51 Reply by neophytte

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Peatle Jville wrote:

Richard, it was a joy to watch you and your wife together a very good performance.

Thanks - it started as an impromptu jam ...

easybeat wrote:

Richard,great start to CSOM.looks like a lot of fun.
lets face it Christmas is all about sharing and having fun.

I think you're right - we tend to go so wrapped up in the "gift buying" part of the season (or I do, anyway) that we sometimes forget that the spirit of Christmas is in doing things together.

TIGLJK wrote:

wonderful  There is a lot of love in those faces and words.  Great job !

Yes, I like this song as it has some good memories for me ...

Jandle wrote:

Aww nicely done together Richard.  Great to see you both performing together and enjoyed the laughter at the beginning.   Eunice has a lovely voice smile

Thank you - I can't remember what funny thing happened at the beginning, but there was laughter during the other songs as well (I think there were 3 songs we did, but this is the only one she sent me from her phone). It's hard to get Eunice to collaborate, as she is more used to Karaoke and not live performance - and the latter sometimes requires you to be on your toes when something unexpected happens (as opposed to singing against a recording, that always does the same thing, even if you are late with a line, etc) and she leans more towards jazz songs that don't sounds great on a solo acoustic guitar (and have a million chord changes at strange places), as opposed to my preference for rock.

Looking forward to hearing more entries for the month!!

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Richard     

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52 Reply by neophytte

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easybeat wrote:

i am encouraged.gonna bang out a few christmas songs now for CSoM

Please do!

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53 Reply by neophytte

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This one isn't a Christmas song per se - but it always reminds me of Christmas, as it seems it does for a lot of other people.

What a wonderful world by my wife and I:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gvli-subvy8

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54 Reply by neophytte

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As it will be the new year (very soon), I'm going to add new, fresh and reborn.

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55 Reply by neophytte

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Nice boppy tune ... (sorry, I added my comment on Soundcloud under the work account as I didn't see I was logged in with it - need more coffee!).

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56 Topic by neophytte

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

Over the last year my son's music teacher has been teaching him some tricks and tips in Logic, so (whilst watching her show him), I've been messing around with the program and fixing up some older songs I had that never got released, recording some newer stuff (including working with my son). A couple of months ago someone asked if I had a CD of the tracks I was performing live, and it kinda coincided with the recordings I was doing.

So I did this:

https://www.discogs.com/release/29065579

My intent was more to sell them as I perform gigs, as the audience is generally older and have still retained CD players, but I also put a downloadable/streamable copy on bandcamp (which was cited as the best place to release as an independent artist) here:

https://richardmortimer.bandcamp.com/

The song I wrote for one of the Chordies Featured song of the month - Prelude to Solitude should be the free play ...

Anyway, I'd better get myself motivated to do some gigs in January, as that's the official release date!!

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57 Reply by neophytte

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Hey Peatle, I don't think I've seen this one before, even though I'm subscribed to your YouTube channel ... do you have control over the effects? The reverb on the guitar is too sharp, and the reverb on the vocals is too long; it needs to be tighter, otherwise it detracts from the lyrics. The chords really suited you vocally, though ... and the words are all on point, according to Wikipedia - all in all it sounds good to me!

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58 Reply by neophytte

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Thanks everyone, we were still quite safe (about 10km away, with a big lake between us), but was sad to hear one of the ladies at the music club was evacuated and had her backyard razed - her house was safe, so that's a positive.

EDIT: I think this opinion piece summarizes how I (and other locals) feel: https://www.perthnow.com.au/opinion/jes … c-12696413

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59 Reply by neophytte

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Peatle Jville wrote:

Richard, I guess living in a country that is periodically scorched by catastrophic bushfires becomes a consideration when looking at a location or suburb to settle in when buying a house.? I hope that you and your family are keeping safe.

Hi Peatle,

Normally that is a consideration if you're buying in the country, it's pretty rare that we get fire up this way - the last one I remember was probably in the same area 20 years ago, but it wasn't so populated then. A few new suburbs have popped up. It also wasn't as big as this one, fanned by hot temperatures and big winds. The fire was contained on Saturday, and I think it was out on Sunday - and since then the rain has come in, which wets the ground and stops any other fires.

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60 Reply by neophytte

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Phill Williams wrote:

Wow. They say Welsh place names are wierd. Stay safe.

A lot of the names in Australia are based on the traditional land owners. This page says The name ‘Wanneroo’ comes from the word ‘Wanna’, meaning digging stick used by Aboriginal women and ‘Roo’ meaning ‘the place of ’.

Joondalup was based on a Noongar (aboriginal) word is Doondalup and it means ‘the lake that glistens’.

Looks like we even got a Wiki page about the fires:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Wanneroo_bushfire

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61 Reply by neophytte

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I've got a few bits and bobs I did on my Youtube channel here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JzO8Yys … Xhgyy-Eg8G

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62 Topic by neophytte

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I haven't been on for a few days as a bush fire was raging just on the other side of Joondalup lake:

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-11-23/ … /103142038

We were just outside the yellow zone, but a few muso friends live in the Wanneroo area ...

