RE: Grimaces while playing

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tilsitter

Posts: 21
Joined: Jul. 16 2007

RE: Grimaces while playing (in reply to ChrisAudio)

severe Botox abuse I`d say

but I love it

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jul. 31 2007 11:31:31

bernd

Posts: 680
Joined: Feb. 15 2004

RE: Grimaces while playing (in reply to tilsitter)

I don´t want to poke at someon´s fate. For me his facial expression seems to be like a fractured shadow from beyond, really frightening. Anyway he´s doing a true thing, I like it as well.

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Jul. 31 2007 11:53:53

Ailsa

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Joined: Apr. 17 2007
From: South East England

RE: Grimaces while playing (in reply to ChrisAudio)

I just remembered something I saw once, which was not a grimace, more of a lack of inhibition, but was much more distracting.

The cantaor was really into the music and had a fabulous voice, but he had these odd little habits, which I don't think he even knew he was doing, they were just sort of instinctive.

In the first letra, he spent the time winding the mic cable round and round. In the second letra, he was unbuttoning a button on his shirt and then doing it up, over and over again. Getting even more distracting now.

On the third letra, I swear this is the truth, he put one hand inside his shirt and was moving it up and down as though he was stroking his nipple. Honest, I'm not making this up!!

On the fourth letra

Ha that got you!! There was no fourth letra, and what a relief!

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Aug. 12 2007 12:07:04

d.eduardo

Posts: 32
Joined: Jun. 1 2006

RE: Grimaces while playing (in reply to Ailsa)

I think we need to "nip this one in the bud".
Self-help guide to managing your grimacing:

1. Get a pal to video you playing for a while - preferrably as au-naturale as possible (with clothes on)
2. Invite more friends to watch your performance on video replay
3. The video record will be handy for the future so that you can remember what a tw£$ you looked
3. The majority vote counts - if they think you look constipated while "expressing yourself" then you need to tone it down somehow.
4. If, after one month, you can't banish this affliction then you must be consigned to the W.C. when you want to do "expressive" playing and you can "kill two birds with one stone" as it were.