Thanks to my friend DeeJay for pointing this out to me - it was on a BBC2 show. An excellent summary of alcoholism I changed because I have the sickness of alcoholism, alcoholism doesn't come in bottles it comes in people. You should have seen me. I drank for happiness and became unhappy; I drank for joy and became miserable. I drank to be out-going and became self-centred; I drank for sociability and became argumentative and lonely; I drank for sophistication and became crude and obnoxious. I drank for friendship and made enemies, I drank to soften sorrow and wallowed in self-pity; I drank for sleep and awakened without rest. I drank for strength and felt weak. I drank for masculinity and it sapped my potency; I drank medicinally and got sick. I drank because I thought my job called for it and lost my job. I drank to stimulate thought and blacked out. I drank to make conversation and got to where I couldn't talk at all; I drank to forget and became haunted. I drank for freedom...
Open "D"? Very full sound! Thanks for posting! found your page on FB, too!
ReplyDeleteNo it is in standard tuning - originally written on a 12 string tuned down a half step but my on going battle of the bulge and just logistics of a short set etc. meant I binned using the 12 string for this set - in the end this was the only 12 string song I did. I plan to get into the "studio" - i.e. the little room with my stuff in it and record it soon - that'll be 12 string
DeleteSheet music on the stage ? Was that just a "prop" ? lol.
ReplyDeleteNo not a prop - I have to admit my memory isn't what it used to be... sorry what are we talking about again? Oh yes... so I do have it there, largely only as a reminder... however watch many top bands and they have screens with a live feed of lyrics hidden in the monitors... I'm more "old school" with a £10 foldup stand!
DeleteGood stuff Furtheron, I enjoyed watching and listening :-)
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed your guitar playing, but my bloody sound kept on cutting of and so I watched you for 2 minutes miming. I'll try again later, my broadband is lpaying up a bit, probably due to my son using 80% of my broadband allowance in 3 days.
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