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(17 replies, posted in Poems)

Phill Williams wrote:

thanks jim, deep answer my friend. i never thought of all the people that have come and gone from my life. i worked with a guy only for a year or two that had worked in the factory for  50 years from when he left school. he was made to retire though he didn't want to, and kept saying that if needed he would drop everything and be back to help if needed. the place carried on without him much to his surprize and he died within a year. after that i found a slogan;

                                                                 work to live. don't live to work.

Around here we call that "THE CARRY OUT PLAN"guys been here 50 yrs and still wont retire they will die here and get a carry out plan.. I do have a probalem with that,, isnt 30 yrs in one place enough<< come on and give the younger guys a chance.

ditto hit Russ up. he is the mutant!

how ever I do think there can be a diff sound if not "right"  maybe not bad ,, but Different.  take a picture and post it.

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(6 replies, posted in Poems)

I Posted both these  today pretty QuickMix,, so Now for the background on this particular one.  A few weeks after I wrote Jesus Train, I was on FB chatting with a old friend  who had been a church camp counselor who became a Episcopal Priest/minister (pick your favorite) and I sent him Jesus train to read.  We then talked about How certain types and attitudes have been around lately....

Well this song is a direct result and many of the lines are complete lifts out of it.  Mark Was stating how he has parishioners leaving his Parrish (Traditional Episcopal)  and going to the big mega church with the 10 pc praise band and they feel " So Blessed"  ,,,, Until a family member dies.  Then they run back to him (because he actually knows Liturgy and theology.) and ask for him to read the rights. and that gave me the idea for the question   Do you want the minister in the stole (any faith that requires formal education , then a seminary, then the ranking of deacon and up,,, not the loose use of the term deacon as it is widely used today)  Or do you want a staged show?

the line:  Religion is an easy high, a drug with minimal cost  IS a direct quote.  and growing up the son of an Episcopal minister I get it fully! LOLOL

As you can tell I am currently SICK of all this "lets show everyone that im so ____ godly and (UGH dont even like the word any more) "blessed".     I have faith and beliefs,, I just don't feel the need to say  Im blessed  I got a good parking spot today, oh god is so good"  (actual statement from a person) I got news for them people GOD (if you chose to believe in him or her) dont give a RATS ANUS about your parking place.

OH and as for the music on this song,,, if you can remove the original vox from this ,,,, this is the song that was jamming in the back and I was singing and writing to. (read "way beyond my talents!")   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NipQYqT-OTU

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(10 replies, posted in Poems)

Its posted in Poems due to I am still trying to get the music to work with it! LOLOL  and the poems posted both today but were written about  a month apart.

I hope the bass is plugged in lolol   Steve was always drowned out last year.

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(6 replies, posted in Poems)

Who do you call?
Is it a band in the show or
The minister in the stole

Religion is an easy high,
a drug with minimal cost
The more supposed sin 
The more the feeling is lost.

Trying to find your place,
No longer living under grace
Not feeling you can get it
In the traditional place

Thirty pieces of silver
Won’t get you into heaven
Neither will a ten piece band
As you reach up waving your hands.

Ministers’ Standing at the pulpit
words about God that sting
You know you are a culprit
Now your head spins as they ring

The choices you made will follow you
That traveling preacher knows it too
Don’t try to tilt the scale
For the ratio of win or fail.

Religion is an easy high,
a drug with minimal cost
The more supposed sin 
The more the feeling is lost.

Who do you call
When your loved one is ready to go?
Is it the band in the show or
The minister in the stole

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(10 replies, posted in Poems)

Jesus train (not your first vision)                                                       
1-10-15 Scott Sailer

Wild child running with the pack,

Running hard, never looking back

Living life free as can be

All the sudden he thinks he has seen,


He is jumping on the Jesus train,

Little thoughts inside his brain

He’s jumping on the Jesus train.


Everybody talking ‘bout how blessed they are

Everybody ‘gotta be a super star.

They think it’s the easy way

And think you want to hear it near and far


They think they are reaching for heaven,

Trying to touch the stars

Reaching for heaven,

Jumping on the Jesus train





Looking for anything to explain

Can you feel the pain?

People cashing out

they think the fount the rout



They are jumping on the Jesus train,

Little thoughts inside their brain

They are jumping on the Jesus train.


They are crying out,

Afraid to stand on their own,

So they buy a ticket and share the pain

looking for answers on the Jesus train.



I’m not saying I don’t believe in God.

For my independent thoughts

You might think I’m odd,

Just not a rider on your Jesus train.


So when your telling everybody

how blessed you are,

Next time,  Why not just smile

An buy the next round at the bar.

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(20 replies, posted in Songwriting)

some days are diamonds and others ar not! LOLOL good song buddy.

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(16 replies, posted in Guitars and accessories)

My answer to that is two fold,, when mellow i grab my Ovation 12 or kamen, feeling pissed,, right to the SG LOLOL, an as for brand,, it dont matter,, If I pick it up, and all the sudden im playing like a champ,, then thats the one.

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

Have you guys heard this??  I have seen a few blurbs about it.  Iwonder if they are just going to stick to online and kill brick and morter? or just keep Musicians frind, since they are both owned by the same holding company.

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

I think sound cloud is your best site, or you can put them on a you tube account.  if you just make a audio with a slide show or leave one pic up the whole time its a way to post them.

Or you can start a free dropbox account and put them in the public share folder and just send out the links or post them to your FB page if you have one.

OH that is because the effects tree is actually IN STORE, just go there and play away. and most the techs know a thing or two about most of them.

