Transitioning?

Strangely enough, the coronavirus is actually giving me hope. Looks like we might soon be giving some serious helicopter $$$ a try. So after 3 books of the escapist fare which is all I have been reading for the last year, I read a couple of mysteries to transition back to the real world. Next up, "Modern Money Theory"!!!

1st I read the "Tor.com 2019 Debut Sampler", 10 authors, 2019, 195 pages. Basically TOR publishes the 1st chapter or 3 of the novels by their new authors of last year and makes it a free eBook. So I got to read the 1st chapter of "Gideon the Ninth", which has gotten a lot of press, and which I will not be continuing. The only 1 in which I was interested enough to buy and finish reading was ...

"Your Favorite Band Cannot Save You", by Scotto Moore, 2019, 88 pages. There was no way I could not see how this tale of using incredible music to open dimensional portals turned out. A fun and quick (novella length?) read.

The 3rd SFF I read was "Some of the Best from Tor.com, 2019 Edition", 25 authors, 2019, 602 pages. Another free eBook. Some decent stories, but nothing that really made me want to start following the author. 2 or 3 of these I had read before. I was again annoyed by the Annalee Newitz story set in her future universe that includes slavery. I really hate to be made to imagine such a future. On the other hand, the story that involved historical slavery in the US "Blood is Another Word for Hunger", by Rivers Solomon, was moving.

Transitioning back to the real world with some 1930's detective stories: "Return of the Thin Man", by Dashiell Hammett, additional material by Richard Layman and Julie M. Rivett, 2012, 274 pages. This is Hammett's screen plays for the 1st 2 sequels to "The Thin Man": "After the Thin Man" and "Another Thin Man". There is also a short treatment that never went anywhere. Rivett is Hammett's granddaughter, and provides narrative around the creation of these works. It was fun to read these, but now I want to watch the movies.

800 Songs

My song book was traditionally a 3-ring binder. The 1st summer I played with Fuzzy, I was taking it out to gigs with a conductor's stand.

Winter of 2017-2018 several musicians in Naples, FL turned me on to the OnSong app. It is a great app for song management. It is unfortunate that it is run by a cult. They sign emails "Blessings", and [sarcasm] I love my free issue every month of "Worship Musician". [/sarcasm]

I told this story over and over. "It's like reverse loaves-and-fishes! It's a miracle!" Here it is from a compendium of tweets in April, 2018.

April 4: I love living in the future! My three ring song binder was getting really heavy - 374 songs/pages. But it seems like I can add as many songs as I want to my iPad and it doesn’t get any heavier!!! Magic! #ItsGettingBetterAllTheTime #TheFuture #music #OnSong

I did the initial import of 374 text files on my pc April 2018. I wrote the 1st procedural code since my retirement in September 2012 - a 4 line bash script to take a list of files and prepend their name to their content. I then did "vi *.txt" and manually edited 376 files adding artist, key, & genre.

Here's a reference to it from September, 2018; it was at 580 songs. A discussion of how the songs are added - one of the great features of OnSong is that you can create books at will, and a song can be as many books as desired. My main books are for bands I play with; songs that I call at jams; that other people call at jams; weddings; funerals; background.

On March 11, 2020, I added songs #799 & #800 to OnSong: "kentucky woman", and "lay down sally". About 70 songs are red-flagged as "need-work".

It felt like I should capture the list. Here it is, 800 songs. Sorted alpha. I would like to have sorted by, say, descending date added, but that gets broken when you hit the initial mass import.

