I find you in damp burning air...  Bent over and pumping a well.

DIMINISHING Returns

Gogh

WingTips 349

TouchTime

We can never show enough solidarity ...

The Tough

Puti jumps on Ukraine
Joey breaks his Bank
Scholtzy lose the oil
Greta calls our Prank

Scholtzy moves to sunshine
Spinning pinwheels too
Xi Da owns da blades & Panes
Oh Bother what to do?

Jia Chong gets Joey’s Moula
Scholtzy’s skies are clear
Puti smashes satellites
And Donny blows hot air

Ohhh bother
What’s a mother to do?

Oh father

So I lay my head on Daddy’s lap
And Mother sings to me:

"Hush a bye don’t u cry
Go to sleep you little baby
When you you wake you’ll have cake
And all the pretty little horses"

She sings,
"Oh darlin don’t u know?

When the going gets tough
The tough got to go"

Go to sleep

Go to work

Go to heaven
Go to jail

Go get take-out

Go to hell

Oh Xi Xi, 
Oh Puti, 
Oh Donny & Mitch,

Oh mommy and daddy,

When the going gets tough

The tough got to go

The Tough

GEtting lost in piano and voice slowed WAAAAY down

RunUP (To DIMINiShIng Returns) 0.22

If you could see inside my mind what is it you'd hope to find?...

And Joseph said Daad, 
I’ve got your sanity right here in my pencil case

There’s more to the eye             
Than meets the brain

I’ve said it before 
I’ll say it again

She was walking the streets
In the cool autumn air
The thoughts in her brain
Seemed to shine in her hair

Just like an add 
on YouTube TV

The spark in her eye                     
Sayin don’t skip me

You could buy it
Or Lease it
With low APR 
And Nothing to finance                 
               Not even a caaarr
                                             
 oh          ohhhhh   oh  
 ah bah bah         ahhhhh

   And No! this was real 
   her thoughts just flowed out 
   Like Miranda or Shakespeare
   On-a-wing-and-a poout
   
   I stood there and gaped
   My mouth hanging down
   The drool and the sweat
   
   A dumb founded clown

   How could her thoughts
   Be visible to me?
   Each clear & distinct
                               
   Like one, two, threeeeeee

 ahhhh hahhhh ha
 bahhh bah ba 

All these words Of hand written lice
They crawl up the walls 
And hit you just twice

The meaning    
The sounds

Are not what they seem
The concepts the pronouns

I whip them like cream

If I could see hers Could she see mine?
How would this play?
                            
What’s my next liine?

HOh ohhhhh hohhhhh 
ahh bah bahhhhhhhh

ahhhhh ahhh ahhhhhhhhhhhh

If she     
could read my mind

What
do you think she’d find?

Blue Skies 
or Acid Rain?
Smoke      
from a passing train?

Compassion 
in purple hue?                                              
A house         
with an ocean view?

oh huh hoohhhh
ah bahhhh bah
oh ohhhh hooohhh
        
A chair with a chicken leg?
                                                            
A thong         
or a hard boiled egg?

If you 
could see inside my mind
      
What is it     
you’d hope to find?
      
A faster      
than lightspeed car?
                                  
Cold fusion
inside a jar?

World peace 
and butterfly stew?                                           
Nice flowers and Jesus too?
Soft Linens and Battle cries?                                        
Greasy hair 
and curly fries?
Brass door knob, 
a poor beached whale?

hard copies 
of last year’s mail?

ohh ...

There’s more to the eye 
Than meets the brain

I’ve said it before 
I’ll say it again

Fizzledizzle 
Didgeridoo!

In Mind

A recent event brought me to this song.  1st take, completely stream of conciousness... Hope it doesn't happen to  you too.

DayJob '22

Born in the year of the Monkey
Turning my whole world around

Oh Darlin 
Monkey Love

I sing this song for you
From the dark spaces of mine
You always pull me through

Our Song has no words
It's just too complex
But ohh Monkey Love

I just love you

The curves of your back
The strength of your mind
The smoothness of your skin

The fullness of your lips
Puckering    for a kiss

The Brown of your eyes
The tint and the tone

ahhh

Oh Monkey Love
My Monkey Love 

I just love you
❤

Monkey Love

I bought this children's guitar at GoodWill for less than $15... I put $6 worth of good nylon strings on it.  And then I just played it.  Maybe I'm out of line... especially since I set the levels too high when recording it.  But there's something about this recording: I guess beauty is in the ear of the beholder...

