I play mostly on the back porch of my house. My neighbors can hear me, but at least I'm spared the sight of their laughter as I teach myself to play. For the record, the birds don't seem to mind.
Recently, I started playing out in front of friendly audiences. I took my CBG to the lake cottage this last weekend and played sitting out on the dock at sunset. The audience is family and close friends, so they sort of have to be nice, and they were.
This post serves as some self-induced peer pressure to ensure I don't back out on a committment. I've decided to take my guitar to the streets tonight for the first time. I want to buy a couple packs of strings from the Guitar Shop in town and since the track is open in Saratoga Springs, the streets are full of tourists. Why not give it a go? I just wish I had an extra guitar to sell while I'm playing.
I decided to write some lyrics and I hope they don't foreshadow an actual event, but here goes. . .
BTW, no offense intended to any non-tourist types or otherwise decent people from that state just south of NY. . .
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Thanks Uncle John, Brickdust, and wes. I truly appreciate the encouragement. I didn't really do anything different than playing on my back porch, except people were walking by. Generally they were very kind or, at worst, indifferent. Lots of smiles from kids, a few people interested in maybe a holiday purchase, and otherwise fun. And who can't appreciate curvy passersby with summer dresses? Great Googlie Mooglie!
Saratoga Springs draws a varied crowd downtown when the horse track is open. Some of these guys should make it look less obvious that they run an all cash business. They might as well just carry around the paper bags of cash. :)
Oh, and my fingers are still numb from playing so long last night. Hahahahaha.
HAHAHAHA! Uncle John, that last comment is great.
The weather looks better today, so far. But I'm going to dive back in the basement and finish up that little Ashton guitar tonight so I have something to draw in a little larger coin from the tourists in town.
Thanks for the advice.
I've reworked the lyrics a bit since sitting down and actually playing the song rather than just hearing it in my head.
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