1. (how much is that) doggie in the window? by pattie page in C
2. (i can’t help) falling in love with you by ub40; elvis presley in C
3. 1983 a merman i should turn to be by jimi hendrix in Gm
4. 24k magic by bruno mars in Em
5. 3-5's of a mile in 10 seconds by jefferson airplane; marty balin in E
6. 3:12 by annemarie radecki; jim dumas
7. 6345789 by wilson pickett; steve cropper; eddie floyd in Bb
8. 8:05 by moby grape in A
9. 867-5309 jenny by tommy tutone in F#m
10. a face in the crowd by tom petty in Em
11. a hard rain’s gonna fall by bob dylan in C
12. a horse with no name by america in Em
13. a pirate looks at forty by jimmy buffett in Bb
14. a song for you by leon russell in Am
15. a whiter shade of pale by procol harum in C
16. after midnight by j.j. cale in G
17. after the goldrush by neil young in G
18. ain't no sunshine by bill withers in Am
19. ain't too proud to beg by the temptations in G
20. aint misbehaving by fats waller in Bb
21. al di la by connie francis; emilio pericoli in G
22. alison by elvis costello; linda ronstadt in E
23. all aboard by muddy waters in D
24. all along the watchtower by bob dylan; jimi hendrix in Bm
25. all i want to do by sheryl crow in E
26. all my loving by the beatles in B
27. all over now by bobby womack; stones in G
28. all right now by free in A
29. all shook up by elvis presley in G
30. all you need is love by the beatles in G
31. alright for now by tom petty in D
32. always on my mind by willie nelson in C
33. amie by pure prairie league in G
34. and it stoned me by van morrison in G
35. angel eyes by jeff healey in C
36. angel from montgomery by john prine; bonnie raitt in C
37. angie by stones in Am
38. anna (go to him) by arthur alexander; the beatles in C
39. anna begins by counting crows in G
40. annie’s song by john denver in D
41. another brick in the wall by pink floyd in Dm
42. another day by jamie lidell in C
43. another rainy day by corinne bailey rae in Bm
44. around and around by chuck berry in C
45. as by stevie wonder in A
46. as the years go passing by by albert king; jeff healey in Bm
47. as time goes by by louie armstrong in C
48. at last by etta james in F
49. baby it's you by ronnettes; linda ronstadt in C
50. baby please don't go by big joe williams; john lee hooker in E
51. baby what do you want me to do by jimmy reed in E
52. back in the high life again by warren zevon; steve winwood in A
53. back in the usa by chuck berry; linda ronstadt in C
54. bad bad leroy brown by jim croce in G
55. badge by cream in Am
56. bald headed woman by ronnie baker brooks in A
57. bald headed woman 2 by the who
58. the ballad of el goodo by counting crows in A
59. banana pancakes by jack johnson in G
60. barney google by the andrews sisters in C
61. the battle of new orleans by johnny horton in A
62. be thankful for what you got by william devaughn; mudbone in D
63. beast of burden by stones in E
64. before you accuse me by eric clapton; eugene mcdaniel in E
65. bertha by grateful dead in G
66. best of my love by eagles in C
67. beth by kiss in C
68. big black mariah by tom waits; john hammond in Gm
69. bitch by stones in G
70. black by pearl jam in C
71. black betty by ram jam in B
72. black cat bone by albert king in A
73. black hole sun by soundgarden; chris cornell in A
74. black magic woman by santana in Dm
75. black velvet by alannah myles in Ebm
76. black water by the doobie brothers in D
77. blackbird by the beatles in G
78. blister in the sun by violent femmes in G
79. blow wind blow by muddy waters in G
80. blue jean blues by zz top in Bm
81. blue on black by kenny wayne shepherd in D
82. blue suede shoes by elvis presley; carl perkins in G
83. blues man by alan jackson in G
84. bo diddley by bo diddley in G
85. bobby in phoenix by gorillaz; bobby womack in A
86. bold as love by jimi hendrix in G
87. bonaparte's retreat by the timejumpers; pee wee king; redd stewart in D
88. bony maronie by larry williams; johnny winter in G
89. boogie on reggae woman by stevie wonder in G
90. boogie oogie oogie by a taste of honey in Dm
91. boogie shoes by k.c. and the sunshine band in Bb
92. boom boom by john lee hooker; eric clapton; the animals in E
93. boom boom, out go the lights by little walter in C
94. born in chicago by nick gravenites; paul butterfield blues band in A
95. born under a bad sign by albert king; cream; booker t. jones; william bell in C
96. the bottle let me down by merle haggard in C
97. bottle of red wine by eric clapton in C
98. bottle of wine by dr. hook in E
99. the boys are back in town by thin lizzie in G
100. brandy (you’re a fine girl) by looking glass in E
101. brass in pocket by the pretenders in A
102. breakdown by tom petty in Am
103. breaking up sombody’s home by albert king in Gm
104. brick house by the commodores in Am
105. bring it on home to me by sam cooke; the animals in G
106. brooklyn (owes the charmer under me) by steely dan in C
107. brother where are you by oscar brown, jr
108. brothers and sisters by mavis staples in Am
109. brown eyed girl by van morrison in G
110. brown sugar by stones in C
111. busted stuff by dave matthews in G
112. but it’s alright by j.j. jackson; huey lewis & the news in A
113. california by joni mitchell in F
114. call it what it is by ben harper in E
115. call me by blondie in Dm
116. camille blues by jim dumas in G
117. can i change my mind by tyrone davis in B
118. can't you hear me knockin by stones in D
119. can’t find my way home by blind faith in D
120. can’t get enough of your love by bad company in C
121. can’t get enough of your love babe by barry white in F
122. can’t turn you loose by otis redding in C
123. can’t you see by marshall tucker band in D
124. caravan by van morrison in G
125. castles made of sand by jimi hendrix in G
126. cats in the cradle by harry chapin in F
127. the chain by fleetwood mac in Em
128. chain of fools by aretha franklin in Cm
129. champagne and reefer by muddy waters; stones in G
130. change by mavis staples in E
131. change the world by eric clapton in E
132. checking up on my baby by sonny boy williamson in A
133. cheek to cheek by fred astaire; irving berlin in C
134. cherry bomb by john cougar mellencamp in G
