^i knew it

i just didnt want to say anything because ive already been owned once today by pessi

Oh wait. Damnit. You're right.

'S why you never put beer in the freezer --- it explodes 'cause it expands.

Seriously. My dad did it =/

So I lied. Fill it with solid ice, there'll be less when it melts. That's why they dont' suggest ice cubes if you need lots of water --- you'd carry more with plain water.

Well, I was cool for like 5 seconds. It was nice. I'm done now.

sup hold? im at work and need to pee, but someone stunk up the toilets so im holding on till i can bear the smell.

I'm frustrated.

I was going through my sisters old guitar notebook from when she used to take lessons, and in the parts about theory, I know how to do everything he explained. Like, I know how to form chords and construct scales and I know relatve and parallel major/minors, but I do everything he did by a different method.

I know all of my major scales by heart, so it doesn't really matter, but I figure them out by an obscure method. I draw the letter of the scale in my head, count how many strokes, and the number of strokes it takes is the number of sharps in the scale. Flats are the BEADGCF thing, where you count up to the letter of and add the next letter as well to figure out the flats.
He taught her to do the whole/half step method. That method makes more sense in a logical kind of way, but it's crap for me.

I also figure out my minors, which I don't know by heart, with sayings.
Dirt Gets Clean From Bathing Everyday Always for flats and Even Best Friends Can Get Dumb Always for sharps.

I learned to construct chords by counting the lines, which was probably bad. But I can figure them out rather quickly by visualizing it in my head.

If I go get a teacher, I'm kind of sure that they'll use the other methods.
It's going to be all akward.

And, I'm thinking about going for guitar.
I already know a dozen or so chords on it, so the first lessons is going to be totally pointless. I think that after I learn the notes on the neck and I'm able to actually apply that and read music that lessons might be pointless. I don't have that much interest in learning songs by bands I like.
It's either the music that I listen to has terribly simple guitar parts, or really hard funky acoustic stuff. It seems like all my sister did was learn songs.
=/

Aaagh. If I do go for bass, then I'll have to learn bass clef.
I already know how to read some of it, but it's nowhere near as fluent as treble clef is to me. It's not really a bad thing. Grr.



I only have one bass but I've got five guitars.
AAAAAAAAAAGH.
I hate this. I can't choose.

go for bass, you already play drums and theyre both rhythm, and rhythm is the coolest

Except I just looked at the only two places offering lessons.
Both of them have the guitar teacher playing bass. e.e

I might as well just take guitar.

[QUOTE=styler]thats not true, ice takes up less space than water
[/QUOTE]
How the hell is that true? Why is it ice breaks up the roads, frost breaks house foundations and such. You put a full bottle of water in the freezer and see what happens. or a can of pop or beer.

Although I could be way off...I'd say take guitar. I've heard bass is really easy to learn bass after you learn guitar.

It's similar that they've got the same tuning and basic set up, but the technique is completely different, the use in music is completely different, and just in general it's a completely different instrument.
It's like, you can always tell a guitar player who's playing bass.


'Sides. I've got a $500 Ibanez Erodyne bass versus my $2,000 super awesome vintage-y cool 1963 Fender Jaguar with 12 gauge strings.

You know, you're right. I've only really known 3 bassists who weren't guitar players first, and they did have a totally different feel and flavor to their stuff. I thought it was definetly alot nicer sounding.

That's a tough choice. I'm kind of flip flopping on lessons too. I want to take drum lessons since I've never had any, but I also want to take guitar lessons. I think that would be alot of fun because my son wants to learn guitar too and it's something we could do together.

Aaaagh.

Get him started as soon as he gets back. =/
I can't count the number of times I wished my parents had gotten me lessons when I was young. The fact that he's actually interested in it is all the cooler.
Plus, I think you having to practice right along with him will keep him more interested. He'll have someone to kind of jam with or something so playing wouldn't be completely boring.

We're planning on buying him a guitar as soon as he gets back from Montana. We'll have to look into lessons for him still. We've only really talked to one guy so far, and he doesn't like to get kids started before the age of 7, but we'll see what happens. And I think you're right. I might just have to take some guitar lessons too. That would be alot of fun.

Isn't he 6?

That's bull anyways. As long as he can hold the guitar properly he'll be fine.

Yeah, he's 6. And I agree. We did only talk to one guy though, so hopefully when we do a little more research we'll find someone who will teach him.

What do you think? Do you think we should pick up the guitar and have it as a surprise waiting for him when he gets home? Or have him come pick it out with us?

Suprise. Or, maybe not.
Maybe you should take him to try them out to see what ones he can handle.

I dunno. Just don't get him an acoustic. =/
My parents got me an acoustic when I was a kid, and I was royally pissed.

My mom tried teaching me acoustic when I was like 6 or 7.

It really sucked, because I was a midget and the damned thing was bigger 'n me.

We're probably getting him one of those mini-statocasters (sp?). They were the only ones we saw at Guitar Center that were his size. He really seemed to like them too. But yeah, we're not getting him an acoustic. I might get an acoustic though. I have an electric one I bought, but I like how acoustic sounds.

Well if that's the only one, then get it for a surprise.
Hide it. Make his little a[B]s[/B]s search for hours. =/

Haha. I'll have to hide it in his pants drawer since he never wants to put his pants away. He'll never find it.

ming to the ling! whats up?

De nada, amigo.

What is up with you?

nuffink. at work, bludging because my mind is in the wrong frame to work.

I know how that goes. My mind hasn't been in the right frame to work for the past few weeks.

i want a job, i need a job, i think im going to work at good old macdonalds, i could be manager by the time i graduate high school

Ew, McDonald's.

The only fast food place I won't eat in no matter what.

I mean, maybe if I was about to die or something, but...other than that.

Yeah, McDonald's is pretty nasty. But I'm addicted to the McRib like heroin. Good thing they only have it every now and then.

i dont eat mcdonalds by any means, i just want to work there. their food is disguisting, ive got to try this mcrib thing your talking about if it doesnt only exist in the simpsons.

[QUOTE=drumaster]i dont eat mcdonalds by any means, i just want to work there. their food is disguisting, ive got to try this mcrib thing your talking about if it doesnt only exist in the simpsons.[/QUOTE]
Haha....the Ribwich...

Who would think of something like the McRib? Honestly, the concpet itself is so disgusting, it's mind-boggling that people actually like it.

That said, I do enjoy the occasional Big Mac, but otherwise, I get my grade E meat from Taco Bell.

It exists. And I think each one you eat shaves a good 5 years off your life.

[quote=Aaron]ming to the ling! whats up?[/quote]

*looks at own usertitle*...:angry: