Loverboy & Soapbox

Thursday, May. 28, 2009 - 12:29 a.m.

Bass practice is going well.

I put a javascript count thingumy over in the left column if that's of any interest. I know I'll be watching it, at least.

John made yet another really good suggestion for a practice song; "Turn Me Loose" by Loverboy.

He'd been concerned about me and my octaves, and there's a superlative bass line in this song that consists of nearly nothing BUT a repeated chromatic octave.

It did the trick, as John listened to me rehearse, he said he was able to hear the difference between my first day of bass playing versus how I sound now, and he says I am doing much better.

I am absolutely grateful that he can hear some kind of improvement.

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All rightie. I'll be simmering over Proposition 8 for awhile, I guess.

Here's some more of my randomness.

On Twitter, I wrote "Wow, California straight married people must feel all nice and protected now from the dreaded fairy cooties. What suck."

Our nation's constitution requires people to be treated equally.

Unrelated consenting TAXPAYING adults should ALL have exactly the SAME privileges when it comes to marital unions and the naming thereof.

It stands to reason that if a person really does believe the teachings of the Bible to be true and correct, then no real Christian with genuine strength of faith would have ever felt threatened enough to have voted yes on Proposition 8.

To require secular laws to prop up religious beliefs shows an absence of faith, weakness of the soul, and a blatant disregard for the US Constitution.

Besides, I thought the whole idea behind Christianity was to stand strong in the face of adversity -- not to simply make the adversity go away.

And of course, no divorced person could vote for Proposition 8 without being hypocritical in doing so.

Or maybe I was absent from church on the day they taught where it's okay to profess one thing and actually do another thing that's the opposite.

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Okay, there we go. Have a good Thursday.

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3 of my readers commented on this entry

art - 2009-05-28 14:04:52
there is now a federal lawsuit to overturn prop 8 because it violates the 14th amendment to the constitution, and it will most likely take 2 years for this to get to the supremes, but now the gay rights folks say its too early for that! interesting discussion over at sf gate!
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OmahaDave - 2009-05-28 17:51:31
Hum, looking into the history of the 14th amendment, California, a state at the time the 14th amendment was proposed (1866), was not one of the original states to ratify that amendment, finally doing so almost a hundred years later in 1959..... So if anything, California historically lags when it comes to 14th amendment issues. :-( All the states that currently allow for gay marriage also initially ratified the 14th, yes, even Iowa... I just shake my head at the supporters of Prop 8. Do they really think they can legislate inequality? On the lighter side, still looking forward to hearing some fresh bass...
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andy - 2009-05-28 23:19:20
Bass can be a great release, especially at times when aggravated by political situations that affect us personally. I've always found it to be one of the most laid-back and unassuming of rock/jazz instruments. (In your position, I would think that to tune into the bass drum in your band would be key - but not to assume, not having heard you guys. Just general rule-of-thumb.) Anyway, my point, before I tangented parenthetically, was: *therapeutic.* Also, I suppose since my diary is locked these days I'll link to one of my new myspaces. Ten of my piano recordings are on this one - enjoy.
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