Guest Paul Steinmayer
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I did Howard… a lot, and I loved em’ too! But what I REALLY loved from the Fish and Chip places… was the hamburgers! OMG did they have good hamburgers! Actually, what I really miss food wise from NZ is the Steak and Oyster, or Steak and Kidney pies.
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It’s interesting that you say that about accents Jacki. I lived in Christchurch New Zealand from 1991 to 1993… about 23 months total, along with my children (and my ex-wife). My children were 5 and 7 when we moved there, and attended the local schools. By the time we moved back to the US, both had pronounced NZ accents! When we moved back, other kids would ask my son if he was from a foreign country. It took a while before the accents really disappeared completely.
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Thank you very much Lisa!
I wish I had learned German in my youth. My dad learned late in life, but never became fluent in it. Interestingly enough, dad’s mother grew up in a house that primarily spoke Polish, and his father in a German speaking house. When my dad was young, he was not allowed to learn Polish OR German. Dad’s mother insisted that he only spoke English. If he had learned either, I would probably be bilingual also.
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I occasionally have dreams involving those that have passed… but usually, my dreams are of odd things, sometimes involving work, sometimes involving situations I’m dealing with. When I was little, I had a reoccurring nightmare that usually scare the bejeebers out of me. I rarely have scary dreams anymore.
I will tell you about one very vivid dream that I had shortly after my mother passed: The weather was bad and we had severe weather watches over night. When that happens, I usually leave the television on so the warning would wake me up. I was dreaming about my mother and in the dream, she turned to me and very clearly said right into my ear “Paul, wake up… there’s a tornado coming!” I didn’t just imagine it, I literally HEARD it! The moment my eyes opened, a tornado warning popped up on the television!!! It was my mother warning me to get up and seek shelter. I’ll never forget it as long as I live…
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Interesting about your idea of singing a poem Jacki. Back in the mid 80’s, one of the best songs I ever wrote was when a singer I was playing with back then handed me a poem he wrote for his wife. I turned that poem into lyrics and wrote the music, sharing the songwriting credit with him. One of these days, I’m going to re-record it… most likely playing all the instruments myself (if I ever find the time). Maybe I’ll put that one on You Tube!
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Thank you Rudi… That just made my day!!! 🙂
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Very interesting! When I was young, I played 8’s like all the other young punks I knew back then. I also practically broke a string every night! I switched to 9’s in the early 1980’s and I’ve been playing them ever since. I played Dean Markley strings exclusively for a gazillion years, but lately, I had trouble finding them and switched to DiAdario.
Funny about your Dad’s opinion on roundwound on the Hofner Lisa. I wonder what Sir Paul uses on his?
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Wow… Fascinating to hear this! I’m a bit of a photographer myself, although in no way professional. I used to work with 35mm and 2-1/4 medium format. I also had my own working darkroom and processed my own film and prints (in B&W – Color I sent out). Of course, that was back when film was still king! I still have all of my darkroom equipment, but sold off my cameras years ago. Now that said, my maternal grandfather was a true professional photographer. He worked with both still (in several formats) and film and was one of the main camera men for a company called Jam Handy here in Detroit! He also had a full darkroom and processing lab built into his basement too. He was also a bit of a fanatic about it. My mother used to tell us how he would write scripts for family vacations, and then film them like he was producing a Hollywood movie! LOL
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Well… I’ve decided that one way or another, I’m going to find a way to continue! I may be off for a few days, but I’ll figure out a way to renew my subscription come hell or high water! I love the MLT club, Mona and Lisa, and all of my MLT friends too much not to continue.
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Ed King, a founder of the Strawberry Alarm Clock and later member of Lynyrd Skynyrd (and writer of Sweet Home Alabama and other early Skynyrd tunes) always said how he was denied songwriting credit for Incense and Peppermints by the record label and his management, despite being the one who actually wrote the song! I guess it happened a lot. It’s one of the reasons I’ve always been careful not to put stuff I wrote back in the 80s out there – I never applied for copyright protection.
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I couldn’t agree more Howard!
Back when I was young and trying to make my way in the musical world, it was still back in the early 1980s… and there wasn’t such a thing as YouTube. I wrote some great songs, and played in some great bands… but I never got that big break, so I resigned myself to the fact that I would be a club band musician, and a normal working guy, and that was alright. I still do have dreams of getting heard by a huge audience thought… even at my 57 years of age! I do think I may one day re-record some of those songs I wrote and recorded back then, and putting them out there for the world to hear.
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I’m right there with you Sergey. My month runs out any day now too. I initially joined last autumn, but temporary financial problems meant that I had to let it lapse. I really hope to be able to rejoin on a more permanent basis in a few weeks, but until then, I’ll be off the club for a little while. I hope you can find a way to rejoin too!
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I’ve played Wish You Were Here in several of my bands over the years. That song always held a special place in my heart… partly because of it’s origins and tribute to Syd, and partly because the words are so moving and heartfelt. The lyrics really stand up to the test of time, and can be applied to anybody that you miss in your life! In My Life and Imagine also usually move me to tears!
Oh… and I always laugh like a idiot when ever I listen to anything by Spinal Tap. Yes, I know they were a mocumentary, and the guys are actors… but they are all also musicians too! They wrote the songs (intending them to be hilarious) AND played the instruments. They’ve actually played concerts as Spinal Tap! I love ’em!
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WOW… Good eye Sergey. I never noticed it!
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Hi Mona,
Thank you very much for your response. Whether it’s short or long… I love it! It sure has been looking great lately. 🙂
