((( FROG GONE WILD )))

Okay, I really like this one!

And the moral of the story:

Frogs are not as "safe" as they seem!

((( CHERRY MANIFESTED )))

Monoprice California Classic in Red 

12% off for a short time

Pretty, eh? 

Will cost me about $79.00 for a fantastic guitar

Ahhhhhh, f@#$!!

Gave a fantastic performance for Mother Nature yesterday

with my incredible California Classic guitar I call

The Angel Hendrix

The final straw was me envisioning the red guitar in place of the white one in the photo I took

I could see it so clearly in my mind that...well...I just ordered the red one

Someone kick me!

Not you!







From a vision in my mind to reality manifested!!!

Uh, oh! Is this proof of evolution?

Planet of the Apes here we come!


C'mon admit it!

Picturing monkeys selling electronics at Radio Shack

is not all that difficult

((( ROLAND MICRO CUBE GX )))

I just bought the Roland Micro-Cube GX amp

IT'S AWESOME!!!!

Just what I needed for practice

Tiny little thing with an amazingly big sound!!!

((( SPOONFUL )))

Could fill spoons full of diamonds

Could fill spoons full of gold

Just a little spoon of your precious love

Will satisfy my soul

Men lies about it

Some of them cries about it

Some of them dies about it

Every thing's a fightin' about the spoonful

That spoon, that spoon, that spoonful

That spoon, that spoon, that spoonful

That spoon, that spoon, that spoonful

That spoon, that spoon, that spoonful

Could fill spoons full of coffee

Could fill spoons full of tea

Just a little spoon of your precious love

Is that enough for me?

Men lies about it

Some of them cries about it

Some of them dies about it

Every thing's a fightin' about the spoonful

That spoon, that spoon, that spoonful

That spoon, that spoon, that spoonful

That spoon, that spoon, that spoonful

That spoon, that spoon

Could fill spoons full of water

Save them from the desert sands

But a little spoon of your forty five

Saved you from another man

Men lies about it

Some of them cries about it

Some of them dies

Every thing's a fightin' about it

Every thing's a cryin' about it

Every thing's a, everything's a dyin' about it

Every thing's a cryin' about it

Every thing's a lyin' about it

little, little

Spoonful, spoonful

Everybody's a dyin' about it

Alright just tryin' about it

That spoon, that spoon, that

Little a spoon, little a spoon, little a

Little a spoon, little a spoon, little a spoonful

That spoon, that spoon, that spoonful

That spoon, that spoon, that spoonful

Every thing's a dyin' about it, yea

*New Karaoke & Lead Guitar song

((( SUNSHINE OF YOUR LOVE BACKING TRACK )))

An originally modified backing track

for guitar and vocals 2 steps down from the original

My version of Cream's Sunshine of  your love

with lots of room for my own 

original lead breaks

((( INDIAN SUMMER )))

I love you the best

Better than all the rest

I love you the best

Better than all the rest

That I meet in the summer

Indian summer

That I meet in the summer

Indian summer

I love you the best

Better than all the rest

((( FLIGHT )))

((( WHITE ROOM GUITAR BACKING TRACK )))

WHITE ROOM GUITAR BACKING TRACK

A backing track,

for voice & guitar, of the song White Room by Cream

created two-steps lower than the original

Actually, there is some sort of mystical power

in the guitar work of Eric Clapton during his tenure with Cream

He's lost that...how shall I call it...sacredness



Certain people sensed this that is why, for a time

his fans were saying that Eric Clapton was God!









You have to be able to work with energy

in order to know what I'm talking about here




       



It was something...that can't be properly put into words

It is something I am determined to summon and harness









It's a matter of pulling out the proverbial diamond

and leaving the proverbial dirt behind








You probably don't understand what I mean and that's just as well

However, I KNOW it is my destiny

to summon that force, in its purest form,

and harness it through expression in my guitar playing

((( TALES OF BRAVE ULYSSES )))

