3,151

(9 replies, posted in Poems)

hadnt thought of singing it. but i'm happy if someone would like to have a go at it.

thanks for the comments.

3,152

(40 replies, posted in Electric)

hey russ, i just clicked you link and got asked if i had access permission? you gone off me or what? tongue

3,153

(40 replies, posted in Electric)

that's nice too russ. looks a little like a rickenbacker. i like the colouring, glad the pick-ups are not white though. you must have quite a collection now?

3,154

(9 replies, posted in Poems)

I was looking through some old files when I came across this poem from 2007. I cant remember if I've posted it before, so here it is...

A SMALL STORY          BY PHILL WILLIAMS

IN A VERY SMALL HOUSE IN A VERY SMALL TOWN
LIVED A VERY SMALL MAN AND HIS NAME WAS BROWN

THE STREET WAS SMALL AND HIS DOG WAS SMALL
BUT THE MAN NEXT DOOR WAS VERY, VERY TALL

“MY NAME IS ED”, THE TALL MAN SAID
“BUT MY HOUSE IS SMALL, SO I BUMP MY HEAD”

“WELL THAT’S A SHAME, MY NAME IS BROWN
IF I CAN HELP, I WONT LET YOU DOWN”

“WELL, THAT’S VERY KIND, MR BROWN”, SAID ED
“I NEED SOME HELP TO CARRY THIS BED…

THE STAIRS ARE STEEP AND THE BED IS LONG
BUT IF YOU HELP I’LL SING A SONG”

AND SO ED AND BROWN BECAME BIG FRIENDS
IN THE LITTLE STREET IN A LITTLE TOWN
WHERE ED SINGS SONGS FOR MR BROWN

IN A LITTLE GARDEN IN THE SUMMER SUN
THEY SIT AND TALK AND SING THEIR SONGS

AND THEIR WIVES ARE HAPPY TO SEE THE FRIENDS
AS THEY CHAT ACROSS THE GARDEN FENCE

ED HAS A SON, BROWN HAS ONE TOO
AND THEY PLAY TOGETHER, AS CHILDREN DO

NOW ED LIKES HIS HOME THAT IS SO SMALL
HE STILL BANGS HIS HEAD AS HE WALKS THROUGH THE DOOR

AND BROWN IS SETTLED WITH HIS WIFE AND CHILD
AND HIS FRIEND NEXT DOOR IN THE LITTLE TOWN

A SMALL STORY BY PHILL WILLIAMS 01/03/2007

3,155

(40 replies, posted in Electric)

if i had a dollar.........

3,156

(40 replies, posted in Electric)

did she arrive yet russ?

3,157

(18 replies, posted in Electric)

i remember reading an interview with the band Slade back in the 70's. they said any up and coming band should get the loudest equipment they could afford. you can always turn it down in a small room, but if your amp is too small you cant turn it up in a big room. i've always gone by this and have a Peavy Bandit, 90 watts of pure sound. unfortunately the gigs i play these days dont allow me to turn up above 3. to get the sound i want at these low volumes i use a Boss ME 50 pedal. works for me. you dont have to deafen your self to get the sound you want.

3,158

(20 replies, posted in Other string instruments)

hi chazlips.

welcome to chordie. please note we love it when people take part in our forums, but frown upon people just sticking a request or unrelated stuff on someone else's thread. the polite thing to do is to start your own thread which is simple to do, just click the link at the top right of the forum screen that says " post new topic"

hope you get your reply, there are many accomplished musicians on this site only too happy to help.

phill (forum moderator)

3,159

(40 replies, posted in Electric)

looks sweet, got enough hangers?

3,160

(10 replies, posted in Songwriting)

thanks artie'splaying. i've always written songs, but my true enjoyment is recording and playing all the instruments of course.

3,161

(2 replies, posted in Songwriting)

sorry, i must be missing part (or all) of this post. if it's a song request, you need to go to the song request forum, this forum is for members that write their own songs.

3,162

(10 replies, posted in Songwriting)

thanks tony, nice to hear from you again. yahoo just informed me that they've removed your email from my list for some reason, have you changed it?

3,163

(10 replies, posted in Songwriting)

oh i just remembered, i wanted to pee....too late!

great, i did have a laugh, i hope that was OK? the timbre in your voice reminded me of johnny cash. very good. thanks for sharing.

phill

3,164

(48 replies, posted in Electric)

that is so sexy, specially the rear view

3,165

(6 replies, posted in Songwriting)

thanks for the feedback and advice guys

3,166

(9 replies, posted in Songwriting)

hi tgljk


i enjoy a bit of blues and a lot of rock. you've strung the words well together and the song makes sense and gives a picture in your head, which is what i try for when i write songs, visualise the story. i notice you haven't a web page, but i would like to hear it when you record it. let us know.

phill

ps. funnily enough, i wrote a song last night called "blue river" it's not bluesy or rocky, just thought i'd mention that.

3,167

(10 replies, posted in Songwriting)

hi jeff,

you wrote this about me didn't you?
eg;  i was working on something in my shed and i put a tool down to take a sip of tea, when i went to pick up the tool....i couldn't find it. two weeks later it came to light in the kitchen! i don't even remember going in the kitchen!!!!

my wife has a good one though. say she's upstairs, she'll come down to do or say something, by the time she gets to me she's forgotten what it was all about (she never forgets if it's something to nag about. funny that?) so she'll turn around and go back up stairs to see if it will jog her memory! it works sometimes.

yes, good song. full of meaning (specially to us older teenagers LOL) let me know when it's up and how to get to hear it.

phill

3,168

(1 replies, posted in Song requests)

you could always be first to post one?

3,169

(4 replies, posted in Songwriting)

hi tigljk.

i admire anyone that can write a song then realise that it can be improved then do it. but what you should do in that circumstance is to either delete the previous versions or to edit the first one or add to the first post. what you've done is to take-up a lot of space in the forum. could you please delete the versions you aren't satisfied with, the first 6? thanks

nice song by the way

3,170

(18 replies, posted in Guitars and accessories)

yeah man, they look cool!

weather wise, it's actually been one of our hottest for many years, ir at least it was for a couple of weeks, then it cooled off a bit and we had some rain. most of it fell in one lump...wooosh! it's still quite warm though, or it could be me getting old and sweaty. i dont suppose anybody wanted to know that?

so what it boils down to is; even when it's dry here, it's damp.

3,171

(10 replies, posted in Songwriting)

thanks jets. i try and make each song as individual as possible.

3,172

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

well done jack, you've got that strumming thing down pretty good for just a coupla months!

loved the part at the beginning where you say "this aint going on you tube is it?" and the lady behind the camera laughs.....women are soooo treacherous!

3,173

(10 replies, posted in Songwriting)

hi jets and billy, thanks for the kind words. i've actually put this up on my space, if you'd like to give it a listen click the website button to your left then click "music".

FAO, the house i'm pictured standing in front of is John Lennon's in Menlove avenue Liverpool, i had the pleasure of visiting on my 60th 2 years ago.

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(18 replies, posted in Guitars and accessories)

I guess that makes the (almost) constant rain here in Wales a god send, as I dont have to worry about my boys drying out or falling off the wall for that matter, even though I dont have any space on my walls at the moment, nice display of hangers though Russ wink

3,175

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

i recognised it right off. what a great song, and such a swine to sing! it's kind of quiet, then just as your nodding off, it screams at you, then goes quiet again. Beatles fan since "My Bonnie" only ever played once on Radio Luxembourg, and i heard it, what a great day that was!