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{Finally got enuf time to mess with a Yamaha PSR-292 Synth I got at the Flea Market ages ago..ended up with a Reggae-esque Mantra that these lyrics fit...definitely has a '60's feel to it...}

Toss a Pebble..into a Lake
Watch the Round-Wave..that it makes
Once it Starts, it Never Stops
Big Round Rings...where That Pebble..Dropped

(CHORUS)
RIPPLE, RIPPLE..RIPPLE-EFFECT
Has Its Own..Tra-ject..ory..
RIPPLE, RIPPLE..RIPPLE-EFFECT
Spreading-Wider..than You Can See!

Start a Rumor (True-or-Not)
Starts-out A-Crawl..Becomes..a Trot
You Can't Stop It, Once it Spreads
So Be Careful..What-You-Said

(CHORUS)
RIPPLE, RIPLE..RIPPLE-EFFECT
Has it's Own..Tra-Ject..ory..
RIPPLE, RIPPLE..RIPPLE-EFFECT
Spreading Faster than You Can See!~

If I Hit You..and You Hit Me
Things get Worse, Eventually:
We use Knives..Then We Get Guns
& Pretty-Soon, It's Atom Bombs

(CHORUS)}
RIPPLE, RIPPLE..RIPPLE EFFECT
Has its Own..Tra-ject..ory..
RIPPLE, RIPPLE..RIPPLE-EFFECT
With it goes..Our Destiny..

(INSTRUMENTAL BRIDGE)

But If You HELP...With ALL Your HEART
Watch the JOY that..You..Can Start!
Start Some PEACE..Then Watch It SPREAD
(There's a GOOD SIDE to The RIPPLE-EFFECT!)

(CHORUS 1)
RIPPLE, RIPPLE..RIPPLE-EFFECT
Has its Own Tra-ject..ory..
RIPPLE, RIPPLE..RIPPLE-EFFECT
Spread some JOY..& Spread Some PEACE!

(CHORUS 2)
RIPPLE, RIPPLE..RIPPLE-EFFECT
RIPPLES THROUGH The Centuries
RIPPLE, RIPPLE..RIPPLE-EFFECT
Throw a KISS..Hey, Spread Some PEACE!

(CHORUS 3)
RIPPLE, RIPPLE..RIPPLE-EFFECT
Has its Own Tra-Ject..ory..
RIPPLE, RIPPLE..RIPPLE-EFFECT
Spreading-Wider..than You Can See..

(TAG)
Spreading-Wider, Faster, Stronger..than..You Can See!

(C) 2007 by Stan Good, BMI
All Rights Reserved.

Dar Williams, on her latest CD, has a song "Echoes" with much the same theme...what you do resonates all over the world...

I Like your slant on it..lots of luck with it BrotherStan

Stan,

You've written an anthem that everyone should hear. You can say so very much in half the words I use. Your brain must be in over-drive most days. I like this alot. Can't find anything that's worth a nit. I could hear it in the genre you mentioned, but would probably fit in others. Good job on saying things that need to be heard by the masses.

Sis in Mich.

Jan

Hey Amigo

Now thats an original idea. It's amazing just how bad things can get when that ripple gets going. What's even more amazing to me though is the amount that when it's coming people don't see it till it's too late to do anything about it. If only there was a doppler radar for that.

Did Santa give you an endless supply of hooks for christmas? Your on a roll big guy keep em rolling on!
Big Guy Hugs
Derek

Hey Stan Got some idea with your hook.

Did you try some alliterration in the Ripple?
heres my world play.

simple Ripple people effect
Ripple dimple simple effect
simple people ripple effect

Maybe you can produce some meaning to that even unintilligeble lines make a nice hip hop or reggae tune.

Ripple is similar to the chaos theory. Or if some mess up with the time line as in back to the future the movie there is a ripple effect and the effect is so enormous that you cannot determine the reverbaration of the effect througout the present and into the future.

I was watching the 1st season of Heroes before and I recall the japanese guy who can teleport into space and time. Hero Nakamura said if you save the cheer leader you save the world. Just similar to the ripple effect. If they prevent the. death of the cheerleader the ripple effect in the future might have prevented. Anyways..... Just a story but I like your lyrics but I am not impressed with this one compare to some of your previous lyrics.

Good day Stan. I was busy the whole day with my practice. Saw 100 elementary and highschool teachers today and screened them for heart problem and obesity. So far they are all candidate for obesity. Our country is not poor especially with food ha! This teachers eats a lot especially during their breaktime and their hips are so huge beleive me your libido will disappear the moment you see them.

Lynman

G'Mornin' Bro Burley!

I've allus been a Firm Believer in Da Golden Rule.

Most ALL the Other Religious-Stuff is Pure Politics & Whoop-tie-doo/Mumbo-Jumbo. (JMO, of course~) But "The Rule" always has stayed True, over the Millenia.

So...I've now balanced my Negative-Lyric with a Positive One today, & all's well in my little world.

Glad ya liked it, Bro!
Best Wishes & a Big Guy-Hug,
Stan

G'Mornin' Mz Jan!

I've had this Hook burnin' away in my brain for over a week now...

I kinda force myself to write SOMETHING at least every-other-day, since I AM kinda afraid SOMEDAY the Words Won't Come, & I consciously TRY to "Keep My Edge"..(Knowing Full-WELL that "Someday" WILL Come..it always does!)

There are some Very SIMPLE Classic Songs that are FULL of Meaning...a Fave being "Where Have All The Flowers Gone?"

This'n's not Quite in That League..I think...but it felt pretty good when I was done writing it. Head-Melody's unique-enough, too...so it might have a shot!

Thanks for Your Very Kind Visit & Words, M'LadyChum!
Big Hugs,
Stan

G'Mornin' Bro D!

Hey, you aren't too-shabby in the Great Concept Dep't yourself.."Get It In Gear" is a Winner, Amigo!!!

Santa's been Overly-Kind all the year through..just got me Another House-Call for this Aftynoon..so we eat for yet another day..heh-heh! As for Hooks, heck, they're just lyin' around EVERYWHERE ya look!

