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8-6-01- Bless The Lord- ~3MB
This is just a little something I recorded with no music. It is an old spiritual song, one of the Hymns of David. You may not like this type of music, but check it out anyway. It is not perfect, by any means, but what do you expect from a 10 minute recording session on a $30 recorder, right?
9-4-01- I've got the Yamaha playing well, thanks to some Hillbilly ingenuity (folded up a tiny piece of paper and placed it under the bridge to raise the Low E string so it doesn't buzz so bad). I've been working on some songs, but I get so discouraged. I guess it's like that for all songwriters. My PC adds a horrible hum to anything I record, no matter what I try. I think it must be that stupid sound chip that's integrated onto the motherboard, in place of a dedicated sound card. It's always something. I always seem to find I reason to not be able to continue...... It must be a subconscious thing. I suppose I'm a little afraid of failure. I can handle rejection (I've always dealt with that), ridicule (I used to be short, chubby, and the object of much teasing), and the unknown (I not really afraid of anything) but I've never really failed at anything, and I'm just not sure how I would handle it. I don't know if I would really call it a fear of failure, but it's close.
I guess it's just insecurity creeping back in. I used to be a very insecure person, but since I've been married, I've known that I had nothing to be insecure about. This is a little different however. Writing is expressing one's self to the world, and that can be unnerving. I think it's easier to write when you know that the people who are going to read it are people you don't personally know. One reason I created this website is to help me get used to it. I know my family and friends will all read this, and might think that I am a freak or something, but oh well... I am learning not to care so much about what people think. They already know that I'm a little different anyway :-)
8-3-01- Well, I've managed to acquire another acoustic guitar, though it did require lending out my Les Paul. I never play my Les, because my house is too small for me to set it up, my kids would destroy it if they could, and I sold my Marshall tube amp, so I made a deal that I would let my uncle keep it at his house and play it whenever he likes, and he would give me his Yamaha acoustic guitar. So I didn't really lose anything, and he will be able to take care of the 'ole Gibson better at his house than I can at mine. I just have to put strings on the Yamaha and I'm back in business. It does have a little problem with fret buzz, but I think I can fix it.
Previously- Due to a recent incident that rendered my acoustic guitar unplayable (don't ask), my songwriting is taking a hiatus. I still write some, but it's frustrating that I can't put it together. I had hoped to record some of my stuff with N-Track studio and make it available for download. So I'm trying to focus on the web site a little more, for now, until I find a way to get myself back on track (no pun intended).
Songwriting is a real outlet for creativity, and emotion. Anyone who plays an instrument knows this, and their instrument becomes an extension of themselves. I find, often, that I have a tune in my head, but can't seem to put the right music to it. I'm nowhere near the skilled musician as I would like to be, but that only comes with time and practice. My biggest drawback is that I don't have the time to sit down and prstice a lot, or anyone to learn from and to work on music and hammer it down to sound like it should. I would really like to hook up with some good musicians (even if it meant just being in the background) just to learn more about putting it all together. As in life, everything I have learned about music, I have pretty much taught myself, so I could use a lot of polish.
I promise, I will have an original song published on this site, soon. It may be extremely rough, but I will do my best to get it on here.