135. cinnamon girl by neil young in D
136. clap your hands by whilk & misky in G
137. cmon everybody by eddie cochran; nrbq in D
138. cocaine by j.j. cale; eric clapton in E
139. cocaine blues by johnny cash in C
140. cocoanut by harry nilsson in C
141. cold shot by stevie ray vaughn in Am
142. come and go blues by allman brothers in G
143. come as you are by nirvana in F#m
144. come on (let the good times roll) by jimi hendrix in E
145. come on in my kitchen by allman brothers; eric clapton; keb mo in G
146. come together by the beatles in C
147. comin back to me by jefferson airplane in G
148. cortez the killer by neil young; dave matthews; government mule in Em
149. cowgirl in the sand by neil young in Em
150. crazy by patsy cline in G
151. crazy mama by j.j. cale in G
152. creep by radiohead in C
153. cross eyed cat by muddy waters in G
154. crossroads by robert johnson; cream in A
155. crystal by fleetwood mac in G
156. d jam by steve & chris in D
157. dancing in the moonlight by king harvest in Eb
158. danny's song by kenny loggins; anne murray in D
159. the dawn of the moon by annemarie radecki; jim dumas in G
160. dead flowers by stones in G
161. dear doctor by stones in G
162. death waits by johnny bonniego; jim dumas in Am
163. deep down in florida by muddy waters in G
164. desperado by eagles; linda ronstadt in G
165. devil with a blue dress by mitch ryder & the detroit wheels in C
166. diddy wah diddy by traditional in G
167. dig a pony by the beatles in A
168. do i ever cross your mind by bonnie raitt; ray charles in D
169. dock of the bay by otis redding in G
170. doctor my eyes by jackson browne in E
171. domino by van morrison in G
172. don’t be cruel by elvis presley in D
173. don’t do me like that by tom petty in G
174. don’t get me wrong by the pretenders in C
175. don’t go, please stay by the drifters in A
176. don’t know much by linda ronstadt; aaron neville in C#
177. don’t know why by norah jones in A
178. don’t let me be misunderstood by the animals; nina simone in Am
179. don’t think twice it's alright by bob dylan; eric clapton in F
180. don’t you leave me here by jelly roll morton; hot tuna in E
181. down home blues by z.z. hill in G
182. down home girl by stones
183. dreams by fleetwood mac in C
184. drift away by dobie gray in A
185. driven to tears by the police in Am
186. easy by the commodores in G
187. el paso by marty robbins; grateful dead in D
188. electric avenue by eddy grant in A
189. escape (the piña colada song) by rupert holmes in F
190. every breath you take by the police in G
191. every day i have the blues by b.b. king in A
192. everybody needs somebody to love by solomon burke; wilson pickett; blues brothers; stones in A
193. everybody's got to change sometime by taj mahal in E
194. everybody’s got to learn sometime by the korgis; beck in E
195. everything i own by bread; david gates in A
196. everything is broken by bob dylan in G
197. everything's coming our way by santana in G
198. everytime i roll the dice by delbert mcclinton in F
199. evil ways by santana in Gm
200. factory girl by stones in D
201. faith by george michael in A
202. family affair by sly & the family stone in Dm
203. family romance by department of eagles in Eb
204. farmer john by the premiers; neil young; grateful dead in E
205. fast car by tracy chapman in A
206. father and son by cat stevens in G
207. feelin alright by joe cocker in C
208. feelin good by nina simone in Gm
209. feelin’ good by levon helm in G
210. feels like rain by john hiatt; buddy guy in C
211. finger poppin time by hank ballard & the midnighters in A
212. fire by jimi hendrix in D
213. fire 2 by bruce springsteen; pointer sisters in C
214. fly like an eagle by steve miller in Am
215. fooled around and fell in love by elvin bishop in B
216. for no one by the beatles in A
217. forty days and forty nights by muddy waters in A
218. the french girl by ian & sylvia; gene clark in D
219. friday i’m in love by the cure in D
220. friday night in town by richard zvonar in A
221. full moon on main street by omar and the howlers in Am
222. further on up the road by joe medwich veasey; don d. robey; eric clapton in G
223. galway girl by steve earle in D
224. gentle on my mind by glen campbell in D
225. georgia on my mind by ray charles in G
226. get down on it by kool & the gang in Em
227. getting better by the beatles in G
228. gimme shelter by stones in C#
229. gimme three steps by lynyrd skynyrd in D
230. girl from the north country by bob dylan; johnny cash in G
231. givin' it up for your love by delbert mcclinton in G
232. glamour girl by duke robillard in G
233. gloria by the shadows of night; them; van morrison in E
234. going down the road feeling bad by grateful dead; traditional; woody guthrie in A
235. going up the country by canned heat in Bb
236. gold dust woman by fleetwood mac in Dm
237. gold on the ceiling by the black crows in G
238. good morning little schoolgirl by grateful dead in A
239. good times by sam cooke in G
240. good times 2 by chic in Em
241. got love if you want it by billy gibbons; slim harpo; the yardbirds in E
242. got my mojo workin’ by muddy waters in E
243. gotta serve somebody by bob dylan in Am
244. gravity by john mayer in G
245. great balls of fire by jerry lee lewis in C
246. the groove line by heatwave in E
247. guitars, cadillacs by dwight yoakam in A
248. hallelujah by leonard cohen; jeff buckley in G
249. happy by pharrell williams in F
250. happy together by the turtles in E
251. hard times by eric clapton; ray charles in D
252. hard to handle by Otis Redding; black crowes in A
253. harlem shuffle by bob and earl; stones in Am
254. harvest moon by neil young in D
255. have mercy by delbert mcclinton in A
256. have you ever seen the rain by ccr in C
257. have you seen my baby by randy newman in C
258. he’s so fine by the chiffons in G
259. heat wave by martha & the vandellas in C
260. heaven (how far is) by los lonely boys in F#
261. hello mary lou by ricky nelson in A
262. helplessly hoping by crosby, stills & nash in G
263. hemingway's whiskey by guy clark; kenny chesney in F
264. her love rubbed off by carl perkins in C
265. here i am (come and take me) by al green in F#m
