How do you......

WhoMe · 03-01-2006, 05:31 PM

Not everybody is meant to be a singer.

Some people couldn't sing on key, if their life depended on it.

How do you politely tell someone, "don't quit your day job?"

**billyjoejimbob** · 03-01-2006, 06:01 PM

OOOH good one.

I DEFINITELY need THIS answer.

danbear · 03-01-2006, 06:25 PM

that is an excellent question, "... hey man, your a really good dancer, uh, don't you feel like dancin today?"

suthernwaterbird · 03-01-2006, 09:49 PM

really i dont turn anyone down. It's not how i was taught. No1 ever told me I couldn't sing. Who am I to tell someone they can't sit down at that grandpa any way. Jus a couple thoughts.

Brackett481 · 03-02-2006, 12:22 AM

Since the White boy from bama catches the crap...My turn

"Hey buddy, you from alabama?"

"Wow, You sing like a white guy!!!"

"You can't bring it!"

"Have you ever thought about starting a drum in Alabama?"

"Grab a banjo and you will go far with a voice like that"

Yee Haw!!! ROLL TIDE

lol

**Kiwehnzii** · 03-02-2006, 12:54 AM

Holding a recorder up close to the offending party during practice might work. Just tell him to listen to himself.

or.......... tell him yo sit with an Alabama drum. Nah........... that would be heartless.

Mato Winyan · 03-02-2006, 02:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WhoMe

Not everybody is meant to be a singer.

Some people couldn't sing on key, if their life depended on it.

How do you politely tell someone, "don't quit your day job?"

You could ask him if for this session if he could sing tenor............ ten or eleven miles down the road!

danbear · 03-02-2006, 10:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kiwehnzii

Holding a recorder up close to the offending party during practice might work. Just tell him to listen to himself.

or.......... tell him yo sit with an Alabama drum. Nah........... that would be heartless.

and the saga continues.....lmao

suthernwaterbird...really i dont turn anyone down. It's not how i was taught. No1 ever told me I couldn't sing. Who am I to tell someone they can't sit down at that grandpa any way. Jus a couple thoughts

i agree with this, i was trying to make a descent joke on my previous post

to suthernwaterbird, hey man you goin to mtsu this weekend?

hobbs49 · 03-02-2006, 10:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brackett481

Since the White boy from bama catches the crap...My turn

"Hey buddy, you from alabama?"

"Wow, You sing like a white guy!!!"

"You can't bring it!"

"Have you ever thought about starting a drum in Alabama?"

"Grab a banjo and you will go far with a voice like that"

Yee Haw!!! ROLL TIDE

lol

Brackett,

These have all be used on me and none of them have worked so far. I'm still out there trying

suthernwaterbird · 03-02-2006, 11:55 AM

well CORN bread. and yea dan im goin. badwater is tha crew this wekend. yall check us OUUUT.

**Wojapi4Me** · 03-02-2006, 12:10 PM

The best way to handle it would be to hit em in the head, duct tape their feet, put them in a mailbag and toss them in the river...

no wait...that's how Goodfellas would handle it...I've been watching too many gangster movies

Actually, I agree with suthernwatebird...it'd be hard to tell someone something like that...maybe just try to encourage them to get better without it coming across like you're telling them they suck. Voices can be trained, and everyone can sound better. Granted, not everyone has a Cozad or Kemble voice, but everyone can improve on what they have. If they guy is truly putting in the effort, he'll get better. If he's just playing at it, then you can call him on that and maybe he'll pick up his pace.

**billyjoejimbob** · 03-02-2006, 12:15 PM

yeah its not noce to turn someone down. people have let me sing with them. that means i am either an awesome singer or they feel sorry for me. either way im grateful.

I sang with a drum that had a few people who werent really good singers. they had big voices...but they couldnt sing. (know what i mean)

when someone with a big voice is singing, it drags everyone to their level and tempo. that was the problem, his tempo was about half a step slower than everyone elses, sometimes a whole step slower!

southernsky · 03-02-2006, 03:16 PM

Tell them to go sit in the middle if they are in oklahoma.....that's where it all begins, a lot of people today assume they can sing, they get in a drum group that might have some good singers in it, they might win a contest somewhere, and when that happens they automatically assume they are good singers...when they are NOT! Take my group for example, we have some dam good singers and a few that can't sing for $hit, but we've all won championships and sometimes it goes to their head....but just put them back in check, ask them to start a song, most will opt not to start it. If they do start the song, just record it, then let them listen to it later, and when you all laugh your butts off because they sounded so lame when they started the song, they will realize on thier own that they can't sing. Somewhat of a touchy topic because today's people are too scared that if you say something someone will get their feelings hurt, but in the old days if you couldn't sing you were not going to be out there....bottom line!

