My daughter reminds me of this point often.

nelsonpeddyco...@knology.net wrote:

>As in most of life...I am not as cool/good as I want to believe.
>
>It is very helpful.
>Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
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>From: Steve Cantrell <sec...@bellsouth.net>
>Sender: taterbugmando@googlegroups.com
>Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2010 07:13:22 
>To: <taterbugmando@googlegroups.com>
>Reply-To: taterbugmando@googlegroups.com
>Subject: Re: HEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEY!!!!!!
>
>I know what you mean, Nelson. At first I could have just rolled on the floor, 
>but now I record myself every afternoon, both with a Kodak HD camera and 
>usually 
>either the iPad or a Zoom H2 set up as a USB mic on my laptop. It gives me 
>both 
>a video and audio record.  I learned a LOT about the way I was playing by 
>watching and listening to myself...mostly just that I was playing too 
>forcefully 
>and was killing my own technique. I probably still play too forcefully but I 
>have been able to zero in on taking it easy...and have found that my playing 
>is 
>much better, at least to my ear...
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>________________________________
>From: "nelsonpeddyco...@knology.net" <nelsonpeddyco...@knology.net>
>To: taterbugmando@googlegroups.com
>Sent: Tue, August 24, 2010 9:54:54 AM
>Subject: Re: HEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEY!!!!!!
>
>I'm working on a few Monroe standards, recording myself and cringing during 
>playback.
>Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
>________________________________
>
>From:  Steve Cantrell <sec...@bellsouth.net> 
>Sender:  taterbugmando@googlegroups.com 
>Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2010 06:24:11 -0700 (PDT)
>To: <taterbugmando@googlegroups.com>
>ReplyTo:  taterbugmando@googlegroups.com 
>Subject: Re: HEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEY!!!!!!
>
>Been learnin' tunes and hanging around the house, mostly. Been too damn hot to 
>do much. 
>
>
>I also picked up an iPad this week and have been playing around with that 
>thing 
>almost non-stop. Wanted to make it to Monroe Camp this year but have been 
>on-call every weekend for two months and don't see it stopping. I like the 
>money, but sheesh....
>
>I am heading to Laurel Bloomery, TN for the OT picking there this weekend. A 
>couple of nights in a tent, likely a bottle of Johnny Walker. All is well. 
>This 
>will be the first festival my wife has attended with me as a picker, so 
>looking 
>forward to that as well. 
>
>
>I have been experimenting with stainless steel strings. Got some D'Addario and 
>absolutely loved them. Sounded great from the get-go and only took them off 
>when 
>the threat of  tetanus was looming. Tried to order some from Elderly but they 
>hosed up the order. They made it right but wound up sending Bush Monels as a 
>replacement. They're pretty jangly when new and it takes some time to wear 
>them 
>in, but they sound great when they hit their stride. I have four sets, so I 
>guess that's plenty of time to get used to them. 
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>________________________________
>From: Jonathan Trawick <fiddlinarkan...@gmail.com>
>To: taterbugmando@googlegroups.com
>Sent: Tue, August 24, 2010 9:00:15 AM
>Subject: Re: HEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEY!!!!!!
>
>heard you had a sweet session with an arkansawyer recently.  what was y'all 
>workin on?
>
>
>On Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 7:56 AM, mistertaterbug <taterbugmu...@gmail.com> 
>wrote:
>
>Boy now, I'm telling you, this is the most TALKATIVE bunch of folks
>>I've run into in a while! What're ya'll doin?
>>Taterbug
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