I like just listening to WORDS..they got inherent Magic in 'em. Words like "Bumbershoot" and..heh.."Ripple"... (Victorian-Era Words like "Gussied" and "Fallootin'" and "Scrumptious" are SO fulla-Flavor..they're a Delight to work into a Lyric.)

Gotta fire up a bowl of Ramen Noodle Soup & off to da Daily Grind! Many Thanks for Your Kind Visit & Words, Amigo!
Big Guy-Hug,
Stan

G'Mornin' Doc-Migo!

I was less after Alliteration than I was workin' on (I allus Misspell this word, hereweegooo) "Onomatopoea"..where the word "Ripple" kinda Does-So, as it's Repeated there.

Think this SONG might HAVE a bitta "Ripple-Effect", too. I admit it's one of the Simpler-Ones I've penned...yet The Vibe off it is pretty Formidable. What's COOL about Ripple-Effect is that the Pebble's "Ripple" actually Bounces BACK from the Lake's Edges & returns...almost invisibly, it's so-dissipated-outwards..but it DOES Return..eventually. (Thus Physics-Imitates-Life, & Vice-Versa..)

That IS a Cute Cheerleader..but I hope they save that Martial-Artsy Blond Gal too...(What a HOTTIE!)

I think Way Too Much of Our Planet' People eat Way Too Much and Excercise Way Too Little. Kinda pisses me off when I think of what they're doin' to MY health insurance rates..tho I'm aware SOME Overweight Folks CAN'T properly exercize for Reasons Beyond their Bein' Overweight.

Sooner or later, Science'll better-understand that Prune-Sized Glob of our Brains that controls Pleasure (and Addiction) & there'll be a REAL Weight-Control Pill available on the Market.

But for now..guess the "Ripple Effect" from Food Addiction can be averted by folks "Just Saying No"...(if they Can.) Some, as ya know, are overweight-by-Genetics...Ma Nature programmed That IN so SOME of our species'd survive a famine...right?

Nowadaze, ya can't be too rich or too-skinny (I'm still workin' on One-Outta-the-Two)...but back in the 16th century, Fat Babes RULED..('Cuz they'd have healthier babies, for one thing...supposedly!) & check out that "Venus of Willendorf" too...Cave Men cherished The Chunky Ones..Art never lies...(Not TOO Oten, anyways..heh!)

Gotta Ripple on off to Work again!

Thanks for the Kind Visit & Sugs & Honesty, Doc L!

Big Guy-Hug!
Stan

Hey Stan,

I'm waiting for Calvin to do a parody on this, called "Nipple-Effect", but I just left him with an idea, and he's trying to clean up his act :o...so maybe YOU can take it to the next level ...I don't worry that you'd have plenty of thoughts on the subject!

Aside from that, I really enjoyed the song...Again, you have mastered the blending of the simple with the sublime. The song itself actually "ripples" from beginning to end! Such an important message....

This theory also reminds me of the movie "Pay It Forward"...while I thought it was a pretty corny execution, I liked the concept...and I've undoubtedly told you of my one-gal-campaign to follow up on this. If not, this is what I do: whenever I'm in a check-out counter (that is, when I USED to be able to drive to such establishments -- sniffle sniffle), after I'm done with my transaction, I pass a dollar to the person behind me in line. I explain it's for him/her, as just a random act of kindness from me. They are free to do whatever they want with the dollar...pass it along again, buy a scratch ticket, whatever...they just aren't allowed to spend it on cigarettes. This simple simple gesture has met with a mostly incredible response. While some people are a bit distrustful (who gives something for nothing these days? I say "I just paid for your smile") most people are quite moved/astonished/delighted/surprised. I especially enjoy it when the person behind me is a frazzled mother with four whiny kids hanging off the carriage and you can tell she just wants Calgon to take her away, but when I give her the dollar, it's a little, "well, maybe they aren't demon seeds after all." I've also got my kids in on the act...they like to do the official "passing of the buck"...I figure it's a pretty dandy lesson for them...

I don't meant to toot my own horn here (well, okay, a little), but I did want to offer it up as a fun thing for people to do, especially as the holidays approach. I had one little old lady stop me from leaving the line once, to tell me she had seen me do this before, and it had put her in such a good mood (she was TWO places behind me at the time), she said she had gone out and bought two big bags full of Toys for Tots. Yippee!

Anyhoo, I had best get off my high horse before I fall off and hurt something....

So thanks again Stan for another inspirational song....You're cranking one out every other day, huh? Wow. Do you ever sleep?

Slow and steady,
Beth

Gol-DANG, Mz Beth...You Sit DOWN and WRITE that "Just Passing The Buck" Song RIGHT NOW!!! THAT is the NICEST Dern Thing I've ever HEARD OF! Doesn't take TONS of Loot/Disgusting WEALTH to Accomplish its Wonders..just a LITTLE THOUGHTFULNESS! WOW, I AM Impressed!!! That is Absolutely a GREAT Idea, & should make a GREAT LYRIC!

(You're LUCKY I'm too Proud to Steal..heh-heh...AND I believe in Credit Where It's DUE!)

But I'm DEAD SERIOUS...WRITE THAT SONG!!!

As for this one, I guess I'll always be a Hippie at-Heart. (I'll also credit Brother Calvin with Inspiring me to shave Many-a-Syllable off My Usual Line-Length.) I'm not Overly-Fond of Woodstock (Since I remember ALL the Mud & Wallowing-Around that also took place...along with The Gate Crashing..OD-ing...etc.) I'm LONG past the Pot...tho, yeah, I'd still enjoy some good Acid on a Long Weekend, & 'Shrooms were a LOTTA Fun the several times I tried 'em..(Except for that little Bit where ya feel like you've Poisoned Yourself & you're about to die..towards the End of the Trip, that Few Folks'll ever Mention to ya BEFORE ya try 'em.) ;-)>

Anyhew, tonight it's a Lotta Zinfandel, thanks to a Good Biz Day & a few extry bucks La Femme doesn't know about. (She, too, enjoyed the Wine at Dinner/My Conscience is clear, even if my head's a bit buzzed..) ;-)>

I've NEVER Understood America's BREAST Fixation.. (Prolly 'cuz my Mom was good at Breast-FEEDIN' & Believed in it!) (Won't say I don't ENJOY makin' 'em stand up at Attention...but Lordy there's LOTSA Other MORE-Exciting Areas-to-VISIT, JMO.)

