Well, the festival season is upon us, and the coming weekend sees the return of Truck festival with its usual roster of bands. Look carefully and you may spot a pair of broad-shouldered taut-bottomed young gentlemen, running around with a digicam and giving away CDs to uncomprehending young ladies. Engage in conversation and receive "
Softened Fingers". Or just engage in conservation (of breath) and shake hands instead. It's a fine way to keep trim.
Things hot up next Tuesday, the 26th July, with a little Keshco performance at
South London Pacific, which for the uninitiated is a Tiki bar in Kennington. Why not dress for the occasion in a
hula girl costume? Now if you'll forgive me, I must search out the old
seam sealer. Wouldn't want to get soggy and fungal on a sodden farmstead. Busy yourself with
The Julie Dolphin:
Hello,
ReplyDeleteJust dropping in. You listed my favorite movie as the first of list of movie I have never seen (I'm searching for movies to watch from the library.)
Anyway, your profile looks interesting. I'm trying to be a songwriter too. I haven't figured out how to write harmonies for my melodies yet, but I'm working on it. :-)
Anyway, I may take a look at some of these movies. Are any of them funny the way Educating Rita was?
Have a great day!
Hi Sheryl,
ReplyDeleteHey thanks for your message. Educating Rita is indeed a very special movie to me; I find myself relating to both the lead protagonists in different ways.
Harmonies are funny things. There's always more than one way to score a song (hence the thriving remix culture); I generally just play around and see what happens. It can be fun to drop a random element in (a new chord or whatever) and see how that affects things. Sometimes a song just needs to be left to simmer; I hum to myself an awful lot whilst going about my daily business (which is probably quite worrying to passers-by) and that's how a lot of my arrangements get worked out. Best of luck; hope you'll send me some of the results?
The movies I've listed are a pretty mixed bunch - stylistically, Peter's Friends is the closest, and well worth two hours of your time if you enjoy comedy actors like Stephen Fry...
Best wishes,
-andy-
Hello Andy,
ReplyDeleteHey thanks for the breakdown of your movie picks. They don't have Peter's Friends at the library. (These days our public library here often has a better selection of movies than the video stores; it's not purely that I am a tightwad. ) But I'll definitely look for it at the video store.
I also related to both characters in Educating Rita, but then I consider the movie a love story about kindred souls. They are both dissatisfied with the status quo and are searching for meaning in their lives, eh? That's what makes it such a beautiful story. (Well that, and it's hilariously funny.)
Have you ever seen First Monday in October? It's got an American political focus , but it's the same sort of thing. A love story that isn't supposed to be a love story--those are often the most romantic.
Hope the Truck Festival went well and that you had lots of fun, and thanks for commenting on my song in my blog. I have been wanting to get a harmony on it for literally months, so that was a very exciting breakthrough for me. :-) An ex-boyfriend explained how to compose harmonies.
I also hum a lot. Mainly when I am driving, taking walks or showers (any time that is relaxing is good for creativity. :-)
Smiles,
Sheryl