lurksalot

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[quote name='the boy' timestamp='1441222391' post='2857121'] Powdered penis..... What are you like???? [/quote] I did some research on tigers , it is not good news for the things in the wild , they have some dodgy 'farms' in China breeding them for traditional medicines , they call them reserves , as they are not allowed to farm them , the way the Far East are killing them is criminal . The rich Chinese pay up to £500 for a soup containing a small amount of powdered tiger penis , it is good for virility according to 'traditional' beliefs

[quote name='fingers211' timestamp='1441221214' post='2857105'] "It might be easier to get some help now I have a pedigree " I take it we're passed the bribary stage ? [/quote] Oh yes , many moons ago , these youngsters just don't have the ear for quality tunes , mind you I think the voters have only just caught on

That's the spirit Lurksalittle is a bit miffed with my choice of pic as she said I promised to use a photo of her and some mates dressed in horror make up , I did say I would do it , but that was the month before when she helped me , she bailed this month as she wouldn't sing the the 'powdered penis soup' line However, she gave a very quizical look when I said I had won , so I think she now has a bit more respect for her dads song writing prowess . It might be easier to get some help now I have a pedigree

From inspiring , to tumbleweed via interesting in 3 posts

Here we go ... September's challenge is set http://basschat.co.uk/topic/268818-september-composition-challenge-get-writing/ Have a good one and I hope it works for you

[color=#800000][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif][b][size=5]September’s Composition Challenge is now underway![/size][/b][/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif][size=5] [/size][/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif][size=5]Here’s the image for your inspiration, chosen by last month's winner [b]Me[/b]… [/size][/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif][size=5]And here are the rules 'n' stuff…[/size][/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]By entering the competition you agree to the [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?app=forums&module=extras&section=boardrules"]Basschat Terms & Conditions[/url] and [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/3178-forum-guidelines/"]Forum Guidelines[/url], which are designed to help ensure the forum remains free of offensive and/or illegal behaviour and material. In a nutshell:[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif][b]1) Please avoid any content that other forum users may find offensive.[/b] If your track contains explicit lyrics, for example, then please warn other forum users so they can choose for themselves whether to listen to it.[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif][b]2) Please make sure you have permission to use any 3rd party sounds included in your track[/b] (ie. sounds that you have not recorded yourself, such as samples of other people's music). The owners of Basschat accept no responsibility for infringements of copyright or other forms of legal ownership, which are solely the responsibility of competition entrants. If we spot any breaches of copyright then your track will be removed from the competition.[/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]For reference: here's a great source of copyright-free material, all available under Creative Commons license: [url="http://www.freesound.org/"]http://www.freesound.org/[/url][/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif][b]3) Entries should be no more than five minutes long and written/produced during the month of the competition[/b], taking inspiration from the photo provided. No cheating![/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]If you have any questions about the competition rules, just ask.[/font][/color][color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif] [/font][/color] [color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Apologies for the size of the photo I hope it works on your screens , I couldn't work out how to smallen it a bit [/font][/color] [color=#800000][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif][size=5][b]The deadline for entries is midnight on Wednesday 23rd September.[/b][/size][/font][/color][color=#282828][font=helvetica, arial, sans-serif] [/font][/color]

Hi gents , I am not sure how that voting has gone for Bilbo , maybe the time delay in the vote distortioniser is playing up not to worry , Now don't panic , I have got hold of Paul via text , he is in deepest darkest Wales with little chance of tinternet , so I will start the thread up myself in an hour or so , I have promised to take the family out for a meal to celebrate this momentous occasion , and besides, I have a 2 for 1 offer I need to redeem before Wednesday , so upon my return I shall upload the September thread. Sorry for the delay , normal service will be resumed at the earliest moment, we will forego the puddings , though lurksalittle will kick off at that one .

Cheers guys , and thanks to Dad for the certificate , it shall take pride of place in my studio. I have sent a link to a picture for Skol , I hope it inspires you all.

Wow , holy Schmoley and everything , that I very kind of you all , and I have no speech ready I will send a pic through as soon as I can

To be honest , as long as you can hold a tune down, be close on the timing and get on with the others OK , your actual tone and sound is something you can work on to suit the songs being played , besides , they probably wouldn't know that you didn't actually mean to sound like you do

We did a last minute gig covering for a band whose drummer unfortunately had a heart attack on Friday ( he is OK , if a little knackered) the first set was a bit loose to be honest, though the smallish gathering were quite appreciative , but the second set had them all going properly and seemed to drag a fair few in, it did seem an odd night , but ended with a bit extra from the LL and the promise of extra dates next year , he tried to give us a booking before Christmas but our diaries didn't work out.

