Rick your input into chordie I have enjoyed immensely. I am going to miss your posts they have helped enrich my life. I am praying and hoping you can return in the future,
Noho ora mai (all the best to you)
Pete
1,351 2019-10-02 04:28:58
Re: Farewell & Best Wishes (19 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
1,352 2019-10-02 04:16:44
Re: Fading Away (13 replies, posted in Songwriting)
ctech I reckon three stars is still more than 50% better then being under 50%. Fading Away is a good song.
1,353 2019-10-01 09:29:12
Topic: Black Bog Juice (6 replies, posted in Poems)
I havent thought much about music or poetry for a while. Had other things taking up my time. I haven’t dropped into chordie for a while as I haven’t had much to share with you on this good site Here is a poem written in my unconventional way. I hope it works. Stories shape our understanding of ourselves and our world.There is a universality and importance of story ,poetry and song in all cultures. I guess that is why some of us try to write poetry and songs. Sometimes I look back on my old stuff and think what was I thinking and man that didn’t stand the test of time. This is a sort of none rhyming poem about a group of guys I meet most Sunday afternoon’s for a beer and chat. In a comic rush of blood to his head, one of these guys decided to read out loud some old poems off mine off his smartphone it was so bad it made me want to vanish from sight. I laugh now at my feeling of self-consciousness, shame and awkwardness in that moment which is unusual for me as normally I feel confident in myself. I started writing this Sunday night about that awkward moment when I got home and decided to finish it of now as it is a wet Tuesday evening outside here.
Black Bog Juice.
Differant shades of liquid brown at a pub table.
The white lines around the inside of each pint glass receding throth no longer at high tide.
Young waiting staff smiling while flitting around with trays of drink and food.
Us old men sitting on high stools enjoying life.
Friendily bar tenders many in their prime just out of high school.
Young fast guns ready to sell another fresh glass of drink or some food.
We good old Kiwi blokes sitting at a high table near the pokie room..
We shun the romantic lower to the floor style of table and chairs mostly used by families and lovers.
Floating past us air filled with the the hum of voices from other parts of the bar.
Rugby and some other sports on the television screens around the walls with sound turned of.
Teletext turned on in place of sound
Some patrons mourning a loss other celebrating a win of their team.
This our regular Sunday school is our little parliament of the people
Chatter turns to reminiscing about old cowboy heros on tv and in the movies.
The music of Howlin Wolf just audible now coming out of the sound system causing my foot to tap.
Men might not be able to multi task but we sure can multi listen
Minds in unison on one subject at a time each voice presenting differant ideas,and outlooks.
Changing into another gear our thoughts move to things written by bards, story tellers,verse makers, music composers.
The oral historian in the group glances at words on his modern smart device
Looking at his machine with strained eyes, he starts reading the black bog juice that is my poetry.
The words that he is trudging through making no sense, just a raincloud hanging over me.
A past sin returned to haunt me.
A seed of an old ideas sown into the topsoil on my head.
Those temporary weeds that once flourished.
Not the beautiful flowers I was hoping for.
Over amber nector.
Those little goldern nuggets retrieved from the past.
No longer sparkle like diamonds.
All that remains is bits of rusted words.
A narrative born out of experience.
No longer relevant just a past attempt at romanticism.
Once where there was a surge of excitement is unfertile soil.
Originally those words were meant to paint a picture that reflected the truth of my life and put some light on what I wanted everyone to see.
Words that came from when I was struggling to say something rather than struggling to be noticed.
Now I feel like a beaten chess player who thought he had the game won..
Hearing my words from another time coming from the other side of the table makes me miss a good move.
Bang out of the blue he hits with a checkmate I can’t escape.
Obvious as daylight in the shadow of this bar we hear with pain my old written words.
Our bar room narrator making them no longer of any relevance to me.
1,354 2019-10-01 09:23:25
Re: SEEKING AZRAEL (11 replies, posted in Poems)
Beamer I like those words you got a good talent. I don't know about comics watching an episode American Pickers they mentioned some crazy high prices collectors pay for old comics. I like the idea of super heros looking at your Azreal link he is gone from evil to good interesting.
1,355 2019-09-23 03:12:23
Re: Blues Friday New Page (311 replies, posted in Bands and artists)
CG your doing an excellent job of bringing the Blues to Chordie keep up the good work.
1,356 2019-09-22 00:53:02
Re: Blues Friday New Page (311 replies, posted in Bands and artists)
Cheers CG this is a song of Chris Smither attached below that I like "Leave the Light On" . .
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GIKCzn6Udmc
1,357 2019-09-22 00:46:36
Re: Brothers of Another Mother (9 replies, posted in Poems)
Beamer I can feel that pain of the question why would a person take their own life and leave all those unanswered questions behind. Sadly in my extended family a few have gone down that road. Beautifully written I can feel that bond with a person who is not a blood relation but still very much family.
1,358 2019-09-08 00:02:40
Re: Dagger (15 replies, posted in Songwriting)
I like the playing and production on that one Russell. I agree with Jim it would be great to see the lyrics for Dagger on here please if possible.
Thank you,
Pete
1,359 2019-09-05 05:17:37
Re: Barber shop Blues (3 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Grah your song takes me back to days when the barber shop very rarely saw my head. It was a place of punishment for me. Nowdays a barber has little clumps of grey growth to cut on the top of my head, I like your Barber Shop Blues takes me back to a bad haircut I had done when I was best man at a wedding. Older people telling me it looked great made me feel worse it felt like i had sold my soul to the Devil. I was spotted on the way to the wedding dressed in a suit with short hair people who didn't know I was of to a wedding thought I was of to court for a meeting with a judge. Excellent a great Blues number I would love to hear you play it.
