Posts Tagged ‘#personal’
Good Enough MSK
Posted: October 31, 2023 in PoetryTags: #lyrics, #michaelskennedy, #midimike, #midimike.com, #personal, #poem, #poet, #poetry, #poetrypod, #songwriter
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A Thousand Ways
Posted: October 29, 2023 in #poetry, PoetryTags: #athousandways, #lyrics, #michaelskennedy, #midimike, #midimike.com, #musician, #personal, #poetry, #singersongwriter, #songwriter
Even the shortest journey
Has A Thousand Ways to stumble.
You fall, you Get Up.
There’s no need to be humble.
Years of effort and planning
Have A Thousand Ways to crumble.
The clues are all there;
Just listen to the rumble.
There’s only one way to build
And A Thousand Ways to fall down.
Lessons, from mistakes.
From cave, village and town.
History has shown us man
Still A Thousand Ways a clown.
You just left her there;
The bride in her wedding gown.
We tell our children all the rules
With A Thousand Ways we ignore.
Terrible choices
Eons and eons before.
Years from now you will find yourself,
Reliving more than A Thousand Ways.
A million decisions from billions of choices
Each one sings a melody, like a line from a song;
There is only one way to do it right
But A thousand Ways to do it wrong.
When you do all that you can
In A Thousand Ways you restore.
You will be happy when you look back
And see so much left to explore.
Fall colors
Posted: October 28, 2023 in PhotographyTags: #Cincinnati, #CincinnatiParks, #fallcolors, #michaelskennedy, #midimike, #midimike.com, #personal, #photo, #photographer, #photography, #Spring Grove Cemetery
As I traditionally do, I would like to share some pictures I took at my favorite cemetery. It might sound an unlikely candidate for seasonal pictures, but Spring Grove Cemetery has a unique and undisturbed setting.
I will post just a few of the pictures from a week ago so I don’t bore you with a bunch. Some of the trees had not yet turned, but others were brilliant. Each year is a bit different and this year the pumpkin orange and deep reds are currently at their peak.
I hope you get out and enjoy what you can of the seasonal changes wherever you are.
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Glass of Tears MSK 1981
Posted: October 24, 2023 in PoetryTags: #12string, #audio, #lyrics, #michaelskennedy, #midimike, #midimike.com, #music, #musician, #ovationguitars, #personal, #poem, #poet, #poetry, #poetrypod, #recording, #recordingstudio, #reeltoreel, #singersongwriter, #songwriter, #sound
Another set of lyrics that started out more of a poem. Stating the obvious again, it appeared to me many people search for the perfect one overlook the very person they are seeking. Even in 1981 I knew how easy it was to underestimate the importance of relationships and great friends. We will all find out eventually that we were just a bit too late. The commercials of the day are responsible for the rest of the lyrics and I am not sure if they mean anything at all, but I like the idea of a glass of tears.
Get Up MSK 2014
Posted: October 17, 2023 in PoetryTags: #audio, #lyrics, #michaelskennedy, #midimike, #midimike.com, #music, #musician, #personal, #poem, #poetry, #recording, #recordingstudio, #songwriter, #sound
A combination of being tired of people close to me complaining all the time. Like they have to work so hard to do what everyone else clearly does (without complaining, I might add). The verses are about the mechanics of it: you have to get up. No one will do it for you. It does not come easy. I get teased about everything going in my favor or how lucky I am or how amazing it is that things go my way all the time. I prepare. I plan. I gather tools and energy IN CASE an opportunity opens up. When it does I will be ready and start planning for the next opportunity, not knowing what it is. I save. Maintain my tools and equipment. Label files and folders. Back up my drives. To them this is wasting time. OCD. Nerdy. Geek stuff. To all I say again, “the geek shall inherit the Earth”.
Get out of Line MSK 1981
Posted: October 10, 2023 in PoetryTags: #12string, #audio, #lyrics, #michaelskennedy, #midimike, #midimike.com, #music, #musician, #ovationguitars, #personal, #poem, #poet, #poetry, #poetrypod, #recording, #recordingstudio, #reeltoreel, #singer, #singersongwriter, #songwriter, #sound
From a broken relationship and the ensuing emptiness reflections are not easy. You can’t forget and remembering is overwhelming. A realization that you don’t have to wait, but what you want will easily pass you by. And from that day on you will know your loss. I remember adding the line about the train because our bass player in the Merchants of Death said he really liked to watch trains. So there you go!
Peter Gabriel’s Moon and Stars
Posted: October 6, 2023 in live Sound Reinforcement, MUSICTags: #chicago, #i/o, #Liveband, #michaelskennedy, #midimike, #midimike.com, #music, #musician, #personal, #petergabriel, #tonylevin
I am so thankful that Peter Gabriel lives on our planet. He is a wonderful human being.
I was lucky enough to get an extra ticket to the Chicago show.
And his music is pretty good too!
From Where We Are MSK 1976
Posted: October 3, 2023 in PoetryTags: #12string, #audio, #lyrics, #michaelskennedy, #midimike, #midimike.com, #music, #musician, #ovationguitars, #personal, #poem, #poet, #poetry, #poetrypod, #recording, #reeltoreel, #singer, #singersongwriter, #singing, #songwriter, #sound
Wow, this is an old one! As a younger man I am beginning to imagine the life of a musician and entertainer. But my stage is in an empty arena. Family building with no money and less time takes its toll. Spread thin, sacrifices required, you know, the usual stuff kids deal with. Time to redirect and focus my life to move forward. Learn from mistakes and turn painful lessons to good use.
Forward MSK
Posted: September 26, 2023 in PoetryTags: #audio, #lyrics, #michaelskennedy, #midicontroller, #midimike.com, #music, #musician, #personal, #poem, #poet, #poetry, #poetrypod, #Presonus, #recording, #songwriter, #sound, #studioOne, #StudioOne5
For This MSK 2018
Posted: September 19, 2023 in PoetryTags: #lyrics, #michaelskennedy, #midimike, #midimike.com, #musician, #personal, #poem, #poet, #poetry, #poetrypod, #songwriter
I must have been considering the shock felt by people in a real crisis. Natural and industrial disasters, war, famine, whatever. Those who find themselves in extreme situations have no training to help them face the challenge. Watching on TV we think we know what we would have done better or smarter. I can only hope.
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