"Fr. Des" wrote in
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Bertie the Bunyip wrote:
"Fr. Des" wrote in
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(Chris Hedley) wrote:
According to Fr. Des :
you could learn
to play a musical instrument;
That reminds me, after nearly 20 years of fiddling about with it,
I've finally decided to learn how to play bass properly and shed
all those acquired bad habits. Maybe I sound like a masochist,
but the missus says if I practice enough I can have a shiny new
bass guitar.
I have done the same except with jazz guitar. The snag is, I only
practice
about 10 minutes a day and I am getting old and I do not have a
great ear. Sadly, jazzguitar is designed to sound effortless but
look fiendishly hard. It is only when you try to play it that it
turns out to be even harder than it looks.
Anyway, my missu ssays I can have a nice shiny jazz guitar if I get
any good. I am aiming to buy the guitar in about 10 years from now.
I could make you one for about 2 grand.
Bennedetto pattern.
No thanks; I will buy a cheap one second hand. You see it is only a
hobby. It is something to do that stops me wasting my life away being
silly on usenet.
You're going to need to put in at least an hour a day just to stay
even,
BTW. 10 minutes a day?
You see, you miss the point. I am not trying to compete with John
McLaughlin
I don't miss the point.
you think John McLaughlin practices less than 6 hours a day?
or Pat Metheny. I just want some fun. An hour a day is probably too
much. I simply am not that interested. This will mean I will never
get anywhere.
Yes, actualy, it does.
It actually does not matter.
then you aren't a musician, period.
Still, in your case, maybe
it would do you a world of good. I still prefer the girlfriend option
for you but a musical instrument would probably help. Hmmm, it is a
bit introspective mind you.
Mebbe, But it's a bit late now.
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Wow; you have such a ehhhhhhh unnatural laugh. Do you laugh much
in reality Bertie?
Yep.
It is good for you but it is better if it is a
warm happy laugh. These forced cynical laughs just make you bitter.
Forced?
Cynical?
Bwsahwhahwhahwhhahwhahwhahwhahwhahwhha!
Bertie