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Title: Dudes Playing Acoustic Guitars at Parties
Post by: Eschaton on March 10, 2015, 12:18:41 PM
Based off this contention here:

http://www.thebore.com/forum/index.php?topic=42407.msg2007441#msg2007441

Depends on the song, I guess.

I know that antisocial nerds who go to one party every three years or so and probably stand in the corner casting creepy glances at girls across the room might be opposed to a decent guitar jam. Cool people can dig it. End of story.
Title: Re: Dudes Playing Acoustic Guitars at Parties
Post by: Am_I_Anonymous on March 10, 2015, 12:20:48 PM
(http://img4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20130901124320/vampirediaries/images/d/da/2-17-stefan-gets-thrown-into-the-bush-crazy-fruittt.gif)
Title: Re: Dudes Playing Acoustic Guitars at Parties
Post by: Steve Contra on March 10, 2015, 12:23:24 PM
(http://img4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20130901124320/vampirediaries/images/d/da/2-17-stefan-gets-thrown-into-the-bush-crazy-fruittt.gif)
Basically.  My cousin sings Opera at parties though, that's pretty fucking rad.
Title: Re: Dudes Playing Acoustic Guitars at Parties
Post by: Van Cruncheon on March 10, 2015, 12:24:55 PM
it's painfully narcissistic and usually obnoxious as human cliches go, but it's not like we can't throw a beer bottle at their head
Title: Re: Dudes Playing Acoustic Guitars at Parties
Post by: Van Cruncheon on March 10, 2015, 12:28:10 PM
"well, if no-one's gonna talk to me, i think i'll just sit here and strum a little chôro no. 1 muttering 'please let me get some pussy tonight' from under my patchy ginger beard"
          /
         /
  :gaben
Title: Re: Dudes Playing Acoustic Guitars at Parties
Post by: Am_I_Anonymous on March 10, 2015, 12:29:55 PM
"well, if no-one's gonna talk to me, i think i'll just sit here and strum a little Chôro No. 1 muttering 'please let me get some pussy tonight' from under my patchy ginger beard"

At least you guys get people playing something interesting. Here in Ohio the top 5 guitar songs played at a party are as follows

1) Stairway to Heaven
2) Stairway to Heaven
3) Stairway to Heaven
4) Stairway to Heaven
5) Dave Matthews shit

:tocry

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Title: Re: Dudes Playing Acoustic Guitars at Parties
Post by: Dickie Dee on March 10, 2015, 12:31:20 PM
I don't think I've ever heard someone actually play Stairway to Heaven in real life.
Title: Re: Dudes Playing Acoustic Guitars at Parties
Post by: Mr. Gundam on March 10, 2015, 12:31:42 PM
A good friend of mine always brings his acoustic guitar to his cabin and plays it around the fire at night. That's the only time I'm kinda ok with it, but then it still gets old fast.
Title: Re: Dudes Playing Acoustic Guitars at Parties
Post by: Van Cruncheon on March 10, 2015, 12:32:43 PM
public acoustic guitar noodling is for honors dorm stairwells, wannabe "dive" coffee joints, and street corners in gentrified urban strip malls.

gtfo with that cackery when human beings come together to get to' up from the flo' up

 :bolo

edit: last time i was at a party where someone started to strum an acoustic guitar, the song was "moonshadow" by cat stevens, AND THE TWEEBERT MOTHERFUCKER SANG ALONG. we shoulda killed the dude right then and there. i consider it a lapse of basic reason that we didn't. frankly, i blame democrats.
Title: Re: Dudes Playing Acoustic Guitars at Parties
Post by: Eel O'Brian on March 10, 2015, 12:34:42 PM
Yeah, five minutes, tops, then put that shit away so people can get back to talking and drinking. Get a paying gig, Django.
Title: Re: Dudes Playing Acoustic Guitars at Parties
Post by: Eel O'Brian on March 10, 2015, 12:36:20 PM
Even worse is when some Randy Rhodes cosplayer brings his electric guitar and amp. I'd rather play Wii music at that point.
Title: Re: Dudes Playing Acoustic Guitars at Parties
Post by: Am_I_Anonymous on March 10, 2015, 12:38:15 PM
Even worse is when some Randy Rhodes cosplayer brings his electric guitar and amp. I'd rather play Wii music at that point.

Bring your electric guitar AND amp to a party and not be famous brehs...
Title: Re: Dudes Playing Acoustic Guitars at Parties
Post by: Van Cruncheon on March 10, 2015, 12:38:54 PM
the only POLE we're discussing is how much acoustic guitar players at a party hafta smoke to get out of their court-mandated backyard beatdown
Title: Re: Dudes Playing Acoustic Guitars at Parties
Post by: Steve Contra on March 10, 2015, 12:39:37 PM
One thing, if you're talented enough to play flamenco guitar and not dad rock you get a pass.  Also you're going to get laid more than you could ever imagine.
Title: Re: Dudes Playing Acoustic Guitars at Parties
Post by: Mr. Gundam on March 10, 2015, 12:40:01 PM
The survey hasn't even defined the parameters of guitar playing at parties.

Like, are we talking about all parties? So a party at a huge house with a big backyard to accommodate a full multi-instrument jam session is exactly the same as a tiny little apartment? How long does the playing go on? Does the player interrupt everyone to introduce the song? Is the guitar being played in the middle of the room, or in a corner somewhere? What kind of party is it? Who is playing, a resident/guest of honor, or some random dude who came along as a friend of a friend of a friend? Was the guitar already there at the house, or did someone bring it?

Without these details, this study isn't anything more than a Gallup poll with a really flawed demographic sampling.

Do you bring the guitar inside with you initially, or do you leave it in the car, hoping to worm it into conversation?
Title: Re: Dudes Playing Acoustic Guitars at Parties
Post by: Eel O'Brian on March 10, 2015, 12:42:39 PM
One thing, if you're talented enough to play flamenco guitar and not dad rock you get a pass.  Also you're going to get laid more than you could ever imagine.

