"Made me feel awesome": Thread

mudslide73

Last week I helped a little lad find his mom and dad after he'd spewed his carvery up all over the loos at the pub. Poor little fella was very emotional. What a scene of carnage.

Clarky

hootsmon said:

Clarky said:

Here's a place to bung stories, recite events, moments, achievements etc that seriously made you feel awesome..

so.. to start..

today I went shopping for the weekly food etc…

I'm at the checkout bagging my stuff up and chatting to the girlie about any old stuff

then she said "so are you a personal trainer or something??"

I'm like "what??? what makes you think that?"

she said, " 'cause you smell all sweaty an' shit"

..smelled all the way tae the car park

sorted

this clearly indicates that you was actually there..

there's no room for actually telling the truth in tales such as these..

Clarky

Vibetronic said:

that's awesome Clarky  

Mine is that I flew in a Spitfire a couple of months ago. That was definitely awesome. 

if we had a cool wall that'd be at the sub-zero end for sure..

must have been an incredible experience..

truly jealous matey..

Clarky

littlegreenman said:

Clarky said:

Here's a place to bung stories, recite events, moments, achievements etc that seriously made you feel awesome..

so.. to start..

today I went shopping for the weekly food etc…

I'm at the checkout bagging my stuff up and chatting to the girlie about any old stuff

then she said "so are you a personal trainer or something??"

I'm like "what??? what makes you think that?"

she said, "all the food choices, the salad, veg, fruit, eggs, and fish and stuff… and look at ya"

so… after a few years of eating clean, training quite regular and quite hard

dropping from a 46" waist to a 32" and dumping almost 5 1/2 stone..

I finally get a comment like that from a total stranger..

smiled all the way to the car park..

Cool, must have been nice that. Can't say I ever met you as a lardy type Paul, but it does have to be said you are kinda fucking buff these days!

Only one I can remember was when I lived and played in Leicester back in the very early 90's, the local jazz-funk-shred hero said I was the only guitarist that worried him - "because you play like you really don't give a fuck". Never did work out if that was a compliment or not

a pic on tour in Italy in 2011..

my hugeness peaked around late 2012

2013 I started sorting it out

https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/269115_2167510635780_1065206_n.jpg?oh=97c9f8c19aa473668e90adbdc2d8c8a5&oe=57FA11A7

I can only assume "playing like you don't give a fuck" means that you don't hold back and play safe..

to my mind, going for it is the only way I know..

it means I make plenty of mistakes live and studio, but it also means playing 100% with your whole heart and absolute commitment..

hats off to ya matey...

Clarky

double post..

Evilmags

Bucket said:

Nice one! Have a wow

As for me... someone came up to me after one of my old band's gigs once and said my playing reminded him of Plini. I said I'd never heard of him but thanked him anyway. So I go home, and look up Plini...

Well fuck!

I'm surprised/amazed he thought so, but still very flattered. Makes me smile when I think about it.

Listening to that made me feel awesome. Nice share. (and listening to how good you are at such a young age, Jazz probably beckons at some point). The piano solo was lovley as well.

Clarky

TheBlueWolf said:

Wow awarded @Clarky

Probably not in the same league as your story but I helped an old lady back to her flat in the block I live in. In fact she declined someone else's help to get mine instead!

If only the younger and sexier looking laydeez invited me round their place too lol

an act of trust… you don't see much of that these days..

don't play it down… it's a far bigger thing than it seems on the surface

Clarky

AliGorie said:

well done clarky.
I've NEVER felt awesome in my entire life - pretty happy being aweless.
Being in awe of yourself is a rather disturbing and scary condition I would think, kinda similar to being humbled - by yourself, and what would the opposite to that be ?.
 

how about not taking the 'awe' thing literally

and replace it with feeling good about yourself

it is allowed from time to time you know

I remember the first album I appeared on..

I felt like I was 7' 10"..

my lil' brain was yell "you've only gone and done it"

and then again for my solo album [Shredz]

and seeing my oldest picking up his music degree

these things don't happen often, but when they do it feels sooooo wonderful…

you must have a few tales or achievements that made you feel on top of the world..

Clarky

and just when I thought I'd had this years quota of feel good today

I got this link to a review of the new album from 'da boss'

http://www.metal-discovery.com/CD/cd_review_davidcrossband_signofthecrow.htm

haaa… it's been a better than average day...

jonnyburgo

Clarky said:

littlegreenman said:

Clarky said:

Here's a place to bung stories, recite events, moments, achievements etc that seriously made you feel awesome..

so.. to start..

today I went shopping for the weekly food etc…

I'm at the checkout bagging my stuff up and chatting to the girlie about any old stuff

then she said "so are you a personal trainer or something??"

