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Location: south east Michigan | Stephen... Why you little production monkey you!
Great work!Bobbo... You went for that 60's surf sound & you got it!!
Dave.... Well written. The words formed a vivid picture in my head.
Beal... as you like to say, "well said". Top drawer guitar work. That song darn well better have won at the Mermaid at one time or another!
Mike.. I'm pleased to get as close as seconc place to that song.
Randy... You're making me want to buy a plane ticket.
And Cliff... You really streched yourself on this one buddy. A new instrument, great imagery. Great vocals and production work.
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There is some great production work here.More to come after a few more times through it.And Al... cut it out. Your sounding like Eyore.  I'll never play good... you're better off without me... thanks for noticing me.
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Location: Tennessee | Originally posted by alpep:
probably saved since I did not get to submit a tune. Aw, c'mon Al. Pretty As A Picture is a tune that would capture Andy Warhol's attention. Wish you could've put something on this disc. Definitely next time, OK? |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | Slipkid, that's the first song I ever did at S/S wednesday, it got first.
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Location: SoCal | I really enjoyed listening to it yesterday. It'll stay in the car for more plays.
I guess that one of the reasons I don't try to record something for a cd is that with me, it would just be vocals and guitar. On almost every cut, it sounded like a full band and string section. I'm very very impressed with what everybody's been doing.... |
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Location: south east Michigan | I know what you mean Paul. Compared to a few other cuts, mine seems woefully under-produced. So if I can't use that excuse, neither can you.
But variety is the spice of life as they say, and I think there is a place for those "simpler" tunes.
Todays words of wisdom....
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Location: SoCal | Originally posted by Slipkid:
Todays words of wisdom....
Lower your standards and achive your goals! Mediocrity is not an option.... |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Originally posted by Slipkid:
I know what you mean Paul. Compared to a few other cuts, mine seems woefully under-produced. It's a fine line between under-produced and over-produced. I struggled with the same feeling Brad. There is something to be said for the simplicity of a voice and guitar. Maybe if we do another CD in the future we theme it as a "singer/songwriter" release.
At least for me, the issue with over-produced is that I've got a lot of "stuff", you know DAW synth, drum triggers, etc. that I never get to use except for a project like this one. So the tendency is to open up the closet and try to use everything I've got. Wrong approach.
My first "final" verson of Ocean Street had a zillion tracks, saxophones, strings, hand claps, triple tracked guitars, blah, blah, blah. I demo'd it for my wife and she hated it. "I thought this was a guitar club, why are you trying to be a bad Phil Spector wanna-be?"
I cut out 2 verses, ditched all kinds of crap and ended up with something much more managable. But you know what, I also saved a version with just acoustic guitar (Tak TF430) and vocals, and it doesn't sound all that bad (to me).
There's a few guys on the CD who did basically that - Vocals and Guitar. I like it. Acrobat without a net.
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Location: south east Michigan | I like the variety the disc offers.
I don't have synth drums or the like so I can't be tempted. Just a cajone might just do the trick.... someday.
Some.. not me... might concider Stephen's little overture to his tune a production device. Not me. I love it. I've hit the backtrack a couple time to hear it again.
And Dave, I'd like to hear the unplugged version of Ocean Street sometime. And weren't you the guy who got all over Stephen about his 29 tracks and then went on to extoll the virtues of simplicty???
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"Lower your standards and achive your goals!"
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Ya gotta crawl before you can walk, and walk before you can run. It's not how well the dancing bear dances, it's that he dances at all...... |
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Location: south east Michigan | We can all quote cliches until we're blue in the face.
Myself and I'm sure others want to hear something from you next time.
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Location: NJ | Yeah, I was guilty of over-doing it as well, but that's how I'd "heard" the song in my head . . .
. . the middle part was probably a bit "much", but I wanted something in the middle t'break-up the "strummy, strummy, sing-y, sing-y".
I had re-mixed a somewhat "unplugged" version as well, - no flutes.
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Location: NJ | ". . It's easy to get a snake to dance once you figure out how to get shoes on it . . ."
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Location: south east Michigan | Cliff.... I don't concider yours or anyone's track to be "over" produced. We are just such a varied mix of talent and recording experience that the differences really show when they are put track to track. |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | SWMBO just called and told me Dave's package arrived.
I might have to leave work early to play hooky and have a listen.