266. here there and everywhere by the beatles in G
267. hey baby by delbert mcclinton in G
268. hey bulldog by the beatles in B
269. hey joe by jimi hendrix in E
270. hey jude by the beatles in D
271. hey paula by paul & paula in G
272. hide away by freddy king in E
273. higher ground by stevie wonder in E
274. higher love by steve winwood in G
275. highway 61 revisited by bob dylan in A
276. his latest flame by elvis presley in G
277. hold me now by thompson twins in C
278. holy cow by the band in G
279. honky tonk women by stones in G
280. hoochie koochie man by muddy waters in G
281. hooked on a feeling by b.j. thomas; blue swede in G
282. hotel california by eagles in Em
283. hound dog by elvis presley in C
284. hound dog 2 by eric clapton; big mama thornton in A
285. the house is rockin’ by stevie ray vaughn in A
286. house of the rising sun by the animals in Am
287. how blue can you get by b.b. king in C
288. how can a poor boy by van morrison in G
289. how deep is the ocean by eric clapton; frank sinatra; irving berlin in C
290. how long by ace in Bm
291. how sweet it is (to be loved by you) by marvin gaye; james taylor in C
292. hudson commodore by jason isbell in G
293. hush by deep purple; billy joe royal in A
294. i ain't drunk by albert collins in A
295. i aint got a home by the band in C
296. i can't tell you why by eagles in F#m
297. i can’t go for that by hall & oates in Am
298. i can’t make you love me by bonnie raitt in C
299. I don't know by jim dumas in Am
300. i feel good by james brown in D
301. i got loaded by tab benoit; los lobos in E
302. i heard it through the grapevine by marvin gaye in Em
303. i hope that i don't fall in love with you by tom waits in G
304. i just wanna make love to you by muddy waters in E
305. i need to know by delbert mcclinton in E
306. i never loved a man the way i love you by aretha franklin in F
307. i put a spell on you by screamin' jay hawkins in Am
308. i saw the light in your eyes by todd rundgren in G
309. I shall be released by bob dylan; the band in G
310. i shot the sheriff by eric clapton; bob marley in Em
311. i should have known better by the beatles in G
312. i still miss someone by johnny cash in G
313. i talk to the wind by king crimson; giles, giles and fripp in E
314. i thank you by sam and dave; bonnie raitt; zz top in E
315. i want to be loved by muddy waters in C
316. i want you to want me by cheap trick in G
317. i will by the beatles in F
318. i will survive by gloria gaynor in Am
319. i wish by stevie wonder in Em
320. i wont back down by tom petty in G
321. i wouldn’t want to be like you by alan parsons project in Cm
322. i’d rather go blind by etta james in Am
323. i’ll be around by the spinners in E
324. i’ll stand by you by the pretenders in D
325. i’ll take you there by the staples singers in C
326. i’m a man by the yardbirds in G
327. i’m a man 2 by stevie winwood; spencer davis group in C
328. i’m goin’ down by don nix in D
329. i’m gonna be (500 miles) by the proclaimers in E
330. i’m henry the 8th i am by herman’s hermits in A
331. i’m looking through you by the beatles in G
332. i’m not talking by the yardbirds in C
333. i’m on fire by bruce springsteen in E
334. i’m ready by willie dixon; buddy guy in G
335. i’m still in love with you by al green in G
336. i’m the only one by melissa etheridge in G
337. i’m tore down by eric clapton; freddie king in C
338. i’m yours by jason mraz in B
339. i’ve got a tiger by the tail by buck owens in B
340. if this is it by huey lewis and the news in G
341. if you could only see by tonic in Am
342. if you love me like you say by albert collins
343. if you want me to stay by sly & the family stone in Bm
344. if you’re a viper by fats waller in G
345. imagine by john lennon in C
346. in my life by the beatles in A
347. in the air tonight by phil collins in Dm
348. in the early morning rain by gordon lightfoot; peter, paul, & mary in D
349. in the midnight hour by wilson pickett; steve cropper in E
350. instant karma by john lennon in G
351. into the earth by bloc party in Abm
352. into the mystic by van morrison in E
353. is this love by bob marley in G
354. isn’t she lovely by stevie wonder in A
355. it ain't me babe by bob dylan; johnny cash
356. it don’t seem fair to me by bill dumas; jim dumas in G
357. it had to be you by isham jones in D
358. it's all right by the impressions in G
359. it’s a man’s man’s man’s world by james brown in Bm
360. it’s a shame by the spinners in G
361. it’s in the way that you use it by eric clapton in E
362. it’s so easy by linda ronstadt; buddy holly in E
363. it’s too late by carole king in Dm
364. jackson by johnny cash in C
365. jailhouse rock by elvis presley in C
366. jawbone by the band in E
367. jeff’s boogie by the yardbirds; jeff beck in G
368. jesus just left chicago by zz top in G
369. jigsaw puzzle by stones in E
370. jimi thing by dave matthews in E
371. johnny b. good by chuck berry in G
372. joy to the world by three dog night in D
373. jump jive and wail by brian setzer in A
374. jumpin jack flash by stones in A
375. juniors farm by paul mccartney; wings in G
376. just got paid by zz top in E
377. just my imagination (running away with me) by the temptations in C
378. just what i needed by the cars in E
379. just won't burn by susan tedeschi in Am
380. kansas city by fats domino; the beatles in E
381. kansas city blues by traditional in G
382. keep your hands to yourself by georgia satellites in G
383. kentucky woman by neil diamond in A
384. key to the highway by big bill broonzy in G
385. killing floor by electric flag in A
386. killing me softly by roberta flack in Em
387. king harvest by the band in Am
388. kiss by prince in A
389. knocking on heaven's door by bob dylan in G
390. kung fu fighting by carl douglas in B
391. lagrange by zz top in A
392. last kiss by j. frank wilson and the cavaliers; pearl jam in E
393. lay down sally by eric clapton in A
394. lay lady lay by bob dylan in A
395. layla by eric clapton in Dm
396. lazy bones by traditional in C
397. let it bleed by stones
398. let it grow by greg stone in D
399. let it rain by eric clapton in D
400. let me roll it by paul mccartney in E
