What have I done? Crazy old woman musings

Ted said:
The 10k hour theory is around becoming a master at a skill. That was referencing Judy's statement earlier in the thread about how some of the guitarists she admires probably played for 20 years (and >10k hours) to get where she knew who they were.
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I agree, I'm just having fun. You won't become Christopher Parkening or Joe Satriani in a few weeks with a few chords. Angus Young, OTOH,.... ;)


You, too, can be a rock star with just G, A, and D!
 
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Hey @judypilot, I'm the most musically uninclined person there is. I had a Latin teacher famous for saying, "knowledge makes a bloody entrance". I think of him every time I practice! 30 years ago I tried to pick up guitar. It was a short endeavor. I remember using my right hand to move my left hand fingers, and when I couldn't even do that, figured it wasn't in the cards. Not helping, I have small hands. For the peanut gallery about to weigh in, that myth is about foot size. In any case, I've been driving my wife crazy with my self-directed piano lessons as I play the same material over and over again. Well, we just bought a boat. I'm all about consistency in life. I don't want an imbalance in wife audial pain, so I've started self-directed guitar lessons which I can practice on the boat. A nephew swears by Guitar Tricks so I'm giving that a try. I'm also using a small neck guitar for those with small hands which didn’t exist 30 years ago. Life is such online, at your own pace lessons makes most sense for me. I'm watching this thread as I'm eager to learn from your experience.
 
Half Fast said:
Nah, 10k hours isn't necessary. For rock & roll all you need is a handful of chords, a loud amplifier (it should go to 11), a lot of distortion, and an attitude.

Like the song says,....
You don't have money or a fancy car​
And you're tired of wishing on a falling star​
You got to put your faith in a loud guitar​
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Well, as you have no doubt guessed by now, I do not have a shortage of attitude.

I am seriously thinking about getting an electric guitar, though.

Whatever, I am having fun (except when I try to do the F barre chords--still not fun).
 
Bought my first guitar at age 15 . Mail order from Sears-Roebuck. F hole arch top, it made my fingers bleed developing calluses. Terrible neck like a fence post.
at age 19 and at Fort Ord California, got a weekend pass and went into Monterey . First place I walked by was a guitar store. There hanging in the window was a Gibson ES 225 electric guitar. I went in and gave the shop most all of my pay check , $50 to hold it till I could get money from home bank.
I had my Dad with draw the last $200 I had saved from a summer farm job. He was a bit mortified that I would spend every cent I had on a guitar.
I packed that guitar around for 7 years from place to place. Met a lot of fellow wantaby guitar players learned a lot from each. Now 68 years later I am still learning. Have some video posted on Face book and one on U tube . Posted under Ernest Taft. If you want a laugh and broken ears look me up.
Tommy Emanual is my latest inspiration.
So its never too late to learn .
I bought my Cessna 172 at age 79 , now 83 and still enjoy flying and picken and grin'n.
Both keep the mind working well.
 
Albany Tom said:
:) Said no pilot ever!
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I think you misread. I said I do NOT have a shortage of attitude. No pilot would ever say he/she has a shortage of attitude. Watch those double negatives! (Says the former professor.):D:p
 
if it hasn't already been said, you should chronicle your rock star journey on youtube so we can all like and subscribe!
 
judypilot said:
I think you misread. I said I do NOT have a shortage of attitude. No pilot would ever say he/she has a shortage of attitude. Watch those double negatives! (Says the former professor.):D:p
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I got where you were coming from. That was my lack of clarity in playful sarcasm.

I'm an old IT guy... I remember when the :) was introduced, specifically as an indication of humor and usually sarcasm.
 
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Albany Tom said:
I got where you were coming from. That was my lack of clarity in playful sarcasm.

I'm an old IT guy... I remember when the :) was introduced, specifically as an indication of humor and usually sarcasm.
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Got it. My attitude made sure that I dinged your lack of clarity. Nothing worse than an old professor/pilot/motorcycle rider with attitude.
 
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Half Fast said:
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That would definitely be me. I'm learning "Uncle John's Band" right now. My guitar teacher says the Grateful Dead aren't to his taste. I almost dropped him on the spot or wrote a long email telling him why he's wrong, although he did mention he finds the vocals unappealing. I have to admit vocals weren't the Dead's strong suit, but the music was so great one didn't care. Also, he probably never saw them live. It is impossible to describe why they were SO much better live than they ever were in even the best-produced recording, and no, the second-hand smoke had nothing to do with it (really).
 
judypilot said:
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That would definitely be me. I'm learning "Uncle John's Band" right now. My guitar teacher says the Grateful Dead aren't to his taste. I almost dropped him on the spot or wrote a long email telling him why he's wrong, although he did mention he finds the vocals unappealing. I have to admit vocals weren't the Dead's strong suit, but the music was so great one didn't care. Also, he probably never saw them live. It is impossible to describe why they were SO much better live than they ever were in even the best-produced recording, and no, the second-hand smoke had nothing to do with it (really).
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I can understand nearly walking out! I kinda think that anyone that doesn't like Grateful Dead vocals doesn't have any understanding of harmony. They may not have the smoothness of some other groups, but they could slide through weird key changes really well.

I was lucky enough to see them live once, late 80's, in Saratoga. Really great concert, and much better than any live album of theirs I've heard. But I still prefer their studio albums for the sound. Heard an interview with Les Paul many years ago, talking about different groups coming up, and he mentioned that everyone initially underestimated just how smart the group was. Apparently they put "unlimited studio time" into one of their first contract, where at the time the band would have to pay for all of that on their own. At least that's my memory. Anyway, to me most of their studio albums are amazing, especially considering how long ago they were made.
 
This...

...this is amazing. I am inspired that you're doing it, Judy.

And "Riviera Paradise"? Yeah, that.
 
I’m not saying The Wall of Sound the Grateful Dead invented lead to ANR headsets but it sure sounds like similar technology. I think there’s some documentaries out there on it but they invented microphones that cancels feedback or something or other. Also they wrote a coupl’a good tunes.
 
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