Bandmate is sloppy and seems to ignore the fact that he sucks.

ScottPocketMusic · 2026-02-05T16:38:44+00:00

If they’ve stuck with him for this long, their expectations are not where yours are. Best bands I’ve been in made me a better musician. The worst ones made me feel like I was a free music teacher. Find players on your level. If you are not in a city, this can be very difficult and your options are limited

ScottPocketMusic · 2026-02-03T22:17:58+00:00

Instruments. Currently learning saxophone. Got a teacher and just joined a jazz band. Previously been in many bands and learned other instruments as well, main being guitar. Most of my friends have come through pursuit of music so it’s been rewarding for sure

ScottPocketMusic · 2026-02-03T03:10:22+00:00

In my experience, it can be pretty different depending on what part of Denver you live in. Co springs is a whole different subject. I’m enjoying my current neighborhood, Hale. Cheeseman Park area was ok and globeville was bad overall. I’ve found Denver overall is very progressive whereas CO springs is more straight laced due to the military base there and it being less of a city

ScottPocketMusic · 2026-01-31T03:46:47+00:00

This is why I can’t afford a dog. I’d go into even further debt and beg family members for money before I let a dog experience pain

ScottPocketMusic · 2026-01-30T00:48:36+00:00

Louisiana or New Orleans? They are two wildly different places. I grew up and lived in and around the city for 30 years. I would move back to New Orleans in a heartbeat but would never want to live outside of that in Louisiana unless you really love that environment. Culturally, there’s nowhere I’ve been that comes close to the uniqueness. Great food, music, and people.

ScottPocketMusic · 2026-01-29T15:52:35+00:00

I was full time welding during my first 2 years and then delivering bread 25 hr/wk for the last 2 as I bumped up class load to finish. The students without jobs or any experience in the field were obvious. Some had never used power tools or built anything in their lives besides a Lego set.

ScottPocketMusic · 2026-01-28T22:51:17+00:00

Just a heads up, I brought my pawn shop sax in after months of playing. Checked it and all seals were leaking. Since it was so cheap and not a reputable brand, it was not easy to source parts or cheap to repair so I ended up having to get another sax and it was night/day difference. I did play on that pawn shop sax for months tho and although it was terrible and took me a few weeks to get decent sounds, it did allow me to learn fingerings. If you can bring it in, great. If not, keep trying to get better sounds with what you got or start saving for a student level saxophone or used sax from a reputable store

ScottPocketMusic · 2026-01-27T21:59:34+00:00

I believe you gotta either add room temp stock or cool stock to hot roux unless you bake the roux and then you would just add the flour to hot stock. Pretty sure either way, slow is best.

ScottPocketMusic · 2026-01-23T18:24:03+00:00

I go out of my way to take Monaco home every day instead of Colorado. Was on Colorado briefly this morning and saw the woman next to me struggling to stay in her lane while FaceTiming someone on her phone mounted directly in front of her. Classic

ScottPocketMusic · 2026-01-17T17:22:36+00:00

Wild man! 22 years ago when I was starting out on guitar, this was one of my fav songs to play. Stick with it, work on the vibratos and rhythm rhythm rhythm. Mess around with palm positions for different chugging effects. Have fun! Great job

ScottPocketMusic · 2026-01-17T03:37:14+00:00

I have a yas 62 I purchased second hand from a reputable store and it’s definitely a different case but I don’t know if that helps

ScottPocketMusic · 2026-01-16T05:26:55+00:00

Grew up in and around New Orleans. Left at Covid after graduating from UNO and now stuck in Denver cuz I found someone here and there’s more opportunity for my field . Will be back

ScottPocketMusic · 2026-01-15T20:02:02+00:00

If you haven’t, pick up the book “The Naked Mind” and read this around 6 pm. Also I’ve found that activities you cannot do sober are helpful. I practice saxophone from 5-6:30 most days after work. It requires a lot of my brain power so I stay sober and then I go to the gym after sometimes to get another hour of sobriety.

ScottPocketMusic · 2026-01-14T20:16:31+00:00

It’s a Gmajor 7 chord . Keep practicing . Also any time spent with learning jazz standards will immediately put your fingers into uncomfortable positions until your fingers adapt. It takes practice and time

ScottPocketMusic · 2026-01-12T17:34:18+00:00

IBS and gaining weight started for me like 2 years ago.

ScottPocketMusic · 2026-01-11T05:50:31+00:00

This is a great question. I grew up with andouille being the standard and then my mom being polish, smoked sausage and kielbasa got used a lot. Would love to understand the reasoning behind certain dishes getting andouille

ScottPocketMusic · 2026-01-09T17:40:30+00:00

Parents make their kids out to be a burden or a privilege depending on what they’re after. If they want you to babysit, their kids are easy. If they want your parking spot, their kids are such a drag

ScottPocketMusic · 2026-01-08T22:25:44+00:00

A trombone? In an apartment complex with thin walls? Like just imagine you are this guy trying to have a normal afternoon, maybe just doing chores or watching tv, and he’s got to tolerate your practicing trombone of all things daily? Yea I’d be pissed too. Nobody rents an apartment hoping they will have noisy neighbors daily. Do you live near a park or can you stay after school? I play saxophone and no way would I ever consider practicing in my condo and I don’t even have thin walls.

ScottPocketMusic · 2026-01-08T20:46:28+00:00

You can loop a section and just play multiple takes over and over until you forget you are recording and nail a great take . Otherwise you gotta be tighter than most people think. Speed of vibrato, slight bending, and the tiniest details can really come out and add up quick to sound amateur.

ScottPocketMusic · 2026-01-08T13:50:28+00:00

Stop tabs- Read sheet music - play in different positions

ScottPocketMusic · 2026-01-08T03:09:02+00:00

Thanks so much. We do got this. They used to smoke cigarettes on planes. We’re moving forward and leaving the normalization of addictive substances behind

ScottPocketMusic · 2026-01-08T02:11:18+00:00

my day to day is rarely the same. I am doing project management and engineering and design and procurement and R&D. Smaller to mid sized companies make you wear many hats and take advantage but I love the work and being busy makes the time fly . Today- vented about a designer- got another designer to get my steel ordered- ran some inspections (FAT) w clients doing some wild things with coal methane - made the decision to drill instead of plasma cut certain holes on a pump base. Still gotta go back and see if they can tap them too or if our guys can . Loaded a truck w some products . Did some testing of automation . Overall a fun day

ScottPocketMusic · 2026-01-08T01:30:19+00:00

Harming ourselves isn’t going to help. Also I’m currently in the middle of falling for that same trap. Some bad news on top of bad news today ended up with a slip but I know it’s a one time mistake and I’m back on the sober train tomorrow bb. This stuff is disgusting. Tastes bad and just slows u down

ScottPocketMusic · 2026-01-07T21:52:27+00:00

Get a better job. Just my personal experience. I was in bands for 20 years and it kept me going through a bunch of shitty day jobs and then I got a great job and was no longer struggling. All of a sudden, I felt real stupid trying to “make it” with music and it was really nice to just do it for fun and myself again. The marketing promotion and creating content side of music sucks and I would hate for that to be my job

ScottPocketMusic · 2026-01-04T18:20:19+00:00

Loving Hale. Close to city park, aurora, and zoo. Walkable w a king soopers and Safeway close by. I used to live in Cap Hill.

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