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Hi Everyone,

Thanks for the comments. I have a backlog of recording to do, so decided to jump to the top of the list and record Diamond Light this morning. You can access it on the website link. It's a rough cut with a couple of mistakes and a clipped ending. It's also a bit faster than I would like it - I want to linger on the long notes.

I'm looking at audio interfaces so I can run two channels at the one time and get it down live. I hate doing it a channel at a time - no patience !

Jets, yes I know Baker St - great song - this is more trad Irish. I'd love to hear your version if you ever had time to put it up. It would be interesting to look at the two interpretations of the chords anf lyrics.

Russel, thanks for the kind words - it's a great story. I work across the road from the library, so I'll be checking out when the "diamond" is put on display - maybe get a pic of it.

Daddy and Ark, yes, the flow was assisted by the internal rhymes within some of the lines. I was searching for rhymes in an early version of the song and was struck by the way putting them in the same line made it glide together more.

Hi Ark,

I'm being honest when I say that I struggle with the ambient side of things. I'm going to have to sit down and listen solidly for an hour or two. I had to do the same thing with Be Bop years ago, until i got where they were going. Any suggestions at to where to look for music?

I really like the present. Don't know what you mean about the playing - it's fine.

Hi Jets,

It's the story of Northern Ireland, I suppose. People on both sides of the conflict here lived close to one another, often being neighbours. Many people would have known both the murdered and the murderer, but were too scared to speak out, often because the killer was a relative. We have huge levels of dependence on anti-depressants. And it looks like it will all be swept under the carpet.

Hey Daddy,

Great song - great sentiments.

Have you ever heard "A Mother's Love's a Blessing"? It's an old Irish song. This is my favourite version of it - because it is so real.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BZ73hYIJj8

You have to wonder what other languages people on chordie speak other than their native language.

G-Doc, you seem well versed in English - do you have any Walloon ?

I can just about get myself into trouble in French and Spanish - and can ask for a quarter pounder with cheese in German.

Anyone out there speak other languages - Lacota, Maori, Swahili ?

I'm worried that I might be on the cusp of geezerhood. Don't really remember playing 78's, but knew people who had them. Also, a lot of the chat to date needs translated to "across-the-pond-ese."

I have a strong memory of GRIT, however  - not because I ever saw it, but from reading comic books. I used to get "Thor" and "Superman" comics. They had adverts in the back - all in dollars. One of them demanded you "Sell GRIT."

There was another ad that seemed to be trying to sell a miniature submarine. Little wonder that we thought kids in the States lived in a different world.

The last time I had a full service tank of petrol was in a tiny rural gas station somewhere around Collingwood on Georgian Bay in Ontario. I spent a very pleasant half an hour chatting about not very much, and there were no other customers the whole of that time.

Yes, I heard that you have to pay for incoming texts in the US. Seems a ridiculous idea.  Doesn't happen over here, unless you have signed up for those stupid sports or reality TV updates.

My phones do rule my life at times. I have to have the work one on during the working day, although not during meetings - I'm out of the office a lot. I also have access to my email and it links to my calendar in the office, so I use it all the time. With the email access I don't text. Also one week out of every six I'm "on call" which means the phone is beside me 24/7 for a whole week.

My private phone I do use occasionally for texting, but we have free calls to family numbers, so it's rarely used.

As for the kids, they do text, but it's banned in school, at the dinner table and they wouldn't dream of texting when the family is chatting together. It's also an offence here to drive and even touch your phone.

Earthy feel ....? You been using Phill's keyboard, Russell ?

Great song, Phill. Reminded me of Springsteen's "Outlaw Pete"  -   except your's was better. Just one thing - do I take it you mean a moose, rather than a mouse, or have you moved north of Carlisle ?

I'm thinking of setting up a Benevolent Fund for Country Music Song Characters, what with them getting divorced, run out of town, walking lines, stuck in prison and killed on such a regular basis, they obviously need help !