Getting Off The Subject

Craig A Davidson · Post by **Craig A Davidson** » 17 Apr 2001 11:06 am

Is it just me or all we all including me guilty of getting off the topic of a post. Awhile back a prominent player made a posting looking for a guitar he used to own and all he got was 26 replies of back-slapping but no response as to where the guitar was. I am just as guilty and that is just an example. I'm not pointing fingers or picking fights. Just want to know is it a steel player habit?

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Jim Cohen · Post by **Jim Cohen** » 17 Apr 2001 2:11 pm

Nice weather we're having, eh?

James Bissaillon · Post by **James Bissaillon** » 17 Apr 2001 2:43 pm

Jim, perfect timing! I'm rofl (rolling on the floor laughing)!!!

Craig, I only play the stereo, and women are always accusing me of changing the subject!

Gene Jones · Post by **Gene Jones** » 17 Apr 2001 2:52 pm

A guy with a black-eye explaining where it came from: "I thought he said stand-up, and what he actually said was sit-down".

Jack Stoner · Post by **Jack Stoner** » 17 Apr 2001 2:55 pm

Unfortunately, many times we get off the subject. Or the subject gets beat to death and then it goes off in another direction.

No different than sitting around telling road stories, goes from one thing to another to another.

I know it can be frustrating to the person that originally posted the question, or someone trying to follow the thread but seems like it happens a lot.

Jim Smith · Post by **Jim Smith** » 17 Apr 2001 2:59 pm

I think this topic is off-topic for the Music forum.

I think it should be moved to Feedback and Testing.

Jim Cohen · Post by **Jim Cohen** » 17 Apr 2001 3:12 pm

'Feedback and Testing' is a good area. There are a lot of interesting threads over there. Why, just the other day...

Don Townsend · Post by **Don Townsend** » 17 Apr 2001 4:17 pm

You can pick your friends, but don't pick 'em apart!

Craig A Davidson · Post by **Craig A Davidson** » 17 Apr 2001 9:09 pm

But what kind of picks are you using. Are they georgeL's or dunlops. Or is that pick-ups. I prefer a Ford.

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Bob Hayes · Post by **Bob Hayes** » 17 Apr 2001 10:12 pm

Yes we (I) are guilty as charged. But I do hope someone will help Bruce find his old steel.(maybe the person that has it can sell it back for a couple 1000% interest..But we tend to get off the subject (kind of sort of) on just about everything...Ask your wife, girlfriend, and or significant other when ( depending on gender to be politiclly correct,,when they ask..HONEY..dis youfeed the dog,cat,bird.or whatever,,,,,"I will just as soon as I fix this pedal...string....pickup..or get this lick right,,or learn this song,,,,How did Herby do that?????I know that Paul does that slide and then picks and lowers..while raising..and hitting....Did you say something Honey????
So thats how long it took to learn the SGR in that rough Bar where so & so played in Osh Gosh,,Neb..in 1969...during that blizard.that ruined my first Stella Guitar that I used as a dobro............

[This message was edited by Bob Hayes on 17 April 2001 at 11:13 PM.]

Craig A Davidson · Post by **Craig A Davidson** » 18 Apr 2001 6:31 am

You guys got me rolling with laughter. Speaking of rolling does anybody do Proud Mary on the steel. I remember her well from grade school. She only had two knees. But she sure was proud. Heard she married a guy called Gaylord, or Garth. Darned if I can remember. She had a great complexion. Her face would shine like brand new necks on an Emmons. Only thing is her voice had kind of a woody tone. Now where was I?

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Mike Weirauch · Post by **Mike Weirauch** » 18 Apr 2001 8:48 am

I just broke a #3 string in the right place! Why?

Craig A Davidson · Post by **Craig A Davidson** » 18 Apr 2001 8:55 am

Mike, You did a heck of a job breaking it. What album did you play that guitar on? I know I have a copy of you playing it somewhere. Side's you can't break it in the left place. You know some players are left-handed. I remember seeing an album cover where they actually show BE's left hand. Looks the opposite of his right. Did he play on "Undo The Right" ?

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Gene Jones · Post by **Gene Jones** » 18 Apr 2001 10:51 am

And his fingers never left his hands!!!!

Jason Odd · Post by **Jason Odd** » 18 Apr 2001 3:59 pm

How boring if we all stuck to the topic.

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The future ain't what it used to be

BJ Bailey · Post by **BJ Bailey** » 19 Apr 2001 10:44 am

What was the subject anyway?By the way ,what happen to country music?Its being played on rock radio?Did you ever find out what the real subject was?

Donny Hinson · Post by **Donny Hinson** » 19 Apr 2001 2:30 pm

Yes.

C Dixon · Post by **C Dixon** » 19 Apr 2001 3:12 pm

Craig,

One of my all time pet peaves. And sadly in retrospect I am guilty of doing it too.

How many times has a thread caught my eye and I get real engrossed into the originators points only to see the thread deteriorate into the usual detours. In some cases it gets soooo far from the original thread's purpose, that there is not a smidgeon of similarity.

But that is life of course as Jack Stoner points out. I suspect we are all guilty more or less.

It would be nice though if we all gave it some thought and tried to stay on topic,

God bless you all,

carl