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Dex
08-14-2005, 01:11 AM
When I have my kids for the night, I often play guitar and sing for them after they're in bed. This is my weekend with them, and we had just arrived back home from Chuck E. Cheese as their bedtime rolled around. Needless to say, they were not exactly calm and ready to go to sleep. /images/graemlins/grin.gif

So, here's what tonight's setlist turned out to be:

The Man Who Sold The World - Nirvana
Uncle John's Band - Grateful Dead
Ants Marching - Dave Matthews ->
Breakfast At Tiffany's - Deep Blue Something ->
Dizz Knee Land - Dada
Waitress - Live
Polly - Nirvana
Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots - The Flaming Lips
Fast Car - Tracy Chapman
Jenny Dreamed Of Trains - Vince Gill
mslif
08-14-2005, 01:12 AM
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When I have my kids for the night, I often play guitar and sing for them after they're in bed. This is my weekend with them, and we had just arrived back home from Chuck E. Cheese as their bedtime rolled around. Needless to say, they were not exactly calm and ready to go to sleep. /images/graemlins/grin.gif

So, here's what tonight's setlist turned out to be:

The Man Who Sold The World - Nirvana
Uncle John's Band - Grateful Dead
Ants Marching - Dave Matthews ->
Breakfast At Tiffany's - Deep Blue Something ->
Dizz Knee Land - Dada
Waitress - Live
Polly - Nirvana
Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots - The Flaming Lips
Fast Car - Tracy Chapman
Jenny Dreamed Of Trains - Vince Gill

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The Flaming Lips, very nice.
Brainwalter
08-14-2005, 02:35 AM
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When I have my kids for the night, I often play guitar and sing for them after they're in bed. This is my weekend with them, and we had just arrived back home from Chuck E. Cheese as their bedtime rolled around. Needless to say, they were not exactly calm and ready to go to sleep. /images/graemlins/grin.gif

So, here's what tonight's setlist turned out to be:

The Man Who Sold The World - David Bowie
Uncle John's Band - Grateful Dead
Ants Marching - Dave Matthews ->
Breakfast At Tiffany's - Deep Blue Something ->
Dizz Knee Land - Dada
Waitress - Live
Polly - Nirvana
Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots - The Flaming Lips
Fast Car - Tracy Chapman
Jenny Dreamed Of Trains - Vince Gill

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MrWookie47
08-14-2005, 02:40 AM
OI was listening too a blunch fo flaming lips umussic tonicght, and then I decided I hated them. Even wehn ducing frunk.
ChipWrecked
08-14-2005, 02:43 AM
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The Flaming Lips, very nice.

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Steve _____ (drawing a blank) who had been host of 'Blues Clues' did his album with The Flaming Lips.

Not sure why that's relevant to anything, except kids are involved /images/graemlins/smile.gif
Dex
08-14-2005, 02:47 AM
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The Man Who Sold The World - David Bowie

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True. Played it Nirvana Unplugged style though.
Dex
08-14-2005, 03:02 AM
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The Flaming Lips, very nice.

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Steve _____ (drawing a blank) who had been host of 'Blues Clues' did his album with The Flaming Lips.

Not sure why that's relevant to anything, except kids are involved /images/graemlins/smile.gif

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Steve Burns.
cnfuzzd
08-14-2005, 06:18 AM
divorce sucks. im sorry. your kids love you, and you love them. thats awesome....

peace

john nickle
Dex
08-14-2005, 07:11 PM
Decided to play some more for my kids today before they have to go home:

Push - Matchbox 20 ->
Far Behind - Candlebox
Plush - Stone Temple Pilots
Good Riddance (Time Of Your Life) - Green Day
Dancing Nancies - Dave Matthews
Lost In Hollywood - System Of A Down
whiskeytown
08-14-2005, 07:15 PM
That Flaming Lips song (most of them actually) make excellent songs for kids to sing - they're so goofy - (someone dying from a spiderbite - learning karate to fight robots) -

cool choice -

RB
Phat Mack
08-14-2005, 08:16 PM
How old are your kids?
daryn
08-14-2005, 08:19 PM
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How old are your kids?

