General Music Chat

Yes, its time once again to join to together at the table , replete with turkey, stuffing, cranberry sauce and a big, heaping scoop of Family Dysfunction.

But... you'll do it anyway, because it occurs to you that there are many people on the streets Thursday night, who wont have that same luxury.

Keep that in your thoughts this year... After all, isn't Thanksgiving somewhat about being "thankful" for what we have , even when we hate it?

Happy Thanksgiving, folks! And thank God for alcohol...

Dog

Worked as part time volunteer in a non denom homeless ministry for nearly five years. Have to say that easily 90% have either substance abuse issues or mental health problems. That said, they are still people and I got to know many of them.

It becomes a life style. My wife and worked there together some times so decided to hold our wedding in the park with the homeless as wedding guests. (its a scriptural thing) We asked our friends to dress down so it wasn't obvious who was who.

It was really sad that several years later people in the park still remembered that. THey don't get invited to many weddings...But they were still homeless.
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I'm trying very hard to feel thankfull today but the job I was counting on just blew up in my face and my severance has run out. My music project is moving too slow and I have a house full of company I have difficulty relating to even when feeling cheerful.

But yeah - I'm still thankful. No promises in this life. But salvation is a huge thing and it's always there.

Happy Thanksgiving
Talbot

Isn't Thanksgiving really about celbrating that other people died, you didn't, and that the property of the dead can greatly benefit you if you help yourself to it ?

Or am I confusing it with some other holiday?

hmmmm

Happy Thanksgiving to all, become a vegetarian, save a turkey!

You too can join the likes of:

MeatLoaf (Ironic!)
Paul McCartney
George Harrison
Blur (Yes, the entire band)
Peter Buck (REM)
Krist Novoselic (Nirvana)
Robert Smith (The Cure)
Bob Dylan
Peter Gabriel
Martin Gore (Depeche Mode)
Kirk Hammett (Metallica)
The Second Coming of J.C. a.k.a. Billy Idol
Eddie Vedder
PierceG (Barometric Pressure)

...and more

OK, done preaching now.

Do you get super vegan powers like on the movie Scott Pilgrim vs the World?

I'm refusing to eat turkey this year.
Steak, please.

Do you get super vegan powers like on the movie Scott Pilgrim vs the World?

I'm refusing to eat turkey this year.
Steak, please.

I had to ask for Wikipedia's help on that one, I'm afraid I don't know very much at all about TV or Movies, with exception to ESPN and any NFL game that happens to be on at the moment.

I'm not a vegan, but vegetarianism gave me the super power of dropping thirty-nine pounds in two years without changing anything else.

Dog

Worked as part time volunteer in a non denom homeless ministry for nearly five years. Have to say that easily 90% have either substance abuse issues or mental health problems. That said, they are still people and I got to know many of them.

It becomes a life style. My wife and worked there together some times so decided to hold our wedding in the park with the homeless as wedding guests. (its a scriptural thing) We asked our friends to dress down so it wasn't obvious who was who.

It was really sad that several years later people in the park still remembered that. THey don't get invited to many weddings...But they were still homeless.
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I'm trying very hard to feel thankfull today but the job I was counting on just blew up in my face and my severance has run out. My music project is moving too slow and I have a house full of company I have difficulty relating to even when feeling cheerful.

But yeah - I'm still thankful. No promises in this life. But salvation is a huge thing and it's always there.

Happy Thanksgiving
Talbot

Mike, been there myself... It was brief, but my address was 1991 Camry for a short while. I gave away everything I owned... hit rock bottom. It made me so f**k angry at myself... that I vowed to change my situation, and NEVER be in that spot again. And that there is my whole point... If there is anything for me to be thankful for...it was the ability to get angry...

Many homeless folk simply cant muster up that fire...There's a sense of defeat in their spirits...The cause is sometimes obvious, i.e the addictions, others are not so obvious...i.e the wiring...

All I know is this...Poverty sucks... But the inability to escape it is even worse. That gets me angry and makes me challenge my own christian tenets , pretty staunchly at times...

