MLT Club Member David Herrick
MLT Club MemberForum Replies Created
-
Cool! And after that maybe we can get it recorded for real. I wonder if anyone in this club knows how to play the guitar…
-
I’m afraid that this site is the only place other than e-mail where I communicate on-line, Jacki. But we can cross that bridge when we come to it.
-
-
-
I don’t know that I do have your e-mail, Jacki, but this is not something I can work on at the moment. School will be keeping me busy for the next month, and then I finally have to learn the process of digital recording. Right now the best I could do would be to put it on an audio cassette!
-
That’s a good point, Jacki, about how fortunate we are to have an on-line option. When I was in seventh grade we had a massive blizzard and the city had very little snow-moving equipment to deal with it, so school was cancelled for an entire month! Afterward they lengthened the school day and the school year, but they didn’t come close to making up all the time, and there was no other way to do it.
I’ve been seriously thinking about sending you a recording of my song and allowing you to work your lyrical magic on it. Then I’ll probably turn around and write a parody of it!
-
If I ever get inspired to write some lyrics, I’d be happy to share my song. The melody actually came to me in a dream, and after fitting some chords to it I realized that it was strongly influenced by “Still a Friend of Mine”. I made some changes and additions to render the resemblance a little less obvious, but you can still hear it.
-
Hey, guys.
I’m working from home, which requires re-inventing my job. I’m a teacher, and you really lose your sense of purpose just “creating content” without seeing your students’ reaction to the material in real time.
I’ve been going for a long walk every day in both the morning and the evening, which has helped keep me from turning into a blimp from junk food.
I’m also practicing on my ukulele. I used to do that only when I was alone in the house, but that seldom happens now, so I’ve learned to play very quietly. At this point I can play six MLT songs and eight Beatles songs, plus I’ve composed one of my own.
I’ve become addicted to a YouTube channel called Temponaut Timelapse, which mostly shows sped-up footage of various foods rotting. It sounds gross, but after a while you become very clinical about it and try to predict the timing of the discoloration, shriveling, mold growth, etc. Plus at the end they usually reverse the footage so you can watch the thing become edible again.
Jung, I love that leaf-diving dog! I wonder how she figured out that that would be a fun thing to do.
Hang in there, everyone! When this is over we’ll party like cicadas.
-
Just spending time searching for these things is helping me too, Jacki.
-
How about this one?
-
Thanks for the virtual Alaskan cruise, Jung. I never thought I’d be in a situation where I was drooling over the prospect of having somewhere to go, even if it was just to run an errand.
It looks like Thomas Wolfe was wrong: you can’t LEAVE home again.
-
This one’s not musical, but it provides some topical laughs. Especially the last segment.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5CNHDeF2xA
-
I’m so sorry to hear about that, Jacki. My sincerest sympathies.
I imagine we’re all extra concerned right now about the health and safety of friends and family. I keep thinking about my 105-year-old grandfather, who lived through the flu pandemic of 1918.
But yes, I agree that immersion in MLT’s music is an uplifting experience that helps us to keep going. And when this is all done, we’ll appreciate them much more deeply than ever before.
-
As always, a very thorough analysis from Fil, in terms of both breadth and depth.
His merch should include a shirt that says “Let’s see how they get on” on the front, with “And there we have it” on the back.
-
