Talented Friends

[HoudiniDerek]

I have never been a talented person, especially in music, but I have several friends who are.  I thought this would be a good place to share talents of friends. 

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Anymore it's a talent just to find a good friend.

[wildmaven]

Jan 10, 2020 9:32:36 GMT -8 User 180565 is taking donation said:

Anymore it's a talent just to find a good friend.

I'm the type who has just a few really good friends, rather than a posse of shallow ones. 

One of my online friends whom I've known for decades was an amazing wedding photographer, but she was recently diagnosed with terminal neuroendocrine cancer and is too weak to do any of that. 

I have a very good friend who has been wheelchair bound most of his life and he is a great photographer, though he has been known to get his wheelchair stuck in a bog while out doing landscape or bird photography! 

One of my friends plays a ton of instruments and is probably the biggest expert on all things Godzilla, haha. 

My husband is super talented when it comes to military history.

I think we all have talents, even if they are not marketable in the conventional sense.

[Retread]

Jan 10, 2020 7:51:34 GMT -8 HoudiniDerek said:

* Kerry Narew *

I love her voice. It has a vulnerable quality much like Imogen Heap and Ingrid Michaelson.

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Mark (seen front and center in the image) isn't a bestie and I haven't seen him in ages but I'd consider him a friend and my favorite singer on the planet. He always looks for an opportunity to create a laugh. One summer when we were all sun-baked and parched from a long day of water skiing, I offered him some papaya juice.

Mark: "Man, I'm thirsty!"

Me: "Here, have some papaya juice."

Mark: (with a big smile on his face) "Hey, I've heard of that. Isn't it supposed to be good for you?"

Ric: (my bestie at the time) "Oh yeah! It's got plenty of vitamins, no caffeine and no carbonation."

Mark: "In that case ... no thanks."

Everyone: ...

[HoudiniDerek]

Jan 10, 2020 10:31:24 GMT -8 Retread said:

Jan 10, 2020 7:51:34 GMT -8 HoudiniDerek said:

* Kerry Narew *

I love her voice. It has a vulnerable quality much like Imogen Heap and Ingrid Michaelson.

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Mark (seen front and center in the image) isn't a bestie and I haven't seen him in ages but I'd consider him a friend and my favorite singer on the planet. He always looks for an opportunity to create a laugh. One summer when we were all sun-baked and parched from a long day of water skiing, I offered him some papaya juice.

Mark: "Man, I'm thirsty!"

Me: "Here, have some papaya juice."

Mark: (with a big smile on his face) "Hey, I've heard of that. Isn't it supposed to be good for you?"

Ric: (my bestie at the time) "Oh yeah! It's got plenty of vitamins, no caffeine and no carbonation."

Mark: "In that case ... no thanks."

Everyone: ...

Her voice is getting better with age.  15 years ago she had great lyrics and a less emotive voice, but was still top-notch.  Now she has really grown into her voice and is using it amazingly here.  I'm glad she continued to produce.

Love the video you posted! 

[Retread]

Jan 10, 2020 10:50:40 GMT -8 HoudiniDerek said:

Her voice is getting better with age.  15 years ago she had great lyrics and a less emotive voice, but was still top-notch.  Now she has really grown into her voice and is using it amazingly here.  I'm glad she continued to produce.

I tried writing songs, long ago. I can put together some interesting melodies and chords but lyrics always eluded me. Forced rhymes, clumsy rhythms, and I was never adept at juxtaposing words whose sounds were pleasant together.

Jan 10, 2020 9:44:52 GMT -8 wildmaven said:

I have a very good friend who has been wheelchair bound most of his life and he is a great photographer,

[HoudiniDerek]

Jan 10, 2020 13:32:37 GMT -8 Retread said:

Jan 10, 2020 10:50:40 GMT -8 HoudiniDerek said:

Her voice is getting better with age.  15 years ago she had great lyrics and a less emotive voice, but was still top-notch.  Now she has really grown into her voice and is using it amazingly here.  I'm glad she continued to produce.

I tried writing songs, long ago. I can put together some interesting melodies and chords but lyrics always eluded me. Forced rhymes, clumsy rhythms, and I was never adept at juxtaposing words whose sounds were pleasant together.

Jan 10, 2020 9:44:52 GMT -8 wildmaven said:

I have a very good friend who has been wheelchair bound most of his life and he is a great photographer,

I'm the opposite.  I can do lyrics once I hear the melody and know the name of the song.  But I cannot do anything music related.

[Artemis]

I feel like I'm surrounded by friends with amazing talent. Singers, musicians, artists, photographers, writers, etc. Their achievements aside, they're all some of the most dedicated and passionate and amazing people I know. One of my friends did some art for one of my book covers, and several others made amazing character art, and those always make my day. Meanwhile, after two years of drawing and painting classes in high school, I can almost draw a respectable stick figure. I admire the time and effort people put into their work.

[User 180565 is taking donation]

Well if were talking music I do have one friend that can be a one man band and hos singing voice is pretty good.

[HoudiniDerek]

I went to college with her.  She has had two songs on the Billboard Country Chart in the last few years. 

[HoudiniDerek]

I love the song, but not crazy about the video.

She and I taught community college together.  Another rising star.