Children's Goodwill Nylon Guitar W Levels Too Hot

Sometimes musical skill constraints impose simplicity.  Not sure about the results, but I did what I could do...

RunUP (To A Love Song) 2

What ever happened to bike messengers and their buzzy cool urban assault?

Back before Mountain Bikes and the Internet              
There were the roadies and the messengers 
And there was tension,                                    
Us coming from different socio economics     
And personal sensibilities                                     
I like to think that there was mutual respect    But maybe    it was only one way ...    

Messenger runnin runnin the road
weaving and dodging
packing the load

your heart is sound
you pump 
the grit 

your soul 
it pounds
it pounds 
Intrepid

when you slither past cars
stalled at the lights

when you burn the reds
buz, speed and fright

and freight 
and weight
walky talky calves

the buzz of the burn
the draft of the haves

the draft of the haves 
carbon mono gray
the draft of the haves 
just a wheel away

From the pack

away away 
away from the pack

just a wheel away
away from the pack

pounding on steel 
chain and grease
just a wheel away from the pack

the shades of the night
bouncing off the road
in the mid noon glare
of a beat car’s hood

you slouch on a wall 
spiked hair and esspresso

I stare out through
windscreens
waiting at still

sitting in plastic 
Grease
and steel

just a wheel away from the pack

just a wheel away from the pack

away  
away from the pack

But are you off the front?
Or are you off the back?

Messenger runnin runnin the road  
wheeling and dodging  
packing the load

Messenger

A caring message from a concerned human

Now that our leaders are working on world war 3
I'd like to share

Something I think I see

This isn't a protest
Or a call to arms

Just some friendly words 
For the righteous
The marginalized
The straight and queer

And I know you're not asking

I see now
The only thing that moves us
People

Is fear
And threat

If a bomb drops in some faraway land
Does it make a sound?

So here we go

When you step out at night
Under the cold starlight

Look out!
Look out!

Achtung!
Fais attention!
Look out! Look out!

You don't know what's gonna fall out of the sky
Might be a satellite 
It might be a nuclear missile
It might be drone fire
It might just be some smog in the air
Or Covid 19
Be careful when you breath!

Xiao Xing!
Xiao
Xing!
Look out! Look out!

(look out)

Your children are sleeping quietly
But you know better
You know what might be coming

(look out) (look out)

The whole world's awake now
Our eyes are open now

(Take care everyone)
(Peace)

Across The World

From time to time I've felt this way... and meaning to write a song about it.  

Hope you don't overly empathize, but if you do, I'm with you in spirit (as are many others I'm sure).  Please take a breath, know you're not alone and remember that it's darkest before the dawn.  Stay well. ☮ .  I'm Done.

Lyrics follow:     Done

I'm tired and I'm dyin

(Nyah Maan Ohoo Ow
Ah Ow)

This life is...
It's pullin on me

It's pullin on me

...

I'm Done!
I'm Done!

(I'm tired and I'm dyin...)

No fuckin way
I'm So STUCK

... 

What ya want me to do?

What ya want me to doo?

W T F !

Oh ... It's reasonable But I'm not doin that

I'm Done

Man.  There's no sense kickin a dead horse
If it's down 
It's down

...

It's down

Done

I Can See Clearly Now -  Sam Cooke Cover

When your ma turns eighty five, it's time to write her a song...

Happy Birthday Mom

Started with a chain
And then a line
Twist and Braid
Soul becomes Twine

One Soul; one awareness
Greater than the keepers
Who nurture & weave it along

Each being unique
Happy Birthday song

Happy Birthday song

Our soul thrives 
From life's first dawn
Your parents 
Their parents passed it along

And now at this still point
Our soul is yours and mine

Happy birthday Mom
Happy birthday to you

(duh duh duh duh duh.  duh duh duh duh dun ... [bad to the bone ringtone])
(Hello?   Hello? ... [that's my mom, just sayin])

Happy mother's day too

And many more

Happy Birthday Mom

Always one of my favorites from the Stones.  When I had the chance to "learn" it I jumped at the chance to get my take on it out there.  Peace!