1,360 2019-09-05 05:01:13
Re: Walking In A New World (8 replies, posted in Poems)
Beamer your artistry and skill with words make this poem outstanding. Every stanza perfect.
1,361 2019-09-05 04:53:04
Re: Tuesday's Flying Fingers (474 replies, posted in Bands and artists)
It is a wet overcast Thursday here and Marcin Patrzalek playing blows me away putting some sunshine into my end of the day. Excellent choice TF
1,362 2019-08-26 06:17:10
Re: Here I Stand now on soundcloud (3 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Jim, your song resonates with me about needing that special someone to love. . For me it makes me think of a younger me before I got together with my dear wife Maree . We are coming up to in a few weeks time to 38years of marriage. When I was younger I was one to let my soul roam free and wild. I use to have trouble committing to jobs, to study, to women, There were times I would settle down into something, then suddenly something inside of me would itch making me want to change and move on. Normality and routine back then often made me depressed. The craving for freedom and adventure and wildness would kick in and I would take of. It was both a blessing and a curse. Then in my mid to late twenties my heart and soul got tired of being so damn unpredictable I wanted stability. I also realised I hadn’t been very good to those girlfriends I had up until then with my lack of commitment. I changed as a person and became that person in your song looking for someone to make life right. Eventually I got there.
You have written another excellent song Jim.
Cheers
Pete
1,363 2019-08-22 07:55:22
Re: First collab with BGD & NGD arrived (7 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Beamer good looking guitar. You and Jets make make an interesting song writing duo.
1,364 2019-08-22 07:17:00
Re: Prog Rock Wednesdays (580 replies, posted in Bands and artists)
TF not only do Echolyn sound great great to see guys who look like they have haircuts that most of my buddies around my part of the woods have.
I also have just listened to and watched Nightwish as I havent checked into this weekly chordie post for a couple of weeks and missed your post last week love their Celtic sound.
TF thank you for your regular post it helps to make chordie a good place to visit.
Unfortunately I am very erratic in my computer use.
1,365 2019-08-22 07:02:46
Re: New version of you're a rainbow (9 replies, posted in My local band and me)
Ctech interesting production and sound. Good on you for taking a new differant direction with your sound on this one.
1,366 2019-08-22 06:00:01
Re: Heartbroke (10 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Sorry to hear of the loss of your musical brother, Zurf and friend in life. The good memories will live on.There are times when we all wish we could roll back the clock and take all the sadness away. I have the feeling that if we did that, the precious joy would be gone from those special memories of those intense and important times shared with dear friends and loved ones who have passed on before us. God bless your buddy for being a good friend. When you play a song he will be still there in your heart.
1,367 2019-08-22 05:34:10
Re: Tuesday's Flying Fingers (474 replies, posted in Bands and artists)
TF not only does Muriels harp guitar have a beautiful tone her playing is superb.
1,368 2019-08-17 06:46:43
Re: Covers Better than Originals (8 replies, posted in Bands and artists)
I always liked Tom Jones cover of Tower Of Song more than the Leonard Cohen original'.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3JWiPFT0v2c
1,369 2019-08-17 01:27:04
Re: Blues Friday New Page (311 replies, posted in Bands and artists)
CG, good to see and hear the young ones keeping the blues alive.
1,370 2019-08-17 01:23:03
Re: New Music Room Complete (18 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
TF that is a brilliant music cave My score for your music room ten out ten. That would be a nice addition in my house.
1,371 2019-08-17 01:09:44
Re: the parking lot (5 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Excellent song Mojo I enjoyed listening to it on soundcloud your a top notch songwriter and performer, Your clever way with lyrics is outstanding.
1,372 2019-07-25 04:58:43
Re: Richmond Park (11 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Jim, the answer to your question. Richmond Park still has its deer and Chestnut trees plus other sorts of trees and wild life. They close the park every now and then to do a cull of the deer as it is on 5000 acres and can only sustain a certain number of deer. It is not hard to spot deer while in the park and also there is an abundance of Chestnut trees..The park was about ten minutes walk from where we lived. It is surrounded by a big brick wall and fences with a road that goes though the centre of it. We would walk around the park on a nice day and have driven through it also. It is policed by the Royal Parks Constabulary. In the park there is also ponds, sports fields and buildings of interest. It also a place where people ride horses , play sport and go on pushbike rides. The road through the middle is only opened at certain times and has a twenty mile speed limit. Summertime is the best time to visit the park. I will attach a eleven minute video which shows a good chunk of what the Richmond area has to offer.
1,373 2019-07-25 04:48:09
Re: It's My Right (5 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Phill that describes those perfectly, who blame the girl for their own evil predatory actions that can leave a woman traumatized for life. Strong writting and I am sure it covers what happens with many unreported sexual assaults and rapes.
1,374 2019-07-25 04:40:04
Re: memory fades (14 replies, posted in My local band and me)
Good song Phill I have left a message on Soundcloud.
1,375 2019-07-25 04:38:32
Re: WELL AS I SAID..... (4 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Good one Beamer looking at the cool photos of you and Yvette show me that you two know how to rock. Rocker Boy you got yourself one cool Rocker Girl.