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The Only Good Thing About MLOA

xtremehardy388xtremehardy388 Posts: 2,759
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I'm on a medical leave of absence for work (long story---overheated at a fire and haven't been medically cleared, yet). The only thing keeping me from going insane (I hate missing calls---especially ones down my street) is my guitar. I haven't been playing much until a couple days ago when I was told I couldn't go back into work. I've just been messing with the acoustic to try to get my chops back. After not playing for a while, it's mind boggling that my fingers aren't as strong or as quick as they used to be. In terms of PJ stuff, I've been jamming on some basic stuff (Small Town, Low Light, I Am Mine). Just blows me away at how much I've lost after not playing on a daily basis for a few years. Can anyone relate to this?
Grand Rapids '04, Detroit '06
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  • 2-feign-reluctance2-feign-reluctance Posts: 23,302
    Yep - ever since my daughter was born 2 years ago I've played less and less.
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  • PJammer4lifePJammer4life Posts: 2,647
    Feeling you on the daughter. Headphones into the amp at night for 45 min to an hour a couple days a week when baby is asleep. And of course my girl loves the acoustic playing.
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  • pulling69pulling69 Posts: 983
    You are lucky....when I got hurt at work I couldn't really play for almost 2 years, and I had just started to learn before it happened. Back to square one now that I am "fixed" lol
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  • xtremehardy388xtremehardy388 Posts: 2,759
    pulling69 said:

    You are lucky....when I got hurt at work I couldn't really play for almost 2 years, and I had just started to learn before it happened. Back to square one now that I am "fixed" lol

    I rarely see most of the guys I used to play with and my father in-law is usually out of town (I jammed with him, too). Some of the guys on my FD play so we chat about gear and every blue moon I'll get together with one and jam. But the spark has been missing for years. It's sad because I used to love playing and setting up the gear. I still mess with the acoustic, every so often, and one of my teles is sitting next to me.
    Grand Rapids '04, Detroit '06
    JEFF HARDY AND JEFF AMENT USED TO LOOK THE SAME
    "Pearl Jam always eases my mind and fires me up at the same time.”-Jeff Hardy
  • All Those YesterdaysAll Those Yesterdays Posts: 2,723
    Yea gets harder and harder to find time to play. Between the two year old, and now its getting warmer out, so those Saturdays there are so many other things I'd rather do.
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  • xtremehardy388xtremehardy388 Posts: 2,759
    I just miss the days of coming here, chatting gear and then trying new tips, going to high school/first part of college and spending time diagramming my rig and writing setlists/song lyrics, playing for friends, and just playing in general. Life catches up and time fades away. I used to use music as a release but, like I said, the spark is gone. It sucks, to be honest. I'm one of those guys that's stuck in the past (the 90s to be exact) and I daydream a lot about being a kid.
    Grand Rapids '04, Detroit '06
    JEFF HARDY AND JEFF AMENT USED TO LOOK THE SAME
    "Pearl Jam always eases my mind and fires me up at the same time.”-Jeff Hardy
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