That would be the case, but everyone I've ever heard was in the painful learning phase where they don't even really know a complete song, just a bunch of "check out this cool riff...a dozen times in a row"
Title: Re: Dudes Playing Acoustic Guitars at Parties
Post by: Eel O'Brian on March 10, 2015, 12:44:05 PM
I say bring a tambourine, whip that thing out midway through their "performance," and fuck their shit up proper
Title: Re: Dudes Playing Acoustic Guitars at Parties
Post by: Van Cruncheon on March 10, 2015, 12:45:47 PM
in the first case, if you're looking to NOT socialize, just fiddle with your phone like everyone else breh
Title: Re: Dudes Playing Acoustic Guitars at Parties
Post by: Van Cruncheon on March 10, 2015, 12:46:34 PM
eel, or just start masturbating. dance with the one that brung you, i say
Title: Re: Dudes Playing Acoustic Guitars at Parties
Post by: Eel O'Brian on March 10, 2015, 12:47:30 PM
wait, no the worst, the WORST, is when there's already some music playing and Mr. Cover Band wants to awkwardly play along.
Title: Re: Dudes Playing Acoustic Guitars at Parties
Post by: Brehvolution on March 10, 2015, 12:48:34 PM
The best is when there are 3 or 4 guitars out and nothing gets played because they all don't know the same songs. Well, you will probably hear 'Wish You Were Here' by Pink Floyd.
Title: Re: Dudes Playing Acoustic Guitars at Parties
Post by: Am_I_Anonymous on March 10, 2015, 12:50:33 PM
And also note it's ALWAYS some smug hipster (complete with one size to small walmart flannel) who thinks his run down of Death Cab for Cutie is exactly what this party needs to get the ladies going.
Title: Re: Dudes Playing Acoustic Guitars at Parties
Post by: Eel O'Brian on March 10, 2015, 12:53:05 PM
mostly it was banger rednecks down here, some sort of off-key allman brothers or zeppelin or eddie van halen tryhards wherever you went
Title: Re: Dudes Playing Acoustic Guitars at Parties
Post by: kick51 on March 10, 2015, 12:53:34 PM
CAUSE AFTER ALLLLLL

YOU'RE MY WONDERWALLLLLLL

FUCK
Title: Re: Dudes Playing Acoustic Guitars at Parties
Post by: Brehvolution on March 10, 2015, 12:57:47 PM
And also note it's ALWAYS some smug hipster (complete with one size to small walmart flannel) who thinks his run down of Death Cab for Cutie is exactly what this party needs to get the ladies going.

It's almost as bad as playing an original song no one has ever heard.
Title: Re: Dudes Playing Acoustic Guitars at Parties
Post by: Eel O'Brian on March 10, 2015, 01:03:45 PM
Jazz/funk fusion white boys, ants marching shit that goes on forever  :yuck
Title: Re: Dudes Playing Acoustic Guitars at Parties
Post by: kick51 on March 10, 2015, 01:04:46 PM
lol STS9 and SCI.   thank fucking god none of the second rate jambands became as big as Phish or the Dead.  It was always obvious that they were all fakes without an original bone in their body.
Title: Re: Dudes Playing Acoustic Guitars at Parties
Post by: TakingBackSunday on March 10, 2015, 01:04:54 PM
I don't mind it if everyone asks a person to pull out the guitar for a bit

otherwise its incredibly self-centered and a cry for attention

I know because I was that douchebag in high school
Title: Re: Dudes Playing Acoustic Guitars at Parties
Post by: kick51 on March 10, 2015, 01:05:32 PM
but you're all wrong, Wonderwall is objectively the worst. 
Title: Re: Dudes Playing Acoustic Guitars at Parties
Post by: Steve Contra on March 10, 2015, 01:07:14 PM
lol STS9 and SCI.   thank fucking god none of the second rate jambands became as big as Phish or the Dead.  It was always obvious that they were all fakes without an original bone in their body.
Oh god String Cheese Incident.  And Leftover Salmon.   :-\
Title: Re: Dudes Playing Acoustic Guitars at Parties
Post by: Eel O'Brian on March 10, 2015, 01:07:17 PM
We went to this place called the mellow mushroom to eat one Friday night and some college funk jam band was setting up and tuning to play right after we ordered

I think that's the fastest I've ever eaten a pizza
Title: Re: Dudes Playing Acoustic Guitars at Parties
Post by: Kara on March 10, 2015, 01:09:25 PM
(http://img4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20130901124320/vampirediaries/images/d/da/2-17-stefan-gets-thrown-into-the-bush-crazy-fruittt.gif)

 :drool
Title: Re: Dudes Playing Acoustic Guitars at Parties
Post by: Mr. Gundam on March 10, 2015, 01:14:05 PM
Mellow Mushroom opened up a spot in Portland a while back. It didn't last long.
Title: Re: Dudes Playing Acoustic Guitars at Parties
Post by: I'm a Puppy! on March 10, 2015, 01:17:51 PM
I'm easily the most experienced guitar player here so please understand,  it's never ok to play at a party. No exceptions.  No parameters.  No nothing. 

If you're bad or mediocre you shouldn't be inflicting your playing on anyone,  if you're good you should have enough self respect to only play in venues where people can pay you attention.  No exceptions.
Title: Re: Dudes Playing Acoustic Guitars at Parties
Post by: king of the internet on March 10, 2015, 01:19:10 PM
Still better than white people busting out some kind of hand drum.
Title: Re: Dudes Playing Acoustic Guitars at Parties
Post by: TakingBackSunday on March 10, 2015, 01:21:47 PM
And while a guitar is really douchy, NOTHING reaches this in terms of Douche Lording:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3WO5kjPSZGo
Title: Re: Dudes Playing Acoustic Guitars at Parties
Post by: Steve Contra on March 10, 2015, 01:22:26 PM
I'm easily the most experienced guitar player here so please understand,  it's never ok to play at a party. No exceptions.  No parameters.  No nothing. 

