From: someone@anywheret.net   
      
   "JimD"  wrote in message news:2018083023012511105-email@nowherecom...   
      
   > it's been a few hours. had some chips, relaxed a while.   
      
   Lots of playing always keeps my appetite away from quite some time.   
      
   > I'm basically just astounded.  In the past week, I've done two duos   
   > completely without any preparation, and importantly, no backing tracks.   
   > Nice upscale places.   
      
   Why should that be surprising, much less astounding?   
      
   > I've been massively overworking.   
      
   Well that's no good - too much stress.   
      
   > What can I say ?   I'm just floored at how little effort can be put out,   
   > and yet, it works.  There is something here I completely don't understand.   
   > It's that these people really seem to value " purity " as in, no   
   > technology at all, over results.   
      
   Results matter to me and I'm a 'purist'...because I want Honest   
   results...where Talent, borne of diligent Effort, not technology, is what   
   makes the Real difference.   
      
   > Best I can think of is some athletic competition, where any little   
   > technical " thing " might be considered cheating.   
      
   Depends on what it is. "Corking" a baseball bat shouldn't be prohibited   
   because it's entirely passive and totally requires the skill and strength of   
   the batter. In other words, it's more efficient, not cheating.   
      
   > Amazing.  Or just bizarre.  We can sound as bad as we want, and as long as   
   > we do it with no technology, they love it.   
      
   The Important part is do YOU Love it?   
      
   > Well, perhaps even our lowest efforts aren't total suck. I mean, we can   
   > sing.  And in tune.  And I really can play guitar.   
      
   Of course, but is that doing your very best?   
      
   > This really has me thinking I could carry a LOT less gear to gigs. So   
   > less, it would be a guitar and a mic. And do I really need a mic ?   
      
   Keep your voice - use a mic...and amp the guitar, unless it's one of those   
   Seagull acoustics that are so loud, they actually sound like they're going   
   through an amp. But it's nice to get rid of the extra overcomplicated gear   
   when it's not necessary.   
      
   > If I'm going into the winery mainstream, I'll need some millenials ( or   
   > thereabouts ) music. Wonder what they listen to ?   
      
   CRAP, what else! Doesn't mean that's what you have to play though. You can   
   DeProgram them by Treating them to something good and show them how they've   
   been Cheated out of the good stuff!   
      
   > Requests we got this evening were weirdo. Willy, some Beach boys, Loretta   
   > Lynn, Chris Stapleton,  and one for a Neil Young something or other.   
   > Pretty wide spread there.   
      
   Jim   
      
   Just do the good stuff ;)   
      
   Ouisie   
      
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