Hobbies... Everyone Needs One! So What's Your Favorite?

[Nihil]

Is it like putting together coloured cardboard or is there some paper mache involved?

When I was a kid, I would draw the pattern on paper and then cut it out and fold it. I still do that, but I also use a computer. I print the result onto cardstock and use white glue.

You can download the Mystery Tower for free at RPGNow.

When I was a kid I was really into making paper flowers. At my father’s work party I got a paper flower maker kit and it was the most fun thing ever next to ‘A barrel of Monkeys.’:love_heart:

I had a big paper flower that I didn't make. It's in the upper left.

 

[Keesha]

When I was a kid, I would draw the pattern on paper and then cut it out and fold it. I still do that, but I also use a computer. I print the result onto cardstock and use white glue.

You can download the Mystery Tower for free at RPGNow.



I had a big paper flower that I didn't make. It's in the upper left.

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Wow! That is very clever and creative.
Look at all your combined materials.
Thats pretty good. I really appreciate other people’s unique talents and how they express them, yours included.
With new technology it’s taken some hobbies to a whole new level. Very cool.

 

[Nihil]

With new technology it’s taken some hobbies to a whole new level. Very cool.

This was my 1st organized music studio. I used layering.



Now, I just use a laptop.

 

[Keesha]

This was my 1st organized music studio. I used layering.

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Now, I just use a laptop.

Oddly enough that’s exactly where I was going next.
Thats an impressive 1st studio. You are not only very creative, you think outside the box and jump in with both feet.
Im also very musical and have a Roland keyboard, amplifier, microphone , plus 2 saxophones. A studio in the past is far different than something today. Now with the right software, any musician can create their own music recordings with layering.
Band in a Box , Garage Band and many other software applications are making dreams come true for some people.
Did you play in a band or record any of your music?

 

[Nihil]

Did you play in a band or record any of your music?

I've fronted a few bands playing my music. Years ago, I threw about 40 cassettes of my music into a city dump. I wanted to move on. I still write and record to this day. I'm horrible about finishing songs. I think it's because I long for a band. I compose in many styles. Here's a 10 year old rock song. Some guy I don't know heard it online and made a video for it.

Recently, I've been composing mediation music and playing ukulele standards.

 

[Keesha]

You jump in with both feet and throw the baby out with the bath water.
You have some crazy talent and I bet if you put effort into it you could get a band going.
It’s been a while since I played in a band but treeguy from this forum plays guitar(s) and has his own band. Lord Elpus has either 11 or 12 guitars and used to play in a band. He’s a member here to.
If you have a yearning for it then throw all that passion into production and follow through until you get what you want. The formula is failproof if you truly follow through.

Did you create all the instrumentals as well as vocals ? You can actually sing quite well.
Don’t give up on your talent!
Don’t give up on your dreams!
And most of all ......
Don’t give up on yourself!

You CAN do this!

 

[Nihil]

You have some crazy talent and I bet if you put effort into it you could get a band going.

I've tried. I've found that people are hateful and dishonest.

Did you create all the instrumentals as well as vocals ?

I compose and record every note. I play the drums on my controller keyboard.

You can actually sing quite well.

Thank you.

Don’t give up on your talent!
Don’t give up on your dreams!
And most of all ......
Don’t give up on yourself!

You CAN do this!

My GF is excited about my ukulele playing. She even started singing harmony. She rarely sang before. I've been working out a variety show for the parties that pop up downtown.

 

[Keesha]

That’s fabulous. Maybe she will become part of the act. Either way it shows how supportive she is. That’s great.
My brother started off on the ukulele , then added banjo and eventually added a rickenbacker bass guitar.
Ukulele is a really unique instrument.

Unfortunately many people are deceptive but there are honest loyal musicians in the world.
At the beginning of this month my brother ( different one ) invited me to a Jazz Club in downtown Toronto to listen to a band. This band was started in 1880. My brother once played in it and a fellow music classmate who I considered a friend was there playing the trumpet. He’s been in this same band since 1979. Yes it’s jazz but this group has been together for decades.

Music brings people together. Effort keeps them together.

This was a very memorable evening which I enjoyed immensely.

