tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17901862463304787852024-02-21T00:02:35.027-06:00Just A RobotAm I just a robot in disguise? Let's find out...GregHinthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05263391877768948720noreply@blogger.comBlogger172125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1790186246330478785.post-42523444146032382302021-03-06T11:41:00.000-06:002021-03-06T11:41:29.442-06:00"On My Way!" - Song Insight<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><h2 style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;">Sometimes the song writes itself.</h2><p class="p2" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">…and sometimes the guitar writes it for you.</p><p class="p2" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">My 12-string definitely wrote this song.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Take a listen:</p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p>
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<p class="p2" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">I hadn't held my 12-string in well over a year. I took it out of the case to take a "family photo" of all my guitars. Yet during that entire photo shoot, it's like this 12-string was calling to me, “I HAVE A SONG THAT NEEDS TO BE HEARD”. After I put all the other guitars away, my 12-string kept calling, sparking something in me that I knew I should play it. </p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">I knew something special was in store since even though it had not been played in so long, the strings were still bright.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>It’s like it was keeping ready until I heard it’s beckoning.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">I tuned it to standard tuning but 1/2 step down, in Eb, like I have since I bought it in 1995. That’s how it was tuned when I found it at a used guitar shop in Excelsior, MN, and it seemed to sound bigger and better not wound up so tight.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>And don’t be fooled: that 1/2 step lower is a BIG DEAL.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Most Van Halen songs are a 1/2 step lower, and it just adds a unique tone, a freedom, and in this case, the chance to sing a melody that would have been just a bit too high in standard E tuning.</p><p class="p2" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">“On My Way” is such a fun, rockin’ song. The chords and outline of the song poured out from the guitar quickly. The lyrics, as usual of late, took longer. Seems I am quite creative in what I want to <i>play</i>, but have a harder time deciding what I want to <i>say</i>.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">The 12-string helped me write the lyrics, too. In a way, the guitar was demonstrating to me how important it is to have unity in our lives. If you’ve never owned a 12-string, it is much more challenging to tune. Each string has an important role, but they all must play off the other strings in order to sound full, make an impact, and not distract from the song. But interestingly, the slight variances of the strings, the unique attributes that cause imperfections, are actually the magic that makes 12-string guitars so awesome sounding! The beautiful, full, chorus effect is actually a result of these imperfections and if each string were exactly in tune, removing those uniquenesses, it wouldn’t sound the same. Further, each string supports the full sound. Without string 11, string 12 would sound weaker.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Without string 2 adding octave higher tone (and harmonics), string 1 wouldn’t sound as rich.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">I think that’s what this song is trying to say. As a family, a community, we need to embrace our uniquenesses, recognize our differences, yet support each other and love each other…and that could, just possibly, make each other more successful, and whole communities more successful.</p><p class="p2" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><br /></p><h2 style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px; text-align: left;">The Scene</h2><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">As a dear friend suggested, “On My Way!” could be an awesome Movie opening or an inspiring short!<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">I imagine the scene:</p><p class="p2" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">~~~~</p><p class="p2" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><i>> Lights up: Wide open plains. Silence with just a slight sound of wind. Close-up of a cool car's front wheels on a gravel road “looking out over a curving, winding road that cuts through the openness and disappears on the horizon“.</i></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><i><br /></i></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><i>> A sudden commotion! Boots in gravel rush towards the car and open the door.</i></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><i><br /></i></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><i>> A driver jumps in, peels out, and the song starts.</i></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><i><br /></i></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><i>> Driver is racing down that winding road</i></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><i><br /></i></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><i>> drone shot from on high zooms into the driver window.</i></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><i><br /></i></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><i>> driver starts singing “I’M NOT OK!”</i></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><i><br /></i></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><i>> …song plays, communicates, tells the story, inspires, gathers, unites, connects.</i></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><i><br /></i></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><i>> …song ends.</i></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><i><br /></i></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><i>> Credits roll, in the background a 12-string acoustic in the background strums the chords of the song…like the mission will never end, there is always more work to do, more ways to communicate, inspire, connect.