Whats making you happy right now

#10514 Studious Lock

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Posted 09 December 2013 - 11:29 PM

Decided I'm going to play flamenco guitar properly rather than just screwing around with the phrygian mode on a classical guitar. An hour later I have a lovely blister on my thumb to show for my efforts. I'm very proud

Hi, I'm Tom, and I put the Man in Mandolin.

#10515 Solidsnape

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Posted 10 December 2013 - 02:20 PM

Studious Lock, on 09 December 2013 - 11:29 PM, said:

Haha. Go on man.
Self inflicted blisters are the best kind.
What kind of stuff you goin at?

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gather into one hand the sands of Raraku"
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#10516 Mezla PigDog

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Posted 10 December 2013 - 09:03 PM

Watching Babylon 5 and it is still frickin awesome.

This post has been edited by Mezla PigDog: 10 December 2013 - 09:04 PM

Burn rubber =/= warp speed

#10517 Cougar

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Posted 12 December 2013 - 02:21 PM

Came in to the thread to boast: finally had my doctoral viva and passed. I'm now Doctor Cougar.

I AM A TWAT

#10518 Solidsnape

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Posted 12 December 2013 - 05:58 PM

Congratulations Doctor.

"If you seek the crumpled bones of the T'lan Imass,
gather into one hand the sands of Raraku"
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#10519 Grief

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Posted 12 December 2013 - 07:04 PM

Congratulations Doctor Cougar (your avatar needs scrubs (I know, not that sort, but the mental image made me chuckle), or a top hat or something). I've heard it can be tremendously tough, but I'm sure the discussion board had you well prepared

Cougar said:

Grief, FFS will you do something with your sig, it's bloody awful

worry said:

Grief is right (until we abolish capitalism).

#10520 King Lear

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Posted 12 December 2013 - 11:13 PM

Go to http://www.vogue.co.uk/
Press the keys up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, b, a.
and then just keep pressing a.

That's what's making me happy.

This post has been edited by King Lear: 13 December 2013 - 12:06 AM

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#10521 Puck

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Posted 12 December 2013 - 11:46 PM

King Lear, on 12 December 2013 - 11:13 PM, said:

Go to http://www.vogue.co.uk/
Press the keys up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, b, a.
and the just keep pressing a.

That's what's making me happy.

That makes two happy people, then

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#10522 Starling

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Posted 13 December 2013 - 07:27 AM

Uni is FINALLY finished for the year. Bring on summer holidays!

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#10523 Studious Lock

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Posted 13 December 2013 - 09:33 AM

Solidsnape, on 10 December 2013 - 02:20 PM, said:

Studious Lock, on 09 December 2013 - 11:29 PM, said:

Haha. Go on man.
Self inflicted blisters are the best kind.
What kind of stuff you goin at?

at the moment I'm learning some proper strumming patterns and finger picking exercises. Being more of a mandolin player finger picking is a definite weakness for me, so thats taking a bit longer than the badass rhythms associated with flamenco are

Hi, I'm Tom, and I put the Man in Mandolin.

#10524 Gothos

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Posted 13 December 2013 - 10:49 AM

Meet the parents day, both ways. Might seem odd putting it here and not the groove messing, but it's a much overdue confirmation of the status quo, and it'd be good to have it done sooner rather than later.

It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again; because there is not effort without error and shortcomings; but who does actually strive to do the deed; who knows the great enthusiasm, the great devotion, who spends himself in a worthy cause, who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement and who at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly. So that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat.

#10525 Ukjent

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Posted 13 December 2013 - 02:27 PM

it's vacation, I can hardly start to describe how good if feels.

#10526 Solidsnape

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Posted 13 December 2013 - 06:03 PM

Studious Lock, on 13 December 2013 - 09:33 AM, said:

Solidsnape, on 10 December 2013 - 02:20 PM, said:

Studious Lock, on 09 December 2013 - 11:29 PM, said:

Haha. Go on man.
Self inflicted blisters are the best kind.
What kind of stuff you goin at?

I'm guessing the style you've picked up seems to complement flamenco. If you'd picked up polar opposite skills then it would be harder. As it is, I'd rather learn fingerpicking at this late stage than rythym if you know what I mean. Then again I do like to finger pick.

That's what's making me happy in fact.
Been playing some good bluegrass licks today inbetween sleeping sessions.

Good luck SL. Flamenco looks and sounds awesome.

"If you seek the crumpled bones of the T'lan Imass,
gather into one hand the sands of Raraku"
The Holy Desert
- Anonymous.

#10527 HiddenOne

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Posted 13 December 2013 - 08:46 PM

YOu guys should start a musicians thread, I would join it

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#10528 Una

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Posted 13 December 2013 - 09:53 PM

One of these days, I would like to learn to dance flamenco.

So it's that time of the year again and Love Actually is on TV. The first time I saw it, I was waiting around to see how all the stories were supposed to come together at the end and they never did, so I didn't really get it. But now, every time I see it, I like it even more. It warms the cockles of my normally cold, cynical, and now broken, heart.

#10529 Tiste Simeon

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Posted 13 December 2013 - 11:01 PM

Una, on 13 December 2013 - 09:53 PM, said:

http://m.theatlantic...ll-time/282091/

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#10530 Solidsnape

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Posted 13 December 2013 - 11:28 PM

HiddenOne, on 13 December 2013 - 08:46 PM, said:

YOu guys should start a musicians thread, I would join it

I'm sure there's a guitar one I started once. Died a death. I've not much success with tarting topics, so now I'm too intimidated to try.
Means I have to hi-jack a lot.
What you play anyway?

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gather into one hand the sands of Raraku"
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#10531 HiddenOne

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Posted 14 December 2013 - 03:16 PM

Solidsnape, on 13 December 2013 - 11:28 PM, said:

HiddenOne, on 13 December 2013 - 08:46 PM, said:

YOu guys should start a musicians thread, I would join it

I'm sure there's a guitar one I started once. Died a death. I've not much success with tarting topics, so now I'm too intimidated to try.
Means I have to hi-jack a lot.
What you play anyway?

mostly guitar, heavy styles + electric, amp + pedals, you know...

#10532 Messremb

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Posted 14 December 2013 - 03:29 PM

Ooh a music thread! I can play the triangle. Badly.

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#10533 Solidsnape

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Posted 14 December 2013 - 05:21 PM

HiddenOne, on 14 December 2013 - 03:16 PM, said:

Solidsnape, on 13 December 2013 - 11:28 PM, said:

HiddenOne, on 13 December 2013 - 08:46 PM, said:

YOu guys should start a musicians thread, I would join it

I'm sure there's a guitar one I started once. Died a death. I've not much success with tarting topics, so now I'm too intimidated to try.
Means I have to hi-jack a lot.
What you play anyway?

mostly guitar, heavy styles + electric, amp + pedals, you know...

Well I see what your saying. That's all very nice n all, but I own 2 acoustic guitars, a ukulele and a banjolele. So I think were a bit different with regards to taste. Haha
I suppose we could compare picks and strings?

No euphemism intended.

In topic. I've got 2 shifts left this weekend then 3 next weekend then I'm off till the 10th jan.
A bit early to start the count down I know, but it's exciting all the same.

This post has been edited by Solidsnape: 14 December 2013 - 05:23 PM

"If you seek the crumpled bones of the T'lan Imass,
gather into one hand the sands of Raraku"
The Holy Desert
- Anonymous.