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(8 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)

I got it on YouTube, excellent, thanks for posting     

I haven't mentioned this before, maybe because I didn't realise I was depressed and stressed. Neither did my doctor until I had an attack in the waiting room. I was advised to cut back on work. So I did a quick count on my daily jobs.
1. My day job, including 12 hour shifts. 2. My union duties, health and safety and representing the "naughty boys". I was also on the quality control committee and audit team. 3. My other job, gigging, which I wasn't going to give up.
So, I dropped my union duties and audit and QA. Went to hospital to have my hernia sorted then shot off on holiday to Turkey, and came back with pneumonia. But I'm right now, retired and my only worries are "will I win at bingo?" probably not     

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(10 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)

How will anyone forget you my friend?     

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(13 replies, posted in Guitars and accessories)

Peatle Jville wrote:

Good one Phill a man has to pamper himself every now and then. A crafty mate of mine brought his wife a guitar to learn on and it just so happened that as a good husband he had no choice but to show her how good a present it was by playing it himself.

Good, sound reasoning. It's a tough job but someone has to do it? How did he get her to cut her nails?     

My grandson who is 15 has been showing some of the symptoms you've mentioned. He grew his hair long to hide his face ( I believe) and he is a handsome boy. His father bought him a bass guitar and I've tried encouraging him even asked him to join in an open mic night with me and some friends to no avail.
He had a bad accident some years ago where he had a fractured skull, so with that and his parents splitting up and he's a shy kid and very intelligent a self confessed nerd and recluse, we all worry about him. He has in recent months come out a bit even gone on a date!!! He's cut his hair and I've tried getting him interested in my new bass....I can see from your post that we need to get him to open up. So thanks for your post, my eyes have been opened.     

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(10 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)

multi talented by gosh! it looks professional by anyones standards. i bet those humbuckers make it sing?     

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(13 replies, posted in Guitars and accessories)

Nice one Ed, after spending a shedfull of cash on furniture and a load more on a flight to Israel, I think you deserve a little compensation for your charitability and understanding. 300 bucks is a drop in the ocean in comparison?     

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(13 replies, posted in Guitars and accessories)

Thanks Jim, I think I deserved a little pampering seeing as she spends most of my time looking around dress shops. No, she's good really. There was a slight wobble at first, she's good now...lol

Hi Richard. Official photos on guitar guitar.com. I'll try and post my own pics when I can force myself to put it down, which will be sometime after Wednesday when it arrives.

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(13 replies, posted in Guitars and accessories)

Yes, I'm getting a new bass. Not just a bass but an acoustic bass. I've been wanting a new bass for some time and fancied an acoustic but the price seemed a little OTT, then I got an email from Guitar Guitar telling me about their sale. So I scrolled down and eventually came across a D'Angelico single cutaway left hand bass for just £199!! I couldn't believe it. Obviously Ann was not a happy bunny so I bought it anyway and I'm expecting delivery on Wednesday, just 2 more sleeps...well hopefully 2 sleeps? 

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(9 replies, posted in Poems)

Thanks Peatle, I wrote this in your style, I was hoping you'd comment and not feel like I'd copied your style too much. I love the snow too, on TV or Christmas cards.lol     

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(3 replies, posted in Songwriting)

I would say we need more information to accurately answer. But if you're just handing out songsheets, which are readily available on line or in song books, then I wouldn't think that would infringe any copyright laws, especially if you're referring to older songs or Christmas carols/ songs . If you can wait a while there are more  savvy members that will give a clearer interpretation.     

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(9 replies, posted in Poems)

Thanks Brian. It comes from the heart. Winter to me is nature's death. Spring is nature being reborn. If only little poems like this could change people's attitude towards plastic, litter and it's effect on nature and global warming... I'd die happy, but not yet, please!     

