Well, to his credit, he did admit he never took any lessons, never tried to learn a song, and never cared...and it showed in his "music"! Can't hit the youtube link from here in the office, but will take a listen when I get home.
On Fri, Aug 21, 2009 at 11:42 AM, [email protected] < [email protected]> wrote: > > Ahh yes you did say that, I remember! > > But Sid Vicous, really?, I mean really? Naaaa man my mate Ant is far > better than that. > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxFb56MgBUE&feature=related > > > On 21 Aug, 16:15, Chris Jenkins <[email protected]> wrote: > > *laughing* > > > > I said FUNK bassists, my friend. If I was calling out all the talented > > bassists in history, my list would have been woefully short right from > the > > beginning...it's missing Geddy Lee, Pattitucci, and the most talented > > bassist of all time, SID FOCKIN VICIOUS! > > > > http://www.metacafe.com/tags/sex_pistols/ > > > > On Fri, Aug 21, 2009 at 10:15 AM, [email protected] < > > > > > > > > [email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Each to their own Chris, I agree with you about Les though, I do after > > > all like my music, but that album, nooooo ohh God no! > > > > > As for Bass players, how could you have forgotten Joey Demaio? > > > > > On 21 Aug, 14:51, Chris Jenkins <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Bite your tongue. Les Claypool is one of the greatest bass players to > > > ever > > > > live. I love that album. Jerry Was A Race Car Driver is fantastic. > > > > > >http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUxAol0wbak > > > > > > Try and keep up with his hands. Les, Bootsy Collins, and Flea are the > > > unholy > > > > Trinity of Funk Bassists. > > > > > > On Fri, Aug 21, 2009 at 9:00 AM, [email protected] < > > > > > > [email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > Yep I stopped reading any sort of music reviews year ago, after > being > > > > > pursuaded to purchase an album called 'Sailing the seas of cheese', > by > > > > > a band called Primus. My god noooooo! > > > > > > > On 21 Aug, 13:55, Molly Brogan <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > The idea that humility is the basis of grace is, I think, > wonderful. > > > > > > I have personally known several public officials who have taken a > > > > > > great deal of flack and criticism over the years, yet know them > to be > > > > > > humble, loving people with empathy for others central to their > > > > > > actions. I wonder at the nature of our need for criticism, > perhaps > > > it > > > > > > is driven, as you suggest, from occult low self esteem. Roger > Ebert, > > > > > > the movie critic, is one I have watched over the years and > enjoyed > > > > > > even though he can be caustic and bend toward the popular at > times. > > > > > > Because of a recent bout with throat cancer, he continues his > work as > > > > > > a writer with a wonderful blog. He posted recently that very few > > > > > > people under 50 read the movie reviews and it is becoming a dying > > > > > > trade. It got me to thinking who wonderful life might be without > > > > > > critics - which of course, does not include integrated > discernment > > > and > > > > > > positive feedback. That everybody wins spirit can be hard to > find. > > > > > > > > On Aug 21, 7:41 am, Pat <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > On 21 Aug, 12:05, Lee <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > On the way to work this moring I was pondering over a thing > with > > > the > > > > > > > > intent of bringing it up here. Then of course I got into > work > > > and > > > > > > > > promptly forgot all about it. > > > > > > > > > > However when Pat said this: > > > > > > > > > > 'The history of our world is littered with good 'bad > examples', > > > yet > > > > > we > > > > > > > > never see them as such and, so, are doomed to repeat them > until > > > we > > > > > > > > sort out our perspectives.' > > > > > > > > > > In the 'What is fair?' thread, it brought it all back to me, > so > > > first > > > > > > > > off, cheers for that Pat. > > > > > > > > > No worries. Synchronicity is a speciality of mine. ;-) > > > > > > > > > > Our history is rich with examples of one culture or one > religoin > > > > > > > > invadeing the terriotory of another country in order to bring > > > their > > > > > > > > own form of 'order' to that place. Think British Empire, > think > > > > > > > > crusades, think Tibet. > > > > > > > > > > So is this ethicaly sound, and is there then any differance > > > between > > > > > > > > these examples and our troops in Afganistan? > > > > > > > > > The main difference is time. The TRUTH is that we're all in > this > > > > > > > (world) together and it would behoove us (all!) if we 'grew up' > and > > > > > > > realised that. Some people view their desires as more > important > > > than > > > > > > > those of others. So, rather than trying to seek out a way for > all > > > > > > > parties' desires to be striven for, those with a technological > > > > > > > advantage, step on those without it and force their desires on > the > > > > > > > others without consideration (might makes right). This is done > by > > > > > > > selfish/self-important, callous individuals who MAY also have a > > > form > > > > > > > of occult low self esteem veiled by an outward projection of > > > arrogance > > > > > > > (usually seen by others as false or baseless arrogance). A > good > > > dose > > > > > > > of empathy is the cure, but, unfortunately, it doesn't come in > a > > > > > > > tablet, capsule or injectible form. Rather, it requires > humility, > > > > > > > which to the individual with an occult low self esteem, appears > to > > > be > > > > > > > too big of a price to pay, as it requires themselves to humble > > > > > > > themselves when they would rather be seen as 'on high'. It was > to > > > > > > > this way of thinking that Jesus appealed to us by saying, > "...those > > > > > > > who would be last will be first and the first last". Thus the > true > > > > > > > servant of God is a servant to all humanity, rather than > attempting > > > to > > > > > > > be the Lord of all humanity. It is for this reason that Islam > > > > > > > endeavours to instruct its adherents to be 'slaves of Allah', > i.e., > > > > > > > servants of God. The term 'slave of Allah' is intended to be a > > > great > > > > > > > compliment, but many non-Muslims don't understand it and take > > > offense > > > > > > > at the term 'slave', not realising its intention as 'willing > > > servant'.- > > > > > Hide quoted text - > > > > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text - > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. 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