 

[Nihil]

Yes it’s jazz

lol I like jazz, even the weird stuff. I played jazz guitar in a college sponsored band. My GF has played sax in a few jazz bands. She even gets payed sometimes. She only plays if she has a gig. I recently came across a book of guitar and sax duets. Hopefully I can get her playing with me.

 

[Keesha]

lol I like jazz, even the weird stuff. I played jazz guitar in a college sponsored band. My GF has played sax in a few jazz bands. She even gets payed sometimes. She only plays if she has a gig. I recently came across a book of guitar and sax duets. Hopefully I can get her playing with me.

Shut up!! See I KNEW there was something.
Wow. That’s awesome. Tell your GF that I’ve played saxophone since 1973 off and on. More off than on.
My alto saxophone is a vintage SML that was purchased the same year but is a 1953 model. I’ve recently had it cleaned up and purchased a new case for it. Here it is

I played in a few bands also and we got paid for it. I also did some vocals and I truly love to sing.
Just before Christmas I purchased a soprano saxophone. It’s a Yamaha and I love it. I’m just going to practice after I type this post. Here it is.

My brother plays trumpet and I asked him to bring it up to my parents house last Christmas so we could play some Christmas Carol Duets and it was heavenly. My parents were so surprised. I think they’d forgotten that we played instruments. It was so touching.

Anyway I played it at another Christmas family reunion and it went over so well that I’ve decided to have a summer backyard BBQ family reunion and create some live music for the guests. My brother is going to play his trumpet, my nephew will play bass guitar and I have a Roland keyboard , an amplifier and a microphone. My brother has an entire sound system and with the surrounding forest , the acoustics will be amazing.

My hope, dream and goal is to record it for memento and to let the people here listen to it. I think it would be crazy fun.
If you start a thread about recording music, I’d be most interested in participating. I don’t know enough about it to start a thread but you certainly do. It would be interesting , educational AND entertaining.

Just sayin.’ :shrug: ... lol

And YES i would LOVE to hear your girlfriend play saxophone.
Yes indeed! :yes:

 

[Nihil]

Nice alto.

If you start a thread about recording music, I’d be most interested in participating. I don’t know enough about it to start a thread but you certainly do.

Recording and mastering are my weak spots. People don't hesitate to let me know. When I play my music for people, it often makes them hostile toward me. I've been told they're just jealous. I've slowly figured out that there are a lot of jealous people in this world.

 

[Keesha]

Nice alto.



Recording and mastering are my weak spots. People don't hesitate to let me know. When I play my music for people, it often makes them hostile toward me. I've been told they're just jealous. I've slowly figured out that there are a lot of jealous people in this world.

Thanks! They might be jealous but usually people get in a good mood by music. I hope you don’t take offence to this but your style of music sounds a tad angry so perhaps your music is connecting people to their own anger.
Have you considered a different style of music just to test it out?

There might very well be a lot of jealous people in the world but from my experience when you help create an atmosphere that contributes to their overall happiness, they’re generally grateful and in a good mood :shrug:

 

[Nihil]

Have you considered a different style of music just to test it out?

I compose in many styles.

Tell me what you want to hear, and I'll dig something up.

There might very well be a lot of jealous people in the world but from my experience when you help create an atmosphere that contributes to their overall happiness, they’re generally grateful and in a good mood :shrug:

 

[Keesha]

Now I’m confused. That’s a completely different style with a different singer. So you wrote this too but had someone else sing it?

 

[Nihil]

Now I’m confused. That’s a completely different style with a different singer. So you wrote this too but had someone else sing it?

The song is a poetic response to what you wrote. I'll find something to post to SoundCloud, if you tell me what style you want to hear.

 

[Nihil]

Now I’m confused. That’s a completely different style with a different singer. So you wrote this too but had someone else sing it?

Let me try this again. I am in no way affiliated with Natalie Merchant. Her song is about how progress is stymied by cash for conformity. You seemed to indicate that I would have a better reception if I conform. In no way am I trying to reward society for being complacent in their slavery, whilst enjoying the income of a master for doing so. This arrangement is why humanity is failing. There's no money in progress.

Also, I reiterated my request for a style to demonstrate that I do indeed write in different styles. However, the only country song I wrote was a joke and has been lost to the dump. So, try not to pick country.

 

[Keesha]

Thanks! They might be jealous but usually people get in a good mood by music. I hope you don’t take offence to this but your style of music sounds a tad angry so perhaps your music is connecting people to their own anger.
Have you considered a different style of music just to test it out?