WHY Guys never seem to understand a gal's Eyes and Ears are ALSO Erogenous Zones..(along with the Obvious) I'll never understand.

But...I wuz Blessed with Great "Teachers"...along the way..heh!

Anyways, I can stand a Parody or two on Anything I ever penned.
It's always a bit of An Honor~

Yep, I sleep. Often on the Sofa...around 3 AM when I'm fatigued from watchin' Leno & Letterman, then Conan O'Brien, then (I Forget His Name) on the Late/Late Show..then PBS "The War" this week...'til I doze off at 3... Wake up at 6, see the Stock Reports, early News (REAL Hot Traffic Report Gal at Channel 8!) then feed 4 Cats, 2 Fish...Breakfast..then Sleep an Hour with La Femme in da Bedroom, befoe she gets up at 7 or so to Swim in Public Pool with all the local Geriatrics these days. Get Up Again around 10, Visit JPF, Eat Breakfast #2..Ramen Noodles/Coffee..then feed 4 parrots, shave/shower/dress & Off to da Day Job by 12 Noon.

& That's My Evening-thru-Mornings. Pretty Dull, but It's Life.
No Soirees, Lawsuits, Kid Custody Battles, etc. (I'd make a Dull Brittney...I would!)

Time to Thank Ya & Scoot before I bore ya to death..but Thanks for your allus Kind Words & Visit, Mz Fragile Filly!

Big Hugs too!
Stan

Sir Stan,

It comes as no surprise to me that you have been indoctrinated by some very wise females over the years, and for that, I suspect La Femme is mucho grateful!! When you gentlemen realize the plethora of erogenous "venues", you are in a much better "position" to become a true "instrument of pleasure"!

As for a "Just Passing the Buck" song, I'm not sure I'd be up to the challenge...it's one thing to toot my own horn about it to you, but I'd have to have a very serious chat with my muse, to prevent it from becoming a saccharine bragging goody-goody song. BUT, I reckon since YOU'RE THE MAN, you must have some sense that I could pull it off...so maybe I'll give it a whirl. How about this for a couple of lines (Just joking, mostly!:)

"I turned to see the person behind me,
A gal with red-rimmed eyes and a wart
She blurted out she'd been kicked out by her father
Now she was a day late and a dollar short"

I don't know that my flair for the melodramatic would serve me especially well in these circumstances...!

In the meantime, I'm glad you appreciated how grand one little gesture can become. As far as the actual physical buck-passing, feel free to steal THAT idea....I'd love to hear some "follow-up" stories if you decide to try it out....

Anyway, I'm about ready to hit the hay...I can't believe the hours you keep...do you go back and forth between time zones or something during the day? GADZOOKS!

So again, thanks for your encouraging words!


Seriously, ciao for now,
Beth

G'Mornin' Mz Beth!

Phone rang a minute ago...I gotta pack up an 8-ft-tall 9-tube GFC, after goin' to Shop for a Box for it, then drive 1 hr North to deliver it, then back again in time to Open at 12:30...so..I'mhaving a Fun AM...(Customer WAS to have called at 10-3AM last nite, so I coulld LEISURELY pack the d..m Clock.
So life stays Ever-Exciting beyond my Wildest Dreams..heh!

Here's a Starter Verse for ya to work off of:

I enjoy watchin' the World Go Round
Some of the Best Whirls take One Buck
Whenever I'm in Checkout Lines I've found
One Washington..CAN Change Luck!

Like the time I turned & handed one
To this Low-Down on Luck Lady
The Smile that she shot back to me
Beamed Sunshine back from Shady

(CHORUS)
So PASS THE BUCK..Evabody
PASS THE BUCK...
Do It UNEXPECTEDLY, & You Can Change Your Luck
Make a Little Happiness in Someone's Day
(It only take a Little & It always PAYS!)
The Recipients Think You're CRAZY at First
{But That Kindness..Feels O.K.)
So PASS THE BUCK!

AND...Here ya go on to Elaborate on Your Experiences..{yes!?}

"You don't have to be Rockefellers
To live generously..
Charity starts at home, my friend
With poor little you and me"

Ya might tuck in there somewhere...

I'll quit now because it's STILL "Your Song", M'Ladychum.

SHARE your Fun & Joy with alla us Tightwads out here, because you've got a LOVELY Message to DELIVER.

Lemmie Thanks Ya Again for da Kind Visite & Words...I got a GFC to pack up & deliver with a Smile..somehow. Customer's still a friend.he DID help us make a Mortgage Payment 2 months back, & La Femme'll enjoy havin' that clock outta her Kitchen where it's been stored..(& now I don't have to drive it up to NC..YAYY!)

Big Hugs,
Stan

I dunno Stanerooski...

I'm thinkin' this is YOUR song now ....I'll take FULL credit for the inspiration, but YOU, my friend, have the Power to Bring it to Life. Honestly, she's all yours!!! You know it'd come off all goofy if I did it.

Really. I look forward to where you take it. My pleasure was in the gesture, remember? So now I'm once again "passing the buck" to you, okay?

ENJOY!!! (I'll just ask for a little thank you at the Global Grammy awards!)

Sounds like you have a busy day, with a lot of Time On Your Hands....so have fun, and as you're driving around, I bet you're gonna come up with some doozies (real word?) for this ditty!

Ciao for now,
Beth the martyr

Oh, What a Mornin'!

Yelled at Son #2 to wake up & Help Me Load the Cussed Clock...he drowsed off..La Femme returned from her AM of Swimmin'..got stuck helpin' me lift it/JR ARRIVES as we're goin' out the door to the van with it..WORDS get Exchanged..he finally helps out a Wee Bit.