</i></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><i><br /></i></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><i>> During credits, a long list of teams, neighbors, communities, societies that were changed for the better because of the message this song delivered.</i></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><i><br /></i></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><i>> Fade out</i></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">~~~~</p><p class="p2" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">THAT is what I wish the video would be. A visual paired with the lyrics… a call to action…a call to unify…a call to care about one another.</p><p class="p2" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><br /></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><br /></p><h2 style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;">Power of a 12 string</h2><p class="p2" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">Now that you heard the full version, take a listen to this acoustic version. I really like this since it speaks volumes of how a 12-string with passionate vocals can deliver a song with nearly the same intensity as the full band version.</p><p class="p2" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">12-string and Vocals version:</p>
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<p class="p2" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><br /></p><p class="p2" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;">If you're interested in how I recorded the song, here are the technical specs:</p><p class="p2" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px; text-align: left;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"><b>Technical Specifics:</b></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;"></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Recording Unit: Logic Pro</li><li>Drums: Logic Pro</li><li>Handclaps: Greg and Jack</li><li>Acoustic Guitar: Ovation 12-string Ultra Series 1515</li><li>Electric Guitar: Paul Reed Smith Starla</li><li>Guitar Amp: Fender Hot Rod Deluxe</li><li>Bass: "Thumb Bass" Logic Pro</li><li>Acoustic Guitar Mics: 12th fret: CAD E100, 3ft back: Rode NT1</li><li>Electric Guitar Mics: close: Shure Beta58</li><li>Vocal Mics: Sure Beta58</li><li>Tracks: </li><ul><li>Drums</li><li>Acoustic: One guitar, stereo recording, hard panned</li><li>Electric Rhythm: 2 tracks (doubled) - panned</li><li>Lead guitar: 2 tracks (doubled)</li><li>Vocals: Lead, sometimes doubled<br /></li><li>Vocals: harmonies 3 tracks: High, Low, HEYs</li><li>Claps: 2 tracks, doubled</li></ul></ul><p class="p2" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><br /></p><h2 style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; text-align: left;">Lyrics</h2><p class="p2" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;">The lyrics were finished during vocal recordings. I find that some word choices just don’t feel right in the mouth as I sing them, so I’ll make some subtle changes to the phrase so it says the same thing but in a better way. In the end, I am quite happy with what it says, and even the vocal performance.</p><p class="p2" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 18px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 22px;"><br /></p><p class="p3" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 15px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b>Intro: </b><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p4" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 15px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 17px;"><br /></p><p class="p3" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 15px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b>V1</b></p><p class="p3" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 15px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>I’m not OK! <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>I woke up on the other side of</p><p class="p3" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 15px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>disaster <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>end of days</p><p class="p3" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 15px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>But not Today!<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>through my epic failures I will find what i’m<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p><p class="p3" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 15px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>after</p><p class="p4" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 15px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 17px;"><br /></p><p class="p3" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 15px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b>Bridge</b></p><p class="p3" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 15px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>and there I see a tiny glimmering of light</p><p class="p3" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 15px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b> <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span> </b>I clear my head, sharpen my faith, and say<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>“HEY!”</p><p class="p4" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 15px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 17px;"><br /></p><p class="p3" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 15px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b>Ch 1</b></p><p class="p3" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 15px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>I’m on my way</p><p class="p3" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 15px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Don’t get in my <span class="Apple-converted-space"> <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span> </span>way</p><p class="p3" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 15px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>my inner healing starts today<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>I’m on my way!