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I was watching Chet Atkins on youtube a while back playing and talking about guitar. He said he loved playing guitar like he did but always wished he had the talent and technique to play in other styles.

CSOM great to hear all your covers.

To me music  shouldn’t be about getting famous. It shouldn’t be about the size of your following. It should be part  of the way in which you connect with the everyday people in the world around you.  Fame is a fleeting enjoyment. But if you’re really lucky, playing music can last forever. To me this is what all the wonderful Chordie folk on here are about connecting to good people and the enjoyment of life and music. I feel humbled to be accepted as part of  this community.

Cheers Phill thank you for your feedback. I just heard on the radio your rugby team has had two good wins over the last two weekends. TF that is a good trophy size trout.

Phill that song  is writen by Easybeat and  also is all  his singing and playing . I am sure Eb would pleased with your constructive comment. If it was me doing the song it would be all over the place as I play and sing badly only  by feel.

I am not much of a singer or musician myself but I love it when I have been able to do my thing with good musos.

Another trick of singing and playing for friends for a sing along is as long as your singing is good no one notices the bits you cant play. When you miss a chord out as long as the rhythm is still there or just using vocals to fill the small gap can also work.

Cheers TF we have rivers here  in NZ with Brown and Rainbow Trout also in the South Island Salmon. If you come to NZ you will discover many a good spot to Fly Fish. I have had the privilege: in my time to have had the experience of living in differant parts of the world,. I have noticed as you have stated with  eloquence: that when we strip away the exterior trappings of culture and such, people are essentially the same throughout the world.  Without thinking about it until now I am pleased my writing has acknowledged and represented that.

Was it Spike Milligan who said, " The blinds are drawn but the furniture is real"?

Thank you Neo and Classical Guitar for your kind comments. Easybeat asked me to put that song on  soundcloud.  I had that song in my head but wasn't sure if it was any good. Now I have lost a lot of movement in my arms and hands I can't always put the idea in my head out on the piano or guitar.

Cheers Jandle I wasn't sure if the lyrics were enough to catch a bit of the Cuba Street area vibe. Thank you for your feedback.