Number three in a string of five. This one is titled "She freaks". It came out of an afternoon of experimental jamming with my pal "Steve Morgan". I'd done a rough sketch of the song before, and all the missing bits had been filled in by the end of the session. A composition about two partners who were very different. One partner was laid back and relaxed, and the other would go into a rage at the drop of a pin. I'm sure that this will seem familiar to some. The situation is reversible between man and woman. Take a listen and make your own mind up.
I quite like this song, but it didn't get on the album. Perhaps because I had so many others to choose from, and I wasn't totally happy with the production. However, 15 songs did make it, and you can listen to sound bytes of those at my website:
Here is another interesting link for you if you feel like it. Not so long ago, I went to a friend's wedding, which was held on the Isle of man. I have to say, it's probably the best one I've ever been to. I'll drop in a link to check out some of the photographs taken. I make an appearance in a few. One of the photo's they like a lot is the one where I was windswept on the summit of Snaefell. Check it out ![]()
My Dad. Part 7.
Nan loved my dad dearly. Even though he got involved in the scrapes that he did. Everybody else in the family looked like a saint compared to him. He was just likeable. I didn't know he existed until I reached eighteen years old. After the discovery, I thought about it for a short while and then did nothing until i reached 21. I traced him through Lily, my Grandmother. Someone else I hadn't met. I found out where she lived and just went and knocked on her door. I wasn't sure what to feel when I was waiting on the doorstep. I'd seen all these long lost reunions on T.V. and they were all emotional, but I have to say that I felt nothing like that. The only feeling in me was that I was curious. When the door opened I was greeted with a little white haired lady who just said "Hello". I think I said something like "Hello, are you Lily?". To which she replied yes. I then said to her "I'm John's son. Jeffrey". She just smiled and invited me in. That was surprising. The neighbourhood she lived in wasn't the most secure I'd seen. I could have been an unsavoury character, but she just invited me inside. Maybe she saw the resemblance. I have been informed on more than one occasion that my father and I look alike. She put the kettle on, and got the biscuits and old photographs out to view. During my visit, she called my father on the telephone to arrange a meeting with me in a local public house. Amazing with hindsight because he avoided other offspring.
The time finally came to meet my father. I made my way to the pub. First entering into the wrong bar. I quickly found the right bar with the help of direction. As I walked in, all eyes were on me, and there was a crowd of people in the corner of the bar. My father being one of them. I just walked straight up to him and said "Hello Dad", and gave him a little hug. I'd be lying if i said there was any emotion in that embrace. This is the first time I'd met this person. He was just like a stranger. I thought he was quite nervous at first, but that all changed after the introduction. It was party time.
More Dad stuff coming soon and more celeb stuff too.
To be continued.......
Back to the present and the Youtube progress.
There's 970 subscribers so far. Ooh it's getting so close the the ever important 1k barrier.
The channel viewings keep on rising. Now up to 22,617.
Finally the total viewing figures for all my videos combined is 382,179.
The next song I'll be talking about is a collaboration with an extremely talented Swedish musician called "Ulf"!