If you're bad or mediocre you shouldn't be inflicting your playing on anyone,  if you're good you should have enough self respect to only play in venues where people can pay you attention.  No exceptions.

What does this matter?

I really wish you'd cut the "I'm the only real musician here" ego trip. No one cares that you were some classical prodigy as a teenager. You're like the titular character from the song Glory Days at some point.

People actually want to hear him play and he still says no, unacceptable. 
Title: Re: Dudes Playing Acoustic Guitars at Parties
Post by: headwalk on March 10, 2015, 01:24:23 PM
WEIRD fucking night.

Instead of going to that dumb fucking biotch's friend's party early on, I took my guitar and went to a jam session that a downtown cafe was hosting. They played a lot of new-age sounding stuff, which was really out of my comfort zone (I mainly play rock and blues), but eventually I figured out what notes to play and actually got some pretty mean solos in there.

Later, I was walking to the bars to try to find that dumb fucking biotch's friend's party, and some girl said hi to me. Turns out she had been at the jam session and really enjoyed my playing. They were going to the corner store to get some soju, and she invited me to come with.

I thought about trying to kino her, but there wasn't really an opportunity, since we were walking and I was carrying my guitar.

After we got our drinks, we all started walking to the bars. A car came driving down the street (there are no sidewalks), and I kind of brushed up against her out of necessity, but I let it linger for a few seconds.

Suddenly she increased her walking speed and didn't even seem to care that I was no longer beside her. I knew exactly what was up, so I basically said fuck it and took a different turn and never saw her again for the rest of the night. Actually, I did see her once, but neither of us gave the other the time of day. That was WEIRD. If a girl isn't interested, she should learn how to convey that without making the dude feel awful.

In the past this might have ruined my night, but I said fuck it and started drinking. Then I met a dude who had also been at the jam session. We both busted out our guitars and started jamming in the street. At one point, we had a crowd of like 20 people singing along to Under the Bridge. It was amazing. Towards the end, some girl came up to me and asked if I knew how to play Crash by DMB. It just so happens that I do know how to play that song. So I played it for her, and she just kinda melted, and I took her home and tapped that.

Weird night, but satisfying overall.
Title: Re: Dudes Playing Acoustic Guitars at Parties
Post by: Am_I_Anonymous on March 10, 2015, 01:24:41 PM
I'm easily the most experienced guitar player here so please understand,  it's never ok to play at a party. No exceptions.  No parameters.  No nothing. 

If you're bad or mediocre you shouldn't be inflicting your playing on anyone,  if you're good you should have enough self respect to only play in venues where people can pay you attention.  No exceptions.

What does this matter?

I really wish you'd cut the "I'm the only real musician here" ego trip. No one cares that you were some classical prodigy as a teenager. You're like the titular character from the song Glory Days at some point.

What is the problem with someone taking pride in what they accomplished? The only ones who hate on that have never accomplished anything.
Title: Re: Dudes Playing Acoustic Guitars at Parties
Post by: Brehvolution on March 10, 2015, 01:25:19 PM
Maybe Walrus and Puppy should cut heads and let us be the judge who is the most experienced.
Title: Re: Dudes Playing Acoustic Guitars at Parties
Post by: Am_I_Anonymous on March 10, 2015, 01:26:36 PM
And while a guitar is really douchy, NOTHING reaches this in terms of Douche Lording:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3WO5kjPSZGo

While this may not be prevalent today (hell if I know haven't been around the scene in 15 years) but these particular fuckholes will always have my scorn.

(https://lolabrigada.files.wordpress.com/2008/05/glow-stick.jpg)
Title: Re: Dudes Playing Acoustic Guitars at Parties
Post by: Am_I_Anonymous on March 10, 2015, 01:27:47 PM
Contact juggling is amazing, BrandNew.

You are such an asshole-tonguing, Lebron slurping embarrassment to the human race.

Know how I know Walrus pisses off everybody at a party?
Title: Re: Dudes Playing Acoustic Guitars at Parties
Post by: headwalk on March 10, 2015, 01:29:18 PM
shirtless contact juggling to drive by incubus with an acoustic guitar on your back while wearing a peaked beanie on a beach.
Title: Re: Dudes Playing Acoustic Guitars at Parties
Post by: kick51 on March 10, 2015, 01:29:50 PM
fire dancing is cool though.  been to a few (hundred) hippy parties in my time.  It's gotta be at a beach party or outside somewhere.
Title: Re: Dudes Playing Acoustic Guitars at Parties
Post by: Steve Contra on March 10, 2015, 01:30:32 PM
An acoustic guitar thread does Glen Shinobi in?
Title: Re: Dudes Playing Acoustic Guitars at Parties
Post by: Am_I_Anonymous on March 10, 2015, 01:31:36 PM
An acoustic guitar thread does Glen Shinobi in?

He just takes things too seriously. He's alright in my book, hope he comes back.
Title: Re: Dudes Playing Acoustic Guitars at Parties
Post by: jakefromstatefarm on March 10, 2015, 01:33:30 PM
What about the neckbeard clique who're in a room by themselves, whipping out tornado of souls and angel of death, using amps supplied by the host?

I'm asking for a friend.
Title: Re: Dudes Playing Acoustic Guitars at Parties
Post by: TakingBackSunday on March 10, 2015, 01:34:39 PM
what did we do shinobi?  :lol
Title: Re: Dudes Playing Acoustic Guitars at Parties
Post by: Am_I_Anonymous on March 10, 2015, 01:35:31 PM
What about the neckbeard clique who're in a room by themselves, whipping out tornado of souls and angel of death, using amps supplied by the host?

