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Mon Sep-14-09 08:02 AM
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If you could suddenly possess extraordinary talent in one of the arts |
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which would it be and why?
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Mon Sep-14-09 09:34 AM
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I've thought that would be cool since I was in second grade.
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Mon Sep-14-09 09:36 AM
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Edited on Mon Sep-14-09 09:43 AM by Dogtown
I want to be able to kick Jet Li's ass...
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Tue Sep-15-09 02:29 PM
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Tue Sep-15-09 05:59 PM
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Only I want to bust some Republicans
I think it would be cool to tell Karl Rove I was going to put my left foot on the right side of his face, and there ain't and thing he could do about it.
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Mon Sep-14-09 09:36 AM
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3. I always strive to be a better writer nt |
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Mon Sep-14-09 09:49 AM
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But I'd love to be able to illustrate my stories :D
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Mon Sep-14-09 09:45 AM
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4. To answer my own question |
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I think I would like to develop musical talent. I always wanted that talent and women seem to admire those with it.
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Mon Sep-14-09 09:55 AM
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6. I'd like to be a monster Hammond B3 player |
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I love the electric guitar and have been playing it for 35 years, but I have always been mesmerised by a great Hammond player and their instrument. Truly the most unique sound in rock and roll.
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Mon Sep-14-09 10:00 AM
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Mon Sep-14-09 10:32 AM
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He's a monster allright. :thumbsup:
I like Steve Winwood, Greg Allman, Chester Thompson, Billy Preston, Greg Rolie...anybody who can make a hammond and leslie growl and sing is ok by me.
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Tue Sep-15-09 06:35 PM
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44. I would play guitar like Jimmy Page. So, of course I'd have to have that Gibson |
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Mon Sep-14-09 09:58 AM
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Play an instrument or more, sing, compose, conduct, one, two or all.
I love music and creating it would be a joy.
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Mon Sep-14-09 09:59 AM
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8. Music. I would like to be |
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a pianist, but most of all I would like to be able to play the guitar like a studio musician who's been doing it for fifty years.
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Mon Sep-14-09 10:00 AM
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I'd want to be a much better poet than I currently am...
Why? Just for once in my life to be able to have something I excelled at. For once, not to be second best.
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Mon Sep-14-09 10:33 AM
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12. I would love to be able to play the piano. |
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Unfortunately I have zero talent in music.
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Mon Sep-14-09 02:18 PM
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Tue Sep-15-09 06:12 PM
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I have dreams where I sit at a piano and play magnificently. I've never owned a piano, but we had my grandmother's pump organ in the living room when I was a kid. Once had a small Wurlitzer organ, but I've never been able to learn to read music; I can dink around by ear on guitar and a keyboard, but the dreams are always about a piano. So.
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Mon Sep-14-09 10:39 AM
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13. Incredible singer. My fantasy has always been to be a backup singer. |
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Too bad I can't carry a tune in a bucket in real life. :(
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Mon Sep-14-09 09:37 PM
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22. I always wanted to be a backup singer |
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I always end up with a sore throat and hoarse after singing with the radio. I need a singing coach badly.
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Mon Sep-14-09 12:00 PM
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Bargain-bin knockoffs of Steve Reich are about the best I have managed so far though.
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Mon Sep-14-09 01:42 PM
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15. Painting. I've always loved art but have not a lick of talent at it. |
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Mon Sep-14-09 02:11 PM
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Mon Sep-14-09 04:54 PM
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18. sculpture or on a smaller scale gemstone/jewelry design |
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Edited on Mon Sep-14-09 04:55 PM by pitohui
why ask why? i know i would hate any performing art and be miserable because i lack the "look at me" gene -- you can be a great talent like kurt cobain and still be miserable if you can't take the public eye -- so we can eliminate any performing art from consideration right off the bat
arts where you're allowed to be cranky, surly, and hidden from the public, i'd actually probably enjoying being wildly talented at any of those, be it writing, painting, etc.
but i would particularly love to be able to create certain sculptures or jewels, and i really do not have the ability to do so in the slightest -- i'm an "OK" writer, painter, photographer, sold quite a bit of writing over the years (mostly nonfiction) and even a few photos, and my painting is good enough for home purposes...the sculpture is something i would love to do but simply can't get there from here unless you want to wave a magic wand over me
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Mon Sep-14-09 05:00 PM
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19. Piano. Especially jazz piano. |
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Edited on Mon Sep-14-09 05:00 PM by dolphindance
I'd love to be a post-bop mastermind like Herbie Hancock or Chick Corea. Wouldn't mind being able to play all the hard Ravel & Chopin stuff either.
