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The way the word “anomaly” is used in this thread would probably make a statistician cry.

I guess I just don't get how it works

Because I was confronted with new information. That's the good thing about critical thought and not having confirmation bias: when you receive new...

Refocus back to the nihilists:

In the group classes they give you time to participate.

It's funny how you smoothly transitioned to this statement which is in stark contradiction to your position that 2024 turnout made 2020 extreme...

How so? I mean in what way? I emailed him about private lessons and he ghosted me

You do participate. Chris and Caili give you all the attention you want.

You're talking in circles. Let's start over: 2016 had 17 million fewer voters than 2020. 2020 had 17 million more voters than 2016 (an anomaly)....

My family is what they call "Traditional" Catholic, which is pre-Vatican II: I believe that is similar to the Eastern Orthodox?

HA! Nice deflection.

We should spread the gospel with works and leading by example, not browbeating and fear. My problem with people using the term "evangelical...

So, we're in 4/4 at "in case there is a change in the". Then a bar of 7/8, which I'll think of as 3.5/4. The dropped 8th note won't throw me off....

False. You never admitted to be wrong about 2024. That's what I mean by dishonesty. And you're still not admitting it. 2024 is only 2 million...

I then admitted being wrong about 2024. True or false? My point stands: 2020 was anomaly, having 17 million more voters than 2016. 2020 also had...

My Rancourt has no bindings or inlay. (Those dots are stick-ons)

I'll listen to your vid when I get the chance. 2 things: you have to learn to use it melodically. Chord melody isn't do re mi sol (le) la ti do. ...

Noodles: https://youtu.be/PILmcSjF1Jc?si=iU7cegJR6t_vfstV

$47 a month is too much for video lessons I can't participate in. It's just not the product for me.

:highly_amused:

I don't recall how much I paid for one of the all day workshops in the 70's at the Great American Music Hall in San Francisco, with guys like Joe...

The video I linked in post #100 has some examples. I watched some other videos, mostly by drummers. One made the point that for some modulations...

I have never had a set practice routine or practiced for long hours. I practice only what I’m going to use on a gig or what I’m interested in...

This is a video tribute to RD's book with a great soundtrack (Elmore James "Standing At The Crossroads," Lowell Fulson's "Rollin' Blues," Chuck...

One more Benedetto: La Venezia.

I got baptized Eastern (Russian) Orthodox. Everything in western "christianity" is a throwaway next to that.

I'm ( very ) pleasantly surprised to see 2 non-cut's in this batch...Interesting ! Wondering whether they'll be pure acoustics or have p/u's .....

^ $47 a month is too expensive for you for daily lessons with top pros?! Breh.

I was actually falling asleep at the time I posted those comments, so if taken with a large whiff of nitrous oxide they'll make perfect sense....

I looked into it, the base version is 3x what I'd pay for the pro version. No thanks.

@GuyBoden Because we all tend to view the guitar visually, by shapes and patterns; the way I think of it, is that basically, the bottom four...

He reveals his master plan

Why would I be mad at John Coltrane?

I’ll also note that the tonal center you identified for a C major turnaround was Gm … based on a composite Gm scale that includes every note except...

^ Join Open Studio. :pride:

A short and strange video about RD's "Blues Inside and Out." Includes glimpses of the text.

This place is starting to suck a whole lot more than it's fun or interesting.

Thread title changed for your convenience. :smile-new:

We aren't talking about that right now. We are talking about what's happening in this thread.

Well, o.k., let's review what we discussed.... I said that all the notes that Sonny Stitt played could be found in certain scales (with occasional...

I marvel at Gatemouth's picking style. A lot of guys play with only their fingers, but I don't know of any who keep their fingers as straight as he...

Probably better to say "proselytizing" rather than "evangelical" in this context. Even if in practice there's no real difference, the word...

I am truly enjoying watching the progress of Mark's artistry and craftsmanship! The Cameo in the group will be mine soon guys!

@Christian Miller I live to discover new sounds and artists. Thanks for mentioning some players that deserve wider recognition. I'll be sure to...

Now THAT is cool

Ken Parker makes archtops with fiddle edge, no binding

The Catholic Church has their own hypocrisy here in the states. I was raised Catholic, attended Catholic schools and even a Catholic University, but...

