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Welcome Art.
On an off topic note - I like county music but I find myself changing stations a lot because there are too many songs about drinking.
One of my favorite titles: My Wife Ran Off With My Best Friend, And I Sure Do Miss Him.
On an off topic note - I like county music but I find myself changing stations a lot because there are too many songs about drinking.
One of my favorite titles: My Wife Ran Off With My Best Friend, And I Sure Do Miss Him.
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Originally Posted by ghostdad 
Welcome Art.
On an off topic note - I like county music but I find myself changing stations a lot because there are too many songs about drinking.
One of my favorite titles: My Wife Ran Off With My Best Friend, And I Sure Do Miss Him.
On an off topic note - I like county music but I find myself changing stations a lot because there are too many songs about drinking.
One of my favorite titles: My Wife Ran Off With My Best Friend, And I Sure Do Miss Him.
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Great to hear you're sticking around ArtFriend!! 
This a great place for support, sure sometimes debate gets a bit rough and tumble, but there's generally never any malice, people usually have great intentions at heart!!
This a great place for support, sure sometimes debate gets a bit rough and tumble, but there's generally never any malice, people usually have great intentions at heart!!
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Cheyenne Rodeo Days
Back in my Wasted Youth, I filled in on Bass Guitar for a Pal while he was out of Town. His Guano-kickin' Country Band was playing 'Prime Time' at a Bar Downtown during 'Rodeo Days' in Cheyenne Wyoming. A big damned deal in them thar parts. People thought nothing of getting up at 2 A.M. to hop in the ole 'Buick 88' to drive 6 or 8 hours in from South Dakota for the Weekend. Country Bass Guitar consists of about 5 notes that one can play when extensively Hungover, so - times being what they were - I accepted the Job.
The Bar opened at 6 A.M. after being closed 4 hours from 2 A.M.. I vaguely recall that we played 3 nights prior, and then a Sunday 'Matinee' so that Folks could swill down 'a little Hair of the Dog' while savoring cheap Hot Dogs. From the 2' high Stage, I saw one Drunk Cowboy 'roundhouse' some Gal sitting down right in the Jaw when she declined to dance with him about 1:15 A.M.. Blood and few Teeth everywhere. In that she was either a local Native American or Hispanic Gal, and he was Caucasian, this started what I would describe as a Race Riot. Drunken Fights, and some Blue Steel [Hand Guns] was flashed. We were unplugging 'live', squealing Amplifiers and Gear and throwing it through the swinging Kitchen Door until numerous Cops showed up. Took a while just to clear the place.
THEN, some Drunk Cowboy [a redundant description?] was P.O.ed another night that he was shown the Door. He got his brand new Pick-em-up Truck and started bashing it against the Steel Poles out front of the Doors; ruining the Radiator and Steering. Kind of an 'I'll show me moment...'. Then, some Guys on massive Harley's came in the front Swinging Doors and did a few 'Donuts' on the Dance Floor before squealing out again. Just another Weekend Night in Cheyenne...
While I've never actually played behind Chicken Wire - a la 'The Blues Brothers' - there's plenty of Honkee Tonks like that out there. The ideal Set List of Music to play at such Dives is listed above. If I never played Waylon Jennings' 'Good Hearted Woman' ever again, it would be too soon. Hey, play it AGAIN by request 5x/night, and get yourself ~5 free Whiskey Shots from various grateful Patrons. Lots of 'Relationship Management' going on in Country Bars, per George Strait's Song: 'All My Ex's Live In Texas'.
Watch Carrie Underwood's 'When He Cheats' on You Tube to get a sample of externalized Pain/Anger via the old saying: 'Don't get mad, get even'. One quick image of a Whiskey/Rocks in the Video, but that's about it. There's many more images of a Cheatin' Guy's mangled Dodge Truck; a 'Trigger' for us new Truck Owners!
The Bar opened at 6 A.M. after being closed 4 hours from 2 A.M.. I vaguely recall that we played 3 nights prior, and then a Sunday 'Matinee' so that Folks could swill down 'a little Hair of the Dog' while savoring cheap Hot Dogs. From the 2' high Stage, I saw one Drunk Cowboy 'roundhouse' some Gal sitting down right in the Jaw when she declined to dance with him about 1:15 A.M.. Blood and few Teeth everywhere. In that she was either a local Native American or Hispanic Gal, and he was Caucasian, this started what I would describe as a Race Riot. Drunken Fights, and some Blue Steel [Hand Guns] was flashed. We were unplugging 'live', squealing Amplifiers and Gear and throwing it through the swinging Kitchen Door until numerous Cops showed up. Took a while just to clear the place.
THEN, some Drunk Cowboy [a redundant description?] was P.O.ed another night that he was shown the Door. He got his brand new Pick-em-up Truck and started bashing it against the Steel Poles out front of the Doors; ruining the Radiator and Steering. Kind of an 'I'll show me moment...'. Then, some Guys on massive Harley's came in the front Swinging Doors and did a few 'Donuts' on the Dance Floor before squealing out again. Just another Weekend Night in Cheyenne...
While I've never actually played behind Chicken Wire - a la 'The Blues Brothers' - there's plenty of Honkee Tonks like that out there. The ideal Set List of Music to play at such Dives is listed above. If I never played Waylon Jennings' 'Good Hearted Woman' ever again, it would be too soon. Hey, play it AGAIN by request 5x/night, and get yourself ~5 free Whiskey Shots from various grateful Patrons. Lots of 'Relationship Management' going on in Country Bars, per George Strait's Song: 'All My Ex's Live In Texas'.
