I got a Compliment for my Playing!

[davidbeinct]

I was playing on my deck this weekend, some Mississippi John Hurt, Payday, Spike Driver’s, See See Rider. The retired couple who are watching our neighbor’s house while she is out of town asked if that was me playing and said it sounded nice. It was really cool to hear.

 

[Brad Little]

It's always nice when it comes from unanticipated sources. Years ago, I was playing a Guy Clark song on the porch of my parent's cabin in New Hampshire, and when I finished, some people in the next cabin over started to clap! Always makes me smile a little to think of it.

 

[richardp69]

Usually, I'm just told to be quiet.

 

[Brad Little]

Usually, I'm just told to be quiet.

Yeah, my father was like that!

 

[Cougar]

Back a number of years, I sat in for some uptempo 12-bar blues with these guys at the Bayou in Salt Lake. I played their old Wurlitzer electric piano. The place was pretty well packed, and the crowd surprised me by going nuts at the end! It was pretty cool!

 

[ReevesRd]

It's nice to get recognition for playing. Appreciation from others motivates me, especially if they're musicians.
I love playing on my back patio this time of year.

Share your music! It helps to build bonds in our communities. Music opens doors and connects people.

 

[chazmo]

I was playing on my deck this weekend, some Mississippi John Hurt, Payday, Spike Driver’s, See See Rider. The retired couple who are watching our neighbor’s house while she is out of town asked if that was me playing and said it sounded nice. It was really cool to hear.

You gotta' love that David. ^ As Reeves said, it's a great thing to share your music. Even if unintentional, it's nice to get unexpected compliments! Especially when it comes from your neighbors (or sort-of neighbors, as it were).

 

[MartyG]

I played drums with a guy (piano/vocals) at a resort in Northern Wisconsin years ago. We had a tip jar on the piano, and one night a guy walked up and held out a $20 and said he would drop it in if we stopped playing. Honestly I couldn't blame him - the guy I was with was the quintessential lounge lizard, but I was locked into a summer-long contract six nights a week. That was one endless summer!

 

[Guildedagain]

Got the highest praise imaginable, during a pre bedtime mini concert, wife said "That sounded nice, what you were playing".

 

[DrumBob]

Compliments are always nice. When I had my first band in which I played guitar, I basically sucked, but people thought I played great. Go figure.