Then it's 85 MPH allways down to Webster/30o1 Exit. Made it with 10 minutes to spare..Customer-Buddy's got Dr's appointment back in Brooksville/We JUST got enuf time to offload it/I chug an Amberbock & Back to Tampa, about MPH less, thru rainstorms...& in time to feed Parrots, grab 'em & off to da shop, which La Femme's already opened for me, 15 minutes ago.

So..Mz Breakable-Beth...here's a proposed deal: I wanna hear MORE of your Generosity Annecdotes..eiher here...or PM Me. I'll write a Trial Lyric, YOU correct it/add to it/whatever ya wanna.

You'll get 1/3 writing credit (As will I..and Whoever does The Music) & away WE go. Assuming it goes ANYPLACE but Here..for a While, that is! But I'm not a Piggie when it comes to Credits-Due, and YOU are the Core behind this Hailstone of a Hit.

Thanks Again, O Kind, Fragile LadyChum!
Big Hugs,
Stan The Belated

Here's a free idea instead of a buck I'll pass on

truman was wrong to say the buck stops here
passing it's far better if you pass it right
next time you're out paying for your shopping trip
you might pass one to the person standing next in line

Thanks BurtleyBro!

This may yet turn into a Fine Group Effort..heh!

Raining like the SubTropical "Paradise" it's Supposed-to-be today!

I'm catchin' up on all sortsa stuff...(Like my 2-3 Amberbock-a-Day habit...right now..) ;-)>

Lordy, this Yard here's gonna be GREEN Tomorrow~! (Betcha Brian & Linda are endurin' a bitta Euro FALL Weather there too...rains Lots along the Coastal Cities of Belgium/Germany/Holland etc this timea year.)

There's a "Tropical Depression" soon to be In Da Gulf that'll probably end up menacin' Mexico..& maybe Texas again.. HOPE it keeps South of us & we dodge yet Another Bullet, weather-wise. (Rains I Like...saves me Lotsa Watering!)

Hope you Canadians aren't gettin' that Northern Blow yet..(I grew up in Cleveland area..Miserable Winters, near every year.)

Which is Why I'm Down Here since I turned 28..heh!

Best Warm Wishes, BurleyBuddy!
Big Guy-Hug,
Stan

Hi BBSTan,

Good message in this one. We have a big huge weed in the empty raised flower bed out by the deck in the back yard. Yesterday afternoon my son said, "Mom we have a Rumor Weed". It did look similar to the Veggie Tale's Rumor Weed, a character that looks like a big weed who grows and grows each time she spreads more gossip. It's a character building video by that group Big Idea. Incidentally, Ms. Bobbie recruited their famous composer to come and speak to us at Pineyfest year before this last one.

Speaking of educational lyrics. I need to model a chemistry lyric maybe on something like precision versus accuracy or something else that's notoriously difficult to communicate. But, any topic in chemistry would be helpful. I've got three students who a members of the 'band' at their school. One plays the drums, another plays base and the other plays electric guitar. I got to thinking, we could record their song on my equipment if they got motivated to start writing their own educational songs. As long as I could keep them to the chemistry parody songs genre' I think it would fly. So far the principal has been very open to my non-traditional teaching methods even though I'm smac dab in the middle of an ultra-conservative school system. (Course that always happens when half the football team is subject to getting benched because of their science or math grades).

Would you help me if I try to put a lyric together? I have no idea which song to try and parody. Maybe if I write the lyric you could tell me which song it is closest to? Or maybe just suggest a tune that they might know and that would still be playable in the church? (in case they do let us record it?)

I guess I just highjacked your thread.

Oops.

Oh, I hope the weather holds out for you and Calvin there in Florida. We were supposed to go to the beach tomorrow. Not sure now. If not, we'll do something.

big lsh,
Vanessa

G'Mornin' Li'l Sissy!

Hmm...Interesting Assignment..!

This Idea came in, as soon as ya mentioned Precision/Accuracy...to the Burt Bacharach tune "Never Fall in Love..Again":

"What do ya get when ya Measure Stuff?
Ya get a lot of Measurements-Confusing
Which De-pend on..Standards OF Your-Choosing:
Pre-Cision and Ac-ura-Cy..Y..Y..Y..."

Or Something Like Dat.

The Rumor Weed sounds like a Great Springboard for a Song.. Sorry I've been unable to make it to the last 2-or-so Pineyfests...DID make it to the First 2-3..when I had more Time/Money/Desire to become The Next Big Thing.

Had 2 diffo folks express an interest in the Pink Place yesterday..one couple (who own an Ad Agency/run an Art Gallery seemed VERY Interested..& would make GREAT Neighbors over the next 3 years as I wind down my Clock Shop/retire.) They're also interested in my supplying a few Jingles...so maybe I'll finally get a few Incoming Checks outta the Music Career, locally, too.

Hope Springs Eternal..but currently I yearn for a Month of Nothing to Do..which, money-permitting, I'd love to stretch into a Year.

Meanwhile..Enough Clocks & Fans to restore to at least keep the roof overhead. (& so far, Zero Hurricanes to remove the roofs, too...tho the Insurance Folks are gonna make yet Another Bundle off us homeownin' Suckers this year.)

Hope ya DO get that Band playing Originals...just think, you COULD be Launching The-Next-Big-Thing, Mz Teacher!

Here's yet another Idea that just rolled in, to the Ray Charles Tune, "I Can't Stop Loving You":

I can't stop MEASURING
I made up my mind
To strive for Accuracy
Each & Every Time...
I can't stop MEASURING
Precision sure Pays
'Cause If I Do It Right
Results Don't Slip..Away~

Good Luck with Your Hit Parade, Sis!

Big Good-Luck Hugs,
BBStan

Hey Stan,

Just popping in for a wee bit...feeling a tad under the weather yesterday into today...

Your plan sounds very reasonable...but me thinks I won't be up for playing along today....hopefully by tomorrow feeling better.

Thanks for being such a pal...

A bit queasy,
Bethy

Nice one Stan. You have such an ability to take something profound and make it playful. I guess Domino effect could also be used almost interchangeably. Trajectory works in your 2nd line but also

RIPPLE, RIPPLE..RIPPLE-EFFECT
Who knows where things can lead,
RIPPLE, RIPPLE..RIPPLE-EFFECT
Spreading-Wider..than You Can See!

