Duncanpup
Duncanpup's Journal? When you cut a piece of pie with furry K9 pack do you find yourself cutting a larger piece.
As in cutting a larger piece of pie is I understand my obligations as I have to share with the apex predators.
Seriously man you skimped on cool whip with the pumpkin pie last bite.
And as I give them last bites of pie I wonder at times should I be worried, if these three Woofs ever figure out I’m made out of meat and bones should I start sleeping lightly maybe with one eye open.
These kids today just ask the most ridiculous questions
Example we were in garage and my son asks dad why are you keeping these old screws in this bucket and nuts and bolts in this bucket.
Answer I may need them someday geez.
Son then ask’s and you have this box of fuses dad we have a circuit breaker
We did when we first bought the house like I said ridiculous questions.
I received a call about Guitar lessons, tuition is free here at Dunc pup school of music.
A ramble because I been up since 01:00 boys are asleep.
So I get this call on Tuesday I did not recognize the name yet I answered because of the loss of my wife Monday night thinking it may have been a friend of my wife’s.
Last Friday I went into jam with our one son’s guitar class and this young kiddo who is in ninth grade was in attendance. Let me back up so the school district had two in service days this past Monday and Tuesday then thanksgiving break. So the schools music teacher called me Monday afternoon asking if she could give out my number for guitar lessons she knew my wife was in hospital I said sure.
In talking to this mom on Tuesday and she explained besides the school guitar class she would like to give her daughter guitar lessons. And after we talked here she graduated with our oldest daughter I thought cool young lady. This mom told me guitar center I think she said charges like $50 for a single lesson and another private instructor was around $40 a lesson.In thinking I get it as parents we want to do for our children you know especially this mom being the only income.
She then asked what I charged I said free , and I’m gonna be off for maybe a month or two so yes I can commit. I just ask that you are present doing the lessons and we can do weeknights after school, then later it will be Saturday or maybe Sunday once I go back to work. I then said I’ll be in touch next week yet I woke up Wednesday and I thought why sit around and grieve so I text the mother and she brought her daughter out.
And in meeting with them I smiled because the young mom was well I can pay for study materials and the guitar lesson books. I told her yea we don’t have any of that we are unaccredited , I had 18 who also is on staff here and my guitar slinger print off different scale patterns and the circle of fifths because Dad doesn’t know how to print from laptop to show and send home with kiddo. Also I brought up different sites online besides you tube I showed them a guitar site I belong to you always learn exploring the fretboard.
This young lady is using a squire strat they bought on Craigslist $75 used I sent her home with a Mexican strat I upgraded for her to use. Her Stratocaster needs a setup and new tuners and I’m gonna replace the nut, also I may just swap out pots and cap and yea probably the pickups she’s been playing for awhile mostly I think you tube as lessons so I’m comfortable in upgrading her guitar. I have couple sets of wound pickups single coils and humbuckers a friend of mine winds.
I have a set of his 65 grey bottoms in a Greco se 700 strat of mine and in the mexi I sent home with the kiddo i have a set of his what he calls his 69’s the 69’s both sets use Alnico 5 magnets 69’s take pedals really well and clean they are sweet in tone. I joke with my friend I said sign inside pick guard and date it and name your series of pickups. Like Abigail from fender I said if you make it these guitars will be priceless because of your pickups.
So after our lesson Wednesday kiddo asked when we can we do the next lesson how about Saturday I said young lady so 18 and I will be ready for kiddo. Our son said dad that’s the most I ever heard her speak as she is so quiet in school guitar class.
Thank you for your kind post over the loss of my wife.
It was posted in Veterans group thank you Dash one bravo in posting . Yet over these last few days I would read D.U. Community members comments and we thank you all for your kindness.
Unions and hiring if you have a criminal record.
Especially the trade unions.
Plumber
Steam fitters pipe fitters
Iron workers
Sheet metal
Electrician
As a teamster truck driver and working freight it is really not a trade or dragging trailers down the highway, throwing freight it’s a young man’s game so I would not recommend this as job. I’ve only ran into few dudes that did time working in my union.I don’t understand why freight outfits won’t hire more standup ex convicts it’s not the greatest job, one man that stands out in my memories in teamsters.
Poor guy caught a murder wrap and it was actually self defense and he was originally from Deep South where it happened and it was in the 1960’s and he is black. I always thought that explains why he was convicted racism, he ended up doing 12 years great guy later he came north I never asked him about it then it was just common we all knew he did time yet it was none of my business.
He actually brought it up once after we got off third shift having beers at local bar . He was a decent man and great friend ,I used work on freight dock with him when I first started in 87.
A lot of these trades will hire you if you’re a felon usually on case by case after knowing what crime you committed ,most definitely a no on rapist or child sex offenders or if you abused women or kids which is understandable nobody wants to be around these types.
And they feel if you leave your past in past then good to go , and you are hired in to apprenticeship. And the apprenticeship are four to five years you go to your union trade’s school for free and work and get paid as well.