V, there aren’t many cheap Heritage arch tops anymore. If you’ve got access to a great buy, if it were me I’d be all over it.

The Landscape MIJ guitars were built with violin construction. No bindings.

You claimed that there were 15 million more turnout in 2020 than BOTH 2016 and 2024. You called this an extreme anomaly. True or false?

I'm not sure what you're saying, did you say 15 million less votes were cast in 2024? You'll need to make your point a little more succinctly. Yes,...

How many posts did it take to you to acknowledge the 2024 component of your original claim given that it was crucial part of your logic? You...

I gave that up several years ago. I'm merely stating facts, and trying to make you aware of things you are apparently not aware of.

Well, I disagree with "almost all", but that's another discussion. I'm still not sure what people mean when they use the term "evangelical...

As I said, I came back to reply, and the thread had been nuked. There were 17 million more voters in 2020 than there were in 2016. IDK if there's an...

Oh sorry, I did not listen to your example (Surrey with a Fringe) .... What is the cue for the change in tempo? How is the tempo "equation" you ...

Out of curiosity, have you tried choosing not to be triggered by the news?

I guess you haven't seen any of the news reports over the last several years where football players and coaches were disciplined for praying- ON...

That's precisely what I mean. For example, the activity of Evangelical Christians in America contradict almost all of Christ's actual teachings.

Thank you Jack.

uh... have you SEEN the Middle East lately? The persecution of Christians is alive and well, despite the media only talking about Ukraine and Israel.

I've done the deep dive on various timelines: Tao was first (if that matters, I'm not saying it does). I should have included Hinduism with the...

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Syncopated happiness.... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UkpSWy67ClY

You contradict yourself...well, at best we'd have to hear what YOUR definition of "Christianity" is, especially since you seem to appreciate Jesus'...

This is what I mean by dishonesty. Do you remember what your original claim was? What was the "extreme anomaly" about the 2024 turnout in light of...

Again, I believe in Christianity because I think there's a scientific basis for it, not because it's some nice supernatural stuff to believe in.

yeah yeah yeah of course you're right. BTW- the last 2 times I tried to come back and prove the truth with factual evidence (since as our last...

I love the looks of a “Fiddle Edge” on resophonic guitars. It has an old world charm to it.

Benedetto Andy and Benedetto Bravo Elite have no bindings.

It's ambiguous as to whether Hesse meant the book to be about the literal Siddhartha Gautama. There are elements that parallel the stories about...

The only practical way to build a guitar with no binding is to have the tops and backs overlap the sides, as in violins. Many builders now offer...

Please record that.

I've been really digging Cecil's playing recently. Very melodic player. Check out his 'Introducing Cecil Alexander' album if you haven't yet. The...

I was practically raised as an atheist so I am an outsider to all religions. I used to see religious people as fitting one negative stereotype as...

Not protesting Christmas. I've got a light up snow man on my front porch and our tree went up before Thanksgiving.

Damn straight. My program director wanted the theme to be "My Favorite Things" and for us to program music based around some of our and the kids'...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4K1TCVruew

Okay, the book is about someone named Siddartha, but not the Buddah, living in the same time. I think, I could have missed the context, maybe Bobby...

unless they're hip as fuck playing green onions and lester leaps in!

More trouble? Like having a functional instrument? Is this a long game G.A.S. thing? (I'm just being silly now, I know you're talking about...

Christmas, my dude. It's everywhere. Elementary school winter music programs are basically caroling. They miiiiiiight lean toward secular-ish...

I don't know the book, but Siddartha Gautoma was the historical Buddha's name, referred to as the Buddha after his enlightenment. Buddha is more of a...

I'm talking about a book by Herman Hesse, I thought it was a fictional character.

Yas Wat

It isn’t Christianity or God that sucks or harass and/or threaten people. It is mankind that sucks and bullies people. Mankind thinks all the answers...

I guess you haven’t been in a target or to an elementary school winter program lately.

Yes I know, but over time, it can create more trouble than it's intended purpose. I'd prefer no binding.

Do you mean you like the historical Buddha of early Buddhism? I mean, or are you talking about a book or something?

No one is persecuting the Christians for being Christian.

I liked Siddhartha too.

