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Post by Derick on Sept 7, 2016 18:53:10 GMT -5

As you may know, I class myself as a pretty poor guitar player.
So about five weeks ago though I would try to learn a song, very unusual for me, anyway the song I picked was Stairway to Heaven, I still think it sounds nothing like Stairway to Heaven.
Anyway today went in my local guitar shop, there was only the owner and one employee in there, so I was trying out all the guitar's as usual, thought I'll try this Stairway to Heaven song, when a shout came from the shop owner and the employee, " pack that in" and were pointing to a sign behind me, that I had never seen, it read " No Stairway in Heaven, in here"
So success someone could tell what I was trying to play.

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Post by RobertW on Sept 7, 2016 19:05:12 GMT -5

Sept 7, 2016 18:53:10 GMT -5 Derick said:

As you may know, I class myself as a pretty poor guitar player.
So about five weeks ago though I would try to learn a song, very unusual for me, anyway the song I picked was Stairway to Heaven, I still think it sounds nothing like Stairway to Heaven.
Anyway today went in my local guitar shop, there was only the owner and one employee in there, so I was trying out all the guitar's as usual, thought I'll try this Stairway to Heaven song, when a shout came from the shop owner and the employee, " pack that in" and were pointing to a sign behind me, that I had never seen, it read " No Stairway in Heaven, in here"
So success someone could tell what I was trying to play.

sometimes it nice to be shot down

and sometimes , not so much
One time, when i was playing my fingerstyle arrangement of Cant Find My Way Home, one the clerks comes over and says "that sounds Like a Traffic tune, but it's all wrong..."
I looked at him blankly and played the A-B-C bass run which i don't do until near the end.
"You mean this?". I say,
He nods "yeah yeah...that's it"
I asked 'Oh, Did you want a cover? Try iTunes..' and continued my arrangement...

Sometimes....

_i might have said 'try youtube' ,my memory eeegh

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Sept 7, 2016 18:53:10 GMT -5 Derick said:

As you may know, I class myself as a pretty poor guitar player.
So about five weeks ago though I would try to learn a song, very unusual for me, anyway the song I picked was Stairway to Heaven, I still think it sounds nothing like Stairway to Heaven.
Anyway today went in my local guitar shop, there was only the owner and one employee in there, so I was trying out all the guitar's as usual, thought I'll try this Stairway to Heaven song, when a shout came from the shop owner and the employee, " pack that in" and were pointing to a sign behind me, that I had never seen, it read " No Stairway in Heaven, in here"
So success someone could tell what I was trying to play.

I'll join you in that category.

Many places have a sign where they list songs that are NOT to be played. Stairway is usually one of them. Smoke on the Water, Freebird, etc. In my younger days I could butcher the intro of Stairway. Now I have no idea how I could do it!

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Post by TonyKgull on Sept 7, 2016 20:33:02 GMT -5

You know, I find people are so nice at music stores. Whenever I play at one, I always get a song request. So nice of them to encourage me to play more! Problem is, they always request the same song that I haven't learned yet. It's called "Far Far Away." I should really get around to learning that one some day.

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Sept 7, 2016 20:33:02 GMT -5 TonyKgull said:

You know, I find people are so nice at music stores. Whenever I play at one, I always get a song request. So nice of them to encourage me to play more! Problem is, they always request the same song that I haven't learned yet. It's called "Far Far Away." I should really get around to learning that one some day.

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Sept 8, 2016 9:44:14 GMT -5 Stud Muffin said:

Not familiar with "Far, Far Away."

Derick , you're better than you may give yourself credit. But that's better than some people, who think they're miles ahead of their actual abilities. Keep on playing!

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Sept 8, 2016 9:44:14 GMT -5 Stud Muffin said:

Not familiar with "Far, Far Away."

Derick , you're better than you may give yourself credit. But that's better than some people, who think they're miles ahead of their actual abilities. Keep on playing!

That wasn't what i was claiming, just that the kid wanted to hear the record and wasn't interested in "interpretations". If you listen to anything I've done, you'll hear that I am Mr. Flub-a-second when playing.

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Post by TonyKgull on Sept 9, 2016 11:57:27 GMT -5

I had a very strange compliment the other day. Get this, I'm at my local L&M ( needed an XLR cable ) and of course, had to spend some time in the acoustic room. There were 2 guys there both noodling and considering a couple of very nice Gibsons. Neither of them played very well, in fact, they were both those types that have more money than they seem to know what to do with. LOL.