A example my close friend I grew up with my age 56 now couple years ago after almost 300 months in the feds released to halfway house then later moved into a apartment my wife has.
At first upon release he actually worked as janitor, yet in feds he worked industrial maintenance crew and also worked in some industries that he learned to weld and on outside he joined tin knockers union at 52 and was apprentice and today he makes decent $ a lot more than non union sheet metal workers.
And belonging to union it gives you a chance to have a decent life a bite at that apple to take care of your family or if it’s just you. And a lot of these folks what took them to prison Addiction and as a recovering alcoholic I sympathize with them.
Chinese guitars check out Shijie guitars I was impressed
My only exposure yesterday was playing tele style Shijie it was another parent who came into jam with kids also. So I never heard of this brand yet awesome craftsmanship example shielded cavities was told by owner stainless steel frets.
Went to career day yesterday as a guitarist, I think I have a job offer once I retire.
So yes yesterday was career day at our local high school and as a union teamster truck driver/ yard jockey. I wouldn’t suggest this as a career so no on representation of the commercial driving arts as career choice.
Anyway if the students did not wanna participate in career day they had options.
Several movies
Chess club
Debate club
Or come to Guitar class to jam with a 56 year old who brings the funk or blues or chicken picking or jazz our one son asked me he said hey dad Mrs guitar teacher wanted to know if you wanted come in. As I’ve jammed with the kids over the years and the teacher is awesome she said to me once ,you always have a invite to come and she is awesome guitarist professionally trained Berklee.
The teacher is around my age why she even got the joke yesterday when I said to her what if Hendrix played with the partridge family and riffed off a funk version of I think I love you I said my wife had a crush on David Cassidy as a young girl , the teacher replied all of young girls had that crush. I personally like Reuben the manager I said.
And once again I had a blast with the kids and it amazes me these youngsters today are awesome in their playing. Why because they’re exposed to guitar lessons at school and then the internet these kids have so much available to them compared to our day with vinyls and trying to figure out say Bold as love or little wing or running with the devil . And some of the more serious pickers go there yep where do these young minds wanna go Van Halen or Hendrix or SRV why you kids are in luck because that’s right up my alley.
Although one kid did say you look like that guy from ZZ TOP i said young lady. It’s not intentional I’ve shave probably once every two years. So we yesterday went over chord inversions and dived into the CAGED system Hendrix or Curtis mayfield some blues turnarounds we even dived into piano chords on guitar and playing blues ,doing those trills it’s all to have good time yes kids see if we break this chord down then we can use our thumb over top of neck and move to chords and use our ring finger and pinky into these fills then hammer ons and pull offs.
And I love when it finally hits them and then they are off exploring it’s a good feeling, and as for the job offer after I retire it was this one young kid he said if you were my age I have you join my band. I smiled and replied thank you yet I’m not into death metal anything by pantera barf 
lunch was a bummer no sloppy joes on menu.
My wife is improving she's in hospital a ramble.
It’s lonely here the boys left for jersey early this morning to get their grandmother my wife’s mom and her aunt my wife’s aunt to bring them out to biglerville pa area they will be home Sunday. Sarcasm I do not do well alone after 36 years of being married and raising a family.
My wife fell Tuesday around 10:00 am in downstairs bathroom she passed out. And she broke her hip ankle they said ruptured a disc in her spine. She has a infection that caused this as she was weak and passed out ,yesterday was great day as she is awake and alert she has been out of it with fever, yesterday she asked if she missed thanksgiving I smiled it is her favorite day she was born 1968 on thanksgiving day.
I noticed my wife starting to just show illness Sunday she just looked tired dark circles under her eyes and I said we should go Docs Monday she said she will be fine as she was already on antibiotic for her bronchitis. Since 2.5 years ago when she had COVID pneumonia was in hospital three weeks then rehab she has struggled and I’m really in tune and watch her for any illness.
The dogs the dunk pup and chocolate menace are doing their part cuz they know their lady is missing they been shitting by the gate so she can catch the scent and find her way home. Mr big paws our fourteen year old golden retriever is my wife’s soulmate and he just stands in yard sniffing the air for her I hug mister big paws such a pure heart.
My wife has taken to sleeping in downstairs bedroom as I because it has become difficult for her to climb stairs we live in a old Victorian to explain why we choose now sleep in downstairs bedroom. Yet since Tuesday night we been deploying the huge air mattress so mr big paws dunk pup and man crash on it and we pack sleep.
We usually or I or boys will lift Mr big paws into downstairs bed so he sleeps with his love. I just don’t feel like sleeping in the bed so been using air mattress covering it over with sleeping bag. So just hanging out today was up 02:00 the sleeping bag by my ankle was wet from dunk sleep drool then did some worsh as my Appalachian grandma would say , I actually done two loads of worsh dried and folded.
Just a ramble I’m just I don’t know take it easy all.
A friend of mine told me his kids were making fun of him because he's older and forgetful.
He said wait till those little shits wake up Christmas morning and find painted eggs under the tree.
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