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Good thing you brought up the licensing issue, Doug ... never entered my mind.
There's likely enough original material among us, that we probably wouldn't need to do covers of copyright material.
CONFESSION TIME: Obviously I'm the putz who raised the "adult content" issue, in response to CF2's comments. I didn't mean to offend anyone, nor cause trouble at all. I'm sorry for making this a bigger deal than perhaps it should be. Even being a tiny part of this project would be something each of us should be proud of, and I'd like it to be something I could recommend to anyone I know without reservation or apology. I'm not in favor of censorship, but I am in favor of self-imposed decency and courtesy to others, which I believe is the spirit of what CF2 was saying all along. Please forgive my over-stepping.
Rick (Tenement Funster)
You've got a great memory, Dino ... "The Brady Bunch" (LOL). I see the Pats will be hosting the Packers this coming Thursday. It's almost impossible to get a read on teams during pre-season, because we don't usually see the main starters for any length of time. Good chance for the new guys to break in their cleats.
The Vikings played solid defence yesterday.
Speaking of band names, I recall Ian Anderson explaining how they arrived at Jethro Tull.
Seems they weren't very good, so they kept changing their name just so they could get re-booked at places like "The Marquee Club" back in the late 60's. They had been making various changes to their style along the way, and one night the place erupted with applause for what they were doing. The owner wanted to re-book them right away, and JT was the name they happened to be using that night. Ian says he's never really been very fond of the name, but they had to live with it under these circumstances.
Bill ..
You manage to maintain your sense of humour through it all, which is a great example for all us when facing life's frustrations. My late father-in-law went from dementia into full-blown Alzheimer's, and he was angry most of the time and difficult to be around ... as much as we loved him.
We would most certainly miss you, if you weren't part of our Chordie family!
It came out very well on the Yamaha! I was half dabbling with the idea of a baritone awhile back, and Rondo Music makes one that's quite inexpensive that caught my eye:
http://www.rondomusic.com/hadron627na.html
It's a real "looker" also, and I thought it might be good to maintain in DADGAD tuning for some of the Led Zeppelin I like playing.
Any guitar that'll fit in my pocket probably won't fit in my hands! (LOL)
I saw someone's comment about "adult content" and winced. For the broadest possible appeal, perhaps we could agree to make our collective content accessible to all potential listeners, i.e., no "McLean & McLean" type of content.
As for submission format, I have no online account (SoundCloud, etc.) for music, and would probably never use it other than for this one project. Perhaps we could have a central email address where the finalized MP3 or MP4 file could be sent?
That's good composition & playing, Graham ... nicely done, and very enjoyable. For that tuning, you may need to keep a longer-scale, baritone guitar nearby, to avoid the floppiness of low-tuned strings.
Sounds like your move from Crete to the UK only created a temporary interruption in your career!
Landmarq "Timeline" Poland, 2006
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSGlrrPPcPU
Another song from Landmarq's DVD "Turbulence" recorded in Poland in 2006. Singer Tracy Hitchings has the kind of power and expression that a Prog Rock group needs, to keep up with some much instrumentation going on.
Not long after this concert, it was revealed that Tracy had both ovarian & breast cancer. She fought bravely for several years and emerged victorious. Their 2012 CD "Entertaining Angels" is thematically based on her struggles, her beliefs, and how she overcame. Prog Rock is sometimes accused of being a bit too spacey and fantasy oriented, and that's certainly true at times. But this ... this is about as real life as it gets.
I admire those select few guitarists who can sing while playing fairly complex guitar at the same time, even when the vocal notes and guitar notes are completely different. Mark Knopfler (Dire Straits), Andy Latimer (Camel), Andy Powell (Wishbone Ash), and especially Nick Barrett (Pendragon) blow me away with this ability.
Another week, and you'll have that thing picked into submission!
Oh yeah ... Matt Minglewood!
I consider his version of "Can't You See" by the Marshall Tucker Band to be better than the original. I first saw Matt perform at a high school dance in Dartmouth in the early 70's (Grade 11) and I think he was still with Sam Moon in those days. Still has a home in Glace Bay, doesn't he?
Excellent choice, Badeye ... as always!
Good point, Beestie!
We see that also in Canada. On top of it, there seem to be so many (not all of them!) who make little or no effort to fit into our culture, learn our language, or become positive contributors to the common good. Some even approach the definition of the word parasite, and to be fair we also have domestic parasites. The collective harm is becoming substantial.
Back to topic, your song shows the desperate plight of so many, who must choose between certain death or risk of death ... very sad, indeed.
Are you talking about the song by John Mayer? If so, there are several versions of differing complexity at www.tabcrawler.com which may help. I don't know the song, but from looking at the tabs it does look quite complex to play & sing it at the same time. Got several I also struggle with in that regard. 
Way to go, Uncle Joe!
What a terrific situation to walk into. Unless you're a neuro-surgeon, you got a deal of a lifetime there ... for 3.5 hours work. Wow!
keepitreal wrote:As someone who's as thick as two short planks, none of the above makes any sense to me, but as their's a lot of smiley faces I guess it must be fun. The bloke stood at the counter with his wife & girlfriend. Now that's living dangerous.
Just for you KIR ... "Two Short Planks" by Ian Anderson:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YU_qnwT7P0Q
I'm in ... with a warning that my singing voice would likely kill the whole thing. I'll have to talk to my youngest son about recording and posting electronically, which he has the gear & know how to do. I hope a Jethro Tull or Crash Test Dummies tune will do?
Whatever the group decides for a charity I'm fine with. It would be nice if it was something musically related, but that's usually a pretty fragementary / localized matter.
I've got one of those old school Sony CD players that holds 200 CD's, which they haven't even made for several years now. My CD's are all in there, in a more less organized fashion. One of these days, I'm going to convert them all to MP3 or MP4 format and store them on my PC. These multi-players have a "best before date" and I'm sure mine's well past that. I also have about 100 vinyl LP's, most of them being Deutsche-Grammaphon classical recordings. My turntable is toast, so may need to get one of those vinyl > MP3 units (about $200) so I can get them back to listen to.
I drive a 2006 VW Jetta, and it doesn't have a jack to plug in an MP3 player, but still has a CD player which sounds great. Whatever I eventually replace it with, it will likely have a port for a thumb drive or MP3 player, so the need for CD's will be gone.
mekidsmom wrote:It's about time for a little boredom with normality.
That says it just perfectly, MKM! We all hope your path turns around soon, NELA, and although we can't do much from our various corners of the planet, know that best thoughts and wishes are going your way.
You recommended one more stanza, TIG, and it took a while coming (see above).
You challenged me to describe how the rain made me feel, and I guess it's mainly relief for our many neighbors with farms. Our Valley is primarily an agricultural corridor, and whatever affects the farmers affects us all. The couple days of rain we had made me very happy for them.
Welcome to Chordie, Peatle. There's some clever irony in your poem ... nicely done.
When any system protects the lazy at the expense of the ambitious, then it's broken.
Nice song, Beestie ...
And an interesting nature lesson about your little native owl. I hear a soothing bird call each morning at first light, from something we call a Mourning Dove. Our neighborhood is full of large mature trees, so we get lots of birds (thankfully). I found this humorous little video starring a Morepork:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0-ZX5ge5XU
Dutchie Mason ... the Prime Minister of the Blues.
Even drunk (as he usually seems to be), he'd probably do a better job than any of the 3 candidates we have for the October Federal election.
Superb choice, Badeye!
Yup, Jerry was a unique innovator in his time ... both with his musical style, ability, intellect, and imagination.
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