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Post by Dub on Aug 28, 2023 19:50:37 GMT -5
I always found it interesting that he was born into he 7th Day Adventist Church, and then became a Jehovah's Witness. Are you referring to Prince?
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Post by Dub on Aug 28, 2023 10:00:01 GMT -5
Robert, the sound man has a ton of cables. Joe and I have at least a half-ton each. There’ll be no shortage of cables.
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Post by Dub on Aug 27, 2023 23:10:36 GMT -5
I had it in the back of my head that he was not coming to IJ, glad to hear that is not the case! Well, I was, unfortunately, mistaken and epaul will not be at IJam. Did you tell him we can’t get by without a trombonist?
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Post by Dub on Aug 27, 2023 18:14:18 GMT -5
Dub, when I watched the video I didn't pay any attention to how he was playing. Thanks for pointing it out. What puzzled me was the chord progression. Am-G-D-E. I'm not surprised by the first three chords but I couldn't figure out why an E worked. E or E7 is just the five chord in the key of Am. G is the two chord and D (Dm really) is the four chord.
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Post by Dub on Aug 27, 2023 14:46:10 GMT -5
A song should never be autobiographical unless it's also autobiographical for everyone who wants to sing it. And why write a song that no one else would want to sing? No general audience wants to know our deepest secrets. They might care about us… but not that much. We don’t really care about our favorite songwriters either. They might be interesting people worth knowing something about but, unless they are personal friends, we don’t actually care about them. We might admire their work but that’s usually where it ends. Of course, lots of songs with first-person lyrics are not autobiographical per se, but stories told, memories described-- think "Me and Bobby McGee" or "City of New Orleans," for instance. Right, but "we" are all the "me" with Bobby McGee and we are all the train. Goodman expressed his love for trains, rail yards, hoboes, and that train especially. Something in that song is meaningful to us all even if it's just passing the paper bag.
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Post by Dub on Aug 27, 2023 13:29:13 GMT -5
A song should never be autobiographical unless it's also autobiographical for everyone who wants to sing it. And why write a song that no one else would want to sing?
No general audience wants to know our deepest secrets. They might care about us… but not that much.
We don’t really care about our favorite songwriters either. They might be interesting people worth knowing something about but, unless they are personal friends, we don’t actually care about them. We might admire their work but that’s usually where it ends.
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Post by Dub on Aug 27, 2023 11:52:05 GMT -5
Paul Kay, I started the Sixteen Tons thread. I was considering including it in a set I'll play in October. I wondered if anyone remembered it. The answers made it clear that many people remember it but it doesn't seem to have been done to death (like "Hallelujah," say). I can't fingerpick any more but I found an arrangement for strummers that's a four-chord sequence played over and over. Works for me. I'm puzzled as to why it works but it works. Don, keep in mind that Merle really just strummed behind it while singing. He was using a thumb pick and index finger but, most often, when he performed it he just strummed behind it. The only instrumentation he would add was that easy two-bar single-note interlude that sounds like the notes for “I owe my soul to the company store.” You could play it with either a thumb pick or flat pick and it should sound the same. Just sayin’.
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Post by Dub on Aug 27, 2023 11:35:49 GMT -5
I think you are asking the wrong question.
If you're writing a song to express your inner feelings so the listener begins to understand you, it should be first person. Then as soon as it's completed to your satisfaction, record it if you must but quickly destroy any record of having done so, and forget it.
If you're writing a song for people to hear and share, make sure it speaks to THEM. It needs to evoke some universal feeling even if that is only to cause them to dance.
The songs Dark as a Dungeon and You'll Never Leave Harlan Alive tell the same story and evoke many of the same responses. One is third-person, the other first-person.
Songs such as Mary Hamilton or Terrytown are effective in the first person. The song Omie Wise wouldn't be.
Some songs are written because they are "there" and the writer "has" to write them. Others are carefully thought out over a long period.
I think perhaps a good way to write a song might be to write it with the idea that you're writing it for someone else to sing. Imagine you're writing it to sell to James Taylor or Paul Simon.
I don’t think it’s possible to write a song that introduces a new concept. There aren’t any new literary concepts. It’s only possible to evoke a familiar idea or feeling in a way that the listener can identify with and that sticks with the listener for a little while.
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Post by Dub on Aug 26, 2023 13:53:10 GMT -5
60F on its way to a short-lived 73F. Tomato season is ending and my apples are starting to show their rosy blush. So it goes. Seasons have their day. I was shocked and saddened to not see the name Paul Tandberg on the entertainment listing for Newfest 2023! I’m guessing he’s listed twice, under Newfest Parade and Music In The Bandshell.