Boss are great, so are the VOX and if your budget is tighter,, you have Digitech, really tight? Berhinger. the Berhinger stuff is German design knock offs made in Japan,, but they are great stuff, both my amps are made by them (one is a Bugera -the tube line)
so here are the links

I have a older Digitech RP250 and love it because I can plug it into a lpa top and its endless what you can do from there,, yes a slight learning curve, but hop that and your having a great time.

Yes you can spend a lot on pedals(stomp's) but im a pedal freak and love the way they aall look LOLOL dont have a lot but still love them.  if you got time to kill sitting in a store and playing around with them is the best thing.

http://www.zzounds.com/item--VOXSTOMPLA … ApMP8P8HAQ
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/control … ;A=details

http://digitech.com/en-US 

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/effects/behringer

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/effects  pull up a chair and a drink and start looking LOLOL  Guitar center has an effects tree and you can go and test all the stuff and look at the used consider as they have tons of trade in stuff.  Ill take a pic of my stuff and the retracting pedal bd I made. you may want to think about that set up if you not lugging g your stuff around.


Cheers!~

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(6 replies, posted in Guitars and accessories)

oh and if you like the white stripes you need this  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCj2WbO … l57Kbi2Rzw

Personally  Dead Leaves on the Dirty Ground is one of his best ever.

or marty

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AgZnwdho9-M  part 1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZAsLqbZqfU  part2

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(6 replies, posted in Guitars and accessories)

Check your yahoo mail bill.

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(24 replies, posted in Electric)

Oh there was a bass in there  the singer plays it.  not bad though for a 16 yr old kid with a dog pile tape recorder at t a pick-nick.  Chris, the drummer, as I said is very big in world music, and has sessioned for Sting also.  His band is a fusion jazz band ,, but let me tell you,,, when he rocks,,  he is a mad thrash metronome of a player.  My dad would hire him to plays Timpani drums for special music services at church.

OH and I wish I had been in that band LOLOL in the pic above, L to R  Chris Wabish, Chuck Hoover (who taught me how to play) and Dave Nelesnick (creator of the band)

one more of chris  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SdmoUpEqIvc

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(6 replies, posted in Guitars and accessories)

how did it go for you?  I have not touched it in IDK how long. after it was trying to get me to play Blitzkrieg bop with out power chords.  I just could not use the one note versions of songs.  the arcade was ok but one you got up in levels the LAG was killing me.

wast of my money IMO. got fed up with it and went back to Youtube.   Great potential,, but very lacking in application i think.  yet i see Marty Schwartz and Pappastach geting down on it.  So maybe i need to learn its tricks.  Now I have no tried bass on it yet,, how is that?

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(24 replies, posted in Electric)

OH its ok jeff I just put them on FB LOLOL they are classics dont you think? LOLOLOL

what was i not putting in the UBB code or whatever?

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(24 replies, posted in Electric)

THanks Jeff!
OH an  note of interest,  The guy on drums is a very accomplished drummer and make a living in LA at it.  this is him in 2011
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f2ErSOaJAOA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KADlmQ8t2iY

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(24 replies, posted in Electric)

HERE IS A LINK TO THE SONGS ON DROP BOX  Recorded on a crappy music box condenser mic at at he Lake Julian show. (yea thats me loud and clear on teh chorus since I was holding the recorder)

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/500 … babies.mp3

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/500 … 20beef.mp3

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(24 replies, posted in Electric)

Strummerboy,, They were named:: TONAL CHAOS  If the pics get fixed chuck is in the middle with the Ibanezertone.

wILL SOMEONE FIGURE OUT WHT IS WRONG HERE??? PICS HAVE ALWAYS POSTED LIKE THIS B4.

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10206172531211535&amp;set=a.1065377033945.10241.1211582282&amp;type=3&amp;theater

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10206172531011530&amp;set=a.1065377033945.10241.1211582282&amp;type=3&amp;theater

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10206172530771524&amp;set=a.1065377033945.10241.1211582282&amp;type=3&amp;theater



I ALSO HAVE THEIR 2 GREATEST HITS ON MP3

REDNECK BABIES AND WE GOT THE MEAT,, AS YOU COULD SEE THE LYRICS IF THE PICS WOULD COME THROUGH

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(24 replies, posted in Electric)

My buddy had an old Silvertone that was shaped like a Fender Jaguar. The turtle shell pick guard had no screws in the bottom side, he used  it in his punk band, pulling the guard up and in front of the amp, man could that thing feedback from the reverse side of the guard! He also put an Ibanez clear sticker over the Silver and he had the one and only IBANEZRTONE!. IT WAS A GREAT SOUNDING GUITAR FOR PUNK!

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(27 replies, posted in Electric)

Artie'splaying wrote:

Too bad that Pete Townsend didn't have the B9 when The Who was playing "Won't Get Fooled Again"--they wouldn't have needed a tape recording of the organ.

they would still need a second guitarist since the loop station was not invented either,, just an old echoplex LOLOL

that keybd track was murder on the sound guy.  I saw an interview with him aobut it.

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(13 replies, posted in Electric)

Honestly if you are looking for something to cut through on leads,,, You really should check out some Ibanez guitars.  if its the tele style body you are after then my I suggest
http://www.guitarfetish.com/XV-825-Soli … c_436.html
http://www.guitarfetish.com/XV-835-Flam … c_222.html
http://www.ebay.com/itm/ESP-LTD-TE-212- … 3cef6a1faa
Russell and I can vouch for the quality and sound from this company.

you also could go with the Tele and have H / S and have a coil tap  on the H to split it from dbl to single.

IF you can afford it, maybe this is what you are looking for. 

http://www.hifisoundconnection.com/ESP- … oCDXfw_wcB

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(27 replies, posted in Electric)

sweet EH has always been great!