lapsteel - Posted - 03/27/2026:  11:56:23

Option 1. Some folks use a tune to show off their skills.
Option 2. Others use their skills to show off a tune.
After a while, option 1 begins to sound somewhat banal and pedestrian .
What do you think?

jsinjin - Posted - 03/27/2026:  11:59:31

Option 3. Others have little skill and don’t show off because they barely get through a tune.

CrazyCatLazy - Posted - 03/27/2026:  12:01:05

I think it's a matter of taste and personal preference, and to phrase it that way stinks of gatekeeping and snottiness.

But to each their own, I suppose.

pinenut - Posted - 03/27/2026:  12:13:17

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Originally posted by lapsteel

Option 1. Some folks use a tune to show off their skills.

Option 2. Others use their skills to show off a tune.

What do you think?  I think these are both the same goal oriented philosophy.

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Play music and find reward in the whole process.  Long lasting happiness is in the journey.

Edited by - pinenut on 03/27/2026 12:29:04

banjered - Posted - 03/27/2026:  12:13:51

"If you got it, flaunt it!" Mae West

Me, I just play banjo, zero concern about above. banjered

carlb - Posted - 03/27/2026:  12:52:53

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Originally posted by lapsteel

Option 1. Some folks use a tune to show off their skills.

CONTEST STUFF

Option 2. Others use their skills to show off a tune.

JAM STUFF AND PASSING ON A TUNE

Rusty - Posted - 03/27/2026:  13:00:10

Doesn’t matter, I don’t think of such things.

Mark Douglas - Posted - 03/27/2026:  16:21:21

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Originally posted by Rusty

Doesn’t matter, I don’t think of such things.

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Sir, with all due respect...

Maybe you should.

Mark Douglas - Posted - 03/27/2026:  16:24:05

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Originally posted by jsinjin

Option 3. Others have little skill and don’t show off because they barely get through a tune.

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Well said!!!

This is 90% of folks at jam sessions.

LOL....LOL....

Edited by - Mark Douglas on 03/27/2026 16:25:45

Rusty - Posted - 03/27/2026:  19:22:16

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Originally posted by Mark Douglas

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Originally posted by Rusty

Doesn’t matter, I don’t think of such things.

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Why, it's irrelevant.

Sir, with all due respect...

Maybe you should.

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R.D. Lunceford - Posted - 03/27/2026:  19:26:58

If you're looking for a vehicle with which to show off your talents, Old-Time music probably ain't it.

Rusty - Posted - 03/27/2026:  20:56:44

Exactly, OT is about community building and so much more…