1,526

(21 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)

Nela, you did well and I believe the aspirin saved you. May your insight and blessings continue.
I had some warning symtoms and a 5-way bypass prevented an attack.
I Now take one 325 grain aspirin a day as my only medication.
Now if they find a cure for stupid, I may yet be saved.
toots

1,527

(21 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)

Nela, aspirin has been a wonder drug for me as well with my heart disease. After a quintuple bypass to prevent a heart attack, I now only take one aspirin a day to keep my blood thin, like you did. Good health to you.

1,528

(12 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)

After 45 years of migraine headaches, I outgrew them when my arteries began to harden (Thank you, Lord).
Apparently, a blood vessel blows up like a baloon and pushes out on the surrounding tissue causing pain. These are called capilary headaches.
I now only suffer headaches when I swill more than four beers or do rum shooters, or jello shots, or Stolichnaya and pig out on too much chocolate. sad
toots

I live in Foley, Alabama, 28 miles west of P-cola.
I play rhythm guitar, bass guitar, tuba bass and sing lead and back-up.
My only problem is that I am older than dirt.

1,530

(9 replies, posted in Acoustic)

zguitar,
As long as you detect progress, press on.
I learn two new songs at a time. When I get bored with one, I hammer away at the second.
You want to put together a list of cool tunes. Go for a wide variety that you think will interest an audience as well as yourself.

1,531

(28 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)

"You know" is another terrible speach habit like the overuse of the word "like". Like, you know, man, it's very difficult to break such a habit once the pattern has been set.

1,532

(12 replies, posted in Acoustic)

I was lucky to play some wonderful pubs in the U.K. Most places had a laid-back atmosphere with regular patrons very relaxed with each other.Everywhere on this earth, alcohol makes it necessary to amplify the entertainers.
Players lose intimacy when we back off to a stage and fire up the amps, but a noisy crowd forces us to.
We can only try to involve the audience by asking them most anything and trying to please them. We are all looking for that song so strong that they will instantly love us and clap like crazy.
Failing that, open with a tune that you know well and like a whole bunch.

You play bar chords when the guitar player next to you plays a down low - open strings "C", you play a covered chord to get a different inversion of the same C chord and to hide tuning differences between two guitars.
Some songs have you going for max open strings to get the most natural sustain out or your strings. Country rock rhythm is great with strings ringing through a rolling rhythm.
To play jazz and pop you may seek a softer sound with a covered chords that you can stifle quickly - ending with a "chop". Chop rhythm lets you pound out a more complex rhythm and squeeze out clear and deaden all strings quickly and together.

1,534

(3 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)

I do not know the total number but I find it interesting that diminished chords repeat after you go up 4 frets.

1,535

(2 replies, posted in Acoustic)

micky he mooch,
I am so old I played that song when it first came out.
I play it in E. I use the E-A string back and forth on two strings with index finger on A string - second fret to ring finger on the A string - forth fret back and forth to get a boogie rhythm going. Do the same for A chord and B chord and pound it out.
toots

1,536

(4 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)

Spelling it correctly. No small achievement. Attaboy!

1,537

(13 replies, posted in Acoustic)

I always prefer acoustic guitar and no P.A. system. As soon as you plug in and back off to a stage, so much intimacy is lost.
However, when the crowd numbers more than twelve and they are pounding lots-o-beer, they make more noise than the guitar/vocalist.
The great Jimmy Buffet carries a small guitar amp, mike and stand around in his seaplane with him in case a music session breaks out and the gang gets rowdy.

1,538

(8 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)

wlbaye,
You are contributing to the fun and fond memories of the occasion. You should get an "attaboy" pat on the back for that.
Keep your head low. I agree, the worst of the storm may be past.
toots (able to stay married for 47 yeats to the meanest woman in South Alabama)

1,539

(25 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)

Was playing a bar near the Navy base when a chair whizzed by inches from my head as a row started. That didn't hurt.
This drunk backed into the stage and sat down hard striking my mike stand and bloodying my lower lip with the microphone. That hurt some.
A drunk guy pulled a gun on another drunk with his back to me. The second drunk swung a chair at the one with the gun. The gunman put out a hand to fend off the chair and then shot himself through that same hand. No pain for me. The slug hit the ceiling over my head.
I had a Mossrite twin neck guitar that had to weigh 40 pounds. The narrow strap dug into my left shoulder and gave me arthritis in my left index finger. A wider strap fixed the problem. Minimal pain for me.