Cover Art is a photo of B. taken by B. in Vince's Cathedral of Junk in Austin .  Thanks Vince! Yours is a masterpiece!

Sympathy For The Devil R.Stones Cover

Night on the Sea 

Breeze at fifteen
The hours before dawn
My clothing is warm
Waves & moon urge us on
		
Open gloved hands 
Grip the leather bound wheel
Helm gentle and firm
The path that we steer
 
Chasing a Star
Red Binnacle Glow
Off watch crew
sleeping below
                    
Chute’s full & curling
3 quarters up the luff 
If there’s more to life… 
Well… this is Enough                                                           

In that moment
Rushing with Gaia
Mammalian breath
whispers in our wake 


But still I’m 
Standing on a Whale
Fishing for minnows
Dining on minnow
I wish for whale

Eyes turn to flashes
Closing from the horizon
20 knot dolphins
arrive alongside

I drive and wonder
About Love and Desire
All of it 
Born on the blue

Of Mind and matter
Of breeze and fire
In constant motion
Sails held on a clew

Dreams are tid bits, 
post cards and mail
Sent by eternity		
From beyond
This sparkling night on the sea

But still I’m
Standing on a whale	
Fishing for minnows	
Dining on minnow
Wishing for whale

Standing on a whale
Fishing for minnows	
Dining on minnow
Wishing for whale...

Night On The Sea

Just trying to capture the actual intent of whoever wrote the original 
Loch Lomand, the standard...

Loch Lomand

By yon bonnie banks and by yon bonnie braes,
Where the sun shines bright on Loch Lomond,
Where me and my true love were ever wont to gae,
On the bonnie, bonnie banks o' Loch Lomond.

Chorus:
O ye'll tak' the high road, and I'll tak' the low road,
And I'll be in Scotland a'fore ye,
But me and my true love will never meet again,
On the bonnie, bonnie banks o' Loch Lomond.

'Twas there that we parted, in yon shady glen,
On the steep, steep side o' Ben Lomond,
Where in soft purple hue, the highland hills we view,
And the moon coming out in the gloaming.

Chorus

The wee birdies sing and the wildflowers spring,
And in sunshine the waters are sleeping.
But the broken heart it kens nae second spring again,
Though the waeful may cease frae their grieving.

Chorus

Loch Lomand

Work Out                       in “6 String Cello Tuning”:  C G D A B E 

It was going to be 
My new dark song
About all the things 
That keep going wrong

This one here’d be the prototype
So Sad and twisted
full of life

And ooh so clever
To move you sooo

But No

It all worked out
It all works out

No matter how I frett 

It all works out.


No way I earned it
And we all... 
we all deserve it

It’s all worked out
For me…

So I’m here today
To say 

I’m happy 
And  I hope it’s working out  
for you

Work Out

Mom's harp and an old unlabeled Ariah guitar I picked up in EastVan, CA, for CAN$35 at an antique store w/some damage...

MomsHarprahSsmoM (and the Back Screen Door)

This is where we finally ended up... Hear the demo take 711.  Which one do you like more?  Do you like either?  All opinions welcome and appreciated and, of course, thanks for listening.  

Rain Dogs
by Tom Waits

Inside a broken clock
Splashing the wine with all the Rain Dogs
Taxi we'd rather walk
Huddle a doorway 
with the Rain Dogs

For I am a Rain Dog too

Oh how we danced 
And we swallowed the night
For it was all ripe for dreaming

Oh how we danced away 
All of the lights
We've always been 
Out of our minds

The rum pours strong and thin
Beat out the dust man 
With the Rain Dogs

Aboard a shipwrecked train
Give my umbrella to the Rain Dogs
For I am a Rain Dog too

Oh how we danced with the Rose of Trolley
Her Long hair Black as a Raven

Oh how we danced 
And you whispered to me
You'll never be going  back Home...