</p><p class="p4" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 15px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 17px;"><br /></p><p class="p3" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 15px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b>Intro:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b></p><p class="p4" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 15px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 17px;"><br /></p><p class="p3" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 15px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b>V2</b></p><p class="p3" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 15px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>We’re not OK! It’s you against me against him in</p><p class="p3" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 15px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>meaningless chatter<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>it’s got us frayed</p><p class="p3" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 15px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>This is our Day!</p><p class="p3" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 15px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>It’s time to Lift each other up it’s what</p><p class="p3" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 15px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Matters</p><p class="p3" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 15px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b>Bridge</b></p><p class="p3" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 15px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>together we can climb these mountains filled with hope</p><p class="p3" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 15px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></span>just follow me<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>I know the way<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>“HEY!”</p><p class="p4" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 15px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 17px;"><br /></p><p class="p3" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 15px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b>Ch 2</b></p><p class="p3" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 15px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>We’re on our way!</p><p class="p3" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 15px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>nothing will get in our our <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>way!</p><p class="p3" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 15px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>our inner healing starts today<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>We’re on our way!</p><p class="p4" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 15px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 17px;"><br /></p><p class="p4" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 15px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 17px;"><br /></p><p class="p3" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 15px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b>Break</b></p><p class="p4" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 15px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 17px;"><br /></p><p class="p3" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 15px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b>V3</b></p><p class="p3" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 15px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>We’ll be OK!<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>it’s you and me and him filling up with</p><p class="p3" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 15px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>laughter <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>it fills our days</p><p class="p3" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 15px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>From now until the end of o-u-r time</p><p class="p3" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 15px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>we’re traveling together</p><p class="p4" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 15px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 17px;"><br /></p><p class="p3" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 15px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b>Bridge 2</b></p><p class="p3" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 15px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>and if you ever drift off course</p><p class="p3" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 15px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>I’ll grab your hand, pull you close<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span> <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>HEY!</p><p class="p4" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 15px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 17px;"><br /></p><p class="p3" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 15px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b>Ch 3</b></p><p class="p3" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 15px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>We’re on our way!</p><p class="p3" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 15px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>nothing will get in our our<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>way!</p><p class="p3" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 15px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>and now our journey starts today<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span> <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>HEY!</p><p class="p3" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue"; font-size: 15px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>We’re on our way!</p>GregHinthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05263391877768948720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1790186246330478785.post-75246330412212181012020-01-04T19:17:00.000-06:002020-01-04T22:11:53.234-06:00One Year of Listening to Full Albums - Start to Finish<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
At the very beginning of January 2019 I decided I wanted to listen to full albums...from start-to-finish, as the artist intended them to be heard. In the end I listened to <b>92 full albums!</b><br />
