Sat April 9th, I am on nightshift at work so if Chat night is on I would love to join. As I will be at my desk from 22:00 until 07:00 the following morning I guess you could say I am pretty flexible about when I could drop by.
Any time suggestions?
Jean Uk
Quinn,
That sounds good for me.
How long I can stay will depend on if the drunks in the city centre have stopped breaking pieces off one another at that time!
I can look in for 15 to 30 mins if all else fails but if it rains as is forecast it will be quiet - drunks/fighters and burgulars don't like the rain. So I can stay longer. Guessed what I do for a living yet?
Jean UK
Well I'm just a bartender And I don't like my work But I don't mind the money at all I've seen lots of sad faces And lots of bad cases Of folks with their backs to the wall
(Chorus:) But I got four walls around me, to hold my life To keep me from going astray And a honky tonk angel, to hold me tight To keep me from slipping away
Well I can light up your smokes I can laugh at your jokes I can watch you fall down on your knees I can close down this bar Oh and gas up my car And I can pack up and mail in my keys
(Chorus:) Now the smoke fills the air Of this honky tonk bar And I'm thinkin' bout where I'd rather be But I burned all my bridges And I sunk all my ships And I'm standing at the edge of the sea
But I got four walls around me, to hold my life To [D]keep me from going astray And a [G]honky tonk angel, to [C]hold me tight To keep me from slipping a[G]way
ps. I went to the T-man's training center yesterday, and what did he have on his desk??? boxes, and I mean boxes of brand new ones.... not fur lined tho...
This message has been edited by Kats7 on Apr 5, 2005 10:46 PM
Cory,
Nope, not a cop so no handcuffs fur lined or otherwise LOL BUT
I do wear Cop uniform!
I am actually the Control Room Supervisor (one of 5) so me and my team - sorry best posh voice - My team and I - despatch and send the girls and guys all over the place!
Quinn,
I like the lyric and the sentiment! years ago I used to work in a bar (impoverished student days!) my favourite line when the guys would lean on the bar and say you look so lovely -
Yep and I get better with every pint! LOL
Charlie
It has been so tempting I can assure you, but I have (so far) resisted. However I did take a 'pal' with me when I went to 'call' on his new place the other week. Sadly STBX behaved and my pal had nothing to do but stand there and grow good
Kath
The time frame seems perfect for me, thanks guys and gals lets have a party!
Jean UK
Edited - because I can LOL!
This message has been edited by jeanniejake on Apr 6, 2005 1:15 PM This message has been edited by jeanniejake on Apr 6, 2005 1:14 PM
Quinn >>That must get exciting at times. So you've got lots of practice keeping a cool head when things start to get hairy?>>
Oh Yes!
Where you there last night? LOL Here's the scene I decide around 8 pm I need a chocolate fix so head off to the corner shop just over the main road from the 'cop shop'. Its pouring with rain and the wind is whipping up. I snuggle down in my coat, and head down against the wind, I set off around the back of my building towards the main building and just as I am getting in sight of the main road I see this bloke wandering into the compound. Right off he is looking at me. The entire place is deserted. I take one look at this guy and I 'know' something is not right. The hair on my neck is standing up and this guy is still 20 feet away from me, then I see what he has in his hand. A rather fetching kitchen knife!
Once again I curse not having picked up the radio I should have taken with me but I have my mobile and I call the troops. I don't challenge him and I let him wander off down the access road.
As you can imagine the troops are out in seconds and the dogs are going ballistic and this guy is still walking towards my building. So what do I do. Dead right I head to the shop for my chocolate. LOL. The troops have it sorted.
10 minutes later when I walk back over to my building this guy is kissing the grass, having just parted with skin from his rear - he thought the dog wanted to play nice!
He spent the night in a nice warm place as our guest!
Cool under pressure that's me - weak kneed and reckless later!
Meltdown came when I got home and really thought about what might have been...............
PS I love James Taylor and George Jones!
Jean UK
This message has been edited by jeanniejake on Apr 7, 2005 7:07 AM
Jean, I remember the first time I stared down the barrel of a gun... Don't think I'll ever forget it.