Didn't know if you considered the idea of a bridge: A possible thought could be:

Little things we do and say,
Have a life force of their own,
Though for a time they ride the wind,
Sometimes they find their way back home.

Best,
Lynn

Hi,

Very fun lyric! I like it a lot. Clever. Haven't read all the responses, but wouldn't it be fun to have a little dance to go along with it? It could take the masses by storm!

Kristi

Stan, Still as good as ever or maybe better. I can't get the darn hook outta my head and you never know I might just have some music for it, definitely reggae!
You are definitely in no danger of losing your edge.

Peace,

Rachel

Hi Mz Beth!

HOPE you're feelin' better This Sunday, & in a Writin' Mood!

I gotta hurry...it's Flea Mkt Time, & gonna Rain this Aftynoon!

BUT I hope this catches ya with Better Spirits today, Beach Babe!

Big Hugs,
Stan

HiDee & Thankee Mz Lynne!

That's a Good Bridge ya penned there..I'll keep it in-mind, M'LadyChum! (Tho "the wind" kinda diverts from the Water Theme..a bit..) ;-)>

That Line 2 is also A Goodie!

We'll see how this Baby all-Ripples-Out! Many Thanks for Your Kind Visit & Sugs, Kind Person!

Big Sunday Hugs,
Stan

Mz Rachael, I've always hoped we'd someday Co-..partly 'cuz I'm SUCH a Tropical Kinda Bird at-heart..partly 'cuz there's no More Authentic Reggae that that which comes From Your Island!!!

I hope you DO have some Music for it..and the Ripple-Effect from this could certainly lead to Many a New Lyric, M'LadyChum-in-the-Making! I LOVE That Which Is Deeply-Rhythmic..it's In Our Blood here (BOTH my sons are Award-Winning Bassists..tho they've dropped out of Music after HS Graduation, alas).

Maybe Someday I'll LEARN an Instrument..but for now, My Ignorance give me a Great Excuse to meet & work with Talented People like Yourself... Real Glad you "Hear" this Hook already...(YAYYY!)

So I hope I hear back from you!

(& Major Thanks for your Kind, Reassuring Words on "My Edge"...heh! I AM losing my HAIR (& Many an Urge)..but I'm having as much Fun as Ever living to a Ripe Old Age, with Plenty to Say on The Way Out..heh-heh!)

Joy & Harmony,
Stan

Whoops! HiDee Mz Kristy!

Hey, never THOUGHT of that... That WOULD be great FUN...to have a Conga-Line-Like DANCE to go along with this Baby...where evabody dances up to somebody-Else & taps 'em on the Shoulder & away they Go, All-Together-Now..maybe Back-&-Forth on da Dance Floor!

(A 180-degree turn Backwards every "Break" in da music..perhaps?)

This could Really be FUN!

Wow, JPF is SUCH a great Communal "Consciousness'...I could never have thought this up, on my own!

But it's a GREAT IDEA...(& Hopefully someday WILL Catch On!)

Whee..Thanks for starting my Sunday off so Beautifully, Mz K!

Big Weekend Hugs,
Stan

YOu're a sweetheart Stan...

Just been lying on the couch with toast and gatorade...not sure if that's wise, but trying to recoup some energy for travelling to my parents this afternoon for my little bro's (41 year old) b'day party dinner. Only about a 45 minute ride, but needless to say, I ain't in a socializin' mood!

Seemed I had a couple of comments I owed on my song, then it was back to the sofa.

No writing going on today I'm afraid. Though maybe tomorrow I'll be inspired, if a) I'm feeling less yukky and/or b) any of my body parts are declared healed at my ortho visit tomorrow.

How's our good deed ditty going? Do we want to incorporate how some of my good intentions go awry? Like when I went to go help a little old lady with her bundles, instead caught my high heel in the cobblestone, knocked her over, and all her oranges started rolling right into Boylston Street (major thoroughfare of downtown Boston)? I'ts just plumb pathetic.

So talk to you later, and I look forward to catching up on all I've missed....you're so sweet to check in on me...

xoxo,
Beth

Very positive song, Stan, and full of truth! I only have one problem with ripple. When I eat ripple ice cream it sends ripples all over me. (giggle.)

Hi Stan

Nice message here, no argument. And what if we each realize that every thought and actionof everyone has a ripple effect .......... could be a great realization...'cause when your ripple of water hits the other side of the pond, what happens next?...... jm

Hey Stan, I will think on this as they say. I am going to have a rough uncreative week ahead at work so if you don't here from me anytime soon don't worry, I am definitely internalizing this lyric and who knows what we may come up with as an end result.

Peace,

Rachel

HiAgain Mz Beth!

Hope that Toast-Gatorade gotcha in a Socializin' Mood t'day!

We had an absolutely Beautiful One here in Tampa-Town..made it to da Flea Mkt before 12 Noon..got Peanuts for the Birdies (last 3 pecks the Mexican dealer had...whew!)..10 Superglue tubes for $1 (Thankee, Chinese Republic!)..3 4-Packs of Panasonic AA Batteries for $3 (Thanks Japan!)..& 2 Shirts..Ocean Pacific "Batik"-style $3 (Thanks Korea) and finally a nice Jamaican Dealer sold me a "Club West" 100% Cotton Beige Beach-Style shirt for the last $1.90 I had left...(At last, "Made in USA!")--

Definitely an "International Event"..heh!

Got home, Late Breakfast for me & da Birds, took 'em outside..2 go in the Sea Grape Tree that's taking over the South Corner of my yard (& they chew away on it..heh!)..other pair have a perch about 30 feet away on other corner of the yard. (REAL Loud Squawkin'..for 10-15 Minutes 'til that's outta their little systems.)

