i'm hoping you all had a great day yesterday. even in wales i saw a lot of US flags flying. so i guess it's a belated happy birthday?
2,752 2015-07-03 21:25:39
Re: Band Formation (37 replies, posted in My local band and me)
grah, i just google earthed settle and it seems a very long way from brum, that may be a problem...sorry
2,753 2015-07-03 21:19:12
Re: Band Formation (37 replies, posted in My local band and me)
hi grah, we are going to brum at the end of august, maybe i can get over there for one night? it would be great to play with a band again.
phill
2,754 2015-07-03 18:38:28
Re: Band Formation (37 replies, posted in My local band and me)
hi bruce, i'd love to get involved, i'm also 63 but i live in south wales and wish something of a similar nature would take place near by.
i've met a lot of people lately from derby on holiday and at a gig i did two weeks ago, lovely people. best of luck and welcome to chordie.
phill
2,755 2015-07-02 22:26:06
Re: Hey, [b]Cocktails For Two[/b]? (24 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
i used to do the one that goes;
there's 2 kids and the girl says "ooh, there's a condom under that radiator."
the boy says looking puzzled " whats a radiator?"
my wife puts her head in her hands and i just crack-up, it's not the joke it's the way my audience shake their heads and tut, tut.
2,756 2015-07-02 22:19:20
Re: SCAM?? (16 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
FYO, i checked out their name on the interweb and it appears they are a true company! there is a skunk radio and they do do promotion of new and emerging artistes. i checked them and they are on linkedin (like most of us) and they have a web site, but that means nothing. you could be losing a great opportunity here or it could be someone using their name for a scam. don't send your best track, as they ask, but send something and if they ask for money...get out of dodge.
try the "FREE COMPANIES CHECK" if you want to check them. nothing ventured nothing gained or lost
and no they haven't been in touch with me
2,757 2015-07-02 18:58:10
Re: Hey, [b]Cocktails For Two[/b]? (24 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Anyone catch my little "joke" in the OP subject line?
I was trying to "bold" 'Tails' name (didn't work).
And then wrote, "If I may be so bold!"
Anyway, whenever you're ready, Mr. 'Tails.
bill, nothing kills a joke like having to explain it. i love it when i have to do it. i often find that i'm the only one laughing at my gags
2,758 2015-07-02 18:51:17
Re: Testing. Please Don't Comment. Okay? (9 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
this thread is so counter culture
2,759 2015-07-02 18:49:08
Re: Don't Sweat The Small Stuff (6 replies, posted in Songwriting)
hi beestie, very funny song, it made me laugh, i hope that was what it was meant to do? i listened to your recording before reading the words, then i played it on the guitar and found if you jiggle the chords around a bit, it turns into a bit of heavy metal....maybe not what you planned? nice one , keep them coming.
phill
2,760 2015-07-01 12:18:19
Re: The Labyrinth (16 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Grah, you're on a roll my friend. You seem to have found your niche and you've hit the ground running.
Congrats.
Phill
2,761 2015-07-01 12:12:08
Re: Songs of health and social security (8 replies, posted in Songwriting)
You have echoed my sentiments exactly. They want austerity, but just for the already repressed. The ones that could afford a pay cut just make more. What about the boss of Thomas Cook who has just donated a third of her bonus for this year to charity? What will she do with the rest of her £4,000,000? FYO, this is the company that were responsible for 2 kids dieing of carbon monoxide poisoning while on holiday. The parents were awarded a few thousand £, while TC received substantially more. Inequality?
Great song Grah
2,762 2015-06-30 19:40:24
Re: This Is The Night (5 replies, posted in Songwriting)
hi jim,
i did a quick "on the fly" recording, i've no idea how you pictured it in your mind or even how you play it but it's how i see it. expect an email with an attachment later tonight.
phill
2,763 2015-06-30 19:22:23
Re: Video - Creek Don't Run By My Cabin No More (8 replies, posted in Songwriting)
hi jimmy, very emotive rendition and i don't think pavarotti could have put more feeling into the vocal. don't run yourself down there's a lot of guys out there who wont do what you have, so be proud my friend. i was also captivated with the video. i haven't seen the glen campbell film yet, but i'll keep my eyes open for it.
i spoke to a friend a couple of years back who went to see his concert in the UK, said it was brill but he had to read the lyrics and still got mixed up on a few songs... such a shame, but he soldiered on. we should be glad we had his talent for the time we had.
phill
2,764 2015-06-22 21:37:12
Re: Matala beach festival 2015 (3 replies, posted in Bands and artists)
i would have loved to have been there too, looks and sounds like my cup of tea.
i remember doing "paranoid" on my first gig, it lasted a lot longer as i forgot the last verse so i kept on soloing till i remembered it!