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63 Reply by neophytte

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TIGLJK wrote:

here's a song I wrote that has the word broken in it

Nice! Thanks for adding it to this months FSOTM!! I liked the line "remember the sunshine, it will greet you every day"

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64 Reply by neophytte

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Nice! I always enjoy a good DIY fixer-upper story!

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65 Reply by neophytte

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There's still a few day before the end of the month - would other members like to contribute?

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66 Reply by neophytte

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TIGLJK wrote:

You and you son are very talented.
He sure changed a lot as he got older.   Looks so serious playing the keyboard smile

It was fun to watch you two - well done.

Sounded great

Thank you - yes, he has changed a lot over the last few years, he's 14 now and taller than me (and still growing!). He loves playing his keyboard but he doesn't really like the contemporary songs, preferring to make his own music in the old 8-bit video game style. I always support and encourage him to write his own music, as it's a skill not everyone has, and it's a creative process. Personally I think being creative is far better than copying someone else because you take the music beyond where you found it; looking forward, rather than backward ....

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67 Reply by neophytte

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Jandle wrote:

ADORNING

"Hello there, good morning,
how did you sleep?"  he asked as I was yawning.
"Not so good" I replied.  "You kept me awake with your snoring".
"Oh, so sorry, I`m overtired" he said.
"For better or worse in marriage,
says that ring, ADORNING your finger".
We both chuckled as I grabbed the milk and continued pouring.
"What's on your schedule today I asked?"
"I need to go down to the mooring,
the boat needs some new parts which I will be ordering".
"By the looks of the weather warning, it will soon be pouring" he said.
"Oh, thought I would pop out for a bit,
go look at a new rug for the flooring.
This adoring purring cat of ours,
well, he ruined the last one with all his clawing".

Very clever!!!

Jandle wrote:
neophytte wrote:
Jandle wrote:

neophytte, I remember this song that you and Jai did, just as enjoyable to listen and watch this time too.  I loved the concentration on Jai`s face.  Though your son will be older now, I hope you both still get to jam together sometimes.  I know you did one with Jai playing piano when he was older, hope this keeps up with you two smile

Thanks Jandle, I missed this yesterday (I went down the YouTube rabbit hole after watching Peatle - hahah) - yer, we still do the occasional jam, although he is working hard on his own music, mostly for his game, but he did lay down a solo for one of the songs I'll be releasing on CD. He played the songs in a solo piano performance he did as part of the schools musical show. 

Cheers

Richard

Jai is very talented by the looks of it neophytte with his music and creating games, very clever indeed.

Thank you - he makes a Dad proud smile

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68 Reply by neophytte

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easybeat wrote:

although there are heaps of words to choose from
i just dont have any that fit.

Thanks, it was meant as a general comment, as we usually have the same people participating; my curiosity is how to get others to submit an entry. The FSOTM seems to go through ebbs and flows where sometimes quite a few will comment (or include a tune), but for the last few months it seems to be a drier patch. Although I also see over the last few months there has been limited participation in a lot of the areas of the forum, not just FSOTM ....

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69 Reply by neophytte

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Peatle Jville wrote:

Thank you, Richard and Jan, for taking the time to have a listen, watch and comment. It would be good to see some others give FSOTM a shot.

I wonder how we can get others to participate?

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70 Reply by neophytte

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Jandle wrote:

neophytte, I remember this song that you and Jai did, just as enjoyable to listen and watch this time too.  I loved the concentration on Jai`s face.  Though your son will be older now, I hope you both still get to jam together sometimes.  I know you did one with Jai playing piano when he was older, hope this keeps up with you two smile

Thanks Jandle, I missed this yesterday (I went down the YouTube rabbit hole after watching Peatle - hahah) - yer, we still do the occasional jam, although he is working hard on his own music, mostly for his game, but he did lay down a solo for one of the songs I'll be releasing on CD. He played the songs in a solo piano performance he did as part of the schools musical show. 

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71 Reply by neophytte

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Peatle Jville wrote:

Here is a quickly put together song with the word broken in it. I thought I better give this month a shot in the hope it will inspire others to have a go at CSOTM.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=034lybXp5AE

Nice work, I enjoyed that!!

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72 Reply by neophytte

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Would any other members like to contribute?

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73 Reply by neophytte

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Peatle Jville wrote:

Good one Richard and Jai,

Thanks for listening, hope you've got time to add one too ...

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74 Reply by neophytte

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A recording I made of this song 6 (!?!) years ago, Gypsy Fair starts with the line "Fairy floss and chocolate wheels ..". My son is doing the vocals as I'm covering off the second guitar part with a kazoo:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Ol3RqE0lA4

Enjoy!

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75 Reply by neophytte

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And while I'm here:

    stem
    outlet
    smoke
    plastic

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