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|    Ouisie to JimD    |
|    Re: home now    |
|    21 Nov 16 12:32:50    |
      From: someone@anywheret.net              "JimD" wrote in message news:2016112021393215109-email@nowherecom...              > That song has a LOT of words :-)              Yes, most of my songs are on the lyrics intensive side...a lot to remember       to sing, and play ;)              > What got me thinking about a way to classify players was that band       > yesterday. They were probably darn nice people. Yet, they were a pretty       > lame band.              In other words, pretty much like what's on the radio ;)              > Not horrid, but not " good " in any sense I would count.              That's Precisely why I'm into writing Originals!              > So the issue in my mind was how I should think of them. If I judged them       > by serious standards, they would fall short. But that isn't fair, they       > aren't serious. They are hobbyists.              I just can't regard Music as a 'hobby'.              > They were having fun, drinking a lot of beer, playing far too loud, and       > the crowd was probably enjoying it. Those who weren't on their phones       > texting someone, that is.              If that's what they're into, good for them, but I'm going for more, a LOT       MORE!!!              > Smart phones are real good if you are somewhere you don't want to be. They       > provide an escape from the bordom. I saw a lot of the youngish women doing       > that. The men were mostly drinking beer. The old folks, trying to talk       > over the band. The young women with babies were passing them around to       > other women.              Wouldn't simply just Leaving be easier? ;)              > Very typical wedding gig.              Jim              Doesn't sound all that pleasant, but perhaps it may be on the prophetic       side, particularly considering what they're celebrating ;)              Ouisie              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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