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great question. some of the songs are a bit hairy
mason55
08-14-2005, 08:34 PM
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How old are your kids?

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great question. some of the songs are a bit hairy

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Polly is not my first choice for a children's song....
Dex
08-14-2005, 08:46 PM
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How old are your kids?

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7 (will be 8 this month) and 4.
Dex
08-14-2005, 08:47 PM
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How old are your kids?

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great question. some of the songs are a bit hairy

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Yeah, I "censor" some of them when I play for them.
Dex
08-14-2005, 09:34 PM
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How old are your kids?

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great question. some of the songs are a bit hairy

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Polly is not my first choice for a children's song....

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It's all about how you interpret the lyrics with that one, I think.

I just asked both my kids what the song Polly is about. They both said it's about a parrot.
mason55
08-14-2005, 09:37 PM
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It's all about how you interpret the lyrics with that one, I think.

I just asked both my kids what the song Polly is about. They both said it's about a parrot.

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Hahahaha that's awesome. You're a great father.
ewile
08-14-2005, 09:42 PM
Nice setlist, but I just checked dexbase and the 8/6 show was far better. More rairites that night and just a better vibe.
Any dexhead would tell you that.
zephed
08-14-2005, 09:53 PM
Can I make a request?

Over the Hills and Far Away.
Dex
08-14-2005, 11:07 PM
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Can I make a request?

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Yes.

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Over the Hills and Far Away.

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Sounds like a good one. I don't have the actual track; I'll have to get it so I can learn it.
KungFuSandwich
08-15-2005, 12:56 AM
How about rainbow connection, or its not easy being green. Kermit is teh roxzors!!!eleven!!!one

Or maybe that acoustic version of boys in the hood.
Drew16
08-15-2005, 01:10 AM
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When I have my kids for the night, I often play guitar and sing for them after they're in bed. This is my weekend with them, and we had just arrived back home from Chuck E. Cheese as their bedtime rolled around. Needless to say, they were not exactly calm and ready to go to sleep. /images/graemlins/grin.gif

So, here's what tonight's setlist turned out to be:

The Man Who Sold The World - Nirvana
Uncle John's Band - Grateful Dead
Ants Marching - Dave Matthews -&gt;
Breakfast At Tiffany's - Deep Blue Something -&gt;
Dizz Knee Land - Dada
Waitress - Live
Polly - Nirvana
Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots - The Flaming Lips
Fast Car - Tracy Chapman
Jenny Dreamed Of Trains - Vince Gill

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The Flaming Lips, very nice.

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battschr
08-15-2005, 01:17 AM
FREEBIRD!!!!!!!
Dex
08-15-2005, 01:42 AM
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Nice setlist, but I just checked dexbase and the 8/6 show was far better. More rairites that night and just a better vibe.
Any dexhead would tell you that.

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Very nice. /images/graemlins/grin.gif
Dex
08-15-2005, 03:54 PM
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How about rainbow connection, or its not easy being green.

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Haven't done those, but I have done I Don't Want To Live On The Moon a few times. /images/graemlins/cool.gif
DMBFan23
08-15-2005, 04:49 PM
I see you are down with the DMB. I play a little guitar myself.
Dex
08-15-2005, 06:16 PM
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I see you are down with the DMB. I play a little guitar myself.

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Right on.

Yeah, their live stuff tends to kick a non-trivial amount of ass.

Oh, and Tim Reynolds = God.

Live at Luther College is one of my all-time favorite albums.

Also, Song That Jane Likes should be making it into a setlist of mine sometime soon. /images/graemlins/grin.gif
08-15-2005, 10:21 PM
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I see you are down with the DMB. I play a little guitar myself.

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Right on.

Yeah, their live stuff tends to kick a non-trivial amount of ass.

Oh, and Tim Reynolds = God.

Live at Luther College is one of my all-time favorite albums.

