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GMC Forum _ CHILL OUT _ Other Talents, Skills Vol. 2
Posted by: Ben Higgins Aug 15 2011, 08:42 AM
Hi Guys.. I've called this post Vol II because there was an old thread from 2007 about other talents.. but seeing as many of us have joined after then, I'm asking the question again because it would be cool to get to know each other even better..
Before I ever touched a guitar, drawing was 'my thing'. Everyone presumed I was going to grow up to be some famous artist.. but then I crossed paths with ROCK and the rest is history... 
I think I'm pretty good at driving and I'd love to go into racing.. but that's something that only rich people can do so.. 
I'm generally good at tasks that involve hand/eye co ordination so killing Nazis on computer games is no probs.. 
Are there other skills, talents, or hobbies that you're good at, besides the guitar ?
Posted by: Ben Higgins Aug 15 2011, 12:30 PM
So nobody has any other skills at all ?? 
Posted by: Todd Simpson Aug 15 2011, 01:49 PM
Very cool topic idea Ben. Looks like this post isn't even a day old so I"m sure folks will see it as the week progresses and jump in 
You can reply to the thread to give it a "bump" to the front page topic list and I think you should as this could be loads of fun to talk about this week.
As for me, I too was a big fan of drawing as a youngster. I actually stopped doing it once I got my first electric guitar. All my spare time just got soaked up it by learning to shred! Also, I guess you could say "computers" are something of a hobby of mine so imagine my glee as hardware continued to get cheaper and software continued to get better. I also got in to "Web Development" along the way then in to "Social Media" which remains a hobby.
For me now, other than music, I"m in to "Analytics", or the information related to what folks do on the web. This goes hand in hand with my YouTube hobby! If anyone hasn't jumped on to youtube, and started sharing videos, do it! Here is a link to the youtube blog announcing INSIGHT tools for everyone, not just those with Youtube "Partner" accounts. Just click on INSIGHT and you can see where your vieweres are coming from, what they are watching, how old they are etc. Understanding your audience is important. This is a great way to do it
http://youtube-global.blogspot.com/2008/03/youtube-reveals-video-analytics-tool.html
Also, here is a link to YOUTUBE TRENDS which is a great way to track videos that are trending up all over the world. It's like a
mini social barometer for all the video traffic on earth. Fascinating to see what videos go viral in various parts of the world
but not in other parts. It reveals just a small sliver about national character/culture (imho) as it reveals what folks find funny, cool, etc. Some videos go viral and cross borders, some videos stay put but are wildly popular in a single country.
http://youtube-trends.blogspot.com/
Posted by: velci Aug 15 2011, 02:41 PM
I'm pretty good football actually. I have played my town's football team called Bagcılar about 5 years. I have started when I was 14. And When I was 17 I have started to play A team. But when I started to university I decited to quit football.
Posted by: Ben Higgins Aug 15 2011, 07:25 PM
You can reply to the thread to give it a "bump" to the front page topic list and I think you should as this could be loads of fun to talk about this week.As for me, I too was a big fan of drawing as a youngster. I actually stopped doing it once I got my first electric guitar. All my spare time just got soaked up it by learning to shred! Also, I guess you could say "computers" are something of a hobby of mine so imagine my glee as hardware continued to get cheaper and software continued to get better. I also got in to "Web Development" along the way then in to "Social Media" which remains a hobby.
For me now, other than music, I"m in to "Analytics", or the information related to what folks do on the web. This goes hand in hand with my YouTube hobby! If anyone hasn't jumped on to youtube, and started sharing videos, do it! Here is a link to the youtube blog announcing INSIGHT tools for everyone, not just those with Youtube "Partner" accounts. Just click on INSIGHT and you can see where your vieweres are coming from, what they are watching, how old they are etc. Understanding your audience is important. This is a great way to do it
http://youtube-global.blogspot.com/2008/03/youtube-reveals-video-analytics-tool.html
Also, here is a link to YOUTUBE TRENDS which is a great way to track videos that are trending up all over the world. It's like a
mini social barometer for all the video traffic on earth. Fascinating to see what videos go viral in various parts of the world
but not in other parts. It reveals just a small sliver about national character/culture (imho) as it reveals what folks find funny, cool, etc. Some videos go viral and cross borders, some videos stay put but are wildly popular in a single country.
http://youtube-trends.blogspot.com/
Wow, Todd you're really quite knowledgeable when it comes to computers then !
I've seen some of your Yotube promo advice before and I was impressed. I really should start doing it myself !!! 
Cool.. I also used to play football for the school teams but gave up when I found ROCK N ROLL !!
Do you do any other active sports ?
Posted by: GregH Aug 15 2011, 08:00 PM
I used to repair guitar amps and some keyboards professionally. Mostly tube amps but some solid state. Keyboards like Fender Rhodes and Hammond B3. Now my day job is repairing aircraft radios. One of my other interests is flying. That aircraft picture on the left is mine. I built it and have over 1000 hours flying it.
Greg
Posted by: superize Aug 15 2011, 08:31 PM
My biggest talent is sports. I am currently playing Football and Floorball and i used to play icehockey aswell.
