Re: trade secrets! (was Re: barefoot looping)

["r. dennis" <tonobung@panix.com>]

meself - i spend a lot of time on my
knees on the floor. just seems easier
that way, and usually i'm
headed down there sooner or later anyway. 
and 0you can sort of get
better control working a footpedal
w/ yr hands actually!

n.b.- this technique only 
works well if you do not
worry yrself unduly with
related activities, such
as actually playing an instrument very
much (& w/ all that looping
going on, who really has to?)

i bring a drum stool (when i 
REMEMBER to bring it, that is)
which really facilitates the
swivel-thing. also - they are
easy to bail out of when yr
heading south.

talk about "play thru the pain", after shows
man my knees are generally barking like
a catcher's with about 12 years in the
bigs!


but lovin it,

rbrt

On Fri, 2 Jun 2000 stanitarium@earthlink.net wrote:

> STANNER SAYS:"Play thru the pain"!
> 
> ----------
> >From: Tim Nelson <tcn62@ici.net>
> >To: Loopers-Delight@annihilist.com
> >Subject: Re: trade secrets! (was Re: barefoot looping)
> >Date: Fri, Jun 2, 2000, 12:56 PM
> >
> 
> >>At 12:12 PM 6/2/00 -0700, you wrote:
> >>>...Ninja-style shoe socks Buckaroo Bonzai had? :)...
> >>>> Actually, I've come to use the kind of shoe-socks they give away on
> >>>> international flights. They don't have a separated big toe...
> >>>...anyone worried about getting a shock from going barefoot?...
> >>>*see prev. posts.
> >>
> > Sounds like this tread (sorry, bad pun) might be heading towards 
>"playing
> > seated vs standing" territory. I play standing, but since I'm pretty 
>much
> > right-footed as far as operating switches and pedals, I've found that
> > lately I've been getting a very sore left heel, and often wish I could 
>be
> > using both feet to control my electrons, though I'm not sure I really 
>want
> > to play seated. How have you fellow box-stompers and treadletoes dealt 
>with
> > this?
> >
> > Tim
> >
> > 
> 
>