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Josh the Superfluous Inner circle The man of 1881 Posts 
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I worked with a lady whose daughter was hanging out at her boyfriend's band rehearsal. The other members were trying to get him to play a beat that he couldn't get. After numerous tries, she asked if she could have a go. Without any prior musical training, she nailed it the first attempt. Within the year she played on an album and went on a U.S. tour. I've been involved in the music biz for over 20 years. She was rock solid.
What do you want in a site? "Honesty, integrity and decency." -Mike Doogan
"I hate it, I hate my ironic lovechild. I didn't even have anything to do with it" Josh #2 |
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MagicSanta Inner circle Northern Nevada 5841 Posts
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I discovered two things when I was in my early 20's. First, that under aged girls really liked me but legal ones didn't and that the only way I could bowl a 200 plus game was drunk out of my mind with a fractured wrist.
My sister was very pregnant and went to a carnival and there was a game that normally no one could win, you know the sort, involving rolling a ball amd making it stop at a specific point. She had to stand at an odd angle and toss the ball the way no one would try and she nailed it every time, no kidding, every time. The guy running the game called people over to watch her do it w/out her going for a prize (they cut her off after two wins for prizes) because he had over the years never seen anyone nail it like that. After having the baby a year later the carnival was back and she couldn't do it...the belly was gone. |
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MickeyPainless Inner circle California 6065 Posts
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***It seems to me that two average people could put their minds together and create a great wedding reception for several thousand $[like 3-8 K]....and use any unspent money constructively.***
Right on Rich! My kid sister and her husband went to Reno, got hitched then went off on a full blown cruise to Alaska then after they were back a month or so and the weather was predictable they had a balls out bash for all to attend! |
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MAKMagic Special user I got banned for one of my 555 Posts
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Awesome stories up there. I am a firm believer that you just never know and that if you want to, you can do amazing things.
I've never taken art classes. Not even in highschool. Never really drew before at all to be honest. Well, in March of '03, I picked up a sketchebook. It turns out, I can draw in pencil quite well. I mainly do portraits now.
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Magnus Eisengrim Inner circle Sulla placed heads on 1053 Posts
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I'm very unfortunate. It turns out I'm not natural at much of anything, and have to practice long and hard to make any accomplishments. Funny thing is, other people are convinced that whatever I do comes easily to me. Go figure.
John
The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere
The ceremony of innocence is drowned; The best lack all conviction, while the worst Are full of passionate intensity.--Yeats |
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abc Inner circle South African in Taiwan 1081 Posts
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After quite a few hours of hard study I can speak a little Chinese. SO while this isn't that funny the following story is one of my favorites.
While working/relaxing I was chatting to someone and a very annoying young lady (who had been annoying us for days) asked me in Chinese "Why can you speak Chinese?" I replied that I woke up a few days ago and I could just suddenly do it. It must be from listening to it so much. She said "Really?" I said "Yeah" and off she went. A few minutes later she returned with a friend. Her friend said "I heard you listened to Chinese for a while and then just woke up one morning and you could speak it". I said "I don't know which idiot told you that but I went to class like everyone else who can speak it" She never bugged us again. All I learnt from that is that I have an enormous talent for sarcasm. |
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kregg Inner circle 1950 Posts
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"Ever Find out You Can do something You thought you couldn't?"
Nope. Everything I think I can do ... I can. Now, there are things that I have done during my life that I told myself I would never do and like a self-fulfilling prophecy ... dang. 
POOF!
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daffydoug Eternal Order Look mom! I've got 14077 Posts
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On 2008-11-15 21:40, Josh the Superfluous wrote: You mean she never played drums before in her life, and she just sort of fell into it? And it turns out she had an inborn talent?
The difficult must become easy, the easy beautiful and the beautiful magical.
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Steve_Mollett Inner circle Eh, so I've made 3006 Posts
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For a time, I thought I could not squeeze my hands out of a set of Hiatt 104 non-adjustable darbies (handcuffs). On a recent re-try, I found I could.
Author of: GARROTE ESCAPES
The absurd is the essential concept and the first truth. - Albert Camus |
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daffydoug Eternal Order Look mom! I've got 14077 Posts
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On 2008-11-15 19:37, Justin Style wrote: Tnanks man! I put them to work last night in that idol contest I mentioned in my original post. I didn't win, but I placed in the top ten, so I'm pretty tickled. Plus I met a beautiful girl named Katherine and we seemed to really hit it off. So it was a good night for me.
The difficult must become easy, the easy beautiful and the beautiful magical.
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MagicSanta Inner circle Northern Nevada 5841 Posts
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My friends sister was on American Idol, she came in fifth....I've always said if she put on a pair of jeans and just stood with her back to the audience she would have won. She was up against that Hudson woman when she was put off but they are bestest buds now. The thing she, my friends sister, found out she could do that she didn't realize before was pick a horrible manager.
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