you lucky pups! it's cold and wet with us at the moment. we haven't had a decent snow fall since I don't know when. I do remember one winter when I was doing a gig in the Welsh valleys; when I got to the venue it was just a few flurries, a few hours later when I'd finished, my car was under 6" of snow. I cleared the roof and windscreen, loaded up my gear and moved the car near the front door so Ann wouldn't need to walk through the snow too far. I went in to get her...10 minutes later after she'd said goodbye to everyone, we got to the car and it was 6" deep again! 5 miles from the venue the snow had cleared and it was raining. they're called the valleys but there are mountains either side...glad those days are over.     

Hi Jim. yep we're good hope you and your family are  good too. I loved the school story, I hope that didn't embarrass your pupil too much?

it's funny the chords came first, it's usually the words. I wanted to give the doubters a kick in the butt, as usual they are the ones that will keep this modern day black death hanging over our heads. it must be eradicated like measles and mumps, small pox etc. call me doctor Phill...lol     

Hi Ed. Part of the reason I put that line is that there are pillocks that won't have the jab....and some of them work with old folk! They must think they'll grow an extra head over night, might double their intelligence?
Thanks for the review     

there are so many twists and turns and some great chord changes and the way you take us from a weather song to a break up song seamlessly. i love the way you hammer in the chorus and yes you do begin quietly and shock and awe with that mighty chorus. i could hear the bass and drums backing your voice and guitar from the background. that mic may be a cheapie but it sounds great.     

there's plenty of tutorials on youtube     

CONGRATS TO SIR BRIAN. May the book sell well and you become famous     

thanks Jim and seasons greeting to you and all my Chordie friends. our PM cant decide whether to have a lock-down over Christmas or not. but one thing we've all learned is...whatever he says today he'll do the opposite tomorrow.     

Zurf, it worked fine, 2 input jack's/cannon on the front and 4 input jack's on the back also 2 output jack's and a USB socket. It worked well with my Ableton DAW and as I bought it as a sound card also great sound from my PC. One down side, it needed a power supply and when I switched on there was a great thump even with the volume turned all the way off. Let me know if you need more info.     

I'm with you all the way Pete, toffee nosed snobs or holier than thou. In town pubs get a face lift to try and get a better class of clientele or as I call them...yuppies! You'll see the same faces in all of the opening nights...then a new one opens and off they all go! Same old, same old.     

Beautiful words Ed. I felt the emptiness you must have felt. The seasons all fall together in your words, you either spent ages honing adjusting and refining or the words came to you magically in one miraculous down load... metaphorically speaking?
Like Jim's latest offering I'll give it a strum later.