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Nice work, once again TIG ... you're our resident "love ballad writer", and you always remind me that being crusty and grumpy is not manly. So it's now time for the "Man's Prayer", courtesy of Red Green and the Possum Lodge members:

Glass Hammer    "A Bitter Wind"    Pittsburgh, 2009

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CEnIkMGcAqw

Here's another entry from the best Prog group I know of from Chattanooga, Tennessee (there may be others from "The Scenic City"). GH is primarily a studio project group, so don't tour often, and then not too far from home. Founded in 1992 by bassist Steve Babb and keyboardist Fred Schendel, they have released 17 studio albums to date with the most recent being "Chronomonaut" in 2018.  Vocalist Susie Bogdanowicz has been in an out of the line up for family reasons over the years (4 children), but her smooth and sometimes haunting voice is beautiful to listen to. This song is from their 2009 album "Three Cheers for the Broken-Hearted" (super album!), which was the first to feature their current guitarist Kamran Alan Shikoh.

Hope you had a good time, BGD. In some ways they remind me of the band Wilco. My fishing buddy Greg is a huge fan of theirs.     

Barock Project    "Kyrie / Fool's Epilogue"    Rome, 2016

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hotzUrIoqsE

We were just discussing the prevalent influence of classical music on a lot of Prog Rock, and here's a terrific group from Italy who are obviously doing just that. Keyboardist Luca Zabbini plays in a style reminiscent of the late Keith Emerson. Guitarist Giacomo Anselmi lays down some great licks which would sound equally good on a violin played at Paginini-like speed ... lots to like here. These songs are originally from their 2012 CD "Coffee in Neukolln", and the concert footage was shot in Rome for their "Vivo" DVD.

Same here, BGD ... amazing how they pull it all together with a coupla guitars on a sidewalk ... just wow!     

Muriel Anderson    "Ammirabile Waltz"    (original)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DruFN3n2h9g

A nice change for Muriel, playing a steel string as opposed to a nylon string classical ... for a family she stayed with in Italy.

Here are brothers Arye & Gil Breslev performing Pink Floyd's "Shine On You Crazy Diamond" while busking in Jerusalem in 2013 ... amazing work:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D97gP-1zyqQ     

Good words, Beamer ... I agree with Peatle, that a guitar is as good as any therapy. Rock on, buddy!     

Hahaha! Very witty ... I'll bet you grinned all the time you were working on this.     

Thanks, BadEye ...  a real blast form the past. In my high school yearbook, under the "Probable Fate" column they listed me as "Lead guitar for Bachman-Turner Overdrive". What's interesting is that I think it was meant to be an insult, because a lot of us in those days didn't think Randy Bachman was either a very good guitarist or singer.

But ... there's no arguing with his success or influence, so these days I'll take it as a compliment!      

An orchestral cover by the Danish National Symphony Orchestra, of the theme from "The Good, The Bad,  and The Ugly" ... cool:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=enuOArEfqGo

Cheers, EB and Peatle ... thanks for your comments. I've not had a lot of success trying to put music to my poetry, and I have hundreds of poems. I can come up with chord combinations, riffs, etc. on their own, but never seem to get the music right for the words. I'd pretty much given up trying, but that's probably the wrong way to go ... have to take another crack at it.