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Mon Sep-14-09 09:27 PM
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20. I wish I could carry a tune. |
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I don't have to sing like a recording star, just be able to sing without embarrassment!
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Mon Sep-14-09 09:35 PM
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I cannot read music, but can play some piano by ear. I would like to learn guitar and be able to sing.
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Tue Sep-15-09 12:05 AM
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Tue Sep-15-09 12:10 AM
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24. I've always wanted to be able to draw. |
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I can't get things three-dimensional.
I'd also love to be able to play the drums.
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Tue Sep-15-09 11:47 AM
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28. have you tried "drawing on the right side of the brain" |
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you would be surprised at how helpful it is, if you work the exercises you should see huge improvement in your drawing
you might never be able to toss off a simple flowing easy drawing like picasso but you can at least get it good enough to make sketches
unfortunately over the years i have developed some sort of hand tremor and have lost all my improvements and most of my penmanship. i may revisit the course and see if there is anyway to recover some level of these skills.
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Tue Sep-15-09 12:11 AM
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I can play the piano but I can't sing a note.
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Tue Sep-15-09 12:13 AM
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26. If I had to pick just one |
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it would have to be music. As much as I love the written word, and as much as I wish I could write at an epic level like some of my favorite authors, I have ALWAYS been enthralled by good music. Since I was a child I have wished for the talent and time to produce it. Sadly, though not overly so, the universe brings other, very different, opportunities my direction.
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Tue Sep-15-09 12:13 AM
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27. I want to be a master pianist. |
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Tue Sep-15-09 11:51 AM
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29. Probably as a folk singer.. |
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I love folk songs, but anyone who knows me would say that my singing is not an extraordinary talent!
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Tue Sep-15-09 11:52 AM
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30. I can't pick just one. |
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I simply cannot! I want to excel at them all! :rofl:
(I really do, tho. Sigh.)
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Tue Sep-15-09 12:11 PM
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31. I'd like to be able to draw. |
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My dad's an artist, my wife has immense artistic talent, our kids are talented musicians and artists. But I can't copy a kid's alphabet on three line paper that doesn't look like chicken scratches.
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Tue Sep-15-09 12:48 PM
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32. I can't believe I'm the first to say "Pornstar". |
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Tue Sep-15-09 05:47 PM
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40. I thought all that took was looks |
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and large...ah..."attributes."
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Tue Sep-15-09 01:20 PM
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33. I have to be a fighter cause I can't sing or dance |
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But I do a great Rocky impersonation.
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Tue Sep-15-09 01:40 PM
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With extraordinary talent, I could work from home.
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Tue Sep-15-09 02:32 PM
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36. It would have to be writing. |
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I write all the time, and I've had one short novel published, but I would love to be a legendary author that's remembered for all time. :)
If I couldn't do that, then I'd like to be a singer.
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Tue Sep-15-09 02:54 PM
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37. I'm already an artist but I wish I could sing. |
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I can carry a tune more or less, but I mean really sing. Like either opera or like bing crosby. :)
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Tue Sep-15-09 04:00 PM
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38. I'm an artist but I would love to play an instrument well and read music |
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different skill set, I guess. sigh..
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Tue Sep-15-09 04:38 PM
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39. Throw a left-handed 90mph curve ball. |
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And for those that don't see that as artistry, try to stand in the box and hit one.
It is a thing of beauty to witness.
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Tue Sep-15-09 06:03 PM
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42. I'd love to be a great writer |
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Like a PP said, I lack the "look at me" gene. I don't like being stared at, so the performing arts are out for me.
To write, to be able to tell stories that'd fill the minds, move the emotions and lit the imaginations of others....what a gift.
I used to be able to draw quite well, to the point that I thought I'd be an artist.
Sometime, years ago, something died within and I never drew again.
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Tue Sep-15-09 06:40 PM
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45. I would sing with an amazing voice |
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Because I love to sing. It feels so good. But my singing voice is just adequate. Which is too bad because I sing all the time, lol.
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Tue Sep-15-09 06:45 PM
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46. Music. Just because I've played music most of my life and I still suck at it :-) n/t |
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