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Post by Dub on Aug 26, 2023 13:22:21 GMT -5
I met David Flamang, from Iowa. Wow his classic Gibson was inspired instruments ( on STEROIDS) are really great. And some guy names Henderson (might be Hendrickson) , from northern MN who make terrific guitars. Big H on the headstock. OK I went back and got his card: Heinonen Guitars. David is a good friend. Amazing builder and really nice person.
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Post by Dub on Aug 26, 2023 13:19:38 GMT -5
I had no idea.
Happy birthday, Phil. Hope you’re having a great day. Don’t get blown up.
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Post by Dub on Aug 25, 2023 12:34:19 GMT -5
Good morning. It'll be a typical August day here. Yesterday I had an exchange of emails with a college girlfriend. I haven't seen her since the 70s. About every seven or eight years we get in touch by email. I'm not sure what to say in an infrequent exchange of that sort. But I can tell that the vivacity that drew me to her in the first place is still there. It hasn't been ground down. That cheers me up. Nice, Don. That would cheer me up too. Sadly, all my girlfriends from high school and college days are dead.
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Post by Dub on Aug 25, 2023 12:28:29 GMT -5
Cloudy and coolish after a stormy evening. Severe thunderstorms and a few tornadoes hit Michigan between 8:00 and 10:00 PM. A brief hangout in the basement with three humans and two dogs whilst tornado sirens sounded. Both of our kids were working. Our son is a campus cop, they were fixed to screens and countywide dispatch while preparing to respond. The campus was mostly empty and as far as I know no damage. Our daughter had a more exciting evening. She is a nurse aide in a VA nursing facility. As the storm started, they had to move residents into hallways. Shortly thereafter a tree came down and crashed through a window into a resident's room, followed by a leaking roof. Trees came down and blocked the main entrance to the facility, fortunately they unlocked the back gate and she got home more or less on time. Might take the day off and go kayaking. Not the best boating weather, so perhaps I will have the lake and surrounding wetlands to myself.
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Post by Dub on Aug 25, 2023 12:18:26 GMT -5
Just imagine the benefits if you ran those alpha waves and “solfeggio frequencies” through some magic crystals. Wowzer!
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Post by Dub on Aug 25, 2023 12:15:29 GMT -5
Just saw another great click bait" The secret recipe that is driving the world crazy" Well, I knew something was driving the world crazy.
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Post by Dub on Aug 25, 2023 12:13:06 GMT -5
John Warnock has been a hero of mine for nearly 45 years. His contributions to both technology and publishing were world-changing. apple.news/ADtDJdIwHT9-Gc4em8CSuqAThe link is to a WSJ article I read on Apple News. I don’t have a personal WSJ subscription but if you do, it’s worth a read.
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Post by Dub on Aug 24, 2023 16:13:36 GMT -5
For all you “Summiteers,” would you do me a great favor?
While ogling and fawning all the wonderful guitars, if it’s convenient, would you ask if makers can supply an acoustic (or electro-acoustic) guitar with a neck close to these specs?
Scale length: 24.4” Nut width: 1-9/16” Width at 1st fret: 1.615” Width at 12th fret:2.015” String spacing at saddle: 2-⅛” Neck depth at 1st fret: 0.85” Neck depth at 12th fret: 1.0” Neck contour: C or rounded V (no fat shoulders)
Would Martin make a neck like that for their new asymmetrical model?
Any other makes with a bolt-on neck that might be modifiable either at the factory or as custom work?
I know this is a lot to ask. Don’t make it a mission, just ask if it comes up in conversation.
Thanks.
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Post by Dub on Aug 24, 2023 15:49:41 GMT -5
We’ve now made reservations at the Cobblestone for Friday and Saturday nights. I usually put this off in case any last-minute out-of-towners need a room.
If you need a room and can’t get one, let me know.
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Post by Dub on Aug 23, 2023 22:46:19 GMT -5
I’m just over halfway through Paul Johnson’s A History of Christianity, a very long detailed read thought by many to be the best such history in a single volume ever to have been written. I may have learned of it here. If not, I recommend it very highly to anyone with an interest. I’m learning a great deal from this.
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Post by Dub on Aug 22, 2023 12:10:32 GMT -5
Happy Birthday, Joe. I’m guessing Sue is making sure you are properly celebrated.
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