danbear · 03-02-2006, 05:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by suthernwaterbird

well CORN bread. and yea dan im goin. badwater is tha crew this wekend. yall check us OUUUT.

jackie called me earlier this week me, josh, and dean will be joinin yall for the weekend. i'm bringin my good stick

03-01-2006, 05:31 PM	#1 (permalink)
WhoMe PauWau Coordinator Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Land of 370 Broken Treaties Posts: 5,555	How do you...... Not everybody is meant to be a singer. Some people couldn't sing on key, if their life depended on it. How do you politely tell someone, "don't quit your day job?" __________________ "Today, recognizing and respecting the origins of powwow aids in our Cultural Survival. If enough people break the rules because they are not satisfied...."We will have no culture." WhoMe

03-01-2006, 06:25 PM	#3 (permalink)
danbear CROW BEAR Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: the woods Posts: 94	hmmm that is an excellent question, "... hey man, your a really good dancer, uh, don't you feel like dancin today?"

03-01-2006, 09:49 PM	#4 (permalink)
suthernwaterbird nobody Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: atl, ga Posts: 1,004	really i dont turn anyone down. It's not how i was taught. No1 ever told me I couldn't sing. Who am I to tell someone they can't sit down at that grandpa any way. Jus a couple thoughts. __________________ WhY yOu AsK? bEcUz We CaN!

03-02-2006, 12:22 AM	#5 (permalink)
Brackett481 Drummer and Dancer Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Out of Style Southern State Posts: 27	How bout this 'in Fellers Since the White boy from bama catches the crap...My turn "Hey buddy, you from alabama?" "Wow, You sing like a white guy!!!" "You can't bring it!" "Have you ever thought about starting a drum in Alabama?" "Grab a banjo and you will go far with a voice like that" Yee Haw!!! ROLL TIDE lol

03-02-2006, 11:55 AM	#10 (permalink)
suthernwaterbird nobody Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: atl, ga Posts: 1,004	well CORN bread. and yea dan im goin. badwater is tha crew this wekend. yall check us OUUUT. __________________ WhY yOu AsK? bEcUz We CaN!

03-01-2006, 06:01 PM	#2 (permalink)
billyjoejimbob Fat Singer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: white guy land Posts: 1,525	OOOH good one. I DEFINITELY need THIS answer.

03-02-2006, 12:54 AM	#6 (permalink)
Kiwehnzii Oldfart Join Date: Mar 2001 Posts: 2,868	Holding a recorder up close to the offending party during practice might work. Just tell him to listen to himself. or.......... tell him yo sit with an Alabama drum. Nah........... that would be heartless.

03-02-2006, 12:10 PM	#11 (permalink)
Wojapi4Me Kili! Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Tha Rez Posts: 1,516	The best way to handle it would be to hit em in the head, duct tape their feet, put them in a mailbag and toss them in the river... no wait...that's how Goodfellas would handle it...I've been watching too many gangster movies Actually, I agree with suthernwatebird...it'd be hard to tell someone something like that...maybe just try to encourage them to get better without it coming across like you're telling them they suck. Voices can be trained, and everyone can sound better. Granted, not everyone has a Cozad or Kemble voice, but everyone can improve on what they have. If they guy is truly putting in the effort, he'll get better. If he's just playing at it, then you can call him on that and maybe he'll pick up his pace. __________________ If pro is the opposite of con, then wouldn't progress be the opposite of...lol

03-02-2006, 12:15 PM	#12 (permalink)
billyjoejimbob Fat Singer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: white guy land Posts: 1,525	yeah its not noce to turn someone down. people have let me sing with them. that means i am either an awesome singer or they feel sorry for me. either way im grateful. I sang with a drum that had a few people who werent really good singers. they had big voices...but they couldnt sing. (know what i mean) when someone with a big voice is singing, it drags everyone to their level and tempo. that was the problem, his tempo was about half a step slower than everyone elses, sometimes a whole step slower!

03-02-2006, 03:16 PM	#13 (permalink)
southernsky Tiny Tot Dancer Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: close to home USA Posts: 35	Tell them to go sit in the middle if they are in oklahoma.....that's where it all begins, a lot of people today assume they can sing, they get in a drum group that might have some good singers in it, they might win a contest somewhere, and when that happens they automatically assume they are good singers...when they are NOT! Take my group for example, we have some dam good singers and a few that can't sing for $hit, but we've all won championships and sometimes it goes to their head....but just put them back in check, ask them to start a song, most will opt not to start it. If they do start the song, just record it, then let them listen to it later, and when you all laugh your butts off because they sounded so lame when they started the song, they will realize on thier own that they can't sing. Somewhat of a touchy topic because today's people are too scared that if you say something someone will get their feelings hurt, but in the old days if you couldn't sing you were not going to be out there....bottom line! __________________ oO0southernsky0Oo Last edited by southernsky; 03-02-2006 at 03:22 PM.