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Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast | Originally posted by moody, p.i.:
Mediocrity is not an option.... ...therefore I rightfully submitted nothin'!!! ;) |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | Mine hasn't arrived yet, the mule is still working it's way up the mountain.
My tune took an hour to do and an hour to mix it.
The vocal and rhythm were one take and first take.
I put on three other guitar tracks and we used bits and pieces.
One slide track after that but the solo was done four times, the last one was the keeper. It's the full solo, it wasn't pieced together.
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Mine hasn't arrived yet, the mule is still working it's way up the mountain. He's weighed down by all that koa ... |
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Location: Steeler Nation, Hudson Valley Contingent | I've been very distracted the last two weeks, so I ordered without really looking at the artist list. And HOLY CRAP! I'm on it! 
After listening to the samples, I was pretty certain I had really embarrassed myself with my submission.  Mine was a live recording of a solo I did several years ago ('04 I think). So not only does it fit in the "simple" end of the spectrum, but I had nothing to do about the mix either.
However, since I do not have access to recording equipment, nor do I have a working knowledge of said gear :rolleyes: , I doubt I will be able to contribute much else in the future.
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Location: 6 String Ranch | I knew there was a reason!
UPS just came and my wife has just gone to the store. I'm thinking this is PERFECT, The new Tak can come in an slide in with the rest and she'll never know. Great timing. It was only the box of pickups and strings. Guitar will come later. Oh well.............. |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Originally posted by Slipkid:
Some.. not me... might concider Stephen's little overture to his tune a production device. Not me. I love it. I've hit the backtrack a couple time to hear it again. Slip, Stephen hasn't HEARD his intro yet !!!
That was me. I asked him "do you mind if I ditch your original intro and do a little something else?" I had been listening to some Be Bop Deluxe and wanted to give it a try.
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Location: south east Michigan | Well David!!! So you're the little production monkey behind that!!!
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | True, MixmasterDW Dave took my "summertime" by Mungo Jerry beginning and decided to expand and improve upon it.
and Dave, unless you changed it again, you did send it to me for "approval" so I heard at least a version of it (if not the final one).
I'm still partial to the megaphone......
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Location: NJ | I've been using that MungoJerry tune as an "opener" for all my gigs this Summer.
I do it real "thump-y" with the AdamasLongNeck.
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Location: Campbell River, British Columbia | So.
What's the theme and deadline for the next album?
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Location: NJ | just got done listening to the CD
I was surprised to see it on Mr. Big records. I have been cultivating a yoko ono comback and reserving my label for the various yoko cover bands I have strategically placed around the world.
I digress
anyway it never ceases to amaze me the amount of talent we have here. the cd would never make it alone since it has such a diverse sound
just in general one tune reminded me of springsteen, another jefferson airplane, another the ventures, another ravi shankar etc etc etc.
great stuff guys!!!!!
maybe next time around
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Location: Marlton, NJ | Dave definitely has the "Bruce" vibe going on there. Excellent songs by all! |
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Location: Chicago | I am really amazed by the results! First of all, a great concept and package, Dave (love the intro). Then, despite all the other good stuff, this is testimony that us OFCers can play, in all sorts of styles! The recording quality of most (except mine, alas) was stellar. Five stars. At the moment my personal fave is the "Theme from an Imaginary Spaghetti Western"... I might be wrong, but that tune has a sense of humor! |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Quick update: I've shipped about 60 cds. All orders are shipped except for a few that came in today and one large batch order. Those should go out Saturday. Dave |
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Location: NJ | ". . 60's vibe of early Tull or Barclay James Harvest . ."
y'know, . . I also got (from a co-worker - that he - and his wife) "loved the song" but didn't like the "70's "flute-sound" . . .
Mebbe I was going too much "Fogelberg/Weissberg" . . . .
Like Robin Williams said:
". . y'can Fool SOME of the People SOME of the Time . . .
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Location: Tennessee | I got my copy in the mail today and holy smokes is there a lot of talent in our little club here. But I guess I already knew that from Vols. 1 and 2. Once again I feel so lucky to have been able to put something together that maybe is OK enough to bring a bit of credit to the great group of people who frequent this electronic community center and clubhouse. I also hope that some of the folks over on some of the other boards get wind of this and give it a listen. Not just because it shows the great sounds Ovations can produce, but more so they can get a flavor for the broad cross section of the music world where Ovations are played by real people. It's a really fun collection of songs.
