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It's high time we all had a good belly laugh.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTOeuH-iEJ8

Sorry if I jacked your thread Cliffy but I gotta be honest. It desperately needed a good jacking. Carry on...

It's high time we all had a good belly laugh.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTOeuH-iEJ8

Sorry if I jacked your thread Cliffy but I gotta be honest. It desperately needed a good jacking. Carry on...

No it didn't. How would you like it if you had a similar question and someone jacked your thread?

Anyway, I am done on this forum for awhile. I'm sorry if I upset anyone.

Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.
Albert Einstein

Oops, now I'm doing it. But I admitted to my insanity 2 years ago, and have taken 12 steps away from it.

Actually, correction: I'm not done using this forum, however, after this one little rant and final question is honestly answered, I'm done with this topic, and done trying to reach guys who are easy to talk to on these forums.

You guys wonder why I'm so crazed? It's because I keep running into people who are way too sensitive or who love being trolls. It's aggravating.

It also hurts that some people give up on me way too easily, and point fingers at me and say that I'm making excuses. I keep running into people who can't think outside the box. This topic wouldn't exist if people agreed with me about what I stated about how trying a church wouldn't work very well, and worked with me to find something else.

Why am I running into so many people who have the "do it yourself" attitude as opposed to people who share their experiences good and bad, and who help each other find success in their music endeavors?

Cliffy,
When you figure out what it is about your posts that others find SO ANNOYING and BORING, you will be positioned to learn something from others here. Until then this forum will be of no use to you.

Cliffy,
When you figure out what it is about your posts that others find SO ANNOYING and BORING, you will be positioned to learn something from others here. Until then this forum will be of no use to you.

That's the problem. I can't figure out why people are annoyed by me. I'm just asking some questions trying to learn some NEW things to try that I haven't tried.

I don't care if you find me boring. I'm not here to entertain you guys. I'm here to gain some new knowledge of where to start my search fresh.

What happened to people who SPEAK up about what is annoying them, and who actually talk nicely to the person who is doing something annoying, as opposed to keeping it to themselves? That's another thing I seem to be running into in general, not just on these forums, but also through Baton Rouge Rocks, and even through ad postings such as the online ad on Craigslist and the physical ad posting at Guitar Center. I mean, I would put in the ad, "if you have any further questions, don't be afraid to contact me", and instead of reaching intelligent individuals around my age, I reached people who misinterpreted the ad, and didn't have enough sense to ASK questions.

Actually, correction: I'm not done using this forum, however, after this one little rant and final question is honestly answered, I'm done with this topic, and done trying to reach guys who are easy to talk to on these forums.

You guys wonder why I'm so crazed? It's because I keep running into people who are way too sensitive or who love being trolls. It's aggravating.

It also hurts that some people give up on me way too easily, and point fingers at me and say that I'm making excuses. I keep running into people who can't think outside the box. This topic wouldn't exist if people agreed with me about what I stated about how trying a church wouldn't work very well, and worked with me to find something else.

Why am I running into so many people who have the "do it yourself" attitude as opposed to people who share their experiences good and bad, and who help each other find success in their music endeavors?

Part of the problem, from what I can see, is that you want a musician friend but are unwilling or unable to deal with musicians.

An analogy comes to mind that I once heard from a psychiatrist,
"Happiness is like a butterfly.
The more you chase it and chase it, the more it will just elude you.
But, if you just sit quietly, turn your mind to other thoughts, it will gently rest on your shoulder."

Actually, correction: I'm not done using this forum, however, after this one little rant and final question is honestly answered, I'm done with this topic, and done trying to reach guys who are easy to talk to on these forums.

You guys wonder why I'm so crazed? It's because I keep running into people who are way too sensitive or who love being trolls. It's aggravating.

It also hurts that some people give up on me way too easily, and point fingers at me and say that I'm making excuses. I keep running into people who can't think outside the box. This topic wouldn't exist if people agreed with me about what I stated about how trying a church wouldn't work very well, and worked with me to find something else.

Why am I running into so many people who have the "do it yourself" attitude as opposed to people who share their experiences good and bad, and who help each other find success in their music endeavors?

Part of the problem, from what I can see, is that you want a musician friend but are unwilling or unable to deal with musicians.



An analogy comes to mind that I once heard from a psychiatrist,
"Happiness is like a butterfly.
The more you chase it and chase it, the more it will just elude you.
But, if you just sit quietly, turn your mind to other thoughts, it will gently rest on your shoulder."

No, THAT isn't the problem. The problem is the fact that I'm not reaching someone who wants to be my friend first, and who plays music as a hobby, but isn't already involved in other music projects. The idea was to just hang out as friends and do a variety of different activities.

Another thing that annoys me is how people have responded to my request over the years. Instead of reaching someone who shows a passion for a good chunk of the artists I listed, I end up reaching someone who is VERY limited in his music tastes, and hardly knows any of the songs, or instead of reaching someone who was smart enough to call during his free time for example, after work/classes were done, that given person would call while at work, or while heading off to work or school, or when he was late for work or class. Also despite the fact that I would put in the ad that I'm legally blind, to prevent people from sending me text messages, and to prevent me from reaching people who live in a city close to Baton Rouge, most of the people who responded don't use good common sense and ASK the right questions.

Also it would be nice to meet some of these music buddies through another common interest group, like through a video gaming club. Since I started this search in 2007, there have been a good chunk of individuals who didn't work out very well musically, but considered staying friends with that person, but instead of that person agreeing, he got all upset with me, and just blew me off, as if the ONLY thing he was interested in was pursuing his music career.

So, why am I reaching such people, instead of individuals who are smart enough to compare their music goals to mine? It's in EVERY request.

Please, don't jack my thread again. That isn't cool or funny. It's disruptive. Is there something I'm doing that's annoying you, if so speak up about it, and if you can, help me learn how to more effectively get through to these people who don't use good common sense when responding to my requests for a special music buddy who enjoys pop and soft rock music. Help me learn how to more effectively reach someone who is more likely to respond to the friendship request in the ad as well as the music buddy request, but who isn't just interested in playing music with me.

If no one knows how to help, I'm sorry to have bothered you guys. All of this couldv'e been handled A LOT better.

With that said, please, don't give up on me. If anyone makes a new discovery that you think might help me out in my search, please share.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvj85cOWD54

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvj85cOWD54

Again, what is with all the DIY? What happened to people who talk with each other about their experiences, rather than wasting someone's time posting some random YouTube video, or wasting time arguing with each other?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvj85cOWD54

Again, what is with all the DIY? What happened to people who talk with each other about their experiences, rather than wasting someone's time posting some random YouTube video, or wasting time arguing with each other?

Everyone HAS shared.
Everyone HAS helped.
We can only show you the door.
But, YOU have to go through it.

If you repeatedly keep finding the same results from everyone you encounter, then the problem is YOURSELF.