401 Reply by Peatle Jville

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Easy Beat thankyou for your kind words about me on this beautiful sunny winter Wednesday here. After a morning out in the small metropolis of Wellington my lift home had  Supertramp playing on her radio and that got my sleep deprived mind thinking about the big issues of what do people eat in the morning as the song playing was Breakfast In America.

My driver looked at me strangely when I mentioned kippers as I was exiting her car as she had no idea what they were.

Then if you look at the lyrics of that song I thought people on chordie  would have strong opinions about breakfast in America and is everyone in Texas a millionaire LOL. I will put the verse up I’m referring to later on down there here.

Grah and Piri (Phil Williams)l would no doubt be able to confirm if Brits still have Kippers for breakfast. No doubt the American crew of Mojo , Jim and Joey Joey would have something to say about Texas and Kippers. Could be a breakfast song coming out of there most probably without any mention of Kippers. Maybe our mate Neo over in Ozz straylia when  at the Wanneroo Folk Club  could sing us a breakfast song. Then I thought about Jan the bravest lady to venture in and stay in Chordie land with her beautiful singing and ukulele playing encouraging us to forget about breakfast and get on and play and listen to some good music. Better have some lunch before heading out to do my afternoon things. So to finish of on the my Champions Board in no particular order so far for July are and thank you everyone for making the last few weeks good on here.

Grah

Phill

Jan

Jim

Neo

Joey Joey

Easybeat

Mojo

Could we have kippers for breakfast

Mummy dear, Mummy dear

They got to have 'em in Texas

Cos everyone's a millionaire

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402 Reply by Peatle Jville

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The Andy Griffith Show theme tune.     

Roger Miller     England Swings

Tom T Hall     Grandma Whistled

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403 Topic by Peatle Jville

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Just two instruments and one voice played live in a local radio studio here in the area  of New Zealand where Easy Beat and I come from and you get this good sound.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Rc6YgyzTSQ

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404 Reply by Peatle Jville

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Cheers  Piri, I have recently watched two Bogart movies, Casablanca and also Key Largo. Casablanca was made and set in 1942 when then second world war was still on and Key  Largo was made and set in in 1948. They both have some great scenes with the actors doing some good dead pan acting playing very sinical criminal sharks of that era. Key Largo has some gangsters who made their money back in the American Prohibition that lasted from 1920 to 1933 now getting together to do some bad deeds in the late 1940/s.  I have read in books that it was the American Prohibition that made the Italian Mafia and some prominent family clans from other cultural heritage very rich. Jim would know more about that than I would. I know the Speakeasys of the day provided plenty of work for musicians of that era. Casablanca has crims doing their nefarious deeds in the shark tank of Casablanca during the second world war feeding of those escaping the dangers in Europe at the time. It's one of those movies where most the lead players have something to conceal. Since its winter down here in NZ I have taken some more time indoor to watch old movies.     

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405 Reply by Peatle Jville

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Good EB I  wonder who won the Gumboot throwing competition at Taihape this year??.  For those not from NZ Gumboot throwing is the Kiwi version of Wellie wanging.     

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406 Reply by Peatle Jville

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Grah you and your band are fitting together good like a hand in a glove with bass and drums falling perfectly into place in your musical pocket.     

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407 Topic by Peatle Jville

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A couple of famous quotes I like.

“Our anxiety does not empty tomorrow of its sorrows, but only empties today of its strengths.”

― C. H. Spurgeon



“Imagination is more important than knowledge.

“The important thing is not to stop questioning; curiosity has its own reason for existing.”

Albert Einstein
Here is a poem I wrote with a long title after watching a Humphery Bogart movie today.

                    While watching some exciting personality do the good work

I know my poetry aint great mate.

Of late or on any date mate.

If I could steal a Bogart Line

Here’s looking at you Kid

Bogart played Rick Blaine

Now that’s a great name

Playing the Blaine game now

I’m getting sillier by the hour

Or maybe it's me who is about three drinks behind

May be I should be more refined.

Or steal another line to rhyme

Or is it better to be labelled a crackpot

Another stolen line

Who in this world wants the stigma of conformity

To use some fancy lawyer words Persona non grata

Is a word I use for people that I know who are a lot more smarter.

Smarta and Grata two words that rhyme that’s a starter.

