[realmusicians] Re: WHAT ARE PEOPLE UP TO?
- From: Chris Belle <cb1963@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: realmusicians@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 09 Nov 2009 01:02:03 -0600
Now this is great.
And the stuff I missed so much from the early mag days.
Yes, this is a music list, but folks that can relax and have fun and
lively interesting conversations in and around what we do all the
time makes for more balanced and happy people.
Feel free.
When I was a kid I'd go tearing around the neighborhood on bikes and
stuff, and run in to parked stuff that was too small to leave a sound
shadow, or miss the sidewalk and hit phone poles, all kinds of crazy stuff.
Probably what's wrong with me now 'grin', hit my head too many times.
But now, unless I was in an area that was open and relatively noise
free, and I could hear another cyclist, I just wouldn't feel
confortable doing that stuff.
I've discovered i'm mortal 'grin', but I didn't discover that till
about age 30.
I used to own a small motorcycle too, and would ride with my dad or
in big fields or parking lots and go in circles and such, we even
rigged up a talkie talkie system in a helmet so he could talk to me.
Those were fun days.
So hey, what kind of music are you doing on the answering machine
thing and how are you creating it?
At 11:09 PM 11/8/2009, you wrote:
Hi guys,
When I first lost all of my sight, guess I thought I needed to prove
to myself, and others that I could still do all the things I could with sight.
I've done about everything I could think of, sky diving
included, and found that yes, some things did build up my self
confidence, but much of that which is called Recreational, turned
out to be out right hard work when doing the same things blind.
The most frightening thing I ever did was to pass my Scuba
certification. I love to swim, water ski, get towed around behind
a boat, etc. But to strap on a scuba tank, and dive down 65 or more
foot, to the bottom of a slimy harbor, and to not be able to talk,
or hear anything from those I was diving with, really wigged my Pea
Brain out! Almost like sensory depravation. Couldn't see,
couldn't hear anything other than what ever noise was in the water,
with could be air bubbles flowing up past your ears, or the gigantic
sounding Ferry boat, that was really a long way away, but sounded
like it was driving over the top of you.
With no real ability to communicate, to reassure my very over active
imagination that the Ferry boat was really not going over me, it
was all I could do to keep from going into a real panic.
So there I am standing on the bottom thinking some very wild and
crazy thoughts. And when your down that far, which isn't far at
all, but it is far enough down to drown, the sound you do hear is
very different than when closer to the surface. So any sound I
was hearing was not sounding the same, which help to disorient me
even further. Most of my mental effort was just keeping myself
from doing something very stupid, like shooting for the surface, as
fast as I could!
I could feel a rock through my wet suit, and this was my only
reference to anything solid. So I stayed with that rock and waited
for my Swim buddy to come back. They had gone on chasing some fish
around. I'll say I was very glad when the touched my shoulder and
moved my hands like we were going to the surface.
<Smile> Remember I said I have an over active imagination? Well,
one of the things I kept remembering while I was down there is the
picture, that someone had described to me back at the Dive Shop, of
a Diver getting his face bit by an Eel! Eels live on the bottom,
in cracks and crevasses in Rocks. So I was being very very
careful with any touchie Feeling explorations of the rocks around
me. Probably wasn't an Eel within a mile of me, but I didn't know
that. Then on top of that, where we were diving, the world's
largest Octopus live. I didn't think I would be eaten by an
Octopus, but it was in the back of my mind.
Truly a Crazy Experience!
And speaking of crazy experiences, anyone ride bicycles? Not
talking about Tandem bikes, but the typical single seater bike.
I've owned Tandem bikes, and they are OK, but I get bored way too
easy. I thought, what is keeping me from riding a normal
bike? Well, other than sight? I've not done it for a while,
but an thinking of starting again. My wife likes to ride bike,
but there is no way we could afford a Tandem these days, so I'm
thinking of getting another single seater. I can hear her
pedaling, or when she is not pedaling, the clicking of the Gear
rachet. I just follow that noise. I can not ride through lots
of traffic, but riding through a typical neighborhood is not difficult at all.
Slight Laugh> And to add one more thing to the Truly Nuts
column, I learned how to ride a unicycle way back when I had
sight. In the early 90's I get the crazy idea of buying a
Unicycle and riding it for exorcise. I use a very long cane and a
Unicycle is not very fast, so have plenty of warning to stop before
plowing into a parked car. And it is good exercise. Honest!
I still have it and drag it out every once in a while.
This has nothing to do with what I am doing lately, or anything to
do with music. But to make sure I have a music thread in here
some where, I am currently working on a 25 second Answering machine
message. Have the music figured out, but am working on the words.
Cheers!
Dave H.
At 07:24 PM 11/8/2009, you wrote:
That's so true, Steph. I went sky-diving several years ago and it
took all but begging, pleading, and putting a gun to the guys head
to let me go. But of course these kind of folks obviously like
taking risks. So I was finally able to talk him in to it. What a rush!
Tom
----- Original Message ----- From: "Steph" <stephieb1961@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
AI'd be keen to try find a horse riding club around here but
they'd probably baby us too much, scared we'd fall off or something lol.
t 04:15 PM 11/8/2009 -0600, you wrote:
Well, it sounds like great fun.
