Hotel California

Jason Chavez32 said:what's wrong with making dumb comments like a passerby? 😳

Nothing, unless that's literally all you do with your life.

I’ve never been particularly fond of those moments at the bonfire when the group grabs their guitars and starts belting out songs like "Hilton," "More Than Words," or "What's Up"... though I suppose it's still a significant improvement over when they start playing Korn...

Jason Chavez32 said:What’s wrong with making a blunt comment about someone just passing by? 😳

And honestly, when you factor in those rude catcalls on top of everything else... 😍

Carol Jackson45 said:Are you just thinking about playing those specific songs, or playing on the beach in general?

Does anyone even play anything else besides that stuff? Just remembered another one that’s perfect for the beach—"Born in the U.S.A."... that song has become totally unbearable because of all the amateur versions played at every single bonfire party...

wasted said:cleanliness is next to godliness 😉

honestly, couldn't agree more 🙂 😁

np - Teddybears : Yours to keep 🙂 😍

Carol Jackson45 said:Are you just thinking about playing those specific songs, or are we talking about playing on the beach in general? Honestly, jamming out on the sand with a few bottles of decent California wine sounds like the absolute dream.

👋 amen
give me five 🙂

What a bunch of traumatized people... honestly, I’ve spent countless hours at house parties, hanging out on beaches, or just chilling on park benches singing those "classics"—they’re actually some of my favorite memories. When you’re with your own crew, you just instinctively know which songs are total buzzkills and which ones get everyone hyped. We still do that today—and frankly, I don't care if anyone thinks it's "lowbrow."

redcrane28 said:Such a traumatized group... I’ve spent so many great hours at house parties, hanging out on beaches, or just chilling on park benches singing those old classics that they’re some of my absolute favorite memories. When you have your own crew, you just instinctively know which songs are total buzzkills and which ones get everyone hyped. We still do that today—honestly, I don't care if people think it's a bit tacky.

I’ve been there myself, spent countless nights just partying away like that. These days, being an old dog, it’s kind of funny—and honestly pretty annoying—when people complain about someone playing a song wrong. But hey, if the timing is right, I might even jump in and join them (just not for that specific song). Those kinds of wild nights are getting harder to find. Honestly, what’s better than just letting loose and hanging out with your crew? It feels like some people spend so much time on these forums that I doubt they’ve ever actually been at a bonfire with a guitar. And if they have, they probably weren't even having enough fun to be posting cynical crap at 3 a.m. Man, some of these constant complainers are exhausting. 😬

I mean, seriously, why on earth would anyone bother singing More Than Words at some beach bonfire while strumming an acoustic guitar? 😕

Samuel Murphy6 said:Why would anyone sing guilty at a beach party while playing acoustic guitar? 😕

He'll probably realize once he's puking all over himself the next morning. 😬

I’ve always found it a bit grating when someone at a party decides to break out the guitar just to shred through some Satriani or Jimi Hendrix...

🤣 🤣 🤣

I’m honestly not a huge fan of clubs... I mostly just head out for concerts :P

Dana Anderson4 said:I mean, there are some people on these forums who spend so much time here I doubt they've ever actually been to a party with a guitar—and if they have, nobody probably gave a damn about them, so they just went home and posted something cynical at 3 AM. God, what a bunch of tiresome grumps.😬

Oh, we’ve definitely been to those kinds of parties... sometimes even together! 😱

"fancy parties"? ☕

Look, man, we aren't out here getting high or doing some group drug trip at a rave; we just genuinely enjoy singing our hearts out without needing a backing track. 👋
Anyone who’s had a few drinks knows exactly what I’m talking about. 😵

🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂

Dead Carrot said:Playing music on the beach or whatever is actually a pretty great idea.

gentlepuma20 said:Man, we’ve definitely been to parties like that—even hosted them ourselves! 😱

Yeah, now that I’ve actually sat with it for a second... that’s just straight-up awful. 😬

If the party is actually good, even a bad guitar won't ruin it. And vice versa—if the guitar playing is killer, even a mediocre party can't mess that up. 🤔 )

Honestly, we’re talking about high school proms here. It’s only natural that some drunk teenagers would belt out top 40 hits while someone fumbles through chords on an acoustic guitar. To me, it was all part of the fun 😳 even if the straight-laced types didn't see it that way—but that’s really on them...

At the festivals I’m heading to, you can expect plenty of accordion and trumpet music 😳

red wave said:I mean, honestly, we’re talking about high school parties here. Of course some drunk teenagers are going to belt out catchy songs around a guitar. I thought it was pretty fun 😳 though maybe the straight-edge crowd wouldn't agree—their loss, I guess...

Personally, I’d much rather listen to you singing some Mac Miller tracks or whatever after a few drinks 🤣 🙏

I don't know about you all, but I actually saw Drake perform at a huge party once, so you can decide for yourselves if he's any good 😛