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Bill Hankey
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Posted 10 Dec 2007 4:52 am |
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I was mildly surprised to view the mad rushes to support atypical hyperboles. Technical issues such as musical preferences are less popular than describing a title of a working class. A bit discouraging, I might add.
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Jeff Garden
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Center Sandwich, New Hampshire, USA
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Posted 10 Dec 2007 5:14 am
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I'd like to buy a few vowels before I try to solve this one!  |
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John Roche
From:
England
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Posted 10 Dec 2007 5:39 am
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| That's typical |
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Ga McDonnell
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N GA, USA
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Posted 10 Dec 2007 8:22 am
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| We are just going to have to establish a forum policy where all posts are in English. |
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Curt Langston
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Posted 10 Dec 2007 8:34 am
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I was mildly surprised to view the mad rushes to support atypical hyperboles. Technical issues such as musical preferences are less popular than describing a title of a working class. A bit discouraging, I might add.
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Well, that is a new one on me. I was not aware that a "musical preference" was a technical issue
Interesting.........................
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Bill Hankey
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Pittsfield, MA, USA
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Posted 10 Dec 2007 10:06 am
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Curt,
Observing musical preferences should take you immediately to a complex and enigmatic mix of timbre choices. The current craze of "Rap" and beating up instruments is a perfect example of going to the far end of a musical spectrum. To top it off, many advocates who rant about every constituted preference, with the exception of "old" country have no knowledge of the steel guitar, or how it surpasses the 6 string guitar in many situations. Grasping the ears of those who ignore complex issues, is my goal. I feel that there is much room for new standards in vocalizing, and instrumental arrangements. |
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Tim Harr
From:
Dunlap, Illinois
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Posted 10 Dec 2007 11:45 am
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hyperbole (hī-pûr'bə-lē)
n.
A figure of speech in which exaggeration is used for emphasis or effect, as in I could sleep for a year or This book weighs a ton
[Latin hyperbolē, from Greek huperbolē, excess, from huperballein, to exceed : huper, beyond; |
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Jim Park
From:
Carson City, Nv
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Posted 10 Dec 2007 12:56 pm
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| I would urge caution in "grasping the ears" Bill, as it usually causes extreme pain. One may find themselves injured by the graspee.......... as a result of the inflicted pain |
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Ben Jones
From:
Seattle, Washington, USA
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Posted 10 Dec 2007 1:22 pm
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| Grasping the ears of those who ignore complex issues, is my goal. I feel that there is much room for new standards in vocalizing, and instrumental arrangements. |
and yet you seem to have something against "the rap craze" which does exactly what you described above.
you dont have to like it, but it IS a new standard in vocalizing and instrumental arrangements. Two turntables and a microphone. |
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Dick Wood
From:
Springtown Texas, USA
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Posted 10 Dec 2007 1:36 pm
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Fred Shannon
From:
Rocking "S" Ranch, Comancheria, Texas, R.I.P.
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Posted 10 Dec 2007 1:44 pm
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Painful Dick? Not for me, I've begun to just skip over the "hyperbolicness" (wonder if that is a word?) and just read those threads that are in plain english and that I can understand fully.
Now I am beginning to doubt myself. Why did I not do that here? 
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Bill Hankey
From:
Pittsfield, MA, USA
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Posted 10 Dec 2007 3:13 pm
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Fred S.,
Hyperboles are nothing more than overstatements. As the earth spins round and round, around the sun, and the full moon seems to create personality changes, some musicians tend to lay hyperboles with convincing descriptiveness on their favorite pickers. I have dealt with such expressions as "awesome", monsterous, untouchable, etc. by looking beyond skill, musical talent, and other attributes that have established fitnesses in unrelated activities. That is when erroneous assumptions blossom into hyperboles. All one needs to do, is recall the "undefeated" Achilles. Undefeated, until the warriors looked beyond his great power. |
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Charles Davidson
From:
Phenix City Alabama, USA
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Posted 10 Dec 2007 4:48 pm
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I graduated from the college of confusion,but got to admit,I don't know what the hell ya'll are talking about,don't you know.
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Hard headed, opinionated old geezer. BAMA CHARLIE. GOD BLESS AMERICA. ANIMAL RIGHTS ACTIVIST. SUPPORT LIVE MUSIC ! |
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Bill Hankey
From:
Pittsfield, MA, USA
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Posted 11 Dec 2007 2:40 am
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Charles,
It's truly a sad day, when a writer is surrounded by overwhelming inabilities to communicate. A failed point of view is just that, and nothing more. |
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Pete Finney
From:
Nashville Tn.
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Posted 11 Dec 2007 7:06 am
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It's truly a sad day, when a writer is surrounded by overwhelming inabilities to communicate. . |
Gosh Bill, do you think you could be just a little MORE condescending and arrogant?!?
You of all people might want to think twice before condemning other peoples "inabilities to communicate" given that to many of us your own overblown and frequently unreadable posts often communicate little more than your own seemingly limitless sense of self importance...
