MLT Club Member Jung Roe
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It’s the mailman with a package!!! I love receiving something in the mail, especially when it’s from Mona and Lisa:
There’s nothing like MLT merch to brighten ones universe.
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Wow, your guitars look awesome MaxHouse! Whether you play them or not, they are magnificent instruments to own and admire.
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“Nothing Is In Vain” plays often when I commute on the train and bus. The tunes of this song tend to float my spirit high in the sky, especially some mornings on my train ride to work with the morning sunshine coming in over the mountains and waters. This awesome song give the moment that extra effervescent pearly sparkle. Everything is suddenly spectacular and breathtaking. A true MLT joy moment!
For your convenience I present “Nothing is In Vain” here:
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Love to hear about your cool purple uke Jacki! ? After all, Lisa is a big fan of the uke and does amazing magic with them. How, when, why did you get it etc.
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Jacki, you’ve been through some very tough times dealing with your parents illness. All I can say is big hugs to you from the bottom of my heart. I know hard times can temper people and bring out the best in them, and from all your creativity and spirit I’ve seen from you here at the MLT Club and on Facebook, you are one of the most wonderful and caring people I’ve come across.
Yes, as you say this song touches hearts indeed, and I’m always so thankful to the MLT for the beauty they bring into this world. If one of the virtues of music and art is to make some of the harshness of life bearable, MLT do that for us in spades through their beautiful music every day.
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Roger, I’m so sorry to hear about Eddy. He looks like a dear little angel.
When I lost my dog Max, this little picture gave me a little smile, but nothing can ease the pain I know.
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Hi Mike, thanks for sharing that about your mom. I know the pain of losing someone to this horrible disease all too well. I lost my mom to it 3 years ago. She had a series of silent strokes that caused her to develop vascular dementia. A long 13 years battle, and the last 7 years was the toughest. My deepest condolences to you.
It was May 2016 my mom passed away, and all my family are together this weekend to remember her, and so this song has an especially relevant meaning again to me this weekend.
I thought I’d share this which I heard somewhere and find comforting:
“To the world our mom was just another person,
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Howard, David. I think you bring some good examples to light. While art is a form of profound expression, it can be mis-interpreted by some as an endorsement of the subject, and if the lyrics of a song happens to be misogynistic for example, that can be problematic. I think the fine line between the principle that artists should be able to freely express whatever they want, and social irresponsibility can get blurred sometimes. You can’t forget judgement.
On a different note, in that recent MLT rehearsal for Mike Masse video in Mona or Lisa’s bedroom that short practice run of “Nowhere Man” was just delightful. Loved their harmonies. That would be another great Beatles cover.
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Thanks Howard and Roger for the encouragement. I definitely plan on continuing piano lessons. It is one of my life goals to play the piano.
As for the Ukelele Tommy and David, Lisa gave me a new respect for that simple yet wonderfully effective instrument. Lisa’s Ukelele sounds give “God Only Knows” so much more character.
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Lovely Jacki
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Don’t get me wrong Howard, I mean the lyrics are absolutely dreadful/evil, but the song itself if you kind of ignore the lyrics, is actually quite humorous and interesting, especially the way they round up the “d” on “…end”. It’s almost like they are playing a joke with this song, hanging such an enchanting tune on such morbid lyrics. Guaranteed to raise eyebrows and cause a stir. I can’t help but find the tune charming, and the guitar licks quite pleasant to hear. I guess a little George Harrison got into me, and it looks like Nancy Sinatra fancied it enough to do her version of it.
“If I Needed Someone”, and “Run For Your Life” are the last two tracks of Rubber Soul, and kind of rounds out the great album in a pleasant “One Two” punch ending for me, with a thorny ending.
The Beatles certainly weren’t angels, but they could take you from an angelic “Let It Be” to a a thorny “Run For Your Life”, quite a bit of depth in their repertoire, and they never repeated themselves. They could do it all. Perhaps that’s why they were so great.
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Here is my MLT Piano pick! 🙂
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So for now, and my piano lesson aspirations, I bought this modern digital piano. It’s nothing fancy, a Casio Privia Digital piano, with volume control so I can practice with headphones on and not worry about driving others crazy around the house. It does have a computer interface port, so I will figure out how to use software with it, and play with some accompaniments.
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Jacki, your repertoire of instruments is just absolutely groovy!
