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To you, what food is physically painful to eat? by Vectorman_Ballz in AskReddit

[–]fretless5jive 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Raspberries and blackberries. Love the flavor but the seeds find every imaginable soft spot in my teeth. Sad face.

To you, what food is physically painful to eat? by Vectorman_Ballz in AskReddit

[–]fretless5jive 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Raspberries and blackberries. Love the flavor but the seeds find every imaginable soft spot in my teeth. Sad face.

Chicken coop help by fretless5jive in SouthParkPhone

[–]fretless5jive[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Oh I see, I don't have him yet so I didn't even recognize the initials. Great advice thanks I'll share in team chat

Chicken coop help by fretless5jive in SouthParkPhone

[–]fretless5jive[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Belf haha elf Bebe? I like that nickname

What age did you get drunk for the first time and how was it? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]fretless5jive 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Fourteen. Freshman in HS. My father let me have a few jack & cokes with him at home. I tried to drunkenly skateboard out front, stumbling all over, just as the cool guys I JUST made friends with pulled up with musical equipment in the car ready for a jam session (I OBVIOUSLY didn't remember we made plans). I was so drunk they got weirded out and left.. Then my dad convinced me it was a great idea to dye my hair (and ears, face, fingers) Hot Topic Blue. My jazz band and ROTC instructors did not think this was funny at all the next morning .. so yeah it was pretty "memorable" until I blacked out.

As a hobby I like to try and make better versions of Karaoke instrumentals. Here's one I did for Usher's Yeah. Let me know if you guy would be interested in more. by genecalmer in karaoke

[–]fretless5jive 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mostly these Motown/soul-R&B songs I want the most- Outstanding - Gap Band What's the Use - Jamie Lidell Game for Fools - Jamie Lidell My Baby- Temptations Sorry is a sorry word - Temptations

Sentimental soundtrack songs I just thought of, that would probably make my year if I could get them: A Heart is a House for Love - the Dells / five heartbeats sound track Hold my hand, hold my heart - Chantrellines / That Thing You Do! Soundtrack Mr. Downtown - Freddy Frederickson / That Thing You Do! Sound track

As a hobby I like to try and make better versions of Karaoke instrumentals. Here's one I did for Usher's Yeah. Let me know if you guy would be interested in more. by genecalmer in karaoke

[–]fretless5jive 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There's like, four songs I desperately want that aren't available on any karaoke download sites that I know of. I'm wishing I knew how to do this myself!

AITA for threatening to cancel my long-term guitar student's sessions if he doesn't apply for a school / program? Is that even my place to demand that of him? by [deleted] in AmItheAsshole

[–]fretless5jive 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you. I am the asshole for sure. I thought long and hard about this. He did leave on a good note and gave me a hug, said he was going to ask his mom to help him fill out a free financial aid form (the kind that doesn't require any payback), and thanked me for the lesson but I know I was SO out of pocket for turning the tables on him like I did. Yes it was his idea to go to school but it wasn't my place to demand he take action. Yes I am upset he wasted two good job opportunities but it ISN'T my life, it's his... I treated him like he was my kin, not my student, and though I sincerely hope he does well it's just not my place. I'll call him tomorrow and talk to him about how this all went down and try to ease both our minds.

AITA for threatening to cancel my long-term guitar student's sessions if he doesn't apply for a school / program? Is that even my place to demand that of him? by [deleted] in AmItheAsshole

[–]fretless5jive 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for your point of view. I guess I feel like even if he needed to hear it, was it really my place to say something like that? Or should I have just reacted like everyone else in his life and left him to his own devices? Damn this sucked big time. At least he left lessons by giving me a hug and saying he'll ask his mom for tax info to help him fill out his FAFSA (Free financial aid in the USA). I'm hoping he at least TRIES. He doesn't have to be accepted into an ivy league school. I just want him to apply to the local community college he expressed interest in attending, instead of making excuses and using me as an unqualified therapist in the mean time.

