Opting Momentum

Bill Hankey · Post by **Bill Hankey** » 12 Jul 2003 2:19 am

"Opting for momentum" is simply a desire to pump new energies into a given effort. Discussions ranging from the fiendish G#, 3rd string, to a fabled hunk of junk, namely a warped steel guitar, which is impossible to tune, could constitute a desire to opt for the energy or will to go on. I was reminded earlier of the incorrect usage of this topic term. Thanks for pointing it out, but what is desired, in each notation, is a follow-up example, in the correct sense.

BTW, I'll be moving to "Announcements" shortly, to proclaim the crossing of the Mississippi River, by the one and only, BUZZ EVANS.

Bill H.

Rick Collins · Post by **Rick Collins** » 13 Jul 2003 8:36 am

Since nobody else is "opting" to make a reply to Opting Momentum, I, against my better judgement, will anyway.

I've always believed that, if cowpies don't stink, don't step in them. And, since my bilge pump is out being repaired for burn out from Bill's last posted topic; here I sit at my keyboard in my hip waders trying to make some sense of his latest B-, 5th grade composition.

Yes, just as the 3rd G# to A string and the warped cabinet might be a start for new energy, in steel guitar study; Bill's posts rekindle my interest in Jumble Puzzles.

Rick

Bill Hankey · Post by **Bill Hankey** » 13 Jul 2003 9:46 am

Rick C.,

I just came up from my workbench to read your reply. I've been bending my back, installing another floor pedal on my single ten. It's a real critter with horns. The 9th string offers a few extra options, if no other changes are on the same pedal. By hitting the "A" pedal, E-F lever, and the lowered 9 string pedal all at once, as you slide back one fret, and then release all will bring out the 7th tone with clarity.

Bill H.

Rick Collins · Post by **Rick Collins** » 13 Jul 2003 10:55 am

That sounds like it might be a good change with which to experiment, Bill. Do you think you can find many places to insert it into your playing?

Steel guitar just keeps evolving more and more.

Rick

Earnest Bovine · Post by **Earnest Bovine** » 13 Jul 2003 11:35 am

Be careful not to specify your momentum too precisely, or else your position will be completely indeterminate.

Bill Hankey · Post by **Bill Hankey** » 13 Jul 2003 11:36 am

Rick C.,

Yes, indeed, those seventh's are used over and over in virtually every instrumental. The bridge of "I Fall To Pieces", in the second line, presents a good opening for the move that I had written about. Whenever there are changes that involve two or more string pitches, going flat and sharp to return to a basic triad, you should be getting some good sounds. There is a bit of difference in my style, which allows me to grab 4 or 5 strings, thereby allowing me to have free access to all 10 strings with relative ease. The wide grip diminished seventh calls for a 5 string cluster chord, found by including both 2nd and 9th strings, E-F change, and lower the 2nd one half tone. It is needed to play Jerry Byrd's, "Among My Souvenirs", if the tune is played with chord melody.

Bill H.

Stephen Gambrell · Post by **Stephen Gambrell** » 13 Jul 2003 11:53 am

Bill, since you already had a title for this thread already picked out, how long did it take for you to come up with a TOPIC?
As has already been pointed out, a body cannot"opt for momentum," so there's no need to rehash a high school physics lesson.
I continue to be amazed at your ability to compose free verse, seemingly at will, given ANY word combination at all.
My hat, and indeed, most of my hair as well, are off to you, sir.
May I suggest a title for your next piece--I would not begin to tell Mozart how to compose, nor Picasso how to paint, but if I may----
"The Superficiality of Substitution"
It may or may not work.

Larry Miller · Post by **Larry Miller** » 13 Jul 2003 2:58 pm

Substitution is illegal, and if you get caught substituting it just might cost you $62.50, I don't know what the fine is for soliciting a substitute, but occasionally, the police conduct stings.[This message was edited by Larry Miller on 13 July 2003 at 04:01 PM.]

Rick Collins · Post by **Rick Collins** » 13 Jul 2003 7:28 pm

Substitution, the oldest profession, can still be profitable, even if the fine is $62.50. I don't know what union scale is in Gladeville; but you know substitutes negotiate their own fees. Steel guitarist can too, if they are good enough.

"Illegal" usually just means, "higher than usual operating costs".

Rick

Bill Hankey · Post by **Bill Hankey** » 14 Jul 2003 3:15 am

Steve G.,

Do you have other options in mind, for topics that lack word endings, which stir the thought processes and set in motion a conglomeration of doomed diversified recitations? Your most recently suggested topic, would pin me down, at the end of a unpaved and wooded, dead-end road.

Years ago in Great Barrington, Ma., an assistant to the owner of a filling station, (gas and oil) not the local bar, provided entertainment for those who stopped to chat, by rereading license plates. You can imagine his "imagination".

Bill H.

Stephen Gambrell · Post by **Stephen Gambrell** » 14 Jul 2003 10:44 am

"The Frivolity of Periphery." Conceptual leanings, or lemmings, which-or-wherever you prefer, plus a nod to the real world application as well, for those left-brained individuals, restricted in their thinking to only the mechanical! Chicanery manifested by skullduggery, like Flannery O'Connor, or Sandra Day OConnor, or Doris Day, or Sandra Dee, or Dee Snider, Tom Snyder, Snidely Whiplash, Western Swing, or Eric West. Problematic bons mot, mayhaps, but as they say at the barbeque joint,"Hey, there's the rub!," to paraphrase one Bill to another.
I'm thinking of changing my name to Amber Pinesap, except now, through the flourescence of refraction, it appears rather like a porno name.
Gotta go pay bills, but not Bill's.
"What did the duck say to the prostitute?"
"Just put that on my bill!"
You will be billed 2.99 for each additional minute.

Eric West · Post by **Eric West** » 14 Jul 2003 11:12 am

Amber:

...and the duck went into the pharmacy to get "protection". When asked if he wanted it put on his bill, he answered, "I'm not that kind of Duck"..

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>For me, it doesn't matter, how much I splash and splatter.

I'm only a Duckie after all

-Howard the Duck-? <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

It all depends on how you obtain momentum, or if you feel that Inertia is a kind of wealth to be hoarded and saved "for later"..

Who was this "Stoneman" fella?

Also since bandwidth allows even with a lock looming, I always thought those "Friend of Bill" bumper stickers were an anti-southern statement.

Showing again, just how much I know...

( waddles off quacking.....)

EJL

Bill Hankey · Post by **Bill Hankey** » 14 Jul 2003 3:34 pm

Steve G.,

It's quite apparent that you have proven to be a thinking individual, who can pack a wallop with your choice expressions. I speak for myself when I say that limited restraint is in order, to avoid agitating the feminine gender who are always very special in someone's life. I wouldn't ever want to be woven into a yarn, that reflects inconsistencies, in that regard. You amaze me with your original topic titles! I could suggest, by asking, who among us, would not be "Opting For Momentum"
at the tips of their fingers, after watching a close-up performance of the impeccable P.F.? He is one of the major inducements, to those who dream of approaching, a high level of playing ability.

Bill H.
[This message was edited by Bill Hankey on 14 July 2003 at 11:07 PM.] [This message was edited by Bill Hankey on 15 July 2003 at 02:44 AM.]

Bill Hankey · Post by **Bill Hankey** » 15 Jul 2003 2:02 am

Eric W.,

I'm trying to line up a show of shows, and I'm not just "quacking".
O.F.M. will facilitate an expeditious "flight" back to announcements.

Bill H.