hey daddy,

firstly, condolences it's hard to lose someone you've known for years, but i think you've given him a great send off with this song. a fitting tribute to an old mate.

unfortunately it's a subject we dont want to get into too much as you get older, yeah pete townsend was very brave when he said "i wanna die before i get old", i wonder how he feels now?

again, sorry for your loss, great song

stay cool

phill

well done you two, i dont have time to listen to it at the moment, but the words are great

phill

hi russ
any kind of creative input or helpful criticism is always welcome, like i've said before, honesty may hurt but it is honest and ultimately helpful

you think it could be a show tune? i never even thought in that direction, i'll have to listen again

thanks
phill

hi jeff and congratulations, welcome to the club

i've got 8 grandchildren at the moment, soon to become 9 with my youngest son's daughter expected in october.

i remember when my daughter was about ready to pop with my first grandchild, it's the only time i've carried my mobile [cell phone] around with me. now it's not so stressful but no less exciting.

great song and once again congrats. enjoy it as much as you can, even though your so far apart.
all mine are within a few miles, except for the two in australia which we visited last year, love them all

phill

hi helena,

my god your so profound! i find your words take a song somewhere i would never think of going.

your niece has done you proud, is she harmonising with herself or is that a friend with her?

just lovely

phill

hi james,

nice power chords my man, i could hear plenty of bass and heavy guitars and drums giving this a back beat full of gusto!

as far as gossip goes, i hate it when people just make it up to amuse themselves or to back-stab someone who may once have been a friend, but as i always say; if they're talking about you, they're giving someone else a rest.

nice one

phill

ark,

they say dogs are for life, it's not your life unfortunately! it is so sad when a pet you've loved for years dies, which is why i wont have any more, i always had a dog or cat [my dad loved budgies] when i was a kid, then goldfish [low maintenance] later when i had kids of my own.

i had one golden spaniel, it was one generation from pedigree, but someone stole him, that was enough for me.
my next door neighbour has a yorkie, she treats him like a son [she has four daughters!!!]
the one she has now is still a pup, the one she had before him had to be put down with old age, so, so sad...

phill

thanks again to all commentators,

pooper scoopers? i forgot about the other[?] side of dogs ingestion it's got to come out somewhere!

TT? give your cat a stroke for me roger

james you just keep getting more and more profound... i prefer gold fish these days you just flush them....whooosh and their gone...heaven!

thanks for the dr spock reference kap, as it happens i have written a lot of short stories for kids called huw ciw, they're about a temporary traffic light, dont know if you get them anywhere else but they seem to spring up everywhere here in wales specially on those country roads when your late and on your way to a gig! they're a pain in the exhaust pipe, second only to caravans and camper vans [ha ha got you helena ]

phill

know what you mean kap, i hate the sound of my voice [the wife hates it too apparently ]

but i think my live voice, when i'm doing gigs, is much betterer as i can let go and belt the notes out, so maybe stand back a bit from the mic and let 'em rip

cant wait to hear it

phill

hi kap,

been off-line for a week so i nearly missed this one, it's a truely lovelly song, and the chords fit beautifully [the way i played it anyway, which was very mid 70's prog rock not heavy but gently]

great chords on the chorus that last Bm to F#diminished, where did you find that?

i played the C add 9th on the 8th fret adding the 9th on the 6th string to add the D note and then the G chord as natural, it gave it a nice feel, i dont know if thats the way you meant it but i found it good that way.

hope you find someone to correct you and put you in line [and pick up your old sox and stuff] also comfort you... soon

phill