rock and roll!

[mr.belvedere]

any other musicians out there? i've been playing drums for about 19 years. drums in the winter, my GTX in the summer. it's tough in the northeast without a garage!

 

[69 Runner]

I used to play a lot of different instruments. But now I just play the radio:grin:

I DO still have several electric guitars, one acoustic, and a VOX bass I've had since about 1972

 

[ply426]

Why waltz when you can rock&roll ??????

 

[AdamR]

I started on bass, switched to guitar for awhile and now back to bass. If I had the room I would sneak a drum set in for "the kids"

 

[mr.belvedere]

right on! seems lately i have to yield to my 7 year old son for time on the YAMAHA's, which is cool with me- he's pretty damn good! he's the only kid i know who's favorite tune is Red Barchetta!:yes:

 

[Deleted member 214]

Been playing trombone (tenor and bass) for about 40 years. Right now I play lead 'bone in a big band with a bunch of retirees, actually made about $80 at it last year which didn't even cover gas. Like my Mopars, I do it for fun and not for profit.

 

[flypaper]

i can play with my skin flute
does that count???

 

[mr.belvedere]

sure it counts! it's kind of like doing an acoustic set-you know, unplugged!:rolling:

 

[mr.belvedere]

hey 69 runner, old guitars get better with age-:yes:

 

[Pistol Pete]

I play the guitar - poorly.

 

[69 Runner]

hey 69 runner, old guitars get better with age-:yes:

Yeah they do. :grin: The "newest" one I own is a repop of a thin body single cutaway Les Paul Junior. Otherwise all my axes are older than 1972......I think:edgy:

 

[SCredneck]

I used to play saxophone, though I haven't had one in my hands in years. My oldest daughter plays clarinet. My oldest son, the one who belongs to the Charger if we ever finish it, is a drummer (the only white guy on the drum line in the HS marching band this year). My wife plays a mean 12 string acoustic.

 

[alleyoopmgv]

I also play the guitar poorly, I got a buddy that teaches me rhythms while he plays the leads (but he's good). I have a guitar, a bass and the drums in my basement. my oldest boy plays the bass, he's 21. i also have a 15 year old that can play them all. it's pretty cool! I also have two other boy's but there not into playing music.

 

[69charger]

I've been playing drums for comming up on 8 years this christmas.
I can kind of play guitar but thats cause my dad has been playing for almost 30 years he tried showing me but it was too hard. Drums came alot easier to me.

I'm in a band too!
check us out.
www.myspace.com/subjugatorkills

 

[69 Runner]

he tried showing me but it was too hard. Drums came alot easier to me.

I'm in a band too!
check us out.
www.myspace.com/subjugatorkills

It's hard because there are 6 strings, and you only have 4 fingers and a thumb:rolling:

 

[kidsixpack]

I play the drums but I suck!
KID

 

[69charger]

It's hard because there are 6 strings, and you only have 4 fingers and a thumb:rolling:

hah yeah thats true...but tell that to Django Reinhardt!

 

[69 Runner]

there are exceptions to every rule....:edgy:

 

[mr.belvedere]

is he any relation to Ottmar Leibart?:rolling:

 

[69charger]

Django Reinhardt was a jazz guitar player from the 1930's that played with only 2 fingers. this is the entry in wikipedia.

At the age of 18, Reinhardt was injured in a fire that ravaged the caravan he shared with Florine "Bella" Mayer, his first wife.They were very poor, and to supplement their income Bella made imitation flowers out of celluloid and paper. Consequently, their home was full of this highly flammable material. Returning from a performance late one night, Django apparently knocked over a candle on his way to bed. While his family and neighbors were quick to pull him to safety, he received first- and second-degree burns over half his body. His right leg was paralyzed and the third and fourth fingers of his left hand were badly burnt. Doctors believed that he would never play guitar again and intended to amputate one of his legs.Reinhardt refused to have the surgery and left the hospital after a short time; he was able to walk within a year with the aid of a cane.

His brother Joseph Reinhardt, an accomplished guitarist himself, bought Django a new guitar. With painful rehabilitation and practice Django relearned his craft in a completely new way, even as his third and fourth fingers remained partially paralyzed. Hence, he played all of his guitar solos with only two fingers, and managed to use the two injured digits only for chord work.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4v-6AH-S8L8