Southern California - Talent Other Than Cycling?

Ok, not me cause I really have no talent other than,...ummm.errrr, nevermind, this isn't about me!:D I have ridden with another rider from this forum a few times. He mentioned that he had a band. He's a bit older than I and very mild mannered. Said he was the drummer. But he is so mild that I'm thinking a polka or Oom-Pah-Pah band. OOOOOHHHHH I was SOOOO WRONG!

I told the guy I loved music and bands. I play a guitar but suck bigtime so I know just how hard it is to be a good musician and how much talent is required. He ends up sending me a couple of tracks the band recorded. Holy smokes it's classic rock. I'm a big fan! I listen to the recordings, about 5 songs. I have to ask Gina if they are the originals they sound so good. I thought the guy was trying to pull a fast one on me.

So I tell the guy to let me know when and where they play cause I'd love to watch. Few months go by and I figure I'll never get to hear the band. Then one day I get the email, private concert with only a few friends. So we show up ready for the music. When we get there, the guy is BBQ'in burgers. Wow, food too, now I'm really happy!:p

The band is setting up,sound checking and right away I can tell the guys are excellent musicians. I'm sitting there thinking this is going to be good. 5 guys, 2 guitars, drummer, keyboards, bass. The host slaps a couple of burgers on me then heads for the drums. They welcome the crowd of maybe 20 as it's a private show. Then they start playing and HOOOLY COW! These guys are GREAT! The guy is pounding the drums with perfection. I kept looking for a mistake saying to myself 'he won't be able to play this part' and sure enough he does. I only think such a thing as I would expect only the pros to play that well. They played a couple of sets, maybe 3 hours. Everything song was exciting. The band filled with humor and the music played in perfection. Out of the 5 guys, 4 were singers which made for a good variety.

To have spoken with the cyclist I would think that he wouldn't be a singer or a drummer. Like I said, he's a mild guy. I was really shocked when he sang a few of the songs. A strong bold but smooth voice. I'm totally shocked! Lead singer had a great voice and played the guitar really well. The lead guitarist was more than great. I swear the guy played on the original recordings. Bass player was thumpin' the bass like a madman, Keyboard dude was great too. But the drummer, a mild cyclist pounding the drums like that? WOW!

Spoke with them between sets and after the show as they were looking for some feedback on the performance. I find it hard to believe that they haven't played before a crowd. They had in other bands but not in their present one. They mentioned they were looiking for maybe a bar gig. I've heard some Vegas lounge bands and thought they were really good but these guys were better in my opinion. I would think Vegas at the very least. My cousin is in a band that plays at bars and these guys TOTALLY blow them away! When they do get a bar gig, Man THEY ARE GONNA BRING DOWN THE HOUSE!

I'm still stunned that the band was that good. That's TALENT! I don't think I'll ever look at the guy the same way ever again knowing he's THAT GOOD, and not just a cyclist:D


I won't mention his name without permission. I don't want to be responsible for attracting the stalkers!:D


Anybody else got TALENT other than cycling?.....and no, last time I checked, spanking eachother's bottoms wasn't considered a talent!

If I told you I'd have to kill you.....

:D

If I told you I'd have to kill you.....

:D

No, not downhilling talent!:p..Heck, if you had this kind of talent, I might like you!:D

No, not downhilling talent!:p..Heck, if you had this kind of talent, I might like you!:D

Now don't get all mushy on me now...

I once got to level 20 on Tetris and won a competition in Hawaii at my high school. I can think of no better talent than that.

I don't have any... I suck at cycling too! :cry:

I was a chess master in another life. I'm officially "retired' now, in part because tournaments take two full weekend days, and since I have a desk job during the week, there would be no time for any physical activity.

I beat God of War in 2 nights at the easy setting. I rule!

i bowl....been holding a 244 average for the past 11 weeks, though I've been in a lil slump the past few weeks with oil change, I was forced to buy a new ball.

I can sing, act and...um...well, my other talents are best not mentioned. :D

i bowl....been holding a 244 average for the past 11 weeks, though I've been in a lil slump the past few weeks with oil change, I was forced to buy a new ball.


244 average? WOW! I once bowled a 252 but average was only like 160!:D..ONCE!

244 average? WOW! I once bowled a 252 but average was only like 160!:D..ONCE!

It's all that new technology... carbon fiber balls with power meters... lightweight beer pitchers... I heard campy is even making the high end wrist braces, now.