I'm like "what??? what makes you think that?"

she said, "all the food choices, the salad, veg, fruit, eggs, and fish and stuff… and look at ya"

so… after a few years of eating clean, training quite regular and quite hard

dropping from a 46" waist to a 32" and dumping almost 5 1/2 stone..

I finally get a comment like that from a total stranger..

smiled all the way to the car park..

Cool, must have been nice that. Can't say I ever met you as a lardy type Paul, but it does have to be said you are kinda fucking buff these days!

Only one I can remember was when I lived and played in Leicester back in the very early 90's, the local jazz-funk-shred hero said I was the only guitarist that worried him - "because you play like you really don't give a fuck". Never did work out if that was a compliment or not

a pic on tour in Italy in 2011..

my hugeness peaked around late 2012

2013 I started sorting it out

https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/269115_2167510635780_1065206_n.jpg?oh=97c9f8c19aa473668e90adbdc2d8c8a5&oe=57FA11A7

I can only assume "playing like you don't give a fuck" means that you don't hold back and play safe..

to my mind, going for it is the only way I know..

it means I make plenty of mistakes live and studio, but it also means playing 100% with your whole heart and absolute commitment..

hats off to ya matey...

@Clarky what use is a before pic without an after? come on lad, suns out guns out! and well done sir! 

I was working with some kids in Salford about ten years ago when a kid said to me "how old are you?" "I'm 33" say I, "fuckin ell are you Peter Pan?" said the kid. made me smile for about 10 mins until the same kid tried to staple my head with one of those big fabric staplers, ah well.......

Clarky

@jonnyburgo I'm not sure what's funnier, the Peter Pan bit or the stapler.. lmao…

this pic was taken back in Jan this year with the DC Band when we were shooting the promo vid for the new album

https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/12509584_10153487867888003_1198595083474404161_n.jpg?oh=31b0ee49b0446382f507b2f396ee1e79&oe=583769BC

jd0272

My children were removed from my estranged wife by social services and police.

My children are now back with Dad.

Clarky

jd0272 said:

My children were removed from my estranged wife by social services and police.

My children are now back with Dad.

holy shit… that trumps everything…

nice one… very nice one indeed..

BigMonka

jd0272 said:

My children were removed from my estranged wife by social services and police.

My children are now back with Dad.

Wow, that's amazing JD, I'm chuffed for you. Is it a permanent thing?

BigMonka

Clarky said:

and just when I thought I'd had this years quota of feel good today

I got this link to a review of the new album from 'da boss'

http://www.metal-discovery.com/CD/cd_review_davidcrossband_signofthecrow.htm

haaa… it's been a better than average day...

Kapow! What a review: Paul Clark and Mick Paul's fretboard work, on guitar and bass respectively, is simply mindblowing

Clarky

BigMonka said:

Clarky said:

and just when I thought I'd had this years quota of feel good today

I got this link to a review of the new album from 'da boss'

http://www.metal-discovery.com/CD/cd_review_davidcrossband_signofthecrow.htm

haaa… it's been a better than average day...

Kapow! What a review: Paul Clark and Mick Paul's fretboard work, on guitar and bass respectively, is simply mind-blowing

haaa yeah… it's a lovely review..

the guy really seemed to understand us and what we were aiming for too

jonnyburgo

Clarky said:

@jonnyburgo I'm not sure what's funnier, the Peter Pan bit or the stapler.. lmao…

this pic was taken back in Jan this year with the DC Band when we were shooting the promo vid for the new album

https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/12509584_10153487867888003_1198595083474404161_n.jpg?oh=31b0ee49b0446382f507b2f396ee1e79&oe=583769BC

Bloody ell mate, lookin good! My cap is well and truly doffed.

jonnyburgo

jd0272 said:

My children were removed from my estranged wife by social services and police.

My children are now back with Dad.

Awesome news mate, onwards and upwards.

Bucket

Evilmags said:

Listening to that made me feel awesome. Nice share. (and listening to how good you are at such a young age, Jazz probably beckons at some point). The piano solo was lovley as well.

Awww and that made me feel awesome in turn! This thread works

And yeah, that piano solo is gorgeous.

Clarky

jonnyburgo said:

Clarky said:

@jonnyburgo I'm not sure what's funnier, the Peter Pan bit or the stapler.. lmao…

this pic was taken back in Jan this year with the DC Band when we were shooting the promo vid for the new album

https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/12509584_10153487867888003_1198595083474404161_n.jpg?oh=31b0ee49b0446382f507b2f396ee1e79&oe=583769BC

Bloody ell mate, lookin good! My cap is well and truly doffed.

thanks matey…

thing is, having been a pretty fat fella, I had no idea just how good being slimmer, fitter and stronger would actually feel..

not just in the body but also in the mind