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Cheers Bill
My singing and playing are not that good so I just stick to making the odd very rough demos of my musical ideas all just recorded on my cellphone or laptop. The mic on both is not that good.. I was given a looper to try so that was is what I used to give a sort of backing vocal. I couldn't get the  feel of using it but I thought  I gave it a practice run on there. It came out a bit messy but I thought I would let it go as it showed the intended vocal arrangement  of the song. Maree gave up music years ago  she is a trained classical pianist and doesn't really like my musical  attempts. There is a group of us who meet up on many a Sunday late afternoon for  couple of hours at a bar and Brian is one of them. Brian and I have different styles of music that don't really flow together well but he does a good cover of my songs. I have covered some of his songs also unfortunately my poor musical ability doesn't do his songs much justice.
Love to you and Dondra , Bill your a  legend.
Pete

Hi Bill your a champion. I have enjoyed reading your journal. I'm not up to much on the songwriting front as I haven't been that well.  Not sure how to work with your chords but I will drop a lyric suggestion  here that one of our clever people on here might want to use toward your song.

Today and everyday I will keep on pushing.

No matter what.

No matter what .

No matter what anyone says.

No Goliath can hold me back.

No Goliath can hold me back.

I set my goal.

I’m on a roll.

No Goliath can hold me back.     

Good one Jeff I can relate to what you have written there. I learnt earlier on in Maree and my  marriage the easiest way to plan a vacation is to  give her the best dates to go away and some of my ideas plus a budget and let her arrange the rest. I am pretty sure there are moments when I get on Maree's nerves we have learnt the art of  giving each other space. Compromise without the arguments.

Just incase anyone is wondering how Toa got on .  Sadly his health went down hill this evening and now his spirit swims free... RIP Toa.

Welcome back Bill hardly a week goes by when I wonder what has happened to Bill and Dondra. I look forward to hearing more from you
Love to you and your family.
Maree and Pete     

Good song for the Kids Jim and educational also.     

Cheers Phill our Weet- Bix is a breakfast biscuit similar to your Weetabix in the UK but slightly different.  I will attach a short video below with some of our top team known as All Black' rugby players their jersey colour not their skin talking about Weet- Bix .

When I was a young man.

The worms in my stomach were always hungry.

My mum always has porridge for breakfast.

Now she is 100 years young it is still the same.

After porridge could be toast and marmalade or jam plus a brew of tea.

My friends had vegemite or marmite and also so did my gran.

Sometimes it would be eggs or spaghetti or bake beans on toast.

Then my worms would cry out Weet- Bix with milk and sugar and a splash of boiling water.

Now I am older my breakfast are small but still the same things plus cornflakes or rice bubbles among other things.

Every now and then my favourite left over stew or the bolognas mince from last night on toast.

Now we are retired breakfast is quiet often the time-of-day Maree and I talk the most.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9-8_Se1IOA&t=9s     

Beamer  good one cleverly crafted lyrics .     

Good to see your are still here on chordie Mojo. One area where I hear NZ is different to the rest of the world is our banks no longer accept cheques. Money has to be paid into their account online.  My American friends who receive pay cheques from the USA now can't cash them here. I use to pay people who did work for me at home  by cheque now I have to direct credit it into their bank accounts.

Good poem Phill now I have retired I appreciate not having to spend long hours away from Maree. When I have my own time going out doing my individual man stuff it is always wonderful to come home to her. Getting older I realize that  time with family is precious.     I agree with Jim I can see you adapting those words into a song.

That is brilliant Phill I love it when people have fun with words on my post. Everyone please feel  free to have a go.

It is an age-old story.
If you're looking for thrills.
And you don't have the skills.
Don't walk the tightrope.
Your walk on the highwire.
Will be dire.
With an involuntarily fall from the wire.
Your loved ones will want none of this.
With a quick flight through the abyss.
It will be a sad goodbye for your family through your stupidness..