Whenever sh*t goes wrong, I know the feeling of depression which clouds over everything ... . All I can say is roll with the cloud and let it pass... (and It will). And if its any consolation Mike, the contract opps are blowing up all over America... That is to say, its no reflection on your professional capabilities...

Right now, Construction and IT are the active industries... If you have experience in either industry, just keep plugging away...Something will give...
Re: Your music project...The good news is that (And I'm assuming) you don't have to answer to an OCD, tension wire manager to produce your work. So if ya got to back burner it for a spell... such is the calling... It never lasts forever this way... but you know the drill..
Anyway, Happy Thanksgiving bro...and just laugh it off, man.... In America, we have the right to abandon our sensibilities and embrace something ludicrous and different...

Our extended family has already gotten together for Thanx. Since then, I have contracted all the symptoms of Shingles... again. The first time was manifested on my temple. This time it is on my torso. It is a Viral infection related to Chicken pox and herpes and cold sores.. I cannot afford to go to the Dr. I will miss a whole week of work. My mother and father are long gone. I haven't spoken to one of my brothers for months, another for years. More than a decade. I'm down to one vehicle- a '92 Plymouth minivan with 250,000 miles on it, and I put 100 miles on it daily in my work commute. Winter is at our doorstep and I have about a half a cord of wood which we heat with. In August, a neighbor hood mechanic I have employed many times harassed my dog into chasing him, running over the nicest Lab ever known, then wants to sue me for damages. I have been given many skills, no one wants, and a personality no one wants to speak to or listen to to be heard. Fingernails down a chalk board don't really hurt anyone, nor do I. When I do speak to someone, their phone always rings on my first syllable of my order, as that merchants are the only ones that have to hear me. I see famous people with horrible personalities that obviously trump my own, as that they are doing well and seemingly financially secure. I have to think Hard to think of anyone who has't stolen something from me. I've been to a therapist about 3 years ago (at $175 an hr.) that lasted about 20 minutes and heard more of his story than of mine. They say that if Shingles goes all the way around your body you will die. I would consider it a long suffering mercy killing. Thinking back through my life, I have spent a lot of Thanksgiving days ill from one thing or another, otherwise a healthy aging man. As a guitar player, I don't think it would matter if I were the one who showed EVH his technique. If this Shingles were to take my life,I feel the only claim to fame would be that this holidays name would probably be changed to Thanksforgivingup.

Sorry for your troubles Crunch. It's all because you live in Ohio.

When life throws you a spitball hit that sucker over the fence.

Happy Thanksgiving regardless.

That's usually what happens, but I'm never next at bat.

Happy Thanksgiving to all you bandmixers.
No turkey for me I'm a vegatarian also, and
yes it does give me superpowers. Dog we all
lead different lives I thank the Lord everyday
for what I have and the wine I serve for dinner
every night.

I've played disc golf since 1997. In the Winter there's a national disc golf event called Ice Bowl where disc golfers get together no matter what the weather might be. They have a slogan for the event, "no wimps of whiners." I think it would appropriate to apply that slogan to Thanksgiving. I'm sorry, but coming on here COMPLAINING about Thanksgiving makes you a wimp and a whiner.
I shouldn't have even born. My mother had two miscarriages before I was born. If she had either I wouldn't be posting here. Despite all my horrible physical ailments, despite my going broke along with most everyone else, despite all the dysfunctional family get togethers, despite all the problems mankind is facing today, I'm happy as a pig in sh*t to sit down for one day and stuff my face with food I love, watch some good NFL games, go fishing, etc. THANK YOU GOD FOR MY VERY EXISTENCE and the wonderful meal I'm about to stuff my face with and THANKS FOR NOT WHINING....

