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Topic: Do you ever get a day when you can't play a note right..? |
David Hartley
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Posted 28 Nov 2010 12:04 pm |
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bob kindly closed my other one so I have added 'can't play a note right' to the subject line. Perhaps it will take up less band width. 
Please replace the o in bob with an 0..  |
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David Hartley
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Gary Lee Gimble
From:
Fredericksburg, VA.
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Jack Stoner
From:
Kansas City, MO
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Posted 28 Nov 2010 12:46 pm
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we've probably all had those days.
The sad part is, you will think I didn't do well today and people will come up and tell you "you really sounded good today" or something similar. And, a day where you think you nailed everything at least one person is going to comment something about not sounding like yourself or not as good today or something similar.
Murphy's Law - you can't win. |
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Mike Perlowin
From:
Los Angeles CA
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Posted 28 Nov 2010 1:02 pm
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I sometime get days when that doesn't happen.
My most common mistake is accidentally hitting the 2nd string. Another reason to tune it to C# instead of D#.
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Jonathan Cullifer
From:
Gallatin, TN
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Posted 28 Nov 2010 2:29 pm
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| The heat does it to me. I played at a nursing home on Thanksgiving day and it was nearly 80 degrees in there...made it really hard to focus. I would do it all over again, but it was still uncomfortable. I have also played outdoor concerts that way and steel shows with really bright lighting. |
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David Mason
From:
Cambridge, MD, USA
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Posted 28 Nov 2010 3:01 pm
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| I switch back to an instrument with frets.... training wheels I know, but there's always some darn thing that needs to be played around here. |
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Torben Koch
From:
Klarup, Denmark
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Posted 28 Nov 2010 3:15 pm
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Hi David
I thought I was the only one  -
Hope to see you in Denmark some day.
TT |
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Bent Romnes
From:
London,Ontario, Canada
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Posted 28 Nov 2010 3:44 pm
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Hi David
I thought I was the only one -
Hope to see you in Denmark some day.
TT |
I have the bad days every day. Try staying away from steel for decades and then trying to get back into it at age 60, and you understand my situation.
Turbo, you will see David if you can make the trip to Norway in Aug 2011.
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Roy Ayres
From:
Riverview, Florida, USA, R.I.P.
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Posted 28 Nov 2010 4:40 pm
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When David Hartley plays a sour note, it still sounds great. The man is a super human steel guitarist.
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Western Swing Music HOF, Sacramento 2006
International Steel Guitar HOF, St.Louis 2007
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Alan Tanner
From:
Near Dayton, Ohio
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Posted 28 Nov 2010 6:01 pm
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| A note????...no....groups of notes????....daily |
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Dana Blodgett
From:
California, USA
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Posted 30 Nov 2010 5:27 am do you ever get a day where you can't play a note right?
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Bent, I can relate - I bought my first Sho-Bud (Maverick) in '73 or '74 and played for about 16 or 17 years, got frustrated ,sold it and bought a '74 6140 last January and have been re-learning it.I too am age 60! I thought I was the only one.
David, I have days like that every day! I try to shake it off and keep on truckin! If I get too frustrated I pick up one of my other instruments. The ukulele always makes me smile!
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Dana Blodgett
From Los Osos,Ca.
'74 ShoBud 6140 3+4, Martins HD28,D-12-28, D-15,'65 Gibson LG-1, '77 Gibson Les Paul special dbl cut p-90's, Les Paul Special p-100's,Les paul Special Hybrid(maple top) hbkr's,'68 Fender Strat reissue, Fender Squire Jazz bass,Epi mandolin,Epi Wilshire '66 reissue, Kamaka Concert uke, 70's Kamaka Soprano Uke, Fender Super amp, Ampeg ba112 bass amp,60's harmony banjo,'00 Gibson SG Supreme |
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Torben Koch
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Klarup, Denmark
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Posted 30 Nov 2010 10:46 am
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Hi David
It's a pleasure to hear your playing -it gives inspiration every time I hear you, where do you get your backing tracks from, are you doing them yourself?.
Bent: I have played since 1976 and still plays gigs I think it's great to play with the young ones - I'm behind my Zum's every day, but if I one day can feel that there are no inspiration i'm going to do something else.
www.myspace.com/torbenturbo
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Bill Ford
From:
Graniteville SC Aiken
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Posted 30 Nov 2010 3:19 pm
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| Turbo Koch wrote: |
Hi David
I thought I was the only one -
Hope to see you in Denmark some day.
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I have the bad days every day. Try staying away from steel for decades and then trying to get back into it at age 60, and you understand my situation.
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Been there...done that !!!!!!!
What was really frustrating when I was playing 3/4 nites a week was, a song that your band played every nite and you had really decent chops on, one nite the singer said..(name of song here),Hit it Bill, and your mind went blank, couldn't remember what key,or lead line, it's like you never heard that song before..
Bill
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Ron Randall
From:
Dallas, Texas, USA
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Posted 30 Nov 2010 5:20 pm
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| YES |
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Ron Randall
From:
Dallas, Texas, USA
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Posted 30 Nov 2010 5:21 pm
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| YES |
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Ron Randall
From:
Dallas, Texas, USA
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Posted 30 Nov 2010 5:21 pm
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| YES |
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Don McClellan
From:
California/Thailand
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Posted 30 Nov 2010 6:25 pm
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| Ron Randall nailed it...Yes, Yes, Yes. |
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