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Originally Posted by Woody Sound
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01-24-2022 10:31 AM
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Originally Posted by ragman1
God made women both beautiful and stupid...
He made them beautiful so that men may fall in love with them...
And made them stupid so that they would fall in love with a man.
Ouch?
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Originally Posted by Jimmy blue note
I reckon most pianists would collect Steinways if they could.
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Originally Posted by Jimmy blue note
But I have to say that "full disclosure before landing" brought positive changes.
I stopped sneaking guitars years ago. The friction and anxiety that comes with lying or sneaking is just not worth it to me. They're not invisible and lend credence to the obvious question: 'What else are you lying about?'
I just bite the bullet: "I sold two and bought one. I'm out a couple of hundred bucks on the deal. I'm down to five guitars now."
Originally Posted by citizenk74
There are no smooth jazz jokes at my house!
Originally Posted by Stringswinger
She puts up with straight-ahead jazz if it's good. If it's not good, it's not much fun for her to sit there while I play. I get that.
It works both ways. Kathy works the TV remote. I often read a book through whatever she's watching. Sometimes I just stand up in the middle of a Hallmark movie and say, "Enjoy."
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Originally Posted by Sam Sherry
I agree completely with you. My wife and I have always discussed what we buy beforehand. We’ve been sharing resources for half a century, and complete disclosure has been key to that sustainability. She used to sneak shoes and purses in, but it didn’t take her long to realize that it was both a waste of angst and potentially harmful to our mutual trust.
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Originally Posted by Christian Miller
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Originally Posted by Jimmy blue note
Mine is supportive to the extent that she sees how important it is for me to be making music again though she probably thinks I'm spending too much time on it and disagrees about me spending money on multiple guitars. The last one in actually didn't spur any comments, either because she knows it wouldn't have made a difference, because she misunderstood how I acquired it, or because my last violin is finally well on the way of being sold (and, more importantly?, out of the house).
She rarely comments on my playing other than remarks about how I still keep derailing at that same spot and how she'd like to hear me play an entire piece once in a while. Or a "that's pretty" when I play a passage with arpeggios. She will however address the cats who usually come join me when I'm studying, telling them it's so nice they enjoy the concert And the other day I watched part of a performance by Molly Tuttle & friends and she asked why I never played that. Kind of hard to find an answer to that beyond pointing out "that" isn't exactly solo repertoire and that I don't exactly have Molly's chops...Last edited by RJVB; 01-24-2022 at 12:51 PM.
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Originally Posted by Jimmy blue note
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"Could you please close the door"
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My SO is incredibly supportive and has always been. She knew what she was letting herself in for, and she knows that I need it. Besides, she is a singer herself and listening to singers practice isn't really a great musical experience.
She is also my sharpest critic, and not averse to buying a new guitar if she feels that it helps my playing. (Actually, a very good criterion since it stops me from lusting after guitars an spend my time practicing instead.)
If I practice a piece for weeks on end, she may occasionally ask me to stop, or play something else. OTOH, she may come and ask "what was that? That sounded really nice". Last time, I practiced the Brouwer Estudios Sencillos so that should give you an insight into her musical tastes.
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Originally Posted by Woody Sound
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Originally Posted by AllanAllen
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And even after 50 years, they never cease to surprise and amaze. I've been recording my trio's sets since I got a TASCAM DR40x a few months ago and was listening to one I'd just split into tracks when my wife came into the room. She asked me what I was doing and I explained, to which she replied "That's you guys? You're not bad!"
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We live in the Netherlands where there is not much free space and houses are quite small. We are fortunate to own a big enough house for me to have a "guitar room / study". I can make all the noise I want to without her having to hear my practising, attempts and making mistakes, playing the same piece over and over again. I promised that the guitar collection will never exceed the number of 10 and a few amps whilst I am "allowed" to upgrade as I wish and she remembers my guitars by their colors. In short: I love her to death.
How my guitar slat wall looks as per now
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I've been single for a decade lol. Some day..
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Originally Posted by hotpepper01
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She hates it but that's not why we divorced. She danced to Latin stuff. I hate Miami Sound Machine.
She couldn't dance for shit to Cameo. It was embarrassing.
I don't know what became of her. She was rich so always on vacation. Get a damn job like everyone else.
Don't marry a party girl.
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My ex was more funk-challenged than Eva Braun. I didn't care what she thought of my playing.
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Originally Posted by Jimmy Smith
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My first wife went to every gig to "protect" me from the groupies. My second wife enjoys the music.
Marinero
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Originally Posted by Marinero
Sorry, probably not that funny at the time.
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Originally Posted by Marinero
They were going to fly me there like a celebrity. There was a bandmate and 7 women. They called an R&B agency to fly me there.
I'm from Buffalo. I went back there and got a real job.
About 10 years later I asked the bandmate, what were you guys doing in Hawaii?
He said, trashing hotel rooms.
OK. Do your thing.
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Originally Posted by Stevebol
Everyone has a missed opportunity at some point in their lives.
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Originally Posted by Stevebol
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Originally Posted by wintermoon
Yakuza: Japan's Criminal Underworld - David E. Kaplan, Alec Dubro, vid E. Kaplan - Google Books
Oda. That was the ex's last name. I wonder if they were related. I doubt it. She seemed like an aristocrat.
She was after a bandmate and sent me back to Buffalo. I met Mr. and Mrs. Yamamoto. They suggested there was trouble in Osaka.
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