I remember you.
Hoping all goes well as you go through difficult times.
You don`t belong here ?? This is like the "Hotel California". You can check out anytime you like.. But you can never leave.
1 2025-10-27 13:58:08
Re: Probably No One Here Now Would Remember Who I Am... (15 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
2 2025-08-30 13:05:05
Re: Who sings this song (2 replies, posted in Song requests)
It`s by The Zombies
Am F
I love you, I love you, I love you, yes, I do,
E - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
but the words won't come and I don't know what to say !
Am C7
1. I should tell you, I love you, I do,
D F E
my words should explain, but my words won't come.
Am C7
I shouldn't hide my love deep inside,
D F E
my words should explain, but my words won't come.
F C Am G
I should tell you just how I feel, and I keep tryin',
F C - G
but something holds me back when I try to tell you.
Am F
I love you, I love you, I love you, yes, I do !
Am F
I love you, I love you, I love you, yes, I do,
E - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
but the words won't come and I don't know what to say !
Am C7
2. If I can find the words in my mind,
D F E
the words could explain, but the words won't come.
Am C7
If you can see what you mean to me,
D F E
my words should explain, but my words won't come.
F C Am G
And, oh, how hard I try to tell you, I love you,
F C - G
but something holds me back when I try to tell you.
+ CHORUS
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
+ Am - F - Am - F - E + And I don't know what to say !
F C Am G
And, oh, how hard I try to tell you, I love you,
F C - G
but something holds me back when I try to tell you.
Am F
I love you, I love you, I love you, yes, I do !
Am F
I love you, I love you, I love you, yes, I do,
E - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
but the words won't come and I don't know what to say !
Am F
+ I love you, I love you, I love you, yes, I do !
Am F
+ I love you, I love you, I love you, yes, I do ! + Am
3 2025-06-29 16:14:10
Re: NOT THE WEEKEND YET (8 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
I haven`t posted for a while.
I still check out the postings.
4 2025-06-02 01:18:18
Re: Introduction – Joining from Clearfork Academy (1 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Welcome.
Guitar is a great way to deal with addiction. (voice of experience).
Best of luck with all your journey`s.
5 2025-05-31 16:41:32
Re: New Guitar again (5 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
I can definitely appreciate an NGD.
Congratulations.
6 2025-05-07 10:22:09
Re: Resurrection. 1969 Teisco Del Ray (6 replies, posted in Electric)
neophytte wrote:
joeyjoeyjoey wrote:neophytte wrote:Need some pics to see the guitar ...
Cheers
Richard
I tried. I cannot post pics.
Wow, that's a nice looking guitar!! How do those pickups sound? Are they gold foil (as some guitars were in the 60's)?
Cheers
Richard
The same thing. Except for the modern set of tuning keys. The old one`s were junk. 4 had plastic knobs. Two were chrome. They wouldn`t turn anyways.
A nice new set of chrome Gotoh tuners fixed that. It sounds and plays good. The new tuners are so smooth. A big difference.
7 2025-05-06 23:05:16
Re: Resurrection. 1969 Teisco Del Ray (6 replies, posted in Electric)
neophytte wrote:
Need some pics to see the guitar ...
Cheers
Richard
I tried. I cannot post pics.
8 2025-05-05 12:00:36
Topic: Resurrection. 1969 Teisco Del Ray (6 replies, posted in Electric)
Back in 2017. I bought a 1969 Teisco Del Ray tulip guitar for $75.00.
It sat for over 7 years. I decided to try and fix it and see what happens. The tuners were seized up. I was afraid of cracking the headstock drilling out the holes for the tuners. I didn`t even know if the electronics were any good. A new set of tuners, Some cleaning and strings brought it back to life.
Now I have another electric to add to my arsenal.
9 2025-04-27 20:33:33
Re: Just saying Hi. Updating myself. (6 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Grah1 wrote:
Glad you are getting better ,there are still a few of us around . Ive just played my first out door gig of the year at Ilkley North Yorkshire . Just an acoustic set with our bass player Paul as drummer Jim is on tour with another band in europe for a short while . Will post a vid soon when I can extract it from my wifes i phone
I`m supposed to be getting together with other players soon myself. Starting tomorrow.