I was about 22, and I was working 3rd shift at a convenience store and this guy came in, obviously doped up, which is common for that time of day in that neighborhood. He asked for a pack of smokes, and as I rang them up on the register, he pulled the gun and pointed it right at me. As I was getting the cash out of the register, he lowered the gun so that his hand was resting on the counter and the gun was no longer pointed directly at me.
The thought flashed across my mind, "He's so stoned, I could probably break his wrist before he can pull the trigger." My next thought was, "There's about $30 in the register, and it's not even my money. Screw it."
I gave him a few more packs of smokes along with the cash and told him to take whatever else he wanted, milk, eggs, etc. He smiled and left.
I went to the police station, ID'd the guy (rap sheet a mile long), etc.
It didn't hit me until I got back to the store. As I walked in, it suddenly hit me that, as this guy had left, there was NOTHING stopping him from turning around and blowing me away. I was shaking for about an hour after that...
A few weeks later, I had an attempted robbery. The guy pulled a knife. I laughed at him and told him to leave before he got hurt. He left...
Knives I can handle, but when it comes to guns, well, as my first instructor used to say, "There's no good way that you're going to block a bullet." LOL
I had quite a thing for James Taylor from junior high thru college and I used to belt out the harmony to that song you posted above -- and I had no idea what I was singing about. Innocence and ignorance were bliss........
Harmony is easy, Q... The best way to learn simple two part harmonies is to listen to some old Seals & Croft or Simon & Garfunkel.
Sound Of Silence by S&G is a really good one to learn the harmony on.
In more modern times, a band that had some really good harmonies was Damn Yankees, especially the song, "High Enough"...
If you want a good challenge, get some friends together and try pick out the harmonies on CSNY songs. I've also always loved some of the old R&B bands like Earth Wind & Fire for their harmonizing...
You didn't write that to me, but this brought back some pleasant memories for me.
One of the things my Mom taught all of her kids at a young age was to sing harmony. She didn't play a musical instrument and couldn't read a note of music, but she could sing all "parts" of a song. If we started singing along with the radio (no matter what type of song it was) she'd say......sing the harmony, anyone can sing the lead. Wish I had a dime for every time I heard that during my childhood. LOL
We listened to country music a lot back then, which is surprising considering I came from a pretty strict religious background. I still break into the harmony part when I hear those old country songs. And for some reason when I sing along with the Eagles songs I do that.
We actually did have one of those families where Daddy sang bass, mama sang tenor. My Dad played the guitar and family singing was a huge part of my childhood. Thanks for bringing up those good memories.
GT
Edited because one of my sentences made me sound like a "hick."
This message has been edited by gettingthere on Apr 8, 2005 10:58 AM
Yep, I can. Playing french horn and trombone in the high school bands helped out a lot on that. And piano. And a mom who had a beautiful voice. Actually I love music a lot. I just never continued with music after high school.
Jean
P.S. BTW I grew up loving Simon and Garfunkel, Seals and Crofts, James Taylor, Earth Wind and Fire, Chicago, etc..... Altho they were supposedly past my time -- most of my friends were listening to stuff like "Air Supply." ugh.
This message has been edited by Jean150 on Apr 8, 2005 12:17 PM
Cory >>The best way to learn simple two part harmonies is to listen to some old Seals & Croft or Simon & Garfunkel<<
CSNY seemed to put alot of effort into harmony too but my personal all time favorite is Emily Lou Harris, especially her early stuff with Gram Parsons. Those recordings when she got together with Dolly Parton and Linda Ronstadt are way cool also.
GT >>One of the things my Mom taught all of her kids at a young age was to sing harmony<<
That's wonderful. Wish I'd done that with my kids. They've both got decent voices but singing harmony well, takes practice. Your Mom was very wise. Those are the kinds of things that kids remember forever.
>>I still break into the harmony part when I hear those old country songs. And for some reason when I sing along with the Eagles songs I do that<<
Me too. When I'm alone. At least, I try. I have the most luck singing the kind of harmony that tracks the melody. Moving against the melody is a little trickier. I imagine there are thousands of us across the country singing harmony privately to our radios even though we would never ever consider singing with another real person.
