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Topic: Catchin' On Fast, Is An "Art" |
Bill Hankey
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Pittsfield, MA, USA
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Posted 21 Jan 2008 5:52 am |
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| I rarely patronize gatherings that are not musically oriented. Those who play in bands soon realize that one hundred patrons equals, one hundred different opinions about common everyday activities. Enjoying these diversified opinions is the first step in realizing how people manage to cope with everyday life. A steel guitarist always has a good bird's-eye view of a complex system of people and their behaviorisms. |
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Mike Perlowin
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Los Angeles CA
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Posted 21 Jan 2008 7:33 am Re: Catchin' On Fast, Is An "Art"
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| A steel guitarist always has a good bird's-eye view of a complex system of people and their behaviorisms. |
I'm not sure that's true. Once, when I was on a gig, a fight broke out about 10 feet in front of me, and I was so intent on playing that I didn't notice. I didn't know anything about it till break time when people were talking about it.
Maybe it was just me be being totally oblivious to my surroundings (as usual.)
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Mike Ester
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New Braunfels, Texas, USA
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Posted 21 Jan 2008 9:12 am
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Mike, I thought that Rule #1 in the Steel Guitar Handbook was:
When a fight starts, DO NOT STOP PLAYING. It only gets more people to notice, and subsequently get involved in the fight.
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Bill Hankey
From:
Pittsfield, MA, USA
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Posted 21 Jan 2008 1:53 pm
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Mike,
One of the more common observances is the increase in unescorted ladies showing up at music halls. I can remember when the man wore the pants, with the exception of a few downtrodden individuals. The most interesting part of viewing these personae, is how they manage to slide in amongst couples at various
dance halls. This random mixing and mingling with total strangers is a part of a steel guitarist's study of human nature within the entertainment communities. Never to be predicted, are the differences in these behaviorisms from one weekend gig, to the next. |
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Mike Perlowin
From:
Los Angeles CA
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Posted 21 Jan 2008 2:00 pm
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Mike,
One of the more common observances is the increase in unescorted ladies showing up at music halls. |
Yeah, NOW when I'm old and fat. 
Where were they when I was younger and better looking?
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Edward Meisse
From:
Santa Rosa, California, USA
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Posted 21 Jan 2008 3:32 pm
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Threads like this only serve to remind me how totally clueless I am about what is going on around me.  Is this stuff really true??!! 
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Dale Hansen
From:
Hendersonville,Tennessee, (USA)
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Posted 21 Jan 2008 3:56 pm
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One time in Farmington , N.M. (85') the band suddenly stopped playing, and had a good laugh at my expense.
I found out why.
They told me that some gal had come up right in front of me, and pulled her top up to her chin,... no bra,... and I missed the whole damned thing.
(I have my suspicions that this thread has already strayed well off target, with a few doubts that Mr. Bill had this sort of thing in mind for an in depth exploration.)
If I'm not mistaken, he'd rather discuss everyday observations of human behavior in an uncontrolled environment.
Bill, if I ever actually see something while it's happening, I'll dang sure let you know. |
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Kevin Hatton
From:
Buffalo, N.Y.
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Posted 21 Jan 2008 4:26 pm
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| There is a good article in this month's "Nuts And Bolts Magazine" about diversity in birdseed. |
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Bill Hankey
From:
Pittsfield, MA, USA
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Posted 21 Jan 2008 5:32 pm
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Dale,
I am reluctant to write about my experiences at various clubs while playing steel. But here goes... the very same thing occured at a dance hall in Becket, MA while I was playing steel in The Steel Breeze Band. Strangely, the band claimed they saw nothing, but I got a real eyeful. With the quickness and speed of felinities, I was subjected to a camera's shutter speed view of things I've never seen while playing. It reminds me of the time I shared a coconut bowl full of rum called "The Headhunter". Usually, I turn away from concentrated booze, but the night was special, and the drink caused me to play risky fill. The bass player noticed how I warmed up to the occasion. |
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Bill Hankey
From:
Pittsfield, MA, USA
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Posted 22 Jan 2008 2:50 am
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| Long before any reader interprets my writings as some contemptible correlativity, that may suggest rudeness, allow me to move on to pristine subject matter. Relating band experiences that have in some way determined band performances, would fill a book sized report. The lack of sustaining memories, even among those whose priorities hold true to personal recall, will find themselves stumbling about trying to grasp the subtleties of a past event. Just a few nights ago, while attending a show that featured a lap steel player, plus an Emmons double ten player, playing twin steels, I was cued into some of the behavioral patterns of some familiar personages. Lately, I've been considering doing some gigging in that general area, and the clientele participation spells success or failure at the cash registers. The disparities involving bad weather, parties, lack of information, by way of advertisement, and not sharing in word of mouth communications, are directly responsible for poorly rated attendances. A bandleader's popularity, and a club owner's cooperation, spell big differences in the life of a steel guitarist. |
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