Well you thought the leaden winter would bring you down forever

But you rode upon a streamer to the violence of the sun

And the colors of the sea blind your eyes with trembling mermaids

And you touch the distant beaches with tales of brave Ulysses

How his naked ears were tortured by the sirens sweetly singing

Sparkling waves are calling you to kiss her white laced lips

You see your girl's brown body dancing through the turquoise

And her footprints make you follow where the sky loves the sea

And when your fingers find her, she drowns you in her body

Carving deep blue ripples in the tissues of your mind

The tiny purple fishes run laughing through your fingers

You want to take her with you to the hard land of the winter

Her name is Aphrodite and she rides a crimson shell

You know you cannot leave her for you touched the distant sands

With tales of brave Ulysses, how his naked ears were tortured

By the sirens sweetly singing

The tiny purple fishes run laughing through your fingers

You want to take her with you to the hard land of the winter

*New Karaoke & Instrumental Song

(((( CHINA GROVE )))

When the sun comes up on a sleepy little town

Down around San Antone

Said the folks are risin' for another day

'Round about their homes

The people of the town are strange

And they're proud of where they came

Well, I'm talkin' 'bout your China Grove

[Incomprehensible], woah oh, China Grove

The preacher and the teacher

Lord, they're a caution, they are the talk of the town

And when the gossip gets to flyin' and they ain't lyin'

When the sun goes underground

They say that the father's insane

And dear Mrs. Perkin's a game

Oh, talkin' 'bout your China Grove

[Incomprehensible], woah oh, China Grove

Every day there's a new thing comin'

Ways of an oriental view

The sheriff and his buddies with their Samurai swords

You can even hear the music at night

Though it's a part of the Lone Star State

People don't seem to care

They just keep on lookin' to the East

Talkin' 'bout your China Grove

[Incomprehensible], woah oh, China Grove

I'm gonna tell ya now, yeah

*New Karaoke & Instrumental Song

((( SUNSHINE OF YOUR LOVE )))

It's gettin' near dawn

When lights close their tired eyes

I'll soon be with you my love

To give you my dawn surprise

I'll be with you darling soon

I'll be with you when the stars start falling

I've been waiting so long

to be where I'm going

In the sunshine of your love

I'm with you, my love

The light's shinin' through on you

Yes, I'm with you, my love

It's the morning and just we two

I'll stay with you darling now

I'll stay with you till the seas all dry up

I've been waiting so long

to be where I'm going

In the sunshine of your love

I'm with you, my love

The light's shinin' through on you

Yes, I'm with you, my love

It's the morning and just we two

I'll stay with you darling now

I'll stay with you till the seas all dry up

I've been waiting so long

I've been waiting so long

I've been waiting so long

to be where I'm going

In the sunshine of your love

*New Karaoke Instrumental song

((( EASY TO BE HARD )))

How can people be so heartless?

How can people be so cruel?

Easy to be hard, easy to be cold

How can people have no feelings?

You know I'm hung up on you

Easy to be proud, easy to say no

And especially people who care about strangers

Who care about evil and social injustice

Do you only care about the bleeding crowd?

How about a needing friend? I need a friend

How can people be so heartless?

How can they ignore their friends?

Easy to give in, easy to help out

And especially people who care about strangers

Who say they care about social injustice

Do you only care about the bleeding crowd?

How about a needing friend? I need a friend

How can people have no feelings?

How can they ignore their friends?

Easy to be hard, easy to be cold

Easy to be proud, easy to say no

*New Karoke Song

((( FIX YOUR...DECK!! )))

Why deny it?

If you have a...deck

it probably needs to be...fuxed

((( CHARLES MANSON BECOMES A CHRISTIAN!! )))

April Fool!!!!

Oh wait, is it April???

Let me check

((( BABIES AND ENTHUSIASM )))

DR WAYNE DYER'S THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

"The Greeks have given us one of the most beautiful words of our language: enthusiasm.  The word enthusiasm translates to “a God within.” Within you is an infinite passionate soul that wishes to express itself. It’s the God within you, urging you to fulfill a deep sense of what you were meant to be. All of our acts are measured by the inspiration from which they originate. When your acts spring from your enthusiasm, from the God within you, you’ll feel the passion you were intended to feel and live.

The beauty of feeling passionate and enthusiastic is the glorious feeling of joy and cheerfulness that comes along with it. Nothing provides me with more joy than sitting here and writing to you from my heart.  If you want to feel great, look into the mirror, say to your image, I am eternal; this image will fade, but I am infinite. I am here temporarily for a reason. I will be passionate about all that I do."

