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Nice song James,

I shall have to bring Igor out of retirement and give it a bash at the weekend, but a bit short on the strong healthy women in with shiny hair and sparkly gowns though.

Thank you,

Roger

Hi Jeff,

This brings back memories of my childhood (well not exactly crawdads but sticklebacks, minnows, frogs and newts). Our fun cost nothing and we made our own amusement very different to what most kids experience today.

Good song, well done.

Thank you,

Roger

As Detman pointed out having someone to play with is a great way to create interest and improve your skills. As you are new to the area and are short on guitar playing friends what better way is there than to use your guitar as an icebreaker.

Why not put some adverts about in shop windows or your local paper asking for someone to jam with as there must be other musicians around, playing alone, who would love to have the chance to make music with you.

Roger

Hi Phil,

I also record songs, unfortunately I do not have the BOSS BR600, but I do have a Tascam Portastudio 424. I have with it a foot pedal so I am able to 'punch-in' (over record) an error. I do not know the specifiation of your unit but I would have thought that this feature would be available on it.

I think that this is an easier method of 'getting it right' than using software to alter or correct an error.

I also use Band-in-a-Box. I usually make the basic backing track with it for drums, bass, strings and efffects I want. I can then lay my backing vocal and guitar tracks (usually one fingerpcking and one strumming) over the basic track and finally add the lead vocal to give the finished song.

Roger

This Old Guitar - John Denver.

I also like Will (as he likes to be called). He is undoubted not your usual teenager and I think he is lacking in friends because he is different. Whether this is a result of the way he has been brought up I have no idea, nor do I care, as I feel that the lad does have potential.

I sent him a number of private messages to try to help him which, although he rarely answered, it was obvious from his posting that he had read and taken notice of what I said. I think he was genuinely making an effort to be accepted and I was sorry to see him go and would welcome him back if he wished to return. He may even be back with a different sign-on name as I think he regretted his original one and hated being called it.

Roger

Hi Bootlegger,

Put like that it makes perfect sense. I can buy a lot of strings (or beers) for the $60.00 as I already have a good pair of diagonal cutters.

Thank you,

Roger

The night was drawing in and cold air filled the sky
I could see forever sparkling deep within her eyes
Nothing could be clearer as we gazed into the stars
That nothing comes between two people sharing hearts

Touch of your soft hand brushed away your lies
The touch of your lips eased my breaking heart
The smell of your skin made me think of the time
First time holding you to be mine all mine

As the flash of a shooting start lit up the night
Something started stirring beyond the eerie light
We felt it both deep inside the marrow of our bones
While the wind whistled through the trees in melancholy tones

Chorus or Bridge . . .
Dance in the darkness dance still for me . . .
Just enfold me in the ecstasy

Hi Alex,

Great to see you back with us and with a new song too. Not only that, those who remember, a while ago Alex showed us a picture of a white guitar, held by a scantily clad young lady, that he was buying. In the end he went and treated himself to an Ovation instead. Lucky man.

Anyway Alex's song is now on FoC for you to hear at:

http://www.myspace.com/friendsofchordie

Well done,

Roger

How about strawberry jam and cheese. A favourite of mine.

Roger

I do not know if I dare admit this but what the heck, "Home On The Range".

In my own defence though it was the first song in the song book that came with my Elvis Presley, 4 string, plastic guitar that had an 'Autochord' (a plastic box that strapped on the fingerboard) with buttons to press to play the chords. It was also the fist one I played properly when the autochord broke.

Roger