Me gonna hijack this topic slightly, if that's OK. Lyrics to my favourite song coming up: I have been unfaithful I have been unworthy I have been unrighteous And I have been unmerciful. I have been uncreachable I have been unteachable I have been unweary And I have been undesirable. And sometimes, I have been unwise, I've been undone by what I'm unsure of But because of You, and all that you went through, I know that i have never been unloved. I have been unbroken I have been unmended I have been uneasy And I have been unapproachable. I've been unemotional I've been unexceptional I've been undecided And I've been unqualified. Unaware - I have been unfair I've been unfit for blessings from above But even I can see The sacrifice You made for me To show that i have never been unloved. It's because of you, and all that you went through I know that I have never been unloved. (Michael W. Smith - "Never been Unloved")

That's totally beautiful. Is the tune nice too? And it's a good idea for hijacking, because stupid me created the topic BEFORE seeing that it existed already.

yeah, the tune's really nice, too :) i sat down and learnt it yesterday, but i haven't got it perfect yet. it's in my least favourite key, which makes it a bugger to play :)

Which key?

E major

That IS a bugger on the guitar, and one of the reasons why I'll never be good, because you often use a B major chord while playing in E major, and my hands are just too small to be able to get it clear. Oh well. Hey, Mike, we're on at the same time!

yup! b-major is a pain at the moment with my weak finger. and also on my guitar, which doesn't like those shaped chords particularly. not sure why. it's got a bit of an attitude problem :)

The guitar is probably just playing hard to get. Which finger was broken?

Ha, if it was the forefinger, then ANY chord will be painful, except for E minor! You'll have to play rap from now on!!!

left hand, littlest one

DAMN!!! That must have hurt like hell!! You poor thing. Won't it be very hard to get it back into shape again? I mean little fingers aren't even strong to start off with.

:-) i'm exercising it lots, and it's improving. gonna go back to the hand surgeon in a couple of weeks or so.

But there won't be any permanent damage, will there?

hopefully not, but one can never tell, i guess. i'll pay to have surgery, if necessary.

Mike, sorry I just left like that last night - I had to go smack some little buttocks for hitting one another on the head with Duplo elephants, and that upset me, so I didn't come back. But it was rude of me to just left like that. I'm sorry.

LEAVE like that. DAMN! I've got square eyes this morning!

:-)) No worries. Did they enjoy the spanking? I would...;-)

ha-ha! That's good to know - at least SOMEBODY would! But no, they didn't, and there were lots of tears to dry afterwards, including my own.

All time favorites include "What I like about you" and "Love Shack" for their dance-ability; "5 String Serenade" by Mazzy Star and anything by Tom Waits for poignancy; and a slew of other songs that make my heart beat faster and make me light up a cigarette when they come on the radio. (so many songs, so little time...)

My favorite song is, "Smoke on the Water", by Deep Purple, Followed closely by, "Black Dog", by Led Zepplein.

Oh geez, it's like living at home with my older brother again. Please don't say "Free Bird" by Lynrd Skynrd next.

I liked "Free Bird", but it was not one of my favorites. I listened to Lynrd Skynrd off and on. I was going to name "Ride My Sesaw", by the Moody Blues as my next favorite. This is more by association than by the music. I have a lot of happy memories associated with that song.

Who ARE these people? Do the names 'Whigfield' or 'Funky Bob' not mean anything around here?

I have never heard of Whigfield or Funky Bob. bring some when you come over.

i love skynnrd but 'free bird' has to be the (second) most overplayed overblown tune in history... much prefer 'simple man', 'tuesday's gone', 'call me the breeze', 'needle and the spoon', et al... (and do you really prefer 'smoke on the water' to 'highway star'?) how bout david bowie ('young americans' and (esp.) 'sufragette city')?

I like everything I've heard by david bowie. "suffragette city" and "fame" are my two favorites by bowie. YEA to Smoke On The Water. lynnrd skynnrd is ok, i like it, but I'm not a real fan,

I still have all my old Skynrd albums from high school.

All these young types!!! Skynnrd was popular when I was in college

Aha!! I knew there were closet Skynyrd fans around here! I adore David Bowie, especially "Changes", "Rebel, Rebel" and "Diamond Dogs." Riette, I have never heard of those artists either.

I also like music by the following: bare naked ladies, offspring, marilyn manson nine inch nails and several others.

I like BNL too. That Marilyn Manson is too much--over the top!

Have you heard the new one by offspring?

Never heard of them.

O K now I know for sure that you don't live in Austin!

Never been to Texas!! I live 1 hour from Baltimore & Philadelphia, and 1 1/2 hours from DC in a rural area of Maryland.

Ever been to the Eastern Shore? That is my favorite part of maryland.

Have I ever been to the Eastern Shore?! You ever seen an oil rig, Tex? :-) What is your least favorite part?

Most of the oil rigs I've seen were in Oklahoma, where I prospected for oil right after getting out of the army.

Is there any job you HAVEN'T done, roaming Tim?

He hasn't been a roughneck, kind of surprising.

Let's see Riette. I've never been a doctor, lawyer, bricklayer, realtor, tv repairman, lineman, that is about all I can think of, including terry's comment. But given the right circumstances, I can learn.

The best way to learn is play....doctor etc...

MMMM.... Sounds interesting, Riette, are you offering your skills?

I've got the basic equipment, Riette, Is there anything I should buy besides a little nitrous?

I daresay any guy has the basic equipment; it's whether they know how to use it or not that makes the difference. Nothing extra required.

Very true, Riette, Very true. Extra's however, make things more fun sometimes.

Oh yeah? Name a few!

Nitrous oxide, Oxygen, Body oil, whipped cream, I'm sure that you get the picture, Riette.

ha-ha!! slut sauce too??? (could not resist!!!)

I see, Riette. you definitely get the picture.

Artists do that.

One would hope so, Riette, I am not so sure about Picasso though

Me neither! I always think of Picasso as the Baywatch Parody Man.

Ok Riette, That one I'm going to need an explanation of.

Well, he always makes the girls big boobed and long-haired, and half naked - like in Baywatch. Right? Except, the way he paints them can be so way way way strange, it looks like he must be making fun. Silly logic, yes?

NO Riette, when you explain it that way It makes sense.