the Daug shown in the window is so awkward you need rubber fingers to do it, i just play from the D string: F#-Bb-D-F#. when you play that from the D chord it's easier and gives a nice transition. i'm working on the recording, but i've also got another 2 new songs waiting to be finished, so i'll get around to it and let you know when it's on you-tube

nice one grah, and very true. i took the wife shopping on monday and she somehow managed to lose her credit card. what a relief as she'd arranged to go to swansea shopping on tuesday! saved me the drive and quite a few shillings i expect.

FYI the "malls" are open every day, even sunday here in the old country. it must be nice to have a day off in crete?

i like it. a good cowboy story.

what sort of beat do you use? i tried it with both waltz and 4/4 and it worked with both.

ps dont tell anyone,but i dont know much of dylan's work.

phill

i bet they were quick enough to look at the gore?

very powerful piece of work grah, whether as a song or a very fine piece of poetry.

phill

i am overwhelmed and overcome, seriously overwhelmed and overcome, in all honesty this is the last song on the CD (i just wanted to finish it off) so it's not (in my opinion) as good as some of the others.

russ, i'm getting the hang of the DP24 now so that helps.

ed, i didn't realize the billy joel connection, i'll have to go back and give it another listen!

thanks amy, i cant play sax, each time i blow i see stars...

artie & dino, thanks for the comments and for listening.

love to all

phill

lucky they didn't do a post mortem isn't it?

thanks guys, it's nice to feel the support from you guys.

hi grah. loved your words, made me smile, nice use of chords too. personally, i like your voice.

phill

British weather is a little hit and miss, but when we get a good one we get a good `un. Case in point is last summer which was super-duper

PS, I listened to your song and was very impressed, very blues-y. I enjoyed it. Well done

when my PA went kaput, i searched the web for a cheap but good replacement, now i get emails from all those on-line music shops with bargains and sales. funny how they always turn up when your not desperate for new gear?

1. the publisher makes the most
2. the artiste/writer gets a bit
3. the arranger gets some, but i think his cut comes from the show producers, who get their money from the sponsors who make their money from people buying their goods.

i think there is also a fee paid by the broadcaster to the writer, publisher etc. and if they use the original recording, to the record company, now that's what i call stretching a buck.

i read somewhere that paul mccartney makes around £25,000,000 a year in royalties. a dirty job, but someone has to do it, paul, i don't mind helping, just a couple of grand would do me!

saturday; i've had this virus (on me not the PC) since new year, so i only did 1 show this year so far, till saturday when the agent guilted me into playing, so much as i wanted to go to my local club and get lubricated, i headed down to milford haven, which is right on the irish sea. it wasn't just raining it was chucking it down, the wind was gale force, so i got soaked and froze with the cold. but being the trouper i am, i soldiered on, and by the end of the night i felt much better, till i had to face the storm again....roll on summer