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Topic: Dogged Search For Lost "licks" |
Bill Hankey
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Pittsfield, MA, USA
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Posted 5 Mar 2007 2:54 am |
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| Has anyone on this forum experienced forgetfulness for any reason? I once had an eye-catcher "lick" that could be used in the "Storms Never Last" melody, and it has eluded me for the present. Funny, how some things create stickability, to go on searching for as long as necessary to satisfy a need to improve memory. Progressiveness depends heavily upon the instant recall, that is demonstrated by those eagle-eyed perfectionists of renown. A steel guitar reminds me of a tool-box full of tools. If you pick the wrong tool, nothing will be accomplished. |
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Billy Gilbert
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Texas, USA
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Posted 5 Mar 2007 5:12 am Lost Licks
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I don't remember ever being forgetful. I probably forgot to remember to learn the licks in the first place.  Billy |
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Bill Hankey
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Pittsfield, MA, USA
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Posted 5 Mar 2007 6:10 am
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Billy,
You've no doubt heard someone "parrot" the trite remark, " He's forgotten more, than so and so (whomever) will ever know." It's a cutting statement, but it may carry an element of truth in musical terminology. The preservation of "licks" is possible by the tabbing method, coupled with a recording. Memory is deceiving, and no amount of effort will retrieve all of the subtle appeal of a lost "lick". |
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Billy Gilbert
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Texas, USA
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Posted 5 Mar 2007 6:20 am Lost Licks
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Bill,
You are right about memory being decieving, and it is also selective. We can remember a compliment, a slight, a success or a failure, but can't remember what we were supposed to get at the store. A steel guitar (or other instrument) has a memory erasing effect on me. I can have a melody, or a lick playing in my head when I sit down to play, and before I can get my picks on something hits Dele-Esc. and it is gone. Billy |
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Brint Hannay
From:
Maryland, USA
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Posted 5 Mar 2007 6:29 am
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| Wait...What was the question? |
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Charles Davidson
From:
Phenix City Alabama, USA
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Posted 5 Mar 2007 11:02 am
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I played six string years before I started playing steel,Remember one night[can't even remember the song now]anyway came time for my lead ride,played one of the most tasteful lead rides I had ever done,even the band leader turned around and said,Man what was that?Was NEVER able to do it like that again,was just a spur of the moment that happened.Has that ever happened to any of you?
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Bill Hankey
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Pittsfield, MA, USA
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Posted 5 Mar 2007 12:58 pm
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| Charles, yes, I recall a couple of similar instances where a front man, and a bass player responded in like fashion. I remember sitting in and playing the ABC pedal setup that made me uneasy on a fellow steel player's steel. My homemade utilizes the CBA setup, with corresponding knee levers. If I remember correctly, we were playing in "E", so I positioned my fill around the 12th fret. I can't remember the song title, but a miracle happened between the 15th and 7th fret. I played a series of pedal on, and pedal off while moving to left positions. The singer exclaimed his approval, as one of those rare moments reverberated and silenced, never to be repeated. BTW, Charles, have you ever heard the Louvin Brothers' recording of "ALABAMA"? |
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Bari Smith
From:
Spartanburg SC USA
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Posted 5 Mar 2007 2:40 pm Common Disease
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We alll suffer from CRS(Can't Remember S---) at some point.Then ya get CSS(Can't See S---),then comes D'GAS(Don't Give A S---)...We're having fun now!!!!!!!   
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Charles Davidson
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Phenix City Alabama, USA
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Posted 5 Mar 2007 3:49 pm
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No Bill,never heard that one,but would like to.
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Hard headed, opinionated old geezer. BAMA CHARLIE. GOD BLESS AMERICA. ANIMAL RIGHTS ACTIVIST. SUPPORT LIVE MUSIC ! |
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Dennis Schell
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Shingletown, Shasta county, Kalifornia
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Posted 5 Mar 2007 4:27 pm
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Personally, I have a GREAT memory......(It's just kinda short!)
Dennis 
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A. J. Schobert
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Cincinnati, Ohio,
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Posted 5 Mar 2007 5:51 pm
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| Is that all you forgot bill? I think back to the wise Arthur Machen, If a man dreams that he has commited a sin before which the sun hid his face, it is often safe to conjecture that, in sheer forgetfulness, he wore a red tie, or brown boots with an evening dress. |
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Bill Hankey
From:
Pittsfield, MA, USA
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Posted 6 Mar 2007 3:53 am
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A.J.,
Arthur Machen (Arthur Liewelyn Jones) was a leading author of the 1890's, whose writings included supernatural fantasy and horror fiction. Machen loved the medieval world views, because he felt it combined deep spirituality alongside a rambunctious earthiness. He was troubled by financial hardships, even though he remained in demand as an essay writer for much of the twenties. Much of his work was completed in London. It would require years of study to research his career as a writer. I'm not going there! The steel guitar provides new motivations with each passing day. The limitless horizons of the instrument, beckons the enthused, by rewarding the student with a gradual insight of its complexities through regular practice. The notes of musical arrangements have been the source of the greatest pleasures known to those with music appreciation. One thing is assured, the steel guitar's ultimate horizon is still visible in the distance. It's possibilities by expressing musical language, will always remain as something different, than run-of-the-mill endeavors.
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Bill Hankey
From:
Pittsfield, MA, USA
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Posted 6 Mar 2007 1:54 pm
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| From high places you may hear quotes such as: "Quitters never win and winners never quit", or "Cut and run" to face a new day with the same challenge. The forum's steel guitar arena is wide open, and for those who have a penchant for entering into friendly exchanges, that may include technical issues, the gates are open. This is the ideal place to air some smarts that will go far by offering knowledge acquired by years of practice. I've noticed that when a stalwart heavyweight of the industry steps up to the plate, the writer's cramp reaction, is that of "The Mighty Casey" of baseball fame. But, keep in mind, he did strike out. |
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