Warm weather is coming. I love being outside. I`ve played with other`s at different times. Some say I`m hard to work with. Some say I`m easy. I`ll have to see how it goes.
I did play some sober open mic`s. It went well. Those are gone. The meeting house closed.
Obviously. I don`t have the energy I did a few years ago. Partly from health issues. Partly from just plain getting old. I`m still at it all the time.
10 2025-04-27 20:19:41
Re: Just saying Hi. Updating myself. (6 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
TIGLJK wrote:
JJJ
Congrats Joey- good to hear you are dong much better.
Did you cut back on the Bread Machines as well ?
I was just thinking last night about all the people that used to participate in the forum.
I miss Mojo (Joe B.) as well - loved his Texan drawl and great songs !
Take care, stop by often
Jim
Did you cut back on the Bread Machines as well ? 
The bread machine got damaged when I hit the brakes in my car one day. It`s gone now. It does live on in pictures.
There used to be a lot of traffic here. Those days are gone.
11 2025-04-27 15:11:15
Topic: Just saying Hi. Updating myself. (6 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
I don`t see much going on here lately. So I`m just saying hi to everyone.
To those I know personally. I got a stable bill of health. Not a clean bill of health. Far from it. I`m good with stable. Especially after what I was told over two years ago. You won`t ever see me drinking again.
Oh well. Self inflicted pain deserves no sympathy. .
I did have one good friend tell me that my attitude is what saved me. I told him I wanted to die sober. Then I changed my mind. I told him I wanted to live sober. I was good about the whole situation. Didn`t blame other`s. Kept a sense of humour about it.
I`m still around. Not 100%. Still holding my own. Still irritating Chris. We`re still together.
See some of you sometime this year.
12 2025-03-14 21:48:23
Re: When is it enough for you ? (6 replies, posted in Guitars and accessories)
I had close to 50 at one time. Most were bought before the pandemic.
I`m down to 28 now. The values went up during the pandemic. I was able to sell the ones I did at a profit. Sometimes over 100%.
So I was able to get higher quality equipment a lot cheaper.
Last example. A Taylor 510 for $700 out of my pocket, It was on sale for $1200. I had the other $500 with the money selling guitars that cost me $700 total.
13 2025-03-02 15:48:43
Re: L.G.D. Less Guitar Days (10 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Phill Williams wrote:
I wish I had the skill and patience to build guitars an amps. Well done to those who can, you have my admiration.
Building may be the wrong word. Putting together may be more appropriate. Taking existing parts I have and matching them up. Parts that I find cheap. I will make a self contained amp out of them.
In other words. I don`t take a bunch of tubes, capacitors and wires and build a chassis out of them.
My latest spare time project. An old 12" General Electric Hi Fi extension speaker I found cheap. Plenty of room inside the cabinet to mount the head from another amp. Or I may cut the cabinet down and make it smaller. I`m pretty good at finding cheap amps at flea markets or antique shops. Amps with damaged cabinets. Blown speakers.
I`ve made 3 already. There is a certain satisfaction from making a working amp cheap. From parts other`s consider junk.
14 2025-02-25 12:28:05
Re: L.G.D. Less Guitar Days (10 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
neophytte wrote:
joeyjoeyjoey wrote:At one point. I had well over 40 in my arsenal . Maybe over 50. I lost count. I`m DOWN to 28 now.
I hear you - I did a "collection" photo around the same time Covid hit, and I knew I had a few, but was surprised I crept close to 30 - my collection includes some rare and expensive (well, they are now) guitars, but you can't play them all at once, nor can you take them with you.
I've sold a couple, and haven't bought anymore, but I must admit I find it hard to part with pieces which I have an emotional attachment, which is most of them ...
Cheers
Richard
I did get the ones I always wanted. Gibson Les Paul. Gretsch White Falcon. Harmony Rocket. Mesa Boogie amp.
When my time is up. My daughter will get them all. With the condition that she keeps certain ones. The rest. She can do what she wants with.
