Cheers Bill , every time I think of Buddy Holly I always think of Don Mclean singing about Buddy in his song American Pie. I will attach a video explaining all the lyrics to that song and their meaning. as he sings it. Don was a paper boy when heard Buddy had died that was what this little segment was about in Don,s lyrics.. I wont put the whole of it here as it would break copywrite rules.
But February made me shiver
With every paper I'd deliver
Bad news on the doorstep
The day the music died
1,676 2018-12-29 21:31:48
Re: The Buddy Holly Story (3 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
1,677 2018-12-29 21:18:02
Re: What's in a kiss? (5 replies, posted in Poems)
Excellent Beamer those words could be the opening lines for a good novel.
1,678 2018-12-29 21:10:51
Re: Jamming Again w/ the kid (4 replies, posted in My local band and me)
Good to hear you and the Kid having a blast. He works good with you.
1,679 2018-12-26 22:42:11
Re: Prog Rock Wednesdays (580 replies, posted in Bands and artists)
Great choice TF I have in last few weeks been listening to to my old Emerson, Lake & Palmer album Brain Salad Surgery. My 98 year old mother loves the song Jerusalem on it. Most of my old record collection I have passed onto my younger family members but I have hung on to that one and a few others. I will never be politically correct and not talk about Christmas. Here in NZ it is celebrated by people I know and mix with of of all religous and none religous persuasion.
1,680 2018-12-26 21:33:54
Re: Greg Lake Talks ABout His J200 (7 replies, posted in Guitars and accessories)
I always liked Greg Lakes playing and singing. I have played my friends J200 it is a beautiful instrument to play even in my not so good playing hands..
1,681 2018-12-26 21:15:04
Re: Day After (8 replies, posted in Poems)
Cheers Phill I have enjoyed your writing on chordie and always look forward to your comments. I also enjoy hearing your music. I use to belong to a club where we had a tradition every year at our Christmas party of leaving a chair empty at a table with a full setting of cutlery and a wine glass with a Rememberance Rose in it. The plate placemat would have the name of those who had past in that past year. . Every member would be given a poppy to place at that table as way of remembering those who had past on.
Jim, though I love Christmas I must admit there is always a sense of relief when it is over for another year. This time of year is summer end of school term four so our school kids get a big long summer holiday. The New Zealand school year is divided into 4 terms for state and state integrated schools. There is a 2 week break between each of the first 3 terms and a summer holiday at the end of Term 4 of about 6 weeks.
EB cheers has been a while I look forward to catching up with you in the New Year at our Sunday sesh. I might even pop into The Butcher and Brewer out at Petone where Robert has been doing a bit of work.
TF, the differant time zones can be confusing. I have extended family all around the world and remembering the time differance gets a bit confusing for some of my older relatives. Our Prime Ministers in New Zealand over recent years have had a good sense of humour. I will attach two clips showing our latest Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern revealing her funny side. The first one has a reply to a Flight Of The Concords question. The second one came about due to the fact that often New Zealand gets left of promotion maps for world events held in other countries.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYsZv9JXmio&t=128s
1,682 2018-12-26 10:10:13
Topic: Day After (8 replies, posted in Poems)
Though I enjoy been around people I also like having a bit of time by myself. This is about my thoughts on familly and friends tonight here in NZ the end of Boxing Day.
Day After
I now have a bit of space of my own.
Oh yeah at this time I have memories of those who past.
Those happy days with ones who got swept away in the oceans of time..
Over the years we have battled big waves then found calm.
Lifeboats will always be good friends and family.
Oh it’s a privilege to be with family.
Catch up with them and what they are doing.
The joy of children in our family and those not so young and the very old.
From ninety eight to life just begun.
Taken time thinking about the year that’s past.
The things that made this year a blast and those parts that were not so good.
Time to celebrate to learn about love, not hate and share with respect our diversity.
Now it’s the day after.
We have sung our songs from differant books and outlooks.
Joined together in the belief of family and love.
Even those who do not believe in the Lord above.
Gave thanks that we can still have time to celebrate one special day.
Its the day after now I got my own space.
The hermit in me now desires a little time.
Yeah a little opening in the busy human forest.
Just enjoying my own space and reflecting..
Boxing day, I am not running away.
Every year I get older
I know Im blesssed to have love and family.
Day after.
Day after.
No rush just taken it at a slow pace.
Day after
Day after.
Christmas.
1,683 2018-12-26 10:03:24
Re: merry christmas (3 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Hope you had a good Christmas Mojo.
1,684 2018-12-26 10:02:16
Re: The Ladies (4 replies, posted in Poems)
Excellent Beamer and I love that she has got a G string.
1,685 2018-12-26 09:57:29
Re: Kids..... Ya GOTTA Love 'Em! (4 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Good one Bill I would hate to knock one over and start the chain reaction half way through.
