mistakes

James Cann · Post by **James Cann** » 12 Jan 2005 12:42 pm

I never make mistakes. Thought I did once, but I was mistaken.

Alan Pedersen
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OK, Al. which will it be, Peterson with a D or a T?

James Cann · Post by **James Cann** » 12 Jan 2005 12:43 pm

Now, now. Never mind that comma splice.

Ron Sodos · Post by **Ron Sodos** » 12 Jan 2005 1:28 pm

Jeff newman once told me that "There are no wrong notes!" Just learn to make them sound like passing notes......

Allen Peterson · Post by **Allen Peterson** » 12 Jan 2005 2:09 pm

James, it's with a T and an O; and two Ls and an E in my first name. It used to be with a D and an E in my last name, but somewhere along the way between here and Denmark it got changed to a T and an O. Now everyone thinks I am a Swede, but really I am a Dane. Confused yet????

Charles Curtis · Post by **Charles Curtis** » 12 Jan 2005 2:22 pm

I've heard Curry and Gary Lee play and I didn't pick up on any mistakes; I think that these two guys do an awesome job. Whenever they are playing...aw man.

Bob Smith · Post by **Bob Smith** » 12 Jan 2005 2:58 pm

Ah man, I like Roy Clarks statement, " just start getting jazzy", theres a genius speaking there!!! Bob

Jimmie Martin · Post by **Jimmie Martin** » 12 Jan 2005 3:20 pm

all of you guys are right. i appreciate all of you guys. i wouldn't quit if all of the strings broke. thanks guys

Howard Tate · Post by **Howard Tate** » 12 Jan 2005 4:03 pm

Band in a Box is the best thing in the world for practice, but I swear every once in a while I hear it giggle at me.

jim milewski · Post by **jim milewski** » 12 Jan 2005 5:40 pm

even Vince Lombardi in the locker room held up a football and said to the team, "this is a football", sometimes we all have to get back to basics, maybe that means a thumb and one finger and three strings....get that down and go on from there. I dated a Dane named Petersen, she told me the "O" was Swede and the "E" was Danish

Allen Peterson · Post by **Allen Peterson** » 12 Jan 2005 7:46 pm

Well Jim I think you've got it right. It does all get down to basics. I think we all go from the basic to the complex in everything we do. We learn to crawl before walking etc. Nevertheless, mistakes are going to be made. I remember once when I was in the studio recording some jingles I really blew one of my licks. The producer said, "That's it, that is what I'm looking for." I tried to tell him it was a mistake and he said that's what he wanted. He said," Let's play it again, just clean it up a little." Well, I tried for an hour to play that mistake clean and never did get it right that night. I guess the point is that I made a mistake that sounded different than the usual stuff I normally played. It was more inovative and creative. I have come to the conclusion that making mistakes while playing is not all that bad because it causes us to stretch and improve. By-the-way, I finally did learn to play the mistake cleanly, but it was after I got home and had some time to think without the pressure in the studio. What's this got to do with Danes and Swedes? Sorry!

Michael Haselman · Post by **Michael Haselman** » 12 Jan 2005 8:16 pm

Robert, if possible, the absolute best way to learn on the fast track is to play with a band. Even if it's just some buddys in a basement, learn some easy tunes and play out. When I got my first steel I had it on stage within 3 weeks. I sucked pretty bad at first, but got better in a hurry with the pressures of playing live.

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