— Dr. Wayne W. Dyer

MY THOUGHT FOR THE DAY *NOTE THE DIFFERENCE

Babies are born responsible enough

to babyshit themselves

They need no teaching or moral support

They are fully prepared, qualified and natural...baby-shitters

((( JUST LIKE ROMEO AND JULIET )))

Money comin in the mornin'

Got a little somethin' that I wanna do

Gonna buy somethin' I can ride in

A-Take my girl datin' at the drive-in

Our love's gonna be written down in history

A-Just like Romeo and Juliet

I'm gonna buy her pretty presents

Just like the ones in a catalog

Gonna show how much I love her

Let her know one way or the other

Our love's gonna be written down in history

A-Just like Romeo and Juliet

(Ooh-ooh-oop)

(Dooo, doot, doot, doot, doot, doot, doot, doo-doop)

Just Like Romeo and Juliet

Just Like Romeo and Juliet

Just Like Romeo and Juliet

Just Like Romeo and Juliet

Talk about love and romance

Just wait 'til I get myself straight

I'm gonna put Romeo's fame

Right smack-dab on a date

Ah, all right, now, I'm speculatin'

Wonder what tomorrow's gonna really bring

Gonna show how much I love her
Let her know one way or the other
Our love's gonna be written down in history
A-Just like Romeo and Juliet

(Ooh-ooh-oop)

(Dooo, doot, doot, doot, doot, doot, doot, doo-doop)

Just like Romeo and Juliet

A-Just like Romeo and Juliet

A-Just like Romeo and Juliet

(Just like Romeo and Juliet)

(Just like Romeo and Juliet)

(Just like Romeo and Juliet)

(Just like Romeo and Juliet)

*New Karaoke Song. I improved the lyrics

((( REGARDING THE CHRISTIAN FAITH )))

MY COMMENT:

I feel there are a number of things regarding the Christian faith that should be addressed because they are very significant and I have NEVER heard anyone address these matters in any Christian debates:

1)  The Jews had every opportunity to create official Jewish accounts of the life of Jesus that would refute the New Testament accounts of Jesus' life and crucifixion. When they saw that Christianity was really starting to grab hold of the Jewish populace it would have been their moral obligation to create THEIR OWN versions of what actually happened regarding the life of Jesus if what actually happened was in opposition to the stories being circulated about Jesus and His life. To my knowledge, no such official "gospel" accounts are among the Jews. If there were I feel certain I would have heard of them by now.

2)  The fact that time was restarted, in the world, in accordance with the birth of Jesus is very significant. The year is now 2014 years after Jesus came into the world. That says much indeed about the importance those who restarted time felt about the significance of the life of Jesus. BC being Before Christ. They had their chance and never did such a thing for the Buddha, or Krishna, or Mohammed, or anyone else. At least not to my knowledge. When you think about it, that is very convincing evidence that Jesus did indeed rise from the dead; which is the very basis of all true Christian faith

3)  If the Apostles of Jesus were lying about Him in order to gain fame and fortune for themselves I hardly think they would have endured horribly torturous deaths in the defense of a lie. The Apostle Paul was apparently intelligent and talented enough to choose a safer profession than spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ among hostile pagans. Paul, apparently, wrote a number of his famous letters to the churches while in prison because of his preaching the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Why bother preaching such a Gospel? For the sake of financial profit? I don't think that is what motivated Paul or the other Apostles to suffer horrible deaths rather than openly admit that they were lying about Jesus all along

The same holds true for all the early Christians who suffered horribly torturous deaths rather than recant and renounce their faith. Some obviously supernatural force gave those early Christians the courage to die horrible deaths and, with their blood, water the budding religion of Christianity into becoming such a powerful force in the world that time was restarted in honor of the greatness of Jesus Christ

((( JOLTED INTO INNER-SILENCE )))

The Fender Starcaster, Stratocaster copy, guitar 

had much shallower holes for the tuners

((( MUCH SHALLOWER ))))

I had to go size by size up to the point where the new locking tuners would fit

When I got to the last size drill bit the top of the headstock of the Starcaster broke off!!

The guitar is ruined. I'm going to have to throw it away!!

I can't believe it!!!!

