Am I the only one that does this?

metallicafan18 · #1 02-26-2007, 04:09 PM

Tell me if any of you do this. During the day I will start thumb slapping my body like I am playing bass and will not even realize I am doing it. Sometimes I hit by my left shoulder and it makes me look like I have some sort of a mental illness. I get a lot a grief from this.

Does anyone else do this?

atruedinguss · #2 02-26-2007, 04:44 PM

You're not alone. but with me, it's my chest.

saxnbass · #3 02-26-2007, 04:45 PM

I sometimes do this. I usually "finger pluck" my knee with my right hand as if I'm playing a bass and air fret with my left hand. Usually when I hear a good song, even if I don't know how to play the song.

the_fooj · #4 02-26-2007, 04:54 PM

+1, but its usually on the side of my leg or something more discrete

BetterBottomEnd · #5 02-26-2007, 04:57 PM

Yeah I also tend to finger things in the air with my left hand. Especially when I'm trying to remember the 3rd or 5th or a given note I'll finger it in the air because I know it by position then figure it out from there.

metallicafan18 · #6 02-26-2007, 04:57 PM

yeah I slap my chest alot too.

joebingo · #7 02-26-2007, 05:54 PM

I play my left collar bone (great tone on that one! lol) and sometimes stomach (when i'm sitting)

Depth_Charge · #8 02-26-2007, 06:55 PM

Nope, you're not alone...It's a pretty safe bet that if there is some music to be heard somewhere within earshot of me I will be air-bassing to it at least with my right hand against my leg or anywhere I can feel pressure when playing air

The_D · #9 02-27-2007, 01:44 PM

I am always at it, thumbing my mouse, keyboard, display on any machine at my work, etc...

I just cant seem to stop. Not that I would want to

metallicafan18 · #10 02-27-2007, 01:44 PM

I also tried this underwater. it doesn't work to well

KeithBMI · #11 02-27-2007, 01:46 PM

I thumb slap my belt.

sad but true · #12 02-27-2007, 03:00 PM

Ill do that on pretty much any surface i can lay my hands on, including my mates!!!

funkalicious101 · #13 02-27-2007, 06:59 PM

i slap and pluck my knees or desk

jayp883 · #14 02-28-2007, 09:20 AM

+100 to all y'all

txbasschik · #15 02-28-2007, 10:02 AM

I play the outside-right seam of my jeans, while fretting the air. I play my steering wheel while sitting in traffic. I play my longneck bottle when a good song comes on the jukebox at the ice house. I play bass on my pool cue. Sometimes I realize it, sometimes I don't until someone comments on it.

And then I keep on doing it anyway.

Cherie

txbasschik · #16 02-28-2007, 10:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jayp883

+100 to all y'all

So, I should be looking for the guy in line at the new HEB who is thumb-poppin' on the cart handle, or who is playing the bottle of wine he just bought, and I'll know its you!

LOL!

Cherie

Fassa Albrecht · #17 02-28-2007, 03:03 PM

I do this, especially if I know how to play the song that I hear, or just because I get the urge to play bass at bad moments

I like to slap the table, my leg, broom handles, the doorframe....anything really!

IneedHim · #18 02-28-2007, 09:16 PM

I do something similar =D You're not as weird as you look doing that.

IAmTheDood · #19 03-01-2007, 08:49 AM

i beat bass lines on my desk with my fretting hand at work as I listen to music

paul davis · #20 03-01-2007, 11:37 AM

i am a hip slappin' kina fellow

along with making slap sound motions with my mouth...