CountrySinger

@CountrySinger (26)

Age 80

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Is it all right to raise your singing range

suspenseful @suspenseful (40191) • Canada 30 Nov 09

I have not been practicing for a while and my singing range has gone down. I have now tried to raise it up but my husband tells me not to strain my voice. The trouble is unless it gets up to the high high C, it is not strained -...

need to raise my singing range

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CountrySinger I've been singing in public since I was a kid (now 63) and as I got older my range changed often. I simply adapt the songs to my range. If others say you sound like you are straining your voice you probably are even though it doesn't feel like it to you....

1 Dec 09

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Books: Used, New, or Library

celestemichelle @celestemichelle (429) • United States 21 May 09

Where do you get your books? Do you prefer to get brand new books or browse the used book store? Do you use the library? I love used book stores, it's cheaper than buying them new, and I can find rarer books that way too....

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CountrySinger I have a very good library where I live and a new one is about to open so if I really want a specific book I go there. My wife and I have found that the Salvation Army stores and some other resale shops also have a good selection of used books very cheap (some...

22 May 09

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what kind of guitar do you have?

goolonga @goolonga (75) • Australia 24 Apr 09

im just wondering what kind of guitars people have. I have a peavey predator EXP in the metallic blue colour. it is described as an axe, yet it does not have the classic axe shape. what kind of guitar do you have?

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CountrySinger If you have been a player for some time as I have (over 50 years) you tend to have a collection. They also come and go over the years as your demands and dreams increase. At the moment I have: Acoustic-Martin D45, Martin SD35, Ovation Balladeer, Yamaha steel...

25 Apr 09

Words you don't know

lilybug @lilybug (21107) • United States 24 Sep 08

When you are reading a book, magazine, or newspaper and you com e across a word you do not know how to pronounce or the meaning of the word what do you do? Do you skip the word and keep reading? Or do you go look it up?

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CountrySinger I'm in my 60s now and I have been an avid reader since grade school. I used to keep a dictionary next to my reading area to look up all the words I didn't know but now I refer to it only on occasion. I have a pretty fair vocabulary by now and find myself...

25 Sep 08

libray

spikelives @spikelives (430) • United States 19 Aug 08

Who out there likes the libray?I love it I could spend all day there.So what do think about it?

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CountrySinger I went to my first library when I was about 10 and discovered that wonderful resource. I have been going to libraries ever since. I have bought and sold collections of books over the years and am pained every time I sell them but now I have my own library in...

20 Aug 08

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Do you think music today sucks!!

hardluck @hardluck (375) • United States 13 Aug 08

Is it just me or does anyone miss Ronnie VanZant and Hank Williams Sr. as much as I do. I think Ronnie and Hank were both poets, and died way to young. I still love to here the old time Rock & Roll and classic country, but the...

dinosaur

george jones

nelson

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CountrySinger There are many of us 'older folks' in the same boat. We like the songs and the music we grew up listening to. When I was in grade school I used to love Janet Mc Donnald and Nelson Eddie and the big band music. That was some of the things my parents listened...

14 Aug 08

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Largest Largemouth

singout @singout (1008) • United States 2 Aug 08

What is the biggest large mouth bass you ever caught?

bass

large mouth bass

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CountrySinger Well, I could say I've caught huge ones (this is the internet after all :)and I am a fisherman)but I wont lie. My largest largemouth to date was 7lb 10oz. I have caught a lot of them in the 5.5 to 6lb range. I live in the north where the fish have a much...

3 Aug 08

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free download music

pankajrsawant @pankajrsawant (22) • India 30 Jul 08

Downloading music free of cost from internet does really seems good ??? i have downloaded many songs from internet( free of cost ) but sometimes feels bad for not giving a single penny to the musician of that song what do you...

downloading music

downloading songs

free download music

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CountrySinger When you download 'free' music, the artist and writer don't get paid. As an aspiring song writer I have issues with this, but, I understand why many people do it. I occasionally download songs from I-Tunes and I find that $1.00 per song is a bit high. I don't...

31 Jul 08

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Pop in Country

SCDurw00d @SCDurw00d (8) • United States 4 Mar 08

There was a time when it appeared that country music was going to return to its roots and become traditional once again. The mid to late 80's brought superstar upon superstar answering the call of fans hungering for simple, pure,...

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CountrySinger Yes indeed, Who's Gonna Fill Their Shoes! I agree with you that Country music has basically gone pop and some female artist put it just right with the song 'I'm Here For The Money'. Some supposed 'Country' music today does not even qualify for the genre in my...

27 May 08

Country MUSIC!!!

sadasdf @sadasdf (1) 30 Mar 08

Who here loves country music? I sure do. I am such a cowgirl. I was born that way. I don't live on a farm anymore, it just sold, but I'm going to buy another soon. I have been listening to country since I was born! I like the new...

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CountrySinger God love you girl. I grew up listening to and singing country music. My dad played country forever and many of his friends were on the WLS National Barn Dance before he went to WWII. I met some of them when I was just a kid. My Dad and I always played and sang...

20 May 08

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Best Guitar Player

goldeneagle @goldeneagle (6743) • United States 17 May 08

I have been sitting here listing to Stevie Ray Vaughan's Greatest Hits CD. This guy could rock. Listening to this music got me started thinking about guitar players, and I was trying to narrow down who the best one was. This is an...

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CountrySinger Obviously you are into rock, and there a plenty of good rock musicians however I would have to put a vote in for Jimi Hendrix or Eddy Van Halen. For Classic guitar, lets try Andre Segovia (don't know if I'm spelling the names right). Flamenco, Carlos Mantoya....

18 May 08

guitar

rios58 @rios58 (20) • United States 1 May 08

I'm going to learn to play the guitar this summer, and idk what type of guitar too get. Is there even different types of guitars? Wow, lol, i know nothing about guitars really...maybe some of you could give me suggestions in what...

guitars

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CountrySinger First, learning to play guitar or any instrument is a noble ambition. You will be learning for the rest of your life. To answer your question with any accuracy it is necessary to have a little more information. How old are you? What kind of music do you like,...

2 May 08

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Guitars

triplenecksrock @triplenecksrock (4) 6 Apr 08

Come on all you Guitar players!! Lets talk our language, what do you play, what do you like to play, what do you want to play. First question, Strap Locks??!!??

guitars

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CountrySinger Ok, lets talk. Strap locks are great little gizmos on certain guitars. First, heavy guitars, such as a Gibson Les Paul and any other electric that weighs enough to elongate the hole enough on the strap to pop it loose. Second, on any electric that cost more...

6 Apr 08

I never used to read when I was younger, but.

keelymcilwain @keelymcilwain (797) • Canada 5 Apr 08

I never used to read as a child. For school when I have book reports to do I would just rent a goose bump movies and write a report the day before they were due. But once I got to college they handed me 3 text books. Within 3...

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CountrySinger I have a tough time remembering when I didn't read. I used to eat Science Fiction for breakfast. I find it difficult to find SciFi titles anymore that I haven't read or are of interest. I love action, spy, military, law & murder mysteries. Some hunting and...

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practical shooting

summerfairy @summerfairy (16) • Philippines 28 Jan 08

what brand and model of handgun is the best for practical shooting in terms of performance, maintenance and cost?

handgun

practical shooting

shooting

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CountrySinger I don't know what type of shooting you want to do; plinking, target, combat etc... A very practical and rugged handgun is the Ruger Single Six. It is a .22/.22 Mag convertible single action revolver. These handguns are easy on the wallet as far as the...

23 Mar 08