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Walker wrote:

marjoram_blues wrote:For Auld Lang Syne

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wPnhaGWBnys

That song is heartbreaks what’s left.

Yours reminded me of this one: Same Old Lang Syne - Dan Fogelberg

When it debuted I strongly identified with it. Not that we shared the same experience, but that I felt the emotion, and envied his story, knowing my situation would probably never bear the same fruit. Anyway, it's a great tune at any measure. Enjoy!

Lyrics:

Met my old lover in the grocery store
The snow was falling Christmas Eve
I stole behind her in the frozen foods
And I touched her on the sleeve

She didn't recognize the face at first
But then her eyes flew open wide
She went to hug me and she spilled her purse
And we laughed until we cried.

We took her groceries to the checkout stand
The food was totaled up and bagged
We stood there lost in our embarrassment
As the conversation dragged.

We went to have ourselves a drink or two
But couldn't find an open bar
We bought a six-pack at the liquor store
And we drank it in her car.

We drank a toast to innocence
We drank a toast to now
And tried to reach beyond the emptiness
But neither one knew how.

She said she'd married her an architect
Who kept her warm and safe and dry
She would have liked to say she loved the man
But she didn't like to lie.

I said the years had been a friend to her
And that her eyes were still as blue
But in those eyes I wasn't sure if I saw
Doubt or gratitude.

She said she saw me in the record stores
And that I must be doing well
I said the audience was heavenly
But the traveling was hell.

We drank a toast to innocence
We drank a toast to now
And tried to reach beyond the emptiness
But neither one knew how.

We drank a toast to innocence
We drank a toast to time
Reliving in our eloquence
Another 'auld lang syne'...

The beer was empty and our tongues were tired
And running out of things to say
She gave a kiss to me as I got out
And I watched her drive away.

Just for a moment I was back at school
And felt that old familiar pain
And as I turned to make my way back home
The snow turned into rain --

Wow. That’s very nice. I remember the tune, and the experience.

I’m taking a break from this stuff for awhile. I have some stories to write.



Donald Fagen - I.G.Y. (What a Beautiful World) (HQ)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sogYgHlNnqo

one of my favorites,

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlq1GcHJz8k

Greta wrote: Yup Alfie, I have tons of music online. Music was pretty well my life for a long time.

It just so happens that I've recently made my greatest hits available on YouTube.https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgTkbM ... klHlJk-giw

Thanks for your kind words, Walker. Well done with the transaction with the woman driver. Through you she saw the folly and triviality of these kinds of spats. Nice.

Cosmik Debris is a favourite from my youth - I love Frank when he's not being disgusting :) If you're an Uncle Frank fan you'll love this concert by his son Dweezil's band - Zappa Plays Zappa. They are outstanding: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8Jz4UH2_8U

Yes, Hal Galper's talks are all about psychology and philosophy. Another instructor who is just as brilliant, if more unconventional, is Kenny Werner, who released a book called Effortless Mastery https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Un3p614XExc

While they use different methods, each instructor is trying to help students to reliably achieve a flow state when playing. When you play an instrument, after the first rush of love wears off it can be difficult to have any control over achieving a flow state while playing because of the defensive ego judging and criticising each bar of the music. A bit like a relationship, really. In performance you are supposed to throw away much of your critical faculty and risk making a fool of yourself and unselfconsciously throw yourself into it, trusting that your practice and experience will come through. Easier said than done when you have a lot of curious hominid eyes trained on you.

Harbal wrote:

Greta wrote: Yup Alfie, I have tons of music online. Music was pretty well my life for a long time.

It just so happens that I've recently made my greatest hits available on YouTube.https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgTkbM ... klHlJk-giw

That's an odd coincidence - I never realised that we both play jazz influenced instrumental guitar rock. Small world, eh? Love the imaginative song titles ho ho. Nice sound and style, kind of spacious.

Here's a song we did that my jam pal and I recorded at home that's probably closest to your style https://soundcloud.com/in-the-house-5/t ... from-ankle.

Greta wrote:Thanks for your kind words, Walker. Well done with the transaction with the woman driver. Through you she saw the folly and triviality of these kinds of spats. Nice.

Cosmik Debris is a favourite from my youth - I love Frank when he's not being disgusting If you're an Uncle Frank fan you'll love this concert by his son Dweezil's band - Zappa Plays Zappa. They are outstanding: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8Jz4UH2_8U

Yes, Hal Galper's talks are all about psychology and philosophy. Another instructor who is just as brilliant, if more unconventional, is Kenny Werner, who released a book called Effortless Mastery https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Un3p614XExc

While they use different methods, each instructor is trying to help students to reliably achieve a flow state when playing. When you play an instrument, after the first rush of love wears off it can be difficult to have any control over achieving a flow state while playing because of the defensive ego judging and criticising each bar of the music. A bit like a relationship, really. In performance you are supposed to throw away much of your critical faculty and risk making a fool of yourself and unselfconsciously throw yourself into it, trusting that your practice and experience will come through. Easier said than done when you have a lot of curious hominid eyes trained on you.

Likely she saw the truth.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSdkPMc7aEo

Greta wrote: Here's a song we did that my jam pal and I recorded at home that's probably closest to your style

I like it.

Harbal wrote:

Greta wrote: Here's a song we did that my jam pal and I recorded at home that's probably closest to your style

I like it.

Of course you would - it's closest to your style ;)

Are you playing all instruments on your tunes and programming a drum machine?

Greta wrote:

Harbal wrote: Are you playing all instruments on your tunes and programming a drum machine?

Anything that isn't a guitar or bass is computer generated. I've just finished directing a video, it's in the editing stage at the moment and is due for release in about a week. I'd be interested in your opinion when it's finished.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvgqWO_TgP0


And in the death
As the last few corpses lay rotting on the slimy
thoroughfare
The shutters lifted in inches in Temperance Building
High on Poacher's Hill
And red, mutant eyes gaze down on Hunger City
No more big wheels

Fleas the size of rats sucked on rats the size of cats
And ten thousand peoploids split into small tribes
Coverting the highest of the sterile skyscrapers
Like packs of dogs assaulting the glass fronts of Love-Me Avenue
Ripping and rewrapping mink and shiny silver fox, now legwarmers
Family badge of sapphire and cracked emerald
Any day now
The Year of the Diamond Dogs

"This ain't Rock'n'Roll
This is Genocide"

Harbal wrote:

Greta wrote:

Harbal wrote: Are you playing all instruments on your tunes and programming a drum machine?

Anything that isn't a guitar or bass is computer generated. I've just finished directing a video, it's in the editing stage at the moment and is due for release in about a week. I'd be interested in your opinion when it's finished.

Hope this isn't a double post. Not sure if my last one was lost or I screwed up.

You play well. Tasty guitar work. I know bugger all about moviemaking, not being patient enough for it, but happy to give feedback as an audience member.