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I needed to take a break from some work I was doing at home the other night and decided to jump on my Alesis synth. I started going on and on with this digital piano riff that I thought would make for a good verse. Then, I came across a chorus part so I hooked up my synth to my PowerBook and fired up GarageBand.

So over the course of the past couple of nights, I was able to put together something that is almost finished (sans words). From the bridge to the end is still a bit rough, but it’s coming together nicely…I think.

The strange thing is that it is probably the happiest sounding song I have written. Granted, I could change that by writing some dark words for it, but I don’t think I will. What is even more odd is that I am really not in “a happy place” right now. I’m surprised I didn’t write something sounding like nine inch nails! But maybe this came out of wanting to be in a happy place.

And because it is my happy song and I have no words for it, I am tentatively calling it…

The Happy Song (3 MB)

Well, I dug up another old song of mine, a track called “Time Takes Over” from October 1988, and recorded it with Apple’s GarageBand app. It is now online for all to enjoy, although I still need to adjust the mix…

Time Takes Over (7.1 MB)

Why would the World Meteorlogical Organization produce a list of Altantic Tropical Storm/Hurricane names for this year with Bonnie and Charley instead of the much more appropriate Bonnie and Clyde?

How great would the headlines in Florida be right now if Bonnie and Clyde were about to blow through “the sunshine state?”

Just a little rant…sorry.

Anyway, check out the National Hurricane Center Web site.

My primary passion in life is Philadelphia sports teams, especially the Fightin’ Phillies.

I started a group at Tribe.net for Phillies fans at http://phillies.tribe.net that provides game recaps, commentary and minor league reports (when I get the chance). If anybody sees this and is interested in Phillies baseball, feel free to check it out…

Phillies Phans Tribe

One of my hobbies is songwriting. Earlier this year, I started getting back into it when I purchased GarageBand (with iLife ’04) for my PowerBook. The following is a song called “The Greatest Love” that I wrote in 1994 and was inspired by a fling that turned into a relationship, which fell apart and was rebuilt into a very strong friendship.

Anyway, she is still a very important part of my life, so I re-recorded it using GarageBand and turned it into an MP3 to share with the world. Keep in mind, though, that I am NOT a great vocalist and really didn’t spend too much time mixing this.

The Greatest Love (8.6 MB)
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