It's all that new technology... carbon fiber balls with power meters... lightweight beer pitchers... I heard campy is even making the high end wrist braces, now.

I didn't think about that but yeah, you're right. When I bowled in the league 15 years ago, we used aluminum balls!:D

I know how to work a microscope... Oh wait, that's my job. :lol:

I play piano and bass guitar, i can build computers, and do a fair bit of wrenching on my car. Beyond that, i've got nuthin'. Maybe. ;)

I've played guitar since i was about 9 or 10...have been in a grip of bands and i am also one hell of a motorcycle rider.

244 average? WOW! I once bowled a 252 but average was only like 160!:D..ONCE!

yah it's alot of pressure, I started the season with a 253, so I dropped a lil but still hard as HELL to bowl 700+ every week. But helps makes extra money from side bets:p

yah it's alot of pressure, I started the season with a 253, so I dropped a lil but still hard as HELL to bowl 700+ every week. But helps makes extra money from side bets:p

I am so going to start calling you Big Ern...

supplemental income?

Sailing?!?? That is what I am actually best at. If you have ever seen me on my bike you would understand what I am saying.

I am so going to start calling you Big Ern...

supplemental income?

not enough to call supplemental, but nough to buy the guys a pitcher of beer or 2 and have some to take home.

Sailing?!?? That is what I am actually best at. If you have ever seen me on my bike you would understand what I am saying.


I'm that guy that is if on a boat, I gotta have a rod in my hand:D

Other than cycling, Parkour and Free Running. Normal running too...

i can hit it from long distances.

I have no other talents. Except hitting Go_Fast when I feel like it.

Although ME would disagree. She thinks I do the head-tilt-smile thing quite well.

i can hit it from long distances.
You haven't hit this in Sherman Oaks, so I'm not convinced you should quit your day job any time real soon. :rolleyes:

I have no other talents. Except hitting Go_Fast when I feel like it.

Although ME would disagree. She thinks I do the head-tilt-smile thing quite well.

You tilt the head just right, darling...or so I've heard. And you got out of a ticket doing it. That cop was most impressed with your talent to work it. Don't sell yourself short...or for less than $60.

Photography -- my site (http://www.tomoscott.com)

Damn, those are some impressive photos.

I'm a really bad skateboarder. I guess that's not a talent.

Photography -- my site (http://www.tomoscott.com)

Neat.

well, I can type pretty well.....way better than my handwriting. I do a nice job on the dinner dishes! I'm a pretty good dad, husband and friend.

Have written a nice batch of songs....recorded theme songs for a highly rated morning radio show now gone and did some appearances with the crew. (okay, so it was AM radio). Geez, was on the Gong Show one year with a friend of mine. We were one of the "straight" acts and won some money, a trophy and some car wax!

Being a Socal native, it was required that I learn to surf and sail and I still do both. (not saying I'm good at those things, just that I do them!)

Sheldon

Geez, was on the Gong Show one year with a friend of mine. We were one of the "straight" acts and won some money, a trophy and some car wax!

God, I loved that show when I was in high school!

http://blog.lib.umn.edu/maasx003/Vikings/images/gene_gene2.jpg

I arrange music, and not just rewriting the horn part for my sax players. My wife doesn't like Baroque music, so I let her choose the song for her wedding processional (Something by the Beatles) and arranged it for a string quartet and solo trumpet. My other favorites are the jazz song Cute (Neal Hefti) for a jazz sextet, and Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring for organ, voice, and C trumpet. I'd like to make a freelance job out of it once I learn the legalities of copyright and make the connections.

I don't know if these could be misconstrued as talents, but I do have a lot of experience doing all of the following, +/- beers and 420 adjustments:)

All forms of mountaineering (ie rock and ice climbing)
Snow skiing as a pro-patroler in Germany and different resorts in the Sierra,
Surf related fun. (body, board and speed bumping)
Beer drinking...lived 95 clicks south of Munich for 5 years and trained very diligently for the Oktoberfest:D
Currently, I would say making overly cooked cyclists feel much better after an hour or two on my table (massage)

God, I loved that show when I was in high school!

http://blog.lib.umn.edu/maasx003/Vikings/images/gene_gene2.jpg

It was kinda a fun experience. Although we had to sit through rehearsals for 3 shows and spend the entire day at the studio. Thankfully, once the audience was brought in, we were on the first show to be taped. Once that one wrapped they shoved us out into the parking lot within minutes. It was like "thanks, boys, now get the h**out of here!"

