One time, I heard an animal trainer being asked whether dogs were smarter, or cats. He said dogs were smarter at being dogs, and cats were smarter at being cats. I like that answer.
Topher On Wed, Nov 4, 2009 at 10:40 AM, Steve Cantrell <[email protected]> wrote: > I had one of the best comments I'd ever heard on my playing last Saturday. A > friend I hadn't seen in a while said, "Damn, sounds good. You've come a long > way. You even have your own style." I suppose the style he could have been > referring to was "suck", but I don't think so. I've just gotten comfortable > with what I can do, and know where to go. > > I know I'll never play the mandolin like Mike Compton or Bill Monroe or > Chris Thile of whoever the hell--that's just my limitation, but I do a more > than passable job at playing like Steve. I also know that I'm constantly > learning and being more adventurous with it and try to be more confident in > playing like myself, which is easier said than done. I try to kick myself > and say, play harder and practice harder, but the minute this stops being > fun and feels more like the shit I do every day sitting at this desk then > there's something wrong. > > A banjo buddy asked me if I could pick mandolin on his group's CD today, so > I can put a notch on the belt for "Steve-style". For the record, that > involves one very red eye and NOT sucking. > > ________________________________ > From: 14strings <[email protected]> > To: Taterbugmando <[email protected]> > Sent: Wed, November 4, 2009 1:33:24 PM > Subject: Re: Norman's sage advice > > > Lot's of good discussions here. > > Andy Statman's point about completely learning ONE style I take to > heart for I am a professional Jack of all Trades and master in > none! :) I'm a member of the lazy club too.. > > I think the intention of the Norman's Blake comment was not to invite > laziness but to take advantage of the natural tendency of our own > inherent "phrasing". Therefore give the best of what we have > unforced,naturally. I don't think Norman was suggesting to leave out > chunks of content. > > Perry > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Taterbugmando" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/taterbugmando?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
