NOVEMBER 2017 FSOTM - CHALLENGE THEME (Page 3 of 4)

I'm killing time this afternoon, and can't access my computer. So I'm recording some songs on my phone and posting them.  Here's a few.

Challenge song: Randy Travis' Forever and Ever Amen  https://soundcloud.com/user-35218982/fo … amen-csotm

Just messing around 1: Johnny Cash's Flesh and Blood  https://soundcloud.com/user-35218982/fl … or-chordie

An actual original: Zurf's My Life Revolves Around Pee  https://soundcloud.com/user-35218982/my … around-pee

Another original - To be clear, this is THE other original: Zurf's Herschel's Campfire Song https://soundcloud.com/user-35218982/he … pfire-song

To be fair to Herschel, he is an Eagle Scout, he is always prepared, and he is one person I'd trust to be able to get a fire lit in the midst of a hurricane. This song came out of a discussion among a bunch of us River Rats about the fire starting approaches we practice in order to light a fire if we ever get hypothermic and what it is we keep in our "Bail out bags" to light a fire with. My answer was, "I bring beer to bribe Herschel to light one. And some tinder."  They all agreed that my approach was sound, but it did prompt this song.

Anudder song. This one was written by my friend Alvin Pugh. It's a Jesus song. You've been notified.  https://soundcloud.com/user-35218982/remember-the-nail

Sadly I can't tell Alvin anything. He passed away five or so years ago. The mid-Atlanic river fishing community was shaken to its core, and it broke my heart. Honestly, I am still recovering from his loss. At least twice a week, I still wish I could call him. It made for an interesting funeral though, in which there was about half of the group who hadn't been inside a church in decades and the best clothes they owned were covered in many, many pockets. His dear widow, Miss Tricia, loved on every one of those weepy, grizzly, deeply tanned, mostly intoxicated individuals...showing just what a remarkable individual Alvin was to attract such a strong, moral, caring, and loving woman.

But...here is a picture Garuchi (recent Chordiestock attendees know him) took of me playing bass with Alvin singing that particular song in Garuchi's basement studio. The knee-biters are my kids.  I'm holding the bass. Alvin is laughing at my kids' antics. As was his wont. That youngest one remains pretty darn punk, as the picture would indicate. If it looks like Alvin would have barely fit through the door behind him, that's because Alvin was a very large man who would have barely fit through the door behind him.

And here is another picture of that dear man. He never earned a lot of money, and he frequently rued the fact that he didn't have a boat to row. He loved to row boats. He was amazing rowing boats. A stronger "engine" you will never find.  The mid-Atlantic river fishermen got together and bought him an inflatable pontoon boat for his birthday. This is a picture of when the present was revealed to him. There's not a dry eye in the campground. The days had been running over 100 degrees. About this picture, Alvin said, "I know it was hot because my eyes were sweating."  Dirty Ed was there and wrote a song for him titled "Special Men." That's Dirty Ed in the background, sitting with a guitar and wearing a head lamp. And...I think his eyes might have been sweating a little bit too.

And the next day, that crazy old Hillbilly hadn't stopped smiling. I came across him on the river while he was testing out his new boat, and he was still smiling ear to ear.

Good stuff my man, really good stuff !

Nay - GREAT STUFF !
Alvin sounds like the kinda guy we all should have at our campfires!
Thanks for sharing !

JIM

Well done zurf to get through so many songs on a Sunday.  I hadn`t heard of Randy Travis song  Forever and ever, so that was new to me.

Laugh Lots ... Forgive Much ...  Love one another     
Covers and some Originals found over there    ------- >    https://soundcloud.com/ukulelejan

Zurf After a hard day I came home and had a listen to your songs on soundcloud. Your recordings help make my day . Now reading about Alvin and looking at his picture I can see he was a man with a big heart. Unclejoesband I enjoyed the video you put up of Zurf playing.

Nice singing and playing Neo.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjZgNWD … e=youtu.be

Lyrics schmyrics. I never get them right.

LOL.  More likely because of a defect.

neophytte ........ well played on the house of the rising sun ............ you even had the sun shinning in through your window

Peatle ...............  an original by you from going to the Doctors and you  came up with that .... pretty clever.   Even if it is not a FSOTM song

Hey eveyone ............. if your songs aren`t ones from this months FSOTM ......... they should be posted in ~ My local band and me ~  cheers 

Laugh Lots ... Forgive Much ...  Love one another     
Covers and some Originals found over there    ------- >    https://soundcloud.com/ukulelejan

Jandle thank you for your kind comment.

The guitar was good, but the vocals were a bit low

Mojo - Fantastic - you played the    House of The Rising Sun while singing the   Sounds of Silence - rare ability

and I agree - guitar work was superb.   
if you get to the point of 75% alcohol who knows what masterpiece might occur !

Even though you were away from home, I hope you had a Great Thanksgiving.
Thanks for sharing

Jim