I'm asking for a friend.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2Hek_16iU4

??
Title: Re: Dudes Playing Acoustic Guitars at Parties
Post by: Dickie Dee on March 10, 2015, 01:51:37 PM
Kitchen parties where people sit around playing music is sort of a thing around here  :yeshrug

Title: Re: Dudes Playing Acoustic Guitars at Parties
Post by: ToxicAdam on March 10, 2015, 02:11:25 PM
I went to a  'theatre kid' party where it worked. But you had a bunch of different rooms in the house where unusual stuff was popping off (improv, re-enacting scenes from RHPS, tabletop gaming, french film room, ironic spin the bottle/truth or dare game). I was 19 and dating an older girl (22) that took me to the party. I felt so out of place and young.

 

 
Title: Re: Dudes Playing Acoustic Guitars at Parties
Post by: I'm a Puppy! on March 10, 2015, 02:17:39 PM
Yeah that might be true, but at least I don't play at parties
Title: Re: Dudes Playing Acoustic Guitars at Parties
Post by: Supermanisdead on March 10, 2015, 03:45:29 PM
i lost my virginity to one so im biased (http://i.imgur.com/PiNtL.gif)
Title: Re: Dudes Playing Acoustic Guitars at Parties
Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 10, 2015, 03:52:32 PM
i lost my virginity to one so im biased (http://i.imgur.com/PiNtL.gif)

Did he keep on playing guitar while sodomizing you?  Cause i'd image he could rest the guitar on your back but the fingering angle would be hard. 
Title: Re: Dudes Playing Acoustic Guitars at Parties
Post by: BobFromPikeCreek on March 10, 2015, 04:06:46 PM
Is slacklining still a thing? Do I have to watch greasy hipsters do it in the park again this summer?
Title: Re: Dudes Playing Acoustic Guitars at Parties
Post by: Steve Contra on March 10, 2015, 04:10:20 PM
Hipsters don't slackline, those are burning man losers.  Get your subclasses right :ufup
Title: Re: Dudes Playing Acoustic Guitars at Parties
Post by: BobFromPikeCreek on March 10, 2015, 04:11:46 PM
Not in Toronto, dude. It somehow worked its way into the hipster community and the big park everyone goes to to drink and look at cool dogs turned into a cirque du fucking soleil.
Title: Re: Dudes Playing Acoustic Guitars at Parties
Post by: Steve Contra on March 10, 2015, 04:22:07 PM
Canada

(http://i.imgur.com/xwULgvy.png)
Title: Re: Dudes Playing Acoustic Guitars at Parties
Post by: Mr. Gundam on March 10, 2015, 04:27:53 PM
Hipsters don't slackline, those are burning man losers.  Get your subclasses right :ufup

Slack lining is a total Seattle passive aggressive Capitol Hill hipster thing.
Title: Re: Dudes Playing Acoustic Guitars at Parties
Post by: Steve Contra on March 10, 2015, 04:35:24 PM
Hipsters don't slackline, those are burning man losers.  Get your subclasses right :ufup

Slack lining is a total Seattle passive aggressive Capitol Hill hipster thing.
Basically Canada

(http://i.imgur.com/xwULgvy.png)
Title: Re: Dudes Playing Acoustic Guitars at Parties
Post by: Reb on March 10, 2015, 04:41:28 PM
HoF this thing, it has served its purpose.
Title: Re: Dudes Playing Acoustic Guitars at Parties
Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 10, 2015, 04:44:49 PM
Are you talking about Queen's park?  Cause there were a shit ton out their last summer.   And it was only ever like one dude per group that could stay up with the rest trying and falling in seconds.
Title: Re: Dudes Playing Acoustic Guitars at Parties
Post by: BobFromPikeCreek on March 10, 2015, 04:50:26 PM
I was talking about Trinity Bellwoods, but it sounds like the same basic experience.
Title: Re: Dudes Playing Acoustic Guitars at Parties
Post by: Supermanisdead on March 10, 2015, 04:59:34 PM
trinity bellwoods :yuck should get turned into a parking lot
Title: Re: Dudes Playing Acoustic Guitars at Parties
Post by: Kara on March 10, 2015, 05:10:46 PM
I feel like this forum would benefit from having an Ilya Bryzgalov smilie under :hefftobemad. You could even just slap his face on :yeshrug.
Title: Re: Dudes Playing Acoustic Guitars at Parties
Post by: BobFromPikeCreek on March 10, 2015, 05:16:36 PM
trinity bellwoods :yuck should get turned into a parking lot

I don't necessarily disagree :lol
Title: Re: Dudes Playing Acoustic Guitars at Parties
Post by: T-Short on March 10, 2015, 05:29:32 PM
A guitardude wooed the girl I had a huge, all-consuming crush on in highschool and then treated her like shit.

not cool, guitardude :wag
Title: Re: Dudes Playing Acoustic Guitars at Parties
Post by: Eel O'Brian on March 10, 2015, 05:58:27 PM
Mellow Mushroom opened up a spot in Portland a while back. It didn't last long.

One of those chains that you feel like has the best intentions at heart but when you eat it, is it really better than even...domino's?

(http://i.imgur.com/JgZs64Q.png)

Not bad, not good, kinda dry. Pizzas need a certain amount of grease. They do have a decent meatball sub, but IMO it's kind of hard to fuck up a meatball sub
Title: Re: Dudes Playing Acoustic Guitars at Parties
Post by: chronovore on March 10, 2015, 07:06:28 PM
Done with this forum.

Edit: for a day or so. Maybe for a few hours.

If you know someone is trying to piss you off, why let them? Why give them this degree of control over you?

