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Postby geoo » Thu May 25, 2006 5:43 pm

Well, been taking lessons from the same guitar teacher for a little over a year. Along the way he hasnt pressured me but offered a few times to let me play in one of these quarterly recitals. Well, tonight he was impressed with my progress on Doug Sparlings arragement of The Eagle's Whistle and afterwards he signed me up to play in the Aug 19th recital.

I know its no huge deal but its big to me. First time ever playing guitar in front of people and first time in almost 15 years perfoming at all.

I am so excited.

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Postby Dan T. » Thu May 25, 2006 6:11 pm

Good luck Geoo! :D

Hope you have a blast! 8)

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Postby Wes Inman » Thu May 25, 2006 6:22 pm

It is a big deal.

Everybody remembers their first gig. Just like you know what. :D

Congrats. Now practice up so you'll be sharp. But don't worry yourself to death. Remember, it's all about having fun. So prepare your mind now to relax. Get a good night's sleep before the show, drink lots of water. Then you will feel your best. Don't eat too much the day of the show.

Sorry for the lecture. But most people get a case of the nerves, so just giving you a little advice ahead of time.

HAVE FUN, and make sure to give us a report.
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Postby dsparling » Thu May 25, 2006 8:35 pm

Geoo,

Hey, that's great and exciting news. Best of luck, I'm sure you'll do a great job!

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Postby Bish » Thu May 25, 2006 9:30 pm

Good luck, Geoo!! :D
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Postby Musenfreund » Fri May 26, 2006 4:23 am

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Postby cnev » Fri May 26, 2006 5:00 am

Come on Wes I don't remember my first you know what!

Geoo - I'm sure you'll do fine, you'll have plenty of time to practice before then. I'm sure you'll do fine.
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Postby geoo » Fri May 26, 2006 5:06 am

cnev wrote:Come on Wes I don't remember my first you know what!


Oh man do I remember mine. She was so SWEET and choclately. Ate it so slowly, must have taken me half an hour to finish. Oh wait. We ARE all talking about Mr Goodbars (candy) arent we? :oops:

Thanks for the support and for the advice too Wes. Any more pointers are welcomed. I probably will be a little nervous by the date of the recital but right now I am not at all. I can already play it pretty decent, I just need to pretty it up a bit.

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Postby rocker » Fri May 26, 2006 3:03 pm

geoo,

way to go my man, wes is absolutley right, you will never forget it, gigging has a way
of consuming you, its the biggest rush and after a good performance, the feeling you have inside is incredible, my first gig, i was so nervous, i mean man i was geeking, and wes, gave me some great advice and i before i went on with my band i remembered thinking " remember
the advice wes gave you " relax, breath and have fun" and also exactly what he told you,
now i think i would rather play live than you know what, did i say that ? lol, no but its close,
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Postby Wes Inman » Sat May 27, 2006 12:19 pm


now i think i would rather play live than you know what, did i say that ? lol, no but its close,
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LOL, that would make for a great poll question.

My first gig lasted a lot longer than my first you know what. :D
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Postby Mike » Sat May 27, 2006 1:22 pm

Wes Inman wrote:My first gig lasted a lot longer than my first you know what.


:lol:


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Postby geoo » Mon Aug 14, 2006 4:14 pm

Man, has the two or three months already gone by? The recital is THIS weekend and I am so not ready. Last week my instructor told me he not only wanted me to play "The Eagle's Whistle" but now he also wants me to play "Scarborough Faire". I am so not ready and I should have been practicing these all this time. "The Eagles Whistle" I am decent at. But its not perfect. The other one I am pretty good except for a D chord that I keep screwing up and another chord that i get maybe half the time. First time playing guitar for real people.

Wonder if I can break my fretting hand before Sat? :twisted:

I'll keep you posted

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Postby Bish » Tue Aug 15, 2006 4:31 am

geoo wrote:Man, has the two or three months already gone by? The recital is THIS weekend and I am so not ready. Last week my instructor told me he not only wanted me to play "The Eagle's Whistle" but now he also wants me to play "Scarborough Faire". I am so not ready and I should have been practicing these all this time. "The Eagles Whistle" I am decent at. But its not perfect. The other one I am pretty good except for a D chord that I keep screwing up and another chord that i get maybe half the time. First time playing guitar for real people.

Wonder if I can break my fretting hand before Sat? :twisted:

I'll keep you posted

Geoo


I'd bet money you are farther along than even you think! I felt that way when I first started playing for my church. The only thing you could hear was the shaking of my knees. Well that went away with the very first strum! You'll do great! :wink:
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Postby babydoclaz » Tue Aug 15, 2006 9:04 am

Relax Geoo, you'll do fine. Remember, you do know the tunes, and if you screw up, you can always start again; it's happened to me. Enjoy the music and that will come through to anyone listening.

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Postby Celt » Tue Aug 15, 2006 9:46 am

Good Luck Geoo,

We will be expecting a full report.

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