Why Accountants are Dull and Guitarists are Glamorous

Re:Why Accountants are Dull and Guitarists are Glamorous by TriinT on Wednesday May 27, 2009 @03:59AM (#628178)

You should write a book. Seriously. I love that rare blend of guilt, frustration and bitterness. Hackers and painters. Nerds and artists. Neither one nor the other is destined to spawn. They may be lucky enough to leave their tiny mark on the planet with their ideas & creations, but not with their genes.

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Re:Why Accountants are Dull and Guitarists are Glamorous by plinkplonk on Wednesday May 27, 2009 @04:36AM (#628196)

"You should write a book. Seriously. I love that rare blend of guilt, frustration and bitterness. "

heh heh! Just my 2 cents, but being some kind of musician does get you laid in my experience. I am a very mediocre musician (I have no "instinct" for music I play very "mathematically", but hey I enjoy the playing) and am not handsome by any means, but my guitar playing (sucky as it is) has got me (and the other members of my rather ad hoc band) laid regularly. I think of being somewhat good at music as a "hack" to take care of the getting laid part (serious relationships are a different story).. And to be somewhat at music (vs being really good at it) takes only a year or so of practice so it is a good investment. So if all you want to do is get laid without too much effort, picking up a musical instrument maybe worth your while. The guitar is easy (compared to, say, the violin). form some kind of band and play at parties.

As I said, I am not discounting or challenging your (menloparkbum's) experience. just my 2 cents. YMMV

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Re:Why Accountants are Dull and Guitarists are Glamorous by gaius on Wednesday May 27, 2009 @04:41PM (#629139)

The music itself is irrelevant. If you're on stage performing anything and people are paying attention, then you are the de-facto Alpha Male, and that trumps every other factor for attractiveness to females (for short-term relationships/one-night stands).

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Re:Why Accountants are Dull and Guitarists are Glamorous by ssanders82 on Wednesday May 27, 2009 @10:15AM (#628486)

Hmm, so maybe the hypothesis here should be "guitar playing gets you laid, jazz piano doesn't".

Damn. I just started to teach myself piano...

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