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Topic: " I Have Arrived" |
Bill Hankey
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Pittsfield, MA, USA
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Posted 24 Aug 2009 8:30 am |
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| At first glance the statement may appear to be an exaggerated claim. However, it represents many hours of searches on the steel guitar to position myself in readiness for more difficult melody lines, tempos, etc. I'm still reaching, although I have been richly rewarded by a feeling that I have arrived. Should I expect more for my efforts? |
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Gary Lee Gimble
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Fredericksburg, VA.
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Posted 24 Aug 2009 8:50 am
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| readiness for more difficult melody lines... |
Maybe you can grace us with a few of your mediocre lines, just to see if B H is ready for "more difficult melody lines." After all, you certainly have proved yourself as a fellow, with an ample supply of lip action. |
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Bill Hankey
From:
Pittsfield, MA, USA
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Posted 24 Aug 2009 10:20 am
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Gary,
To still a wagging tongue is a most difficult task. I detect one that is long overdue for steel guitar related activities to continue without harassment. |
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richard burton
From:
Britain
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Posted 24 Aug 2009 10:24 am
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Bill,
If you've arrived, I'm glad I haven't  |
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Bill Duncan
From:
Lenoir, North Carolina, USA
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Posted 24 Aug 2009 10:56 am
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Bill,
Each time I think I have arrived, I find they've changed the destination.
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You can observe a lot just by looking |
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Charles Davidson
From:
Phenix City Alabama, USA
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Posted 24 Aug 2009 11:14 am
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I ARRIVED one time,they told me to LEAVE. DYK?BC.
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Hard headed, opinionated old geezer. BAMA CHARLIE. GOD BLESS AMERICA. ANIMAL RIGHTS ACTIVIST. SUPPORT LIVE MUSIC ! |
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Joe Smith
From:
Charlotte, NC, USA
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Posted 24 Aug 2009 11:36 am
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| Yep, I had a case of the "I have arrived" once. Went to a steel guitar jam and got over that real quick. |
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Barry Blackwood
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Posted 24 Aug 2009 1:31 pm
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Bill Hankey wrote:
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| To still a wagging tongue is a most difficult task. |
God knows we've tried, but tell us about it, Bill...  |
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b0b
From:
Cloverdale, CA, USA
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Kenny Martin
From:
Chapin, S.C. USA
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Posted 24 Aug 2009 4:24 pm
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So how will i know when i arrive?
What does arrive mean? I'm lost?
Does it mean you now are at the highest ranks of steel players or achived your personal level of satisfaction as a player?
Half the time i wish i knew what chord i was playing in!
I just get Gary and Swain to tell me when i don't know! 
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Jerry Fleming
From:
Roanoke, Virginia, USA
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Posted 24 Aug 2009 4:45 pm
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Bill,
My view is you make bold statements and don't back them up. If you have reached your personal goals why not share the success you are proud of?
Instead of looking to match wits with everyone and nit picking grammar or misspelled words why not focus on practicing or playing just for the joy of playing. I play for my personal enjoyment not trying to impress someone.
Why don't you share your musical vocabulary?
FWIW: talking down to everyone is a real turn off.
Respectfully,
Jerry Fleming |
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Bill Hankey
From:
Pittsfield, MA, USA
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Posted 24 Aug 2009 5:07 pm
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Kenny,
Some folks were born into families with better financial means than others. There are many things that could prevent just anyone from fulfilling wishes and dreams. I'd say that anyone who reaches a level of playing on the pedal steel guitar that is no longer a struggle to know where diminished, augmented, major sevenths, minor sevenths, 7th flatted fifths, etc. are located on the fretboard, should begin to feel as though they've arrived. Recent comments made encourages me to remind others that the forum is an entertainment publication, featuring the good will of those with no abusive designs.
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Bo Legg
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Posted 24 Aug 2009 5:07 pm
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basilh
From:
United Kingdom
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Posted 24 Aug 2009 5:10 pm
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I believe the Queen says she's "arrived" to Philip once in a blue moon..(Coming rather than going)
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Half the time i wish i knew what chord i was playing in!
I just get Gary and Swain to tell me when i don't know! |
The diminutive "i" instead of the more correct "I" will only make Bill seem more superior, especially when you confuse "chord" with "Key" He'll pounce on the former, the latter MAY fall on stony ground. 
Just joking Bill as you probably very well know. 