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Why? Well many reasons:<br />
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<li>I love music</li>
<li>I <a href="https://greghint.bandcamp.com/" target="_blank">write and record my own music </a>and know how much time goes into each song, and nearly as important, order of the songs on an album (at least it was important before streaming)</li>
<li>I was getting tired of all the playlists and radio covering only the popular songs.</li>
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The biggest reason? I wanted to hear the album "for the first time", all the tracks...in order...the hits and the deep cuts only super-fans still listen to.</div>
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In fact, for many of these albums, I imagined myself unwrapping the vinyl record, placing it on the record player, dropping the needle...and after a few clicks and pops, hearing this music for the first time.<br />
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Amazing.<br />
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A few of the Beatles are in the list, along with Heart, Taylor Swift, AC/DC, and modern albums from current local artists like Dessa.<br />
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Now, some have never been on vinyl, but I still wanted to hear them as intended.<br />
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How did I pick them? I first went to <a href="https://www.thecurrent.org/" target="_blank">The Current </a>(local independent radio station), who a few years ago had the "<a href="https://www.thecurrent.org/feature/2016/05/05/893-essential-albums" target="_blank">893 most essential albums</a>" and copied the top 100. I then cross referenced with Rolling Stone's top 100, and even some compilations.<br />
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Then I started listening.<br />
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First up? Nirvana's "Nevermind" (it was #1 on the "Most Essential" list). Turns out, as with other albums, while I was deeply familiar with much of the music, I never heard the album beginning to end. It was stunning to me how many hits are on a single album, but also great songs I didn't know. Similarly was Fleetwood Mac's "Rumors". ALL HITS except one beautiful piano ballad I had never heard before.<br />
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Others I only knew one or two songs before the listen (Heart, Queen, ...), and still others I really was not familiar with at all (The Clash, The Replacements, The Shins, Dessa, ...was delighted with The Replacements!) Some albums I chose because I had a favorite song, and had NO idea what else the artist created (Weather Report's song "Birdland", Level 42's song, "Mr. Pink" are two examples).<br />
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What a fantastic set of music! Nearly everyone was a treat to listen to...except one artist: Radiohead. Just not a fan. But that's ok. Lots of people love them and that's what's awesome about music.<br />
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Of course, throughout the year there were tributaries that made me wander to other music outside of my Current list. I was discovering, letting the music lead the way. My daughters introduced me to Hayley Kioko, Lacey Sturm, Dessa, Billie Eilish, and each was outstanding. Other times I heard a song and thought "I should listen to the whole album it came from", and ended up discovering how rich the albums were (Heart's "Little Queen" is a standout).<br />
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Some months I decided to listen to whole blocks of discography from a single artist: Rush, Queen, Prince (the albums he released after I lost track of him...just after Batman soundtrack), Alter Bridge, and others. There were weeks that I found albums from friends like Sebastian who listens to artists I've never heard of (<span style="font-family: "applesystemuifont"; font-size: 16px;">Everything everything - "</span><span style="font-family: "applesystemuifont"; font-size: 12pt;">Get to heaven"), and I was quite impressed!</span><br />
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Did I get through all the albums on my list? Nope. But it was a good list. I'll probably pick off many more but not keep track (but who knows).<br />
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PS: Thanks to The Current for the inspiration, Amazon Music for having every album, my 2016 Nissan Rogue I purchased at the end of 2018 providing seamless bluetooth to stream while driving to and from work, and my kids for my bluetooth earbuds for Christmas 2018, enabling an album per workout.<br />
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Here are the 92 albums I listened to, mostly in the order I listened to them (although I did group some from the same artist out of sequence). If they have a # by them, it's the order that The Current listed in the Most Essential countdown.<br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "applesystemuifontbold"; mso-bidi-font-family: AppleSystemUIFontBold;">Full Albums Listened
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<span style="font-family: "applesystemuifont"; mso-bidi-font-family: AppleSystemUIFont;">#1 Nirvana - </span><span style="font-family: "applesystemuifont"; font-size: 12pt;">Nevermind</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "applesystemuifont"; mso-bidi-font-family: AppleSystemUIFont;">#2 The Clash - </span><span style="font-family: "applesystemuifont"; font-size: 12pt;">London
Calling</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "applesystemuifont"; mso-bidi-font-family: AppleSystemUIFont;">#3 The Beatles - </span><span style="font-family: "applesystemuifont"; font-size: 12pt;">Abbey
Road</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "applesystemuifont"; mso-bidi-font-family: AppleSystemUIFont;">#4 Prince - </span><span style="font-family: "applesystemuifont"; font-size: 12pt;">Purple
Rain</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "applesystemuifont"; mso-bidi-font-family: AppleSystemUIFont;">#5 Pink Floyd - </span><span style="font-family: "applesystemuifont"; font-size: 12pt;">Dark
Side of the Moon</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "applesystemuifont"; mso-bidi-font-family: AppleSystemUIFont;">#15 The Beach Boys - </span><span style="font-family: "applesystemuifont"; font-size: 12pt;">Pet