Lol so the secularits can persecute the Christians but the Christians can't promote their beliefs. All while the secularists occupy the moral high...

No offense taken, but if I may: Buddhism originated in India around the same time as Taoism originated in China. When Buddhism reached China some...

Yes, well I understand it’s an occupational hazard in your neck of the woods. About the years ago I saw Chick and Bobby at the Berlin...

Does audience clap along on a jazz gig though?

Well you have to know that in a studio the click is going to be on the beat. So if you want to do well at studio work it’s good to practice recording...

It helps keep the tops and backs from splitting also. Spruce and cedar are soft woods. They both dent and gouge easily. I do like the looks of no...

When my grandfather passed away, I was asked to raid his bookshelf before my family took them to Goodwill etc. I found an ancient copy of the...

yep. the audience might clap along...

It's nice when someone comes along and says what I want to say, better than I can say it myself.

Christianity kind of sucks, which is a bummer, that Jesus guy had a lot of good ideas.

To a person of my background, "be a Christian" has often meant "convert or be killed (or at least banished beyond the pale)", or has been some other...

Binding protects the edges from damage

I actually adopted it because I think it's true empirically rather than it being some nice stuff to believe in.

The L5 tone has more girth. The Eagle classic is in the same tonal ballpark but not quite as fat. It's a thinner body and the arch is not as convex...

Fair enough.

Can't really buy into the Sisyphus as happy thing, but I do like the Coltrane adage of "Invest yourself in everything you do--there's fun in being...

I didn't intend to be condescending. Nor did I take Bobby's posts as condescending. If I could press a button and believe in Christianity, I'd do it...

Dale Unger and Victor Baker both build guitars with no binding.

Ruger9 every time I had a debate with you in the past, I found you to be intellectually dishonest. Conversations came down to you making statements...

When you say "just running them" ... you mean like - chord - diminished - chord - diminished to the next bar chord - etc? If so, that's kind...

Nice! More people should watch Ants channel. Hard to get people to listen to original music on YouTube tho. I know Ant IRL a bit, jammed with him...

Totally fine, sometimes I get paid to do much crazier things than that. Musically speaking, of course...

Speaking of condescension. Yes, I am aware that my reaction is my choice. I chose to point out that it was a crappy thing to say. And people's...

I appreciate you saying this. The joke was in bad taste, but thank you in for the sincere reply.

Well, Taoism is not a religion, it's a philosophy more akin to stoicism. Buddhism came out of Taoism, and has been turned into a religion by using...

Only because you CHOOSE it to be so. You could CHOOSE to not be triggered by someone recommending a path that has brought them peace (because he...

I'm just joking. I don't view it as wrong to not be tactful all the time. I actually view it as unhealthy to be tactful all the time. I actually...

No. As a reply to a person of a different faith describing how their faith has given them peace, it is extraordinarily condescending. For what...

Sometimes the key to happiness is identifying and mitigating sources of unhappiness.

LOL... must... fight... urge.... to... discuss.... the... dreaded... "P" word and "M" word :rolleyes: BTW, "you guys should go Christian" isn't...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zBJZ6OvqCAQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gw2yGtUEyRU

Ah yes, thanks rictroll, I forgot Eliane Elias. She's terrific. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SrJNcF8kyz8&list=PLqT0oyCMn92gsw9lqT5ChO97nO1_twQHh

I envy you. I would love to have the ability to believe something is true because I desperately need it to be true. It's like having a super power.

Oh good. He’s such a troll he can’t resist trolling his own thread about “happiness.” So what bucket would you put this in? is this being...

Also some of the most beautiful stuff I’ve ever read about finding meaning in the world: Gerard Manley Hopkins … very Christian Kierkegaard …...

You guys need to straighten out and go Christian.

Uh that’s kind of shitty thing to say to a Buddhist who’s telling how he makes meaning in the world. You also conveniently cut out the part where...

A onion has layers. A ogre has layers. said donkey. Lol

Just 'no' would have been sufficient. The rest of your reply wasn't necessary.

I'm a Taoist (Taoist Christian, actually)... there is a heck of alot of good stuff in both. Also in stoicism. What fascinates me is how much they...

That's a good example.

You guys need to go Christian.

Camus would say we’ve developed the ability to make life meaningful anyway. Or whatever