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(9 replies, posted in Poems)

Hi C.G. thanks for your comments. Luckily where I live we get very little snow, but when we do it cripples the whole country we're just not geared up for it. We had a big fall I think in 1963 and I was off school for two weeks, can't fault that. Obviously we've had a few since but that was my favourite. Good luck with the leaves, they get just everywhere don't they?     

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(9 replies, posted in Poems)

Thanks Jim, it's cold grey winter here and I'm dreaming of the warmer months.     

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(9 replies, posted in Poems)

Spring is birth. when ice becomes water.
And barren soil becomes fertile
Seeds become plants
And trees will bloom
Blossom greets our eyes with colour once lost
Birds return to bring extra colour to the skies
Gardeners mow and turn their soil
And life begins again.

Summer, oh, those balmy days
Brighter, more colourful clothes
Gone are the coats and thick woolen jumpers
The fields and trees are full of glory
Rabbits, hares and squirrels play
And once again the happy sound of collecting bees.

Autumn, oh Autumn, begins hot and ends cool
Leafy glades become strewn with brown, fallen leaves
Once glorious green canopied trees are now shedding their bounty
Apples, pears, cherries and more
The gardener harvests his crops
And prepares the land for the time to come.

Winter; Where there is birth and youth then maturity
There follows demise, death and decomposition
Cold brings ice and snow. Freezing fog and disruption
How we envy those in warmer climes
Christmas comes and goes, alas
Easter brings us hope
Is there a light, a pinprick of light, distant in the darkness?

Spring. Again life begins anew 

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(16 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)

Congratulations on your new job Richard. Condolences to those that have lost a friend. It's good to see our stalwart members taking the time to reply and still help others. This is what Chordie is all about.     

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(16 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)

joeyjoeyjoey wrote:

I`m still around. Still checking the posts. Not really participating lately.

But you've taken the time to answer, great to hear from you.     

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(16 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)

Rog you're just showing off!!!! Seven women!!! Keep your pecker up. How about some vids?     

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(16 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)

Great response guys to my depressing statement. You guys, apart from Graham, sorry my friend, seem to have a better time than me at the moment, I'd love to attend a regular jam session or ride a speedboat. No snow here but I woke this morning to white roofs and blue sky, it's not all bad I guess?

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(16 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)

A circle within a spiral within a wheel? As Mr Ian Anderson said. There are thousands of Chordie members but how many can be bothered to join in our conversations? Just let it be known; I enjoy your video...power to the people.     

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(16 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)

Here we go again, after black Friday it's grey Saturday and not a single post on Chordie! So...it's cold it's grey it's wet and worst of all it's winter. It's too early to get the guitar out and it's too late to go back to bed. Nothing left to do but watch TV...latas 

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(6 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)

Thanks Jim, and of course Ann and I wish your good self and your wonderful family the same. We don't actually celebrate Thanksgiving over here but most of us respect other people's beliefs and holidays, so we wish you the best. Enjoy my friend.     

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(6 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)

Jim, I can imagine your students and team members enjoying and feeling motivated by your speeches and lectures. Do you tell them about your music and play them some or tell them how to find your songs?     

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(6 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)

Yep, it's so annoying when you see all the adulation given to some of today's stars when the band you saw last night were so much better, musically, vocally and harmonically, not playing to backing tracks or in some cases miming...like that old ad says, you can't sing. You can't dance... you'll go far!
I miss playing with bands. Having someone to share the good, bad and carrying the gear. And the driving home...     

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(6 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)

i know we have members that are or were performers whether it be in bands/groups, duos, church bands, solo musicians or doing concerts with their students.
well thing is, over the years i've done a lot of gigs, some good some not so good and occasionally some that really lifted the spirits. and that's the reason for this post; you do your gig and at the end you get a rousing ovation and calls for more. people come up and say that's the best show they've seen in years and the offer of lots of follow-up gigs and you go home on a high (not chemical!!!)
next morning you wake up and life is just as it was 24 hours earlier, mundane stuff to do like vacuuming, washing the dishes etc. you come down to earth with a bump, reality sets in.
anyone else share this experience?