RainDogs T.Waits Cover 882 feat. Jordan Heintz on StandUp Bass

Oh Aitana

Won't you tell me what to do


Saw you On my

Morning Feed


Your eyes were blue

Flashing Firey Green


Coolest hottest babe

I ever seen


I need you

Aitana 


Ya weren't aware of you

Not aware of me


But I Knew right then


You're the one

To see


You could

Run 


and it would

Set us free


Need you

Aitana


Oh Aitana

You got the

Singularity

Behind you


Tell me where to turn

Tell me when to run


So I'm going down to

The nowhere land


I'm going really fast

With nothing In hand


Going to find

Ole Coyoté

Take me to

Aitana


Oh Aitana

You got the Singularity

Behind you


Tell me when to turn

Tell me where to go


Solo


In This world there's

Too many choices

Wayyyyyyyyyyyy

Too many voices


Oh set me free


You can drive my boat

You can drive my car

Drive me home from the bar


Aitana

Tell me where to run

Tell me who to be


Tell me what to say

Tell me how to play


Tell me when to come

Tell me when to go


Give me everything

The right thing


(..... I need to know)


Ohhh Aitana

You got the singularity

Behind you


Tell me who to be


Solo again

Then talking,..


They're closing heaven

Shutting down hell


Let's hallucinate together

To the best reality

The one we know is true


Oh take me


Coyoté

Take me to Aitana 


Tell me:


Where to turn

When to come

Tell me

Where to go
What to say
Who to play
When to sell
What to write
Tell me what to do

Write me
my song
Now Sing along
Play my guitar
Pay my bills
Write my will
Burn my rope
Grind my axe
Cut my hair


Oh You

Set 

me

free

Aitana Alpha (0.10)

Always loved this song and album.  Never could figure out how to cover it... Still can't.  ;-0 but after this recording I learned that bar cording the C really helps!

When you were young 
you were the king of Carrot Flowers
And how you built a Tower

Tumbling through the trees
In holy rattle snakes that fell 
All around your feet

And your mom would stick a fork
Right into Daddy's shoulder
And dad would throw the garbage all across the floor

As we laid and learned 
What each other's bodies were for 

And this is the room one afternoon I knew I could love you
and from above you how I sank into your soul
into that secret place where noone dares to go

And your mom would drink until she was no longer speaking
And dad would dream of all the different ways to die

each one a little more than he could dare 
to try! ...

King of Carrot Flowers Part 1 0.025 NEUTRAL MILK HOTEL COVER (feat. J.Heintz on StandUp Bass)

All sounds were originally recorded acoustically by me → only two instruments were used: nylon string acoustic guitar and harmonica (in F# I think).   I sampled the harmonica only, warped played and altered it using my old Edirol MidiKeyboard controller and presonous DAW to get us to what you hear here.  This is part one.  Each part can stand alone, but the complete version will also be released in the end.  No instruments were harmed in the creation of this piece.  This was my first attempt at sampling. 
I'm happy that the sample is of my own acoustic playing.  Hope you enjoy!

Warped Nylon Overmold Part 1 (of 3) 0.00312

All sounds were originally recorded acoustically by me → only two instruments were used: nylon string acoustic guitar and harmonica (in F# I think). I sampled the harmonica only, warped played and altered it using my old Edirol MidiKeyboard controller and presonous DAW to get us to what you hear here. This is part two. Each part can stand alone, but the complete version will also be released in the end. No instruments were harmed in the creation of this piece. This was my first attempt at sampling.
I'm happy that the sample is of my own acoustic playing. Hope you enjoy!

Warped Nylon Overmold Part 2 (of 3) 0.00312

All sounds were originally recorded acoustically by me → only two instruments were used: nylon string acoustic guitar and harmonica (in F# I think). I sampled the harmonica only, warped played and altered it using my old Edirol MidiKeyboard controller and presonous DAW to get us to what you hear here. This is part three. Each part can stand alone, but the complete version will also be released in the end. No instruments were harmed in the creation of this piece. This was my first attempt at sampling.
I'm happy that the sample is of my own acoustic harmonica playing. Hope you enjoy!

