how old are you? just wondering by the way, in that pic you look young but then you say u started at eleven and have been playing for over ten years correct? did i read it wrong? it must be an old pic or something

Whatever happened to "shut up and play yer guitar??" :)

I can just imagine what this must have been in response to.

I learned a long time ago not to bother with threads that looked like they might raise my blood pressure if I read them. It's like the visual equivalent of holding your hands over your ears and going, "La la la la la, I'm not hearing this!" :)

I had a busy weekend with the country band. Two private parties slightly less than 24 hours apart, both outside on the nicest days we've had here so far, and we got some more gigs out of them after folks heard us and liked what they heard!

So I haven't even had time to come here and read stuff. I'm too busy playing and practicing.

Bless your heart!

Ma "at home with any type of musician" Geezer

...Whatever happened to "shut up and play yer guitar??" ....

Stolen by the PC Police.

: )

Mo

Dear Adrian,

I have one suggestion for you. Easy to do. Every time you write a message anywhere, proof read what you have written. That will eliminate errors and mis spellings.

I have to do that more often for my own sake.

I feel like a boob when I see errors of my own present in any post. We all have shades of second thoughts at times.

Charlie

Hey all,

I just checked out Adrian's Soundclick Page. He's got some serious fingerstyle stuff goin' on there. I dunno what he was thinking when he put that "Pitiful Piece" up there though (What's the deal with that, Adrian?". I believe the boy's gonna make a fine picker.

Kevin

Mr. Bowling, (is that appropriate?)
I am now a lead guitarist. I used to fingerpick.



Don't be concerned about that ridiculous clip. I just got the idea of being funny after I saw the post in the artist forum named "That's pretty funny." I showed it to my Dad. I will delete it so that people won't deem me a freak. lol.
Adrian

Adrian, I haven't seen what WN members have been saying about your writing so I don't know whether you are right to be annoyed or not. But two things strike me about your style.

The first is that your sentence construction doesn't look natural. It sometimes gives the impression that English is not your first language(maybe it isn't, I have no idea).

Stop to think about this phrase, for example: "So I hope that wholenoters will post info about the message I am trying to come across in my message".

The second part of that sentence just doesn't sound like a phrase a native English speaker would construct.

To take another from your message that started this thread: "I have little social skills". That sounds weird to me - like a French person trying to speak English. Shouldn't it be "I have few social skills"? This is not a criticism just an observation.

The second point is that your use of less-common words sometimes looks a little forced - as if you are writing with the thesaurus next to you. That's not necessarily bad but I guess it explains why your style has turned heads here.

You clearly care about writing and even seem to enjoy it. But the challenge of writing well (if you care) is to communicate ideas clearly and economically. In that sense less is often more (just like in music). Flashy words may be flashy but the result is often less than pleasing and can often even confuse the meaning.

The "they think I have scanty friends" phrase got me thinking. The first thing I thought was that people here thought that your friends were "scanty" ie. small and thin. It's not necessarily wrong but it is ambiguous. Maybe a simple word like "no" or "few" might have been better.

Above all, though, don't worry about the criticism. My experience here at WN has been very positive, and people have been incredibly friendly, helpful and fun (oops, except when I started a thread saying that I thought Eric Clapton lacked soul and was boring).

In any event, I am sure everyone here would agree that wholenote is a more interesting place with your posts than without them. So keep on typing, bro.

And thanks for the clips at soundclick. Kevin's right: you've got some mean fingerpickin' goin' on there.

Mr. Thompson,



I actually grew up with 2 languages, (English and Spanish), but that doesn't account for my odd sentence structures.



Sometimes I have to write quickly because my family has to use only 1 computer. I was actually going to fix my sentences, but I didn't have time, so I rushed to get it completed.



Adrian

Hi Adrian. If you want to be formal please spell my last name correctly. But I would feel happier if you just called me Lord Scrumpy.

I thought this thread was about your use of language so I just jotted down some thoughts. From your cool tone I imagine I may have offended you. If that is the case I apologise. It certainly wasn't my intention.

My main message was not to get upset by the odd comment. Ultimately everyone has different ways of expressing themselves. Yours stands out more than others. That is not a bad thing.

Hasta la proxima.

Mr. Thomson,
I have a teacher named Mrs. Thompson, so it is eminent that I assumed your name.



I didn't say I wanted to be formal FYI.
Adrian

Eminent? Are you sure about that, Adrian? I don't think that word makes sense in this context.

And you didn't "assume" my name. Assuming my name would mean taking it and using it as your own.

But I think you have proved a point here: you have a unique writing style. It doesnt always make sense and you often use words incorrectly (like the two examples above) but you know what? I actually like it. Don't change a thing.

By the way, how do you play that riff on your soundclick page so quickly?

Lol!



Eminent can mean: standing out so as to be readily perceived or noted : CONSPICUOUS



It was eminent that I had assumed what your name was. I tend to write fast sometimes.



I can't see what is wrong with my sentence structure or grammer. Sorry. I guess I am wrong. I want to change my writing style now.



Anyway, you asked "how do you play that riff on your page so quickly?" What riff? Do you mean lick? Let me check and see what you mean.



Adrian

Hi. Yes, that is one of the meanings of eminent. But even if you use that meaning it still doesn't make sense "It was conspicuous that I assumed what your name was"? Nooooo.

Anyway I stand by what I said before: don't change a thing. It's endearing.

The riff or lick (haha, I still don't know the difference) is called something like "no need for speed". Then you start burning up the fretboard.

Mr. Thomson,
Great! Now I can explain some vocabulary definitions to you! lol.



A riff is a repeating musical sequence in a song. An example would be the arpeggio Jimi Page plays in the song "Stairway to Heaven." Or the bass part in the Halloween-sounding song "Can't Touch This."



A lick is just a short piece of music. Look at my neo-classical licks to get a better understanding.



"No Need For Speed" was actually a technological experiement. I recorded myself playing a lead part for approximately 45 seconds. Then, I increased the speed to about twice as fast. Nothing special there!
Adrian

Excellent, Mr Dupree. Thanks for sorting that one out for me. The truth is I never knew the difference. Now I do. Gracias.

But I'm a little disappointed with the technological experiment answer. I thought that speed was for real and that the only plausible explanation was that you had the fastest fingers in the West (or anywhere).

Mr. ThompsonThomson,
Don't worry. I only used that trick once. All of the other licks are authentic.



Did many people actually think that I had the fastest fingers in the West area that I live in? Well if that is true, then I am flattered!
Adrian

Hi Adrian. I'm not gonna jump on any bandwagon here, and am not attempting to offend you. I usually understand what you are trying to say. I make my share of typos, and my spelling isn't what it used to be.
Lets take your explanation of the spelling of Adam's name, tho', for a moment.
Wouldn't it be a little more clear to have said,
"I evidently assumed that your name was spelled like my teacher's name. My mistake."
Anyway....like the old-timers say, if you find yourself in a hole, stop digging.

Happy playing,
Craig

Or:



It was clear that I made the mistake of assuming that your last name was "Thompson."
Adrian

Yeah, or just "sorry". haha.