My guilty pleasure now is making amp setups from cheap parts. It takes time to find the parts. When I do get them. I put them together.
Example. An old Bell & Howell projector speaker and a cheap little amp from Amazon. I built a self contained amp that runs on two 6 volt flashlight batteries or AC power. For less than $100. Another I built for less than $20 years ago. Another I have all the parts for. I just have to get around to putting it all together.
15 2025-02-25 12:00:04
Re: L.G.D. Less Guitar Days (10 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
easybeat wrote:
JJJ
great to hear life is looking good for ya,would love to hear more about your music tastes and playing.
of course whenever i say this to anyone on here i never get a reply,but it would be nice to be surprised.
My tastes vary from one extreme to the other. Depending on my mood that day.
People are amazed when they look through my binders. I did meet with a singer last month. She was amazed at the different variety of songs in one book.
My playing is mediocre. Simple. Some people get impressed. Some don`t. I`ve been told I play well with others.
My singing ??? My voice is a combination of a pack of Marlboro and Jack Daniels poured in a broken dirty glass. Anyone here who has met me in person can testify to that. I did a lot of damage to myself with my bad recreational habits.
16 2025-02-25 02:36:50
Topic: L.G.D. Less Guitar Days (10 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Haven`t posted in a while.
Anyone that knows me from here or in person. They knew I may have had a slight addiction to buying guitars.
At one point. I had well over 40 in my arsenal . Maybe over 50. I lost count. I`m DOWN to 28 now.
Covid helped. The value on a lot of them went up. What did I do?? I consigned them and worked my way up to better equipment. My latest was a Taylor 510. A year ago. For $700 out of my pocket. The price I paid for the guitars I sold. Sometimes I just took the money. I`ve sold a few amps too.
After getting a rude awakening over 2 years ago. I realized a few things. I can`t take them with me. They`re not replacing anything. Or anyone. My house was getting overrun.
Some are in my music room. Some in my daughter`s room. She is married and has her own house now.
I have the one`s I always wanted. I have 3 pieces I`ve had over 40 years. Those aren`t going anywhere.
Myself. I`ve been sober for two and a half years. I cheated death. Got my head a lot clearer.
I have a lot more room in my house now. With a lot less guitars.
17 2025-02-06 20:58:10
Re: Well , I’m still alive :) (5 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Glad to see things are going your way.
hoping it continues
18 2024-12-30 21:12:25
Topic: HAPPY NEW YEAR (3 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Wishing everyone a happy and great new year
To those I have seen this year and in the past. See you next year.
I`m confident enough to think it will happen again. I`m already making up a new songbook for 2025.
Once again. Happy New Year and have a drink for me.
19 2024-11-25 05:59:56
Re: been awhile (9 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
I haven`t been here in a long time.
I`m probably forgotten or new to other`s here.
Seen better days. Still alive and kicking.
20 2023-07-28 03:56:29
Topic: One year anniversary (8 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
I don`t post it on Facebook because news travels fast in my family.
I managed to hit one year`s sobriety yesterday.
My bad recreational habits finally caught up to me last year. After doing some major damage to myself. I think I learned my lesson.
Except for "Enjoy Every Sandwich"
When I see my favourite quotes under this article. I have to ask myself. How did that work out for you??
21 2023-07-11 02:22:39
Re: whistling (4 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Dock of the bay/ Otis Redding
Meet me in Memphis/ Jimmy Buffett
Daydream? The Lovin` Spoonful
22 2023-07-02 19:14:48
Re: Quiz /big prize for the winner (7 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Most people that I converse with.
They fret about every little thing. What good does it do??
23 2023-07-02 19:12:09
Re: survey time /need your opinion (8 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Beatles
Gibson
Jazz
70s
Neither
24 2023-06-26 20:35:51
Re: why bother (9 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
I`m still around.
Dealing with some little health issues. A few people here know what`s going on.
Let`s just say :Self inflicted pain deserves no sympathy". Lol.
Yes, I have a sense of humour about it.
25 2023-05-23 17:13:48
Re: week end (11 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
I haven`t contributed for awhile.
I still read the post`s every few days.