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"Shour, Aloof and Obnoxious" (shour) 05/24/2016 at 19:12 • Filed to: None

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Clearly, I have been spending too much time playing my five string. Who writes this much plucking for bass?

Don’t get these from playing clarinet.

Oh, right. Heart does. Because Ann Wilson has to be backed up by a rhythm section that can keep up with her.

All the time, people say, “You teach middle school? There’s not enough money in the world to get me to do that.” Yeah, but we have our fun, too. Elementary schoolers are generally too young to understand how much work something like this is, while middle schoolers (all of whom have had either band, choir, or orchestra for at least one year) appreciate and understand the work it takes to do this. High schoolers would be more likely to roll their eyes and act unimpressed; acknowledging that their teachers might rock harder than them, let alone admitting that an adult (or six) might still have some cool left, would be completely unacceptable.

The cat playing lead guitar in the middle isn’t faculty, but a former student of mine, played percussion for me about six or seven years ago. The other guitarist is a special education teacher, and our drummer is our principal...no joke. Dude’s a huge metalhead. I’m the only nerd in the group who just plays in church every now and then. (The dancer/harmony singer is a 7th grade writing teacher.)

One more show to go, but not for another hour and a half. Guess I’ll just sit here and read today’s Oppo posts while I wait.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > Shour, Aloof and Obnoxious 05/24/2016 at 19:22

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Looks like that really plucking hurts! :D

Shour, Aloof and Obnoxious > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 05/24/2016 at 19:27

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Like a mudder plucker. ^_-

Nibbles > Shour, Aloof and Obnoxious 05/24/2016 at 19:48

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My fingers are gonna be so tore up when I’m cleared to start playing again

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > Shour, Aloof and Obnoxious 05/24/2016 at 20:19

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Ok. I’ll admit that you rock harder than I do.

The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock > Shour, Aloof and Obnoxious 05/24/2016 at 20:22

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I use so play guitar lots, my fingers looked nasty. Now I run a sound board, much more fun then playing.

Silent Bob > Shour, Aloof and Obnoxious 05/24/2016 at 20:42

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A regular sight for me. I am a sound engineer for a band and the bassist has blisters on his fingers after almost every live. Sometimes they break during an more intense gig. I imagine playing bass with broken blisters is akin to torture.