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Entries for July, 2010 in Musings On Muses
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By joseexist in Musings On Muses
Lyrics tell the story straight from the artist heart. There are no rules governing what can and will be written down in the pursuit of getting a point or points across. There are no language barriers that can withstand the ...
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Following Tried And Truly Tested Formulas
By joseexist in Musings On Muses
Following tried and truly tested formulas is one way to produce something entertaining. Diving down a steep staircase, so to speak, is also another. Either technique can be employed on its own or in some hybrid mixture along with the ...
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By joseexist in Musings On Muses
Creative lulls are the respite of artists. When the juices don’t flow some react to the lack of creativity with increased tension or frustration. Anger is just a stone’s throw away or closer. Hope maybe beyond the horizon and out ...
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By joseexist in Musings On Muses
I whirled like a dervish across the world-wide-web. When I finally slowed down enough to catch a breath, I found my handful of mailboxes filling up with correspondence. Some was generated by AI and were notifications of activity. Others were ...
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By joseexist in Musings On Muses
The Rocknauts (epilogue) Generals had gathered around a small table in near darkness. Subdued glows from nearby wafted lazy shadows over every face. There were by this time very few of them left. “We have thrown out every sensor sweep ...
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One Of The Many Joys Of Being A Musician
By joseexist in Musings On Muses
One of the many joys of being a musician is seeing others take their first tentative steps in that direction. Many people have related to me that their children are going to guitar, or piano lessons. Many have also picked ...
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By joseexist in Musings On Muses
There are ideas swimming around in my head all of the time. Some are fresh germinations, and some are from many years ago. In the course of my day several might leap to the front of my mind and get ...
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Now That Really Felt Good To Do.
By joseexist in Musings On Muses
Now that really felt good to do. I’m talking about the eleven chapter story I just finished. “The Rocknauts” developed from an idea I had back in high school. When Legasys and I were just forming up we went thru ...
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By joseexist in Musings On Muses
The Rocknauts Part XI The Rocknauts left the now stable energy bands behind and went into high-orbit over the North Pole. The exotic ribbons slowly faded to a dull red and along with them the humming low end ‘D’ note ...
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By joseexist in Musings On Muses
The Rocknauts Part X The human race had thrown everything it had at the visitors with little or no effect. Around the world every visible piece of war waging hardware had been reduced to quantum particulate. Still the energy bands ...
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By joseexist in Musings On Muses
The Rocknauts Part IX Serene looking sprites of blue flame danced on the waters’ surface like flowers exploding open. Steam wafted all around and the energy beams streamed away in four directions, still encircling the earth. The band was silent ...
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By joseexist in Musings On Muses
(Note* The Rocknauts saga will return next week. I am off for the weekend and relaxing as much as I can. Ciao my friends!) Having finished ten songs, and being currently at work on an albun cover, I still have ...
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By joseexist in Musings On Muses
The Rocknauts Part VIII Over the next several days the Rocknauts played many different songs. Each was broadcast around the world and each was unique in its own right with a message that was conveyed with volume and conviction. Fleets ...
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By joseexist in Musings On Muses
The Rocknauts Part VII The whole world was listening in anticipation, rollicking in the ‘mood’, or waiting in fear for whatever would come next. The tension was building to a head like a coiled magnetic field. Something was about to ...
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By joseexist in Musings On Muses
The Rocknauts Part VI The four stages began to rotate clockwise in a slow orderly fashion that fully belied the massive detonations that were occurring just outside of their protective shields. Several extremely massive pieces of ordinance were currently finding ...
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By joseexist in Musings On Muses
The Rocknauts Part V There was a deafening roar from the so called ‘defenders’ of this world. Metal engines screamed along with human voices, protesting horses, ringing swords, and popping composite rotor-blades. Safety latches were releasing in a wave sweeping ...
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By joseexist in Musings On Muses
The Rocknauts Part IV Somewhere in the middle of the Sahara, four beings rested under the mid-day sun. They kept cool in their UV filtered bubbles of atmosphere and scanned the horizon by floating slowly in a circle. Just over ...
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By joseexist in Musings On Muses
The Rocknauts Part III They sat on the ground in the center of the Sea Of Tranquility, facing one another. The four of them sat cross-legged, meditating on recent events. Air-shells were swollen into one amoebic mass and they shared ...
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By joseexist in Musings On Muses
The Rocknauts Part II The four visitors fell into a soft lullaby-like song. The apparent ‘leader’ repeated his message several times as all four ‘flying stages’ drifted around the towns’ central square. “Who will welcome us to this world?” He ...
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By joseexist in Musings On Muses
As a novice writer I’m always downplaying my proficiencies in composition. I simply focus on getting some message across and not on impressing you dear readers. My grasp of grammar has always been a bit outside of the box and ...
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I Eventually Spend A great Deal Of Time
By joseexist in Musings On Muses
I eventually spend a great deal of time waiting on phone calls. While I’m doing so there are a lot of other things I am either in the process of doing, or at the least, going over mentally. Being one ...
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I Do Not Count The Days Of Summer
By joseexist in Musings On Muses
I do not count the days of summer. Winter will get here eventually. The humidity will ease away and the days will shorten. Warm winds will give way to crisp, fresh breezes. The sun will slide into lower and lower ...