And yet I can't think of any writer on this forum who is so quick to say demeaning personal things to others; basically anyone who dares to question your infinite wisdom. A recent example in response to a forumite:
"Everyone thought he was a fool. When he opened his mouth, he proved it."
Well, yes, that's a worthwhile saying that's a cliche for a reason. To me that brings to mind two other cliches:
"If the shoe fits, wear it" and
"the pot calling the kettle black"
Needless to say, just my humble opinion...
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Bill Hankey
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Pittsfield, MA, USA
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Posted 11 Dec 2007 8:27 am
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Pete,
I could be wrong in assuming that there is always a sure cure for open hostility. I'm surrounded by associates here in Massachusetts who are discerning in steel guitar language. You'll find slow personnel employed in most industries, but it's uncommon among steel guitarists. Your sampling of effrontery is taken to heart, but more of the same in future replies would make me regret not knowing you from Adam. It's ridiculous to belabor fellow steel players. If I resorted to that, I would rather quit this forum, where friends have gathered. |
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richard burton
From:
Britain
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Posted 11 Dec 2007 8:57 am
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Methinks it would be apposite to change the 'L' in the title of this thread to an 'R'  |
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Fred Shannon
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Rocking "S" Ranch, Comancheria, Texas, R.I.P.
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Posted 11 Dec 2007 9:24 am
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"It's truly a sad day, when a writer is surrounded by overwhelming inabilities to communicate" .
Bill this may come as a brilliant revelation, or it may be taken as "finger pointing", but do you sometime write while looking at yourself in a mirror?
I know of no person's vocabulary who can match yours or even wants to. I always found that a written communication made more sense when the receiver could readily interpret what the transmitter was sending. All that without haveing to reference Websters at every other word. In short, Bill, I enjoy some of your posts, but sometimes I'm not really impressed with your ability to communicate with every individual who reads your offerings.
Sometimes some of us just bypass your threads and that's really too bad because I'm aware of the fact you have a hell of a lot to add to this forum. Great ideas, how to do lots of different things, etc.
I hope you take this as a constructive observation and not a criticism of your efforts. I happen to have a Master's Degree and frankly I have a problem understanding some of your threads. But of course college degrees don't have a lot to do with intelligence but I had to be able to interpret some things to get there. Just a thought.
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John Steele (deceased)
From:
Renfrew, Ontario, Canada
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Posted 11 Dec 2007 9:31 am
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Fred's right. Never use a big word when a diminutive one will do.
-John |
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Pete Finney
From:
Nashville Tn.
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Posted 11 Dec 2007 9:39 am
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| "It's ridiculous to belabor fellow steel players. If I resorted to that, I would rather quit this forum" |
I'm sorry, that's just ludicrous... You "belabor fellow steel players" frequently, in ways that I never see anyone else doing here.
Most typically you condemn all the forumites who don't respond as you would like to YOUR posts by suggesting in a variety of ways that players are somehow just not willing to share their knowledge. Meanwhile, every day on the forum players of ALL levels are posting freely and often on a wide variety of subjects, making your frequent disparaging comments laughable at best.
And sometimes you simply take personal potshots at people; all the excessively flowery and obtuse language in the world can't hide that.
But, really this is all a waste of time and I'm sorry I bothered to post in the first place... |
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Jim Gorrie
From:
Edinburgh ~ road works congestion capital of The World.
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Posted 11 Dec 2007 10:06 am
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. . . . . I sense I may not be alone when I say I find this incredibly unbelievable
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They told me I was gullible ~ and I believed them. |
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Don Sulesky
From:
Citrus County, FL, Orig. from MA & NH
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Posted 11 Dec 2007 10:11 am
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I think we all at one time or another exaggerate.
It's part of human nature to do so.
But leave it to Bill to bring it to the Forum. |
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Tony Glassman
From:
The Great Northwest
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Posted 11 Dec 2007 10:11 am
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Bill....the art of writing, is the ability to use the perfect word in the perfect place, rather than use as many words as possible. The purpose of the written word is to convey information, and that is usually accomplished when one writes succinctly.
Your writing style is akin to that of a shredder rock guitarist. The shredder typically tries to jam as many notes as possible into his solo, where a simple melody line would suffice. |
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Bill Miller
From:
Gaspe, Quebec, Canada
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Posted 11 Dec 2007 12:27 pm
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| I have a close relative who seems to find enjoyment in always leaving people guessing at the meaning of his conversation. You often come across folks who use this technique as a form of humor. Riddlers. I suppose it can be slightly amusing at times, but more so for the 'Riddler' than for others, it would seem. Overall it has the unfortunate effect of causing many listeners to permanently tune out. |
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Ga McDonnell
From:
N GA, USA
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Posted 11 Dec 2007 1:01 pm
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"Sometimes Bill mistakes his own borborygmus for the rumbling of the universe".
I remember somebody saying that about GK Chesterton about forty years ago, and I thought it pretty good. Comes pretty close here.
(For those who hate having to reference a Thesaurus to understand a simple steel guitar topic, the word "borborygmus" simply means stomach rumbling). |
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