GT >>We actually did have one of those families where Daddy sang bass, mama sang tenor. My Dad played the guitar and family singing was a huge part of my childhood<<
Very, very cool. People just don't seem to do that kind of thing much anymore. I suppose it's been said a million times but tv, radio, and CD's really have ruined us musically.
jean >>Yep, I can. Playing french horn and trombone in the high school bands helped out a lot on that. And piano. And a mom who had a beautiful voice. Actually I love music a lot. I just never continued with music after high school<<
Of all the band instruments, french horn has one of my favorite sounds. I think Neil Young uses french horns to play the melody in one verse in one version of "After the Gold Rush". Band is still one of my favorite memories from high school. I just liked playing music in a large group. I learned alot about music, including harmony. Do you ever get a hankering to play an instrument again?
<<Do you ever get a hankering to play an instrument again?>> Yes I do, Quinn, on occasion. I have a nearly full-length electronic keyboard that I bought second hand to introduce piano/keyboard lessons to my children just to see where they go with it. When they start lessons, I might learn again with them. Maybe if we like it we'll get a piano.
I love music but I have a CD player that sometimes doesn't work very well, and when it doesn't, it just irritates me. And I know what a good system sounds like, so in general it's a tiny bit frustrating.
Jean
(P.S. I still remember the secondary parts I played on my french horn to Earth Wind and Fire's song "September" -- so whenever it comes on, I do that part.... Actually I had a whole lot of fun in band too. It was the best part of high school for me.)
This message has been edited by Jean150 on Apr 8, 2005 10:11 PM
Jean, I played trombone too. And I remember playing "September", though I think it was in college band.
I'm with everyone who loves Earth, Wind and Fire, Chicago, Eagles (ever hear "Seven Bridges Road" a capella?), Simon & Garfunkel, Seals & Crofts, Loggins & Messina, and of course, the various versions of CSN/Y. Brilliant harmonies of voices and instruments.
Playing in the church orchestra or brass ensemble for years after school gave me the courage to sing the tenor or bass part on hymns.
Unfortunately, too much loud rock and roll (and a family predisposition toward hearing loss) has robbed me of enough hearing to play any more. Trombone is like stringed instruments: the instrument allows one to play any note sharp or flat, and it's essential to be able to hear to play in tune.
Playing an instrument is something I've always wanted to do, but never got around to it. When I was a kid in Elementary school, we simply couldn't afford it. I learned to use my voice pretty well, sang in both the Junior and Adult choirs at church, and the Madrigal (elite) Choir in High School, all without learning to read music... Smoking has destroyed the beautiful tenor voice I used to have. Put it this way: Back in High School, I could sing any Journey song, note for note, and not strain myself. Nowadays, I think the only way I could reach the high notes would be if someone hit me in the nads with a 5 pound sledge... LOL
I DO play a mean air guitar... LOL Back when air guitar contests were all the rage in bars, I must have competed in about 50 of them. I've never lost. I was even "accused" of cheating by a judge once, who claimed it wasn't fair, because it was obvious I could really play guitar. I told him, "Put strings on that thing, I'm lost."
See, the miming portion of clown training does have applications in the real world...
But someday, if and when I can devote the time to it, I'll learn at least a few chords....
Cory, re <<When I was a kid in Elementary school, we simply couldn't afford it.>> Ouch. That's what bothers me..... I have no money for music lessons for my two right now. I think the school helps out with loaning an instrument and band instruction, but that doesn't start until 4th grade, and my son is in third. I'm eager for him to see if he likes it.
"I'm with everyone who loves Earth, Wind and Fire, Chicago, Eagles (ever hear "Seven Bridges Road" a capella?), Simon & Garfunkel, Seals & Crofts, Loggins & Messina, and of course, the various versions of CSN/Y. Brilliant harmonies of voices and instruments."
I like all of them too. Seven Bridges Road on the Hell Freezes Over DVD - oh yeah!!! If you haven't heard that, you need to.
I grew up in a home with three pianos. My parents and all three (older) siblings played piano. I got so sick of hearing piano practice that I refused to take lessons when it got to be my turn. A decision I regret to this day. I did play trumpet in school band, including jazz band. I have that trumpet tucked safely under my bed. It gets out once in a great while, but scares the crap out of my Miniature Schnauzer!