At 12:28 PM 11/7/2009, you wrote:
Sometimes it is better not to be able to see! We have to take
our lives into our hands and... just live! If we could see the
stupid things drivers do, I don't think we would have the
courage. I am glad the roads we will be biking on will be blocked off!
At 12:26 AM 11/7/2009 -0600, you wrote:
Last time I was on a horse was back in 93, I was half of a duo
and we played in Daton.
I'd just gotten where I could sequence good with spg for dos,
and we carted my first computer, a whapping 386 with 2 megs of
ram, 40 meg hard-drive and all our extra modules and things on the road.
computer broke the first night we were there, actually, it was
fine, but the silly speech synth which was an accent pc was
rusty, and kroded, must have been dropped in water or
something, and it froze the system.
Anyway, we got the computer repaired and everything was fine
for the rest of the 3 week gig.
One of the waitresses there invited me horse-back riding, so I went.
One thing hilarious about horses is that they just poop
anywhere they like, on the move too.
Here we are clop clopping down the street and I hear this big
splat behind me.
She was a gentle placid mare and Laury and I rode her all afternoon.
My hind end was definitely sore.
YOU need to develop special muscles to be on a horse all the time.
Buzz my partner chickened out, he was a big wenie about some
things, very talented, but he said he didn't want to get on
anything big enough to crush him.
Well, I'd feel less threaten by a horse than a non-attention
paying motorist trying to dial a cell phone, put on makeup, and
or otherwise occupied rather than watching out for my hide
trying to cross the street 'grin'.
The seat of knowledge would sure get a work-out riding a horse, though!
At 07:15 PM 11/6/2009 -0600, you wrote:
Yeh, the horses know where they're going 'grin'.
But not as good for the old cardio and caboose 'grin'.
At 05:37 PM 11/6/2009, you wrote:
Oh wow that sounds adventurous. I'd love to do something
like that or, horse riding.
At 05:18 PM 11/6/2009 -0600, you wrote:
I am training for a two-day 160 mile bike ride May 22 and
23. It is called, Tour de Cure and is sponsored by the
American Diabetes Association. If anyone is interest in
donating to the cause, please let me know. If anyone would
be interested in a Podcast of the ride, let me know that,
too. I am not sure I will do it, but if I get enough
interest, I just might. I will be riding a tandem with a
feisty little lady who has rheumatoid arthritis. If she
can do it, I know I can! But... I will need your prayers
and support. I have never done anything like this in my life!
Chris and Steph, have you guys got my songs for my CD on
your server? Should we let the group listen to one or two
of them? Whichever ones you like will be fine. Could you
give a download link for your favorites? If any of you
want a copy, they are $10.00 plus $3.00 for shipping and
handling. Sorry for the shameless advertisement, but we
gotta make money, somehow. By the way, Chris did a
wonderful job mastering the CD. It is called, You Light The Way.
Well, Steph... you did ask what we were up to! (Grin.)
At 02:55 PM 11/6/2009 -0600, you wrote:
Just wondering what people are up to musically?
Life is busy in the Belle household right now. We are
currently working on a Christmas album and tomorrow we
have a group coming to talk about putting an album
together. It's great to see work starting to come in and
we haven't advertised yet. My job is to keep meals coming
and ocasionally help with backing vocals etc.
Always interested to hear what others are doing.
Steph
Sandy Licht
Turn right, then go straight!
Jeremiah 29:11-14 (Amplified Bible)
11For I know the thoughts and plans that I have for you,
says the Lord, thoughts and plans for welfare and peace and
not for evil, to give you hope in your final outcome.
12Then you will call upon Me, and you will come and
pray to Me, and I will hear and heed you.
13Then you will seek Me, inquire for, and require Me
[as a vital necessity] and find Me when you search for Me
with all your heart.(A)
14I will be found by you, says the Lord, and I will
release you from captivity and gather you from all the
nations and all the places to which I have driven you,
says the Lord, and I will bring you back to the place from
which I caused you to be carried away captive.
Sandy Licht
Turn right, then go straight!
Jeremiah 29:11-14 (Amplified Bible)
11For I know the thoughts and plans that I have for you, says
the Lord, thoughts and plans for welfare and peace and not for
evil, to give you hope in your final outcome.
12Then you will call upon Me, and you will come and pray
to Me, and I will hear and heed you.
13Then you will seek Me, inquire for, and require Me [as
a vital necessity] and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart.(A)
14I will be found by you, says the Lord, and I will
release you from captivity and gather you from all the
nations and all the places to which I have driven you, says
the Lord, and I will bring you back to the place from which I
caused you to be carried away captive.
Sandy Licht
Turn right, then go straight!
Jeremiah 29:11-14 (Amplified Bible)
11For I know the thoughts and plans that I have for you, says
the Lord, thoughts and plans for welfare and peace and not for
evil, to give you hope in your final outcome.
12Then you will call upon Me, and you will come and pray to
Me, and I will hear and heed you.
13Then you will seek Me, inquire for, and require Me [as a
vital necessity] and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart.(A)
14I will be found by you, says the Lord, and I will release
you from captivity and gather you from all the nations and all
the places to which I have driven you, says the Lord, and I
will bring you back to the place from which I caused you to be
carried away captive.
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