Guilty secrets

[canetoad]

Mine are hymns and choirs. Harmonies, disciplined group singing. The biggest turn on in the world. Nearly.

I couldn't give a flying fuck about the words, whether they praise god, jeebus or the flying imps of satan. As long as there is a good arrangement for voices and well sung, I'm hooked.

Gospel, traditional, avante garde, don't matter. Voices joining together sends shivers up my spine. I had the good fortune to sing in a couple of very large choirs. Not because I have a great voice, but, as they told me, 'You can pick an interval'.

Music transcends religion. Even a militant atheist can sing along to a good old hymn without feeling like a sell-out.

[taterguy]

1. Driving a car with a lot of horsepower

I really shouldn't post when I'm drunk

:blush:

[canetoad]

3. Yes you should

Post more :evilgrin:

[taterguy]

5. The mods would have a heart attack if I posted the things I feel the most guilty about

[canetoad]

9. You can PM them to me

and I'll only share it with my 6 closest friends.

[taterguy]

13. Will you swear on a Bible not to tell anyone?

[WillParkinson]

2. Not me...

But if it floats your boat, more power to you.

Mine: I like to watch shows like Hannah Montana, Avatar, and until recently Pokemon.

[cali]

4. Dick Francis mysteries

really burnt onions
cheating at croquet


your guilty pleasure shouldn't even be counted as such.

[canetoad]

7. Then how come hardly anyone ever mentions them?

As usual there was probably a hidden agenda in even posting; trying to eke some info from people (in a totally non-judgemental way of course) that crossed the lines of public personas.

[Psychic Consortium]

6. Some say that this kind of music is the language of God and the soul. nt

[canetoad]

8. I say there is no god

but I agree with you there.

[madokie]

10. I very seldom listen to the word of a song

Its not important to me as I'm listening to the music. I tried to learn to play the guitar when I was a kid, learned all the chords but never could hear the music I was so wanting to play so I gave up on it.

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

11. Yes

the vibrations of close harmony get one closest to Source, I think. Maybe that is why I had a tee shirt that said "Sound is God".

[canetoad]

12. One of the most powerful things I ever experienced

was a Wiccan ceremony at a local environment park. A procedure was instigated to evoke the 'Cone of Power'.

I have no beliefs either way, but did participate and was wholly caught up in the atmosphere, the group, the consciousness. Being a skeptic and a pragmatist, I recognised the principles of hypnosis, the suspension of belief etc.
But that did not make me any the less suceptible to the experience and I must admit it was not unpleasant.

As I said in the OP, I've sung in a few choirs and there is no place for egos in a choir. You must listen to others.....

[lpbk2713]

14. Guacamole

I could eat that stuff all day long.

[Vickers]

15. Here is a free download from Amazon you might be interested in:

http://www.amazon.com/Very-Best-Naxos-Early-Music/dp/B0018R355Q/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=dmusic&qid=1244297478&sr=8-1

If that link doesn't work, do a search on "naxos early" and it'll be the first thing that pops up. Some choral stuff, some instrumental.