Sounds</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "applesystemuifont"; mso-bidi-font-family: AppleSystemUIFont;">#55 U2 - </span><span style="font-family: "applesystemuifont"; font-size: 12pt;">Achtung
Baby</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "applesystemuifont"; mso-bidi-font-family: AppleSystemUIFont;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">#</span>12 The Beatles - </span><span style="font-family: "applesystemuifont"; font-size: 12pt;">Revolver</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "applesystemuifont"; mso-bidi-font-family: AppleSystemUIFont;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">#</span>13 Fleetwood Mac - </span><span style="font-family: "applesystemuifont"; font-size: 12pt;">Rumours</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "applesystemuifont"; mso-bidi-font-family: AppleSystemUIFont;">#14
The Rolling Stones - </span><span style="font-family: "applesystemuifont"; font-size: 12pt;">Exile
on Main Street</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "applesystemuifont"; mso-bidi-font-family: AppleSystemUIFont;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">#</span>61 AC/DC - </span><span style="font-family: "applesystemuifont"; font-size: 12pt;">Back
in Black</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "applesystemuifont"; mso-bidi-font-family: AppleSystemUIFont;">Taylor
Swift - </span><span style="font-family: "applesystemuifont"; font-size: 12pt;">Reputation</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "applesystemuifont"; mso-bidi-font-family: AppleSystemUIFont;">#6 Radiohead - </span><span style="font-family: "applesystemuifont"; font-size: 12pt;">OK
Computer</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "applesystemuifont"; mso-bidi-font-family: AppleSystemUIFont;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">#</span>7 Bob Dylan - </span><span style="font-family: "applesystemuifont"; font-size: 12pt;">Blood
on the Tracks</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "applesystemuifont"; mso-bidi-font-family: AppleSystemUIFont;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">#</span>16 Led Zeppelin - </span><span style="font-family: "applesystemuifont"; font-size: 12pt;">IV</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "applesystemuifont"; mso-bidi-font-family: AppleSystemUIFont;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">#</span>9 The Beatles - </span><span style="font-family: "applesystemuifont"; font-size: 12pt;">White
Album</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "applesystemuifont"; mso-bidi-font-family: AppleSystemUIFont;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">#</span>24 The Beatles - </span><span style="font-family: "applesystemuifont"; font-size: 12pt;">Rubber
Soul</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "applesystemuifont"; mso-bidi-font-family: AppleSystemUIFont;">The
Beatles - </span><span style="font-family: "applesystemuifont"; font-size: 12pt;">Please
please Me</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "applesystemuifont"; mso-bidi-font-family: AppleSystemUIFont;">Weather
report - </span><span style="font-family: "applesystemuifont"; font-size: 12pt;">Heavy
Weather</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "applesystemuifont"; mso-bidi-font-family: AppleSystemUIFont;">Everything
everything - </span><span style="font-family: "applesystemuifont"; font-size: 12pt;">Get
to heaven</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "applesystemuifont"; mso-bidi-font-family: AppleSystemUIFont;">Queen:</span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: "applesystemuifont"; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: 0in;">Queen</span></li>
<li>Queen 2</li>
<li>Sheer heart attack</li>
<li>#70 - Night at the opera</li>
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<span style="font-family: "applesystemuifont"; mso-bidi-font-family: AppleSystemUIFont;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">#</span>10 U2 - </span><span style="font-family: "applesystemuifont"; font-size: 12pt;">The
Joshua Tree</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "applesystemuifont"; mso-bidi-font-family: AppleSystemUIFont;">Bruce
Springsteen:</span></div>
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<ul style="text-align: left;">
<li><span style="font-family: "applesystemuifont"; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: 0in;">#21 - Born to Run</span></li>
<li>Darkness on the edge of town</li>
</ul>
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<span style="font-family: "applesystemuifont"; mso-bidi-font-family: AppleSystemUIFont;">The
shins - Port of Morrow<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "applesystemuifont"; mso-bidi-font-family: AppleSystemUIFont;">The Band Perry - Coordinates <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "applesystemuifont"; mso-bidi-font-family: AppleSystemUIFont;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">#</span>8 David Bowie - </span><span style="font-family: "applesystemuifont"; font-size: 12pt;">The
Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "applesystemuifont"; mso-bidi-font-family: AppleSystemUIFont;">Dessa:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: "applesystemuifont"; mso-bidi-font-family: AppleSystemUIFont;">Chime</span></li>
<li>Parts of Speech</li>
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<span style="font-family: "applesystemuifont"; mso-bidi-font-family: AppleSystemUIFont;">Foals
- Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost Pt. 1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "applesystemuifont"; mso-bidi-font-family: AppleSystemUIFont;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">#</span>17 Michael Jackson - </span><span style="font-family: "applesystemuifont"; font-size: 12pt;">Thriller</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "applesystemuifont"; mso-bidi-font-family: AppleSystemUIFont;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">#</span>18 The Beatles - </span><span style="font-family: "applesystemuifont"; font-size: 12pt;">Sgt.
Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "applesystemuifont"; mso-bidi-font-family: AppleSystemUIFont;">Level
42 - </span><span style="font-family: "applesystemuifont"; font-size: 12pt;">The
Early Tapes</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "applesystemuifont"; mso-bidi-font-family: AppleSystemUIFont;">Alter
Bridge</span></div>
