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[Music Junkie]

pfrancis wrote:

This is Yosemite Paul. I just wanted to say hi to all of the attendees at the International Guitar Camp. Thank you very much, Neil, Matt, Vanessa, Lynn, Nani and everyone who attended. I learned a lot but more importantly I was inspired to study, grow and develop my skills as a guitarist. I intend to be active in the forum. I have set a goal to post a video of me playing Duncan by the first of the year.

Paul:

Glad to hear you will take part in the forum a little now. It is a great community. I really enjoyed meeting you and chatting about music and photography. Maybe a little Jackson Browne next year....

Jason

[sws626]

tacticaltal wrote:

willem wrote:

sws626 wrote:

It was a blast, especially finally getting to meet and spend time with some familiar names from the forum. Hope to see more of you there next year.

Great you had a blast Stuart,,,,but we need some proof...lol


Willem

I agree, videos, or it didn't happen!

There were lots of people shooting video, but I wasn't one of them. Hopefully we'll see some more posts soon. I'm still recovering from the last night's jam session (which went on past three), so haven't managed to read through everything here, but I think you get a good impression from the enthusiasm of everyone who attended.

[cosmicmechanic]

I hope a lot of video and comments about the IGC will continue to sprinkle into the TG forum.
It's great that some of that vibe can ripple out around the world.

May I just share something that I've heard suggested about returning from such an intense experience ?

Remember to keep asking the folks at home about how they are doing, it will help you to not overwhelm them with your stories.
Try to communicate all that stuff to them a little at a time ...

But please don't be afraid to share a whole lot out here ! We will just eat it up ... Yesssss ! :side:

Pierre

[cosmicmechanic]

jimcjimc wrote:

So, anyway, the lyrics in the song in the video were something like:
" I am Jim from Cupertino and I have been to music camps,
I have eaten soggy oatmeal breakfasts cooked by recovering meth-heads,
Now I go to IGC and drink record amounts of coffee.
And I bring a custom made guitar, that is better than Al Stewart's,
And I have a suitcase full of charts that I don't know how to play,
I hope you like my song, a little confection.
You can get it on CD in the student product section,

and a verse I didn't sing:
I can tell you the difference between dorian and mixolydian,
but my playing is worse than a nixonian pterodactyl."

some context for the last verse: I really appreciated the time with Al Stewart. He talked extensively about songwriting. His approach to songwriting is to use language that people normally don't use or expect.
He said, in every song, you should use the word pterodactyl. He also sang a country song with lots of curse words, but substituted "nixon" wherever a curse word appears.

I was definitely inspired by Al Stewart! ...

Egads ! What force hath Al Stewart unwittingly unleashed upon the world ?!

More power to you, Jim !
I anxiously (nixon) await your further confections. :silly:

Pierre

[Music Junkie]

cosmicmechanic wrote:

Egads ! What force hath Al Stewart unwittingly unleashed upon the world ?!

More power to you, Jim !
I anxiously (nixon) await your further confections. :silly:

Pierre

Pierre:

That was hilarious.... :woohoo: :silly: