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Ball and Chain

Second song of FAWM 2011. This one came about while I was working on a collab. Needed a break from the process so I started noodling around with a progression and it caught my ear. Chords came first. Melody second. … Continue reading

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When She Comes

Tonight was cool. Keith came over and, as we’re wont to do, we retired to the man-cave and picked up our guitars to play. We swapped a few songs as usual, but then came across a cool little idea for … Continue reading

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Don’t Look Down When You Go

Almost exactly 24 hours ago I was laying in bed drifting off to sleep when the phrase “don’t look down when you go” came to my mind. It came with a visual image of someone getting ready to die. While … Continue reading

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Time Gone

One of our local supporters of live music, GW Staton, commissioned a new song titled Time Gone. After trying to talk myself out of it, I entered and started to figure out something to enter! Not gonna lie, I was … Continue reading

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On with the Show

Last night Rochelle and I were rehearsing and in a quiet moment I started playing a few chords. As usually happens during February, the chords inspired a melody and the melody inspired a few fleeting words. A pretty vivid mental … Continue reading

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Gimme Some Sunshine

Well, it’s February 1st and you know that means (you DO, don’t you?)… First day of February Album Writing Month (FAWM) 2010! Gimme Some Sunshine.mp3 Gimme Some Sunshine Here come those clouds again Another winter in Michigan All the leaves … Continue reading

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The TP Song

Not much to say about this, really. A flash of inspiration last night and there it is. Perhaps I’m getting psyched up for FAWM 2010. Yeah, that’s it!

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Who’s Gonna Build It Now

First new song since early July (Pleasureville). See previous article about that! A few months ago, I wrote a long stream of consciousness thing (which I now cannot locate for the LIFE of me) on Facebook about the economy. Specifically, … Continue reading

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