I also master alot of other sports but the 3 i mentioned are the ones i do the most
Posted by: The Uncreator Aug 16 2011, 01:30 AM
I used to pretty much do nothing but draw in school. Don't too much of it anymore as most of my inspiration is geared towards music now.
Posted by: GregH Aug 16 2011, 06:14 AM
Uncreator - Wow, you're good. Anything I draw looks like scribbling.
Posted by: Adrian Figallo Aug 16 2011, 07:11 AM
I love videography and photography besides music, i think i'm quite talented for photography in particular.
sadly is expensive to buy guitars and cameras 
Posted by: Ben Higgins Aug 16 2011, 10:22 AM
Uncreator, those pics rock !!!
Posted by: Ivan Milenkovic Aug 16 2011, 11:51 AM
Man, I love doing lots of things, I like creating stuff from wood, doing fine repairs, drawing was my big thing too, I have some great drawings when I was a kid.
But, I think my general talent is geared towards technology, devices, machines and computers. It was always very very natural for me to understand how these things work, and I was always curious about it, unscrewing devices just to see how they look inside.. I know a lot about computers, it's the only "hobby" that stuck around. Video and audio production, programming, communications, networking, hardware.. I'm all good at that, and watch closely all trends. My masters degree was in multimedia production and mobile networking.
Posted by: Daniel Realpe Aug 16 2011, 06:59 PM
I used to be good at this game but man these guys are just virtuosos!
Posted by: Adrian Figallo Aug 16 2011, 08:12 PM
AHH i love street fighter, i was quite good too, but this guys are just incredible!
Posted by: Ben Higgins Aug 16 2011, 08:46 PM
That's cool as hell !!
I used to love these games.. I was a big fan of the first 2 Mortal Kombat games as well
Posted by: Adrian Figallo Aug 17 2011, 03:26 AM
we should organize a small tournament online, i wanna kick some
Posted by: Ben Higgins Aug 17 2011, 10:23 AM
Yeah, a GMC tournament of classic fighting games !!
What characters did people use ? Streetfighter: usually Ken or Sagat
Mortal Kombat: Johnny Cage or Liu Kang
Posted by: Cosmin Lupu Aug 17 2011, 12:14 PM
Well, if I were to think about things which are not music related, I'd say I have a thing for coaching people with a lot of potential and talent lacking organization skills and time management - it's an expression borrowed from a long time friend saying: 'Helping you achieve your full potential' The activity field doesn't matter, as I can easily see what their biggest issue just by being ON THE OUTSIDE we're usually not able to carefully observe ourselves because we're too much into what we're doing I guess (and it goes the same for me )
Foreign languages are also a strong point for me - I can talk almost instantaneously using almost any accent in any language (without knowing what I'm saying of course )
Otherwise, I have a very strong calling towards...swords, Japanese ones especially and since I think that a discipline like Iaido will make me a better human being all in all..guess what..I'll start learning from September onwards wish me luck i don't know if I'm talented but, I'll find out soon enough.
Posted by: Ben Higgins Aug 17 2011, 06:05 PM
The activity field doesn't matter, as I can easily see what their biggest issue just by being ON THE OUTSIDE we're usually not able to carefully observe ourselves because we're too much into what we're doing I guess (and it goes the same for me )Foreign languages are also a strong point for me - I can talk almost instantaneously using almost any accent in any language (without knowing what I'm saying of course
)Otherwise, I have a very strong calling towards...swords, Japanese ones especially and since I think that a discipline like Iaido will make me a better human being all in all..guess what..I'll start learning from September onwards
wish me luck i don't know if I'm talented but, I'll find out soon enough.Very interesting answer, Cosmin.. and yes, you are very talented when it comes to languages / accents !
That sounds awesome.. you must update us on that !
Posted by: Gabriel Leopardi Aug 17 2011, 06:09 PM
I'm no too skilled! but I enjoy what I do when I am cooking... sometimes I can do really tasty meals..
Posted by: Ben Higgins Aug 17 2011, 06:11 PM
Would that include an Asado ? If so, I'm on the first flight to Argentina !!
Posted by: Cosmin Lupu Aug 17 2011, 10:03 PM
Gabe, cooking is a VERY important skill
I like hanging around my mom sometimes in the kitchen (she's an awesome cook) as i'd like to catch up with some stuff, in order to be able to impress the ladies but since I never have the time to experiment...
Posted by: Daniel Realpe Aug 18 2011, 12:03 AM
What characters did people use ? Streetfighter: usually Ken or Sagat
Mortal Kombat: Johnny Cage or Liu Kang
I second the ass-kicking session! for SF, I like Guile and Feilong
for Mortal Kombat Sub zero, Kabal!
I'd love to kick your guys asses with them
Posted by: Adrian Figallo Aug 18 2011, 01:50 AM
comeon should be way to do it!
street fighter: ryu
MK: liu kan
Posted by: Todd Simpson Aug 18 2011, 04:31 AM
I somehow almost forgot, in addition to music, I do Visual FX/Motion Graphics as well. I"ve been a freelancer for quite a while.