well played gents , excellent stuff

[quote name='skankdelvar' timestamp='1440871642' post='2854490'] Quite so. And Los Beatles will probably have accounted for more of these epiphanies than all the other bands or artists put together. Not for much longer though. The Grim Reaper crooks his spectral, bony finger for the older generation and today's lazy, self-entitled, narcissistic floppy-haired youngsters are mostly too busy getting tattooed and drinking alcopops and indignantly protesting about the [i]desperate[/i] [i]unfairness[/i] of modern life to identify music as anything but a cheap, disposable personal soundtrack. In this misapprehension the young are greatly to be pitied; verily, it is a curse which will render the balance of their lives a barren, soul-less wasteland wherein they will wander in direction-less melancholy. But when they lay the sod over the last of the Beatles generation we shall be whistling 'She Loves You' through our decomposing lips; the last laugh shall be ours. [/quote] It matters not that everyone might not have an epiphany in a musical sense , as long as some do.

[quote name='xgsjx' timestamp='1440838457' post='2854193'] I've listened to all, but still need to choose three! Great stuff by all. [/quote] I just love your cakes dude

The daft thing here is that lots of people will have had musical epiphanies at various stages of their lives and they will be especially influential at an early age. Everyones experience will be personal and will awaken ideas and thoughts that provide an insight and even a passion that they can follow , this is a wisdom in its own way , but is very personal to the circumstances that brought it on. I think the argument about which artist influenced which artist is immaterial in this context, as is also the 'curse', I think that if someone has a 'hallelujah' moment with regard a performance or an occasion , whether it be on their own or shared with 10 million others , it is a personal thing. It is not really for anyone to be upset that they can't make us have the same feelings as them about the same event , but I am sure most of us will have those feelings about some event , so don't feel cursed , we may not actually have been [i]there[/i], but we've been there

we play Mold food festival, an outdoor gig third week in September , to be fair its not been to bad , but most times we do outdoor it just seems to p155 down

[quote name='tom1946' timestamp='1440690594' post='2853031'] ..................... but I think he just turned up and pleased himself [/quote] I've got to be honest , last time I did that I was asked to leave , .........................Oh sorry , I read that as pleasured

For cover bands , it might even be argued that even if its a different band every night , the set-list will probably be the same Take the gig

[quote name='Annoying Twit' timestamp='1440525548' post='2851603'] Voted. If there are six people who have voted as of the time of my posting, how come there are only 16 votes in total? [/quote] That question pops up a bit , it appears that some people either don't want 3 votes or don't realise they have them to use.

[quote name='mrtcat' timestamp='1439972012' post='2847100'] So two years ago we moved into Northamptonshire and one of the things I really wanted was an outbuilding / shed so I could do lots of woodworking etc. At the time I was building pa cabs (BFM included) as a sideline income. The place we found fit the bill perfectly and had a huge shed and the house / garden was exactly what we wanted. So after being on the market just three hours we made the offer and bought it. [attachment=198777:IMG_6975.JPG] Last year we had a little girl and I also gave up cab building. I needed somewhere to practice without waking littl'un and the shed seemed like the perfect space. This spring I finally got round to pulling my finger out and making use of the space. The shed was already lined, insulated and had full electrics. I built a frame inside, insulated with acoustic insulation, used what seemed like 1,000,000 genie clips and floated acoustic plasterboard and then had my first ever go at plastering. The end result was pretty decent. I still have half of the shed as workshop and as you can see a really useable practice / recording / band rehearsal space. Found a drum kit for £80 on gumtree and with the addition of some decent drum heads we are up and running! I made some window inserts from an old memory foam mattress and some acoustic foam and used a whole mattress on the inside of the door. The result is we can have full band rehearsal in the shed and you can't hear a thing from the house. [attachment=198778:IMG_6969.JPG] [attachment=198779:IMG_6971.JPG] [attachment=198780:IMG_6973.JPG] Just finishing our first band demos this week [/quote] that is brilliant , I would love that solution, complete with workshop !![quote name='Shedua511' timestamp='1439973253' post='2847115'] This is mine... at the moment only a slab of concrete, but in the next few months it will be a studio! For the moment, everything is crammed up in a smallish room [/quote] keep the build thread going , its looking tidy already

OK then , i offer for submission this month Grind My Bones https://soundcloud.com/lurksalot/grind-my-bones hope you enjoy

A Sunday , lunch-time-ish would give me the best chance of attendance , I would support it by paying for a ticket whether I could get there or not .

I have one well on the way now , I might need to put some words on it so that it can relate to the picture though

[quote name='blue' timestamp='1439508864' post='2843533'] That's a good example of things I have no interest in. I'm not the boss and would not want to be. We have a band leader she's the boss and calls all the shots. You identified the functions of a bass player, not things related to how to be in a band. Blue [/quote] So, you want a job then , you want to be told what to do and this job in music ticks your boxes , that's fine. Lots do it as a hobby , and it brings a whole different set of needs , money not necessarily being one of them , and this brings a different outlook to a greater or lesser degree. Compromise is always there though .