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Dirty Ed wrote:I usually wear a hat when playing for others so the reflection from the top of my head doesn't blind them. Also ear plugs or ear muffs are a good option for the audience to be wearing.
Friday I'm playing in the annual Foothill Folk Society concert at Ohio University Chillicothe campus. The theme is "Campfire Songs and Stories" so we'll be on stage dressed as "campers" telling stories and singing songs around a fire, surrounded by tents, rafts, canoes, kayaks, paddles coolers, etc as stage props. I haven't decided what "special clothing' I'll wear.
DE
Glad to read that you're keeping up with the Foothill Folk Society work, DE ... I recall you telling us about it a couple years ago. Your stage garb decsription reminded of a hilarious Made-in-Canada comedy show ("The Red Green Show") which featured a bunch of guys doing idiotic stuff at a make-believe place called "Possum Lodge". In this pic of the stage set, note the gas can sitting on top of the wood stove ... might be a good stage prop for you:
Love the newspaper clippings, NEO ... nothing wrong with enjoying and celebrating the glory days. I've always enjoyed the history behind a musician or group, but it's even better when it's about a fellow Chordian! Good on ya, mate!
Peter Gabriel has had numerous backup vocalists over his performing career, including Paula Cole:
https://vimeo.com/135019590
And also his daughter Melanie:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ECJcu3mjnE
What a great question! I don't go to as many concerts as I used to (maybe 2 / year now) but my primary focus is comfort. Good shoes if standing, comfy layered clothes for temperature changes, and a pocket or two to carry a water bottle and some snacks. Sounds more like preparing for a hike! 
arkady wrote:Hi Ctech I've done a fair number of Electro/Dance/Chill Ambient music over the years hence my Mods title..
Starting a track is mostly easy completing a track can be difficult my hard drive is littered with uncompleted projects.
I usually build my track up using a pad as a starting point to create an overall feel for the track.
I try many combos of drums percussion etc
Then I create some sort of melody that goes with the pad with a keyboard on board the pc programme or an external one.
and or on electric acoustic guitar using effects.
If your interested here's a few tracks I've done in the past it might give you a couple of ideas.:)
http://ourstage.com/profile/arkady/songs
That's a really cool pattern to build with, Arkady ... never really thought it through before. With you being one of my favorite "One Man Bands", thanks for the peek behind the curtain as to how it all comes together. You must have a mult-track brain to keep tabs on everything ... wow!
Aaaaahhh, that was sweet! I'm surprised Muddy and all the Fender lads let Johnny up there with his Les Paul, and I'd also forgotten how lean he was. Awesome music, Badeye ... perfect way to start the weekend.
Great work, Neo ... love the "glory days" clipping from your past.
Anyone with the "Head Pickle Rhymer" title deserves a lot of respect at the outset ... most of couldn't carry that name with dignity or poise. The others have already said it, but your work is consistently high quality, and makes me wish I had the talent and courage to put my work out there like you do. Keep at it ... you're an inspiration to the rest of us.
unclejoesband wrote:Zurf wrote:From what I've been told, they would spend money to buy innovative companies, then shelve the innovations and shutter the production facilities in order not to compete with their main line products. That's just crazy.
I read that somewhere too.
There was a local concrete contractor that did the same thing. He bought a completing company, took all the cement trucks to his place and parked them. They've been sitting there idle for close to 20 years now.
This tactic reminds me of the Borg on Star Trek, i.e., why fight 'em, when you can assimilate 'em!
Tangerine Dream "Death of a Nightingale" 1994
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2XgKOB2GPM8
Out the door early tomorrow, so I'm posting this beautiful piece of music tonight. Tangerine Dream's 1994 album "Turn of the Tides" features a lot of fantastic guitar work by Croatian guitarist Zlatko Perica. I haven't been able to find any live footage of him with the band during his short time with them. This vid features a lantern festival to open with, and some sky-diving footage to close. This was Perica's final album with TD, as the group went through a sonic change over the next few years. Austria's Iris Camaa joined them, replacing electronic percussion with mostly acoustic, and her fellow countryman Bernhard Beibl joined not long afterwards on guitar. I've been a stalwart fan of TD's music since first hearing "Atem" in 1973. The bad has changed and evolved, but have always been pioneers in this genre. Linda Spa's saxophone playing is the real feature of this song.
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Classical Guitar wrote:Tenement Funster thank you for including Muriel Anderson . She is very good on a classical guitar. Do not know if you noticed she rarely looks at her fingers. Every classical guitar is the same size and if you know what you are playing you do not have to look at you fingers. She plays a wide variety of music and her technique i is well known.
She's an amazing talent, for sure ... glad you enjoyed her. I agree that not looking at ones fingers does reflect a level of skill, but not always. In another piece of her's I posted on Dec 19, 2017 ("View From Space") she's playing her harp guitar, and never takes her eyes off her fingers. Different guitar, different piece of music.
I play a number of different guitars (classical, electric, 6- and 12-string acoustic, bass) and they all have varying scale lengths and neck widths. I can do many things without looking, but not always ... probably reflects my skill level more than anything.
