11/22

Monday's almost over. Rewrote the lyrics to "I Don't Get That About You", played the song for two people, and went back to reclaim the lyrics I wrote the first time. You can't please everybody but you can try to please yourself.

Had a rehearsal for the private party coming up. I'll be singing mostly standards and bossa novas with my trio. It's so comfortable singing this material, like putting on a comfy old bathrobe. But it's too safe. Plus who thinks like that any more? "Taking a Chance on Love", "These Foolish Things" are about a world that doesn't exist any more. True, the emotion of love is timeless and universal, and these are very romantic songs. Maybe this world we live in will never be romantic in that way again.

Or maybe I'm just tired!

Possible idea for the next song: family equals suffering times how many? Happy Thanksgiving!

Hi Ceil, Jeffrey, Jazzbird, Marilyn, and whoever else has stumbled upon Side B:

It's been a couple of weeks since I've been here - my goal is to post once a week on my progress on writing new songs for my new CD that doesn't exist yet but will. A tentative working title - "The Wonder Years". Yeah, middle age - is it wonderful? It can be, but it can also really suck. I have been undergoing a very uncomfortable medical trial for a device that could help me a lot if it works, but we won't know if it works until going through it. Ugh.

If it was Biblical times, we would all be codgers and crones - people didn't live nearly this long then.

Back to the song - my first effort since starting this blog started out with the title "I Can't Accept That About You" - a little harsh. The title has been changed to "I Don't Get That About You" - I like that much better. Thank you, Richard! Richard attended the Lambertville Songwriters groups that Mindi and I founded, and suggested the change in the title.

I played the song for Miss Annie, and she really liked it. So now it's time to learn it.

I tweaked a few words in "Hungry", another song for the CD, so that makes two. I'd also llike to include a piano piece I wrote years ago called "Escapism". It will have to be re-imagined with different sounds in addition to acoustic piano.

It is a beautiful Fall day out today - still lots of red, orange and yellow foliage. I wish it could just stay like this until Spring, with no Winter.

I think I'm rambling so it must be time to stop. Till next time....Crow