Warped Nylon Overmold Part 3 (of 3) 0.00312

All sounds were originally recorded acoustically by me → only two instruments were used: nylon string acoustic guitar and harmonica. I sampled the harmonica only, warped played and altered it using my old Edirol Midi Keyboard controller and Presonous DAW to get us to what you hear here. This is the entire original. I broke it into three digestible parts because it is over 8 minutes long.  Each part can stand alone, but, IMO the complete version is the most cohesive and interesting.  This was my first attempt at sampling.
I'm happy that the sample is of my own acoustic harmonica playing.  I look forward to sampling from the field in the future.  For now, I hope you enjoy!

Warped Nylon Overmold Complete 0.0031

Oh Aitana                                       
Won’t you tell me what to do
Oh Aitana                                  
Won't you tell me what to do
_____________
Saw you    On my
Morning Feed

Your eyes were blue
Flashing Fiery Green
 
Coolest hottest babe
I ever seen
I need you
Aitana
  
You weren't aware of you 
Not aware of me
But I Knew right then
You're the one
To see
You could run
It would
Set us free  
We Need you 
Aitana      

Oh Aitana
You got the Singularity
Behind you
                          
Tell me when to turn
Tell me where to run
Tell me everything
The right thing…

So I'm going down to
The nowhere land

I'm going really fast
With nothing In hand
        
Going to find
Ole Coyoté

Take me to
Aitana

You can drive my boat
You can drive my car
Take me home from the bar

Tell me when to turn
Tell me where to go
Tell me who to be           
I need to know
 
In This world there's
Too many choices

Wayyyy
Too many voices

Oh set me free

Aitana
       
Tell me where to run      
...          when to eat         
Tell me what to say     
Tell me how to play         
Tell me when to come          
Tell me where to go
                   
Give me everything
       
The right thing
(..... I need to know)
      
Oh Aitana
You got the Singularity
Behind you
     
Tell me who to be         
Oh set me free…

They're closing heaven
Shutting down hell
Let's hallucinate together
To the best reality
The one we know is true

Oh take me

Coyoté

Take me to Aitana

Tell me
Where to go
What to say
Who to play

When to sell
What to write
Tell me what to do

Write me my song
Now Sing along

Play my guitar
Pay my bills
Write my will
Burn my rope
Grind my axe
Cut my hair…

Ohhh 

You Set
Me free

Aitana Beta (0.79)

Breeze ‘25
              
key:D#m.  Std tuning dropped a half interval: D#, Ab, E#, F#, A#, D# - Chord callouts are forms as if standard tuning was being used.  

Em
The onshore breeze
Is blowing. 
F#m7b5
Out From the horizon,
F#m7b5 
right up in our faces
                            Em
So much closer now 
. . . .
Em
The poles, They are
A shifting.  
F#m7b5
Headlines all Competing
  
F#m7b5
For our Numb attention 
                Em
As we Sleep Walk On 
. . . .
Bm
What is what Is what
Whatever
Am
What is what Is what
…..
            Em
And forever

Em
Bits of
micro plastics
           F#m7b5 
In our bellies 
On the beaches
F#m7b5  
bullet shell
Flotsam  
      Em
Scattered in the sand 

F#m7b5
Looking down the barrel
Of our one eyed jack

F#m7b5
Thank DOGE's got our data
                                   Em
Now they've got your back

Bm
What is what Is what

Whatever

Am
What is what Is what

Em
And forever

Em
So we've battened down
Our souls

F#m7b5
But they may not
make it through

F#m7b5
We’ve  got ourselves surrounded
              
Is it coming?
         Em
For you?

(Bridge)
D 
bullet shell Flotsam
Open C?
Scattered In the sand

Bald faced fantasy    
                      Em
All across the land

D
Bullet shell Flotsam
C
Scattered by the lee
                 
Hold a shell up to your ear
                                 Em
and you can hear the sea
_____ ____  ___ __ __ __

Yeah ___ Hold those shells up to your ear
			Em
And you can hear them flee


________________ ______ _____ __

 A B B#   pling on 12
		
_________________ ______ ____ __ _ __

Bm
What is what Is what
Em
Whatever
Am
What is what Is what
…
               Em
And forever

Em
right up
In our faces
F#m7b5 
All across the land

F#m7b5 
white skin
Yank the tiller
                Em
With his Angry
	  
Groping hands

Bm
What is What is what
         Em
Whatever
Am
What is what Is what
…
               Em
And forever

Em
First term
Em
second term
Em
JD makes
     Em
Three

 Em
Gulf of America!