I worked at a place here in Atlanta called Turner Studios (on the Turner/Cnn/Cartoon Network Campus in Atlanta) for a while
and it was big fun Here is my demo reel with some shots from various projects. A few are old cartoon network spots.
And here is a shot I completed for an installation project that will be permanently installed at the Atlanta Airport.
http://www.vimeo.com/1558095
It's sort of an old Black and White post card that comes to life.
Todd
Posted by: JamesT Aug 18 2011, 06:45 AM
I guess I'm pretty good at writing software if that counts. I got into it in the beginning cause I had good math skills in school. So I went to college and got a degree in electrical engineering. From there I worked for a few years designing electronic circuit boards and then moved into software cause at the time (and it still is) it was becoming a much larger industry with high demand for talented programmers who also knew a thing or two about computer and digital hardware.
That and I'm also into woodworking. I built a bunch of stuff over the years including an entertainment center, a big display case for my wife, (not to display my wife in mind you but for her to put stuff in and display it), several guitar display cases, oh, and I used to build speaker cabinets. I still have a pair of 15" side fill monitors I made that we used in my band for a while during rehearsals. They make kick ass home stereo speakers. Also, I built a redwood deck in the back of my house and a very sophistocated tool shed at the side yard that both turned out great.
I'm also into golf, but not very talented. I score in the low 80s sometimes which might be pretty ok for a weekend golfer, but not really even great for an amateur. It's fun, but I had better not quit my day job just yet.
Posted by: Gabriel Leopardi Aug 18 2011, 06:45 PM
yeah man! Asado included! Let me know when you are coming and we will receive you with a tasty Asado!
Posted by: Ben Higgins Aug 18 2011, 09:04 PM
Booking flights now !!! (I wish)
Posted by: HungryForHeaven Aug 20 2011, 02:19 PM
Not sure about skill or talent, but here is a result of my rock'n'roll hobby:
Well, with a slightly different shade, this could have looked more dangerous than it really is. It was this guy who did it: 
He obviously ate berries.. Here's another guy:
And a couple of other guys or gals:
H4H
Posted by: Ben Higgins Aug 20 2011, 02:42 PM
Well, with a slightly different shade, this could have looked more dangerous than it really is. It was this guy who did it:
He obviously ate berries.. Here's another guy:
And a couple of other guys or gals:
H4H
That's awesome.. birds are cool !
I always put food out for the birds up our field where the horses live. As I see it 'I take my role very seriously !'
Posted by: HungryForHeaven Aug 20 2011, 02:54 PM
I always put food out for the birds up our field where the horses live. As I see it 'I take my role very seriously !' And you feed the mallards with such joy!
Posted by: Ben Higgins Aug 20 2011, 04:08 PM
Yes, the ducks are the thing that hold the world together. They are the masters of all they survey
Posted by: Sinisa Cekic Aug 20 2011, 11:18 PM
Any Poker player ? Join me on Zynga , I'll show you what kind of skill I have
Posted by: Gabriel Leopardi Aug 21 2011, 08:10 AM
Booking flights now !!! (I wish) great!
Posted by: Cosmin Lupu Aug 21 2011, 06:18 PM
Gabe, question - does Cirse have a big fan base in Europe?
great!Posted by: Todd Simpson Nov 12 2011, 04:05 AM
I recently worked on a "spec" Commercial for NIKE doing digital FX
(Digital FX is one of my Fav Hobbies! I'm an AFTER EFFECTS and APPLE MOTION guy)
And here is the result The shots were farmed out lots of folks. I did the shots where they fly on water and she knocks him down. It was all shot GREEN SCREEN.
Posted by: Piotr Kaczor Nov 12 2011, 09:12 AM
Right words about the ducks, Ben! Type my last name "Kaczor" in google translator (polish - english)
Posted by: Cosmin Lupu Nov 12 2011, 09:19 AM
(Digital FX is one of my Fav Hobbies! I'm an AFTER EFFECTS and APPLE MOTION guy)
And here is the result
The shots were farmed out lots of folks. I did the shots where they fly on water and she knocks him down. It was all shot GREEN SCREEN.Wow! Todd
you sure know your stuff man! This looks AMAZING!
Posted by: Ben Higgins Nov 12 2011, 10:32 AM
(Digital FX is one of my Fav Hobbies! I'm an AFTER EFFECTS and APPLE MOTION guy)
And here is the result
The shots were farmed out lots of folks. I did the shots where they fly on water and she knocks him down. It was all shot GREEN SCREEN.Todd, nice one !!
Drake - male duck ! Excellent !!! \m/
Drake is also a well known English name and the surname of the singer in my first band
Posted by: Sensible Jones Nov 12 2011, 11:15 PM
I missed this thread! I trained as a Chef so am fairly good in a Kitchen, I also qualified as an Engineer so can make pretty much anything out of Metal!! I build Bikes and Guitars. Ireally enjoy doing some of my Guitar Tech work for people, especially when they bring me an old 'plank' and I turn it back into a playable Instrument for them!! I also used to do a lot of Art when I was at school, I always thought that Art and Music were closely linked!!
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