401. let the good times roll by b.b. king in G
402. let you down by dave matthews in Bm
403. let's get it on by marvin gaye in Eb
404. let's go crazy by prince in G
405. let's go, let's go, let's go by hank ballard & the midnighters in A
406. let’s stay together by al green in F
407. the letter by joe cocker in Am
408. life (mother nature bats last) by steve & chris in Am
409. life being what it is by kaki king in Em
410. light up or leave me alone by traffic in E
411. like a rock by bob seger & the silver bullet band in G
412. like a rolling stone by bob dylan; jimi hendrix in C
413. like a star by corinne bailey rae in Em
414. lips like sugar by echo and the bunnymen in C
415. listen people by herman’s hermits in G
416. listen to the music by the doobie brothers in D
417. little bitty pretty one by bobby day; thurston harris in G
418. little by little by nappy brown; junior wells; b.b. king; gregg allman; susan tedeschi in G
419. little red rooster by stones; willie dixon in G
420. little sister by elvis presley in E
421. little wing by jimi hendrix in Em
422. live with me by stones in G
423. lodi by ccr in G
424. lonely man by albert king in C
425. lonely ol’ night by john cougar mellencamp in E
426. lonely teardrops by jackie wilson; huey lewis & the news in D
427. long black veil by the band in G
428. long cool woman by the hollies in G
429. long distance call by phoenix in C
430. long haired country boy by charlie daniels in D
431. long tall sally by little richard; the beatles in E
432. long train runnin by the doobie brothers in Em
433. longer boats by cat stevens in G
434. lookin’ for a love by the j. geils band; bobby womack; the valentinos in C
435. louie louie by chuck berry; the kingsmen in E
436. love and happiness by al green in G#m
437. love ballad by george benson in Em
438. love in vain by stones in G
439. love is stronger than pride by sade in Dm
440. love me like a man by bonnie raitt in E
441. love me two times by the doors in E
442. love potion no. 9 by the searchers in Am
443. love song by lesley duncan; elton john in Em
444. love the one you’re with by csny; stephen stills in D
445. love train by the o’jays in A
446. lovely cruise by jimmy buffett in C
447. lovely day by bill withers in E
448. loving cup by stones in G
449. low rider by war in G
450. the low spark of high heeled boys by traffic in Am
451. lowdown by boz skaggs in D
452. luckenbach texas by waylon jennings in G
453. lucky man by emerson, lake & palmer in G
454. lucy in the sky with diamonds by the beatles in A
455. lyin' eyes by eagles in G
456. mama told me not to come by three dog night in Ab
457. mama tried by merle haggard; grateful dead in D
458. man we was lonely by paul mccartney in A
459. manic depression by jimi hendrix in A
460. mannish boy by muddy waters in A
461. mary jane’s last dance by tom petty in Am
462. masters of war by bob dylan; pearl jam in Em
463. matchbox by the beatles; carl perkins in A
464. me and my uncle by grateful dead in Em
465. me and the devil blues by robert johnson in A
466. melissa by allman brothers in E
467. mercy mercy mercy by the commodores in A
468. midnight in harlem by tedeschi trucks band in A
469. midnight rambler by stones in B
470. midnight rider by allman brothers in D
471. midnight special by leadbelly; traditional
472. miss you by stones in Am
473. mohair sam by charlie rich in E
474. moondance by van morrison in Gm
475. moonlight mile by stones in G
476. more than this by roxy music in C
477. motherless children by eric clapton in A
478. move it on over by george thorogood; hank williams in G
479. mr jones by counting crows in Am
480. mr. bogangles by jerry jeff walker in D
481. muddy water by the standells in E
482. multiply by jamie lidell in G
483. mustang sally by wilson pickett in C
484. my generation by the who
485. my girl by the temptations in C
486. my own worst enemy by lit in E
487. mystery train by paul butterfield blues band in E
488. natural blues by moby in Am
489. natural woman by aretha franklin; carole king in A
490. nature’s way by spirit in C#m
491. the nearness of you by norah jones; ella fitzgerald in C
492. the needle and the spoon by lynyrd skynyrd in D
493. never make your move too soon by b.b. king in A
494. new new minglewood blues by grateful dead in E
495. new orleans by gary u.s. bonds in G
496. new san antonio rose by bob wills in G
497. new york city blues by the yardbirds in G
498. no expectations by stones in E
499. no ordinary love by sade in Bm
500. nobody knows you when you’re down and out by eric clapton; bessie smith; jimmy cox in C
501. not fade away by stones; grateful dead in E
502. nothing to fear by jim dumas in E
503. number 41 by dave matthews in G
504. oh carol by chuck berry; stones in A
505. oh darling by the beatles in A
506. oh girl by the chi-lites in G
507. ol' 55 by tom waits; eagles in G
508. old love by eric clapton in Am
509. old man by neil young in D
510. old time rock and roll by bob seger & the silver bullet band in E
511. on the road again by willie nelson in A
512. once in a lifetime by talking heads in A
513. one fine morning by lighthouse in Em
514. one headlight by the wallflowers in G
515. one horse town by blackberry smoke in C
516. one night with you by elvis presley in E
517. one way out by allman brothers in A
518. the one you love by glen frey in G
519. only you know and i know by dave mason in E
520. open up a can of funk by jim dumas in C
521. our love is here to stay by george gershwin; ella fitzgerald; louie armstrong in G at 120 BPM
522. outside woman blues by cream in E
523. over-lovin’ you by electric flag in A
524. parachute woman by stones in E
525. paradise by john prine in D
526. peaceful easy feeling by eagles in D
527. pearl of the quarter by steely dan in C
528. pennies from heaven by bing crosby; frank sinatra; billie holiday in A
529. piece of my heart by janis joplin
530. pink cadillac by bruce springsteen; aretha franklin in D
531. play that funky music by wild cherry in E
532. play with fire by stones in Em
533. poison ivy by the coasters in E
534. polk salad annie by tony joe white in E
535. pretty woman by roy orbison in E
