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It has been about two weeks and I'm enjoying the results ....Here is today's guitar playing session while I'm  having my morning cup of coffee .

Here's When Sunny Gets Blue  I just did this video a few moments ago on this Thanksgiving morning 

Pardon the fugly  my Fabio days are long over .... ?

I hope you enjoy my playing .

Kenny

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6 hours ago, Old Joad said:

Nice?

Thanks !

9 hours ago, kennywtelejazz said:

Pardon the fugly my Fabio days are long over .... ?

Kenny

 

5 hours ago, Bapu said:

Well, I'm fuglier and I doan play geeter half that good.

 

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Bapu 0

But you got an Alembic and I don't ,

Bapu 1

 

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Kenny

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4 hours ago, Rain said:

Great job, as always!

Thanks Rain !

2 hours ago, Grem said:
  • Here is some one playing a great little tune:

 

 

Yeah playing that on my guitar was fun ?

I eventually edited the original audio of G G L  by cleaning up the arrangement with some ripple editing  . I also cut some of the finger squeaks out in the places I could Here's the modified mix audio only .

All the best ,

Kenny

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11 hours ago, Rain said:

That's Albert King's Flying V. He was a mighty big fellow.

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Love me some Albert King ?

9 hours ago, Tony Carpenter said:

Very nice Kenny, great reason to practice. I have mornings where I don’t want to play, but I do. Then I feel better, even if it’s just drums most times now.

Yes it can be a tough balancing act to keep playing fresh music and keeping the chops up .

It used to be OK I'll play my guitar and music after I walk the dog , buy groceries , got to my doctors appointment , see whats on sale in the deals section of the forum ,  check the coffee house to find out what Bapu ! Strummy ! and Craig are up to  .?...

Now my guitar playing comes first ..... I wont even take a poop until after I have played ? Yeah I know way too much information ...

When I set aside a totally distraction free time to play I have been getting the feeling of being musically  recharged when I focus on my connection to the music inside of me that wants to come forth ?.

all the best

Kenny

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I am a little embarrassed to say that I can spend months without touching the guitar. But since I'm a creature of habits, it's usually fairly easy for me to make time for it.

My shift ends at 4 am. I cook and eat a meal, take a power nap, head down to the home gym/dojo and workout for 40 minutes or so, then do chores and/or yard work for a bit. Then I pick up a book and read for an hour before heading back upstairs for an hour of Japanese lessons. And then, it's time to close shop, so I grab a guitar and head for the bedroom where I sit in bed in front of an anime or a Japanese movie and practice for 60-90 minutes. Before I know it, it's 10:30 and bed time.

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That's for practicing, and on week days - on weekends, anything goes. And of course, I also like to grab a guitar and just play at random times.

Not quite as brilliantly as Kenny, though.

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On 11/17/2023 at 10:22 PM, kennywtelejazz said:

It has been about two weeks and I'm enjoying the results ....Here is today's guitar playing session while I'm  having my morning cup of coffee .

Pardon the fugly my Fabio days are long over .... ?

I hope you enjoy my playing .

Kenny

Hang on, so how did you do the video without your computer on? ?

But, seriously, nice playing!

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On 11/18/2023 at 1:27 PM, kennywtelejazz said:

Yeah I know way too much information ...

Yep!! :)

 

On 11/18/2023 at 1:27 PM, kennywtelejazz said:

getting the feeling of being musically  recharged when I focus on my connection to the music inside of me that wants to come forth

Funny your bringing this up. I have been doing some things that have brought me back to this place. It had been so long... It's a great feeling.

 

 

On 11/18/2023 at 9:17 PM, Rain said:

a little embarrassed to say that I can spend months without touching the guitar.

A little embarrassed? Hell I would have never admitted to that!! Not here!! : )

But since you were so honest, I will let you know your not alone!! But I would have never said it first!! jk

About 25yrs ago I seriously thought of giving up the guitar and selling all my stuff and buying a Ultra-Lite glider airplane. Went about a year without playing. Then I started back, started writing songs, re-leaning a lot of stuff I forgot. Fast forward to today... I still don't practice as much as I did back in the day. But I am back to practicing. Getting more fluid and getting my finger/hand strength back up. Enough to be able to play the songs I come up with. 

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On 11/17/2023 at 11:22 PM, kennywtelejazz said:

It has been about two weeks and I'm enjoying the results ....Here is today's guitar playing session while I'm  having my morning cup of coffee .

Pardon the fugly my Fabio days are long over .... ?

I hope you enjoy my playing .

Kenny

Your work method is commendable. I always find my best work comes from just sitting with a guitar and a digital recorder. All those VSTs and DAWs just distract from the purity.

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