October 6, 2006
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Dave Plays His 1860's Martin Guitar
It's a beautiful guitar with a wonderful sound. It has cracks, well mended, and a gorgeous inlaid wood rosette around the sound hole. The owner sold it to Dave because he thought he would treasure it. He was right.
Bird is busy with his new girlfriend, but stays in touch and we continue to "write" together. Sounds counterintuitive, but we agree that we are closer than ever, now that the shape of the relationship has revealed itself and settled..
Dave (aka Picks) becomes ever more dear to me as we each find ways to chip at invisible walls. (for those of you who don't know bird and dave see this entry.)
A tribute to old guitars by Neil Young -
THE OLD GUITAR
This old guitar ain't mine to keep
Just taking care of it now
It's been around for years and years
Just waiting in its old case
It's been up and down the country roads
It's brought a tear and a smile
It's seen its share of dreams and hopes
And never went out of style
The more I play it, the better it sounds
It cries when I leave it alone
Silently it waits for me
Or someone else I suppose
This old guitar
This old guitar
This old guitar
This old guitar has caught some breaks
But it never searched for gold
It can't be blamed for my mistakes
It only does what it's told
It's been a messenger in times of trouble
In times of hope and fear
When I get drunk and seeing double
It jumps behind the wheel and steers
This old guitar ain't mine to keep
It's mine to play for a while
This old guitar ain't mine to keep
It's only mine for a while
This old guitar...
I understood this song on only an intellectual level until I watched Picks remove it tenderly from its case and slowly tune it from below the correct pitch so as not to stress its 150 year old self unduly.Meanwhile, there are flams, paradiddles and ratamacues!
love ya,
pearlbamboo
copyright 2006 ep hodges <A
Comments (9)
Glad to see you are living life. Bird...Dave...Bird...Dave...I pick.....whoever you pick. Have fun!!!
you take longer breaks in between postings than even I do.
Martin guitars have such wonderful mellow tones. A wise investment.
such love in this!
Beautiful picture. It sounds as though you are very happy, and that makes me happy for you!!
yes, struggling back into public view. Nice to see you...
Love this guitar... wow!
Love the old guitar! "...just takin' care of it now." Peace.
When I could hear, I loved good guitar music. All stringed music is dear to me. A local whilst living in Indie was Wes Montgomery. Are you acquainted with his music?
I like his hands.
I know what you mean about counterintuitive with Bird... but I understand it, too. Two of my best friends dated for a couple of months but now one is married and one is engaged to someone else. They still love each other dearly, but they're more fruitful (and do a lot of art together) when they're separate. It's gorgeous to watch. Peace!
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