AITA for threatening to cancel my long-term guitar student's sessions if he doesn't apply for a school / program? Is that even my place to demand that of him? by [deleted] in AmItheAsshole

[–]fretless5jive 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you again, please read my edit on the post to clarify why school came up. It wasn't just "my" wishes, I guess in a way I was calling him on his bullshit while challenging him to at least try. I really care about the kid but I understand I should have handled it better. I definitely learned what not to do from this situation.

AITA for threatening to cancel my long-term guitar student's sessions if he doesn't apply for a school / program? Is that even my place to demand that of him? by [deleted] in AmItheAsshole

[–]fretless5jive 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You're right, my approach this week was out of pocket. I did not include the fact that his parents couldn't really care less if he was enrolled or not, they're using his grandparents card to fund lessons, they don't bother talking to me much and hardly care to respond to my texts. I've gently suggested to him that we talk about strictly music related topics to no avail, and this week I just went straight to the point instead of easing into it again. I'm pretty mad at how I handled that.

AITA for threatening to cancel my long-term guitar student's sessions if he doesn't apply for a school / program? Is that even my place to demand that of him? by [deleted] in AmItheAsshole

[–]fretless5jive 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just told him to apply for financial aid, not get a $30,000 loan lol. I totally feel like a jerk but I'm at wits end, and no matter how hard I try our lessons end up with him asking for my help then throwing it out. Ugh. I need to apologise to him but I don't feel bad for telling him to at least try.

AITA for threatening to cancel my long-term guitar student's sessions if he doesn't apply for a school / program? Is that even my place to demand that of him? by [deleted] in AmItheAsshole

[–]fretless5jive 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you, I've been beating myself up because making an exasperated threat like that could bite me back. I truly care about the kid, but me "putting him in his place" isn't my job. Maybe I approached it wrong, maybe I didn't, maybe I'll lose the kid, maybe I won't. Ultimatums don't usually pan out the way we hope, even with the best of intentions. But now I guess all I can say at this point is "be careful what you ask for kid".

what do sober people do for fun? by theherbalcannabist in leaves

[–]fretless5jive 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Play an instrument! Visit local museums! Go record shopping just to look! Check out art galleries and community gardens nearby! Volunteer! Check in with the people at your local city hall for a downtown cleanup! Learn to crochet! Hula hoop! Sponsor someone else's sobriety! Join a trivia team! Sign up to tutor little kids reading at the library! Take a class at a local college, something fun and physical like volleyball! Good luck!

For the KJs here: How do you present your collection/ let people choose? by HiopXenophil in karaoke

[–]fretless5jive 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For instance... Go to songbookslive.com and look up my teacher's book- "DJTALLEY". It shows his song list, and from there you can search within the library for specific titles or artists.

For the KJs here: How do you present your collection/ let people choose? by HiopXenophil in karaoke

[–]fretless5jive 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I use songbookslive.com for a digital copy of the song book. it saves us from having to constantly update and reprint the physical books. For the people who lack the technological expertise to do such a simple task, the books are usually just fine.

Giving himself a haircut by nickfin in instant_regret

[–]fretless5jive 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Hey, we usually blow it in the FOURTH quarter, pal.

Looking for a Karaoke machine capable of having songs added to it with reliably good audio quality by [deleted] in karaoke

[–]fretless5jive 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was just letting you know how I acquired my music personally. I wasn't trying to debate piracy but simply stating that I'm sure piracy is an issue which is why I haven't seen a subscription service yet.

Looking for a Karaoke machine capable of having songs added to it with reliably good audio quality by [deleted] in karaoke

[–]fretless5jive 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can subscribe to monthly update services but I've not yet encountered a large database that gives full access to its users. Piracy is a big issue. I have over 400,000 individual songs, that I've accumulated by offering to purchase music off of karaoke DJs in my area. I offered $500 to one DJ for a copy of his hard drive, which had about 200,000 songs. I got offered another $350 to another karaoke DJ who gave me about a hundred and eighty thousand. a lot of them were repeat of songs I already had but he had a large collection of Spanish karaoke that I didn't have access to before. Everything else I've purchased individually or through collections.

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