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Enjoy it' date=' you won't see it too often. it's not a subject most people (especially feminists) want men thinking about, even if it's completely absent any lecherous guile.[/quote'] Hm. I think you forget the fact that feminist can mean a lot of things. But if you think of the enraged and highly emancipated females that consider themselves as princesses ok :P Lecherous guile?Seriously?Iceni, write more often here and you'll be like one of those calendars that teach you a new word every day for me :D Guess what? Women think about sex too...so for me it sounds all normal. It's just funny reading what you all are thinking because when you started writing I was the only girl around :D
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In the spirit of this thread, I met my wife when she was 14, and I thought she was really cute. That's ok because I was 16 at the time. The first thing she ever said to me was "don't let my mom see you talking to me". That should have sent up a red flag...
Same story for my wife and I, only she was 15 and I was 17.
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Same story for my wife and I' date=' only she was 15 and I was 17.[/quote'] It's been strange for me watching her grow up. We dated in high school in NC, and intermittently after that, and then she moved to Brooklyn after college and we've been together again for over five years now. Having a child has changed the whole relationship dynamic, though. I barely recognize her or myself sometimes. I wasn't looking to have a kid, but my son is totally awesome, and sometimes he's the only thing that keeps me going.
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I'm impressed that you guys have managed to keep your band going with kids in the equation. It's all I can do to record solo stuff. I'm really starting to miss playing live. But yeah' date=' having my son is great, and it's nothing like I could have imagined beforehand. I don't have anything else that I could compare it to.[/quote'] It takes work but we're able to pull it off. As we've said before this isn't a lifestyle but it's more than a hobby.
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It takes work but we're able to pull it off. As we've said before this isn't a lifestyle but it's more than a hobby.
That's awesome. Fuck "lifestyle", that's for kids with time on their hands. I'm hoping to get a live band together in the near future - all the pieces are hypothetically in place - and having regular practice and getting some decent shows lined up will be enough "lifestyle" for me. Man I hope my live band works out. It's been too long.
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That's awesome. Fuck "lifestyle"' date=' that's for kids with time on their hands. I'm hoping to get a live band together in the near future - all the pieces are hypothetically in place - and having regular practice and getting some decent shows lined up will be enough "lifestyle" for me. Man I hope my live band works out. It's been too long.[/quote'] I hope that works out for you as well! Gigging can be extremely rewarding, despite the fact that it can also be really awful!! haha
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I don't know that I'd ever be able to play live. I'm not worried about nerves or that I wouldn't be able to see my guitar (I'd be able to play my shit without looking at the fretboard anyway) I'm more concerned that not being able to see the edge of the stage I'd fall off it or something.

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I hope that works out for you as well! Gigging can be extremely rewarding' date=' despite the fact that it can also be really awful!! haha[/quote'] Thanks man! My last live band was a sort of grind/death project called Shiro-Ishii that we all put a lot of time and work into, and we had some great shows, but the writing process was really forced and difficult and I felt like I had to get back to Black Harvest. That was about two and a half years ago, and I haven't played a show since. I've been missing it for a while.
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I don't know that I'd ever be able to play live. I'm not worried about nerves or that I wouldn't be able to see my guitar (I'd be able to play my shit without looking at the fretboard anyway) I'm more concerned that not being able to see the edge of the stage I'd fall off it or something.
There are a lot of places without stages that are pretty fun to play in, although then you have to worry about getting hit by moshing audience members...
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