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EllenPlaysBass plays a,,,
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I sometimes have an intense desire to have her sit in with some of the bands I've played in. She can play not just rings but double-helixes around me. That's a given. But how would she do on stage in front of a crowd of drunks? OK, Ellen: Here's your challenge! The drummer (who for obvious reasons is rarely given a microphone) is not satisfied with the unanimity of the crowd's response! 3,2,1 Go:
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I had one in grade school, but only because my grandfather was a concert pianist and had an extra Chickering. It was a fine piano. After he passed, though, we had to get rid of a few concert grands right quick, including a 9' Steinway B from the 50s. It got sold for a song.
I think my dad purchased our baby grand for about 10 g's in the early eighties. I never played a $100,000+ piano---I can only imagine how nice that would be.
Heck I remember when it was $19.95, “no ups, no extras.”I'll validate any opinion for $39.95!
There was a time not so long ago when kids in grade school would be asked what they wanted to be when they grew up. The usual responses were fireman, policeman, astronaut. Then NBA player, football player, baseball player. Now they all want to be YouTube stars.....
I've stated this a few times before here on TB but I'll state it again - history will rule that social media was one of the primary causes of the ultimate destruction of our civil society. We see it getting worse and worse on the network news every night and it seems to be worming it's way into TB more and more all the time now too. I'm out.
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"I wanna be a YouTube/TikTok star/influencer when I grow up" is nothing different than many of us saying, "I wanna be a movie/TV star when I grow up" as kids.
EllenPlaysBass is a solid channel that appeals to reality TV fans who feel like they get to watch Ellen's bass journey evolve through the videos/episodes. Love or hate her channel, she has that camera-ready charisma that many of us wannabe content creators do not. That's why only a select few get to be movie, TV, or other multimedia actors/influencers/content creators. Stage charisma is different from camera charisma, which is why we see when TV actors try their hand at Broadway, they don't do very well, because stage acting is a whole different ballgame from camera acting.
I hope that she remains grounded, is allowed to have a childhood off camera, and some autonomy in her life. I hope that if she wants to hang out with her friends she can do so and not have overbearing "stage parents" say, "No! You need to make content and make mommy money!" Don't get me started on little league parents. They say the #1 reason kids quit doing sports and stuff is that it stops being fun. So I hope bass is fun for Ellen and continues to be.
As for the bass itself... in the hands of a good player, even a mediocre bass can sound good. Having the most expensive paints is not going to make me a great artist. Same way, having the most expensive bass isn't going to make me a great bassist. It's hard work, practice, etc. that will do that.
EllenPlaysBass is a solid channel that appeals to reality TV fans who feel like they get to watch Ellen's bass journey evolve through the videos/episodes. Love or hate her channel, she has that camera-ready charisma that many of us wannabe content creators do not. That's why only a select few get to be movie, TV, or other multimedia actors/influencers/content creators. Stage charisma is different from camera charisma, which is why we see when TV actors try their hand at Broadway, they don't do very well, because stage acting is a whole different ballgame from camera acting.
I hope that she remains grounded, is allowed to have a childhood off camera, and some autonomy in her life. I hope that if she wants to hang out with her friends she can do so and not have overbearing "stage parents" say, "No! You need to make content and make mommy money!" Don't get me started on little league parents. They say the #1 reason kids quit doing sports and stuff is that it stops being fun. So I hope bass is fun for Ellen and continues to be.
As for the bass itself... in the hands of a good player, even a mediocre bass can sound good. Having the most expensive paints is not going to make me a great artist. Same way, having the most expensive bass isn't going to make me a great bassist. It's hard work, practice, etc. that will do that.
I think she sees very little of the social media interaction she gets. I've seen her dad shut down a lot of discussions, he seems to be as protective as any of us would be.
I did get turned off a while ago when he rolled out Premium for-fee content and some gofundme campaigns for Ellen's activity. Frankly I have two daughters of my own whose educations I pay for, one is in college and the other will be soon. Fine with me if he wants to do that but I didn't want to scroll past it in my feed.
I did get turned off a while ago when he rolled out Premium for-fee content and some gofundme campaigns for Ellen's activity. Frankly I have two daughters of my own whose educations I pay for, one is in college and the other will be soon. Fine with me if he wants to do that but I didn't want to scroll past it in my feed.
IMO Ellen's parents deserve more credit than we seem to award them in this thread. At least, it is not clear at all if they are the slaves to the massive popularity contest, that life in general has become, to the extent a lot of YT content creators/consumers seem to be.
Carefully managed, YT can be a tool and a pathway to success that even an overpriced university education cannot guarantee. As always, you have to know boundaries (based on ethics, logic and experience), and know when to walk away.
Carefully managed, YT can be a tool and a pathway to success that even an overpriced university education cannot guarantee. As always, you have to know boundaries (based on ethics, logic and experience), and know when to walk away.
That really helped me a lot.
I no longer feel bad for being a terrible player as I don’t have a $2000+ bass anyways.
Thanks man!
Wasn't the whole premise of The Music Man that the game of pool was going to destroy civil society?
How'd that work out? ;-)
I think people here severely overestimate the number of kids who are actually using social media. Most of my friends kids don't want anything to do with stuff like Facebook because that's where grandma hangs out.
At least Youtube has some degree of interaction, which is still FAR better than mindlessly sitting on a couch watching a show some network executive in a tower felt you should watch. Having kids learn early on to curate is a huge learning incentive.
At least Youtube has some degree of interaction, which is still FAR better than mindlessly sitting on a couch watching a show some network executive in a tower felt you should watch. Having kids learn early on to curate is a huge learning incentive.
I don’t think it’s over estimated at all. You do realize there is whole ‘nother world of social media besides Facebook, right? Kids are all over social media constantly. In the car, in the classroom, in the hallways, in the bathroom.
Yes, of course I know that. The number of kids creating content is much smaller, though.
Would you rather plop your kid down for reruns of Everybody Loves Raymond?
I'm not sure why any of this has to do with Ellen though. A lot of this discussion just reads like a bunch of old men yelling at clouds. Kids naturally gravitate to and apply technology.
Facebook is for the olds.
Kids are more likely to be on Instagram, TikTok or Snapchat.
