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  • H Harvey Saayman

    Pete O'Hanlon wrote:

    mid 80s

    i feel like a child here :) i was only born in '88, and most of the other usual's are old enough to be my dad! But its cool cause i can(and have) learn alot from you guys. OT: I started my business classes last week, seems cool :) hope there's some useful stuff in the courses for me when i decide to take the plunge and do my own thing in a few years. Im doing "Business management" and "Managing business projects" both of which are NCC(your British arent you?) qualifications. After ive finished that those credits together with my programming and hardware courses' credits gets me into the BSc class, degree comes from Cambridge. Raking in those qualifications :cool:

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    HarveySaayman wrote:

    i was only born in '88, and most of the other usual's are old enough to be my dad

    Well - I'm a little bit older than you then. I was playing guitar before you were born - that makes me feel old.

    HarveySaayman wrote:

    I started my business classes last week

    Nice one.

    HarveySaayman wrote:

    both of which are NCC(your British arent you?)

    I certainly am.

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      Pete O'Hanlon wrote:

      mid 80s

      i feel like a child here :) i was only born in '88, and most of the other usual's are old enough to be my dad! But its cool cause i can(and have) learn alot from you guys. OT: I started my business classes last week, seems cool :) hope there's some useful stuff in the courses for me when i decide to take the plunge and do my own thing in a few years. Im doing "Business management" and "Managing business projects" both of which are NCC(your British arent you?) qualifications. After ive finished that those credits together with my programming and hardware courses' credits gets me into the BSc class, degree comes from Cambridge. Raking in those qualifications :cool:

      Harvey Saayman - South Africa Junior Developer .Net, C#, SQL

      you.suck = (you.passion != Programming)

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      Mustafa Ismail Mustafa
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      HarveySaayman wrote:

      when i decide to take the plunge and do my own thing in a few years.

      Take it from me, extremely awesome, totally fun, but takes a lot of your time. And its true, whatever Master Pete O'Hanlon tells you is just pearls. He fought in both the clone wars and the .NET insurrection.

      Don't forget to vote if the response was helpful


      Sig history "dad" Ishmail-Samuel Mustafa "You're an idiot." John Simmons, THE Outlaw programmer "I realised that all of my best anecdotes started with "So there we were, pissed". Pete O'Hanlon Unix is a Four Letter Word, and Vi is a Two Letter Abbreviation

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      • P Pete OHanlon

        HarveySaayman wrote:

        I have yet to meet someone who likes them that isnt a musician

        There were loads of bands that I used to love that I couldn't stand once I started to become any good as a guitarist. It seemed that I could hear every sloppy mistake and out of tune note that they produced, and I just couldn't listen to them. If you like G3, listen to Eat 'Em and Smile by Dave Lee Roth. From the opening talking guitar on Yankee Rose to the big band That's Life, this is one of the best albums ever. DLR, Sheehan, Vai and Gregg Bisonette on drums. Damn, but they were smoking. To my mind, the only other albums that shook me as much were Van Halen, Passion and Warfare and Surfing with the Alien (damn Satch and his impossible arpeggios :omg: ).

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        Harvey Saayman
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        Pete O'Hanlon wrote:

        arpeggios

        haha, yeah! Have you ever had a look at JP's rock discipline? An absolute gem! He covers everything from arpeggios to playing legato(spelling?), gives examples and tells you how to progress that specific skill... Its helped me alot, even just learning how to improve speed and accuracy with a metronome took me that step above the amateurs :)

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        • P Pete OHanlon

          Scorch wrote:

          I'm a bass player so I prefer Myung

          Surely you should prefer Hamm (gotta love Peanuts), Sheehan or even Geddy Lee.

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          They're all great but I still like Myung's technique more although some of his songs are a bit diffucult to play if you don't have 15 inch fingers. :doh:

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            HarveySaayman wrote:

            i was only born in '88, and most of the other usual's are old enough to be my dad

            Well - I'm a little bit older than you then. I was playing guitar before you were born - that makes me feel old.

            HarveySaayman wrote:

            I started my business classes last week

            Nice one.

