while we are on the subject of singing and piano lessons, i figured i'd ask this question.. i play guitar (some piano), and sing, and i am desperately wanting to have and play the drums.
it's been on my mind for quite a while now, and it's almost like when i was 12 and had the "guitar fever" and i wouldn't shut up about it until my dad would get me one.
i'm starting to talk about drums every day.
(if you can define that as working your ass off every other weekend - not including practices - just to make maybe $50 for the weekend).
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what always made me shake my head was that you had to play all the standard covers in the bar circuit to make any kinda dough and even then it was s*** even before the DJs. Never mind trying to make it as an original act. But it was never about the money,......:-)
your color prefence can tell you about your personality and hidden secrets...........you can take the "color test" in a book call the "luchser color test" by max luchser they give you 8 colors to arrange.
a great book.
when i thinking of dating someone they get the test first thing..........it saves alote of time for meand them...........i don't date people who choose green, black or grey in first poistion.. nb.
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a stay at home dad posted on craig's list that he was looking for platonic email correspondance with a lady, someone to talk about life with, insights into relationships, a reason to turn on the computer in the morning et cetera....... my fiance occasionally finds herself seeking relationships with select people online and getting into soulful conversations with them.
she feels that people can be their truest selves in these moments.
to share the quirks of life with random fellow americans is somehow thrilling to her.
Has is occurred to you to invite her to join you online here at JWD?
Cool. That's good advice. She would appreciate the invitation especially if you're both interested in xjw issues. It would draw you both together perhaps. Lotsa good advice on this thread actually.
i just posted a little of my singing lesson experience on black pearl's topic about piano lessons.
i was just wondering if anyone else is a vocalist.
have you taken lessons?
I wouldn't consider myself a vocalist per se, but have been working on singing more in the band I play in, especially working on harmonies. I've been playing for 20 years but have only begun singing in the last 5. Mostly a confidence thing as I apparently have a good voice or so I'm finding, lol. I've always tried to express the music in my head through my instrument but there's much more "intimacy" in voicing it.
Kudos to you on taking the lessons and getting yourself set up for it. There is something about losing yourself in the music,......
new boy.
it is what they call new guys at bethel.
its a way the guys, who have been there awile (like over a year) to put you down.................if you are a new boy you don't know how the organization really works.. one of my favorite new boy stories is about lyman swingle gb.. lunch in the 124 lower dining room 1973. lyman swingle table head said to a new black bethelite........"boy would you pass me the potatos?
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despite all the shunning crap - or perhaps because of it - i feel less inclined to take positive action against the watchtower these days.
perhaps it's just a temporary malaise or maybe it's that the organisation i looked up to for so long now seems small, petty and trivial and frankly i just don't want to waste my time and energy on it.. what do you think..
It's difficult for them to just move on when you know what is happening to others. They feel compelled to try and do something. That's cool too.
Good point. I admire those that do. Not that I wouldn't try to help someone with leaving or advise someone who is considering joining but that I don't harbour resentment enough to destroy them. If i did, why stop at the org? Can't fix the world, but maybe my own corner of it,....
it's a quote from "legends of the fall," the novel by jim harrison, and the movie, starring anthony hopkins, brad pitt and aidan quinn, and it reminds me (in a way) how i've felt for most of my life--both in the jws and out.. in the story, aidan quinn is the brother who always tries to do the right thing, living up to his responsibilities, treating others well.
but pitt is wild, generally irresponsible and unapologetic.
quinn's character says something like this.... 'i have tried all my years to live by the rules of god and man, while you have lived by none of them, brazenly doing whatever you pleased.
Speaking to the movie and the romantic interactions of the character Tristan as opposed to the sibling rivalry, maybe it's the "bad boy" syndrome that some women find irresistable. I've always found that kinda thing curiously intriguing. I was at the local pub recently and I was half cut, puttin on a bit of a show, flirting with women, kickin butt on the pool table and cutting ppl down (with a smile of course). I was talking with a woman who seemed rather interested and I made it apparent that i didn't care and was just having some fun. I told her that I'm bad news and she said that's what she liked about me. To qualify a bit, she was in her mid 20s and wasn't exactly the church going type.
My point is that i realize that this thread is essentially about art imitating life which is all too true at times and it does seem to be a fact that alot of women like the bad boys. Quite possible an age thing as it seems more common among younger women (one of those phases i suppose) but not exclusively.
despite all the shunning crap - or perhaps because of it - i feel less inclined to take positive action against the watchtower these days.
perhaps it's just a temporary malaise or maybe it's that the organisation i looked up to for so long now seems small, petty and trivial and frankly i just don't want to waste my time and energy on it.. what do you think..
So do I
When I first researched the org and began reading xjw sites (which wasn't that long ago) i felt a need like that. I saw one possible future where these sites were the downfall of the org and I wanted a piece. I wanted revenge in a way, something to make up for the pain it caused in my life and also to free the minds of those still caught in it's bondage. I felt somehow the destruction of the org would heal me. Understandable i suppose.
The thing is, i left 20 years ago and never looked back. I made my world on my own but that world was always a thorn in my side. When i finally hit the "wall" in my life a few years ago, I knew i had to go back and find out about the org and seek out others like me. I found release and healing in these sites. To finally come to terms with that past and make my peace with it in a way just kinda happened along the way. Not that I am complacent about the org now but I don't feel a need to fuel my anger anymore. I carried that weight for so long and though anger is a motivator, it's not a healthy one.
I'm glad that it's over now. Life is too short to bear a grudge.
i am collecting guitar musicians.......their music.
i am collecting great perfomances.....rare ones of musicians that would not otherwise be together......
i wold love your input.........and would share music with those interested.
another nice guitar video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ddn4MGaS3N4
Andy Mckee - Drifting - www.candyrat.com
Awesome! Was just introduced to the percussive stylings of Mr McKee tonight by a bandmate and was about to humbly submit the link for perusal. I realize now how little I know of my instrument,....lol
And while I'm here, kudos on the Jimi link to "Machine Gun". That one is an all time favorite from back in the day and he will always have a special place in the collective of my music and memory. I was hooked on Jimi since I first heard "Foxy Lady" at 15 whereupon I submitted the patrons of my high school cafeteria to his music as "DJ" (one of the easiest credits I picked up). I bought every album officially released and a few bootlegs and played them constantly. I admired his raw talent, emotive style and innovations in technique and sound. The dub folks hated him (which was a bonus at the time). He inspired me to pick up an instrument, pour my soul into it and "wave my own freak flag high"
Cream was also a huge influence and I still love to hear "White Room", "Tales of Brave Ulysses" and "Strange Brew" (the last one being a favorite cover song in the band i play in)
do any other single guys here experience this?
i can go for months without meeting one woman of interest.
then suddenly women start coming out of the wood work.
merging with the infinite instead of merging with some chick's, er....
lol
might be time to trip again. been awhile