Spent all day after that Painting 3 of our Cast Iron Street Lights. Managed to spill the Gallon of Oil-Base Enamel, custom-mixed, all over the Entryway Sidewalk..(Don't think neighbors have ever heard me Cussin' like THAT before...) Ate a good hour scoopin' the paint up, back into the can then scrubbing residue up with various solvents, then hosing it away. Took 2 rolls of paper towels, 1 can of Liquid Gold Furniture Polish, & a can of Spray Lacquer. 1/2 can of Comet Cleanser.. (And 3 Amberbocks..for me/lotsa WATER to hose it off, too.)

Next weekend I'll bring the Ladder back from Pink Place & paint the Upper Reaches I've yet to do..& this'll all be a Miserable Memory..heh!

I WILL get back to the Good Deed Song in the Week Ahead...Promise! (Tomorrow I give da Pink Place IT's due...gulp!) Think it's best we keep it Simple...no need to get Off-Target on that 3-Minute-Movie..IMO. I think THE STORY's really "HOW The Recipient's React"..(& HOW they too, can have the SAME Fun..by being Unexpectedly-Kind.)

Hope you'll agree..(Tho ya don't have to...just pen us a Great Verse & let's see where it leads!)

I'm already too-broke to Experiment in the Checkout Line tomorrow...so You're The Authority on What Happens Next~~~ ;-)>

HOPE Family-Visit-Time went smoothly & No Body Parts were Harmed while ya made it~!

Big Nighty-Nite Hugs, M'LadyChum!
Good Luck at the Ortho-Doc's, Too!
Stan

HIDee Mz Jeannie B!

Sorry I've played Hookey at your Board of late...but I allus enjoy Your Challenges when I visit, Kind Lady! (The Theater/TV/Film Board's been divertin' me awhile!) Sorry!

Yeah, I, too, am an Ice Cream-a-holic...Ben & Jerry's Expresso Crunch is My Personal Weakness...Coffee-cum-LOTSA Dark Chocolate Chippies.. Who needs a Washboard Stomach when ya can taste Coffee-Chocolate for hours after (& go back for "Seconds" at 2 AM when there's No-Wife-Awake to give me the Guilt Trip?) We've never had a Half-Gallon-Pack of it last more'n a day-or-two!

Glad ya liked this one...(I've been pennin' too many Cranky Ones, so it felt good to do a Positive Spin One for a change!)

Thanks for Your Kind Words & Visit..& I'll soon repay ya the Favor, Kind LadyChum!

Big Hugs,
Stan

Good Evenin' Mz Gem!

The early Polynesian Setters in Hawaii were Experts at reading Ripples...they'd look for the "return waves" from Land-Ahead & Aim their canoes for the Next Island. (MISS that Island, & they'd risk thousands of miles of Zilch ahead!)

Us Landlubbers got the Advantage...We can START the Ripples that help keep this Planet On-Track. (Beth sure has a Great Method, eh?)

Gotta Scoot & sit down/watch some TV and do Absolutely Nuttin' for a while!

Thanks for Your Kind Words & Visit, Mz Gem!
Big Hugs,
Stan

Thanks Aplenty, Mz Rachael!

I'm a Clockmaker...(we're among the Most-Patient folks on the Planet..heh!) I've come back & re-written Songs that are over 25 Years Old, on-occasion..& all seemed Worth The Wait, too!

So my ears eagerly..& patiently..await Your Special Touch on this Lyric. IF it needs Some "Stretching," Lyrically, just let me kmow...(PM via here works well!)

And..if you'd like a "Bookend" Lyric to follow this, let me kmow..since I'm gonna work on Beth's "Pass The Buck" Idea real soon, too!

Best Wishes & Big Hugs,
Tranquility, too!
Stan

OH Stan,

See what happens when my brain gets all befuddled from underuse? I didn't really mean to include the knocking-down-the-little-old-lady bit into the song...I just thought it was a funny anecdote for you to read, given how seemingly impressed you were with my GOOD DEED story.

The dinner was actually nicer than I thought it would be....other sibs couldn't make it, so it was a nice small quiet gathering...I'm the 2nd of four (thinking there might be a song in there...The Second Girl....) so it can be mayhem with all the kids, but not tonight....

Sounds like you had quite a day...sorry to hear about your little spill there....doesn't that just make you wanna spit, when your day seems to be going so swimmingly, and then something like that happens? Well, I figure at the very least, your sidewalk looks pristine....

I'll be pretty nuts this week too...big 9th b'day extravaganza for Samantha on Saturday, and if I can get this blasted cast off tomorrow (keep your fingers crossed!), I have a LOT of running around to do (which I'll still have to do carefully)....but we're good, as far as the song goes....we'll get to it when we get to it...

So talk atcha soon, my friend. Have fun with the Pink House tomorrow....

xoxo,
Mz. Beth

Stan:

These lyrics sing themselves to a reggae beat. And the word RIPPLE sounds great where it's repeated in the chorus...it just seems to roll along with the accent on the RIP.

Also, it's a cool concept. I liked the way you paint the picture of the ripples in the first verse and the image RIPPLE, RIPPLE, RIPPLEs throughout the song. Each chorus keeps the image alive.

Hey, I think I just learned something...

Mark

HiDee Again.Mz Beth!

Good luck on your Cast Removal today! (I remember how Itchy my left arm got when I broke it in Jr High Gym Class..was SO great when that plaster got removed & I could scratch again!)

"The Second Sis"...Of 4..Wow..Your Dad musta got Zero Sleep when all you Gals started Dating! ;-)>

I'm kinda jealous you GOT Family Dinners to Go To, too! My Bro's in Dallas..near-Divorce-after 18 married years..my Half-Sis's in Medina, Ohio..now Retired WAY ahead of her 2 older-bros, tho she was a Teacher, & I can respect her retiring-early..heh! But we NEVER have ALL had a One-Time Family-Gathering..in-Ages, except almost a Decade-Back when Step"Dad" was succumbing to Cancer.

In Seattle...boy, there was some Travellin' Involved!

Nowadaze, we'uns all stick to the States we chose Decades-back.

Waal, Enjoy that 9th B-Day Party..& hopefully a few more Sibs can show up for it!

The sidewalk's dry this AM, with very little trace of all the Swearing & Swabbing that took place there yesterday. Wish ALL the Messes I get into could be solved with Cuss Words and Elbow Grease, but such ain't always The Case... ;-)>

Have a B-Day Blast (& Shed That Cast!)