Also, Song That Jane Likes should be making it into a setlist of mine sometime soon. /images/graemlins/grin.gif

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I'm glad I'm finally seeing similar love for DMB on OOT. Seems like all I've read lately about them on here is trash.
Al P
08-15-2005, 10:26 PM
Ween - Mr. Richard Smoker.
astroglide
08-16-2005, 01:48 AM
mr richard smoker is an awesome song
Dex
08-16-2005, 03:50 AM
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I see you are down with the DMB. I play a little guitar myself.

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Right on.

Yeah, their live stuff tends to kick a non-trivial amount of ass.

Oh, and Tim Reynolds = God.

Live at Luther College is one of my all-time favorite albums.

Also, Song That Jane Likes should be making it into a setlist of mine sometime soon. /images/graemlins/grin.gif

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I'm glad I'm finally seeing similar love for DMB on OOT. Seems like all I've read lately about them on here is trash.

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I'm playing Song That Jane Likes on guitar right now. /images/graemlins/cool.gif
Dex
08-17-2005, 11:44 PM
Had my kids tonight. They were all excited and were not sleepy at all, so I played quite a while for them.

Here's tonight's setlist:

Kryptonite - 3 Doors Down
Ants Marching - Dave Matthews -&gt;
Song That Jane Likes - Dave Matthews -&gt;
Theme From Hamtaro /images/graemlins/grin.gif
All Along The Watchtower - Bob Dylan (DMB style) -&gt;
Stairway To Heaven - Led Zeppelin -&gt;
All Along The Watchtower
Polly - Nirvana
Nothing Else Matters - Metallica
Oh Me - Meat Puppets (Nirvana Unplugged style)
Backwater - Meat Puppets
Love Song - Tesla
Patience - Guns 'N Roses
zephed
08-18-2005, 11:49 AM
Can I make another request?

Bron-Y-Aur Stomp-Led Zeppelin

or Tangerine-LZ

or Ten Years Gone-LZ
DMBFan23
08-18-2005, 11:58 AM
tangerine is a nice easy song to play, the only problem is to play along with the recording you have to be tuned down 1/2 step.

I have a guitar tuned down a whole step (I play a lot of ben harper) so I can capo 1 and play that and patience, which is nice.
Dex
08-18-2005, 03:45 PM
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Can I make another request?

Bron-Y-Aur Stomp-Led Zeppelin

or Tangerine-LZ

or Ten Years Gone-LZ

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Clearly, I'm going to have to obtain more zep than I currently own. /images/graemlins/laugh.gif

I'll see what I can do.
Dex
08-18-2005, 03:58 PM
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tangerine is a nice easy song to play, the only problem is to play along with the recording you have to be tuned down 1/2 step.

I have a guitar tuned down a whole step (I play a lot of ben harper) so I can capo 1 and play that and patience, which is nice.

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What else do you play?

Any DMB? /images/graemlins/laugh.gif

I have Pioneer CDJ-1000 CD players, so one thing I do to practice when playing along with tracks that were recorded tuned down 1/2 step is to pitch them up by 5.95% or so, which turns out to be almost exactly 1/2 step. This is much easier than fiddling with re-tuning the guitar all the time. You could do this if you have a CD player with pitch adjust, or, if not, you could pitch up the wav or mp3 by 5.95% in a sound editor, too.
DMBFan23
08-18-2005, 04:01 PM
yeah I play a lot of Dave (way too much actually) and then a lot of Ben Harper, Dispatch, and Zeppelin.

Some other acoustic stuff like Jack Johnson, Mayer, Martin Sexton, Etc.

Lately I'm really digging Coldplay and The Shins.

And then just random rock/alternative stuff from the 90's-00's, more on the chill side (Save Tonight, Everlong, etc)
LetYouDown
08-18-2005, 04:10 PM
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Oh, and Tim Reynolds = God.