536. pride and joy by stevie ray vaughn in E
537. prodigal son by stones in E
538. promised land by grateful dead; johnny rivers
539. promises by eric clapton in G
540. proud mary by tina turner; ccr in D
541. psycho killer by talking heads in A
542. puff the magic dragon by peter, paul, & mary in G
543. purple rain by prince in A
544. the pusher by steppenwolf in G
545. r.o.c.k. in the u.s.a. by john cougar mellencamp in E
546. radioactive by imagine dragons in Am
547. rainy day woman # 12 & 35 by bob dylan in E
548. rainy night in georgia by tony joe white; brook benton in E
549. red house by jimi hendrix in G
550. reelin’ in the years by steely dan in G
551. respect by otis redding; aretha franklin in C
552. return to me by dean martin in D
553. return to sender by elvis presley in D
554. revolution 1 by the beatles in A
555. right string wrong yo-yo by speckled & piano red; carl perkins; ferlin husky; jerry reed; elvin bishop in F
556. rio by duran duran in Em
557. rip it up by little richard; nrbq in A
558. rip this joint by stones in A
559. ripple by grateful dead in G
560. the rising of the moon by peter, paul, & mary in Am
561. roadhouse blues by the doors in E
562. rock me baby by b.b. king in A
563. rockin' chair by the band in F
564. rockin’ robin by bobby day in G
565. rocks off by stones
566. rocky mountain high by john denver in E
567. rocky mountain way by joe walsh in E
568. rocky racoon by the beatles in C
569. roll with it baby by steve winwood in G
570. rollin' and tumblin' by muddy waters; cream; jeff beck in G
571. roxanne by the police in Am
572. rub it in by billy crash craddock in G
573. runnin’ down a dream by tom petty in E
574. running up that hill by kate bush; placebo in Cm
575. salt of the earth by stones in E
576. sarah smiles by hall & oates in Dm
577. satellite by dave matthews in G
578. save me by aimee mann in Am
579. say you love me by fleetwood mac in A
580. searchin by coasters in C
581. season of the witch by donovan in G
582. see see rider by mississippi john hurt in C
583. sentimental lady by fleetwood mac in E
584. september by earth, wind, and fire in A
585. september in the rain by norah jones; dinah washington; frank sinatra in C
586. serenade by steve miller in Am
587. serves me right by john lee hooker in E
588. the seventh son by willie dixon; johnny rivers in E
589. sex and candy by marcy playground in D
590. sexual healing by marvin gaye in C
591. shake your hips by stones; slim harpo in A
592. shakin' shakin' shakes by los lobos; bonnie raitt in A
593. shakin’ all over by johnny kidd & the pirates; the guess who in Em
594. shaky ground by the temptations; delbert mcclinton in E
595. shape of you by ed sheeran in C#m
596. she came in through the bathroom window by joe cocker; the beatles in A
597. she cheated with the preacher by bill dumas; jim dumas in G
598. she smiled sweetly by stones
599. she's not there by the zombies; santana in Em
600. shining star by earth, wind, & fire in E
601. shotgun by jr. walker & the all stars in A
602. showdown by elo; jeff lynne in Gm
603. sideways by citizen cope; santana in Em
604. signed sealed delivered i’m yours by stevie wonder in E
605. silver springs by fleetwood mac in C
606. simple man by lynyrd skynyrd in Am
607. sir duke by stevie wonder in G
608. sissy strut by the meters in C
609. sitting on top of the world by grateful dead in G
610. sixteen tons by merle travis; tennessee ernie ford in Am
611. skin and bones by the kinks in G
612. skip deep by buddy guy in A
613. the sky is crying by elmore james; albert king; stevie ray vaughn in A
614. slip away by clarence carter in G
615. slippin and a slidin by little richard; the band in G
616. slipping into darkness by war
617. smile by charlie chaplin in E
618. smoke, smoke, smoke by tex williams
619. smokestack lightning by howlin’ wolf in E
620. smooth by santana; rob thomas in Am
621. smooth operator by sade in Dm
622. some kind of wonderful by grand funk railroad in C
623. somebody to love by jefferson airplane; darby slick in F#m
624. someone else is steppin’ in by z.z. hill in F
625. something more than free by jason isbell in G
626. something to talk about by bonnie raitt in E
627. songbird by fleetwood mac in Bb
628. soul man by sam and dave; the blues brothers in E
629. spanish harlem by ben e. king; aretha franklin in C
630. speedo by the cadillacs in D
631. stand by me by ben e. king in A
632. statesboro blues by allman brothers in A
633. stayin alive by the bee gees in Em
634. stir it up by bob marley in A
635. stolen away on 55th & 3rd by dave matthews in A
636. stop draggin’ my heart around by tom petty; stevie nicks in Em
637. the storm by tedeschi trucks band in E
638. storms never last by waylon jennings; jesse colter in G
639. stormy monday by b.b. king in G
640. stray cat blues by stones in E
641. stray cat strut by stray cats in Bm
642. street fightin man by stones
643. streets of philadelphia by bruce springsteen in Bb
644. stuck in the middle with you by stealer’s wheel; gerry rafferty in A
645. stuff you gotta watch by muddy waters; levon helm in G
646. such a night by dr. john in F
647. sultans of swing by dire straits in Dm
648. summertime by george gershwin in Am
649. summertime blues by eddie cochran; the who in F
650. sunshine of your love by cream in C
651. sunspot baby by bob seger & the silver bullet band in E
652. superstitous by stevie wonder in E
653. surprise surprise by stones
654. susie q by ccr in E
655. suspicious minds by elvis presley in G
656. suzanne by leonard cohen in E
657. sway by dean martin in Am
658. sweet caroline by neil diamond in G
659. sweet dreams are made of this by the eurythmics in Cm
660. sweet home chicago by eric clapton; robert johnson in E
661. sweet little sixteen by chuck berry in C
662. sympathy for the devil by stones in E
663. take it easy by eagles in G
664. take it to the limit by eagles in E
665. take me back to tulsa by bob wills in G
666. take me home country roads by john denver in G
667. teach your children by csny in D
668. tears of a clown by smokey robinson in G
669. tell mama by etta james; janis joplin in C
670. tennessee jed by grateful dead; levon helm in G