It’s like a fish KNOWING the tasty food ahead of him is BAIT, and then still being surprised when he ends up in the fisherman’s boat.
Title: Re: Dudes Playing Acoustic Guitars at Parties
Post by: naff on March 10, 2015, 08:00:13 PM
lame as fuck. i've been witness to exceptions though, i.e. bunch of friends who can really play and perform v drunk pick up an acoustic, start wailing some dancey folk shit and it's cool. i think the bugbear here are the majority playing tired covers, not playing them very well, with no presence, just that desperate douche vibe. gtfo
Title: Re: Dudes Playing Acoustic Guitars at Parties
Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 10, 2015, 08:49:18 PM
I only voted once, for Nah lol, cause only bottoms vote more than once.

Let this be an exit poll for the matter if you think its only the mods that are against you. 
Title: Re: Dudes Playing Acoustic Guitars at Parties
Post by: Kara on March 10, 2015, 08:58:01 PM
I voted for the Animal House option but don't care about the actual topic at hand. :allears
Title: Re: Dudes Playing Acoustic Guitars at Parties
Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 10, 2015, 08:58:32 PM
No but when I image myself in potential social situations that other people tend to have, I image myself as thinking that the guitar playing is obnoxious.
Title: Re: Dudes Playing Acoustic Guitars at Parties
Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 10, 2015, 08:59:52 PM
I didn't even realize that was an animal house option because I don't read non-spaced words that aren't in camel case or in Latin.  Mods please give my second vote to the animal house option.
Title: Re: Dudes Playing Acoustic Guitars at Parties
Post by: chronovore on March 11, 2015, 03:32:43 AM
I like that even less than 7% of us would even tolerate it from Mupepe.
Title: Re: Dudes Playing Acoustic Guitars at Parties
Post by: recursivelyenumerable on March 11, 2015, 03:38:13 AM
i play my clarinet at parties, people love it. they are like OMG yes.
Title: Re: Dudes Playing Acoustic Guitars at Parties
Post by: Dickie Dee on March 11, 2015, 06:09:05 AM
you do exclusively frequent Woodwind Meet-ups though
Title: Re: Dudes Playing Acoustic Guitars at Parties
Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 11, 2015, 09:07:08 AM
My guess is he meets up with dudes to blow some flutes as well.

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and they are like OMG yes.
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Title: Re: Dudes Playing Acoustic Guitars at Parties
Post by: Am_I_Anonymous on March 11, 2015, 09:08:19 AM
i play my clarinet at parties, people love it. they are like OMG yes.

I would take the clarinet and shove it up your ass if I wasn't afraid you'd consider that foreplay....
Title: Re: Dudes Playing Acoustic Guitars at Parties
Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 11, 2015, 09:13:56 AM
Ya not in a homo way but just establishing dominance.  I know what you mean Am. 
Title: Re: Dudes Playing Acoustic Guitars at Parties
Post by: ToxicAdam on March 11, 2015, 09:50:29 AM
i play my clarinet at parties, people love it. they are like OMG yes.

I pegged you more as an oboe guy. I'm surprised you picked such a mainstream instrument.

Title: Re: Dudes Playing Acoustic Guitars at Parties
Post by: Kara on March 11, 2015, 12:37:59 PM
Even I played clarinet. Shit is the recorder of the fourth grade.
Title: Re: Dudes Playing Acoustic Guitars at Parties
Post by: recursivelyenumerable on March 11, 2015, 12:46:44 PM
small % of the people who took it up in 4th grade ever got good at it tho.
Title: Re: Dudes Playing Acoustic Guitars at Parties
Post by: Am_I_Anonymous on March 11, 2015, 12:52:23 PM
small % of the people who took it up in 4th grade ever got good at it tho.

I played the recorder in my band class in 4th grade, I rocked that shit like Kenny G.
Title: Re: Dudes Playing Acoustic Guitars at Parties
Post by: recursivelyenumerable on March 11, 2015, 01:13:12 PM
you do exclusively frequent Woodwind Meet-ups though

not 100% technically true but close enough
Title: Re: Dudes Playing Acoustic Guitars at Parties
Post by: recursivelyenumerable on March 11, 2015, 01:15:58 PM
i play my clarinet at parties, people love it. they are like OMG yes.

I would take the clarinet and shove it up your ass if I wasn't afraid you'd consider that foreplay....

i'm not totally clear on the mechanics of how that would work in practice, but the success of the "prospective foreplay defense" is noted. this is shaping up to become another world-class strategic gambit on par with Kissinger/Nixon's "madman theory".
Title: Re: Dudes Playing Acoustic Guitars at Parties
Post by: Am_I_Anonymous on March 11, 2015, 01:18:39 PM
i play my clarinet at parties, people love it. they are like OMG yes.

I would take the clarinet and shove it up your ass if I wasn't afraid you'd consider that foreplay....

i'm not totally clear on the mechanics of how that would work in practice, but the success of the "prospective foreplay defense" is noted. this is shaping up to become another great strategic gambit on par with Kissinger/Nixon's "madman theory".

Conversely you could just learn to play froggy went a courtin while you passed gas. Would make you much more interesting than guitar guy.
Title: Re: Dudes Playing Acoustic Guitars at Parties
Post by: recursivelyenumerable on March 11, 2015, 01:22:59 PM
good point.
Title: Re: Dudes Playing Acoustic Guitars at Parties
Post by: Beezy on March 11, 2015, 01:44:27 PM
This thread is hilariously white.
Title: Re: Dudes Playing Acoustic Guitars at Parties
Post by: Am_I_Anonymous on March 11, 2015, 01:47:41 PM
This thread is hilariously white.

Truthfact. A guitar is the only thing a thief from the hood won't steal, ain't nobody gonna buy that shit.

Better?
Title: Re: Dudes Playing Acoustic Guitars at Parties
Post by: recursivelyenumerable on March 11, 2015, 02:21:50 PM
ftr tho i tend to find it pretty tedious but mostly i think because people who do this tend to play bad music and have bad taste.

in theory if they played something good, i would enjoy it.

or actually if they were just hilariously bad at the guitar, i would enjoy that too, but being only sort of bad doesn't cut it.
Title: Re: Dudes Playing Acoustic Guitars at Parties
Post by: Am_I_Anonymous on March 11, 2015, 02:55:29 PM
I like that even less than 7% of us would even tolerate it from Mupepe.

