Who here plays guitar? i'm re-attempting to learn the guitar after 20 years. Had a grand plan of learning it during my third year of law school when I was was able to coast and have fun - But in retrospect, I definitely went about it the wrong way in terms of trying to learn. And then life and a brutal work schedule caught up. I've dabbled with the idea of picking it back up the last 10 years or so because I have a couple of friends in California that are fantastic players who keep encouraging me to just get back into it. I finally got my electric guitar restrung last week And have been able to put in about an hour of practice every day for the last 10 days. Feels good (though my fingers hurt lol). My goal is to get some good practice for about a month or two and then start with lessons once a week. Going to start working on tabs today. Please post resources for beginners that you find helpful. I am definitely looking for online videos where they break it down slowly. Thanks!! Genres of music I am interested in will be rock and classic rock - for now.
Mmmm, yeah. Simpson was a great running back, electric in his prime. The rest of the package, not so great.
I'm a former (failed) rock musician - bass player - now I play a lot of acoustic 6 and 12 string material, still have the old Stratocaster and Jazz Bass lying around with some amplifiers that annoy my wife. imo a few lessons from a good teacher will kick start you on proper posture and technique to avoid frequent playing injury; the internet is also a good resource - full of pretty high quality lesson material covering rock / classic rock. I think Marty Schwartz does a really good job of breaking down popular rock songs on YouTube. He works on both electric and acoustic arrangements. Final note: Electric is easier on your fingers / hands because of the lower string tensions but acoustic is what will make you a better player in the long run. No pain, no gain. If you go the acoustic route I would recommend a Taylor guitar, they are well known for being easy to play.
I really think there is no substitution for in-person lessons. I'd look around locally and ask at music stores whether they can make any recommendations. You can usually find solid teachers for whatever genre you would like. I think that getting assignments and then preparing for your next weekly/biweekly lesson is the best way to ensure that you stick with it. If you aren't "feeling it" with a particular instructor, just swap until you do find someone who can help. I went this route when I picked up an acoustic guitar when in college. I played clarinet through highschool but then quit when I graduated. After a year or two I missed playing and so grabbed a guitar from a buddy. Messed around with tutorials and books for about six months, and then finally just decided to go with a local classical guitar instructor. Best money I ever spent - even though I could not convince him to let me start with chords... I later took a couple of months of lessons with a local blues musician who taught me some new techniques that I put to good use when I was in grad school and played with a couple of buddies in a garage band we called "DogJar" (don't ask it was a drug and alcohol-induced naming procedure). We even booked a couple of gigs at departmental retreats and birthday parties... ah the days when I had enough spare time (and energy) for that sort of thing.
Good luck. Never too late to learn something (except maybe ballet!) Don't try to play "Jack Fig" by Leo Kottke straight away .....
Repubs keeping an eye on what's important to Americans. This is a list of their legislative priotities. and no, this NOT made up .... House Republicans are proposing a number of bills that focus on rules around household appliances on April 15. The six bills are the Stop Unaffordable Dishwasher Standards Act, the Liberty in Laundry Act, the Affordable Air Conditioning Act, the Clothes Dryer Reliability Act, the Hands Off Our Home Appliances Act and the Refrigerator Freedom Act.
I think the whole world knows that unless he’s found not guilty, Lumpy’s gonna appeal. Plus, while we can speculate on the verdict, god knows what the jury might actually decide. What we can guess at with a reasonable degree of certainty is that Lumpy is going to get in trouble with the judge at some point during this trial. I’m pretty sure I’d only get rather short odds on that proposition, no?
Well, the man - literally - cannot keep his mouth shut, and polling indicates this particular trial is actually a positive for him. So yes, he will make a royal pain in the ass of himself for the duration.
In fairness, the Refridgerator Freedom Act does allow for you to drop a refridgerator on top of Matt gaetz's head from a great height.... Always satisfying in dreams and now it can be reality.....
It's already happened. They've set the hearing for bail conditions/gag order for next (week) Thursday. Where's he'll be fined and told after the basic hearing that he will sit in the Manhattan County jail if he spouts more cr@p about relatives of judges or jurors. Then it'll get interesting - however, how does one put him and a secret service detail in a county jail cell?
Ever think that polling can be as much of a counter-value as a value? In that it gets (via telephone polling anyway) at people's responses largely from people who are pre-disposed to want to respond to such things. I nearly also, snap, snarl, remonstrate about the particular time, or flat-out lie my way out of those calls.... (just for example)
would have loved to have seen the look on his face when this exchange happened I so wish I had been called for jury duty. pic.twitter.com/IQnSQiWL61— StrictlyKamala 🇺🇦🌻 (@StrictlyChristo) April 21, 2024
For those who celebrate such holy days as this, without prejudice and with diversity and inclusion, may I wish you Happy Bleach Injection Day. May all your needles be clean and all your bleach be pure.
Always wondered if Grealish practiced at being a tubesteak, or if it all really just came naturally to him.
This opinion piece makes for sober reading. Opinion: The Supreme Court just showed us that Trump is not incompetent. He's a master of corruption (yahoo.com)