11 posts tagged “poetry”
Ahhh....!
How many different ways can someone say "Oh...", Or "Ahhh......?
-I'm still waiting for a right answer, because it's different every time....!
Now that I think I've kinda "rocked out" a little, an intense little piece-to-be, that I'd like to re-create... IS up after this little CHILDISH rant of mine... But I feel the need to say something about a young lady I've been conversing with, and rant, a little, about my so-called "daughter"...
-I posted two songs, from a young lady who calles herself "Claudiajessie"...
-I like to think of HER as the musical daughter I wish I had!
"My" girl hates me, and she lives with (ONE of...) the guy(s) my "wife" cheated on me with, hasn't lived with her mother for THREE + years ('tho my hex GLEEFULLY collects payments from me for this absent daughter of "mine"...), STILL calls some other man her DAD, and wants me dead.
-But, I intened to, and WANTED to love my daughter, (AS WELL AS my son, and NOT as a pervert, or anything!!!) and I wished for better for her than what the law allowed her mother to do to her, and us.
I REALLY DID wish for better than this...
-S***load of good wishing did for me, and us, eh?
-I envisioned better than this...
Forgive the occasional mistakes here...!
My mail accumulates for a couple of days before I get to it on a peaceful night off.
Well, I went through the pile of mail that had accumulated over the past couple of days, and began to root through the stack of junk mail, and a couple of bills... Then, I came across one from Poetry.com telling me how they entered my name in to a drawing to win free registration, or backstage priveliges to meet Reuben Studdard.
-And, how I had won... -Free registration..!
Not that Reuben would really want to meet me... But a WAIVED $495 entrance fee... WOW!!! FREE, IF I still lived in Vegas, like I did from '96-2000... -Now, it's around $5-600 just for the FLIGHT there from here, + a hotel stay for the three-day-convention + expenses. -I KNOW. I went in 2005, to Washington DC. (-ONLY an 8-hour drive 'tho... WHEW!!!)
Now, I was nominated for "Poet Of The Year" back in 2005, and I went to their convention in Washington DC. -I didn't win, but I came home with a cool trophy, a medallion, some good memories and some good bragging rights.
I'm sure I'd come home with some more kewl stuff now... -With all that's gone wrong lately (as in the past year and a half), I really don't have $1000 + to throw away in Las Vegas this year, even to TRY to meet Reuben Studdard. -Nor could I even THINK about getting the time off from work. -Wish I could, but...
It just figures. -I win something I can't have...
-Doesn't that just BITE????
(sighs) Well, what else is new...
Back to work I go.
-Heigh ho.
(-Can I even SAY "ho" anymore???)
For those of my Vox friends who don't understand the sudden appearance of all of these new people around here... It was announced last week that Columbia Music UK would be accepting song submissions exclusively through Vox. Now, people are randomly selecting others music to listen to, while looking for reviews of their own songs.
Since Columbia Music is in the UK, and I don't have the greatest of recordings, I simply expect my chances of really being "noticed" are slim to none. -About the SAME chances a snowball would have if trying to make it through hell. But that's ok. After eighteen years of songwriting, and going virtually nowhere, I'm comfortable with being able to do the music I like without having to kiss any corporate ass, compromising my style to do what they want OR having to answer to anyone but myself. (-I've heard horror stories...)
That being said, I decided to upload another of my songs, "Envision". This is from my "Senseless Crimes" CD. I really love this song DESPITE it's occasional timing problems, occasional mistakes and lack of digital trickery. I was pleased with it's overall "feel", but I know it needs some work. I posted this one MORE for your enjoyment, rather than your reviews, because I know what's wrong with it... But, I also know what's right with it.
The lyrics (all nine words of it) were partially inspired by my last job as a Nurse's Aide in the Intensive Care Unit. (ICU) This is one good example of my lyrically being able to be both light and dark at the same time.
I hope you find it to be enjoyable, and you can review it if you'd like... But, I'd rather you just enjoy it.
Aw hell... Yeah, let me know what you thought of it!
For those of you who are here to review my music, THANK YOU!!!
But, do be aware that not every song posted here is mine.
Mine are as follows:
1) "See You Tonight" by KNIGHTRAVEN (newest and cleanest recording!!!)
2) "Fixin' To Rain Again" by KNIGHTRAVEN
3) "Premonition" by KNIGHTRAVEN
-By the way, did I mention...?
We're called KNIGHTRAVEN
I'm currently the only member, but I hope to change that in the near future.
I hope you find my music to be enjoyable, and I look forward to your reviews! I will be happy to review your music too, just do me a favor and BE HONEST. You CAN expect that I WILL BE when I come to hear yours.
There's a song for pretty much every holiday, but did you know there's one for Easter too? (No, it's not a church hymn) This is "Easter" by Marillion. I'm going to type out the CD's liner notes about this song for you, because I find it to be most interesting. This is the ONLY Easter song that I'm aware of that isn't a hymn and doesn't suck.
I hope you like this song as much as I do!
