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(3 replies, posted in Poems)

unwelcome visitor

i have an unwelcome visitor
living in my house
i named him Fred
because i wished he where dead
i gave him a name
because i think he felt
he was one of the family
he `d been staying around
annoying me for so long
so today i`d had enough
D (ead) Day
i bought a can of fly spray
and chased and sprayed him all day
fred was fast and tricky
so i resorted to a fly swot
old fashion  but effective
one good swing
he met his end
now he`s just a stain on the glass 

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(3 replies, posted in Poems)

great to see you posting Phill,good poem     

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

Thx for comments guys.tig the drawing is from my last kids book.my idea but drawn by a teenager.     

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

https://soundcloud.com/rough-as-gut/ordinary-people
its been a while since i posted a song. 

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(8 replies, posted in Poems)

Peatle this is as good as writing gets.Lately you have been coming up with amazing poetry.     

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(7 replies, posted in Poems)

excellent Pete     

thanks for the song guys,good christmas vibe
sounds like the crowd enjoyed it too.     

thank you Bill,i hope the new year is kinder than the last one.
merry christmas.     

https://soundcloud.com/rough-as-gut/381-christmas-2025
thought i would kick things off with this song
i had a beer or two before i recorded it so as you can hear i really got into it.
lets hear some christmas songs from the rest of ya!     

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(8 replies, posted in Poems)

Zippy an excellent poem,great imagery.     

sounded really good,and thx for including my song     

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(6 replies, posted in Songwriting)

clever idea Tig     

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

keep the comments coming Bill,we could do with a bit more conversation here.
thanks for posting     

https://soundcloud.com/rough-as-gut/love-of-wood     

Nothing going on here this mth,so thought i would post this.
it doesn`t have any of the words required,but it is pretty random.
also i would like to thank you for the generous support,for a
guy that knows nothing about music i find it very encouraging to keep trying.
many thx Brian     

Bill
great to hear from you,i`m sorry to see life has been given you such a hard time.
i cant thank you enough for the support and comments you used to give me
when i posted music.getting ignored is probably the worst thing that can happen
when you share a song or comment.an honest negitive comment is more preferable.
you were always encouraging,that`s something i have learned from you,i always listen
to anyone offering up music or comment.
thank you for teaching me this.
Brian     

well you said anything goes ,so here it is.
ive made heaps of mistakes on purpose so know one will think its Ai.
https://soundcloud.com/rough-as-gut/370-govt-man     

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(4 replies, posted in Poems)

you can choose your friends
but not your neighbours
with a bit of luck they`re one and the same
before i moved house
my nearest neighbours where
a prickly woman and a barking dog
my new abode is much the same
some nice people but not all
i seemed to have swapped
the prickly woman and barking dog
for a prickly man and twitching curtains. 

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

good to see a new post from you,it must be great playing with friends.     

thats as good as any other song in that genre.
`bumps are good` it means it is real.     

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(6 replies, posted in Songwriting)

good to see you are still writing pete,my writers block continues.     

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

40yrs ago i was given a guitar, all keen i took some lessons(i know you`re thinking thats hard to believe)
the music teacher was an older woman down the road who mainly taught piano.
she asked what i wanted to achieve,i said to play a recognizable song (still cant)
anyway she took me down the classical music path.
it`s not quite what i had expected,i was thinking more` the shadows` that kinda thing.
this lead me to listening to the band `sky` a mixture of classical and rock musicians playing classical music in a rock setting.
still listening to them today.     

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

great to see you here peatle,i listen to to classical music when im driving.
most radio stations are playing the same old stuff,i find the classical stuff a new listening experience for me.     

https://soundcloud.com/rough-as-gut/dry-july
just banged this one out,its a bit rougher than usual be warned
made without the aid of alcohol     

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(9 replies, posted in Guitars and accessories)

thanks everyone for your ideas.i was only wondering if there was an easy fix.
i went to a gig last week and it reminded me how good an acoustic sounds amplified.
then i thought how to put vocal to that sound.
im not into gear so wont bother chasing this up,probably will never need it anyway.
thx