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Akira · 04-13-2010, 01:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Conan

Really? I've heard from several here that they thought I was black.

Lol.

Your current Last.FM pic is definitely how I pictured you before I saw ya

Astronomer · 04-13-2010, 07:01 PM

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Originally Posted by tore

Kate, that looks awesome

How did you get to do something like that?

Well I figured I'd been in New Zealand a while now, and was yet to do anything exciting but was too scared to go bungy jumping. I have a friend who knows this guy, who holds national titles in NZ paragliding events and such, so he took me out! It was the best ever, the closest you can ever feel to flying.

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Originally Posted by nonsubmissivewife

I got new glasses.

P A N · 04-13-2010, 07:40 PM

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Originally Posted by TheBig3KilledMyRainDog

Is that a Banjo or a guitar?

i've heard it described as/called a "banjitar" which i think is a pretty cool word. but the timbre and sound character are most certainly banjo. i don't know anything about banjos other than the sound they make has tons of attack and very little sustain... and i really like that. someone said earlier in this thread they'd heard that playing a 6-string banjo is the cheater's approach, to which i reply that to pick up a musical instrument and firstly consider the stigma attached to it is submitting to a very linear and limited perspective, effectively forgetting about one's own personal potential. music can come out of a brick, and if i didn't know what it was when i found it, i would still smile when i applied the elements of music to my relationship with that brick

on another note, i sadly had to pawn that banjo due to job loss and needing to feed a great dane named Numa-Pi.

mr dave · 04-13-2010, 07:56 PM

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Originally Posted by zevokes

i've heard it described as/called a "banjitar" which i think is a pretty cool word. but the timbre and sound character are most certainly banjo. i don't know anything about banjos other than the sound they make has tons of attack and very little sustain... and i really like that. someone said earlier in this thread they'd heard that playing a 6-string banjo is the cheater's approach, to which i reply that to pick up a musical instrument and firstly consider the stigma attached to it is submitting to a very linear and limited perspective, effectively forgetting about one's own personal potential. music can come out of a brick, and if i didn't know what it was when i found it, i would still smile when i applied the elements of music to my relationship with that brick

quite digging your approach and philosophy to playing music.

just to add 2 cents to the banjo thing, the reason they have such a unique attack and tone is due to the traditional body being a closer relative to the snare drum than a classical guitar. regardless of the amount of strings if it's got a body made of a resonator chamber and a skin on top i think it's safer to call it a banjo than a guitar.

P A N · 04-13-2010, 08:01 PM

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Originally Posted by theimperialwarcult

I'm not smart, I'm just good at overcoming frustration.

i dig that perspective a lot.

NSW · 04-13-2010, 10:47 PM

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Originally Posted by OceanAndSilence

you look pretty submissive

teehee

Geez, I've never heard that one before...

Thanks for the compliments y'all.

sidewinder · 04-13-2010, 11:37 PM

Here are some new pictures of me from the weekend before last.

Here I am at the steps of my private beach.

Here I am getting away in my speed boat.

Here I am attempting to flee the paparazzi.

Here one of the paparazzi got me just after I got out of my Benzo. I put on my jacket before I punched him in the face.

mr dave · 04-14-2010, 12:56 AM

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Originally Posted by sidewinder

Here are some new pictures of me from the weekend before last.

how far along the coast were you? it's reminding me of a much colder version of the summer i spent in the San Juan islands (closer to Canada than Oregon).

either way, i'm jealous of the speed boat and benzo haha

sidewinder · 04-14-2010, 01:33 AM

The first two pics were taken on Whidbey Island (which sits somewhere between Seattle and the San Juan Islands), and the 3rd is from San Juan Island two days later.

It was pretty damn cold that day.

mr dave · 04-14-2010, 01:38 AM

nice

i thought that horizon looked familiar hahaha my summer was mostly on Guemes which was the smallest in the chain if i remember correctly.

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sidewinder Engorged Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 5,536	Here are some new pictures of me from the weekend before last. Here I am at the steps of my private beach. Here I am getting away in my speed boat. Here I am attempting to flee the paparazzi. Here one of the paparazzi got me just after I got out of my Benzo. I put on my jacket before I punched him in the face. __________________ last.fm \| my collection on RYM \| vinyl instagram @allthatyouseeandhear I'd love to see your signature/links too, but the huge and obnoxious ones have caused me to block all signatures.

04-14-2010, 01:33 AM	#12869 (permalink)
sidewinder Engorged Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 5,536	The first two pics were taken on Whidbey Island (which sits somewhere between Seattle and the San Juan Islands), and the 3rd is from San Juan Island two days later. It was pretty damn cold that day. __________________ last.fm \| my collection on RYM \| vinyl instagram @allthatyouseeandhear I'd love to see your signature/links too, but the huge and obnoxious ones have caused me to block all signatures.