Mr. Witko: Kudos for the engineering of the final disc. I can only imagine the varied media you got from everyone, especially those of us who have a dead engineering gene. Excellent job balancing the mix. Secondly, the ordering of the songs and orchestrating this highly eclectic mix of music is magnificent. Thank you. A Lot.
Cliff, as always, a great job translating the flavor of the music into a picture worth more than a thousand words. You have a unique talent and I applaud your contribution to the production of the disc.
I've listened to the whole CD through about three times now. Every song is so good in its own way ... I guess every song speaks to me in one way or another. Sometimes it's the music, sometimes it's the person behind the song. Some of you need to identify yourselves ... many names I'm familiar with because they are the screen names, but some don't match. Who is who? Me? I'm surfbobbo. :cool:
I also did a little sittin' in on my son's track. I didn't mean for it to be on the CD because it's real rough and it was a one take deal, but it ended up on. Dane hates the song. Or so he says. But for me it's special because it got recorded right as he was getting ready to go back for his second tour in Iraq, back when it was at its hairiest and the "surge" was just getting underway. I believe Max was part of the deal and in the mix, and Dane said "Dad I want to record this song I wrote". We hastily set up the studio, and in many ways got many parts wrong, and went through the tune a couple of times and then hit record. One time. Then a track with the eggz got stuck on and the deal was done. What you hear is what you get. For me, it's priceless. And it's on the disc because of something Matt Smith told me and Max. He told us to leave something behind so that future generations can know what we were all about. It may be rough and surely there are places where it could be improved in so many ways, but it doesn't get any better than this. |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | The CD was put together, and my own tune recorded, right in the mist of my windoze to Mac transition (the best thing I ever did by the way), and in the process I didn't go a real good job keepng track of all the liner note details. Sorry about that, I know a lot of you sent me very detailed descriptions. But maybe we can recreate some of that here by the various artists describing what guitars they used, etc. I'll go first ...
Acoustic guitars: Tak EF417 mic'd with an Otari and also run straight to the board. Tak TF430 Cool Tube to the board
Electric guitar: '62 Tele. Bass guitar: Typhoon
Piano: Korg 05RW. Organ & Acordian: Alesis QSR.
Drums: Half electronic Alesis D4. Half acoustic Remo/Pearl kit
Effects: Alesis midi verb (instruments). Alesis microverb (vocals)
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Strummed chords.... UTE mic'd.
Finger picked notes and triads... AD-II thru Line 6 interface.
Leads... Breadwinner thru Line 6 interface on the "Burn Your Face Off" distortion setting.
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Lead Guitars
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- Left side: Hohner G3T guitar through Korg Toneworks PX4
Additional guitar embellishments - 6778LX
Drums - acid loops
Vocals - Me (about 20 takes, and that's as good as it would get), Sara on the octave doubling me, and then her and Katie on the backups.
Recorded and mixed using Guitar Tracks Pro 3 on a desktop computer.
The song is about the time me, my son (11 yrs old) and my dad (74 yrs old) were caught in a sudden rip current. |
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Location: NJ | ". . dead engineering gene . . ."
When did Gene die??
For me:
Takamine classical and Ovation 1613 guitars
MagIV bass
LP cajon (one track w/brushes, one w/hands)
Korg X2 piano
Armstrong nickle-plated flute & Franklin silver-plated flute
Ambiance: two (panned hard L/R) "ocean" settings from the sound machine that Jeanette uses for sleeping.
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Location: 6 String Ranch | Mine arrived today weighted down by the koa buttons. Maybe listen to it tomorrow, we're down to one car for a little while and that's where the cd player is.
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Just did my first listen.
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Location: south east Michigan | Originally posted by cliff:
.... t'break-up the "strummy, strummy, sing-y, sing-y".
I love that description. Forth grade grammer that illustrates the idea better than any doctorate thesis can. |
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Third Grade Spelling ;)
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Geez... between you & Moody can't a guy relax a little on a Saturday morning?
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Geez... between you & Moody can't a guy relax a little on a Saturday morning?
BTW.. that post was meant as a compliment. Didn't it read that way?? . ."
