With Pat's passing, I wanted to post this version of Ode with us doing a little brainstorming on the creation of the song. 
I witnessed a miracle--at least I would call it that.  A beloved rose that was a regular bloomer(pictured) fell victim to the incredibly harsh cold spell we had in February of 2021.  By April when the rest of the roses were waking up, this one had not a sign of life in it, just a brown stump.  I watered, and fed, and waited, and waited.  Nothing.  I dug out the stump.   For Mothers' Day my daughter had bought a rose to replace the one that had perished...or so I thought.  Within a week of planting the new one, the old one put out a shoot just a foot away.  I guess the digging, watering, etc for the new rose stimulated some remaining root of the old.  It has since received lots of love and care, and has at least a half-dozen buds ready to bloom in a couple of weeks.  So this is an ode; to a beloved rose and all things miraculous.  
Special thanks to Pat Howell for the initial inspiration and his fine musicianship and sweet additions with mandolin and octave.  Please check out his page for more fine music @patrick-howell-786748109

Ode To A Rose (with new intro and outro 7/23/23)

This is a remix of a 3 year old song that I recorded with my musical friend Les (Heavenly Vine @eljay-15), who contributed the great lyrics and vocals. I always found the song well done and therefore wanted to polish it up again. I added a few sounds and remixed it and it now deserves new attention :-) 
Especially nowadays one wishes that one would have the opportunity to change the past with the knowledge of today. But would humanity really be wiser than ...? 

Music Video: https://youtu.be/Zk95MHTPtJY

Lyrics & Vocals: Heavenly Vine @eljay-15
Music & Arrangement: OMCB

Cover Picture: pixabay.com
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"We all have our time machines. Some take us back, they're called memories. Some take us forward, they're called dreams."

Quote by Jeremy Irons. Spoken by OMCB.
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Lyrics:

Time Machine

[Verse] 1

Climbing inside this time machine
Beautiful shape it is supreme.
Plugged into this time machine
Ain't no road map and no guide.
Set the controls here inside

[Chorus] 1

Travelling vessel to a place in time
On a journey invisible line.
Change the outcome from time gone by
Wars averted killing denied.
Time machine slick and lean
Time machine a traveling dream
Time machine changing time
Time machine you are sublime.

[Verse] 2

Wingless chrome bird flying in time
Altering wrong deeds for all mankind.
Mysterious sanctum your so refined
Journeying back to a place in time.
Take the controls here inside.

Chorus / Outro / Lyrics

Time machine slick and lean
Time machine a traveling dream
Time machine changing time

Music Video

Time Machine [Remix] - Heavenly Vine & OMCB [NEW Music Video]

Slow Train

amazon

See You In A Dream

at sunset

The Walk

Improvisation  something I am working through.
In the veil of existence we become dishearted.
Can we breakthrough?
Or will we live in the shadows?
Till the hourglass runs out.
The clock is running.

Dishearted

The Beginning of a project Im working on . https://youtu.be/IUbkgpMqXts
My You tube video for this piece.


cover art By Merlin Light Painting.

Even The Score

Gone too Long Happy Birthday to my Jeff in the stars!! 
See you in the milky way
<3 MOM

Sounding The Horns

Sound The Horns For Jeff

Flamenco Fusion Vol.01 Dragon Strings

The Last Glissando

Whatever

I am a finger-style guitarist living on the Texas high plains.  At the core of my music is melody that is inspired and informed by my Christian faith, family, friends, and countless influences through the years from the great composers, to jazz, folk, rock, Latin, Celtic, and the many fine musicians I have come to love on the Cloud, some I have been privileged to collaborate with.  Thanks for stopping by to have a listen. Comments are always welcome. Feel free to click on the picture of any track to learn more about it.

Ode To A Rose (with new intro and outro 7/23/23)

David Dunham