Announcing... RiffMasters!

TVvoodoo said:
Upon re-listening to "Gut Pencil" I believe we have all just witnessed a New World Record for speedy gender transition!!!
Join me in congratulating Sapients' boss! WOW!!

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It reminds me a little that of that nursery rhyme ." Stick a needle in my eye cross my heart and hope to die"
Or was that Helter Skeltor?
 
jtcnj said:
No, I edited my post to clarify, and in later posts clarified I was only playing along to the song.

Unfortunately, due to an arrogant, and dismissive 3-chord monkey insult (there are actually 4, lol), implying I may have cheated (not playing on the track at all), minimal effort, and flat out saying I suck, etc. this experience has left a bad taste.
This was followed by an excuse about humor as justification.
I even voted for the guy, before I read the stuff he posted.

If being pissed off after unprovoked personal attacks is "butthurted", then so be it.
This is the kind of :poo: that prompts people to leave forums.
At the least, it has really turned me off to the Riffmasters thing. I was reluctant to participate, and have stated many times I am not much of a player.

I chose not to respond while heated.
So, I refer to the title of Ku2's punk submission and direct it to him (as he did to me / us in post #1093).


Thanks to the rest of you for your kind words and support.

Eat my dust suckers, I'm on top!!
(if even for the briefest of moments)

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Yeah, that stuff seemed a bit unnecessary for the entire situation. No one needs that kinda malarkey. You were not the first to turn in a play along…in fact it’s not unusual for most of us to play to a backing track. I complimented @Jethro Rocker , and I complimented you, on the accuracy of the tone in those submissions. It’s not always easy making a track sound like it belongs with a backing track that’s well known/near and dear. You did really well.
 
Sapient said:
Is this the main competition thread? There are a few. ?? Anywho ..I can repost somewhere else if nececellery. Here's my Punk submission, an original called ...

Drive a Pencil through your Gut

If you're feeling lonely
The world seems out of key
You broke your damn last cigarette
The lock don't fit your key

Drive a pencil through your gut

You broke your leg last Saturday
Your dog got off his leash
Had to piss into a bottle
Cuz the bathroom's being cleaned

Drive a pencil through your gut

Drive a pencil through your gut
Drive a pencil through your gut
Drive a pencil through your gut

Sick of life and :poo: you don't care
No more fks to give out cuz you've already been there
Your boss got smart so you kicked his smart ass
Now you're thinking of her while you're kicking a can.

Upcoming appointments canceled
Too lazy to get there
Can't steal a box of cheap white wine
Surveillance everywhere

Drive a pencil through your gut

Drive a pencil through your gut
Drive a pencil through your gut
Drive a pencil through your gut

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Rock on wholesome!!
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That was just flat out awesome!! To my ears sure got a Blink vibe. Rest of you better be thanking the guitars gods @Sapient isn’t in it for the win.
 
Thatbastarddon said:
Yeah, that stuff seemed a bit unnecessary for the entire situation. No one needs that kinda malarkey. You were not the first to turn in a play along…in fact it’s not unusual for most of us to play to a backing track. I complimented @Jethro Rocker , and I complimented you, on the accuracy of the tone in those submissions. It’s not always easy making a track sound like it belongs with a backing track that’s well known/near and dear. You did really well.
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Even if capable, not everyone has the time or the wherewithall to go about producing a full song for a quick entry. If I had that good an idea for a whole song I would save it for the band.
Ribbing is one thing, personal insults are another.
 
Sapient said:
Is this the main competition thread? There are a few. ?? Anywho ..I can repost somewhere else if nececellery. Here's my Punk submission, an original called ...

Drive a Pencil through your Gut

If you're feeling lonely
The world seems out of key
You broke your damn last cigarette
The lock don't fit your key

Drive a pencil through your gut

You broke your leg last Saturday
Your dog got off his leash
Had to piss into a bottle
Cuz the bathroom's being cleaned

Drive a pencil through your gut

Drive a pencil through your gut
Drive a pencil through your gut
Drive a pencil through your gut

Sick of life and :poo: you don't care
No more fks to give out cuz you've already been there
Your boss got smart so you kicked his smart ass
Now you're thinking of her while you're kicking a can.

Upcoming appointments canceled
Too lazy to get there
Can't steal a box of cheap white wine
Surveillance everywhere

Drive a pencil through your gut

Drive a pencil through your gut
Drive a pencil through your gut
Drive a pencil through your gut

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Rock on wholesome!! :yesway::dood:
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Super good! Did you do all the playing etc too?? Fun song!! Blink indeed
 
Whom is this mysterious entity @mcblink everyone keeps referring to? Is he some sort of forum legend
as such many of these groups seem to have? Has he been lifted to the esteemed heights of adoration and reverence as one Mr. Poop Knife? Is this "blinky" person now left only to suddenly appear unexpectedly, for unknown reason, a gentle and seriously buzzed Ghost of TTR past?

Will members shower him with adoration, admirements and happy offerings as a once-respected TTR guitar brother? It's likely he will soon be drawn again to just drift off and away silently without notice, leaving bitter sadness in his wake.

Must be a lonely existence.