I think I will sit here with my Toasted Sandwich

At midnight and a cup of tea

While watching some exciting personality  like Bogart

Doing better works speaking  written lines

Early Tuesday morning time

Original thinking and action are bound to create reaction

Save that for my early morning dreams

My ideas are starting to fall apart at the seams

I would use the word Icecream to go with dreams

But its too cold and I’m not that bold.

Bold and cold its too early in the morning for that sort of crazy thinking

If I don’t get to bed soon I will  fall asleep here without warning.

Time to say goodnight.

Maybe on another night I will get things right.

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408 Reply by Peatle Jville

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Eb, what’s the point of staying invisible when you can be visible????? If you don’t plant seeds nothing will grow.

Thanks to you Jim, and everyone who has become part of the chordie community present and past for educating me through sharing their different outlooks on music. This is something that has helped me to see another aspect of humanity at its best. Not saying we are Saints on here but in the spirit of everyday people's guitar music I'm sure we are all sinners with a good heart. Rock on my friends.

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409 Reply by Peatle Jville

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EB I like those songs that take back in history and the Pogues did those sort of songs real good.

Jim that young fella he is a good guitar player.     

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410 Reply by Peatle Jville

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Good one EB this one got me thinking about the old homemade one string Tea Chest bass that people use to play at grandparent's parties when I was a kid. There were other instruments that come into my memory also like the spoons and so on.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Y85SB0BJ1M     

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411 Reply by Peatle Jville

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Cheers Piri their everywhere here in NZ those women across the river people just got be careful around them with any sorrowful quick glances one may inadvertently give off so if they catch your eyes looking, they don’t steal a person's soul with their eyes if you may accidently make them angry. LOL

Maybe the woman on the other side of the river growing their food with faraway eyes would be better to meet. Was it the Rolling Stones that sung So if you're down on your luck and you can't harmonize Find a girl with far away eyes and if you're downright disgusted and life ain't worth a dime. Get a girl with far away eyes.
"
Maybe  EB could have some good answers for this question about eyes or at a minimum sing us that old song "Old Man River"

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412 Topic by Peatle Jville

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We all come from different backgrounds and situations or lifestyle that sometimes due to our location in the world means sometimes we can miss out on the rich treasures that other people on this planet have to offer that can enrich our life's. In the last two weeks due thank you to everyone putting themselves out there by posting inspired by the Easy Beat chordie revival project I have learnt and discovered new treasures.
Sorry to those if I have overdone the number of posts I have out up on here in the last weeks. Here is a video of two guys doing a song that not only entertains me but brings a story with different threads together and culture ideas to entertain. I hope you take the time to watch it and hopefully enjoy it. One of the things that was drummed into me as a kid from my family elders is our strength comes not from us as individuals but the collective strength of those all around us. Good on you everyone for being part of this carry on singing your own special songs long loud and proud. May you all stay inspired by what comes from you and your family and community and may you all be able to share that with the world. For those reading this who haven't stepped over the threshold into this room called chordie give it a go it's a warm friendly welcoming place.
May God bless you all.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ko8vZyIODQc

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413 Reply by Peatle Jville

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Eb your opening so many different musical doors I'm enjoying all of your posts thank you.     

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414 Reply by Peatle Jville

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Eb Looking at the lyrics originally, I thought it was more pessimistic. But I just read them again and it's coming across as what if which could be sort of optimistic in their world view of the future.  A tough song for me to analyze and figure out what it really is all about. Then again reading about in the media about meat being produced in a lab maybe they got some of it right. Artificial intelligence coming in and all those sorts of things happening now that to me have a real bad side.

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415 Topic by Peatle Jville

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Here I am sitting around an imaginary campfire with my chordie mates and their guitars trying to reel in the years past. As part of a musical game I throw this question out into the cybersphere.

Does anyone know what song a one hit wonder these lyrics come from below?? The title of this song  year is very near. How would they write this song this year .?????

Now it's been ten thousand years

Man has cried a billion tears

For what he never knew

Now man's reign is through

But through the eternal night

The twinkling of starlight

So very far away

Maybe it's only yesterday

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416 Topic by Peatle Jville

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I was very close to my father parents they were great fun to be with and after my father died at a young age they had a big hand with me my younger brother and sister upbringings. Though I do have a lot older siblings born to my mum they didn’t play that much in that part of my life's journey. Anyway my grandparents were married as young teenagers my father was born when they were 17 year old and they truly loved each other’s company. They were mostly inclined to like the old songs that came out and up to the second war both every now and then they would like something more modern. I think it was their way of trying to be up with times and be relevant to us kids in a fun way. One song that they surprised me was a song they would sing around the house a sixties hit song with them usually getting the lyrics wrong which made it even more endearing. So instead of singing   Gor blimey hello, Mrs. Jones How's old Bert's lumbago? They would sing Gor Blimey Mrs Jones how’s your birds lumbago?  here its is attached    If Punk Rock had been around in those days Grandpah and Nan singing this song would have qualified even though they didn’t look the part.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXeRB-3nDR8

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417 Reply by Peatle Jville

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Good one Eb . 

