[The Mimic]

It was just a suggestion... Ever heard of OPINIONATION?
Anyways... If it's jazz then what about Charles Mingus or Clifford Brown songs?
Hmmm?

[einarabelc5]

The Mimic, on 04 April 2012 - 02:37 PM, said:

It was just a suggestion... Ever heard of OPINIONATION?
Anyways... If it's jazz then what about Charles Mingus or Clifford Brown songs?
Hmmm?

So, just opinion for the sake of opinion, I guess we all do that.

This post has been edited by einarabelc5: 04 April 2012 - 03:52 PM

[realscotch]

http://youtu.be/HohhCaUlo5s

Just some messing around after not playing for a couple of weeks.

[realscotch]

http://youtu.be/Lr7A8iuupmM

Some more stuff. The remarks at the beginning were aimed at a smart-a** on another forum about tuning techniques.

[einarabelc5]

What do you exactly hate when it happens? Rim shot?

[realscotch]

einarabelc5, on 09 May 2012 - 01:01 PM, said:

What do you exactly hate when it happens? Rim shot?

No, it's when I hit a rim.

[einarabelc5]

realscotch, on 09 May 2012 - 02:31 PM, said:

No, it's when I hit a rim.

He, me too...it's been happening less often. In an ekit you can actually make a rim sound like anything else. Cymbals, cowbells, a cat...

So you can REALLY notice it.

This post has been edited by einarabelc5: 09 May 2012 - 09:01 PM

[realscotch]

einarabelc5, on 09 May 2012 - 08:35 PM, said:

He, me too...it's been happening less often. In an ekit you can actually make a rim sound like anything else. Cymbals, cowbells, a cat...

So you can REALLY notice it.

I notice everything about my playing. Even the things that might not be obvious to someone watching my videos.

When you are used to playing with a certain amount of precision, it's hard not to have it any more.

C'est la vie

[einarabelc5]

realscotch, on 09 May 2012 - 09:23 PM, said:

I notice everything about my playing. Even the things that might not be obvious to someone watching my videos.

When you are used to playing with a certain amount of precision, it's hard not to have it any more.

C'est la vie

Yeah, it's happened to me before with other instruments when I go back to them. I honestly thought it was on purpose until you did that. I used to complain even onstage, which is a NO-NO, better to let it flow than to get in it. Luckily I think I'm over it at that level.

[sasman999]

Looking through your thread today has both inspired and intimidated me.
Inspired me by seeing how much fluidity you have around your kit, I agree with a comment already made comparing you with a pianist, such deft and intricate precision is a gift.
Intimidated me because it made me realise how inept my own drumming is in comparison
But despite my age and my late start into drumming I will use that intimidation to fuel the inspiration of being even a 1/10th of the drummer you are.
Phenomonal thread
Happy bashing

[realscotch]

sasman999, on 14 May 2012 - 03:35 AM, said:

Looking through your thread today has both inspired and intimidated me.
Inspired me by seeing how much fluidity you have around your kit, I agree with a comment already made comparing you with a pianist, such deft and intricate precision is a gift.
Intimidated me because it made me realise how inept my own drumming is in comparison
But despite my age and my late start into drumming I will use that intimidation to fuel the inspiration of being even a 1/10th of the drummer you are.
Phenomonal thread
Happy bashing

Thanks for the exceptionally kind words, they are appreciated.

I think every musician, famous or not, if they reach a certain level (although I'm not really sure what that "level" might be) should "pass it on", which a famous drummer said to me decades ago.

Maybe that level is when someone sees enough in your playing to comment on it. Just don't be intimidated by it. Do use it as motivation to become better at what you do. That is what pushed me.

Again, thanks for the nice words, makes a old guy feel good.

[realscotch]

http://youtu.be/HZRm38N5fuw

I lost 1 house by being a couple of days late, and now I've lost another because of a bad appraisal.

This is just pi**** off drums.

[Poco Askew]

You're not getting the house in N.C.?

[realscotch]

Poco Askew, on 14 May 2012 - 06:37 PM, said:

You're not getting the house in N.C.?

Not that one. It was all but a done deal a week ago. The appraiser changed her appraisal based on houses that sold in that area, and she only allowed $3,000 for the pool, which is beyond my comprehension. The lot was .4 acre, which here is worth more than I was going to pay for the house.

Charlotte was hit hard by the recession, harder than a lot of other places, therefore home prices took a nose dive. They look at what houses sell for in the area, and that area, while a beautiful neighborhood, was hit really hard.

That house was appraised at $96,000. Where I live, that's a $450,000 to $500,000 home when you consider the pool and the property, plus the fact that the house was custom built.

I was supposed to get it for $117,500, which I thought was a steal. I told my real estate agent to let me talk to my lawyer and accountant ( I'm not loaded, the accountant is a old childhood friend) and that I would just give them the difference between the VA loan, which only would cover $96,000, and I would give them the difference out of my pocket.

Both lawyer and accountant advised against it. Some is based on my age and the fact that there is a lot of upkeep on that house, and if something happened to me and I had to sell it, I might take a loss of more than the $20,000 difference.

I thought I would be moving in the next 3-4 weeks and now I'm planning another trip to NC to look at other houses outside the Charlotte area, like Mooresville or Statesville, where the prices are more stable.

To say that I'm ticked is a understatement, I really wanted that house, but it's the right house in the wrong area at the wrong time, and that's all that matters to the appraisers.

The pictures that were put up, don't do it justice, and if you walked through the house and neighborhood like I did, you would think $117,500 was a steal and a half. As for the house itself, I couldn't even tell that people lived in it for 30 years.

Scotch needs a scotch, a damn double.