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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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