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Mojo
really good man !

Townes is one of my faves, you did it justice and a lot more !

The Texas sound is surely only for Texans - and you got it.

Thanks for sharing

Jim

Thank you Tyson

I'm really not a songwriter - just a guy that likes to wear emotions on the sleeve.   That's the great part that I cherish so much about Chordie - so many people that have a multitude of perspectives - it allows for honest and real feedback.

I am so honored when someone likes one of my attempts at a song.   I am surely just a novice, and I have learned first hand about the dire warning you give in your last line:
"There is one down side to writing good songs : the next one always has to be better."  It doesn't always happen that way for sure.

Thanks for your comments.

Jim

ps  HOW 'bout them PACKERS !!!

Could this be the origin of the term - " Drum Roll please ?" 

Methinks the hospitals should be donating a percentage to   the chordie website since it seems  we all have become such good patrons.

Bill the story was fab - lots of smiles in that one.

Sorry about the fall - hope for a speedy recovery

AT least it happened before this damned Irma hits your area an inundates you with H2O

and I agree with Phill - I need to speak with the emergency services at my ER - I didn't get any lollipop !
( I'm figuring the treated you special b/c you had Dondra with you !)

JIm

TIGLJK

When I was in college, I always jokingly  answered the phone in my dorm room by saying " The Incredibly Good Looking Jim Kenyon, how can I help ya ?"  A couple of my friends that were girls made me a shirt for Christmas with  TIGL-JK on it as a gift.   When I post stuff on the net, including Chordie, I use the acronym mainly because I do not want my students to find it - so hence I often use the alias. 

Jim

TF
WOW !!!!!!!!

Well thank you for removing about an hour and a half from my Monday morning !

I could not stop watching these amazing performances.
You are absolutely correct - pick any one and it is fantastic!

The song they did by Toto - Africa -   by far my favorite however. The simulated thunderstorm was incredible.   I kept saying to my self as I listened with headphones - there has got to be some musical instruments or digital enhancement - but alas - there is none !!!!

I really love great musical talent - the orchestration of all those singers must've been ridiculous.

Thank you so much for sharing that - I am sure I will re-visit when I need a little inspiration or just need to go to a happy place for a while!

JIm

So my strategy is - my wife won't notice if I just replace one of the older ones on the guitar stands with a new one and put the older one in a case out of sight for a while.  Then it's a month or so later and when asked - " hey did you buy a another new guitar?"  I just reply - "nah - i've had that one a while"   

I recall reading a couple of lines off some guitar T-shirts that go.....

" Go On - Buy it - you can always get another wife!"

or

Dear God
Now I lay me down to sleep , I pray the Lord my soul to keep
If I should die before I wake, please  don't let my wife sell the guitars for what I told her I paid for them!

But seriously - my wife is very understanding and as long its bought with money that I stashed from odd jobs I've done or coaching pay - she really doesn't care - besides that - the value of her shoes collection is more than my guitars I fancy. 

My biggest wish is that my guitar playing ability was equal to the quality of my guitars and heaven knows if it was - I too would be a true guitaraholic as well.
If guitar stores made a rule that you have demonstrate excellent ability before they could sell it to you I would be SOL !

Cheers and good health to everyone

Jim

TF

That is hysterical - great tongue in cheek humor by your Dad - I love it!
Jim

That's great Phill !
Enjoy the lavish time with your wife !

I am finding it very difficult to get a good night's rest - can't imagine what it's like for you !

Heal quickly my friend.

Maybe next year you and I can play rounders on bikes !

OMG PHILL

I've always said you and I were on the same page ! Now I know its true
Tuesday I went to go for a BIKE RIDE - As I went to get on and  LAUNCH MYSELF OVER THE Bar using the peddle -(as I had done 10,000 times since I was 7 years old ) the chain gave way and I went ass over teakettle much the same as you did. When I came down the crossbarwas waiting for me.   I fractured two ribs along with a small gash on my ankle.   I can still do some stuff- but there is no position that doesn't hurt and sleep is almost impossible. Then today, I did just as Phill suggested -I got stupid -  thought I was 25 instead of 65 --- forgot I have the rib injury and while coaching my soccer team tried to perform a move -    might better have stuck a knife in my chest - it would have been less painful!

Damn Pride seems to always get in my way.  Yours sounds a lot worse than mine however.....     I wish you a speedy recovery Phill.

And may Ann fulfill your every wish - body massages and tenderness AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE !

Heal quick my friend !

Graham

That was the exact problem I had on the guitar that i tried to  from scratch.

The low E string was fine down at the pickup end of the neck, but close to the edge of the neck up by the nut.
On the high E string it was just the opposite. What I had to do was adjust the angle of the saddle  and Bridge. 
That made the spacing correct. However I still can't great sound out of it - too much vibration in strings. I think it has to do with poor placement of fret bars.
It was my first (and only ) attempt at guitar building.....   and I did it without any knowledge of guitars at the time.   I may try to build a new one this inter now that i actually understand how an electric guitar works.  good luck with your project.

Have you been performing at all ?  Haven't seen any new videos of late.

Take care

Jim