Big Hugs,
Stan

G'Mornin' Bro Mark!

Yep, REPETITION is the Name of Our Game, as SONGwriters.

I just heard an excerpt from a New Release (At the Movie Theater..there's this Pre-Movie Pitch Program we got NO Choice but to listen-to..) titled "BABY"...

Think I counted "Baby" sung 15-20 TIMES each Chorus..prolly even James Brown was rollin' in his grave.

But we all "Got" What The Title of THAT particular Number was~

I'm in Paul Simon's Debt when I write... He's a Master of using Words that "Catch" in your brain...whether it be "Kodachrome" or "Slip out the Back, Jack...Make a New Plan, Stan..."

Advertisers call it "Word Magic"...& to this day, "FREE" is still a Biggie, 'cuz it always Catches Your Attention...as does "NEW".."IMPROVED"..and "SENSATIONAL".. ;-)>

Tampa Trib columnist has a little Science Contest each week, with a Question to be answered by the Week's Winner... Todays: "Which is the LAST sense to go when a person's dying?"

My Guess would be "Hearing"..'cuz so MUCH of what we pick up on this Planet we get thru our ears..THEN we lock eyes on it, or whatever. (But..maybe it's "Taste"...I honestly dunno!)

But I've learned from Paul Simon to keep a set of Ears "Interested", whenever-possible. (No need to be coy, Roy!)

Thanks for your Very Kind Visit & Words, Amigo!
Big Guy-Hug,
Stan

Morning Stan!

I guess I should have been clearer about the whole Birth Order business. I have an older sister ("The First Born"), then there's me ("The Innocuous 2nd Girl"), then came my brother ("The Heir to the Throne and First Boy"), and finally then the next brother ("The Baby"). So my point in the song would be that everyone but me has a special designation....I still haven't flushed it out beyond that, but it might be fun to play with....

I'm feeling tons better today...amazing what talking to other grown-ups and getting out of the house and schmoozing with family and having someone else cook dinner can do for a gal.

But the kids are home for the holiday today..so after this quick jaunt, chasing my meds with some more coffee, it's off to the docs to hopefully be free at last, free at last, Bethy wants to be fiberglass free at last!!

MY personal clock is all adither -- was up til 4 AM for no good reason, so I might try to catch a snooze since JJ works at home on Mondays....but maybe I should just try to stay awake and get to bed at a decent hour tonight to re-regulate myself.

If I'm alert enough after the kids go to bed, I'll try to spend a bit on "passing the buck" (do have a couple of lines I was toying with....)

Step right up
Try your luck
Don't pass it up
Pass the buck

You're standing in line
A kid starts to whine
You look behind
Whaddya do....?
Pass the buck

There's a man with a sneer
With a six pack of beer
He fills you with fear
Whaddya do....?
Pass the buck

Nothing set in stone, just trying to do some rhyming, you know me...luckily BUCK can be a free-for-all. Haven't done anything about the RECIPIENTS's responses yet...that'll be neato!

So ciao for now, glad your sidewalk is as fresh as a daisy. I think you might have another hook in there....

xoxo,
Betherooksi

A Quickie Reply to ya Mz B before I head off to Belated Birdfeedin' & Pink House Stuff Re-Moval Duties!

Glad t'see your motor's runnin' on the BUCK Song...

SUG ya do a Lyric about "The MIDDLE Kid" since that's More "Universal" methinks/I'm sure you can still very-well Relate.

Lines like Ya Feel like A Doughnut Hole...might work.. "Only-Kids..have it all"... "Get-ignored when the new baby crawls" .."Hand-Me-Downers"... "Not 'The Oldest', Not 'The Youngest'...(always 'Stuck-Somewhere-Among-Us')"

Takeitawayyyy...Beth!

Oh..ya got Yet Another DOOZY in the Last Post: "Amazing what Someone-ELSE-Cookin'-Dinner (Can DO for a Gal!)" It's, IMHO, a Veritable Gold-Mine for whoever (Feminine) Pens it.

So..while you're relaxin' at Da Beach (& makin' me jealous) DO get that one penned, too, ASAP, eh?

Glad you're Up & At 'Em Today..& great Hooks seem to be Bustin' Out All Over! (Sure beats Bones doin' the Bustin', eh?) ;-)>

Big I gotta feed some UN-Happy Critters right away Hugs,
Stan

Hey Stan,

Great news for you, the muse was working overtime and I had all the music I needed for your song in about half an hour. Such is the magic when a lyric strikes me or rather, hits me over the head. It is sounding great to a reggae beat and Billy (my huz) is laying some tracks to get ideas for the final arrangement and he really likes the song. As soon as we have something 'on tape' as they say, you will get first listen.

One change I am toying with though is to run the first 2 verses back to back and then come in with the second chorus since it is a more mid to uptempo reggae and the 4 line verse ends up being somewhat short at the beginning of the song. You also don't lose any meaning in the lyric by going straight to the second chorus after the first 2 verses. You can let me know how that sits with you but when you hear it I think you will understand why I am favouring that option.

All this despite the fact that I worked all day yesterday at a conference and I do mean yesterday as in Sunday. I am loving it!

Peace,

Rachel

Hey Stan,

Hope your birdies appreciate all you do for them...since my various broken bones started back in March as the result of an attempt to refill the birdfeeder, my sister has advised me to let them die :o. My dad went so far as to say even if a big hawk (we've got a couple of BIG ONES) stops in the back yard, with a screaming little baby in his claws, stay inside -- the baby probably deserved it.

So while said mostly tongue in cheek, that's what I'm dealing with!!

The good news though: I'M FIBERGLASS FREE!!! Though I still have to wear the aircast on my broken and apparently torn left ankle and I'm back to wearing the robot/astronaut stabilizing boot on my still broken right foot, I can at least take it off to DRIVE (not very well, but I hopefully can get where I'm going in one piece!). Anyhoo, need to go back in another four weeks for f/u.

Got sidetracked on the BUCK song, but am giggling over your sugs on the Middle Child phenomenon...all keepers! "The Someone else cooking..." hook is just going to have to get in line!!