            HarveySaayman wrote:

            both of which are NCC(your British arent you?)

            I certainly am.

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            Harvey Saayman
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            Pete O'Hanlon wrote:

            little bit older than you then

            Just like everyone else here at CP :laugh:

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            • M Mustafa Ismail Mustafa

              HarveySaayman wrote:

              when i decide to take the plunge and do my own thing in a few years.

              Take it from me, extremely awesome, totally fun, but takes a lot of your time. And its true, whatever Master Pete O'Hanlon tells you is just pearls. He fought in both the clone wars and the .NET insurrection.

              Don't forget to vote if the response was helpful


              Sig history "dad" Ishmail-Samuel Mustafa "You're an idiot." John Simmons, THE Outlaw programmer "I realised that all of my best anecdotes started with "So there we were, pissed". Pete O'Hanlon Unix is a Four Letter Word, and Vi is a Two Letter Abbreviation

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              Mustafa Ismail Mustafa wrote:

              He fought in both the clone wars and the .NET insurrection

              :laugh: Hmmm. Snortage that inspired.

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                HarveySaayman wrote:

                when i decide to take the plunge and do my own thing in a few years.

                Take it from me, extremely awesome, totally fun, but takes a lot of your time. And its true, whatever Master Pete O'Hanlon tells you is just pearls. He fought in both the clone wars and the .NET insurrection.

                Don't forget to vote if the response was helpful


                Sig history "dad" Ishmail-Samuel Mustafa "You're an idiot." John Simmons, THE Outlaw programmer "I realised that all of my best anecdotes started with "So there we were, pissed". Pete O'Hanlon Unix is a Four Letter Word, and Vi is a Two Letter Abbreviation

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                Mustafa Ismail Mustafa wrote:

                a lot of your time.

                ive got all the time in the world :) and enough passion and ambition to make a success of it. I just need to finish my degree and get more experience thats worth the effort.

                Harvey Saayman - South Africa Junior Developer .Net, C#, SQL

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                  Pete O'Hanlon wrote:

                  arpeggios

                  haha, yeah! Have you ever had a look at JP's rock discipline? An absolute gem! He covers everything from arpeggios to playing legato(spelling?), gives examples and tells you how to progress that specific skill... Its helped me alot, even just learning how to improve speed and accuracy with a metronome took me that step above the amateurs :)

                  Harvey Saayman - South Africa Junior Developer .Net, C#, SQL

                  you.suck = (you.passion != Programming)

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                  Pete OHanlon
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                  JP is an amazing technical player. If you like him and you like Yngwie give Vinnie Moore a listen. He's a huge technician, and he can play just about any style.

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                    Mustafa Ismail Mustafa wrote:

                    He fought in both the clone wars and the .NET insurrection

                    :laugh: Hmmm. Snortage that inspired.

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                    Mustafa Ismail Mustafa
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                    :D

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                    • S Scorch

                      They're all great but I still like Myung's technique more although some of his songs are a bit diffucult to play if you don't have 15 inch fingers. :doh:

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                      Pete OHanlon
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                      I suppose I prefer these guys because they play bass more like a guitarist. So much so for Sheehan that Talas didn't have a guitarist and it still sounded as though they did.

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                      • P Pete OHanlon

                        JP is an amazing technical player. If you like him and you like Yngwie give Vinnie Moore a listen. He's a huge technician, and he can play just about any style.

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                        Harvey Saayman
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                        thanx, i will

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                        • H Harvey Saayman

                          Mustafa Ismail Mustafa wrote:

                          a lot of your time.

                          ive got all the time in the world :) and enough passion and ambition to make a success of it. I just need to finish my degree and get more experience thats worth the effort.

                          Harvey Saayman - South Africa Junior Developer .Net, C#, SQL

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                          Mustafa Ismail Mustafa
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                          Oh, I wasn't trying to deter you from going solo eventually, far from it! Its the single best thing I've done, it just takes a lot of time thus keeping me from my wife and 5 month old, not to mention CP article writing :)

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                            Oh, I wasn't trying to deter you from going solo eventually, far from it! Its the single best thing I've done, it just takes a lot of time thus keeping me from my wife and 5 month old, not to mention CP article writing :)

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                            Sig history "dad" Ishmail-Samuel Mustafa "You're an idiot." John Simmons, THE Outlaw programmer "I realised that all of my best anecdotes started with "So there we were, pissed". Pete O'Hanlon Unix is a Four Letter Word, and Vi is a Two Letter Abbreviation

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                            Mustafa Ismail Mustafa wrote:

                            it just takes a lot of time

                            The winner of the understatement of the night award.

