Originally posted by Pacesetter:
Please post something so that everyone can hear your talent. I'm sure you must have lots of it based on your comments.
Or better yet, when you're playing in one of the big cities on tour or even in small club let us know maybe we can come to hear your talent.
By the way your definition of talent is not a definition, you may believe it to be fact but since your in the mood to bust people's hump.........
Webster's defines talent as 1.a special natural ability or aptitude.....
[This message has been edited by Pacesetter (edited 09-21-2007).]
People post music for different reasons, but in almost all cases it's because they're looking for feedback. Beleiving that they are better than they actually are, it can be quite traumatic to get less than rave reviews for what you thought was a "killer" rendition.
One reason people tend to be "generous" in their critiques is that in the event that they post a tune, they assume that others will be equally generous with them. I mean, why make yourself a target, right?
Not posting is a matter of choice, just like posting. Each carries it's risks (like your not-so-veiled sarcasm towards me). As I sit here, I'm trying to recall Siskell or Ebert's acting credentials....ummm, can't think of any. Oh well.
Although I do enjoy playing before a live audience, age and arthritis have made that more difficult (and therefore, less fun) and since I have no financial incentive to do it, I do it sparingly. I did, however, play two venues at the recent National Black Arts Festival here in Atlanta, one of the largest events of this kind, and from now thruout the year, I'll be playing sporadically at the Club 290, THE premier jazz club in the Atlanta area. PM me if you're in the Atlanta area, although somehow, I don't picture you as a jazz kind of guy.
Peace,
chas
BTW, how is Webster's definition of talent in conflict with what I said?
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