Leee
Extremism in defense of Liberty is no vice
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We all have these people in our lives.
They think it’s cool that we play guitar, and we have nice shiny gear, and maybe we even play in a band.
They love music.
I mean, they really LOVE music!
They are enthusiastic, and they can wax philosophical about how music moves them or drives them or has even steered their lives from their earliest ages.
But they can’t play.
I mean, not at all.
They might think they can sing, and they probably know most of the words to at least 100 songs, but they really can’t sing.
Since we know a thing or two about the music we play, these people feel like an insider.
They get to ask us questions and offer insights and basically rattle on and on - where they can’t with anyone else in their social group.
I can appreciate it myself.
I mean, I try not to be too much of a fanboy when I get around people who can really play and who really know their shit.
A longtime friend of my wife’s, I’ll call her Pam (because that’s her name) is the person I’m talking about here.
Thanks to Pam, I coined the phrase “Some people don’t know the difference between the Cure and the Cult.”
Because she didn’t.
Where I’m going with this, I turned Pam onto Rick Beato on YouTube maybe a year ago.
Pam got out of high school in 1985, so much of this music is in the time frame she is very familiar with.
She eagerly devours Rick Beato content, but most of it is over her head.
However, this does not dampen her enthusiasm.
She gets her facts mixed up, and that’s where the humor begins.
Pam watched a Beato video about the greatest songs done on Les Pauls.
I would link it here, but I’m not familiar with it.
I should probably try to find it.
Earlier today, she sent me a link to this video:
Telling me how much she loves this song.
Evidently, Beato says that “Jailbreak” is one of the great Les Paul songs.
But you can’t fool Pam!
She then sent a text message saying that she watched the video but, “None of the guitars look like a Les Paul. What’s the deal?”
Huh?
“Yes, Rick Beato says this is one of the greatest Les Paul songs. Am I missing something?”
Um….
Aw jeez!!!
So I replied and told her maybe she should try this one instead.
I think maybe this is where Rick Beato was going with this whole Les Paul thing.
Not just one, but two Les Pauls!
Hell yeah!
Definitely a Thin Lizzy thing.
Half an hour later, I get a text response from Pam:
“Oh yeah, I like that song!
I remember that one.
So why do they have two Les Pauls?
Most bands don’t do that, right?
They will have like a Strat and a Les Paul because they want different sounds?
Or was it because the guys just played Les Pauls?
I know some guys will just play one kind of guitar and nothing else…………..”
They think it’s cool that we play guitar, and we have nice shiny gear, and maybe we even play in a band.
They love music.
I mean, they really LOVE music!
They are enthusiastic, and they can wax philosophical about how music moves them or drives them or has even steered their lives from their earliest ages.
But they can’t play.
I mean, not at all.
They might think they can sing, and they probably know most of the words to at least 100 songs, but they really can’t sing.
Since we know a thing or two about the music we play, these people feel like an insider.
They get to ask us questions and offer insights and basically rattle on and on - where they can’t with anyone else in their social group.
I can appreciate it myself.
I mean, I try not to be too much of a fanboy when I get around people who can really play and who really know their shit.
A longtime friend of my wife’s, I’ll call her Pam (because that’s her name) is the person I’m talking about here.
Thanks to Pam, I coined the phrase “Some people don’t know the difference between the Cure and the Cult.”
Because she didn’t.
Where I’m going with this, I turned Pam onto Rick Beato on YouTube maybe a year ago.
Pam got out of high school in 1985, so much of this music is in the time frame she is very familiar with.
She eagerly devours Rick Beato content, but most of it is over her head.
However, this does not dampen her enthusiasm.
She gets her facts mixed up, and that’s where the humor begins.
Pam watched a Beato video about the greatest songs done on Les Pauls.
I would link it here, but I’m not familiar with it.
I should probably try to find it.
Earlier today, she sent me a link to this video:
Telling me how much she loves this song.
Evidently, Beato says that “Jailbreak” is one of the great Les Paul songs.
But you can’t fool Pam!
She then sent a text message saying that she watched the video but, “None of the guitars look like a Les Paul. What’s the deal?”
Huh?
“Yes, Rick Beato says this is one of the greatest Les Paul songs. Am I missing something?”
Um….
Aw jeez!!!
So I replied and told her maybe she should try this one instead.
I think maybe this is where Rick Beato was going with this whole Les Paul thing.
Not just one, but two Les Pauls!
Hell yeah!
Definitely a Thin Lizzy thing.
Half an hour later, I get a text response from Pam:
“Oh yeah, I like that song!
I remember that one.
So why do they have two Les Pauls?
Most bands don’t do that, right?
They will have like a Strat and a Les Paul because they want different sounds?
Or was it because the guys just played Les Pauls?
I know some guys will just play one kind of guitar and nothing else…………..”
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