As long as a person breathes air

There must be some thinking going on there

A little  bit more of my music confusion

Hopefully with some help from others welcome intrusions

Things will only get better from here

Maybe it’s time to go for a beer

Maybe the Tremeloes song had the answer for what's going on here.



Jim good video of an All Black haka, The All Blacks wouldn’t be the same without  the Haka them doing a line dance to country and western music before the game somehow, I don’t think will work.

By the way the All Blacks play Argentina this weekend.



Piri, when it comes to Rugby playing the Welsh you can’t beat the atmosphere when the Welsh spectators sing.

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418 Reply by Peatle Jville

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Piri I loved the way Jethro Tull made the flute into a rock and roll instruments in songs like Locomotive Breath. They put out some real good albums that have stood the test of time.     

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419 Reply by Peatle Jville

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Long live Rock and Roll even when sung about in a folk style. Actually coming to think of it, I'm surprised no one has mentioned that song "American Pie"  since the start of the great chordie blast and revival.     

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420 Reply by Peatle Jville

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Eb 1968 a great year for music and no doubt many headed to London to try and be a star.     

Jim, those videos are gems well worth the watch this is helping make my Saturday a good one thank you.

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421 Reply by Peatle Jville

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Good one Jim. I like the video thanks for sharing this so cool. This part is a very good challenge got me thinking from you though a hard question for me to answer as my top five changes nearly every day so I will put up the first five songs that have quickly come into my mind.

Revolution, The Beatles

Redemption Song,  Bob Marley

Brothers In Arms, Dire Straits

The Weight , The Band

Tower Of Song, Tom Jones    People  might raise an eyebrow as to  why I like The Tom Jones version over other versions. I will attach a video that might show you why. Toms version is real good.     
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3JWiPFT0v2c

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422 Reply by Peatle Jville

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Eb Plenty to catch up on chordie today excellent what you are doing along with the others posting. Thinking of Woody made me think of his son Arlo and when I saw this entertaining video attached of Arlo doing one those great American folk songs in concert.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSF89swJ9IU     

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423 Topic by Peatle Jville

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Emancipate yourselves from mental slavery None but ourselves can free our mind. These two lines in this song became part of an internal singing anthem used by some of our top NZ Rugby players as a way in their minds to put themselves in a positive state to take on the challenges in front of them. I know sometimes I will sing a song in my head that has positivity in it to uplift myself when I am about to take on something that I'm not looking forward to.  I'm sure when times have been tough throughout history people all over the world in all sorts of situations have sung songs to give themselves internal fortitude and strengthen themselves.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yv5xonF … rt_radio=1

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424 Reply by Peatle Jville

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Now imagine if the Police arrested me for being the right person to put my posts on chordie. Would they get enough evidence for me to be charged with this crime????

My explanation for Police arrest me question.  ( Now imagine if the Police arrested me for being the right person to put my posts on chordie. Would they get enough evidence for me to be charged with this crime????) How does Peatle plead  before the judge. Not guilty your  honour I'm not the right person to post on chordie.
Obviously that is a silly question with no right answer above and there is no real answer of knowing if when we post what sort of impact it has.. The answer for me is most probably not enough evidence to make me guilty but that doesn’t take away from me and everyone else who does post for trying to have some sort of impact on at least one other persons life.

With that in mind doing this isn’t a crime anyway so people should post even if the audience might be small and feedback very little. The most important thing is no one gets hurt giving it a go it only happens if we all make it happen.

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425 Reply by Peatle Jville

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EB it's been a positive experience what you have done over the last few days, There has been a handful of others joining in which has been real good. It would be good to hear from other people.
I'm not sure what those numbers of views are about do people read this or skim over it have a quick read and leave and flick over to other things on the net?     You still got to next Monday to go on your mission let's see if more come on board. Now imagine if the Police arrested me for being the right person to put my posts on chordie. Would they get enough evidence for me to be charged with this crime????

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