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<ul style="text-align: left;">
<li><span style="font-family: "applesystemuifont"; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: 0in;">One Day Remains</span></li>
<li>Blackbird</li>
<li>AB III</li>
<li>Fortress</li>
<li>The Last Hero</li>
<li>Walk the Sky</li>
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<span style="font-family: "applesystemuifont"; mso-bidi-font-family: AppleSystemUIFont;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">#</span>20 The Replacements - </span><span style="font-family: "applesystemuifont"; font-size: 12pt;">Let
It Be</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "applesystemuifont"; mso-bidi-font-family: AppleSystemUIFont;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">#</span>44 Jimi Hendrix - </span><span style="font-family: "applesystemuifont"; font-size: 12pt;">Are
You Experienced</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "applesystemuifont"; mso-bidi-font-family: AppleSystemUIFont;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">#</span>11 Miles Davis - </span><span style="font-family: "applesystemuifont"; font-size: 12pt;">Kind
of Blue</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "applesystemuifont"; mso-bidi-font-family: AppleSystemUIFont;">Phil
Collins - Remix<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "applesystemuifont"; mso-bidi-font-family: AppleSystemUIFont;">Bryan
Adams</span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: "applesystemuifont"; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: 0in;">Reckless</span></li>
<li>Bare Bones</li>
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<span style="font-family: "applesystemuifont"; mso-bidi-font-family: AppleSystemUIFont;">Hayley Kiyoko - Expectations<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "applesystemuifont"; mso-bidi-font-family: AppleSystemUIFont;">#22
Wilco - </span><span style="font-family: "applesystemuifont"; font-size: 12pt;">Yankee
Hotel Foxtrot</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "applesystemuifont"; mso-bidi-font-family: AppleSystemUIFont;">Rush:</span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: "applesystemuifont"; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: 0in;">Rush</span></li>
<li>Fly by Night</li>
<li>Caress of Steel</li>
<li>2112</li>
<li>A Farewell to Kings</li>
<li>Hemispheres</li>
<li>Permanent Waves</li>
<li>Moving Pictures</li>
<li>Signals</li>
<li>Grace Under Pressure</li>
<li>Power Windows</li>
<li>Hold Your Fire</li>
</ul>
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<span style="font-family: "applesystemuifont"; mso-bidi-font-family: AppleSystemUIFont;">Prince:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<ul style="text-align: left;">
<li><span style="font-family: "applesystemuifont"; mso-bidi-font-family: AppleSystemUIFont;">Graffiti Bridge</span></li>
<li>Diamonds and Pearls</li>
<li>Love Symbol Album</li>
<li>Come</li>
<li>N.E.W.S.</li>
<li>The Vault</li>
<li>Originals</li>
<li>One Night Alone…Live</li>
<li>Live in Madrid 1990</li>
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<span style="font-family: "applesystemuifont"; mso-bidi-font-family: AppleSystemUIFont;">#19
Pearl Jam - </span><span style="font-family: "applesystemuifont"; font-size: 12pt;">Ten</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "applesystemuifont"; mso-bidi-font-family: AppleSystemUIFont;">Heart - </span><span style="font-family: "applesystemuifont"; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: 0in;">Little Queen</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "applesystemuifont"; mso-bidi-font-family: AppleSystemUIFont;">Taylor
Swift - L</span><span style="font-family: "applesystemuifont"; font-size: 12pt; text-indent: 0in;">over</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "applesystemuifont"; mso-bidi-font-family: AppleSystemUIFont;">Billie
Eilish - </span><span style="font-family: "applesystemuifont"; font-size: 12pt;">When
we all fall asleep</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "applesystemuifont"; mso-bidi-font-family: AppleSystemUIFont;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">#</span>23 Bob Dylan - </span><span style="font-family: "applesystemuifont"; font-size: 12pt;">Highway
61 Revisited</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "applesystemuifont"; mso-bidi-font-family: AppleSystemUIFont;">Aerosmith,
'Toys in the Attic'<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "applesystemuifont"; mso-bidi-font-family: AppleSystemUIFont;">Issues
- Beautiful Oblivion (find forever)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "applesystemuifont"; mso-bidi-font-family: AppleSystemUIFont;">Let
it be - </span><span style="font-family: "applesystemuifont"; font-size: 12pt;">Beatles</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "applesystemuifont"; mso-bidi-font-family: AppleSystemUIFont;">#31 Johnny Cash - </span><span style="font-family: "applesystemuifont"; font-size: 12pt;">At
Folsom Prison</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "applesystemuifont"; mso-bidi-font-family: AppleSystemUIFont;">Meat
Loaf, 'Bat Out of Hell'<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "applesystemuifont"; mso-bidi-font-family: AppleSystemUIFont;">Def
Leppard, 'Hysteria<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "applesystemuifont"; mso-bidi-font-family: AppleSystemUIFont;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">#</span>28 Pixies - #</span><span style="font-family: "applesystemuifont"; font-size: 12pt;">Doolittle</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "applesystemuifont"; mso-bidi-font-family: AppleSystemUIFont;">Allman
Brothers Band, 'At Fillmore East'<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "applesystemuifont"; mso-bidi-font-family: AppleSystemUIFont;">25
Paul Simon - </span><span style="font-family: "applesystemuifont"; font-size: 12pt;">Graceland</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "applesystemuifont"; mso-bidi-font-family: AppleSystemUIFont;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">#</span>26 Weezer - </span><span style="font-family: "applesystemuifont"; font-size: 12pt;">Blue
Album</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "applesystemuifont"; mso-bidi-font-family: AppleSystemUIFont;">#27
Pink Floyd - </span><span style="font-family: "applesystemuifont"; font-size: 12pt;">The