Perhaps he is now reduced to but a shell of a human man, sobbing quietly into his pillow at night, realizing RiffMasters may just as well go on without him. He selfishly leaves the rest of us TTR members here trying so very hard, going through the motions, pretending to be having fun without our Riffs 'n Spliffs Ambassador.

Will he be welcomed to float back simply on the strength of his storied past? Does his now-deified status require ongoing validation? Is the Legend of McBlink now complete, never-to-be-sullied or forgotten?

I suppose some of you may have fond fleeting memories of his comedic wiener-in-the face sort of escapades. I shall also smile happily remembering his time here as the Heinous Anus. Between the tears, of course.

Perhaps we can agree on a statue... nay, a historic ERECTION be placed in an important area to remember fair blinky. Perhaps the garden courtyard outside the Ambassadors Lounge, a focal point near the pool/patio over by the smoker?

I suggest a man standing proudly upright, possibly nekkid, in the Michelangelo's David tradition. There shall be a flying Vee held aloft in his left hand high above his head, his right hand raised with a devil's horns type gesture. His other hand can be brushing back his generous locks of hair, looking skyward with that confident, familiarily mischievous grin we remember so well.

Shall it be in the whitest, purest Italian marble? Or stolid, lustrous bronze. Can we pool enough money for a golden one?
Perhaps it should be part of a fountain in the European tradition. A single stream jetting out with great force. I wanted
to suggest more a start-and-stop sort of dribble, punctuated by random burbling trickles like I am now experiencing, but that would be a disservice to his memory.

Perhaps pigeons may find it convenient to roost along the neck of the guitar, so that their droppings may adorn his
sculpted face, symbolizing how he signed up for RiffMasters, I believe one of the first to do so, but then something happened, we know not what. The man we all loved and respected so much simply faded away into the ether.

So many unanswered questions remain, asking them does little but prolong the pain of our collective loss.

Let us all take a solemn moment of silence to remember fair McBlink. He was indeed a dude who (mostly) abides.

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Wishing him all the best. @LRT where are YOU brother?
 
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Jethro Rocker said:
Even if capable, not everyone has the time or the wherewithall to go about producing a full song for a quick entry. If I had that good an idea for a whole song I would save it for the band.
Ribbing is one thing, personal insults are another.
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I hear that! All of it. That’s why I said, ”in fact it’s not unusual for most of us to play to a backing track.” It’s not easy for everyone…I have difficulty with it, on guitar especially. I’m one that can pick it out from a mile away…I’m sure I’m not the only one, by any stretch…while others can’t discern, and there’s nothing wrong with that either. That’s why I heap the praise for those that pull it off convincingly. Like you @Jethro Rocker , for your Kiss song…I said something like “sounds like it belongs there!” That was meant as a high compliment. Same with @jtcnj …his Ramones was pretty “on point”, and had near perfectly blended tonality. It, in fact, fooled a few listeners. That means, to me, it was pretty spot on.
Trash talk is what it is…some people are better off avoiding it, for many reasons. Mostly ineptitude. As a non-established member, one should not go right for the “your mother….” with a stranger. It’s just common sense. To get right in there, and bring on the heavy personal degradation is just plain social suicide.
 
TVvoodoo said:
LOL thanks @Mitch Pearrow SJMP honestly I was not aware of that. that band is absolutely off my
personal radar. couldn't name a song. I know I've heard some for sure. Please don't list them here.
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One reason I was aware Brad, was my youngest played bass in a garage band. They did quite a bit of original material. But when they got started, Blink 182 was one band they covered a lot. Some Green Day. Jimmie Eat World. And they did a really good job for a bunch of just out of HS kids.
 
Jethro Rocker said:
Super good! Did you do all the playing etc too?? Fun song!! Blink indeed
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Thanks 'thro!!

I played the guitars, used Toontrack Superior Drummer 3 and Toontrack EZBass for bass. I could play the bass but to be honest it was more relaxing laying on my face and programming it instead. Was time consuming though. Playing the guitar and singing took a relocation off my comfy bed to house den where the "main" setup sits. "Main" as it can be since it's mainly an 4 pre/8 channel interface and my vocal mic (that new white Neumann). At least there's a few guitars I can slide up there though.

The amps are Virtual ....Marshall Jubilees on both sides, JTS.
 
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Thatbastarddon said:
@Sapient (wow…I do enjoy calling you out…just hit the “@“, type “sap”, and there you are… ;) …now that’s trash talk)
Frikken GREAT TUNE!!! Loved it!
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Thanks, brother! Damn, it was fun ...more the editing though. Lol. It's when I fully realize I only do really need just a few plugs. It's ok ...I don't choke them up to be necessary ...I'm just more of a junky. :D

Thanks for listening, pal!
 
Sapient said:
Thanks 'thro!!

I played the guitars, used Toontrack Superior Drummer 3 and Toontrack EZBass for bass. I could play the bass but to be honest it was more relaxing laying on my face and programming it instead. Was time consuming though. Playing the guitar and singing took a relocation off my comfy bed to house den where the "main" setup sits. "Main" as it can be since it's mainly an 4 pre/8 channel interface and my vocal mic (that new white Neumann). At least there's a few guitars I can slide up there though.

The amps are Virtual ....Marshall Jubilees on both sides, JTS
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Cool song, nice tones. Good to see you playing guitar!
 
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