Go sit on the pointy end of a running jackhammer.

Just for context. AWESOM-O once tried to play Led Zepplin at a party on the speakers instead of the hits you should play at parties, this is the man you're arguing with.

You as well. Though maybe the handle end so the vibrations can shake some of the encrusted shit out of your pants, hand-wiper.

Don't you tempt me with a good time.... :phil
Title: Re: Dudes Playing Acoustic Guitars at Parties
Post by: Brehvolution on March 11, 2015, 02:56:16 PM
This thread is hilariously white.

Truthfact. A guitar is the only thing a thief from the hood won't steal, ain't nobody gonna buy that shit.

Better?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZL4CL8gMuAo
Title: Re: Dudes Playing Acoustic Guitars at Parties
Post by: Am_I_Anonymous on March 11, 2015, 03:03:36 PM
 :what
Title: Re: Dudes Playing Acoustic Guitars at Parties
Post by: Kara on March 11, 2015, 03:06:40 PM
Just for context. AWESOM-O once tried to play Led Zepplin at a party on the speakers instead of the hits you should play at parties, this is the man you're arguing with.

I'm so out of step with cultural normativity that people photograph me like a zoo animal; I'm hardly one to judge.
Title: Re: Dudes Playing Acoustic Guitars at Parties
Post by: Am_I_Anonymous on March 11, 2015, 03:10:51 PM
Yesterday when this thread was still kind of funny, I kind of got over it. After the mean-spirited horseshit posted today, I think I really am done here. I don't see a scenario in which I remain a part of this community. Have fun nodding your head to pop-rap hits you've heard a thousand times.

Fuck you all.

Dude it's me on 100 in the political thread and I routinely take home hot baked L's, you just gotta laugh it off bro.
Title: Re: Dudes Playing Acoustic Guitars at Parties
Post by: Steve Contra on March 11, 2015, 03:11:35 PM
Uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
Title: Re: Dudes Playing Acoustic Guitars at Parties
Post by: CatsCatsCats on March 11, 2015, 03:13:41 PM
Cmon man, if you want to play guitar at parties just come to hippy haven Portland and join one of the jug bands
Title: Re: Dudes Playing Acoustic Guitars at Parties
Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 11, 2015, 03:17:28 PM
This thread is hilariously white.

Could you please tell use what you do, so we can do what you do to and be cool like you?

I assume your acrostic guitar playing equivalent will be rapping?
Title: Re: Dudes Playing Acoustic Guitars at Parties
Post by: Am_I_Anonymous on March 11, 2015, 03:18:40 PM
This thread is hilariously white.

Could you please tell use what you do, so we can do what you do to and be cool like you?

I assume your acrostic guitar playing equivalent will be rapping?

Nah, it would be not wearing headphones while playing French Montana on a train/bus.
Title: Re: Dudes Playing Acoustic Guitars at Parties
Post by: Kara on March 11, 2015, 03:19:51 PM
Cmon man, if you want to play guitar at parties just come to hippy haven Portland and join one of the jug bands

:bow Unistat's #1 city :bow2
Title: Re: Dudes Playing Acoustic Guitars at Parties
Post by: Eel O'Brian on March 11, 2015, 03:20:11 PM
acrostic
Title: Re: Dudes Playing Acoustic Guitars at Parties
Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 11, 2015, 03:23:54 PM
Firefox switches words on me and then removes the red squiggles, so I can't be blamed for that.
Title: Re: Dudes Playing Acoustic Guitars at Parties
Post by: Am_I_Anonymous on March 11, 2015, 03:25:45 PM
Firefox switches words on me and then removes the red squiggles, so I can't be blamed for that.


Acrostic: a poem, word puzzle, or other composition in which certain letters in each line form a word or words.  :whoo

Learn something new every day.
Title: Re: Dudes Playing Acoustic Guitars at Parties
Post by: Rufus on March 11, 2015, 03:26:00 PM
Firefox switches words on me and then removes the red squiggles, so I can't be blamed for that.
It's best to kick that crutch away.
Title: Re: Dudes Playing Acoustic Guitars at Parties
Post by: Human Snorenado on March 11, 2015, 03:26:31 PM
Guess the therapy isn't working

:umad

Also, Hall of Shame this thread, icon Esch, etc
Title: Re: Dudes Playing Acoustic Guitars at Parties
Post by: Am_I_Anonymous on March 11, 2015, 03:34:05 PM
I hope he comes back :'( it's not that serious lol.

Forum is low on regs nowadays, sad to see another one go

:ufup
Title: Re: Dudes Playing Acoustic Guitars at Parties
Post by: Positive Touch on March 11, 2015, 03:38:34 PM
Esch sure is taking it in stride for a dude who almost died today
Title: Re: Dudes Playing Acoustic Guitars at Parties
Post by: Kara on March 11, 2015, 03:40:06 PM
Firefox switches words on me and then removes the red squiggles, so I can't be blamed for that.


Acrostic: a poem, word puzzle, or other composition in which certain letters in each line form a word or words.  :whoo

Learn something new every day.

In elementary school we had to write ones for Mother's Day as make-work and not only did I use mother instead of mom, but I used halcyon for the H. :snoop

My teacher took one look at it and said something like, "you WOULD use that word, wouldn't you Karakand?" :dead
Title: Re: Dudes Playing Acoustic Guitars at Parties
Post by: Am_I_Anonymous on March 11, 2015, 03:42:11 PM
Firefox switches words on me and then removes the red squiggles, so I can't be blamed for that.


Acrostic: a poem, word puzzle, or other composition in which certain letters in each line form a word or words.  :whoo

Learn something new every day.