Yes, I did (that's why I said "thanks")
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Location: Cicero, NY | Hey Al, could we get advance notice when it's "Beat on ________" Day"? I missed "Beat on JW Day" not too long ago and I've almost missed "Beat on Slipkid Day" today. The only two obvious exceptions would be Moody and Schroeder. I don't need that many emails clogging up my mailbox.
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Location: Cicero, NY | By the way, I would like to add my congratulations to all for another stellar job on Night Out3 - Day At The Beach. Very nice work on all the tunes, the production and the label graphics. What stuck out to me - and I'm not exactly sure how to say this (feel free to help me out if you get my drift here) - was the overall regional flavor of some of the tunes. You've got your tunes from the Cali beach, some Southern flavored cuts, a Midwestern song or two, one or two that sounded like, well, REALLY Hawaiin (ok, that was easy) while all screaming the same theme of summer...did anyone else get that or did I just read (hear?) into it...?
In any case, great job everyone and, as has been said here almost ad nauseum, the talent pool here is very impressive. So, once again, I'll raise my glass to you all!
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Howz about Valentine'sDay?? . . +1... good idea, Cliff! |
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How about guitars and music?
American Hero?
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We could ALL say, "I recorded this for you, honey."
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Location: closely held secret | Originally posted by stonebobbo:
I can tie flying and chemicals together. tie flying or fly tying? |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | Originally posted by The Wabbit Formerly Known As Waskel:
Originally posted by fillhixx:
Jeff's judgment is usually where the trouble starts... you mean, "treble" |
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Location: Campbell River, British Columbia | You kiddin' me?
The pictures and legend of the 'Treb' were what made me aware that jeff & I are brother in arms. 
"Aye! Therrre bye a lykley wench!" |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | any of those would work............. |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | Finally got mine. My fault. I was late ordering it. Very nice job. I recognize most of you, but there are a few whose real names I don't recognize.
Coincidentally, it's next to John's "Rest" CD in the rotation. Maybe hanging out with a bunch of pros will make me better, but then that hasn't worked in golf either. |
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Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | I took mine in the dash cd changer with a friend during a trip Saturday to do a funeral...he complemented all the songs very nicely: he really liked Stephen's; and especially Randy's slack key tunes...it really relaxed him he said. I think the CD is really nice: so many different styles and flavors represented...
FYI: I recorded "Waiting For the Wind" with the 1688-5 Adamas 12 (the same guitar I played it with at Amelia) direct into the new BR1600 DAW and next added the vocals thru the M-Audio Sputnik tube mic I just got from StephenT (this is an awesome mic!!!)...finally mixed it to stereo and then uploaded to the computer...Bare bones, yes: but I wanted to let the vocals/lyric's through (as the message is what's important to me as a songwriter); I wanted to add the sound of wind so I used one of the Hollow Sun patches I uploaded on the Alesis Fusion...thats it! I think for a last minute effort, it worked out even with the small window I had due to some technical issues...OK: I'd maybe do it differently next time w/ a bit more time to experiment (I'd add more reverb to warm up the mix for sure).
Nice to be included with such a great group of songs and players...I'm looking forward to Vol. 4!
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Location: Phoenix AZ | There's got to be a punch line in there someplace about playing OFC members songs on the way to a funeral ...
I have a request for all OFC members. If you're going to some OFC jam event, NAMM party, Cliff's backyard BBQ this weekend, Amelia, OFC tour, etc. please bring your Olympus digital recorder that you bought from Al and make some recordings. It would be really cool to include a group jam on an upcoming OFC CD. Sorta like the third LP in Harrison's "All Things Must Pass" box - ok most of you are too young to remember that. Granted, these jams probably sounded WAY better to us late at night and strumming with our drunk buddies than they ever would reproduced on disc, but why not give it a try.
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Location: GA USA | I agree. Think of what you want to perform in October and email _________ and say "how about playing lead for me" or "how about adding harmony". We could walk away with some cool cuts. We'll have at least a couple of good drummers there too. |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | there's a good idea. |
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Location: GA USA | I figure Tim's gonna upload a video of you anyway, so try to make it good. |
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Location: Utah | Wow, I am humbled and impressed by the talent and skill of the OFC musicians!
Serge, my son wants to know what instruments are in your Makada. Did he hear a mando in there? |
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Location: big island | serge is a master guitarist as well as mandolinist.
i wanna know if he recorded at home or in a pro studio? probably studio... |
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Location: Wichita, KS | I've just recieved and listened to all three volumes of the Members Night Out CDs. I am completely blown away by the incredible talent represented by this community. And not just the excellent guitar performances (which I expected), but the vocals as well and the songwriting abilities of those who contributed original pieces.