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                              Oh, I wasn't trying to deter you from going solo eventually, far from it! Its the single best thing I've done, it just takes a lot of time thus keeping me from my wife and 5 month old, not to mention CP article writing :)

                              Don't forget to vote if the response was helpful


                              Sig history "dad" Ishmail-Samuel Mustafa "You're an idiot." John Simmons, THE Outlaw programmer "I realised that all of my best anecdotes started with "So there we were, pissed". Pete O'Hanlon Unix is a Four Letter Word, and Vi is a Two Letter Abbreviation

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                              Harvey Saayman
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                              i wasnt trying to imply that you did :) sorry if it sounded like that i realize it will be alot of hard work and take most of my time, but im still young so i dont have those kind of commitments yet so it shouldnt be too harsh

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                                Mustafa Ismail Mustafa wrote:

                                it just takes a lot of time

                                The winner of the understatement of the night award.

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                                Mustafa Ismail Mustafa
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                                Pete O'Hanlon wrote:

                                The winner of the understatement of the night award.

                                He's young, I didn't want to terrify him! :laugh:

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                                • H Harvey Saayman

                                  i wasnt trying to imply that you did :) sorry if it sounded like that i realize it will be alot of hard work and take most of my time, but im still young so i dont have those kind of commitments yet so it shouldnt be too harsh

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                                  Mustafa Ismail Mustafa
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                                  Young. I'm only 8 years your senior! Somehow you made us all feel old... ;)

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                                  • H Harvey Saayman

                                    Ive been watching the G3 concert again and he is simply a legend! Loving Mr.Vai and Mr.Satriani aswell but i prefer Mr.Petrucci :) Im busy saving for a 7 string guitar so i can learn more of his music and progress my skills even further... If I didn't become a code jockey I'd probably be a professional musician! Any other Petrucci fans here? CG, you've got to be one?

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                                    Never heard of him but Vai and Satriani are legendary. I also have always believed that Frank Zappa was *hugely* underrated as a guitar player; he should be right up there in the pantheon of legends.


                                    "It's so simple to be wise. Just think of something stupid to say and then don't say it." -Sam Levenson

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                                      Never heard of him but Vai and Satriani are legendary. I also have always believed that Frank Zappa was *hugely* underrated as a guitar player; he should be right up there in the pantheon of legends.


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                                      give him a listen then (Dream Theater), if you like Vai and Satriani youd love petrucci, his styles a tad different but totaly awsum. A very technical guitarist as Pete suggested. Are you a guitarist?

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                                        give him a listen then (Dream Theater), if you like Vai and Satriani youd love petrucci, his styles a tad different but totaly awsum. A very technical guitarist as Pete suggested. Are you a guitarist?

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                                        Pete OHanlon
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                                        How could I forget? You should also check out George Lynch - he was the guitarist with Dokken. Mr Scary is one of the hardest pieces I ever had to get my fingers round.

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                                          Awsum knowing im not the only person with taste in music! The weird thing is I didnt like them at all when a friend introduced me! But then i started playing guitar, and the day i saw a live performance of theirs on DvD i was hooked! I have yet to meet someone who likes them that isnt a musician... It must be cause you got to develop a taste for that kind of music and the only way to do that is be reasonably good at playing an instrument... I must admit that coding to a dream theater track is the best ever!

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                                          I absolutely suck at playing guitar, so i wouldn't call myself a musician. More like a guy who owns a guitar. I like DT, Satch, Vai, etc. It's just impressive to hear/watch someone who excels at what they do.

                                          BW


                                          Quick to judge, quick to anger, slow to understand.
                                          Ignorance and prejudice and fear walk hand in hand.
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