Here’s a picture of me on a Saturday night gig with Martin Day at the Woolpack. Great fun though it was an insanely hot day in Chelmsford. Fun and random madness ago go. The car is at the garage getting fixed, needs new brakes. Life is Life as they say.
Wow, hey new tune for you all. Nothing to do with the guys in the photo though. Only little me. as ever. Time ticks by as I wait for a violin valuation to take place. It’s quite exciting like Schrodinger’s Violin as at present it’s both priceless and unique but also old and little more than a curio. I think its unique and wonderful of course but I could do with a few bob extra to be frank or anyone else come to that. The Violin on the track I just posted is of course my electric violin.
Still possibly the most important message of all time:
“Love your neighbour as yourself.”
or maybe at least try to get halfway there?
John 13:34 – “A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another.”
You know it makes sense. And sometimes to know you are not alone.
And this also is sound philosophically: Now I am not a believer, but who knows and I like the sentiment of these words. I had a friend who was a preacher who lost faith and found it again. Redemption? Perhaps everybody can find that in some way?
“You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, that you may be children of your Father in heaven. He causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous. If you love those who love you, what reward will you get? Are not even the tax collectors doing that? And if you greet only your own people, what are you doing more than others? Do not even pagans do that?
I know that’s got you thinking. It’s just a quick burst of anxiety kicking in. Probably. Or the end of times or some such but hey no worries. These are the feast or famine times. I have been a bit busy of late which is mostly good at least for my mental health. We are now in at the start of meteorological autumn in the UK and its a very grey day. My music and recording room is the darkest in my home. In winter its cosy but in Summer it can be a bit gloomy at times with just the one window that looks out on the veranda in afternoon when the Sun has moved to the west.
A little bit of crazy going on for me today I think. Plus a migraine trying to start as well. I have just remastered this track. See what you think
I am pleased to have a few things going again. The two years wandering in the wilderness during the pandemic left quite a hangover and I have had a bit of a reboot, but not quite enough of one.
Here’s one I knocked up this week, it’s kind of folky and disgruntled. Perhaps though in time it will become gruntled though. Who can say. Guitar, Bass, Piano and Vocal plus Violin on this recording.
Here are the lyrics. Written by me, not by AI this time. Yes indeed.
No ones on your side, you are on your own.
All notions of fairness are dead and gone. Your corrupt little empire eventually will go down with the setting sun. If there is anything better waiting to come I wont see it in my lifetime, all the good is gone.
Do you stand for anything, can you look me in the eye? Yes of course you can you are so well versed in the lie You keep a straight poker face but inwardly you are laughing as you watch me start to cry.
No vengeful god would every reap justice on your head. Everything is quiet now. Someone said god is dead.
I would try and go home, but now home is gone. Devoid of compassion trust is thrown away. Truth is a mugs game anyway.
There is little that I recognise as time ticks way. Put me in a museum, I am old and in the way
I got very fed up with a few things this week. To be honest though on reflection they really weren’t of any importance, but I got upset anyway. So it triggered the above song. Every seem so very corrupted and broken in the good old U of K. It’s hard not to be cynical really. I did play a Sunday afternoon gig though with my newish covers trio Orchard which was actually rather good fun. Go me.
Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, making the best use of the time, because the days are evil. Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is.
The Parable of the Talents
“For it will be like a man going on a journey, who called his servants[] and entrusted to them his property. 15 To one he gave five talents,[b] to another two, to another one, to each according to his ability. Then he went away. 16 He who had received the five talents went at once and traded with them, and he made five talents more. 17 So also he who had the two talents made two talents more. 18 But he who had received the one talent went and dug in the ground and hid his master’s money. 19 Now after a long time the master of those servants came and settled accounts with them. 20 And he who had received the five talents came forward, bringing five talents more, saying, ‘Master, you delivered to me five talents; here, I have made five talents more.’ 21 His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant.[c] You have been faithful over a little; I will set you over much. Enter into the joy of your master.’ 22 And he also who had the two talents came forward, saying, ‘Master, you delivered to me two talents; here, I have made two talents more.’ 23 His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a little; I will set you over much. Enter into the joy of your master.’ 24 He also who had received the one talent came forward, saying, ‘Master, I knew you to be a hard man, reaping where you did not sow, and gathering where you scattered no seed, 25 so I was afraid, and I went and hid your talent in the ground. Here, you have what is yours.’ 26 But his master answered him, ‘You wicked and slothful servant! You knew that I reap where I have not sown and gather where I scattered no seed?
Then you ought to have invested my money with the bankers, and at my coming I should have received what was my own with interest.So take the talent from him and give it to him who has the ten talents. For to everyone who has will more be given, and he will have an abundance. But from the one who has not, even what he has will be taken away.
And cast the worthless servant into the outer darkness. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’
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