What are some of the things you do (or have done) while practicing???

[TNT]

I thought it would be interesting and funny for the knuckleheads to share some of the things they do or have done while at the same time practicing.

We all know that practicing while watching TV is done by all of us. However, most of us have other things we've done while practicing - I dare you to share them!!!

Don't worry we won't laugh at you Anyone practice while hang gliding??

 

[Sweat]

OK, lets see search this fourm, drink beer, pet the dog, talk to my wife, answer work emails oh did I mention drink beer?

 

[Larry]

TV, forums, email not much

 

[robelinda2]

always browse the forum with a ball (or two) between my legs......

 

[meenahga]

When I was a kid, 14 maybe, I would ride my bike (no hands) and practice. Put on a lot of miles that way!

 

[glockaxis]

OK, lets see search this fourm, drink beer, pet the dog, talk to my wife, answer work emails oh did I mention drink beer?

All at the same time?

 

[MikeVt]

I saw this guy once playing his ball while driving a black BMW....I think it was that guy who played Eruption at SLO....

Mike

 

[brentrocks]

kill spiders

 

[Sub1 Zero]

Play ball with the dog, talk to people, eat, drink, cuss... I'll add more as they come to my mind

 

[Danserrano]

tv, forum, browse the net, the occasional xbox and chocolate chip cookie break lol.

 

[dwells]

i made a shoe while practising and i also painted a portrait of me painting a portraite weird hey

 

[the24thfret]

i thrust a lot, but usually only during gigs

 

[brasco68]

I usually seal off the audio hut here where all my equipment is kept, and make my noise, check e-mails, cruise the forum, and continue to work on the ever elusive masterpiece that will make think "I may be onto something here"

Occasionally my 4 year old daughter will come in and jam with me....however I only let her play the F3nder...

 

[TNT]

I saw this guy once playing his ball while driving a black BMW....I think it was that guy who played Eruption at SLO....

Mike

MikeVt,

I'm totally "schocked"!!!! Are you with the Highway Patrol by chance!!

However, in the unlikely event that I have my guitar on my lap, and I get pulled over, for the sake of entering a "plea", I DO NOT drive while playing my guitar. I wait until I get to a signal or traffic jam, and then I safely play with one hand on my wife ( I mean the wheel), and one hand on my guitar. Which, by the way, is an Ibanez. The reason being I do not want my Axis confiscated by the police!!!

BTW, I still have that same Black BMW - watch out , cause I'm driving it to the "Springs"!!

 

[TNT]

. . . Play ball with the dog, talk to people, eat, drink, cuss... I'll add more as they come to my mind. . . . .

Sub,
Sounds like my routine!! Oh, aside from the "cussin', I'm really workin' on that these days.

I might ad one that I think you do too; it involves a motorcycle.(

 

[MikeVt]

MikeVt,

I'm totally "schocked"!!!! Are you with the Highway Patrol by chance!!

However, in the unlikely event that I have my guitar on my lap, and I get pulled over, for the sake of entering a "plea", I DO NOT drive while playing my guitar. I wait until I get to a signal or traffic jam, and then I safely play with one hand on my wife ( I mean the wheel), and one hand on my guitar. Which, by the way, is an Ibanez. The reason being I do not want my Axis confiscated by the police!!!

BTW, I still have that same Black BMW - watch out , cause I'm driving it to the "Springs"!!

HAHAHAHAHA! I thought that might get your attention! To be honest, I don't really remember seeing you playing WHILE driving. I just remember seeing you sitting in the parking lot practicing while waiting for the EBMM shuttle to leave the hotel parking lot at the OH (where did we stay again - I forget??). I remember thinking 'I wouldn't do that because I'd keep smacking the headstock on the window.' I just thought it was funny that it was you that asked the question in the original post - so I had to mention it.

Mike

 

[beej]

MikeVt,

I'm totally "schocked"!!!! Are you with the Highway Patrol by chance!!

However, in the unlikely event that I have my guitar on my lap, and I get pulled over, for the sake of entering a "plea", I DO NOT drive while playing my guitar. I wait until I get to a signal or traffic jam, and then I safely play with one hand on my wife ( I mean the wheel), and one hand on my guitar. Which, by the way, is an Ibanez. The reason being I do not want my Axis confiscated by the police!!!

BTW, I still have that same Black BMW - watch out , cause I'm driving it to the "Springs"!!

Steve Morse has some good stories on his site about practicing while driving. When he quit music to be an airline pilot he'd practice while on the highway to work ...

 

[kissmyaxe]

Someone should take their Ball on Tower of Terror.

 

[MikeVt]

Someone should take their Ball on Tower of Terror.

Hmmm....I wonder what a ball would sound like at 0 Gs? I don't know if you guys have noticed this, but on some guitars the playing angle affects the string height and tuning. It doesn't change enough to matter, but I can see it change if I measure the string height and then lean forward or back.

Mike

 

[jagged]

i fall asleep practicing sometimes...