Watch Carrie Underwood's 'When He Cheats' on You Tube to get a sample of externalized Pain/Anger via the old saying: 'Don't get mad, get even'. One quick image of a Whiskey/Rocks in the Video, but that's about it. There's many more images of a Cheatin' Guy's mangled Dodge Truck; a 'Trigger' for us new Truck Owners!
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Originally Posted by MesaMan
Back in my Wasted Youth, I filled in on Bass Guitar for a Pal while he was out of Town. His Guano-kickin' Country Band was playing 'Prime Time' at a Bar Downtown during 'Rodeo Days' in Cheyenne Wyoming. A big damned deal in them thar parts. People thought nothing of getting up at 2 A.M. to hop in the ole 'Buick 88' to drive 6 or 8 hours in from South Dakota for the Weekend. Country Bass Guitar consists of about 5 notes that one can play when extensively Hungover, so - times being what they were - I accepted the Job.
The Bar opened at 6 A.M. after being closed 4 hours from 2 A.M.. I vaguely recall that we played 3 nights prior, and then a Sunday 'Matinee' so that Folks could swill down 'a little Hair of the Dog' while savoring cheap Hot Dogs. From the 2' high Stage, I saw one Drunk Cowboy 'roundhouse' some Gal sitting down right in the Jaw when she declined to dance with him about 1:15 A.M.. Blood and few Teeth everywhere. In that she was either a local Native American or Hispanic Gal, and he was Caucasian, this started what I would describe as a Race Riot. Drunken Fights, and some Blue Steel [Hand Guns] was flashed. We were unplugging 'live', squealing Amplifiers and Gear and throwing it through the swinging Kitchen Door until numerous Cops showed up. Took a while just to clear the place.
THEN, some Drunk Cowboy [a redundant description?] was P.O.ed another night that he was shown the Door. He got his brand new Pick-em-up Truck and started bashing it against the Steel Poles out front of the Doors; ruining the Radiator and Steering. Kind of an 'I'll show me moment...'. Then, some Guys on massive Harley's came in the front Swinging Doors and did a few 'Donuts' on the Dance Floor before squealing out again. Just another Weekend Night in Cheyenne...
While I've never actually played behind Chicken Wire - a la 'The Blues Brothers' - there's plenty of Honkee Tonks like that out there. The ideal Set List of Music to play at such Dives is listed above. If I never played Waylon Jennings' 'Good Hearted Woman' ever again, it would be too soon. Hey, play it AGAIN by request 5x/night, and get yourself ~5 free Whiskey Shots from various grateful Patrons. Lots of 'Relationship Management' going on in Country Bars, per George Strait's Song: 'All My Ex's Live In Texas'.
Watch Carrie Underwood's 'When He Cheats' on You Tube to get a sample of externalized Pain/Anger via the old saying: 'Don't get mad, get even'. One quick image of a Whiskey/Rocks in the Video, but that's about it. There's many more images of a Cheatin' Guy's mangled Dodge Truck; a 'Trigger' for us new Truck Owners!
The Bar opened at 6 A.M. after being closed 4 hours from 2 A.M.. I vaguely recall that we played 3 nights prior, and then a Sunday 'Matinee' so that Folks could swill down 'a little Hair of the Dog' while savoring cheap Hot Dogs. From the 2' high Stage, I saw one Drunk Cowboy 'roundhouse' some Gal sitting down right in the Jaw when she declined to dance with him about 1:15 A.M.. Blood and few Teeth everywhere. In that she was either a local Native American or Hispanic Gal, and he was Caucasian, this started what I would describe as a Race Riot. Drunken Fights, and some Blue Steel [Hand Guns] was flashed. We were unplugging 'live', squealing Amplifiers and Gear and throwing it through the swinging Kitchen Door until numerous Cops showed up. Took a while just to clear the place.
THEN, some Drunk Cowboy [a redundant description?] was P.O.ed another night that he was shown the Door. He got his brand new Pick-em-up Truck and started bashing it against the Steel Poles out front of the Doors; ruining the Radiator and Steering. Kind of an 'I'll show me moment...'. Then, some Guys on massive Harley's came in the front Swinging Doors and did a few 'Donuts' on the Dance Floor before squealing out again. Just another Weekend Night in Cheyenne...
While I've never actually played behind Chicken Wire - a la 'The Blues Brothers' - there's plenty of Honkee Tonks like that out there. The ideal Set List of Music to play at such Dives is listed above. If I never played Waylon Jennings' 'Good Hearted Woman' ever again, it would be too soon. Hey, play it AGAIN by request 5x/night, and get yourself ~5 free Whiskey Shots from various grateful Patrons. Lots of 'Relationship Management' going on in Country Bars, per George Strait's Song: 'All My Ex's Live In Texas'.
Watch Carrie Underwood's 'When He Cheats' on You Tube to get a sample of externalized Pain/Anger via the old saying: 'Don't get mad, get even'. One quick image of a Whiskey/Rocks in the Video, but that's about it. There's many more images of a Cheatin' Guy's mangled Dodge Truck; a 'Trigger' for us new Truck Owners!
I don't have anything to add, except to say I really enjoyed reading this!!
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I had anger and aggression issues too (I'm a woman, quiet on the outside, roaring on the inside 
) I have found exercise to help tremendously in that regard. High intensity classes or a simple walk/run do wonders to get the pressure out. Do you work out at all? I notice a big difference when I do and don't. I have also added yoga and meditation to my routines. I hope you stick around and start working on a healthy living plan for yourself!
) I have found exercise to help tremendously in that regard. High intensity classes or a simple walk/run do wonders to get the pressure out. Do you work out at all? I notice a big difference when I do and don't. I have also added yoga and meditation to my routines. I hope you stick around and start working on a healthy living plan for yourself!
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