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Permalink Reply by John Rivers on July 26, 2013 at 6:05pm

I too, suffered thru a severe arrival into this world....at birth the doctor relayed the sad news to my mother that I had been born without a rhythm gene. Though they tried several inplants and new drug experiments alas it was not to be.

In my aimless wandering thru life, one day  I stumbled into the cigarbox guitar nation website.

Here I was greeted not like a stranger but as a brother, a comrade among others whom were also missing various genes.

After much council, many conversation, and some deep soul searching  with my new best friends, I discovered a answer, a way to compensate for my "birth defect" if you will.

If I could not tap my toe, if I could not sing, if I was paralized with fear at learning the many frets and strings to be plucked, poked, and memorized  in playing a simple song like amazing grace...perhaps there was another way.

With bated breath and muffled oar I pondered........dare I attempt to breech such a monumental task.

Then one day ...EUREKA!!!!!!!

If I could not tap my toe, nor sing, much less  memorize someone elses'  beat of the drum, then I shall beat my own drum !! (not that you stupidio, we are talking music here).

I WILL WRITE MY OWN SONGS !!

If I write my own songs how can I be wrong???? I could hit 1,000 sour notes and sing jiberress.....and say." that is the way I wrote it" and it is what I was intended to play/sing....nothing to memorize because no matter what I did, as I said  "that is  the way I wrote it".

I must tell you at first it was scary ....my ears hurt....neighbors threaten to call the cops, wife filing for divorce, and some other unsavory stuff, but at last I am freed of the manacles of perceived lack of rhythm.

I'm thinking of going on the "busking" road .....who is with me????

 

Permalink Reply by Dan Moslander on July 27, 2013 at 4:11am

Very poetic man......how's that working out for ya????  Your sense of well-being better now???  Some amazing grace might be the right thing for ya???  Great job.....couldn't have said it any better........kudos.......

Permalink Reply by John Rivers on July 27, 2013 at 4:56am

I have found my comfort zone...:)

Permalink Reply by Thomas "Duck" Petry on July 27, 2013 at 6:05am

"Down by the river, sitting under a big Oak tree, with my CBG and a glass of iced tea."

Permalink Reply by Dan Moslander on July 27, 2013 at 7:30am

Hey, Duck.....you definitely need to get in touch w/John......w/two great minds working together........shoot.....who knows what can happen?????

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