671. tennessee whiskey by chris stapleton in A
672. tequila sunrise by eagles in G
673. that smell by lynyrd skynyrd in Am
674. that’s amoré by dean martin in A
675. them changes by buddy miles in E
676. then came you by dionne warwick and the spinners in F
677. they call me the breeze by j.j. cale; lynyrd skynyrd in G
678. they can't take that away from me by george gershwin; ella fitzgerald; louie armstrong in D
679. think by aretha franklin in A
680. this land is your land by woody guthrie in D
681. this masquerade by leon russell; george benson in Am
682. three little birds by bob marley in G
683. the thrill is gone by b.b. king in Bbm
684. thunderbird by stevie ray vaughn in A
685. tick tock by stevie ray vaughn in A
686. ticket to ride by the beatles in D
687. til it happens to you by corinne bailey rae in C#m
688. till the money runs out by tom waits; john hammond in E
689. time is on my side by stones in E
690. tin man by america in G
691. tired of being alone by al green in D
692. to find a friend by tom petty in F
693. tobacco road by the nashville teens in A
694. train kept a rollin by the yardbirds in E
695. trouble no more by muddy waters; allman brothers in A
696. true fine love by steve miller in G
697. tryin to win by peter, paul, & mary in E
698. trying to live my life without you by otis clay; bob seger & the silver bullet band in D
699. tube snake boogie by zz top in E
700. tumblin dice by stones
701. tupelo honey by van morrison in G
702. turn on your love light by bobbie blue bland; grateful dead in G
703. turn the page by bob seger & the silver bullet band in Em
704. turquoise house by jim white in C
705. turtle blues by janis joplin
706. tush by zz top in E
707. tutti frutti by little richard in C
708. twilight on the trail by bing crosby in B
709. unchain my heart by ray charles; joe cocker in Am
710. uncle albert / admiral halsey by paul mccartney in C
711. uncle john’s band by grateful dead in G
712. under my thumb by stones in G
713. under the boardwalk by the drifters in G
714. unfaithful servant by the band in E
715. unforgettable by nat king cole; natalie cole
716. unknown legend by neil young in G
717. up on cripple creek by the band in A
718. upside down by diana ross in Gm
719. use me by bill withers in B
720. valerie by amy winehouse in Eb
721. vehicle by ides of march in Ebm
722. vienna by billy joel in Gm
723. voodoo chile by jimi hendrix in E
724. voodoo chile slight return by jimi hendrix in E
725. wagon wheel by bob dylan; old crow medicine show in G
726. walk away by james gang; joe walsh in A
727. walk of life by dire straits in E
728. walkin’ after midnight by patsy cline in C
729. walking in memphis by marc cohn in C
730. the way you look tonight by jerome kern; fred astaire in C
731. we can by steve & chris in G
732. we’ve got tonight by bob seger & the silver bullet band in B
733. wedding song (there is love) by paul stookey in C
734. the weight by the band in G
735. werewolves of london by warren zevon in G
736. what a wonderful world by louie armstrong in F
737. what about me by quicksilver messenger service in Gm
738. what becomes of the broken hearted by jimmy ruffin in G
739. what i like about you by the romantics in E
740. what the world needs now by dionne warwick; jackie deshannon; burt bacharach; hal david in Bm
741. what you won't do for love by bobby caldwell in Em
742. what's love got to do with it by tina turner in G#m
743. what's the use by jamie lidell in F#m
744. what’d i say by ray charles in E
745. what’s going on by marvin gaye in D
746. whatever gets you through the night by john lennon in G
747. when a man loves a woman by percy sledge in A
748. when love comes to town by b.b. king; u2 in C
749. when rita leaves by delbert mcclinton in E
750. when something is wrong with my baby by sam and dave in G
751. when the lovelight starts by the supremes
752. when will i be loved by linda ronstadt; the everly brothers in E
753. where are we now by david bowie in C
754. where there's a will there's a way by delaney & bonnie; bobby whitlock in A
755. while my guitar gently weeps by the beatles; george harrison in Am
756. whipping post by allman brothers in Am
757. whiskey river by willie nelson in G
758. whiskey rock a roller by lynyrd skynyrd in D
759. white man's world by jason isbell in Bm
760. who do you love by bo diddley in A
761. whole lotta love by eric clapton; led zepellin in E
762. why get up by the fabulous thunderbirds in B
763. wichita linesman by glen campbell in D
764. wild horses by stones in G
765. wild nights by van morrison in G
766. wild world by cat stevens in Am
767. willin' by little feat; lowell george in G
768. the wind cries mary by jimi hendrix; john mayer in F
769. wine by electric flag in A
770. winter time by steve miller in Bbm
771. wise up by aimee mann in G
772. wish you were here by pink floyd in G
773. witchy woman by eagles in Em
774. with a little help from my friends by joe cocker in A
775. with arms wide open by creed in C
776. wonderful the way i feel by my morning jacket in G
777. wonderful tonight by eric clapton in G
778. woodstock by csny; joni mitchell in E
779. working man blues by merle haggard in A
780. wrap it up by the fabulous thunderbirds in Am
781. yeah man by sam cooke in G
782. the yellow rose of texas by gene autry in G
783. yellow submarine by the beatles in G
784. you are everything by the sylistics in A
785. you better run by the young rascals in C
786. you can leave your hat on by joe cocker; randy newman in C
787. you can't always get what you want by stones
788. you can't sit down by the dovells
789. you don't know how it feels by tom petty in G
790. you don't know me by ray charles; eddy arnold in C
791. you may be right by billy joel in A
792. you never can tell by chuck berry in C
793. you really got me by the kinks in G
794. you were never mine by delbert mcclinton in F#
795. you wreck me by tom petty in E
796. you've got to hide your love away by the beatles in G
797. you’ve got a friend by james taylor in A
798. young blood by the coasters; bad company; leon russell in G
799. your love is king by sade in A
800. your memory, me, and the blues by delbert mcclinton in G

