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(9 replies, posted in My local band and me)

Why can I never find bargains like that? As I've retired now I have a load of gear to sell...according to my wife     

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(9 replies, posted in My local band and me)

Enjoyed that, good sound for just two of you. First thing I noticed was the mini speakers, so I'll say it again good sound. I've never heard that played live before, well done.     

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

Welcome back Joey good to know you're still playing. At 73, I only play to amuse myself these days as I gave up gigging after covid. I know how you feel about old age slowing you down, I can only do DIY jobs for a couple of hours then crash out for the rest of the day.     

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(4 replies, posted in Poems)

You said it Richard.     

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(4 replies, posted in Poems)

Thanks Brian     

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(1 replies, posted in Poems)

Very dr zeus Brian.

The clever people say that birds are dinosaurs
I believe it
The clever people say that dogs are wolves
I believe that too
When clever people say that rich people are always right
Nah that's just going too far     

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(4 replies, posted in Poems)

All about the curse of old age and the effect of waking to empty ones bladder.


Another Day

Sleep eludes me though I close my eyes.
Thoughts wont leave me and thoughts surprise.
Silence broken by a solitary owl.
Silent flight. Hunting mice.
I turn and pull the blankets higher.
Clear my mind but still the fire.
The fire of imagination.
No water drench my minds creation.
And so the night drags on.
O beautiful, silent night.

It is morning yet still the night.
The sky is clear no clouds in sight 
Stars still twinkle the moon still glows.
Warmer now no frost or snows.
Yes, spring bounds forth, chick's in nests.
Too soon to feed, born from eggs.
Too dark at 4 am it appears.
To find those sleepy meals that crawl and slither.
Their cries and squawks and whistled tunes
To greet the dawn they know it soon
Will light the day, will reveal their pray.
And I will rise to begin... another day. 

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(10 replies, posted in Poems)

I've just realised that I hadn't replied to Jan's reply. Thank you Jan, it was written on the spur of the moment as most of my scribblings are. Ann, due to our fickle weather up here often puts socks on the radiators to dry when the weather is wet. So they fall behind the rad and get discovered a long time later.     

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(10 replies, posted in Poems)

Thanks Brian. I'd forgotten about it myself. It all came about by the fact I was fascinated by the name Chackrobarthi. I may have made it up I don't know.     

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(10 replies, posted in Poems)

Thank you Miabella and welcome to Chordie. People that join a thread that's a year or more old are usually spammers, I hope you are not one of those. Enjoy our friendship and resources     

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(31 replies, posted in Featured Song of the Month)

Brian tried to leave a message on soundcloud but I think I failed. Anyway, you lifted my spirits this early in the mid morning...well I'm retired I can lay in bed till 10? Yep coffee is not my cup of tea as it gives me palpitations but this song gave me a very happy feeling. Nice one buddy.     

In my 20s a friend invited me to watch a touring folk group at our local YMCA. As he was a super guitarist he was their supporting act which is why I went. The stand out song he played was Bob Dylans tambourine man. The folk group came on later and their stand out was the song about a thresher which was quite dirty probably why I liked it! Also about 10 years ago I played an evening gig at a pub in Pembroke the afternoon act was a folk group, which I enjoyed but would never pull me back from the dark side of rock music.     

hi Grah, yes but it's 5.30 long. It's a rock track with (I think) country undertones. I would like to get other peoples impression of it so I may put it up shortly. Thanks for the review.     

I have been asked to enter this song into FSOTM so here it is

Self DestructUndefined


INTRO; [A-D-A| A-E-A]




[A] She got behind the wheel of a [D] car she'd never drove [A] before.


[A] She drove a hundred miles with her [D] foot flat down to the [A] floor.


She didn't [E] stop to fill the [Dbm] tank or turn for [F#m] home. [F#7]


She tried to [A] self destruct `cos [E] she was on her [A] own.




[A] Who could know the the [D] pain this girl was [A] in.


[A] The story's long she [D] wouldn't know where to [A] begin.


With the [E] cops trying to slow her [Dbm] down any way they [F#m] can. [F#7]


She tried to [A] self destruct all [E] because of that [A] man.