((( THE GUITAR IS RUINED!!! )))

Talk about reaching the don Juanian "Place of No Pity"

I was so shocked then angry I went right off all scales of being angry

All that was left was a calm, 'cold as the Arctic wind' type of peace

My only consolation is that the Fender Starcaster only cost me about $130.00

If you can call that a consolation. If this had happened to my ACTUAL Fender Stratocaster

...I don't even want to think about it!!!!!!!

For your information:

Expanding the size of holes in order to fit new tuners is a job for a drill press

((( NOT A HAND DRILL!!! )))

I found this out the hard way as I keep widening the holes

The job was proving to be sloppy and unispiring

When the top of the headstock of the guitar broke off

I was jolted into a profound state of inner-silence

I was so shocked I could not believe it!!!!

It was indeed the most mind-blowing event of the year!!

I hit rock bottom so fast. Well...it was quite an experience

One that I NEVER, EVER WANT TO REPEAT

NOT FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE!!!!

I went to Musician's Friend and found a replacement Fender Stratocaster neck

FOR $199.00!!!!!

WITH NO GUARANTEE IT WILL FIT PROPERLY ON THE STARCASTER

FENDER STRATOCASTER NECK

Or...

I could order yet another California Classic from Monoprice for $89.00 

This one in white

MONOPRICE CALIFORNIA CLASSIC

So, I decided to order another guitar and

NOT MODIFY IT AT ALL!!!!

FUCK MODIFYING CHEAP GUITARS!!!

THOSE DAYS ARE OVER!!!!

((( MOTHER FUCKING SON OF A BITCH!!!! )))

I swear, I spent a while fantasizing

smashing myself over the head with a baseball bat

over and over and over and over and over

until there was nothing left but a soft pile of bloody gore

where my head used to be

fucking idiot!!

Who knows! Maybe the Monoprice tuners 

are so much better than the one's 

on the Starcaster that I won't even want to change them!!

I've read no real complaints about the pickups

Maybe this is the best way to go!

Heck, me fixing anything sure isn't!

This much I know for certain:

The tuning machines on the Monoprice Route 66 Les Paul are excellent!

They are much better than I expected them to be 

They hold the guitar in tune more than adequate for my needs

It is logical to assume that the tuners on 

the Monoprice California Classic Fender Stratocaster copy guitars

will follow the same overall standard of quality as the tuners on the Route 66

So, I'm going to blindly believe that breaking the Starcaster guitar

was exactly what I needed to do to save me money

I call this, "A blind hangover belief"

(boy did I ever get drunk after breaking the guitar neck)

ALL THIS UPGRADING HARDWARE IS GOING BACK TO AMAZON!!!

In the long run, I will end up saving money by my decisions and actions!

UPDATE:

My Fender Starcaster is not THIS broken!!

I had assumed that it was not worth fixing

Suddenly, I'm not so certain anymore

I should not have impulsively ordered the new white Monoprice California classic guitar

It's too late. I can refuse the package when it gets here and will not have to pay return shipping

However the initial shipping charge of $27.00 will be lost to me

There is the concept of taking something that is hopelessly broken

and fixing it to the point where it becomes better than it has ever been

It's kind of like my relationship with the Spirit

I feel like demonstrating to the Spirit how I would never want the Spirit to give up on me 

no matter how broken I may be from life

PHASE ONE

Glued and clamped now wait til tomorrow night

Not as perfectly aligned as it should be, but

the most important thing is the alignment at the top of the headstock

Many things have gotten worse in life, but it's great to know

glue is now stronger than it has ever been!

UPDATE:

I have decided that I am not going to send a fine wood dust

all over the house by doing Dremel tool type touch-up sanding so

I will have to wait until tomorrow and do it outside


To Be Continued...

I've been thinking about something here
I ordered the Monoprice California classic Fender Stratocaster copy guitars in both black and white
They should arrive TODAY whether I like it or not
The black one was on a July 4th 2014 sale for $69.00



The new locking tuners I tried to install on the Fender Starcaster guitar,
which resulted in my breaking the headstock of the neck
COST MORE THAN THE BLOODY MONOPRICE GUITAR!!!!



