Bug Water! That sounds like a name Frank Wakefield would give it.
On Dec 17, 2010, at 10:14 AM, kathy nichols wrote:
Very good points Gathel. I have already learned alot about myself
watching my video attempts. Like do I really hold my pick like that?!!
Kinda like listening to your own voice. We do tend to be our own
worst critics.
I also find this group very supportive of everyone's attempts and hope
to have my version of "Bug Water" up soon, double slops and all.
Funny how Val and I came up with the same phrase!
Kathy
On 12/17/10, Gathel Runnels <gorunn...@gmail.com> wrote:
I agree with the big Tater. What's really important is to have fun
and do
what you can. You learn a lot from listening and watching yourself
play. You
see all the mistakes and hear that stuff you thought sounded like
one thing
doesn't really sound that way. It's painful for most of us to see
and hear
recordings of ourselves but the thing I've realized is that
everybody else
has already seen and heard what you really sound like and most
still like to
pick with you. Others have already accepted you for what you are so
just do
your best and use it as a learning experience. Look at it in very
technical
terms like how would it sound different if I positioned the mic
differently
or used more down strokes or bought a much better instrument or
whatever.
Pretend that your looking at someone else and what would you tell
them to
make their pickin' better.
This has been fun to see how everyone treats the tune a little
differently.
It's easy to see how, in the days before recordings, that tunes
evolved.
Keep 'em coming.
Gathel
On Fri, Dec 17, 2010 at 8:48 AM, mistertaterbug
<taterbugmu...@gmail.com>wrote:
Just do what you can do. No judgements from out here in Taterbug
land.
Val invented a new phrase the other day by accident(slip of the
tongue) that I think applies to all of us. Her phrase is "double
slops". Too funny, too true. Loosen up and enjoy yourself. You don't
have to wear your best hat in front of us. We like you like you are,
warts and all. You listening, Clyde?
Tbug
On Dec 17, 6:16 am, Linda <lj...@intas.net.au> wrote:
That goes for me too..heck I have only been working on mando
serious
for a couple of years....I working too.
I draw some and find what I aim for from my head is nothing like
what
comes out on paper. And its that way with the mando too. I am
hearing it, and when I play it on vid, it seems like somebody
else and
not how my head is hearing it. Remarks from Tater are noted and
appreciated.
I am aiming for my muse...might be more like a mess though. This
is a
great exercise challenges on so many levels all in the one go.
Still
fussing with it..still trying...
On Dec 17, 4:00 pm, mandoho...@comcast.net wrote:
I've been working pretty hard on Grub Springs, have recorded it
three
times now but what's coming out
is not what I'm hearing in my head, I'm not happy with it at
all. I
think I have to grind it up again a few more
times and see what comes out. This is strange for me as I'm not
the
least bit bashful about my playing, I've
been know to jump right into any jam, crash and burn and come up
smiling like I meant to do it just like that.
But this is different, serious folks that know what they are
doing and
some mighty fine pickers. Not so easy
to skin your ignorance in front of your heroes. I'm working on it.
Clyde Clevenger
Just My Opinion, But It's Right
Salem, Oregon
Old Circle
----- Original Message -----
From: "mistertaterbug" <taterbugmu...@gmail.com>
Can I say something here? Can I be slightly a hard ass? Here's the
deal...this tune of the month thing is about each of us playing
our
interpretation of a given song/tune. That means, whatever your
muse
tells you, that's what you do. If you hear a song in a different
genre, have at it. If you want to play it on something beside
mandolin, do it. Give your emotions their due. Give your whims
their
due. Give every phrase your best. Don't hold back and let the
damned
censor take over your creativity before you can even get
started. Come
on folks, there's enough empty musical dialogue in the world.
Make a
point, take a stand, pour your heart out. I want to get to know
your
musical fingerprints...
Instiga-tater
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