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Entries for March, 2011 in Musings On Muses
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By joseexist in Musings On Muses
Strong emotions have a knack for working their way into music. The tears of the artists can easily become the tears of the audience if the experience is honest and powerful enough. Johnny Cash covering Nine Inch Nails “Hurt” comes ...
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By joseexist in Musings On Muses
Life is a finite journey. Our parents are blessed by our presence as they give us the blessing of our birth. We are nurtured from infancy and doted over ceaselessly. Our every need is met by parents who take on ...
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By joseexist in Musings On Muses
(From 3-15-2011) It feels good to finish that tenth album of tunes. The cover art is still in the works but I’m in no rush whatsoever. There is of course no budget to speak of and so there are no ...
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By joseexist in Musings On Muses
The engines of imagination are microscopic. Their gears are empty space. Chemicals float across ‘nano’ distances to deliver messages that birth electrical impulses. These impulses race about the cerebral cortex and anything and everything comes to life as a thought. ...
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By joseexist in Musings On Muses
My muses were a bit quiet last night. I had the evening off and after dinner with Glenda and a trip to Hastings I went into the studio and picked up the ‘telecaster’. I warmed up the digits with some ...
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By joseexist in Musings On Muses
Hooks grab the mind and stab deep like a lions fangs sinking in for the kill. I for one, and I’m probably not the only one, have never really tried to write ‘hooky’ songs. I’ve always been content to let ...
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My Lesson Learned The Hard Way
By joseexist in Musings On Muses
In response to a fellow bloggers post: When I was much younger I watched a lot of public TV. On one occasion I saw an old African American man with tired eyes recite a poem about dope. He eloquently lined ...
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By joseexist in Musings On Muses
Flexing the imagination is great exercise for the mind. In my case it opens up vast playgrounds upon which anything simply thought of can be created. However, not all the energies go towards things that do not exist. I often ...
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In The Moments Between Moments
By joseexist in Musings On Muses
The light in my heart yearns to burn brighter every day. The darkness holds in its hover just beyond reason. The interplay of the two is usually sparse at best. They sometimes face off though in mental rhetoric. With their ...
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By joseexist in Musings On Muses
An old friend of mine had formed an independent media company some years ago. He promoted bands from all over the world and even had an artist from New York come down for a mini tour in the crossroads area. ...
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Quake (at the end of a vacation)
By joseexist in Musings On Muses
Is it just me, or do disasters happen more often when I'm on vacation? Nothing can overshadow the quake that struck Japan recently. The human race is once again reminded of its’ impermanence. The most prepared country in the world ...
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Conceptualizing (or, sorting thru lyrics)
By joseexist in Musings On Muses
Conceptualizing is best approached with an open mind. The more open minded you are the better. Concepts can congeal out of the ether like thawing molasses. The can form at any speed in general. When they do it’s always a ...
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Of Muses, Music, And Methotrexate
By joseexist in Musings On Muses
A couple of days ago I finished up the final touches on the first hard driving tune I’ve recorded in months. After burning it along with the other seven tracks I’ve finished so far I proceeded to listen to the ...
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By joseexist in Musings On Muses
Joel, the vocalist from Legasys, dropped by for a visit the other day. We sat and listened to the nine new songs I have finished. Then he brought out a CDr I had made for him a few months ago. ...
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By joseexist in Musings On Muses
We can be inspired by both the people we love and the people we hate. I’ll be the first to tell you that hate is never a good emotion to have to deal with, but life throws its arrows without ...
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By joseexist in Musings On Muses
YOUR INHERITANCE By: Jose’ Luis Diaz-9-9-2007-4:55pm-9-11-2007-11:40am (V-1) I don’t need to remind you, what happened before your time They’ll teach you that in school, I hope you get it right All history repeats itself, look close and you will see ...