Thanks for commenting!
And that's usually a good policy, WHITZ. Personally, I've never heard a distortion / gain / overdrive box that sounded as good as driving the tubes hard ... just a matter of taste.
By the way, welcome to Chordie! How stopping by in the General Chat section, and telling us a bit about yourself. I think you'll find this a very supportive and interesting group.
TIGLJK wrote:Not to "squash" the conversation, but I'm sure we all have "bean" waiting for the response from the head pickler here on Chordie.
My intent is not to "pepper" you with "sage" advice, just to "leek" out a few good lines.
"Zucchani(t)" just about anything if it is brined in vinegar (apparently even eels- arrgh:( )
I don't want to "beet" this thread so I will conclude by saying -
"Lettuce" all be thankful for pickles."
"Peas" be with you all !
So with that said - it's time to "end(ive)" this piece and get the "Mojo" on !! 
It certainly would be thre right thing to do - give him a "turn(ip) !
Jim
p.s. I hope my comments won't be the cause of any "rhubarbs" among us!
Quite possibly the oddest post I've ever read ... love it!
Personally, I like the fit & feel of most Gibson's, especially the neck (big hands). A couple of observations:
a) The price tags have indeed put them out of reach for all but reasonably-successful professional musicians
b) For better or worse, today's concert crowd is less drawn to musicians, and more to recording artists
c) There are many more excellent brand options now than there were even 25 years ago
d) Retrofitting a decent quality off-shore guitar with quality components is much less expensive than buying a Gibson
e) Gibson's "historic reissue" strategy will burn out when all of us old people aren't around to recall them
f) Deficit financing does not work without a credible cash flow growth strategy
I really, really, really hope their Epiphone division survives, because it truly deserves to.
Good job, CTECH ... well written & performed. I'm one of those people that Paul McCartney wrote about in "Silly Love Songs", so I don't tend to gravitate to this sort of thing. But yours is really good.
Muriel Anderson "A Baker's Dozen" (original)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wo0wbsKiTkY
Muriel's warm candor and amazing talent makes this an ideal entry for my 100th "Flying Fingers" post. The song's title refers to the Mediterranean-feel 13/8 time signature it's written in ... enjoy!
There's lots of chatter about the imminent bankruptcy of Gibson Guitars, after 116 years in business. Here's just one of many articles about the issue, from CNN Money:
http://money.cnn.com/2018/02/22/news/co … index.html
S&P have downgraded Gibson Brands to a CCC - rating, which according to their ratings chart means there's very little chance of recovery:
Speculations abound as to how or why such a thing has happened. What do Chordians think? How does a company as iconic as Gibson get themselves in this kind of predicament?
Here's a cover of Pink Floyd's "Pigs" by the Australian Pink Floyd Show. I don't know of a cover band that consistently "nails it" like these guys 'n' gals do with PF's material. Guitarist Steve Mac's solo with the "Talk Box" is so good I get chills:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6j3imOxzB8
Here's some must-reading for you crazy people:
Congrats on your NGD, Amy ... what's Jim after?
I didn't know our Seagulls made it south of the border, but they are a nice family of guitars. Do you mind the neck width? Some people find their necks a bit too wide, while others prefer them. Good read your crazy sense of humor, and hear your wonderful voice again.
An amazingly written poem ... which comes with it's own thesaurus nonetheless ... brilliant!!!
Peatle, I know we always try to encourage one another with positive comments, but this is truly stellar work. As I read through the third time, I imagine a musical landscape like Pink Floyd's "Us and Them" for it. Clean swirling minor-key notes carrying this dream through it's pathways, until the final verse closes in major-key notes to alter the mood for the positive conclusion.
You, TIG, and CTECH have written some amazing stuff recently, but this is right at the top. Good on ya, mate!
beamer wrote:... AND I have a basement surround on 3 sides by dirt LOLOL
Hahahaha ... that's a terrific line! Dirt is the ultimate sound barrier ... awesome.
Never heard of these guys, CTECH, but their mission and services appear to be sound.
Getting your work copyright is obviously important if you wish to make money with your music, or collect royalties from others wanting to use your music. Whenever I (accidentally) hear all of the sound sampling in the hip-hop genre, I often wonder if the original artists are receiving anything for having their work used / butchered.
Ahhhhh, that's just good plain fun, Badeye ... great background music to tour the Forum with this morning. I dunno who his piano player is, but he certainly has a nice touch on those keys. Thanks, bud!
Baldguitardude wrote:I should note that I only use distortion and a wah. Hear you loud and clear on the modulated effects though. I can see that sounding off
Good stuff, BGD.
Sometimes that weird stuff becomes the source of an idea. Pink Floyd's "Echoes" is a perfect example. Those spacey high pitched notes that Gilmour makes during the middle solo section, came about by pure accident. One of their roadies wired a stomp box into Gilmour's chain backwards, and out came those sounds.
There really isn't a "right or wrong" with any of this, as long as it doesn't start a fire. 
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