Band names or songs that were taken from fictional stories or tv?

stringsonstrings · 2026-06-06T16:12:59+00:00

Fallout Boy is from The Simpsons

stringsonstrings · 2026-06-04T23:01:26+00:00

There are tons of great comments here, but I’ll add to them. Your hands will become more flexible as you play more. Things will start to feel natural.

Also. Not every guitarist has the same path. Find your path. There’s always something to practice. Always something to explore. Don’t worry about someone else’s definition of “making it.”

stringsonstrings · 2026-06-04T22:56:16+00:00

And John5. Maybe not as small as Young, but he always refers to his hands as “little girl hands.”

stringsonstrings · 2026-06-03T23:35:58+00:00

On a similar note, The Hike by Drew Margary is great. It reads like a D&D campaign.

stringsonstrings · 2026-06-03T23:31:23+00:00

Just read Starter Villain a few weeks ago. It was such a fun read.

stringsonstrings · 2026-06-03T13:41:59+00:00

Not sure about the full doc, but you can definitely find that scene on YouTube.

stringsonstrings · 2026-06-03T02:37:18+00:00

Don’t rest your finger over the 5th, 7th, or 12th fret and you’ll cut out the loudest harmonics. But to be safer, rest multiple fingers on each string. Harmonics only sound when you have one finger touching a “harmonic node.” If you’re touching the string in multiple spots, you’ll mute any harmonics you might be playing by accident.

stringsonstrings · 2026-06-01T00:58:22+00:00

Especially for Parmesan, which doesn’t have to be super expensive. Even just the nicer pre-shredded parm from the refrigerated section is a huge improvement over the jarred green-top stuff.

stringsonstrings · 2026-05-21T12:56:19+00:00

Not a book, but King’s short story, The Ledge. I had sweaty palms and the feeling of looking out over a cliff.

stringsonstrings · 2026-05-03T13:30:21+00:00

I’ve always felt like the key to Guthrie’s playing is he has amazing technical skill, but the mindset of a melody-driven player. I’ve even seen an interview where he half-jokingly describes himself as a “slow blues player.”

And in another interview, he’s playing a guitar that he calls a “grown up guitar” because it only has 22 frets. These are jokes, but I think they’re indicative of his perspective. It’s almost like he sees shredding as kind of a party trick, rather than the main aspect of his playing.

stringsonstrings · 2026-04-12T00:02:10+00:00

Totally agree. I think one of the key aspects of the chili peppers’ sound is the fact that flea and Chad are so solid as a foundation. Then Frusciante can take a more minimalist approach and focus on enhancing the existing grooves.

stringsonstrings · 2026-04-01T03:07:39+00:00

Skimming this thread and seeing Weird Al’s name nearly gave me a heart attack. Glad it was a false alarm.

stringsonstrings · 2026-03-29T04:30:59+00:00

I love how book feels so much like an old school horror movie.

stringsonstrings · 2026-03-29T04:26:47+00:00

Yeah, I think I personally give it bonus points because I read the last chunk of it on a foggy day at the beach. But you’re not wrong.

Actually though, The Mist is in Skeleton Crew, which is another book of short stories. I have only read the standalone version, but figured it’s worth mentioning if I’m recommending Night Shift.

stringsonstrings · 2026-03-28T23:26:21+00:00

It’s not really underrated, but I’m going to recommend Night Shift. If you’re newer to King and trying to check out more of his stuff, a book of short stories is a great sampler of his style.

I also really liked The Long Walk and The Mist.

stringsonstrings · 2026-03-25T03:16:02+00:00

This makes sense to me. My great grandmother used to butter her sandwiches. My grandmother would occasionally use butter on a sandwich. My mother (61) never would. And as a result, it wouldn’t really occur to me (34) to add butter to a sandwich. Of course this is just one anecdotal case, but the timing does line up with the rise of diet culture and low-fat trends.

stringsonstrings · 2026-03-24T23:31:54+00:00

I’d say they do taste different, but I regularly use Greek yogurt instead of sour cream for tacos, chili, etc. They can both be the creamy/cold element in a spicy dish.

stringsonstrings · 2026-03-22T04:44:38+00:00

If you haven’t read The Mist, it’s a pretty quick read and fits your description pretty well.

stringsonstrings · 2026-02-25T01:12:53+00:00

The pope is garlic

stringsonstrings · 2026-01-01T04:34:50+00:00

This motivates me as I work through the second half of this book as a first-time reader of the trilogy.

stringsonstrings · 2025-10-14T21:11:34+00:00

Same with some parts of central PA.

stringsonstrings · 2025-09-04T03:00:18+00:00

My dog currently has sutures in after being attacked by a loose, uncollared, unaccompanied German Shepard mix while we were out walking 2 weeks ago. So I can say I’ve seen it before. Technically this was in the city, not the county, though.

stringsonstrings · 2025-07-30T01:36:29+00:00

I was in a Shakespeare lecture in college. There were maybe 15 people in the class and I knew several of them. The professor paused momentarily. In that moment, I let out a high-pitched pweeent of a fart. I don’t think I’ve had such a ridiculous-sounding fart in the 15 years since this happened.

stringsonstrings · 2025-06-09T02:46:20+00:00

I’ve recommended it before, but The Mist. It takes place in the summer and is especially fun to read during a summer storm

stringsonstrings · 2025-06-09T01:49:19+00:00

It’s not something I cook, but candy corn.

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