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Post by Deleted on Aug 9, 2015 12:48:20 GMT
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Post by MikeMusic on Aug 9, 2015 13:32:12 GMT
How about an essential part of my life ?
Music
Cycling
Yoga
My dogs
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Post by Deleted on Aug 9, 2015 15:45:27 GMT
Cycling, DIY, swimming in the sea, walking, sparring, self improvement.
I always intend to learn an instrument or take up art but it hasn't happened so far,
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Post by Deleted on Aug 9, 2015 16:07:04 GMT
Learn the Piano & you can then play the Guitar etc.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 9, 2015 17:21:29 GMT
That might be a bit if a stretch right now. I crushed my right hand in a cycling accident a few months ago. Just had the fingers partially straightened but I don't have the same dexterity due to nerve damage. It will return over time, apparently, but I think a plectrum is about as much as I could manage right now. At least I can make a fist again for sparring  Maybe I should buy a drum kit. Now that would be fun! |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 9, 2015 18:28:26 GMT
What i mean to say is you learn the piano you can then instantly play a guitar.
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Post by John on Aug 9, 2015 18:31:09 GMT
I enjoy a variety of other interests
Music of course
Reading
Nature
Mediation
Being with friends and family
Nature
Travel
Films Action Foreign etc Have a love for Japanese movies
Learning about acupuncture and Cranial Sacrial therapy Found both very useful for lower back issues
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Post by John on Aug 9, 2015 18:35:34 GMT
What i mean to say is you learn the piano you can then instantly play a guitar. The Piano is great to learn music theory on as the scales are right in front of your the guitar is a bit more difficult due to how it is laid out |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 9, 2015 18:46:04 GMT
Yes but a chord structure is a chord structure
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Post by MartinT on Aug 9, 2015 19:39:02 GMT
Books, film, photography.
I collect certain authors, e.g. Leslie Charteris.
Cars and modding.
Space and astronomy.
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Post by Chris on Aug 9, 2015 20:59:39 GMT
Loads. Canoe,mountain biking,my garden,reading,fountain pens,the pets(cat,dog and tortoise),big walks with the dog,camping,pen friends,cooking,drinking,the Scottish Islands and pretty much whatever takes my fancy. I think hobbies and interests are very important.
Obviously enjoy music,spoken word and my hifi as well.
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Post by Stratmangler on Aug 9, 2015 21:12:12 GMT
Maybe I should buy a drum kit. Now that would be fun! Drumming is nearly all wrist and fingers. If you have problems holding a plectrum then you'd have problems holding drumsticks. |
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Post by jandl100 on Aug 10, 2015 6:37:11 GMT
Other than music/hifi ...
Active interests:
Hiking, cycling, hacking at the garden, charity shop volunteer.
Passive interests:
Books: PG Wodehouse, Terry Pratchett, science fiction.
Science / astronomy.
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Post by ChrisB on Aug 10, 2015 6:40:28 GMT
Hacking at the garden! Do you live next door to a triffid farm?
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Post by jandl100 on Aug 10, 2015 7:30:08 GMT
Well, the garden is primarily my wife's preserve, and she likes the "tropical rain forest" style of garden  ; I generally do the larger projects under supervision - viz. tree deconstruction, hedge maintenance, pond digging, tiger trapping, new bed digging etc. |
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Post by dvh on Aug 11, 2015 12:07:12 GMT
Other than music/hifi ... Active interests: Hiking, cycling, hacking at the garden, charity shop volunteer. Passive interests: Books: PG Wodehouse, Terry Pratchett, science fiction. Science / astronomy. I also like PG Wodehouse. In fact I'm reading 'Sam the Sudden' at the moment. I also hack at the garden under supervision. I am also interested in astronomy. Other than those, my interests are history, literature, and pondering whether or not to do a PhD. |
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Post by pre65 on Aug 11, 2015 12:16:09 GMT
I seem to have an addiction to building amps.
I have got a pair of SECA amps to build, and an upgrade of 833a to complete with bigger transformers and HT raised to about 1250v. So I'm not stuck for something to do.
Also, I've got into playing bowls, and I love it.
Otherwise it's Pre65 motocross (only occasionally now), photography, railways (steam for preference), walking and riding my two motorcycles.
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Post by jandl100 on Aug 11, 2015 12:18:24 GMT
dvh : Sam the Sudden - that's a new one on me, I shall seek it out. I'm reading The Prince & Betty at the moment.
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Post by dvh on Aug 11, 2015 12:31:38 GMT
dvh : Sam the Sudden - that's a new one on me, I shall seek it out. I'm reading The Prince & Betty at the moment. It was one of PG Wodehouse's favourites. I bagged it in a charity shop for 50p! If you have trouble tracking it down, I'm happy to lend you my copy. |
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Post by jandl100 on Aug 11, 2015 12:42:32 GMT
dvh : Sam the Sudden - that's a new one on me, I shall seek it out. I'm reading The Prince & Betty at the moment. It was one of PG Wodehouse's favourites. I bagged it in a charity shop for 50p! If you have trouble tracking it down, I'm happy to lend you my copy. thanks for the kind offer but I've already ordered a copy from ebay! I like to re-read them and have them on the shelf anyway, his plots are usually complex enough that I find them fairly inexhaustible, and his characterisation, writing style and use of the language is such a pleasure to return to time and again.
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; I generally do the larger projects under supervision - viz. tree deconstruction, hedge maintenance, pond digging, tiger trapping, new bed digging etc. 
