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sm4him · Oct 15, 2014

snowbear said:
My musical talent is zero. When I was 10, my parents got me a transistor radio and I couldn't even play that.

Actually, mine's about the same.
I tend to use my musical talents to the best of their ability simply be remaining silent.

I can't sing. Didn't learn in school; never played an instrument. I have about as much rhythm as a squirrel on crack.

About 10 years ago now, I joined our church choir, for one reason. My best friend wanted to. She had a beautiful voice, but she also had anxiety disorder. Her husband was a youth pastor and at their last church, she had had several panic attacks while in the choir loft and had to leave. Unfortunately, it became a point of criticism--don't ask me why, just because people are stupid. The point is, she was hesitant to try joining a choir again, so I told her that if she panicked, I'd leave with her, and everyone would be so glad *I* had quit singing and left, they wouldn't care that she had gone out with me! :lol:

Well, long story short: She never did attend very regularly and about two years later, they actually ended up serving in Guatemala.

At first, my main goal was just to make sure NOBODY ever actually HEARD me sing. It seemed like the kind thing to do.
But a weird thing happened. I LOVED choir. Not just the singing, but the community of it.

So, I went to our music minister and asked for help. I told him I seriously didn't have a clue what I was doing and just wanted to know exactly how awful I was. He said "very few people are truly tone deaf" and my response was "Oh, I KNOW I'm not tone deaf...I can HEAR myself being awful!!" HAHAHA

I started taking lessons from him and now I'm a solid not-quite-mediocre "filler voice."

astroNikon · Oct 15, 2014

sm4him · Oct 15, 2014

And I know that was about 25 times too long for a LB post, but I don't care.

sm4him · Oct 15, 2014

astroNikon said:
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You REALLY need to stick around a while and get busy, Astro. It's time for you to join the Top Tier Club! ;-)

minicoop1985 · Oct 15, 2014

I keep trying to join, but I keep slipping. WHY DO I HAVE TO HAVE A LIFE

limr · Oct 15, 2014

sm4him said:
astroNikon said:

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You REALLY need to stick around a while and get busy, Astro. It's time for you to join the Top Tier Club! ;-)

TOP! FIVE!
TOP! FIVE!
TOP! FIVE!

C'mon, chant with me!

minicoop1985 · Oct 15, 2014

Tecate is good, too, btw.

snowbear · Oct 15, 2014

Panama Red, Old and In The Way

limr · Oct 15, 2014

minicoop1985 said:
I keep trying to join, but I keep slipping. WHY DO I HAVE TO HAVE A LIFE

Hey, you were in my dream last night! You were chatting with Gary because everyone else had gone to bed (not together, Astro :801:

) and the two of you filled many pages!

Except I don't think dream posts count.

minicoop1985 · Oct 15, 2014

Man, season change gets me depressed. Unlike every other photographer out there, I hate fall.

astroNikon · Oct 15, 2014

TOP! FIVE!
TOP! FIVE!
TOP! FIVE!

minicoop1985 · Oct 15, 2014

I keep posting and working hard. Maybe I'll get there sooner or later.

astroNikon · Oct 15, 2014

minicoop1985 said:
Man, season change gets me depressed. Unlike every other photographer out there, I hate fall.

for photographers the best month is October .. you get fall colors and excellent sunrise and sunset colors
more dew on plants, etc.

snowbear · Oct 15, 2014

Follow Me, Uncle Kracker. This is one of his more sedate numbers. That's probably why it was able to get airplay on mainstream stations.

limr · Oct 15, 2014

astroNikon said:
TOP! FIVE!
TOP! FIVE!
TOP! FIVE!

Now do that in three different posts and you can make it into the 1K Club!

Though you could also totally slack off and still make it in. We still have two weeks to go, people!