Let me try this again. I am in no way affiliated with Natalie Merchant. Her song is about how progress is stymied by cash for conformity. You seemed to indicate that I would have a better reception if I conform. In no way am I trying to reward society for being complacent in their slavery, whilst enjoying the income of a master for doing so. This arrangement is why humanity is failing. There's no money in progress.
.

And in no way did I suggest you conform to society to make others happy.
You stated that when you play your music it makes people angry and they have no problem letting you know. I suggested that it might be because your style in music is angry and you could be connecting people with their own anger but if that’s what you want to do , then you got the result you wanted.

How about we go back to the fact that you are soooo good that people are merely just jealous of you.

 

[Nihil]

And in no way did I suggest you conform to society to make others happy.
You stated that when you play your music it makes people angry and they have no problem letting you know. I suggested that it might be because your style in music is angry and you could be connecting people with their own anger but if that’s what you want to do , then you got the result you wanted.

With my lyrics. I try to elucidate the damage that people do to themselves and each other through the exchange of abuse.

How about we go back to the fact that you are soooo good that people are merely just jealous of you.

I merely stated that's what I've been told. I'm still trying to figure out why people react to me with anger and fear.

because your style in music is angry

I have stated from the beginning, and repeated myself several times, that I write in many styles. Now, again, what style would you like to hear?

 

[Gary O']

With my lyrics. I try to elucidate the damage that people do to themselves and each other through the exchange of abuse.



I merely stated that's what I've been told. I'm still trying to figure out why people react to me with anger and fear.



I have stated from the beginning, and repeated myself several times, that I write in many styles. Now, again, what style would you like to hear?

Nihil, I been dealing with stuff like that most my adult life

I’ll be listening intently to what someone is saying, picking up nuances, inflection, details (I got paid to do this, it became habit)

…….and they’ll stop talking, look nervously at me, telling me not to get mad



Not sure why……

Anyway, my advice is play what you like, what you enjoy
Not what you think folks like

If it’s angry or raw, so be it……it’s you, your soul

 

[Nihil]

Not sure why……

I'm told I have RBF. However, my online conversations often wind up with me being attacked. I find these situations very difficult to defuse. On those rare occasions I can calm someone down, I feel like I've tapped into a mutual reality.

I've had the best success with people over the phone. I used to do support. People would call in tearing into me, because they got me. At the end of the call, people would ask if I had an extension. That job got outsourced to a country where the help lived, partied, and reproduced in the call center. During the transition, I listened to them discuss customers. They hated Americans.

I wish people like you weren't so rare.

 

[Keesha]

Anyway, my advice is play what you like, what you enjoy
Not what you think folks like

If it’s angry or raw, so be it……it’s you, your soul

I totally agree with you. The ONLY reason I said what I did was because he said people got angry at him when he played and if that was a problem then maybe he could play a different style. He then lost me after that because I didn’t quite understand where he was going but I am all for becoming your unique authentic self . As long as you aren’t hurting others it doesn’t matter if they don’t like you.

However joining a band and playing for an audience is different than recording your own stuff which is what he said he wanted to do in a roundabout kind of way. This clearly wouldn’t work if people didn’t like your music. That’s what I was talking about. We were talking about BANDs and other people.

Im very different and don’t always fit in with main stream society. Music is one of my outlets and I wouldn’t change my style for anyone. I didn’t word what I wanted to express well but I’m going to pass on trying. :laugh:

 

[Keesha]

And Gary doesn’t scare me! :sentimental:

 

[Nihil]

Here's a 10 min mix of some dance music I composed about 10 years ago. I love to dance.

https://www.mixcloud.com/gentledissident/andys-club-house/

I wrote the music and did not use premade loops. I used freeware virtual synthesizers and effects. I even used a free editing program. A program like that is refereed to as a "host", because it hosts VST, virtual studio technology. Technically, my computer is the host. The program itself is a DAW, digital audio workstaion. Most of the voice samples came from a CD ROM I found in a bin for $1.

 

[Gary O']

And Gary doesn’t scare me! :sentimental:

well, of course not

I'm here to protect you from wild animals

and, well, I'm cuddly

 

[Nihil]

I'm here to protect you from wild animals

And deliver presents, Odin?