In elementary school we had to write ones for Mother's Day as make-work and not only did I use mother instead of mom, but I used halcyon for the H. :snoop

My teacher took one look at it and said something like, "you WOULD use that word, wouldn't you Karakand?" :dead

And then somebody stole your lunch money and pushed you into a locker I assume. Shitting on the rest of the class like that  :ufup
Title: Re: Dudes Playing Acoustic Guitars at Parties
Post by: Eel O'Brian on March 11, 2015, 04:15:34 PM
Inadvertent or not, it was a strangely fitting word considering the question you were asking!
Title: Re: Dudes Playing Acoustic Guitars at Parties
Post by: Barry Egan on March 11, 2015, 04:18:48 PM
Esch continuing to wrack up kills in the digital realm.   :whoo
Title: Re: Dudes Playing Acoustic Guitars at Parties
Post by: Beezy on March 11, 2015, 04:22:24 PM
This thread is hilariously white.

Could you please tell use what you do, so we can do what you do to and be cool like you?

I assume your acrostic guitar playing equivalent will be rapping?

Nah, it would be not wearing headphones while playing French Montana on a train/bus.
This is 100% correct. Actually, not Montana. Papoose or some other shitty rapper with zero flow.
Title: Re: Dudes Playing Acoustic Guitars at Parties
Post by: Steve Contra on March 11, 2015, 04:24:48 PM
Dudes playing shitty rap on one phone with no headphones while talking loudly on a second phone happens more than it should.
Title: Re: Dudes Playing Acoustic Guitars at Parties
Post by: Brehvolution on March 11, 2015, 04:26:30 PM
Using speakerphone in public
(http://i.imgur.com/ZoqdDNk.gif)
Title: Re: Dudes Playing Acoustic Guitars at Parties
Post by: tiesto on March 11, 2015, 05:41:58 PM
I really can't answer this because I'm that asshole that brings his DJ equipment to house parties and plays a bunch of deep/tech/disco house that nobody has any clue about for long-ass Danny-Tenaglia-set-length periods of time. And then a while later when I'm drunk and/or high my friend takes over and plays NES and Genesis chiptunes for a while.

One time some black chick flashed her boobs and 2 girls made out while I was playing. That was interesting.
Title: Re: Dudes Playing Acoustic Guitars at Parties
Post by: Human Snorenado on March 11, 2015, 05:55:56 PM
I really can't answer this because I'm that asshole that brings his DJ equipment to house parties and plays a bunch of deep/tech/disco house that nobody has any clue about for long-ass Danny-Tenaglia-set-length periods of time. And then a while later when I'm drunk and/or high my friend takes over and plays NES and Genesis chiptunes for a while.

One time some black chick flashed her boobs and 2 girls made out while I was playing. That was interesting.

Usually when you're djing though, the hosts have asked you to, right? Also, setting up a rig to dj with is a time consuming process; I'm sure you could be stopped by the hosts if they didn't want you to. Douchecoustic jam sessions happen way quicker and with no warning.
Title: Re: Dudes Playing Acoustic Guitars at Parties
Post by: tiesto on March 11, 2015, 06:08:12 PM
I really can't answer this because I'm that asshole that brings his DJ equipment to house parties and plays a bunch of deep/tech/disco house that nobody has any clue about for long-ass Danny-Tenaglia-set-length periods of time. And then a while later when I'm drunk and/or high my friend takes over and plays NES and Genesis chiptunes for a while.

One time some black chick flashed her boobs and 2 girls made out while I was playing. That was interesting.

Usually when you're djing though, the hosts have asked you to, right? Also, setting up a rig to dj with is a time consuming process; I'm sure you could be stopped by the hosts if they didn't want you to. Douchecoustic jam sessions happen way quicker and with no warning.

Yup, the party hosts will ask me or if I find out they're having a party I'll ask them if they need a DJ.

Thankfully I've only ever gotten one complaint... some old (like 60 year old) dude kept on asking for me to turn it lower so he can hit on girls half his age in the next room in peace :P

Including my girlfriend. :P
Title: Re: Dudes Playing Acoustic Guitars at Parties
Post by: I'm a Puppy! on March 11, 2015, 08:13:42 PM
Yesterday when this thread was still kind of funny, I kind of got over it. After the mean-spirited horseshit posted today, I think I really am done here. I don't see a scenario in which I remain a part of this community. Have fun nodding your head to pop-rap hits you've heard a thousand times.

Fuck you all.
But where else will you have people talking about clarinets being shoved up hipster anus?
You can't just get that anywhere else you know.
Title: Re: Dudes Playing Acoustic Guitars at Parties
Post by: headwalk on March 11, 2015, 08:42:42 PM
true detective was actually just a long form allegory for puddles' posting habits.
Title: Re: Dudes Playing Acoustic Guitars at Parties
Post by: lennedsay on March 11, 2015, 11:58:22 PM
As a teenage girl, I could never figure out what was more obnoxious: Guitardudes blantantly trying to get into the pants of any of the girls too polite to walk away from his beautiful jamfest, or that girls actually fell for this shit.

Another guitardude winner: The guy you just started dating or who is trying to date you, and he writes you a song and plays it for you. I immediately assumed they "wrote" that song for every girl they'd spoken to. But you're forced to smile and nod and wonder how much longer the song could possibly go on. And when is the appropriate time to cut them loose, and deal with the inevitable "But I'm a Nice Guy" talk.

I married a guitar player, and my god he never did this shit.
Title: Re: Dudes Playing Acoustic Guitars at Parties
Post by: TakingBackSunday on March 12, 2015, 12:10:23 AM
Christ I was that guy in middle/high school  :-\

I hate how I was
Title: Re: Dudes Playing Acoustic Guitars at Parties
Post by: lennedsay on March 12, 2015, 12:19:02 AM
Christ I was that guy in middle/high school  :-\

I hate how I was

At least you figured it out young and changed your ways. I know guys like this in their 30s.