Nice guys though.

I talked to them both ( they did not know each other or anything ) and they both had several ( I mean, more than 2 ) Martins and Gibsons. Also, each had other different types of expensive guitars like Larrivees, Collings, Taylors etc. Between the two of them, they probably owned ( if they were being truthful, which I had no reason to suspect otherwise ) around, hmm, probably 35 to 40K worth of gutiars, all acoustics. Yeeesh.

The funny part was, neither one of them could play even all the cowboy chords, never mind barre chords or any kind of finger style or melody line stuff. Really made me scratch my head. Nothing wrong with that, it just puzzled me that 2 guys my age, maybe a bit older, with so many years of guitar playing under them, would be still at such a novice level; especially considering the gear they had.

Anyways, I was really in love with this one Taylor and I was testing for dead spots in my own odd way. They both asked me what the heck I was doing. When I showed them, they were shocked and amazed. They had no idea what a dead spot was. They then asked me to test the Gibsons they were considering to see if they had dead spots and my opinions on when a dead spot is bad enough to make a guitar a pass or not. Admittedly, both were fantastic guitars and had none. Still, I would never pay the asking price for either Gibson...but I digress.

They asked me to show them how to look for the dead spots, thanked me and said they couldn't wait to get home and check all their nice guitars out to see if they had any. BUT, wait....I haven't got to the weird compliment part.

After a good hour with these guys talking and playing guitars, one guy says to me, "You know, this is gonna sound weird, and don't take it the wrong way or anything....but what kind of cologne are you wearing? That smells great." The other guy concurred and said he was wondering the same thing but didn't want to say anything.

Can you believe that??!! LOL! No wonder I had so much problems getting girls all my life! I'm wearing the wrong dam cologne!!!

Was a nice, but admittedly weird day.

Last Edit: Sept 9, 2016 11:59:30 GMT -5 by TonyKgull

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- Jesus, from Matthew 11:28-30

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Sept 9, 2016 11:57:27 GMT -5 TonyKgull said:

After a good hour with these guys talking and playing guitars, one guy says to me, "You know, this is gonna sound weird, and don't take it the wrong way or anything....but what kind of cologne are you wearing? That smells great." The other guy concurred and said he was wondering the same thing but didn't want to say anything.

Can you believe that??!! LOL! No wonder I had so much problems getting girls all my life! I'm wearing the wrong dam cologne!!!

Was a nice, but admittedly weird day.

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RockyMtnGull Senior Member Posts: 270 Location: In view of the Cdn Rocky Mtns from my office window Playing guitar since: 1975, with a snail's pace growing proficiency	I had a compliment Sept 9, 2016 18:19:52 GMT -5 TonyKgull likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by RockyMtnGull on Sept 9, 2016 18:19:52 GMT -5 TonyKgull, I think you need to find an L&M location in a different part of town......
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RockyMtnGull Senior Member Posts: 270 Location: In view of the Cdn Rocky Mtns from my office window Playing guitar since: 1975, with a snail's pace growing proficiency	I had a compliment Sept 9, 2016 18:22:10 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by RockyMtnGull on Sept 9, 2016 18:22:10 GMT -5 I haven't been asked to play "So Far Away From Me" by anyone.......yet.......the Dire Straits song that is.
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ladyssolo Supreme Member Posts: 1,267	I had a compliment Sept 9, 2016 18:49:25 GMT -5 Stud Muffin likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by ladyssolo on Sept 9, 2016 18:49:25 GMT -5 So, coming from a woman, what cologne WERE you wearing?!? (for future reference LOL!!)

TonyKgull Global Moderator Posts: 6,425 Location: Ontario, Canada	I had a compliment Sept 9, 2016 23:17:37 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by TonyKgull on Sept 9, 2016 23:17:37 GMT -5 Sept 9, 2016 18:49:25 GMT -5 ladyssolo said: So, coming from a woman, what cologne WERE you wearing?!? (for future reference LOL!!) Good ol', ages old, ( maybe actually "aged" too? ) Stetson.
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Post by Derick on Sept 10, 2016 4:43:00 GMT -5

Sept 9, 2016 23:17:37 GMT -5 TonyKgull said:

Sept 9, 2016 18:49:25 GMT -5 ladyssolo said:

So, coming from a woman, what cologne WERE you wearing?!? (for future reference LOL!!)

Good ol', ages old, ( maybe actually "aged" too?

) Stetson.

I always use a splash of old spice, that usually keeps the young dolly birds away.

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