Thanks to everyone who lent their talents to all three CDs. You've set the bar high. I've gotta practice a lot more. |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | Yeah, Serge, that was great! |
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Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | Well, a few more have heard it now while riding in my PU....no funerals this time...Beal, everyone really likes your song...so do I! very nice!
Serge is on top of his game here as well...
And Dave, cool tune! |
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Location: Jet City | Great stuff everyone. Well done.
I'd love to make some comments, but not 18 of them and I don't want to leave anyone out.
So I'll leave you all out.
One comment on Bobbo's kid's tune though, he should be proud of that one, it's good. Very Petty-like. |
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Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast | You folk continue to amaze me. What a great CD!  I can hardly wait for Vol. I and II from Miles... |
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Location: Upper Left USA | I got mine yesterday, I especially enjoyed "Tempation".
Thanks Dave, et al! |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Originally posted by MWoody:
Thanks Dave, et al! Al had nothing to do with it. |
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Location: Upper Left USA | Can you send me a "Mister Big" productions logo please?
BTW - et al, i.e., etc., ergo, were the pre-internet acronyms for quite a while. |
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Location: GA USA | My review: I bet Stephen's hair gets about as windswept as mine. |
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Nice to know some people actually listen to lyrics! |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | Somebody paid a lot more attention than I did. Should I listen for some lyrics about having to wear a hat to keep your head from getting sunburned, or was this song totally fictional? |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Obviously based on an early time in my life!
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Location: Boise, Idaho | My father would probably say it serves you right, for having such long hair when you were younger. Mine was never quite that long, which is probably the only thing that kept me from being a rock star. |
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Location: NJ | ". . which is probably the only thing that kept me from being a rock star . ."
I somehow doubt that. |
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Location: south east Michigan | The guy in the satin shirt could be the poster child for 1971. |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | so says the man who wore tassels and fringe! |
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Location: big island | well, i finally stole a few moments to listen to this entire production and found it quite pleasurable. i'm impressed by the very wide selection of styles and the quality of recording that can be captured, for the most part, at home nowadays.
dane, i don't know if you are a steve earle fan, but your song has his influence all over it.
mahalo to all for your contributions and especially to dave and cliff for going the extra miles on this. |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | I listened to it through several times today. They are all great! The ones I've mentioned before and Lanaki's easy flowing tunes, all great. And the ones I didn't mention, GREAT TOO!!!
Another point that deserves to be mentioned is the way Dave put it together. It flows well and doesn't have too much of any type of song together. This is a really important point that often gets missed. |
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Location: NJ | what was that point again? (i missed it . . .) |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | I forgot, was there a point? |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | The point started with Mark and his father mocking my hair (or lack thereof)......... |
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Location: big island | i mistakenly added a noise filter to the "makanani" file before rushing it off to dave. it imparted an un-natural flavor to the track. lesson learned though. i should have monitored and adjusted the level first! :rolleyes: |
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Location: big island | so, stephen...did you marry the cute blond on your lap? or did you marry her in a church? |
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Location: Jet City | Originally posted by stephent28:
Obviously based on an early time in my life!
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Location: Jet City | Originally posted by stephent28:
:D
Nice to know some people actually listen to lyrics! I heard something about hairy hotdogs. I dunno about that StandingOvation dude. |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Originally posted by Damon67:
Originally posted by stephent28:
Obviously based on an early time in my life!
Hmmmmmm, you got some serious issues if you can't tell who is who. |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Originally posted by lanaki:
so, stephen...did you marry the cute blond on your lap? or did you marry her in a church? Both! :cool: |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | That's what I used to tell my dad when he'd complain that you can't tell the girls from the boys. I wasn't mocking you, Stephen. That was empathy. |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Mark, I understood completely. Heard it from my dad also.