Wall</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "applesystemuifont"; mso-bidi-font-family: AppleSystemUIFont;">Lacey
Sturm<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>- Reflect Love Back <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "applesystemuifont"; mso-bidi-font-family: AppleSystemUIFont;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">#</span>30 Guns N Roses - </span><span style="font-family: "applesystemuifont"; font-size: 12pt;">Appetite
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<span style="font-family: "applesystemuifont"; mso-bidi-font-family: AppleSystemUIFont;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">#</span>60 Amy Winehouse - </span><span style="font-family: "applesystemuifont"; font-size: 12pt;">Back
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<span style="font-family: "applesystemuifont"; mso-bidi-font-family: AppleSystemUIFont;">Nicole
Nordeman - </span><span style="font-family: "applesystemuifont"; font-size: 12pt;">Fragile</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "applesystemuifont"; mso-bidi-font-family: AppleSystemUIFont;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">#</span>33 The Replacements - </span><span style="font-family: "applesystemuifont"; font-size: 12pt;">Tim</span></div>
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Urgency.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Love.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Exploration.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Adventure.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Regret.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Yearning.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<br /></div>
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"Don't Look Back" i<span style="font-size: 12pt;">s an important song for me. </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Yet, for years I assumed
it was lost, and while I thought I had something spectacular, I had never
captured a recording of it, so the only thing left was fragments of muscle
memory playing bits and pieces of the simple riff you hear at the beginning.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b>Take a listen:</b></span></div>
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<o:p></o:p></div>
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<iframe seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=3416806195/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/track=835853826/transparent=true/" style="border: 0; height: 120px; width: 100%;"><a href="http://greghint.bandcamp.com/album/unfiltered">#Unfiltered by Greg Hintermeister</a></iframe>
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<br />
In a way, losing my grasp on this song was an allegory of me
losing my grasp on my dreams of composing music for a living. Sure I've composed dozens of songs and soundtracks over the years, had some success and am <a href="https://greghint.bandcamp.com/" target="_blank">quite proud of what I created</a>, but lets be clear:<o:p></o:p></div>
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<br /></div>
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Choosing a career in tech was not the dream.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<br /></div>
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Then, last year in 2018, I became nostalgic and wanted to
"re master" a number of earlier songs I wrote and recorded between
1986 and 1991. At that time, these were the songs that were certainly going to
launch my music career:<br />
<br />
<iframe seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=2814497364/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/transparent=true/" style="border: 0; height: 120px; width: 100%;"><a href="http://greghint.bandcamp.com/album/gregory-richards-the-lost-recordings">Gregory Richards - The Lost Recordings by Greg Hintermeister</a></iframe>
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<br /></div>
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I had been in high school bands, and played
off-and-on during college. But after my 3rd year of school I toured for a year
with Up With People, learned a ton, got a whole lot better, and when I came
home, I was ON FIRE to make it in music (if not as a touring musician, as a
songwriter).<o:p></o:p></div>
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<br /></div>
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I had written a bunch of new songs and sent them out to
record companies. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<br /></div>
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Most never responded. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<br /></div>
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Some did, and one in particular gave me a great critique in
the middle of the "no thanks" letter. Soon after I was offered a tech
job, and now I'm 28 years into that career.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<br /></div>
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But this song. This song was special to me, and captured the energy I was looking for. <span style="font-size: 12pt;">And while it was lost for years, now it's found. </span><br />
<br />
I found it at the end of my old 4-track
masters. Never labeled, never properly archived. It was like discovering a
long-lost precious gem. This song is important to me because it captures what I
was looking forward to, my urgency to get into music, the love of adventure…<o:p></o:p></div>
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<br /></div>
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…and it very nearly was never to be heard.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<br /></div>
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I composed the verse and chorus in 1987, I didn't remember
recording any of it. It wasn't until my recent "re mastering" work
did I discover the completely recorded version from 1991, except the vocals.
What I completely forgot was not only did I record the MIDI tracks in 1987
before I graduated high school, but that when I returned from Up with People in 1991, I
composed the rest of the song (the bridge and ending), and finally recorded
the instrumentation (including guitar) onto my 4-Track cassette recorder. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<br /></div>
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Then, in 1992, I started my job, and forgot about it.
