t-shirt, but the bottom of it comes to just below my navel, so I'll have to lose some weight before wearing it again!
Thanks as always for all the answers, you guys!
Bill
Hi Everyone
A couple of strange questions, so please bear with me.
1. Do any of you play with colored guitar strings? I have seen them advertised on Amazon and eBay, but I didn't see a brand name I recognized, such as Ernie Ball or D'addario. So one of my questions is concerning the strength of the strings once the dye is added to color them. They look pretty, but the ones I saw on Amazon were cheap, so maybe the quality is as well.
2. Second question concerns finger tuning. I tend not to use a pick to pluck my strings, favoring the "warm" sound of my thumb.
I know it must be a matter of style and guitar (Classical Guitar I am thinking of you here) but have any of you played your electrics with just your fingers and is that what "shredding" means?
Thanks as always for your insight!
Bill
Don't know what I'd do without my Chordie. I regret very much that y'all live so far away.
Interesting observation, though: Through our correspondence I have learned a little about what you all are like. I've been a member of other sites, but none as close-knit as ours. I'm so fortunate to have found you.
Thanks again!
Bill
Power Supply, Phill? I had thought of that but this computer is so old that I really don't want to put any more money into it. When it first came out, it was known as a "Work Station" and had only the....... "Bare Necessities". And it's that way still. My own "Dearest" has already given her okay for me to get a good gaming computer. When we get this one up and running, we plan to give it to our grandson.
We do get Groupon and I had not thought of looking there until you mentioned it just now, so thanks, my friend.
Bill
Dear Doug and Gang
You were right, I got 4 beeps followed by 2 beeps, which I think means I have a RAM problem. Dondra (what a woman!) opened the machine and we checked all he RAM slots, but they were all seated properly. Classical Guitar and Phill, I see only a black screen on the monitor, but I'm going to keep trying. I'm letting D read all of your posts here and maybe she can come up with something, CG no fans running.
Neo do you mean a real eraser like on the end of a pencil?
As you predicted, Pete, some pretty wonderful guys showed up, and as always, ready to help. I thank all of you for that. I'll be back full-strength as soon as I possibly can.
Dondra sends love, hugs and kisses. Just hugs and that brotherly "knock" on the shoulder from me, though.
Bill
So I am writing on Dondra's. Does anyone know what's wrong when you turn the machine on and one hears 4 beeps followed by 2 and the screen remains dark? I am running Windows 7 on a Dell OptiPlex 760 workstation 32 bit only. It does not run 64. This computer was bought used.
Thanks for any help
Bill
Dondra sends hugs and threats if I mess this machine up too!
This is talk show host Jimmy Fallon NOT Bob Dylan, but I bet Bob would be proud of the rendition:
"Loremaster"?
Have any of you noticed that our friend is providing some very interesting biographical data on various subjects we post about?
I appreciate his efforts and humbly ask if it would be possible (and if he agrees) to make him our Historian. Unless I missed it, no one is listed with that title.
Thanks for the consideration!
Bill
Thanks to all of you for the help. My capo is the same as the one in the first pic, but TF, you have me curious about the G7 one pictured as well. As far as placement of the capo, the upside down choice seems to work better for me, so another problem solved by my Chordian family!
Thanks
Bill
........ always brightens my day.
These guys are another example of what I mean. A cello used as a bass guitar??? The 2 guys in the middle never cracking a smile as they perform those little dance steps, and the lone banjo picker in the back ---- Great musicianship blended with a bit of comedy is just one of my favorite genres!
Pete, dear friend, I am glad you enjoyed the clip. You know when you really "turn loose" with your voice, you sound lot like Chris Rodrigues! I'd like to hear you do a cover sometime.
Thanks for the back story on Abby - she's been through some rough times and there is an interview with her as she's busking away on a street corner. Just put it in the YT search engine.
Thanks also to the rest of you for the comments! You'll see that dog in a few other vids. Someone said that if you're making music with a dog present, you know there's something "special" happening.
Jim, it's great to be appreciated - thank you.
Bill
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