Easter 5:56
(Steve Hogarth, Steve Rothery, Mark Kelly, Pete Trewavas, Ian Mosley)
Published by Charisma Music Publishing/Rondor Music (London) Ltd p1989
Produced by Nick Davis & Marillion
It was February '89. I had been with the band for about three weeks. We were at the Music Farm, near Brighton, Sussex. I had this red plastic bucket full of cassettes and tambourines. In the evenings we would listen through to any half-formed musical ideas we had written during the days. If we were stuck for inspiration, Mark would ask me if there was anything in the bucket...I'd written this song about a year before, in early '88, but never got beyond chorus 2 until the band got a hold of it... I was thinking of the "The Skye Boat Song" and I wanted Easter to be like that, but like an anthem for Ireland. It's not a political song, it's a love song - A tribute to the warmth of the Irish spirit, a message of hope and support to the great majority of people who want nothing to do with the gunmen (all the gunmen) but must, nonetheless, raise their children amidst a climate of potential violence. I referred to Yeats' poem "Easter 1916"... More out of reverence to his genius than out of plagarism... Honest! H.
I posted these pictures for my new friend, Panther.
This is obviously a studio that doesn't have multi-million dollar funding, but it does have pretty much everything needed to create and master a decent CD. I could use a few more things, but mostly all I really need (right now) is a Bass guitar.
I decided to list the music gear that I currently use when recording.
INSTRUMENTS:
* Black and White Fender Squire Six-String Electric Guitar with Cloth Gig Bag
*Black Washburn Maverick BT-2 Six-String Electric Guitar with Hard Shell Case
*Johnson JG 650-TI Six-String Acoustic/Electric Thin Body Guitar with Semi-Hard Shell Case (not pictured - I don't whoop out MY Johnson THAT easily... he he he)
*Yamaha PSR-E203 Keyboard with Stand - No Carry Case (yet)
*Dynamic Imp-600 Mic
* MTV Mic
EQUIPMENT:
*Rebuilt Dell Computer with Windows XP Pro + Windows Media Player 11, Jet Audio and Musicmatch Jukebox
*BOSS BR900-CD Digital 8-Track Recorder
*Fostex X-34 Cassette 4-Track Recorder
*JVC MX-J300 Stereo 3-CD/Dual Deck Cassette Player with Four Speakers (I used to have two of these, but I blew out one of them, now I just make use of the 2 extra speakers)
*Washburn Bad Dog BD8K Guitar Amplifier
*Peavey Guitar Cables
*Monster Cables
*KOSS KTX1 Stereo Headphones
*Ultra Guitar Stands
*Ultra Mic Stand
*Hamilton #400 Music Stand
FX EQUIPMENT:
*Zoom 505 Multi-Effects Processor Pedal
*Fish & Chips 7 Band Equalizer Pedal
MISC:
*2 Belkin Surgemaster Surge-Protector Outlets
*1 Commercial Electric Extension Cord
*D'Addario XL Electric Guitar Strings
*Dean Markley Signature Series Vintage Bronze Acoustic Strings
*Fender Medium Picks
I hoping to get back into the studio once I'm done with the Chantix. It's been keeping me sleepy and uninterested these past two months. (For those who don't know, Chantix is to help quit smoking) I have one more week of it.
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I got to meet a few famous people. I'm going to tell you about one I "met" in Las Vegas first.
-I was working as a temp in a furniture store, when I noticed a woman walking into the storeroom (where customers aren't supposed to be). I thought it was strange that no one had said anything to her, but since I was just a temp, I wasn't going to say anything either.
-Turned out to be a good choice. After she paid for her purchase, and left, I was told who she was. She was the one and only Gladys Knight. -I didn't recognize her, probably because she was "pip-less" (he he he)
I've met Steve Vai and his whole touring band from the "Sex And Religion" album, in Florida... I got to meet Kip Winger after a Florida show... I met Dee Snider while he was in St. Pete to promote his (then) new band "Widowmaker"... I got to meet the members of Queensryche at a record signing at Peaches Records And Tapes, in Florida, for their "Promised Land" CD... I got to talk to Kevin DuBrow (from Quiet Riot) on the phone while he was a Rock Radio DJ in Las Vegas...(Yeah, that doesn't really count as "meeting", but I thought it was kewl enough to mention) I got to meet Mel Gibson and Danny Glover in Clearwater when they were filming scenes for "Lethal Weapon III"... I got to meet Matthew and Gunnar Nelson (Ricky Nelson's kids) while in St. Pete...
But my favorite meeting was the Father's Day 2004 meeting I had with Rik Emmett (from Triumph) who was here to be a judge for the annual Guitar Festival. These pictures are from that Guitar Festival, the top one being Rik Emmett live... The middle picture was the autographed Promotional copy of his "Absolutely" album. -For those who don't know, Promotional copies are copies sent to radio stations to promote the album. -They're not always very easy to get your hands on. And, the bottom picture is of the "A Night Of Triumph" DVD, also autographed by Rik. The sleeve was too long for my scanner, so the edges were cut off, but you can see the autograph just fine.
