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 > >-----Original Message----- >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... > > > > >________________________________ >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. > > > > > > > > > >________________________________ >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 >> >>-- >>You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>"Taterbugmando" group. >>To post to this group, send email to taterbugma...@googlegroups.com. >>To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>taterbugmando+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>For more options, visit this group at >>http://groups.google.com/group/taterbugmando?hl=en. >> >> > >-- >You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >"Taterbugmando" group. >To post to this group, send email to taterbugma...@googlegroups.com. >To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >taterbugmando+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >For more options, visit this group at >http://groups.google.com/group/taterbugmando?hl=en. > >-- >You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >"Taterbugmando" group. >To post to this group, send email to taterbugma...@googlegroups.com. >To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >taterbugmando+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >For more options, visit this group at >http://groups.google.com/group/taterbugmando?hl=en. > >-- >You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >"Taterbugmando" group. >To post to this group, send email to taterbugma...@googlegroups.com. >To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >taterbugmando+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >For more options, visit this group at >http://groups.google.com/group/taterbugmando?hl=en. > >-- >You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >"Taterbugmando" group. >To post to this group, send email to taterbugma...@googlegroups.com. >To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >taterbugmando+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >For more options, visit this group at >http://groups.google.com/group/taterbugmando?hl=en. > > >-- >You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >"Taterbugmando" group. >To post to this group, send email to taterbugma...@googlegroups.com. >To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >taterbugmando+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >For more options, visit this group at >http://groups.google.com/group/taterbugmando?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Taterbugmando" group. 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