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Earlier today I needed to speak to technical support of my cellphone carrier and they had me on hold for a few minutes. Usually the music is very different to what I listen to and they did play something I recognized "Drops of Jupiter" by Train.
Very cool song and great lyrics.
I pulled up a few sites that went into details explaining about the meaning of the songs metaphorical references.

This is a blog I've wanted to do for a long time.
Some famous guitarists have used the same old instruments for years. Why... when they could have anything they desire? There is no one answer for this but some guitars have the 'magical' mix that their owner feels that they cannot get with another guitar... even if it's of the same model.

Fender guitars come off an assembly line and technically should be the same for ones made in January to the ones made in July. There are small variances in the materials. The thickness of the neck being the same, but one neck has a slight difference in grain or density of the lumber it was machined from. The same with the body parts. All kiln dried lumber most likely harvested from the same forest. A guitarist trying out 10-15 guitars in a music store wouldn't know if the neck wood came from a tree that faced sunlight or grew in the middle of the forest. He just knew that one of those guitars had a slightly different resonance, enough to make a decision to buy it.
I've seen lots of YouTube video interviews with musicians who discuss their trademark style and sound that comes out different when they play another model.

Players like Joe Bonamassa has a never ending collection of Gibson Les Paul guitars, each special but favors a few that he tours with. I've seen him play a Fender Stratocaster and it's a slightly 'different Joe' with the Fender.

Pink Floyd's guitarist David Gilmour used to play a Fender Telecaster that was lost on his flight to an American tour in 1968, ended up with a black Stratocaster he purchased at the (world famous) Manny's in New York City and kept it for over 40 years.

In the short video David explains some guitars that spawned a few iconic riffs and songs that came about from these guitars. Axes that define your sound.

I've Gotta Get a Message to You


Music of the movie titled "Melody"

And thank you - if someone can explain to me, how to upload here a video in the blogs - with the standstill picture of the view of a video like this. I can see that many of us can do, though I also tried, I could not succeed. :)

I was listening to a local oldies radio station on the way home from grocery shopping and the Tommy James and the Shondells song Hanky-Panky was playing. Tommy must have repeated Hanky-Panky three hundred times and my better half said "What is Hanky-Panky?"
Knowing thee are several meanings to Hanky-Panky, I told her his girlfriend plays around. It's a slang answer and she wasn't sure what I meant.
I have a language translator app in my phone and see it only gave the word (from English to Chinese) Shouyín that sounds like show-yeen. Usually translations have synonyms to words, especially if they don't have a perfect translation. I was expecting to see something like promiscuous, but Shouyín was the only word and she was very surprised the singer repeated Hanky-Panky so many times!
When I got home I tried the translation into Google and it had the same word Shouyín. But, when I reversed it from Chinese to English, the definition was m**turbation.
Depending on the source several online dictionaries had different meanings.
Fooling around, monkey business, shenanigans, flirtation, questionable or underhanded activity... all but m**turbation.
So, for two decades Tommy's baby did the m**turbation and was naive to the whole thing. Not only me... the censors of the recording industry seemed to have missed it too!

Born Harvey Phillip Spector on December 26, 1939 and died January 16, 2021 in California State Prison at the age of 81. It's reported his death was of natural causes.
Spector was an American record producer, musician and songwriter created what was called the Spector Sound or Wall of Sound where his productions incorporated a formula with recording and production techniques on his many recording for acts like the Ronettes, the Crystals, and Ike & Tina Turner.
His career lists productions included The Beatles, John Lennon, George Harrison, Leonard Cohen, the Ramones, the Righteous Brothers.

Phil was convicted of murder in 2009 for the killing of actress Lana Clarkson in 2003 and sentenced to 19 years in Prison.

Aside from all the trouble and drama in his life, pop music wouldn't be where it is today without the influence of Phil Spector.

Some say that it is impossible.
They claim you would have to go faster than the speed of light, which they also claim is impossible.

However, it's all relative. So, if you headed in the opposite direction as light was travelling,
relatively, you would be moving faster than light in the other direction.
Put that in your time machine and smoke it.

While light may be important, I think sound is important also.... and right now.....or was it at a later time than
when I wrote this, or and earlier time than when you read it....
Either way, I am giving you the opportunity to transport yourself back to early July 2008 with the location being
on the shores of Lake Geneva in Switzerland for the excellent vocals and blues guitar work and while others paid to watch & listen, you get it free of charge;

Bringing a tinge of hope for the year that bring so much lessons, so much grief

Omg... I have teary eyes... I woke up and found out I had received this video from my beloved vet (He is the most beautiful old man, looks like a salt and pepper Santa... I always tell him he is my "impossible love" and he laughs soooo hard... I also tell him he has to live 200 years, because I don't want anyone else to take care of my babies, and yes, he laughs at that, too )... Anyway, I read a few days ago a thread that said something about posting music that reminded of your parents... Well, this reminds me of my parents, my childhood, my fellow Venezuelans and the deep love for this blessed land... This is a cover of one of the most loved and iconic Venezuelan bands... "Billo's Caracas Boys"... I really have goosebumps or whatever their name is... I LOVE you, Venezuela!... With every single bit of this heart of mine... Thank you, God, for letting me be born as a daughter of the most beautiful place on earth, full of the most beautiful, happy, warm people in this world... I LOVE YOU, Venezuela!...