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Tim Pic after a solo show (http://members.aol.com/cppjames/Tim/2.jpg)

Group Pic (http://members.aol.com/cppjames/Tim/4.jpg)

Met him a few times. He's amazing. Completely down to earth, very cool, very short. First pic is of him signing my girlfriend's wristband (we had nothing else to get signed). My ugly head is in the upper right. Second pic is a group shot. I'm roughly 6'1", girlfriend is 5'0". I had to bend way over. He's a complete badass, regardless.
jdl22
08-18-2005, 04:23 PM
A song you might like (or possibly hate, I'm not sure) is Annabella's song by Everclear. Should be easy to play. Here are the lyrics:

I see you roll your eyes
You know it makes me smile
You are like the sun to me
Bright as liquid fire
I feel so powerless
To hold you up above the world
You are quite a lot of trouble
Such a pretty little girl
Such a pretty little girl

You know I'm never home
I'm always miles and miles away
I feel I'm runnin' out of time
Say the things I need to say
Call you on the telephone
You will not talk to me
Yeah you just don't understand
You are my everything

Anna, Anna
Tell me what you want
Tell me what you need
Anna, Anna, you are never alone
You are never alone

Anna, Anna
Tell me what you want
Tell me what you need
Anna, Anna, you are never alone
You are never alone

I like to watch you play
When you don't know I'm there
See you in your sleep at night
Reach out and touch your hair
I wanna make this world
Be just how you want it to be
Yeah you just don't understand
You're my everything

Anna, Anna
Tell me what you want
Tell me what you need
Anna, Anna, you are never alone
You are never alone
Dex
08-27-2005, 01:02 AM
My oldest daughter's 8th birthday was today. We had the party at Chuck E. Cheese, then came back here as it's my weekend with the kids. It was pretty much a "by request" guitar night; since it was my 8 year old's birthday, I played whatever songs she called out, until she was out like a light after about the third song, at which time my 4 year old continued making requests. /images/graemlins/smile.gif

Here's tonight's setlist:

Ants Marching - Dave Matthews
Polly - Nirvana
Jenny Dreamed Of Trains - Vince Gill
The Man Who Sold The World - David Bowie (Nirvana Unplugged style)
Mad World - Gary Jules
Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots - The Flaming Lips
Blue Railroad Train - Doc &amp; Merle Watson
Fast Car - Tracy Chapman
Patience - Guns 'N Roses
Land Of Confusion - Genesis
Two Step - Dave Matthews

I still need to learn some Zep (other than Stairway). I did get a hold of Houses Of The Holy. /images/graemlins/grin.gif
zephed
08-27-2005, 03:53 AM
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My oldest daughter's 8th birthday was today. We had the party at Chuck E. Cheese, then came back here as it's my weekend with the kids. It was pretty much a "by request" guitar night; since it was my 8 year old's birthday, I played whatever songs she called out, until she was out like a light after about the third song, at which time my 4 year old continued making requests. /images/graemlins/smile.gif

Here's tonight's setlist:

Ants Marching - Dave Matthews
Polly - Nirvana
Jenny Dreamed Of Trains - Vince Gill
The Man Who Sold The World - David Bowie (Nirvana Unplugged style)
Mad World - Gary Jules
Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots - The Flaming Lips
Blue Railroad Train - Doc &amp; Merle Watson
Fast Car - Tracy Chapman
Patience - Guns 'N Roses
Land Of Confusion - Genesis
Two Step - Dave Matthews

I still need to learn some Zep (other than Stairway). I did get a hold of Houses Of The Holy. /images/graemlins/grin.gif

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You want some Guitar World magazines with Zep tabs on them? (send them back of course)
Dex
08-28-2005, 12:08 AM
Tonight's set was short, as both my kids were really tired and fell asleep fairly quickly.

Black - Pearl Jam
Uncle John's Band - Grateful Dead
I Don't Want To Live On The Moon - Jeff Moss (as sung by Ernie) /images/graemlins/grin.gif
Learning To Fly - Pink Floyd
meleader2
08-28-2005, 01:32 AM
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OI was listening too a blunch fo flaming lips umussic tonicght, and then I decided I hated them. Even wehn ducing frunk.

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lol
roxtar
08-28-2005, 02:38 AM
Jane Says?
oddjob
08-28-2005, 03:51 AM
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My oldest daughter's 8th birthday was today.

Polly - Nirvana


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you sing a song about rape to your daughter?
Dex
08-28-2005, 09:28 PM
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My oldest daughter's 8th birthday was today.

Polly - Nirvana


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you sing a song about rape to your daughter?