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Steelies do it without fretting
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Joe Smith
From:
Charlotte, NC, USA
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Posted 24 Aug 2009 5:12 pm
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| Jerry Fleming wrote: |
Bill,
My view is you make bold statements and don't back them up. If you have reached your personal goals why not share the success you are proud of?
Instead of looking to match wits with everyone and nit picking grammar or misspelled words why not focus on practicing or playing just for the joy of playing. I play for my personal enjoyment not trying to impress someone.
Why don't you share your musical vocabulary?
FWIW: talking down to everyone is a real turn off.
Respectfully,
Jerry Fleming |
AMEN brother. Jerry how in the world are you. It's been too long. |
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basilh
From:
United Kingdom
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Posted 24 Aug 2009 5:13 pm
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| 7th flatted fifths |
Diligence Bill please, FLATTENED fifths.. Surely ?
Lest we inadvertently lead the flock astray |
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Brint Hannay
From:
Maryland, USA
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Posted 24 Aug 2009 5:50 pm
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Diligence Bill please, FLATTENED fifths.. Surely ?
Lest we inadvertently lead the flock astray |
Basil, I must tell you you'll find Bill's use of "flatted" is widely accepted amongst the barbarians on this side of the pond.
"Flattened fifth" sounds like one of the notes in a Demolished chord. |
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Bill Hankey
From:
Pittsfield, MA, USA
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Posted 24 Aug 2009 5:52 pm
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basilh,
Thanks for your input. With your kind permission, tomorrow is another day. Seven flatted 5 is worth looking into. |
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Joe Miraglia
From:
Jamestown N.Y.
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Posted 24 Aug 2009 7:32 pm
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ET go home  |
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Stan Schober
From:
Cahokia, Illinois, USA
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Posted 24 Aug 2009 7:37 pm
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| Bill Duncan wrote: |
Bill,
Each time I think I have arrived, I find they've changed the destination. |
I thought I was the only one they did that to.
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.... in a Demolished chord. |
Is that what E9dem stands for ????
I thought it meant "Demented" !!! |
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Jim Robbins
From:
Ontario, Canada
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Posted 24 Aug 2009 7:41 pm
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| Bill Hankey wrote: |
| I'd say that anyone who reaches a level of playing on the pedal steel guitar that is no longer a struggle to know where diminished, augmented, major sevenths, minor sevenths, 7th flatted fifths, etc. should begin to feel as though they've arrived. |
With the greatest respect, I'd say that's the easy part. "Arrived" is when you can really make it happen over C, F & G. |
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basilh
From:
United Kingdom
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Posted 25 Aug 2009 1:45 am
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| Brint Hannay wrote: |
| basilh wrote: |
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| 7th flatted fifths |
Diligence Bill please, FLATTENED fifths.. Surely ?
Lest we inadvertently lead the flock astray |
Basil, I must tell you you'll find Bill's use of "flatted" is widely accepted amongst the barbarians on this side of the pond.
"Flattened fifth" sounds like one of the notes in a Demolished chord. |
OK notwithstanding the colloquial use, the mixture of singular and plural is simply not on:- 7th SINGULAR Fifths plural..
I always thought it was a "Demented" chord and 'sus' was "Suspected" |
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Bill Hankey
From:
Pittsfield, MA, USA
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Posted 25 Aug 2009 2:47 am
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basilh,
Specified medications prescribed for elevated blood pressure, perhaps could diminish recall in certain individuals, depending on prescribed dosages. My experience has indicated that close attention should be part of personal observations made in the doctor's office. Memory problems and proper chord recollections are tied into a gradual diminished effect; on instant recall. If my memory could be "reestablished" to perfection, I believe there is an "opening" for the dim.7th flatted fifth in Eddy Arnold's "ANYTIME", "Take The "A" Train", I believe, calls for those musical tones. Basilh,"Unchained Melody" (I believe) needs that suspended chord you've alluded to, in the lyrics of the song. "Are you still mine"; calls for the suspended chord on the word "mine", I do believe. That particular song will offer good minor chord changes. |
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Gary Lee Gimble
From:
Fredericksburg, VA.
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Posted 25 Aug 2009 3:09 am
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| Bill, I do "believe" we, or at least myself, would love to see how you apply your transcribed musical theory into an actual presentation, as in a live, B H video recorded performance. One can easily picture you unchained and suspended somehow on an A train, physically, musically thou, something is lost in the translation.... |
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Roual Ranes
From:
Atlanta, Texas, USA
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Posted 25 Aug 2009 3:52 am
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Bill,
I have always been told "feelings will lie to you"! |
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