Guitar Fun

Let's start with this post from January 11, 2019 titled "Electric Guitar Weights" that for some reason I never published.

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Despite my attestations, another guitarist couldn't believe how heavy my 1978 Tele was. I weighed the St. Vincent for comparison. So I decided to weigh them all. I used a bathroom scale accurate to 0.5#, standing on it with and without a guitar. The Tele indeed wins.

Make & Model	Year	#
Gibson Les Paul Jr	1961	7.5
Fender Telecaster	1978	10.5
Gibson Les Paul Custom Classic	2007	10
Steinberger synapse transcale	2008	7
Fender 50th anniversary Stratocaster	2004	9
Gibson ES-335	2008	9
DBZ Imperial	2011	8.5
Sterling by Music Man St. Vincent Signature	2018	7

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I've been playing a different guitar every month. I've been through them all in the last year. Now that I'm in a band (Coral Stone Band, based in Bonita Springs, FL), I feel I should be more professional about it. So going forward, I'm just going to play the Strat and the St. Vincent. They have the same style whammy bar (tremolo) with the springs in the back.

• The Les Paul Jr (SG), the Les Paul (and the Flying-V semi-permanently on loan to excellent young guitarist Harlan Cecil) all have Stets Bar whammy bars. It's not bad, but not as good as the Strat style.
• The ES-335 and the DBZ Imperial have a Bigsby tremolo, which gives you very little whammy. However, I am still trying to swap the heavy 1978 Tele for one with a Bigsby, just so I can play it sometimes.

One thing that really surprised me was the St. Vincent is head-heavy - if you let go of the guitar while wearing it, the head heads for the floor. It was surprising because is has a fairly big body and a small head. But it only weighs 7#. Here's pictures and discussion from when I 1st got it.

So I had the thought, since the St. Vincent would be 1 of only 2 I'm playing, could I maybe address the head-heaviness? Could I put some weights in the electronics cavity so it would balance better? It had a fairly big electronics cavity.

Amazon, of course, had 4x4oz lead weights for $5.99, which I paid for with Amazon bucks.

They fit stacked in the cavity perfectly!

But, I don't want them rattling, so it's time for my secret sauce: mounting putty.

For fixing "shouldn't move, moves" problems, I use mounting putty pretty much exclusively - duct tape, hardly ever. So put some putty on the side and bottom.

Fini! Installation feels very solid.

So the guitar now weighs 8# instead of 7# - my only guitar lighter than it is the SG at 7.5# - but it is still head heavy. Not as bad tho, so I think the additional weight is a win.

It's tempting to just play the Strat, which is perfectly balanced. If you are addicted to whammy bars as I am it is the way to go. After I 1st got that Strat, I played nothing else for maybe 3 years. But, damn, everybody brings out Strats. It is the default blues guitar. So, I will bring out the St. Vincent for some variety.

4 More

The latest reads:

1. "The Vanished Birds", by Simon Jiminez, 2020, 457 pages. I thought this was going to be a serial novel, with a constantly changing narrator, but it does wind up with a fairly limited recurring cast. Good, realistic characters. But they adopt a technology that reminded me of Ziegler in "Moulin Rouge", when he signs the deeds over to The Count even knowing that Satine is dying of TB. Designing a system with a single, personal point of failure is not good design. This was a decent read.

2. "The Enchanted Castle", by Edith Nesbit, 1907, 235 pages. I came across a mention of this book as an alternative to the Narnia stories. Nesbit was apparently a popular children's author in the 1st 1/4 of the 20th century. The story has some whimsical fun, but very British in feel. It will not be going to my granddaughter, which was who I was reading this for.

3. "One Man", by Harry Connolly, 2019, 569 pages. I like Connolly's writing, lots of action. The historical plot threads are interwoven nicely. I look forward to more in this series.

4. "Finna", by Nino Cipri, 2020, 97 pages. This came across as something cheesy, made-for-SyFy-channel fluff. And lo, originally this was a screenplay in a writing class. The review calling it an "anti-capitalist adventure" is really a stretch. The 2 main characters in McJobs say "That's capitalism for you" or some such thing to each other as a joke - pretty weak for an anti-capitalism theme.

   1 of the characters is a (queer?) female, the other is a transgender person who identifies as they/them/theirs. I really dislike the they/them/theirs. It is immediately ambiguous between singular and plural usages. I thought of the French 3rd person impersonal pronoun "on" - you could translate that to Engish as "one" - "give it to one" - but that still has ambiguities.

   They should have gone with new, unique words designed just for this purpose. Didn't Anne Leckie have such pronouns in the Ancillary books? Other sci-fi authors as well. Ze/zir/zirs maybe? If we're going to add new language, let's do the best job we can.