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my post editor seems to be screwing up. i don't get to format or add images etc. ah well

anyway, we went jamming today. marion, keith, kenneth and I. was okay. wasted alot of time until kenneth arrived late. jammed like 1 and a half song and we had to leave. haha.

BEGIN SARCASM
34 dollars well spent.
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though after that we went to the nearby subway for dinner. was fun. keith kenneth and marion seem to click really well. i think they were talking something about pigs or something. i was zoning out. worrying about work haha. though things are coming together nicely. apart from multicam being really really rushed, everything else seems to be coming together okay.

wanted to post about something else here but i completely forgot what. i hate it when that happens. anyway. its night time for me and i'm headed to bed. haveat.

The Rich Just Don't Get It

"Okay go get what you want. Hurry. I have a dinner appointment."

"Yes, father,"

The boy walked across the showroom.



"Isn't it beautiful?"

"What, the black beauty? Dude, you've been staring at it for months. When are you gonna get it?"

"I don't know man. I've got cash flow issues."

One of a group of college students reached out to grab the guitar. He sat down and strummed a few chords. He took his pick out of his back pocket and started belting out improvised solos and a few Guns and Roses covers.

"Sigh… $950... One day. One day, baby, you will be mine."



The boy at the other end of the room gazed into the Gibson LE room. Shortly joined by his father.

"That one looks nice, father."

"Huh. Go get someone to help."

And the boy wandered off.



The students had drifted behind to the acoustic section. They were now having a sort of mini jam session. It was all in good heart. Acoustic covers and random chords. The air of creativity and friendship.

"Hey, you're thinking of getting into guitar right? This is a good one to start out with. Its cheap, its easy to use, and it has everything you need to start"

"How much is it?"

"Err. Lets see. Where's the price tag…"



The father was standing outside the custom shop, looking at the Slash Limited Edition Studio Les Paul. He looked back at the kid. He was coming back with a sales manager.

"Which one?"

"This one, father"

"How much is it?"

The salesperson came in at this point;

"This is one of Gibson's Limited Edition Slash series of Les Pauls. It comes in at $4,500"



"Ah. Found it. Er. Its $450."

"Shit that's quite a bit isn't it?"



"$4,500? That’s not so bad. Why don't you try it out?"

"But...?"

"Go try it out."

"Yes, Father."

The Salesperson hooked it up to a nearby amp and the kid started to play some simple scales.

He then played a very rough cover of Guns and Roses' Knockin' on Heaven's Door.



"Shush! Stop strumming!"

"What? Why?"

"Do you hear that?"

"What?"

"Knocking on heaven's door!"

"Huh?"

"Just come on!"

And they rushed out to see the kid play.



The sound of the high-quality guitar attracted the patrons to the source. Really quickly, a small crowd was forming.

The boy started to get nervous. He knew his playing was sub-par. He did not enjoy it at all.

"Alright, I'm getting it. Where's the lady?"

"She's behind there, father."

"Go get her."

"She's already coming."



"Oh my god."

"What?"

"That's the Slash Custom!"

"Oh…"

"AND ITS A GIBSON!"






To be continued...

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There you have it. Classic awesomeness personified.

SWEET CHILD OF MINE
Guns N' Roses

WHAT IS IT:

Sweet Child is a song. It is a great song. To be precise, "Sweet Child o' Mine" is a song by the rock band Guns N' Roses. It was released on their debut album, "Appetite for Destruction" on 21st Jul, 1987. "Sweet Child o' Mine" was Guns N' Roses' first number-one single on the Billboard Hot 100, spending two weeks at the top spot in September 1988.

WHY ITS GREAT:

Well, first off, its great because it was an accident. The band's guitarist, slash, was just messing around, doing 'string skipping exercises'. when the rythm guitarist, Izzy, improvised some chords, and their Vox, Axl, sang out a poem he had written. I quote from one of their interviews (speaking is Duff McKagan, their Bassist):

The thing about 'Sweet Child,' it was written in five minutes. It was one of those songs, only three chords. You know that guitar lick Slash does at the beginning? It was kinda like a joke because we thought, 'What is this song? It's gonna be nothin', it'll be filler on the record.' And except that vocal-wise, it's very sweet and sincere, Slash was fuckin' around when he first wrote that lick.

So there you have it. they accidentally made a hit. the intro lick is THE most memorable lick of anyone who lived in the era. as soon as you hear that lick, you feel this warm fuzziness inside and you think: "alright! Sweet child, i know this song! This band rocks!" the guitars are awesome, and the vocal skills are amazing. the lyrics to the song are great. I'm not sure what it means, but Wikipedia tells me its about his girlfriend, and eventual wife. there are so much more, but for those non-oldie fanatics, im sure you're bored, so i leave this section with a final note. this song got #37 for the top 100 Greatest Guitar Solos.


WHY IT SUCKS:

i hate this section when i review stuff i like. pah. anyway, i guess the vocal skills are hard for some to appreciate. to most, it may sound whiney. but that was the style of the era, and this is one of the best. also, the song doesn't make much sense in the end. the "where do we go now" part seems out of place, and is only good because time has made it so. also, the most commonly heard version of the song is shortened. As Axl Rose said in an interview:

I hate the edit of 'Sweet Child o' Mine.' Radio stations said, "Well, your vocals aren't cut." "My favorite part of the song is Slash's slow solo; it's the heaviest part for me. There's no reason for it to be missing except to create more space for commercials, so the radio-station owners can get more advertising dollars. When you get the chopped version of 'Paradise City' or half of 'Sweet Child' and 'Patience' cut, you're getting screwed

so yeah. most people dont know the full song, and that really sucks. cuz, you're getting screwed. on a light hearted note. i hate the solo. ITS FREAKING DIFFICULT TO SELF TEACH. but pah. all good solos are like that.


MY RATING:

I'd give it 4.5 stars out of five, but i don't have that .gif, so there you have it. 4 out of 5.


SHOULD I, AND WHERE CAN I GET IT:

I merged these two sections because i have the same answer for them. I have no idea. you definitely SHOULD get it, but i don't know where you can. its really rare. i ripped mine from my dad's CD collection, back in the states. i don't know where you can get it here in singapore. try e-bay? lol.