Cheers,
Pete
1,686 2018-12-23 23:26:37
Re: The Chordie Christmas Chollection (8 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Merry Christmas TF and everyone else a great thread idea. I love vocal groups at Christmas this is one of the modern ones I like.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJ_MGWio-vc
1,687 2018-12-23 23:19:24
Re: PEATLE IS THE MAN !! (1 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Thank you Jim for your kind words. I am thrilled you have got your students talking and thinking about technology and the future, That is very special to me that something I have written has been of value. If only you could see how happy that has made me.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
Pete
1,688 2018-12-23 00:25:40
Re: The Hidden Puzzle Song (4 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Nice one Jet like the way you write about writing,
1,689 2018-12-23 00:23:31
Re: One Art Honors Another (3 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Cheers Bill, first time I have heard that song. Thank you I enjoyed that song. I love the way lowry caught the aesthetic of the towns the people and buildings with the grit and the .smoke stacks . There is a theatre about his work that I love. He didnt go for the beautiful just the stark reality of peoples lifes at that time and place. He found beauty in his gritty home town environment.
Merry Christmas Bill and Happy New Year to you and your family.
1,690 2018-12-23 00:21:45
Re: friday's blues fix (1,560 replies, posted in Bands and artists)
Great choice Badeye my dad when I was a kid use to love singing that song with his friends. He passed away fifty one years ago everytime I hear that song it makes me smile and think of my dad.
1,691 2018-12-23 00:16:28
Re: Kiwi Christmas Greeting (13 replies, posted in My local band and me)
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year everyone. Here in Welllington,, New Zealand, today Sunday afternoon it is 17 Celsius or round about 62 Fahrenheit it should be hotter than that for us at this time of year somewhere around 20 Celsius.
1,692 2018-12-23 00:14:44
Re: Heading Home For Christmas (6 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Nice one EB . Merry Christmas
1,693 2018-12-20 08:42:26
Re: Sharing Christmas With You (10 replies, posted in Songwriting)
Cheers Phill the UK political power seems to be in a mess. Glad you got my humour.
1,694 2018-12-20 08:31:00
Re: Sharing Christmas With You (10 replies, posted in Songwriting)
EB no I am just trying a bit humour. Friday is my next beer. I hardly ever have a beer between Monday and Thursday. Next Tuesday will be an exception.. I dont post after a few beers. "Those lyrics I wrote are me having a play on "Ramblin' Rose" a famous Nat King Cole song.. White Christmas a Bing Crosby is the other one,
This is why I mentioned Nat King Cole after your post mentioned Nat King Cole.
. Thanks CS,i`ll have a crack at that.
Usually when a song comes to me the feel/chords come too, but not with this one.
In my head i hear this as a kinda Nat King Cole thing.
1,695 2018-12-20 06:55:59
Re: Sharing Christmas With You (10 replies, posted in Songwriting)
EB I can imagine you doing a Nat King Cole song your voice will be perfect. I couldnt come up with chords just these hopefully funny Nat King Cole type lyrics.
Rambing Rose on a Reindeers Nose.
What I want for Christmas, heaven knows .
Wild wind-blowing, on the Reindeers nose .
Here in New Zealand it aint snowing heaven knows..
I love my family yes heaven knows.
Rambing Rose on a Reindeers Nose.
Now if that doesnt work how about a Rambing Crosby song
I'm Dreaming Of A Hot Christmas.
With lots of Ram Bling for my Rose.
1,696 2018-12-20 06:15:17
Re: First Open Mic Night (18 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Excellent Beamer .the challenge of getting out in front of people makes most people nervous, . I use to go to a open mic type thing and the thing I noticed those who got up and had a go, got better the more they did it. Great photo I look forward to the day you do a video.
1,697 2018-12-20 05:51:09
Re: Kiwi Christmas Greeting (13 replies, posted in My local band and me)
G'Day Neo those Oz True blue Bonzer Chrissy songs you mentioned are Ace! mate
1,698 2018-12-19 04:33:02
Re: Life Is Fun (5 replies, posted in Poems)
Cheers and thank you everyone for your kind comments.
I should also mention that even though they are a very positive family and fun to be around they do grieve in their own way. Her son said to me something along lines of what follows here. In the moments after Mum died at the hospice I held her hand for the last time. I felt she had gone to a good place and was at peace. When they took her away I felt a bit conflicted in my emotions, couldn’t help thinking why am I feeling happy when at this time I should be crying and sad. We all left the Hospice and went to Mums house. Everyone headed into the lounge while I went into the kitchen and fed her cat. When I entered the lounge all the seats apart from one were taken and people were sitting on the floor. I looked over at my mothers favourite chair it was the only chair no-one was sitting on. It was then I burst out into tears knowing she would never sit there again. As a family it will be at her house our family home that we will have our mournful moments. Having to sell her house and empty it out is going to be hard as that is where many of our good and some sad family memories are.
EB, the poem more or less wrote itself.
Jandle, She was an amazing lady.
TF, they are a special family and have a natural way of rolling along well when they tackle family hardship in their positive way.
Thank you for your condolences.
Phill, your absolutely right the most important emphasize should be on birth and life.
1,699 2018-12-19 04:29:48
Re: Kiwi Christmas Greeting (13 replies, posted in My local band and me)
Merry Christmas Jandle, I love the way in New Zealand even though it is summer we love to sing Christmas songs with winter themes.
1,700 2018-12-19 04:23:59
Re: Stefanie Steven (8 replies, posted in Bands and artists)
Thank you Jim for your kind words. A quote by Thornton Wilder “We can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures.”