I think it would be wise of me to postpone any more work on the Starcaster
until AFTER I test out the Monoprice California classic guitars



I am still within my 30 days and can still send all the EXPENSIVE guitar upgrading hardware
back to Amazon and get a full refund for the purchase price



Just one of the pickguards with the famous Fat 50s Stratocaster pickups on it
costs more than both Monoprice California Classic guitars put together

(minus shipping)



The way I feel right now, I don't even want to hear how those Fat 50s pickups sound
Personally, these guitars are only going to be used for honoring Jimi Hendrix



Stratocasters are great guitars, but I like the Les Paul sound much better
Plus I like the feel of the Les Paul much better
Fact of the matter is Fender Stratocaster guitars are simply
not very good for playing jazz

Rock, Country, Blues, R&B, but NOT jazz

I like the Les Paul because it's great for EVERY style of music!



Why spend a lot of money 'hot-rodding' Stratocaster copy guitars
when I don't really like Stratocaster guitars except to look at?



I have no regrets gluing the headstock of the Fender Starcaster
I may decide to put the old tuners back on it and have it as a spare guitar

This is how easy I expected

installing the locking tuners on the Fender Starcaster would be

The fucking joke's on me!!!


Laugh it up, God!!!

Very funny, right?


shit!

NEW COOL TRICK!!!

Push the whammy bar a little then give it a slight pull

before tuning the guitar

When done properly a slight pull should result in bringing the guitar

back in tune after using the whammy bar!

Never knew this before!!!

((( YOU'VE MADE ME SO VERY HAPPY )))

I lost at love before

Got mad and closed the door

But you said, "Try, just once more"

I chose you for the one

Now we're having so much fun

You treated me so kind

I'm about to lose my mind

You made me so very happy

I'm so glad you came into my life

The others were untrue

But when it came to loving you

I'd spend my whole life with you

'Cause you came and you took control

You touched my very soul

You always showed me that

Loving you is where it's at

You made me so very happy

I'm so glad you came into my life

Thank you baby, yeah, yeah

I love you so much you see

You're even in my dreams, I can hear you

Baby, I can hear you callin' me

I'm so in love with you

All I ever want to do is

Thank you baby, thank you baby

You made me so very happy

I'm so glad you came into my life

You made me so very happy

You made me so, so very happy baby

I'm so glad you came into my life

I want to thank you, girl

Every day of my life, I want to thank you

You made me so very happy

That I wanna spend my life thanking you

Thank you baby, thank you baby

Thank you baby, thank you baby

*New Karaoke and Instrumental Song

((( CRUISIN' )))

Baby, let's cruise away from here

Don't be confused, the way is clear

And if you want it, you got it forever

This is not a one night stand, baby

Let the music take your mind

Just release, and you will find

You're gonna fly away, glad you're going my way

I love it when we're cruisin' together

The music is played for love

Cruisin' is made for love

I love it when we're cruisin' together

Baby, tonight belongs to us

Everything's right, do what you must

And inch by inch we get closer and closer

To every little part of each other, oh baby yes

Let the music take your mind

Just release, and you will find

You're gonna fly away, glad you're going my way

I love it when we're cruisin' together

The music is played for love

Cruisin' is made for love

I love it when we're cruisin' together

Cruise with me, baby

Cruise with me, baby

Cruisin'

So good to cruise with you, baby

So good to cruise with you, baby

You and me

Yeah, you and me, baby

Baby, let's cruise

Let's flow, let's glide

Ooh, let's open up and go inside

And if you want it, you got it forever

I can just stay there inside you

And love you baby, oh

Let the music take your mind

Just release, and you will find

You're gonna fly away, glad you're going my way

I love it when we're cruisin' together

The music is played for love

Cruisin' is made for love

I love it when we're cruisin' together

Oh, baby, we gonna fly away

Plan to go my way

I love it when we're cruisin' together

The music is played for love

Cruisin' is made for love

I love it when we're cruisin' together

You're gonna fly away

And you're going my way

I love it when we're cruisin' together

The music is played for love

Cruisin' is made for love

I love it when we're cruisin' together

You're gonna fly away

And you're going my way

I love it when we're cruisin' together

The music is played for love

Cruisin' is made for love

I love it when we're cruisin' together

*New Karaoke & Instrumental

((( EARTH WIND AND FIRE )))

