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Hi y'all

I've been lurking for a couple of years, rarely logging in but I have sporadically kept up with the forum posts.  I couldn't resist this one!

God bless America? Why?  No other country on earth would dream of turning something so crass into a slogan.  Certainly not one that has to be used to close political speeches, sales deals and all the other self righteous, in your face self congratulatory uses to which it is routinely put.  Makes my blood boil.  Shouldn't you be blessing others rather than yourselves?  I don't believe in God either which is why unless a conversation is started involving the existence of God it doesn't get mentioned.  Shouldn't this be the way rather than having the concept in your face from the beginning?  I refer you all to one of my early songs posted on here;

http://www.chordie.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=4590

if you read the comments underneath it explains why I wrote it and partly why I responded here.

Cheers guys, keep on rocking in the free world

This will be good for a laugh:

Austin Montego Vanden Plas
Ford Fiesta 1.1
Vauxhall Chevette 1.3
Austin Mini 1.0
Nissan Sunny 1.5
Nissan Primera SLX Estate 2.0
Peugeot 206 1.4d (rolled by 17 yr old son)
Nissan Almera 1.5
Nissan Micra 1.2
Vauxhall Astra 1.9 Convertible (wish I hadn't sold it)
Toyota Carina 2.0 Executive Auto
Peugeot 207 1.6d
Hyundai Accent 1.3
Renault 21 2.0d

Can't remember any more

Tony Bennett, 85 I think and sounds fantastic

I suspect we grow up and hit on a music or band we like and follow it until it no longer satisfies.  Then we cast around and it's like "what is all this noise?" as all we've listened to for the past months or years is what we liked and we find ourselves out of the comfort zone.  Radio and charts are all self fulfilling as the promoters promote, nobody else gets a look in so all we hear on the radio is what is being promoted therefore the record buying public are being blinkered by the promoters and the radio stations that pander to them.

The best radio station in the world is Radio 2 here in the UK - they play classic rock, soul, 50's, 60's, 70's, 80's, 90's and 00's with equal gusto and enthusiasm.  They also play some current popular stuff but not necessarily what gets in the charts and I don't know of another station anywhere where you could be listening to Dana singing 'All Kinds Of Everything' followed by something like 'Holidays In The Sun' by Sex Pistols which then segues into perhaps Muse playing live in Manchester Cathedral.

Your next big thing is out there, you just need to pay a little more attention

Hi guys, long time no see!

I've had guitars for about 3 years now and can play the major/minor chords in a couple of positions, can mostly remember the 7ths (B7 is always the one I have to look for!) and can usually wail along.  I really would like to play guitar properly tho - notes, riffs etc and would also like to develop the voice.  Apart from that I'd have to go with drums but I strongly suspect I don't have the gift, the discipline or the rhythm!

Shogun is also one of my favourites along with the others previously mentioned...

The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
The Girl Who Played With Fire
The Girl Who Kicked The Hornets Nest (Stieg Larsson)

The Fionavar Tapestry by Guy Gavriel Kay
The Summer Tree
The Wandering Fire
The Darkest Road (made me cry at the end of the third book)

the Magicians by Lev Grossman

All wonderful

Hi Will

belated welcome to chordie and a big thank you! 

I've had a guitar for a few years now and started slow and steady, learned the chords i needed to 'play' the songs i like.  That's all I've done so far.  Just checked out the morphis site and finger exercises and note playing are now in my immediate future !

don't worry about the barre, it'll come, just needs practice... B7 is the one to watch out for lol

good luck, good times

Why?

Ken

I too feel constrained sometimes by the sensibilities of others on here, the righteousness of the orthodox christianity, the sometimes overprotective censors etc but remember- there is no site on the net quite like chordie and it wouldn't be what it is without people like you, me and them.

Do what you feel mate! 

Cheers

Probably not original but I first heard that in the film 'GI Jane'.  Then stole it for my song 'Shut Up And Sing' cos it's a great line!