2,765 2015-06-22 21:31:00
Re: PC keyboard problem (16 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
thanks grah, i'll try my best. i went through a few weeks there when i thought the ball was over and the obese lady had sung, but i managed "rhinestone cowboy" on saturday so i think i'm getting there.
2,766 2015-06-22 19:28:10
Re: PC keyboard problem (16 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
haven't seen a post from you lately Phill - computer still ok ?
hi jim, no PC's working fine, unlike me. you may recall when we were doing our last colab, i was having problems with my voice and chest? well it got a lot worse and i had to turn down a lot of work, which made the wife a little upset as we had a holiday planned and we needed the cash. anyway, i had an infection verging on pneumonia and lost my singing voice completely (i can hear some cheers from the back row) but we managed to get away to the sun for a few days. i meant to call on roger guppy but i didn't have his address. i managed to pop in to chordie from time to time just for a few moments before she asked for "frozen" again!.
i haven't done a song for around a month, but my granddaughter kept asking me for stories, she's 2 and a half, and i invented a new world and characters for her totaling around 10 or more short stories and when i get time i'm going to write them down and hopefully get them in print. i wonder if we have any illustrators out there?
so i'm back in the saddle now and raring to go.
thanks for the thought.
phill
2,767 2015-06-22 19:12:01
Re: Bitter To The Grave (20 replies, posted in Poems)
this to me is like when my first marriage ended; my ex hated me, her father wanted to kill me, and i wasn't very popular with my mam and dad either! her mother and brother were on my side...strange?
yes, good visualisation and i like the way you've expressed it, might make a good song too?
2,768 2015-05-30 14:22:14
Re: drum loops (12 replies, posted in Recording)
hi jim, the easiest and cheapest way is to go to google aps where you may find a host of drum programs for free (which is the key word for me) all you have to do is sort through them and pick the one that suits you best. or just search drum loops...there's a lot out there. good luck
phill
2,769 2015-05-29 22:57:16
Re: PC keyboard problem (16 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
thanks doug, as you say, new keyboard up and running. i looked into windows and got my UK settings back, it was on US so thanks for that. and i also found some shortcuts i didn't know about which frightened the life out of me (thought i'd crashed it again) anyway, see how it goes. thanks to all for you help and humour.
@"£...means all is re-set...thanks doug you're a marvel
phill
2,770 2015-05-28 22:14:39
Re: PC keyboard problem (16 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
On your tool bar at the right hand bottom corner is there a single letter E or H or U perhaps if its present you may be able to toggle back to uk settings ,I think you've defaulted to USA key pad settings We had this on some of the pcs at Uni a few yrs back I think it was after the tech guys upgraded to windows 7 from xp hope this helps .
Hi Grah, unfortunately no, although it does give the date US style, you know wrong way round? 5/2/2015 instead of 28/05/2015
2,771 2015-05-28 22:09:55
Re: PC keyboard problem (16 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Punch it with the other hand.
i'm not very tough, i used both hands and a foot ![]()
2,772 2015-05-28 19:58:31
Topic: PC keyboard problem (16 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Hi guys. My PC crashed last year and I got so frustrated not being able to un crash it that I punched the keyboard.
When I got it back up and running some of the keys had moved eg: " is now @ and reverse. # is | etc.
Is there a way to re-set the keyboard? I recently bought a new one and it's doing the same thing, so it cant be the key pad that's mixed-up.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Phill
2,773 2015-05-15 22:15:10
Re: Hippie Anthem (12 replies, posted in Songwriting)
thats exactly what i thought, what would they say if they could see themselves? you could always ask keith richards..lol you know what they say; if you can remember the 60's you weren't really there.... thats garbage of course. i was a hippy (weekender) and i never took any mind altering substances, the craik was enough to get me high (not crack)
answer to Q3, some dickhead came up with punk...then it all went down hill. no brains no skill no talent, IMHO (i've always wanted to write that) ![]()
2,774 2015-05-15 19:23:49
Re: Hippie Anthem (12 replies, posted in Songwriting)
great song and recording, must say i was also captivated by the video...well done on all counts
phill
2,775 2015-05-14 22:12:04
Re: New to Chordie and Novice Acoustic player (9 replies, posted in Acoustic)
i have 2 options, 1 the easy way and 2 maybe controversial?
so 1) use the index finger as mentioned above as your barre, as long as the strings arn't too high off the frettboard it shouldn't be too difficult, use the third finger to play the 2,3 and 4th strings as a kinda mini-barre...it's how i do it for the last 40 years!
2) you could swap sides, i've always played lefty, but i know of others who have swapped due to unfortunate accidents. it'll mean starting over but you already have your foot in the door so to speak and of course everything costs more.
welcome to chordie