SHINING STAR

Yeah, hey

When you wish upon a star

Ya dreams will take you very far, yeah

When you wish upon a dream

Life ain't always what it seems, oh yeah

Once you see your light so clear, hey

In the sky so very dear, yeah

You're a shining star no matter who you are

Shining bright to see what you can truly be

That you can truly be

Shining star come into view

Shine is watchful light on you, yeah

Gives you strength to carry on, yeah

Yeah make your body big and strong, yeah

On an adventure of the sun, yeah

Yeah it's all awake and just begun

Yeah, thought I had to stir the mood, yeah

That's it now I got my own, oh yeah, oh yeah

So if you find yourself in need

Why don't you listen to his words of heat

Be a child free of sin

Be some place, yes I can

You're a shining star, no matter who you are

Shining bright to see what you can truly be

You're a shining star, no matter who you are

Shining bright to see what you can truly be

You're a shining star, no matter who you are

Shining bright to see what you can truly be

Shining star for you to see, what your life can truly be

Shining star for you to see, what your life can truly be

Shining star for you to see, what your life can truly be

SING A SONG

When you feel down and out

Sing a song, it'll make your day yeah yeah

Here's a time to shout

Sing a song, it'll make a way

Sometimes it's hard to care

Sing a song, it'll make your day

A smile so hard to bear

Sing a song, it'll make a way

Singasong

Singasong

Singasong

Singasong

Bring your heart to believing

Sing a song, it'll make your day yeah ah

Life ain't about no retrieving

Sing a song, it'll make a way

Give yourself what you need

Sing a song, it'll make your day

Smile, smile, smile and believe

Sing a song, it'll make a way

Singasong

Singasong

Singasong

Singasong [Repeat]

LET'S GROOVE

Let's groove tonight

Share the spice of life

Baby slice it right

We're gonna groove tonight

Let this groove, get you to move

It's alright, alright

Let this groove, light up your fuse

So stand up, alright, alright

Gonna tell you what you can do

With my love, alright

Let you know girl, you're lookin' good

You're out of sight,you're alright

Just move yourself

And glide like a 747

And you lose yourself in the sky

Among the clouds in the Heaven

Let this groove, Get you to move

It's alright, alright, alright

Let this groove, light up your fuse

So Stand up, alright, alright

Let me tell you what you can do

With my love, alright

Gotta let you know girl you're lookin' good

You're out of sight, you're alright

Just tell the D.J.

To play your favorite tune

And you know it's okay

What you found is a happiness, now

Let this groove, get you to move

It's alright, alright, alright

Let this groove, light up your fuse

So Stand up, alright, alright

Let this groove, get you to move

It's alright, alright,alright

Let this groove, light up your fuse

So Stand up, alright, alright

You will find peace of mind on the floor

in a little time, come and see, you and me

Make a little sign, I'll be there in a while

If you want my love

We can boogie on down, down

Boogie on down, down

Boogie on down

We got the floor now

Let's groove tonight

Share the spice of life

Baby slice it right

We're gonna groove tonight

Let this groove, get you to move

It's alright, alright

Let this groove, light up your fuse

So Stand up, alright, alright

Let this groove, get you to move

It's alright, alright

Let this groove, light up you fuse

SO Stand up, alright, alright

Let this groove, get you to move

It's alright, alright

Let this groove, light your fuse

So Stand up, alright, alright

Lets groove tonight

Share the spice of life

Baby spice it right

We're gonna grove tonight

*New Karaoke and instrumental

((( HEIFETZ INSPIRATION )))

It's interesting to note that most of all my lead guitar playing is original

I enjoy exercising my original creativity through improvising lead breaks

I most certainly play lead guitar much more than rhythm nowadays

Many of the English rock legends, like Eric Clapton and Jimmy Page

gained their inspiration through studying and emulating the great blues legends of America

They would treat whatever old blues records they could find, in England, like precious gold

Such records were hard to find, in England, at the time

I, on the other hand, approach rock music from a Brazilian Jazz angle

Rather than being inspired by old black blues men, I am inspired by videos like this

The core of my lead guitar playing is Latin in nature and leans more towards Carlos Santana 

than it does towards people like Eric Clapton or Jimmy Page

Still, I do emulate the great rock legends of the Baby Boomer generation

although it's interesting to note that I have NEVER heard Carlos Santana

playing ANY Brazilian Jazz. Not so much as ONE SONG!!!