I used to have a book that I kept my autographs and pictures in... But, I STUPIDLY left it with one of my sisters, who said she sent my belongings to my mom's house, and they "mysteriously disappeared" back in '96. -I'm STILL pretty ticked about it.
Come check out my music MP3's and video 100% FREE!!!
http://www.garageband.com/artist/Knightraven
The "See You Tonight" MP3 is also posted here, but it sounds better at the Garageband site.
"See You Tonight" video can be found at Yahoo.com - video and YouTube.com. Just type Knightraven in the search box to find it! -Do enjoy!!!
Speaking of choices, I decided to post a couple of pieces of music from the albums I mentioned below, + one of my own.
The first one is called "Foolin' Yourself" by Aldo Nova. (From his self-titled debut album-pictured below in first post - I LOVE this song!!!) This album is one of the FEW albums where EVERY song was great, not just a couple of them. Only one song by Aldo Nova ever got played a whole lot, and it was "Fantasy", from this same album. They did play "Foolin' Yourself", a few times, but it just didn't seem to catch on... I don't know why. -I thought it was great, and still is. -Timeless even.
The second song here is called "Friday Let Me Down" by Hall & Oates. (From the "Private Eyes" album, also pictured below + I LOVE this song too!!!) The original release of this album contained two songs which weren't on the major re-release. (-I didn't care for the 2 songs they left off 'tho, so no big deal) The "hits" from this album were "Private Eyes" and "I can't Go For That" (no can do). I liked those, but I also liked a couple other ones... "Did It In A Minute", "Head Above Water" and the one I posted here: "Friday Let Me Down". This is another one I consider to be "timeless" whether anyone else does or not. I think any song I continue to like for years to come is what I consider to be "timeless".
It took me a little while to convert these to a listenable format for you... I took the cassettes, ran them through my 4-track recorder and into my digital 8-track recorder. -Burned them to an audio CD and put them into my computer. From there, I converted them (1st) to a WMA file (not recognized here) (2nd) to a WAV file (Still wouldn't upload here) then to MP3, which finally uploaded here. (whew!) It did lose a little bit of sound quality, but they're still in good shape.
This third song here is one of mine. This is "See You Tonight" by Knightraven. I've mentioned this song many times when posting here... (-It won't promote itself...) This was completed, and posted at Garageband.com this past November, 2006. It's the latest one we've done, and like all the other songs of ours, we like it. The video version of this is posted at yahoo.com. -Just click on "video", type Knightraven in the search box, then enjoy! The video version has a 2nd bass line and a fourth voice part not on the version you hear here. (we chose to play it live, without lip-synching but along with the rest of the tracks.) -The sound was recorded by the small digital camera we used, so the sound quality isn't quite as clean as this version is, but it's still a good recording. (-This song sounds a lot better at my Garage Band site. - Address below) -Do check it out, and let me know what you thought of both versions! -And YES.... The "Tonight" line in the chorus of my song IS partially in tribute to the great Hall And Oates, without ripping them off.
I hope you find all of these songs to be as enjoyable as I do!!!
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As a couple of you know, I've been taking Chantix to help me to quit smoking. I'm on day #12, and I'm still not too sure how much this is helping. -Yeah, I KNOW there's no such thing as a "magic pill, or system" to quit..., But I'd hoped this would work better, and faster than this. I'm probably just being a little impatient, and maybe a little more demanding of this pill than I should be... I'm just a little anxious to quit, and I wonder what life is going to be like without smoke.
Last week, I had a cold.
Between the cold medicine and the Chantix, I slept most of last week away..., Which is ok. -If I'm sleeping, I'm not smoking right?
Free Knightraven MP3 listens and downloads at http://www.garageband.com/artist/Knightraven "See You Tonight" is the newest song there right now. The video version of this is at Yahoo Video. (Yahoo.com) -Click on "video", type Knightraven in the search box and enjoy!
In the summer of 2005, I was kinda involved with a website called "Poetry.com", ran by The International Society Of Poets. This site allowed me to post my poems (actually song lyrics...-same thing) plus read and critique works from other unknown poets. They picked my lyrics from a song I wrote back in '91 called "Back In You" and nominated me for "Poet Of The Year 2005". I didn't actually win this thing, but I did have a great time at the convention and I did get the kewl trophy and medal pictured here.
A little while later, The International Library of Poetry had these lyrics published in a book of poetry they called "A Surrender To The Moon". What's kewler than that? -How about having your poem printed on PAGE #1? Yeah, I'm really proud of that.
I mentioned, in the post below, how I was planning to resurrect some old "unheard songs" from the early '90's... Well, I WILL be doing this song on it. I'm hoping to have it done sometime this summer, but no promises on that. -Remastering takes quite a bit of time to do, PLUS I haven't played some of these songs in YEARS. I will keep you posted on it's progress 'tho, and I may post some of them at my Garage Band site (mentioned below) as I get them together.