1,540

(40 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)

I love a fast sailboat, paddling a canoe and my 1976 RD400 motorcycle. I'm getting too fat and old to bicycle these days.
I wish I could skateboard with my grandson but I have to use a Fuzion Scooter to roll down hills with him.

1,541

(15 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)

"Oh Darlin" by Paul McCartney
"Angel Flying too Close to the Ground" by Willie Nelson
"Christmas with the Family" by Robert Earl Keen
And this one by Gove  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwj-0W_E … re=related

1,542

(6 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)

6/24/08, I got in trouble twice jotting down lyrics and chords for people. There are proper ways and channels to help people. I will find them.
This site is a great resource to me and the members are so special.

1,543

(66 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)

I have been a geezer long enough to relax with it. I was born in 1941. My King tuba is one year older than I am. It looks really beat up. So do I.
Warning signs of approaching geezerhood are:
1. You and your teeth don't sleep together.
2.You try to straighten out the wrinkles in your socks and discover you're not wearing any.
3. At the breakfast table you hear snap, crackle, pop and you're not eating cereal.
4. Your back goes out but you stay home.
5. It takes two tries to get up from the couch.
6. Your idea of a night out is sitting on the patio.
7. All you want for your birthday is not to be reminded of your age.
8. It takes longer to rest than it did to get tired.
9. Getting lucky means you found your car in the parking lot.
10. It takes twice as long to look half as good.
11. You sink your teeth into a steak and they stay there.
12. You give up all your bad habits and still don't feel good.
13. You confuse having a clear concience with a bad memory.
14. You finally start getting your head together and your body starts falling apart.
15 You wonder how you could be over the hill when you don't even remember being on top of it.

I bet you guys can think of some more.
toots

1,544

(13 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)

"The Buckin' Song" by Robert Earl Keen

1,545

(29 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)

This is me sitting down in the dark with a tuba across my lap helping John Reno sing, "I Lobster but Never Flounder" , a tune off of his "Magic Chair" album.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kxajh5ZzKPA

1,546

(23 replies, posted in Acoustic)

"Witchy Woman" by The Eagles.
Been running into some really scary chicks here lately. roll

alvee33 wrote:

Could be a noisey night, my brother plays the bagpipes lol

I played with a bagpiper once. Everything he played was in the key of A. He was great. I like playing in A.

1,548

(24 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)

jets60, Congrats playing soccer. I used to run like that.             This weekend I stopped a line drive baseball with my shin.
With ice on it, the half-baseball sized knot went down by the next morning but the soreness is slow to go at my age.
Playing guitar six nights a week, I had a problem with my left index finger getting stiff and painful to bend. Try to play an open string C with that going on.
My guitar was heavy and a wider guitar strap cured the problem. The blood vessels in the top or your shoulder are pinched off with a narrow guitar strap and arthritis in the fingers is the result.

1,549

(3 replies, posted in Song requests)

They're playing it in "G". No need for a capo. There are a couple of oddball chords. Post back in here if you can't nail them.

1,550

(42 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)

My buddy Doc posted this on Tubenet. I wanted to share it with you guys.
You know you're too old to gig when...
It becomes more important to find a place for your box fan than your amp.
You refuse to play out of tune.
Your fans have left by 10:30 PM.
All you want from groupies is a foot massage.
Your after show party is at Burger King.
You can't play more than one hour without a wee wee break.
You hire band mates for their values instead of their talent.
Instead of a fifth member , you want to hire a roady.
You lost the directions to the gig (which you got from Mapquest).
You need your glasses to adjust your amp.
You're thrilled to have New Years Eve off.
The waitress is your daughter.
You stop the set because your Iboprophen fell behind the monitor.
Most of your crowd just sways in their seats.
You no longer use a tip jar.
You refuse to play without earplugs.
Fat chicks are starting to look O.K.
You ask the club owner if you can start at 8:30 instead of 10:30.
Your gig stool must have a back.
You're related to at least one of the band members.
You don't let anyone "sit in".
Your wife doesn't care what time you get home anymore.
During breaks you go lay down in the van.
You prefer a music stand with a light.
You sold your Les Paul because it's too heavy.
You can't get your Fender Twin Reverb out of your basement.
You can't play without a play list.
You have a contract.