(CHORUS)




There was a [D] row of cops behind her lights [E] a-glow.


[D] Sirens wailing loud oh what a [E] show. [E7]


She was [A] crying hard with [D] grief and tears of [E] woe.


Just a [D] matter of time [E] before a tyre would [A] blow.





[A] Back in the church the [D] bride was all in [A] white.


[A] The wedding car [D] outside was lost from [A] sight.


It was [E] speeding down the [Dbm] road with cops [F#m] behind. [F#7]


And the [A] preacher stood there [E] waiting for a [A] sign.


She had her [F#m] music turned up loud.


Recalled the [A] church bells called the crowd.


She had to [D] get away [E] before the preacher [A] prayed.


[A] Well it was nine o'clock and the [D] sky was getting [D] dark.


[A] She was getting tired so she [D] crashed out in some [A] park.


The [E] cops pulled out their [Dbm] guns and aimed to [F#m] kill. [F#7]


Time to [A] self destruct she [E] lost the will to [A] live.


(SOLO > CHORUS > SOLO END)






Words & Music by Phill Williams.





     

Nice one Grah. Kurt can bend them like Beckham must have fingers of steel to bend acoustic strings!     

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

Thanks again Richard, I've removed the post.     

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(12 replies, posted in Guitars and accessories)

Thanks Richard. It never occurred to me that the post was AI. Though saying that who has time to drag though all those posts between 2011 and now? WOW I banned a robot shoulda  woulda coulda...he he he     

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(12 replies, posted in Guitars and accessories)

I don't think you'll get a reply as the last post here was 2011!
I'll welcome you to Chordie and hope you'll enjoy the wealth of experience and knowledge available here. Word of warning; we don't tolerate spammers or bad language. Enjoy.     

Boom, Boom, Boom was a definate blues song. Obviously a lot of people on Wikipedia think pop but they're wrong! Also agree with Richard the Blues brothers was a great film in the same sense with Blazing Sadles.
Well done Jan, adding comments as well as songs is a great idea.     

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

Hi Grah. I always said once I stop enjoying performing I'd give it up. When covid hit all the venues had to close for the best part of 2 years. When the opened again I played a couple of gigs but the buzz had gone. It was a trek driving to gigs and driving home cream crackered, lugging amps in and out, setting up and stripping down. It's the stuff that punters don't see. I liked to play for 2-3 hours regularly and still they want more and if you say no I'm shattered they offer drinks which you cant take cos your driving. I sometimes miss it...sometimes!     

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(5 replies, posted in Guitars and accessories)

Colvon, I try to avoid music shops and trade shows as I always come out in a bad mood cos I cant have something or other! I walked into a shop in Swansea a few years back and a guitar caught my eye. I played it for a few minutes (half an hour apparently) and went back a few days later (after dreaming  about it) and bought it, I was younger then! Same thing happened when on a day trip to Western Super Mare, got off the bus, saw a music shop saw a guitar played it, the wife said buy it if you want...so I did. But that was the end of my collecting. I even get my strings on line rather than go to a music shop in case I get itchy fingers!     

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(5 replies, posted in Guitars and accessories)

Are you married to my wife too? Just because I'm in my 70's she wants me to sell all my stuff before I die. I may have given up gigging but not living or playing my acoustics(4), my basses(2), my keyboards(2) or my drums(2 Alesis kits). I do have to work hard not to buy anything else I like my meat and two vedge where they are     

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

I wish I had the skill and patience to build guitars an amps. Well done to those who can, you have my admiration.     

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

I'm 73 and in reasonable health yet my wife is nagging me to sell my 7 guitars .
Does she know something I don't ? It is true you can only play one at a time but different sounding guitars on multi track recordings is cool. I also have a couple of amps 2 sets of speakers etc but I'm loathe to get rid of anything in case I go back on the road... real at 73 ! unlikely     

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

Good point. If thousands or millions of lazy writers use this app sooner or later there will be thousands or millions of songs that are the same words and music...oh! there are already! Bring back the 60's