Post by Garland on Jun 8, 2021 6:56:21 GMT -5
blues90 , Derick , TonyKgull , let me add an anecdote: I never considered or even thought of myself as an entertainer- but, I do like to entertain- I enjoy seein, or hearin someone laugh or smile at somethin I said - years and years ago, when I was a wee-lad, in me teen years, when I lived in Llano, Tx, a bunch of us took off for somewhere I don't remember- it was a pretty good ways to anywhere in what (used to be) sparsely populated part of Texas- anyway, somebody had brought a portable tape recorder - - well, the stars lined up just so and one of guys and I did a DJ/listener who called in improvisational skit- I played the role of the DJ- man, we had those other guys hurtin they were laughin so much- I have never been able to duplicate that feat- but, I sure did enjoy it - then there was the time, while in the Navy, a few of us gathered (after work hours when out to sea) in the space where i worked- it was pretty noisy with all the machinery there and the ventilation fan was the only cooling there was- it moved a lot of air and was really noisy doin that- anyway, one of the guys had bought an electric guitar while in port (somewhere in Japan)and I just wanted to play it some- at the time I was really into Johnny Rivers (Memphis)so I pretended I was playin it- it actually turned out pretty good- we all enjoyed it and I knew absolutely nothin about how Johnny Rivers played that song- and no, I'm not braggin about either instance, just recollectin- like when I used to have people gather round and listen to what little I knew (3 or 4 songs) in someone's back yard and the way I did em was amateurish at best - but, they enjoyed them and I enjoyed doin them- and I knew then and I know now, I ain't that good- but, I do what I can as best I can and enjoy doin it- then I start thinkin about the whole bein an entertainer bit-
I think in terms of Johnny Cash and Kris Kristofferson- they're not for everybody- neither am I- and no, I'm not comaparin myself to them, necessarily- what I am sayin is; it's a numbers game- period- add to that reality and my attitude(s) IDC and I do what I want to do- I am who I am, I do what I want to do and try to make me (and my guitars) sound better to me- some days are diamonds, some days are stone- so, you tube-
I think in terms of Johnny Cash and Kris Kristofferson- they're not for everybody- neither am I- and no, I'm not comaparin myself to them, necessarily- what I am sayin is; it's a numbers game- period- add to that reality and my attitude(s) IDC and I do what I want to do- I am who I am, I do what I want to do and try to make me (and my guitars) sound better to me- some days are diamonds, some days are stone- so, you tube-