Aren’t you glad I don’t play bass anymore???

Causing earthquakes and Tsunamis?

I can say for a fact that my cuz, my neighbor, is NOT at all happy nor is he happy that I don’t even own a bass anymore (I need to rectify that absence,,,,). Maybe I should say he IS happy I don’t own a bass anymore, because my amps tended to much higher power than I currently run,,,,,

Ain’t gonna lie, I tied one on last night. bottle of Beam, today, HALF a bottle of beam,,,,

sound system cranked the F$^K UP!!!!

like I sent to B last night “When I listen to TOOL, so do the neighbors,,,,” and it wasn’t just Tool. There was some Primus in there, Dishwalla, RUSH, (love the old stuff like Anthem and Vital Signs, which I can sorta play AND definitely sing,,,,though these days, I have a harder time with Geddy’s higher registers,,,)(and no, I have no talent for original work, I can do covers,,, Thats why I mixed sound: I know my limits,,,)

Seriously though, Athena has me wrapped tighter than a coil on a 400A welder,,,, She came back, and the story has become something FAR FAR beyond the short 10000 word short I expected,,,, And that little teaser you all read here,,, Ummm,,, its grown a bit’; more meat, better details, and some more dialogue,,,, Think Pinocchio breeds with,,, I dunno what, but its a bit more involved than just “teenage emulated AI gets bored,,,,”

Anyways, I have found another outlet for my ‘creative side’, not really an outlet, but definitely one of those “found a kindred spirit’ sort of things. Elizebeth Zharoff,,, The Charismatic Voice.

A Vocal Coach for singers and from what I can tell DAMNED GOOD!!!! SPEND THE F^&KIN’ MONEY ON THIS WOMAN IF YOU ARE SERIOUS type of coach. (not only have I watched her ‘reaction’ videos, but one where she displays her talents and the fact that the sound guy came up and moved her microphone AWAY tells me she has the skill, ability and POWER to deliver on her chosen path. (a Shure SM58 can handle several levels OVER distortion and if a guy is moving it away, its peaking his board at levels that scare the hell out of him). Now, watching her ‘reactions’ is entertaining, as she has a child like quality in her reactions, but she also has insight into the production of music, especially the voice side of things. But she breaks down the music to some extent too,,,(Augmented fourths, suspended ninths, those ‘get ya in the gut chords’: She zeroes in on them RTFN!!!!) THOSE are the ones that grab me. And I admit, there are times where, knowing the song, whats forthcoming, I yell at her: “LET IT PLAY, ya’aint heard nuthin’ yet gurl!!!!” but, her gig, her channel, her choices,,,,

Why lie, I am a music GEEK,,, and finding other music geeks, even in an electronic social media site, is FUN! Can’t say how many social gatherings I have been at where I, ME, ALONE am the one that is belting out some tune,,,, sigh,,,, Haven’t yet been to a ‘party’ where Sis and I are present and the music starts flowing (seriously, I haven’t and for the life of me dunno why,,,) but we have turned a lyric or two together in private. (Sittin’ on the dock of the bay,,, watchin’ the ti-i-ide roll away,,,, I think that shocked her to her core to find out her brother had a voice,,,, )(what can I say, years on the road with Pro’s,, you learn to use that one instrument you can never lose, even though you can destroy it,,,)

Anywhoos, Check out this one of her seeing Stevie Ray Vaughan for the first time,,,, LOL. LOVED IT!!!!! Seeing how I have no interest in singing pro anymore, I didn’t dive into her vids of technique, but they are in there too. Go check her out. (and with 1.2 MILLION followers, the woman is onto something AND popular to boot. )

MY reaction to her vids was enough that I sent a personal Email her way THANKING HER for reviving enjoyment in the technical aspects of music again. My hearing may be shot, but if I turn it up a bit, I can still hear the stuff she talks about,,, Neighbors be damned,,,,
If I am listening to ***** so are my neighbors,,,

It never ceases to amaze me how FAR a 600w subwoofer will carry,,,, LOL. rattle the windows on a house 1/4 mile away type of rumble,,,, ROFLMAO,,, Sorry Cuz, I blame the aLkAMEEHaul,,,, my story, and I am stickin’ to it!!!

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