All I can say is that I am glad I grew it long when I had it cause I sure would have been pissed if I lost it all and HADN'T grown it long! |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | Yeah, I bet you're not the only one who feels that way. |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | Appreciate your hair while you have it. I made great use of mine by letting it cover my eyes in law school so the profs thought I was reading. Thank God I'm not doing tax work anymore. |
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Location: Chicago | I wanted to add how much I liked the LYRIC content of the songs: Steve's Dave's Mike W's Beal's Scott's and Brad's. Really an adventure. Good work. Also I must say that Country Artist really shines "Makada"! way to go. And Lanaki's second tune is also way up there on my playlist. |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | I have a different favorite every time I listen to it. |
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Location: south east Michigan | The other day I had the phrase "And the wind blows down the line..." stuck in my head. And I enjoyed it. |
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Location: Tennessee | I wanna know if temptation really got the best of Beal with that pre-war rarest of them all. |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | I have to credit most of the lyrics in my song to my wonderful wife Lia. |
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Location: Jet City | Hot Dog Harry... gotta love it. |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Ocean Street is a true story, based in Belmar NJ. I had to adapt a few lyrics to make them fit.
The name of the street in reality is "Ocean Avenue". I lived at 1401. And Hot Dog Harry is the wagon that used to set up on the corner and sell Sabretts to the passers-by. The logo on his cart said "Harry's Dog Wagon" and his logo was a long haired wiener-dog. You got a dog and a coke (in a glass bottle) for 50 cents. "Beachcomber Way" is made up, but The Beachcomber was the name of a bar on the corner of 18th Ave. The arcade is of course "Belmar Playland". "GSP" and "Jug Handle" are are self-explanatory. If you gotta ask, you've never been to Jersey.
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Location: south east Michigan | I've never been to Jersey. |
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Location: NJ | ". . The name of the street in reality is "Ocean Avenue" . ."
I was gonna' ASK you about that.
I mis-spent a lot of my youth at the Beachcomber . . . |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | If you've been to the Beachcomber, then chances are good you've also been to DJ's.
Ya know Cliff, we're the same age and I'll bet there's a damn good chance you are I were in those places at the same time. How strange is THAT! And Al's got some stories of trips to Belmar around that same time. Wouldn't that be stranger than hell if somehow we actually did all come in contact and never knew it until 35 years later ...
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Location: NJ | I was thinking the same thing.
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Location: Chicago | I may be alone here, but Stephen's vocal style (plus the guitar) reminded me a bit of the unplugged Alice In Chains. (The late Layne Staley was an awesome, bluesy presence so this is meant as a compliment!) |
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Location: Utah | Originally posted by cliff:
I mis-spent a lot of my youth at the Beachcomber . . . I probably did too, but I don't recall. :)
Once we were old enough to drive, there were a lot of trips to the shore, from Pt. Pleasant all the way down Long Beach Island. After the Prom it was expected that you'd go to the beach. We went to Island Beach State Park after senior prom and got my '73 Corolla stuck in the sand. During the college days we'd go down and rent rooms at some old lady's boarding house and hit the bars. That was back when the drinking age was 18 or 19. Ahh, the good old days! |
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Location: NJ | It was 18.
I (think I) remember it well. |
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Location: NJ | . . . and you didn't go "to the Beach".
You went "Down the Shore".
(and btw, we still DO . . .) |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Note to self ....
Next summer let's organize a Jeresy OFC gathering "Down the Shore". That would be very cool. There's quite a lot of people within commuting distance.
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Location: NJ | GoodIdea.
We can put together a "core" group of 3-4 couples & rent a beach-house somewhere on LBI for a week . . .
. . have the rest commute-in for the weekend . . . |
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Location: Utah | You can count me and my girls in for sure! We always go to Stone Harbor on the first Saturday of August for the week. So we expect to be there again next summer durng that time, but I'd make a special trip some other time if there is enough warning to bid vacation. |
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Location: Marlton, NJ | Sounds good to me! I'm probably one of the closer ones... I can help out with arrangements.
We can get some of these southern boys up north for once. |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | Salt water burns red necks.
I lived in Mystic Island for two years... and an old girlfriend's family owned a home in Surf City. |
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Location: NJ | In honour of HotDog Harry, we could do "Freddie and the FootLongs" . . . |
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Location: Marlton, NJ | Originally posted by Slipkid:
I've never been to Jersey. If y'ever do decide to come, you're welcome here anytime. Just leave your Tigers hat at home ;) |
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Location: Lake Hiawatha, New Jersey | My mother has a summer place about 20 minutes from LBI. Count me in for sure! |
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just THINK of the "props" . . . Jeff could bring his "snorkel"! |
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