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Mr. Kennedy

Posted: March 21, 2025 in Opinions and Observations
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Names are a powerful key to hidden emotions. 

I have noticed as I grow older and visit government, retail or  local restaurants, many look at my credit card or info and say something like, “thank you Mr. Kennedy”.

Or, “Here you go, Mr Kennedy”.


Very few ‘public servants’ call me by my first name these days.


It would be rare for someone to call me that when I was in my twenties. Too common in my seventies!  It just feels great for a young person to call me Michael, as a friend would.
I probably visit their establishments more (like Northwood Cider Company not to mention names) than the others if you are listening………

I always say, “it is the simple things in life that are the most important”.

MIDIMIKE

Music for ‘Caretakers’

Posted: January 12, 2024 in #poetry, Holiday, MUSIC, My Tunes, Poetry, projects, technology, Video
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I recorded a nice version of this song to share with all. I edited the lyrics a bit to make things match a bit better but I like the final arrangement. I also had a little fun with some of the percusssion tracks. The chimes and hi hats are from a MIDI keyboard, but the bongo like percussion starting about the middle of the song I am using the top of my Yeti mug – filled half-way with green tea to be exact – as the drum.

Here is ‘Caretaker’:

‘Caretaker’                   (C) MSK 12-31-2023

As a biproduct, I wanted to see if the spatial audio affects mixing with ATMOS would work with a YouTube upload. 

So I made a video (pictures is all) and posted it to see if my surround sound home theater system will be enhanced using ATMOS for short videos. You will not hear anyting in the mix move at all until the end of the song. But I want to see if it distributes the channels automatically. So, before I test it and find out it doesn’t work and delete it, you can hear the ATMOS mix and pictures of my studio rooms. Or better yet, close your eyes and try to imagine where each player (instrument) is sitting on stage. With ATMOS, they could be……… behind you or ……… on a ladder in front of you. Or sitting next to you.

Caretaker Video YouTube

Happy New Year.