So hope you had a fun day with all of your errands, and there was much less sidewalk scraping going on.

I, in the meantime, gotta get me to bed!

Ciao for now, my good man!!

xoxo,
Beth

G'Mornin' Mz Rachael!

Hey that IS Great News, & I'll patiently await Your Results!

(Hopefully the Pair of Verses will make Good Sense without the kinda-"Explanatory" Chorus between 'em...) I have faith in your ability to make this a Very DANCEABLE & Memorable Finished Product, & THANKS Again to You & Billy for all your Work on this'n'~!

Wheeee..This is Gettin' Exciting~!

Many Thanks & Best Wishes,
Big Hugs to Ya Both,
Stan

HIDee Mz Fibreglas-Free Beth! (YAYY!)

Wow, you still sound like the Bionic Gal, 2007 Edition, with all that Inflatable & Break-Proofin' Stuff you've gotta wear!

I AM gonna pound away on the Buck Song this AM...(Another Reggae Number, perhaps, while we got Rachael & Hub all Warmed-Up?)

Also wanna do a bit on Vibrators...(Definitely UN-Mined Territory) since reading a Newspaper Article on 'em yesterday: State of Alabama's got a ban on Sex Toys..(Unless they have a bona-fide "Medical Purpose") Supreme Court just refused to hear a case opposing their statute, filed by Sherrie Williams, owner of 2 "Pleasures" Store in that State.

"My motto has been they are going to have to pry this vibrator from my cold, dead hand. I refuse to give up" she says.

Such gadgets weren't always seen in a "Naughty" Light..even in Victorian times: "The first Vibrators were used on women by doctors..wasn't generally thought of as sexual, but rather as ho-hum therapy."

"In the 1880's, a British Doctor invented the first Electric Vibrator, an industrial-size contraption meant to be a permanent fixture in a doctor's office." {These Quotes are taken from an online Mag, "SLATE", btw} {I'll add I once missed my chance to buy a nicely-wooden-boxed MANUAL model that was made in Austria, pre-1900's, resembled an Eggbeater, with various-sized Cast-Iron Off-Center Weights and Bakelite "Tips" of various sizes & shapes to focus the Vibrations..on whatever muscles ailed ya. $75..alas! I have about 30 Electric Models, from 1890's to the '50's I've accumulated. Most Memorable Marketing Name: "The Allover Vibrator Co.", ca. 1930's. None cost over $30, most were $10-15.)

"Vibrator innovation was in fact a driving force behind the creation of the small electric motor." (Dental Drills and Sewing Machines were too!) "Hamilton Beach patented its first take-home vibrator in 1902, making the vibrator the fifth electrical appliance to be introduced into the home, after the sewing machine, and long before the electric iron."

So...armed with alla this Newfound-Insight, Guess I'll do an Homage to that li'l Undersung/Under-appreciated Appliance...soon enough...eh? (Workin' Title: "GOOD BUZZ!")

Back to da Birdies: Yep, we got Hawks (& Perigrin [?] Falcons, too, here in da big city. AND..we got BUZZARDS as--well...BIOGG'N'S..which like to circle all over Downtown Tampa (we've got Fine Thermals all over!) & rest on Cel Towers, etc. And, occasionally, in the trees nextdoor to da Shop, eying my Red MacCaws on their perch. So far, nothin's swooped over the fence for an expensive nibble...& there's enough comings-&-goings the Big Stuff stays on the other side, where the trees are taller & denser.

We got LOTS of Miserable Squirrels, both Locations, home & biz...they're big pests when ya got birds to feed in the area!~
But...Hawks gotta eat SOMETHIN' when they visit..& if it's furry, they're more than welcome~!

Waal...back to the penning board...Hope Your're Having a Fun Tuesday! Finished re-paintin' all but One cast-iron streetlight last nite, then went out & fixed a GFC before watchin' Late Shows & devouring half a tubba Edy's Grande Cherry Choco Chip. (Pre-Washed Down over the course of the Day with 3 Amberbocks!)

LOTS of calories to burn off today, heh!

Best Recovery-Wishes & a Big Hug,
Stan

Stan,

If you haven't noticed, I have been trying to get your attention on this site! Have a work tape (mp3) to send you but your email is bouncing it. Need to know if you have another email address and how I should proceed with getting it to you.

Thanks,

Rachel

HiDee Mz Rachael!

I often get WAY behind in my email at the WebTv Addys..(Sorry!)

Here's my wife's email addy...GOOD_Dom@hotmail.com

THINK she's got "Room-Enough" for an MP3 there..I'll check it later today (& tonight)..play it..& get right back to you!

Wheee...Song Soon Come, Mon! ;-)> I am Thrilled!!!

MANY Thanks, Kind Lady!

Big Hurricane-Strength Hugs,
Stan

Stan,

Will do, I am actually in the process of experimenting with tempo and I just upped it a bit more and need to redo the vocal so certainly later you will get a first listen,

Peace,

Rachel

Good Show~!

I'll Eagerly Await It..

Many Thanks Again,

Big Hugs,
Stan

Hey Stan!

I've been in and out, missed this post entirely!

Yup, no new breaks -- add-ons/removals of accessories, but hey, gotta keep plugging away.

Speaking of which, it appears you already DID pen that ditty about the precursor to the electric eggbeater. With MIXED results, ha ha ha.

Have been spotty here the past couple of days, getting ready for HRH Samantha's b'day party today. Her official 9th b'day is Monday, but in the meantime, we've got about 20 little hoodlums we need to entertain this afternoon. We're doing it at the Y, in the hopes of making it easier for moi...but with all the stuff we're bringing (and guess who can't help CARRY anything??), it'd would have been easier to do it here. Though I'll be happy as we drive away after the party that it isn't.

Hm, never thought about buzzards....these birds are REALLY BIG, and they do the swooping...gotta go check my bird book to see "WHAT'S UP?"

So gotta skedaddle...also need to get my muse going....I have a couple of ideas on the burner....maybe something at the party will inspire me!

Ciao for now,
Beth