Sheldon

Currently, I would say making overly cooked cyclists feel much better after an hour or two on my table (massage)

Oh...reeeeeeeaaaaaaaallllllllllllyyyyyyyyy? :D:p

I don't know if these could be misconstrued as talents, but I do have a lot of experience doing all of the following, +/- beers and 420 adjustments:)

All forms of mountaineering (ie rock and ice climbing)
Snow skiing as a pro-patroler in Germany and different resorts in the Sierra,
Surf related fun. (body, board and speed bumping)
Beer drinking...lived 95 clicks south of Munich for 5 years and trained very diligently for the Oktoberfest:D
Currently, I would say making overly cooked cyclists feel much better after an hour or two on my table (massage)[

You lived in Neuschwanstein? cool....

I've always had a natural talent being a hobby poser since childhood. I've been into so many hobbies in the past where posing along with them was a big part.....and I did that very well and continue to do so today.

Oh yeah, i can also boil water and make toast, both of which are the bare essentials to almost everything cooking related. :D

I've always had a natural talent being a hobby poser since childhood. I've been into so many hobbies in the past where posing along with them was a big part.....and I did that very well and continue to do so today.

You're also a talented handyman and fixer dude. By the way, did you ever post pics of your finished deck??

Oh yeah, i can also boil water and make toast, both of which are the bare essentials to almost everything cooking related. :D

Yes, but can you hard boil an egg properly? THAT takes true talent. It's right up there with scrambling eggs and making chicken and dumplings well. I can do both if I put my mind to it.

Come to think of it, cooking is one of the best talents one can have.

You're also a talented handyman and fixer dude. By the way, did you ever post pics of your finished deck??Thanks merider1.......well, there's not much to look at but I will take a pic of my deck and post it later today. :D

Yes, but can you hard boil an egg properly? THAT takes true talent. It's right up there with scrambling eggs and making chicken and dumplings well. I can do both if I put my mind to it.

Come to think of it, cooking is one of the best talents one can have.

Mary, I am the master of hard boild eggs. Well, me and Betty Crocker that is. Do you use her(its) technique?

Yes, but can you hard boil an egg properly? THAT takes true talent. It's right up there with scrambling eggs and making chicken and dumplings well. I can do both if I put my mind to it.

Come to think of it, cooking is one of the best talents one can have.

Maybe not perfectly, but i can do it properly. :) I prefer making my eggs over easy.

I can cook but i don't usually advertise... :lol:

Thanks merider1.......well, there's not much to look at but I will take a pic of my deck and post it later today. :D

Why, thank you, roadfix...I'd like to see it. ;) :D

Mary, I am the master of hard boild eggs. Well, me and Betty Crocker that is. Do you use her(its) technique?

Um...no. I am not an egg ho. I do not enlist Betty in the process. I can boil that egg without her finger in the pot, thank you very much. :rolleyes::p

Maybe not perfectly, but i can do it properly. :) I prefer making my eggs over easy.

I can cook but i don't usually advertise... :lol:

I love eggs over easy. There is this dish at my favorite breakfast place. They put two over easy eggs on a warm tortilla with chilis, mozzarella cheese, a chicken breast and an avocado. It comes with a side of black beans. You pour the beans and Chalupa on that baby, and you have one mighty fine breakfast.

Um...no. I am not an egg ho. I do not enlist Betty in the process. I can boil that egg without her finger in the pot, thank you very much. :rolleyes::p

Ok then.

Ok then.

When it comes to cooking, I am the master of my domain. I often take recipes and mess with them. Really, recipes are just someone's screw up that tastes good. :p

Oh...reeeeeeeaaaaaaaallllllllllllyyyyyyyyy? :D:p

Yes merider, but just beware that my form of massage sort of blurrs the edge between pain and pleasure:) But once you get used to it, most peeps end up saying...."can't you go a bit deeper"

I used to be really good at making babies. Cute ones, too. But no more.

Also, bass guitar...pretty good at that. Overpaying for car repairs. Copying Sam the Cooking Guy recipes to impress the neighbors, doing 'Catching Up' posts in the thread What's Up thread, procrastinating in my investing, and sponging up useless trivia.


Other than that, tantra, Kama Sutra, and deep tissue massage are on my to-do list.

You lived in Neuschwanstein? cool....

No Neuschwanstein was further to the north. Where I lived was right on the German/Austrian border. The 36 Winter Olympics were held there.