2,476

(2 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)

i'd like to give my congratulations to jim and his daughter on the birth of Ashton Kade Kenyon. such a beautiful little boy

2,477

(8 replies, posted in Poems)

SO SAY WE ALL indeed.

i think this is what we should aspire to.

when i was still working (many moons ago) my boss had a notice on the wall of his office that read;

                                      THERE IS NO "ME" IN TEAM

i honestly believe if he saw your poem he'd also put that on his wall.

SO SAY WE ALL.....no question mark

2,478

(6 replies, posted in My local band and me)

hi jim, very cleverly put together my friend and sung with great feeling. and once again congratulations and welcome to the grampa club.

ditto nela here unfortunately. though bill forgot to mention that here in europe we are 6 hours (i think) ahead of new york + more for the rest of the u.s. oz is something like 19? hours ahead of me (my son lives there) and they will celebrate 2016 while we're still on the 30th .... hard work getting your head around how big the world actually is.

have a happy new year, love from wales and phill and family

2,480

(17 replies, posted in Electric)

beamer wrote:

glad I looked here, im in,,,,now I have to forget about it.

i had entered and forgot about it, now you've reminded me again....how can i sleep now?

2,481

(8 replies, posted in Electric)

i have a larger peavy with no valves which i enjoy immensely for stage use only. at home i'd rather use an FX pedal with headphones so as not to bother the neighbours, or the wife.

2,482

(12 replies, posted in Acoustic)

the thing about playing the guitar or any other instrument is that you do it the way you feel best playing. be inventive, be original. why copy someone else? unless you're accompanying some one that is, then i suppose you have to play the way they'd like it.

as for strumming patterns; you can strum up and down. have a listen to some older eagles songs eg lying eyes and listen to they're strumming patterns.

2,483

(5 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)

i love it. i'm actually making a list of people i want to send it to.

2,484

(5 replies, posted in Songwriting)

hi robert, it has been a while, nice to see you back, keep rocking. nice little christmas ditty. have a good one.

2,485

(4 replies, posted in My local band and me)

hi jim, enjoyed it very much. don't keep apologising for your voice, it's in tune all the way though, and your guitar playing is also good. and the story is heart warming and well written. so, all plusses. well done.

if i may suggest something that might help though? work on your breathing. because you run out of breath half way through a line you throw the timing out....so my friend.....deep breaths.

merry christmas to you, mrs jim and the jimettes

phill

2,486

(10 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)

i have to agree, that is a super photo and i would also like to echo the christmas, new year and happy birthday wishes. if anyone deserves a peaceful and healthy 2016 it's you two.

love and best wishes from me and ann.

2,487

(7 replies, posted in Song requests)

as far as i could work it out and the chord changes are made to sound funny because of the timing changes go (i think) like this;

Bb-Gm-F-Eb FOR THE VERSES

CHORUSES ARE; Ab-Eb-Bb-Eb. it's a lovely song but if you play it as recorded you'll need ...well i don't know what you'll need, but i wouldn't play it that way, i'd do it more rhythmically.

hope i could help

2,488

(17 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)

i understand your dilemma. i only have 7 but play only 3 regularly, but i couldn't bear to part with any of them, even the rubbish one.

ask yourself before you do; will you regret it in the morning?

2,489

(9 replies, posted in Guitars and accessories)

nice one graham, but where's the photo?

2,490

(17 replies, posted in Electric)

Thanks for the heads up TF, I see it's open for the less fortunate over here too. She's a beaute!.

2,491

(9 replies, posted in Electric)

i'm a gentleman and i prefer blondes...so it's the epi for me

2,492

(48 replies, posted in Electric)

i always lusted after a rickenbacker like john lennon's, it was so disappointing when i tried one. i now fancy one like mark knopfler got made for him by an american luthier, he was so delighted by it that he wrote a song about him....only i cant remember his name...it's my age you know?

2,493

(19 replies, posted in Guitars and accessories)

i tried to name them once but i kept forgetting the name i'd given each. now i just call them my strat or tele or crafter or F90 or the bass or "that other lump of crap that i never play....oh and the twelver.

2,494

(1 replies, posted in Poems)

wives are notoriously hard to buy for; if i get her clothes i must keep the receipts as she'll take whatever back next day. i once paid £10 for a box full of gold? stuff bracelets necklace rings....all real gold imitation. that was the worst christmas i've ever spent (in the doghouse of course) she gave me some turkey you know all the fatty stuff at the bottom which i hate, so never again. only expensive jewelry.

i suppose you could always stand at the top of the bungy and cut the rope  as she reaches the bottom? tongue

2,495

(6 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)

i think it's sad that they want to dump ties with the UK. if they want to include the fern in the flag why not put the union jack in the bottom corner? after all, you're our history as well as us being yours.

2,496

(5 replies, posted in Songwriting)

hi jeff, at a guess we have all been through this, me more than once! i've always felt that once you start finding fault in their bad habits that's when the love has become a chore. chats become nagging etc.


great song well written.

phill

2,497

(3 replies, posted in My local band and me)

jim, totally inspiring video.

thanks for the comments on the audio guys, but it pales compared to jims video.

left a comment on youtube

phill

2,498

(11 replies, posted in Songwriting)

joe, rockabilly never occurred to me, when people say country i think of jambalaya etc! i like the way you link me to all those dead people smile as a coincidence, i played a gig last night with a rockabilly 3 piece; guitar, double bass and drums. from what i heard they were very good, i was in another room doing my set.

hi ark, i don't know why it came out as a 12 barrer (if it wasn't a word before it is now) strangely for me, i actually like the song myself.

jim, "length doesn't matter to me" funnily enough the wife tells me the same thing.....:lol: all the mini stories are true events one stand out is when the band bought a trip bus/ coach (i don't know the americanism) which broke down on the way to spain and the guys were stuck there for several months. we were meant to be leaving on christmas eve, not when you have a wife and kids....maybe i was short of commitment?

TF, thanks for the listen and comment.

bill, how did you know that i've been reading your mail? lol we had a few drummers, one fell asleep during "summertime blues" he was well lubricated that night. by front man, i'm referring to the guys that wanted to stand up front and do all the chat and announcing because they thought they it was easy, till they made a complete fool of themselves (not exactly the wording i would have used on FB, but were not on FB)

bluejeep and dino, thanks for the listen and comments. it's an awful temptation to get all snooty and stick some clever chords in, but i'm happy with the way it turned out.

thanks to everyone for listening and commenting.

phill

2,499

(11 replies, posted in Songwriting)

hi grah, thanks for the listen. i was about to omit the last verse, well there wasn't a last verse but i had more to add to fill in the picture. i suppose i could have left the solo or a chorus or two out but i just record guitar and vocal as the song goes, then add other tracks till i think it's done, so track length isn't an issue...it is what it is, it could have come out at 2 minutes and that's what it would have been, if you see what i'm getting at?

i didn't think of it as a country song though. thanks for the comments, always glad to hear constructive critism

2,500

(11 replies, posted in Songwriting)

I would love it if you gave it a listen then leave a comment here, click the link below....thanks


https://soundcloud.com/iphillfine/graveyard-rocker2