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hi EB, there are one or two others, but in the main it's true. what people don't realize is that when your song (or poem) appears here it's just like publishing them as it's appeared in print and so if some unscrupulous person plagiarizes the song then you have your first basis for legal action. i'm probably well off base here, but i dare say someone will put us straight.
thanks for the comment.
phill
i know guitar solo's are out of fashion these days, but i was listening to Baker Street by Gerry Rafferty, and when it came to the guitar solo at the end i thought," not the most technical or super sonic solo i've ever heard but it fits so well." so i wondered if anyone else can think of a guitar solo that fits the song like a glove?
some others would be;
1. solo in Thin Lizzie's "Whiskey in the Jar"
2. Eagles "Take it Easy"
don't forget we (mostly) all got into music listening to mindless pop. and it's not the fans that put him where he is, it's the music moguls, the fat cats, the simon cowells of this world that wind them up and then mindlessly let them go. the show biz ethos is:- no publicity is bad publicity.
not to say that bieber doesn't deserve a good slapping or a few years in jail. money talks i guess. what the hell was a 19 year old doing in a Ferrari anyway? and i believe it was drink and drugs.
hi tony, to be honest i cant remember where i left it, i think it's on myspace, click the button on the left of your screen. thanks for listening.
just before the globe type bulbs were stopped over here, Tesco were selling pigtails (as you call them) for 50 pence each, so we bought a shed load of them. now they sell at around £5 a pop! i like them as they are something like 9 watts a bulb giving off 50 watts equivalent. they also give a better light for taking photo's and video i found . i have seen the old style for sale but they are very expensive now £9 +
i had a Honda 50.... and that used to scare me to death, i much prefer 4 wheels.
according to Lennon there were 400 holes, but thanks to our Conservative government that has multiplied exponentially. the only growth industry in the UK. that and unemployment.
sorry i meant 4000 holes...(old age catching up)
i like the reference to "your brain". i have a pal who likes to say he has 3 brain cells and if 2 agree then whatever he was thinking comes out of his mouth. not always a good thing!
you poem made me think and remember, so it did it's job. well done.
hello EB. i like the fact that you give a stark warning while making me laugh (and i did laugh) i like that poems don't have to be all doom and gloom. looking at it another way, i used to be a health and safety officer, so....
nice one , like it
phill
hi EB. it's a sad fact that though our poems get hundreds of hits, very few members actually give a critique. when i first joined chordie, there were a group of like minded members that would read every word and give a friendly review and advice. we all became friends and i felt as if i was a part of a community. i chatted with people from all over the world, it was a great feeling. sadly i don't feel like that any more.
i've seen some terrific poems come up here and not one reply, it would be nice if people reading them would give, even a perfunctory "nice one" lets start a new trend?
thanks by the way for reading and leaving a comment.
phill
ah council workers, they're still no better.
amen corner had a song on their (i think) first LP about "(someone) the jobsworth" who kept telling people "it's more than my jobs worth" which is a cop out of course. i've known a few sadly.
do you perform for yourself or an audience? if your a cover band then it matters. if your playing as a performer (as i do) then you should put your own stamp on it. if your just playing to entertain yourself....play it as it will make you happy.
I worked for many years in the same job until they decided to close the factory then flattened the site ASAP. I was 58 at the time.
I really enjoyed my job and I fully intended to work there till I was 65, not to be. It was difficult getting another job and when I did I hated it, it ruined my back and I now need a knee replacement.
As you must be aware, the UK government recently sold off the Royal Mail, so that usually means redundancies, then re-employment at minimum wage and part time working. Although having said that, my ex-son in law is a post man and he started as a part timer and is now full time, so there's always a chance.
Our Secret. Phill Williams. 7th January 2014.
I held out my hand when my mind set out screaming.
I don't ask for help `till I'm just about drowning.
I hate to feel weak, I am strong, I have courage.
Don't judge me, I beg, but my hand needs your holding.
They call me “aloof” for I don't need they're gossip.
They make up such lies and they think they are prophets.
They put people down, make them look fools and cretins.
They don't know I can see that they are the idiots.
Hold my hand, now. Hold my heart in your aura.
Hold my breath, shallow. Hold my thoughts in your manner.
Hold me, protect me. My life is your ward.
As you are my lover, my friend, and my sword.
I will protect you as you need protecting.
As I need support, give me all never ending.
I hold out my hand knowing you will receive it.
And there lies the secret. Discreet... yet, our secret.
i call it hitting the pitch, while the intro is playing turn away from the mic and hum or whatever sound you feel most comfortable making. when you feel happy that you're in key, go for it.
of course it's always advisable to sing in your own comfy key. when i'm rehearsing a new song, i'll sing unaccompanied at full boar and try notes till i find the right key then just transpose the chords from the copy.
it can be a bit naughty if you have to learn a solo in Ab, i hate Ab!
i've had many nicknames over the years, some of which can be repeated.
i used to work in a steel stock holders, so i became "rusty steel"
i worked most recently in a tinning factory, so i became known as the "tin man" isnt everyone?
hi gjimmy17.
it's actually in Db and a 3 chord trick (Db-Gb-Db-Ab) if you have trouble with barre chords, i suggest you use a capo on the 4th frett and play A shaped chords. alternatively capo on the 1st frett and play C shaped chords.
Hi guys, may I offer; a larger amp (the 75watt) would be more serviceable as you could play it at larger gigs, whereas the smaller might be good at smaller halls, it might just get "lost" at a larger venus. Ergo; size does matter, you can always turn a more powerful amp down....
any samples? just checking.
I also have the Boss ME50, all I can say is that it's a nice piece of kit. For stage use I just use a little reverb, echo and chorus. Fuzz/distortion as and when required, mainly to get a volume boost for solo's.
hi rog, norm, love the pic but was it not recorded for posterity?
hey bensonp, i was nervous about what i wrote, but i'm glad it was you that wrote what you did.
up until i saw that crack about old farts, sorry old guys, i was beginning to like youngsters again.
I'm tempted to ban any females under 50 from this thread....miss "chick moderator" 
That's Swansea Wales UK.
I'm sorry for the confusion I know "fag" might mean something different in the US, but it means cigarette here as in;
"While you've a Lucifer to light your FAG, smile boy that's the style" which is a war time song, I'm not sure if it's the 1st or 2nd world war. And apparently "Lucifers" were matches.
I live just 30 minutes from Swansea depending on traffic, rush hour can take an hour and a half too!
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