http://forums.songstuff.com/blogs/ Community Blog List Syndication Thu, 17 May 2012 05:44:26 +0000 forum@songstuff.com (Songwriting and Music Forum) IP.Blog 60 http://forums.songstuff.com/blog/17/entry-1294-doing-dylan-at-the-mercantile/ is downtown Beaver), and I’m one of those invited to perform. Nothing but Dylan songs—it’s his 70^th birthday, I understand. I have only three Dylan songs I know by heart and can sing...]]> Wed, 16 May 2012 23:41:00 +0000 http://forums.songstuff.com/blog/17/entry-1294-doing-dylan-at-the-mercantile/ http://forums.songstuff.com/blog/17/entry-1293-thoughts-on-the-going-to-hell-album/ At this point, the 13 Reasons Why Joe is Going to Hell album looks like this—seven “religious” songs, and six that I think of as the Bad Guys Series (things you will go to Hell for). Not in order, yet:

RELIGIOUS:
Can I Have Your Car When the Rapture Comes?—slow &...]]> Sun, 13 May 2012 20:54:00 +0000 http://forums.songstuff.com/blog/17/entry-1293-thoughts-on-the-going-to-hell-album/ http://forums.songstuff.com/blog/17/entry-1292-2nd-st-market-post-mortem/ Yes, it was good. Our 22 songs filled exactly two hours with a 10-minute break, and there were people who came specifically to see us. And we got tips. (Hadn’t seen one of those new Presidential “silver” dollars before. We got five of ‘em.)

I think I have some of the Celtic fiddle tunes down...]]> Sun, 13 May 2012 07:08:00 +0000 http://forums.songstuff.com/blog/17/entry-1292-2nd-st-market-post-mortem/ http://forums.songstuff.com/blog/17/entry-1287-schedule-triage/ First time this week I didn’t have to do anything between two work shifts except sleep—so that’s what I did. (I won’t get to do that tomorrow—I have to do a photo shoot for the paper.) Since I’m in in-constant-motion mode these days, being awake means I have Stuff To Do. Last shift for the week at the hotel tonight, and Sunday... Fri, 11 May 2012 02:51:00 +0000 http://forums.songstuff.com/blog/17/entry-1287-schedule-triage/ http://forums.songstuff.com/blog/163/entry-1286-time-to-be-brave/
This song is the anthem for breaking away from today to go live tomorrow.

"Brave" encompasses the wide array of emotions and thoughts involved in one's defining moment or turning point.

"If...]]> Wed, 09 May 2012 03:04:00 +0000 http://forums.songstuff.com/blog/163/entry-1286-time-to-be-brave/ http://forums.songstuff.com/blog/163/entry-1285-the-first-time-i-heard-ray-lamontagne-let-it-be-me/
He turns to me.

"I want to play a song for you."

"Sure."

Instrumental starts, then a gravelly voice.

"There comes a...]]> Sun, 06 May 2012 18:56:00 +0000 http://forums.songstuff.com/blog/163/entry-1285-the-first-time-i-heard-ray-lamontagne-let-it-be-me/ http://forums.songstuff.com/blog/17/entry-1284-arts-center-showcase-post-mortem/ Bay City Arts Center ’s first Performer Showcase was a big success. Nice crowd, the performers were all good, and there was quite a variety. A lot of support, I think, for doing another show. (And the audience drank all the coffee, ate all the cookies, and left behind a bigger “take” in donations...]]> Sun, 06 May 2012 08:06:00 +0000 http://forums.songstuff.com/blog/17/entry-1284-arts-center-showcase-post-mortem/ http://forums.songstuff.com/blog/75/entry-1283-is-it-time-for-a-12th-note/ It’s fairly common knowledge that both music & musical notation have their basis in mathematics. Each note within the system is assigned a specific time value and each relates to the others in a logical, mathematical way.

· One 1/16 note is equal to the value of...]]> Wed, 02 May 2012 20:56:00 +0000 http://forums.songstuff.com/blog/75/entry-1283-is-it-time-for-a-12th-note/ http://forums.songstuff.com/blog/17/entry-1282-mercantile-post-mortem-c/ I like the job. Of course, I haven’t exactly done it yet—I’ve just shadowed people who are doing it and when they tell me to do things, like the song says, I go where they send me. The people who work there—including the owner—have a lot of fun doing what they do, and I expect I will, too.

One...]]> Sun, 29 Apr 2012 06:03:00 +0000 http://forums.songstuff.com/blog/17/entry-1282-mercantile-post-mortem-c/ http://forums.songstuff.com/blog/17/entry-1281-in-which-joe-is-offered-a-job/ Well, I got offered a job Monday. Night auditor/front desk clerk at a local hotel. Low pay, part-time (though I got the impression they’d like to make me full-time quickly)—and only three blocks from home. I think I’m going to love it. I asked for a week to get my afairs in order, but don’t think they’re going to give me that much... Tue, 24 Apr 2012 18:20:00 +0000 http://forums.songstuff.com/blog/17/entry-1281-in-which-joe-is-offered-a-job/