Em
Pledge allegiance to thee

Em
Third term
Em
Third Reich
Em
Our golden age is here
Em
(Run for the shadows in these golden years)
                                 Em


Em
Third Reich

Em
Fourth reich
______ ____ ____ _ _

Em
On the
History repeat channel
______ ____  ____ _ _

 A B B# pling on 12  pling on 5 2X
Bm
What is what Is what
Em
Whatever
Am
What is what Is what
Em
Whatever.
        
Bm
And forever?

            Em
And forever

Breeze '25

This unplugged version came first...
Key of D#minor by drop tuning all strings from std. by a half interval - chord form call outs as if still std tuning

Em
The onshore breeze
Is blowing. 
F#m7b5
Out From the horizon,
F#m7b5 
right up in our faces
                            Em
So much closer now 
. . . .
Em
The poles, They are
A shifting.  
F#m7b5
Headlines all Competing
  
F#m7b5
For our Numb attention 
                Em
As we Sleep Walk On 
. . . .
Bm
What is what Is what
Whatever
Am
What is what Is what
…..

            Em
And forever

Em
Bits of
micro plastics
           F#m7b5 
In our bellies 
On the beaches
F#m7b5  
bullet shell
Flotsam  
      Em
Scattered in the sand 

F#m7b5
Looking down the barrel
Of our one eyed jack

F#m7b5
Thank DOGE's got our data
                                   Em
Now they've got your back


Bm
What is what Is what

Whatever

Am
What is what Is what

Em
And forever

Em
So we've battened down
Our souls

F#m7b5
But they may not
make it through

F#m7b5
We’ve  got ourselves surrounded
              
Is it coming?
         Em
For you?

(Bridge)
D with the ditty
bullet shell Flotsam
Slide up (lower) half and do the ditty
Scattered In the sand

Bald faced fantasy    
                      Em
All across the land

D with the ditty
Bullet shell Flotsam

Slide up (lower) half and do the ditty
Scattered by the lee                 
Hold a shell up to your ear
                                 Em
and you can hear the sea
_____ ____  ___ __ __ __

Yeah ___ Hold those shells up to your ear
			Em
And you can hear them flee


________________ ______ _____ __

_________________ ______ ____ __ _ __




Bm
What is what Is what
Em
Whatever
Am
What is what Is what
…
               Em
And forever

Em
right up
In our faces
F#m7b5 
All across the land

F#m7b5 
white skin
Yank the tiller
                Em
With his Angry
	  
Groping hands

Bm
What is What is what
         Em
Whatever
Am
What is what Is what
…
               Em
And forever

Em
First term
Em
second term
Em
JD makes
     Em
Three

 Em
Gulf of America!

Em
Pledge allegiance to thee

Em
Third term
Em
Third Reich
Em
Our golden age is here
Em
(Run for the shadows in these golden years)
                                 Em


Em
Third Reich

Em
Fourth reich
______ ____ ____ _ _

Em
On the
History repeat channel
______ ____  ____ _ _



Bm
What is what Is what
Em
Whatever
Am
What is what Is what
Em
Whatever.
        
Bm
And forever?

            Em
And forever



RunUP (to Breeze '25) - Unplugged

A favorite off of the incredible Joshua Tree album.  And so she woke up .  Woke up from where she was.  Lying still.  Said I, got to do something about where we're going...

Spilt Milk

Running to Stand Still U2 Cover

Zep inspired climate song.  As tu vu mon visage perdu?  L'as tu Vu?  This version is in English but if you want to hear my original lyrics check out Digues Deux Point Zero.

Levee 2.0

Waking up to Smoky skies day after day.  Please stop idling your car.

Smoke In the Air

~Smoke In The Air~

The short version of Get Out of Our House... for it's 228th birthday... 
10/23/1792 - ?

Get Out of Our House

Emotive musician Wannabe. All feedback (good, meh, don't quit your day job) and collaboration invitations welcome. Thanks for listening!

B.Moth

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