In high school, I.... may or may not have loosed up all the strings on Guitardudes' guitars when they took a break. No damage, but loosened enough where it would've taken too long to get it back in key that they were forced to stop for the party. It was for their own good.
Title: Re: Dudes Playing Acoustic Guitars at Parties
Post by: I'm a Puppy! on March 12, 2015, 12:22:32 AM
To be fair, pretty sure most party guitar players can't actually tune a guitar so you probably stopped them playing for a week or so until they got their pal to tune it for them.
Title: Re: Dudes Playing Acoustic Guitars at Parties
Post by: lennedsay on March 12, 2015, 12:47:21 AM
Oh god you're probably right! I didn't think about that. We don't even own a tuner because my husband does it by ear. But these guys don't actually care about playing, only about attention whoring or actual whoring. I still don't feel bad though. :teehee

My neighbor will come over when my husband is tuning and practicing by himself. Never fails, he starts making requests and then singing!! Eventually he'll get my husband to pass over the guitar. I act like I'm going to the bathroom and will be back, but I go watch Netflix in bed, leaving my husband to fend for himself. Someone should've loosened up his strings in high school.
Title: Re: Dudes Playing Acoustic Guitars at Parties
Post by: TakingBackSunday on March 12, 2015, 12:57:05 AM
wtf, one of the first things I learned how to do when learning guitar was tune by ear  :neogaf

can't believe people who claim to be good guitarists don't know how to tune a guitar
Title: Re: Dudes Playing Acoustic Guitars at Parties
Post by: ToxicAdam on March 12, 2015, 02:07:42 AM
I hope he comes back :'( it's not that serious lol.

Forum is low on regs nowadays, sad to see another one go

cyber bully

Title: Re: Dudes Playing Acoustic Guitars at Parties
Post by: headwalk on March 12, 2015, 08:19:21 AM
Christ I was that guy in middle/high school  :-\

I hate how I was

good thing you didn't stay eighteen forever.
Title: Re: Dudes Playing Acoustic Guitars at Parties
Post by: kick51 on March 12, 2015, 10:30:07 AM
a lot of people who tune by ear are further off than they think.  if you tune it to itself, chances are that low E is slipping so subtly that you don't notice until it's really obvious.
Title: Re: Dudes Playing Acoustic Guitars at Parties
Post by: Am_I_Anonymous on March 12, 2015, 10:51:48 AM
yeah i played for ~7 years and i never tuned by ear.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCKYMwiDvDw
Title: Re: Dudes Playing Acoustic Guitars at Parties
Post by: Kara on March 12, 2015, 11:04:47 AM
Omg Bucketheads
Title: Re: Dudes Playing Acoustic Guitars at Parties
Post by: Am_I_Anonymous on March 12, 2015, 11:05:15 AM
Omg Bucketheads

Younger AiA use to party with these peeps back in the day.


And

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXoPhDoOcsI

The GOAT booty house spinner of all time.
Title: Re: Dudes Playing Acoustic Guitars at Parties
Post by: Positive Touch on March 12, 2015, 01:50:43 PM
hey guys do you think there's a correlation between dudes who play guitar at parties and dudes who date rape? I'd bet that it's likely
Title: Re: Dudes Playing Acoustic Guitars at Parties
Post by: Reb on March 12, 2015, 02:19:02 PM
Uh, I'm pretty sure that's implied, yes.
Title: Re: Dudes Playing Acoustic Guitars at Parties
Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 12, 2015, 02:27:12 PM
Hey now I'd never play a guitar at a party.
Title: Re: Dudes Playing Acoustic Guitars at Parties
Post by: Van Cruncheon on March 12, 2015, 02:32:59 PM
you'd never be invited to a party, and your method of rape is less datey and more, i dunno, eli rothy  :jawalrus
Title: Re: Dudes Playing Acoustic Guitars at Parties
Post by: Madrun Badrun on March 12, 2015, 02:50:21 PM
1) If the party is big enough you don't need to be invited.  Just wear your normal person mask and blend in.
2) You don't just start with eli rothy rape.  You got to build up to that.
Title: Re: Dudes Playing Acoustic Guitars at Parties
Post by: kick51 on March 12, 2015, 05:12:04 PM
hey guys do you think there's a correlation between dudes who play guitar at parties and dudes who date rape? I'd bet that it's likely

does getting subjected to Wonderwall without your consent count

It kinda sucks liking the guitar a lot as an instrument and it being a popular instrument.

It's like when this one time you actually like a product by Apple you have to be careful not to be associated with apple tards. :fbm


not at all, just don't be that guy.  for this one wrong way of doing it, there are a ton of other legitimate ways to show it off.

can't help ya on the apple thing.
Title: Re: Dudes Playing Acoustic Guitars at Parties
Post by: Positive Touch on March 12, 2015, 05:14:18 PM
Oasis is definitely a form of abuse
Title: Re: Dudes Playing Acoustic Guitars at Parties
Post by: Kara on March 12, 2015, 06:32:50 PM
It kinda sucks liking the guitar a lot as an instrument and it being a popular instrument.

It's like when this one time you actually like a product by Apple you have to be careful not to be associated with apple tards. :fbm

If you don't learn to deal with this you end up like me. Gimme my next hit of novelty. In my veinssssss.
Title: Re: Dudes Playing Acoustic Guitars at Parties
Post by: tiesto on March 12, 2015, 09:50:23 PM
Omg Bucketheads

Younger AiA use to party with these peeps back in the day.

You partied with Masters at Work? That's pretty fucking cool...
Title: Re: Dudes Playing Acoustic Guitars at Parties
Post by: I'm a Puppy! on March 12, 2015, 10:32:55 PM
Oasis is definitely a form of abuse
Guitar players are like guys desperate for anal sex.  "You don't like wonderwall? Well, I bet you would if you heard ME play it"