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Who says it's about rape? (http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/showthreaded.php?Number=3143367)
Sponger15SB
08-28-2005, 09:35 PM
I hate people who can play the guitar really well. Freakin entertaining bastards.
08-28-2005, 09:49 PM
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My oldest daughter's 8th birthday was today.

Polly - Nirvana


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you sing a song about rape to your daughter?

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Who says it's about rape? (http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/showthreaded.php?Number=3143367)

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http://www.songfacts.com/detail.lasso?id=2715 &lt;-- says it's about rape.
Dex
09-10-2005, 12:43 AM
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My oldest daughter's 8th birthday was today.

Polly - Nirvana


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you sing a song about rape to your daughter?

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Who says it's about rape? (http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/showthreaded.php?Number=3143367)

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http://www.songfacts.com/detail.lasso?id=2715 &lt;-- says it's about rape.

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Hmmm.

They still both think it's about a parrot. /images/graemlins/grin.gif
Dex
09-10-2005, 12:54 AM
Tonight was fun:

Song That Jane Likes - Dave Matthews
You're Shining - Breeze &amp; Styles -&gt; /images/graemlins/grin.gif
Eyeopener - Brisk &amp; Trixxy -&gt; /images/graemlins/grin.gif
Breathe - Storm &amp; Euphony /images/graemlins/grin.gif (Argus would approve!)
Uncle John's Band - Grateful Dead -&gt;
Two Step - Dave Matthews
I Don't Want To Live On The Moon - Jeff Moss (as sung by Ernie)
Land Of Confusion - Genesis
Oh Me - Meat Puppets (Nirvana Unplugged style)
I'll Have To Say I Love You In A Song - Jim Croce
Lost In Hollywood - System Of A Down
Where Corn Don't Grow - Travis Tritt
And I Bid You Goodnight - Traditional
zephed
09-12-2005, 04:28 AM
Dude, ya gotta have an all Zep set or something.
Dex
09-26-2005, 03:46 AM
I didn't get to play guitar for my kids this weekend because they fell asleep watching a movie.

But tonight I was up late, in a grouchy mood because the weekend's over, staring at the half-finished stuff on my monitor that I'd been working on for work, thinking about all the nonsense going on recently and all the things that will be competing for my attention this coming week, and I just couldn't take it anymore.

I needed something to get my mind off of all this crap, so I said screw it and grabbed my guitar.

Here are the songs that found their way from my brain to my fingers and vocal cords:

Where Are You Going - Dave Matthews
Comedown - Bush
White Discussion - Live
Waitress - Live
Unwell - Matchbox 20
Crazy - Seal
Time - Pink Floyd

Oh, and by the way, Bron-Y-Aur Stomp KICKS ASS. I put that song on while we were in the car this weekend, and my 4 year old, who hadn't heard it before, was like "NOW THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKIN BOUT!" Thanks, zephed! /images/graemlins/grin.gif
PokerBob
09-26-2005, 03:56 AM
try the Victoria Williams song "frying pan", as done by Evan Dando. soothes the soul and 3 chords and a capo is all you need.
zephed
09-26-2005, 09:59 PM
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I didn't get to play guitar for my kids this weekend because they fell asleep watching a movie.

But tonight I was up late, in a grouchy mood because the weekend's over, staring at the half-finished stuff on my monitor that I'd been working on for work, thinking about all the nonsense going on recently and all the things that will be competing for my attention this coming week, and I just couldn't take it anymore.

I needed something to get my mind off of all this crap, so I said screw it and grabbed my guitar.

Here are the songs that found their way from my brain to my fingers and vocal cords:

Where Are You Going - Dave Matthews
Comedown - Bush
White Discussion - Live
Waitress - Live
Unwell - Matchbox 20
Crazy - Seal
Time - Pink Floyd

Oh, and by the way, Bron-Y-Aur Stomp KICKS ASS. I put that song on while we were in the car this weekend, and my 4 year old, who hadn't heard it before, was like "NOW THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKIN BOUT!" Thanks, zephed! /images/graemlins/grin.gif

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You're welcome, the live versions are fantastic too. I can upload them if you want.