Our extended family has already gotten together for Thanx. Since then, I have contracted all the symptoms of Shingles... again. The first time was manifested on my temple. This time it is on my torso. It is a Viral infection related to Chicken pox and herpes and cold sores.. I cannot afford to go to the Dr. I will miss a whole week of work. My mother and father are long gone. I haven't spoken to one of my brothers for months, another for years. More than a decade. I'm down to one vehicle- a '92 Plymouth minivan with 250,000 miles on it, and I put 100 miles on it daily in my work commute. Winter is at our doorstep and I have about a half a cord of wood which we heat with. In August, a neighbor hood mechanic I have employed many times harassed my dog into chasing him, running over the nicest Lab ever known, then wants to sue me for damages. I have been given many skills, no one wants, and a personality no one wants to speak to or listen to to be heard. Fingernails down a chalk board don't really hurt anyone, nor do I. When I do speak to someone, their phone always rings on my first syllable of my order, as that merchants are the only ones that have to hear me. I see famous people with horrible personalities that obviously trump my own, as that they are doing well and seemingly financially secure. I have to think Hard to think of anyone who has't stolen something from me. I've been to a therapist about 3 years ago (at $175 an hr.) that lasted about 20 minutes and heard more of his story than of mine. They say that if Shingles goes all the way around your body you will die. I would consider it a long suffering mercy killing. Thinking back through my life, I have spent a lot of Thanksgiving days ill from one thing or another, otherwise a healthy aging man. As a guitar player, I don't think it would matter if I were the one who showed EVH his technique. If this Shingles were to take my life,I feel the only claim to fame would be that this holidays name would probably be changed to Thanksforgivingup.

Re, the Shingles... If I am not mistaken, You do not need to pay for treatment...Go to the free clinic(s) in your area. There are reliable (free if you cant afford them) drugs which can help keep the outbreaks in check. (I imagine it must be painful when it activates). There really is no need to suffer like that.

As for the asshole mechanic who killed your dog... If he wants to sue you, just tell him that you'll be sending out fliers asking for donations, citing the legal costs to defend yourself against the"named mechanic who killed your dog"
. Remember, the only defense to defamation is the truth... Since he truthfully killed your dog, he has no defense. If the dude has half a brain, he;ll stand down and re-think his actions. (I'm just indulging in a speculation)

Happy Thanksgiving to all, become a vegetarian, save a turkey!

You too can join the likes of:

MeatLoaf (Ironic!)
Paul McCartney
George Harrison
Blur (Yes, the entire band)
Peter Buck (REM)
Krist Novoselic (Nirvana)
Robert Smith (The Cure)
Bob Dylan
Peter Gabriel
Martin Gore (Depeche Mode)
Kirk Hammett (Metallica)
The Second Coming of J.C. a.k.a. Billy Idol
Eddie Vedder
PierceG (Barometric Pressure)

...and more

OK, done preaching now.

Personally, I think Veganism is a bit extreme... I contend that Most people do that as a fad, because their heroes and idols are doing it... I really think many of them are just sheeping it.

Dont get me wrong.. I love vegetables and I eat a lot of them. I Also hate the fact the slaughtering must occur in order to enjoy a hamburger (Yes I love hamburgers) . Worse yet, I cant stand the unnecessary cruelty that precedes many of the slaughters. It even disturbs me to think of all the amateur hunters out there who cant take down a kill in one shot, clean and precise.

I think about these things and my heart cries for those animals...Then I realize...Our world is so F**cked up that no matter how many vegans you throw in there... There will always be death and cruelty to animals. So, when I eat a hamburger, I give thanks to God, and I tell my self that the cow who died for this, shall not have died in vain.

I've played disc golf since 1997. In the Winter there's a national disc golf event called Ice Bowl where disc golfers get together no matter what the weather might be. They have a slogan for the event, "no wimps of whiners." I think it would appropriate to apply that slogan to Thanksgiving. I'm sorry, but coming on here COMPLAINING about Thanksgiving makes you a wimp and a whiner.
I shouldn't have even born. My mother had two miscarriages before I was born. If she had either I wouldn't be posting here. Despite all my horrible physical ailments, despite my going broke along with most everyone else, despite all the dysfunctional family get togethers, despite all the problems mankind is facing today, I'm happy as a pig in sh*t to sit down for one day and stuff my face with food I love, watch some good NFL games, go fishing, etc. THANK YOU GOD FOR MY VERY EXISTENCE and the wonderful meal I'm about to stuff my face with and THANKS FOR NOT WHINING....

Bob, tell us, when did you start to think and believe you were a "Pig"? . And how did you arrive to happiness from being in sh*t...?
Please share with the group...and it's okay Bob, No one here is judging...