tweaking your guilt

Subject: RE: tweaking your guilt
From: campfire
Date: 22 Apr 99 - 02:57 AM

I'm not a performer, either, so the fact that I'm on the computer more than the guitar isn't TOO guilt-provoking. But it does make me realize one reason WHY I'm not a performer. But today I let a birthday cake burn because I didn't hear the oven timer from the computer room. Now that's guilt....

Subject: RE: tweaking your guilt
From: hank
Date: 21 Apr 99 - 08:50 AM

I refuse to allow myself more then one peak of mudcat a day, which lasts about 1/2 to 1 hour. Now if I could be that disiplined about practicing my mandolin.

When I do make time to practice I generaly spend 1/2 hour a day, maybe an hour (but not all at once) And I did make a lot of progress last night in that half hour, if only I don't forget what I've learned.

Subject: RE: tweaking your guilt
From: katlaughing
Date: 21 Apr 99 - 01:11 AM

I feel fortunate: I am online at home, in fact my office is my computer, so the temptation is great; when stuck on an editorial or whatever, it is oh so EZ to just move the mouse over and click on favourites, just to check those threads, just for a moment. Ya! Right! Bye-bye writing...hello, Catting!

About an hour in the a.m., maybe 30-60 minutes afternoon and, if I don't follow Rog to the tv cellar, I can get in a good 2-3 in the evening, otherwise it's just about another hour.

I like variety in my day! As to practising: I don't perform, haven't found a song circle, yet, looks like I'll have to start one and my fiddle and I are just getting reacquainted, so.....I have to confess, not enough!

kat

Subject: RE: tweaking your guilt
From: Roger in Baltimore
Date: 20 Apr 99 - 06:53 PM

On a good(???) day, I spend about 45 minutes to an hour on the 'Cat and about 30 minutes in practice. If I didn't have a day job, a fiancee, a son, and a house to keep up, I might do more of both. Lately, I try to just graze the Mudcat. I used to read every (well allmost every) thread. Like other felines who are not housebroken, you never know where Catspaw is going to leave one of his "jewels". So I just had to check everywhere.

Roger in Baltimore

Subject: RE: tweaking your guilt
From: Bill D
Date: 20 Apr 99 - 06:42 PM

since I am not a 'performer', the amount of practicing has declined in recent years, but there are lots of regular, if not 'frequent' times here in Wash DC.

..now, my wife, Ferrara, has REALLY been learning new songs and playing a LOT with the Mudcat for inspiration and her new energy and voice after getting a new heart! *smile*...and she is posting more, too!

Subject: RE: tweaking your guilt
From: catspaw49
Date: 20 Apr 99 - 04:14 PM

It may be rhetorical, but you're pissing me off here Alice!

catspaw (leaving to go clean the shower)

Subject: RE: tweaking your guilt
From: Mudjack
Date: 20 Apr 99 - 03:55 PM

Not enough time to do justice to my sanity, about 15 min a day at the mudcat and 1/2 hour on the instruments, just enough to keep my fingers agile. The brain keeps sinking into old age or I'm catching up to my uncle Al Zhiemer. Jack

Subject: RE: tweaking your guilt
From: Rick Fielding
Date: 20 Apr 99 - 03:24 PM

Most civilians think musicians ARE drunks and druggies!

Subject: RE: tweaking your guilt
From: Alice
Date: 20 Apr 99 - 03:23 PM

Yay!! Let's hear it for singing in the shower. (ok, castspaw, when was the last time you CLEANED the shower.... a rhetorical question)

Subject: RE: tweaking your guilt
From: Vixen
Date: 20 Apr 99 - 02:41 PM

About 2 hours with mudcats per day, except holidays and weekends -- I'm not online at home. About 2 hours a day playing something and/or singing, except holidays and weekends, when it goes up to 5 to 6 hours per day unless I get together with other musicians, in which case it goes up. My therapist has told me that the only people who have more trouble with human relationships than drunks and druggies are musicians. So I try to limit my human relationships to musicians--no problems!

V

Subject: RE: tweaking your guilt
From: Joe Offer
Date: 20 Apr 99 - 01:56 PM

I think it's about 2 hours Mudcat a day (maybe more, but it's mixed with work), and the singing goes in spurts, whenever I find somebody to sing with.
-Joe Offer-

Subject: RE: tweaking your guilt
From: Mark Roffe
Date: 20 Apr 99 - 01:54 PM

I played guitars for what seemed to be about 293 hours last night while the Mudcat was down. At least I think it was down.

Subject: RE: tweaking your guilt
From: LEJ
Date: 20 Apr 99 - 01:44 PM

Since I sing lead and play Blues Harmonica in a band, it's kinda tough to say. Let's see...15 minutes a day singing in the shower, another 30 minutes in my car,25 minutes a day just to irritate my 10 year old (PLEASE Dad!), about 30 minutes WHILE I'm Mudcatting, and then official practice with the band about 4 hours a week minus 2 hours drinking and bullshitting. That's about 3.5 hours a week plus any actual gig time.

Forget it...Mudcat wins hands down!

LEJ

Subject: RE: tweaking your guilt
From: catspaw49
Date: 20 Apr 99 - 01:43 PM

Kinda' depends on the day...glad you didn't factor "housework" into this..........

Hey Barb---Speaking of the things in the shop, how da' possum doin'?

catspaw

Subject: RE: tweaking your guilt
From: Barbara
Date: 20 Apr 99 - 01:31 PM

Gonna find out how much, because my computer's gonna be in the shop for five days....
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAaarrrrrrggghhhh....
Blessings,
Barbara

Subject: RE: tweaking your guilt
From: Sam Pirt
Date: 20 Apr 99 - 01:28 PM

Sorry guys and gals but I don't have much guilt. You see I usually am playing loads at weekends at festivals and ceilidhs a like, and besides mudcat is educational (and addictive) Sorry did I just say addictive. I not addicted just hopelessly OBSESSED!!

Bye, Sam

Subject: RE: tweaking your guilt
From: Mark Roffe
Date: 20 Apr 99 - 01:01 PM

"...playing the keyboard..."

Subject: RE: tweaking your guilt
From: Rick Fielding
Date: 20 Apr 99 - 12:59 PM

'bout 3 to 5 hours pickin and grinnin', and 1 to 2 hours mudcattin', but Heather's getting suspicious. She thinks I'm having an affair on the "net". In a way, she may be right

rick (who refuses to say "grin, grin".

Subject: tweaking your guilt
From: Alice
Date: 20 Apr 99 - 12:50 PM

How much time do you actually spend each day singing or playing a musical instrument compared to the time being online and Mudcatting? just curious..... ;->