Actually, that's not true. A couple times a year I would play the riff, think
about my decision of tech vs. music, and move on.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<br /></div>
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Well, now with updated technology, I was able to remaster
the 4-track recording and put it into Logic Pro, and finally finish the song.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<br /></div>
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However, I couldn't find the lyrics. I can still picture a
torn-away page from a spiral notebook with lyrics to this song, but no memory
of the verses…just fragments of the chorus. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<br /></div>
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But as I said, this is an important song for me, and it was
important to complete this song and release it. I started singing /
humming to the song, and every time through, a bit of memory was uncovered,
reconstructing the choruses (and eventually the pre-choruses).<o:p></o:p></div>
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<br /></div>
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I could never remember the verse lyrics, nor the melody, so
I just re-wrote them.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<br /></div>
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In the end, this is a multi-decade layered song. Here's what
you hear:<o:p></o:p></div>
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1987: Composed verses and chorus<o:p></o:p></div>
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1987: Recorded the drums, base, synth, and piano onto my
MIDI sequencer<o:p></o:p></div>
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1991: Composed the full song (ending, b-section, …)<o:p></o:p></div>
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1991: Recorded the full instrumentation (including guitars)
onto 4-track cassette recorder<o:p></o:p></div>
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….<o:p></o:p></div>
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2019: Remastered instruments, wrote new lyrics for verses,
recorded vocals, published<o:p></o:p></div>
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<br /></div>
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~~~~~~~<o:p></o:p></div>
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<br /></div>
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Now that I listen to it, I love it. The song captures the
urgency I felt, and to this day constantly feel, to keep moving, to experience
new things, and how much I want the love of my life by my side for the entire
ride.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<br /></div>
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I hope you enjoy it.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
Greg. November 29, 2019.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<br /></div>
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P.S. The love of my life from the song in 1987? It's the
same love of my life that's been by my side every day since, and continues to
ride by my side, her hand wrapped in mine, as we chase our dreams.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Love you, Lady.<o:p></o:p><br />
<br />
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~~~~~~ Lyrics ~~~~</div>
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GregHinthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05263391877768948720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1790186246330478785.post-79757940918904150712018-12-29T13:58:00.001-06:002018-12-29T13:58:46.002-06:00We'll Take It From Here<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<br />
For nearly 18 years my wife and I have raised twin girls (two of our four kids...with boys on either side). Most of that journey has been us trying to make the best decisions we could for them so that they would thrive and become competent, productive, and kind adults.<br />
<br />
While I can't pinpoint the date, at some point in the past year it changed from guiding and making decisions to watching and giving advice.<br />
<br />
...from "What should we do?" to "We'll take it from here"<br />
<br />
...and that's a wonderful feeling.<br />
<br />
This photo of them during our Christmas getaway at my brother's cabin, to me, reflects that reality. They are in front, forging their own path, independent, yet close enough to each other for support.<br />
<br />
One is certain and sure and is headed straight to her target.<br />
<br />
The other is exploring which path to take....which will be most fulfilling and satisfying.<br />
<br />
I love that.<br />
<br />
Of course we will give observations, facts, multiple points of view, but in the end, this is their journey...one they have already accepted and "own".<br />
<br />
I love them to pieces, and I can't wait to see which path each decides to embark on...and I won't have to wait long...they decide in just a few months!<br />
<br />
Whatever they decide, they know we will support them and cheer them on...but they also know it's not going to be perfect. There will be pain, troubles, fear, doubt, and sadness. But then, that's true about everything in life. Those moments of hardship help them learn, improve, and make their eventual triumphs even that much more rewarding (I should remember that myself)<br />
<br />
...and while they are finding their own path, in a way they'll be out there together...I'm so grateful they have each other to lean on while they are out there in the wild.<br />
<br />
Here's to 2019...a year of amazing changes and adventures for us all.<br />
<br /></div>
GregHinthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05263391877768948720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1790186246330478785.post-67372172793173928402018-04-21T12:57:00.000-05:002018-04-21T12:57:23.030-05:00A Coach, An Athlete, And The Temporary Team<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<i>My daughter just killed it at her Regionals gymnastics meet.
This was the best-of-the-best across region 4 for XCEL gymnastics division,
Diamond level (7 states including Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, North Dakota,
South Dakota, Missouri, Nebraska).<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<i>She won 4th all-around, with a super awesome 1st on Floor
with a 9.7, 2nd on beam with a 9.45, and a 4th on bars with a 9.025.<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<i>But that's not all that impressed me that day…</i><o:p></o:p></div>
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~~~~~~~~<o:p></o:p></div>
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It started with a coach. <o:p></o:p></div>
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A coach my daughter had never met.<o:p></o:p></div>
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…and a team that, at least for a single meet, included my
daughter as one of their own.<o:p></o:p></div>
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My daughter qualified for regionals, and ended up being the
only athlete from her team to compete. She was placed with Twin City Twisters
team for the rotation.<o:p></o:p></div>
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When they arrived at their first event, Vault, I watched in
amazement as the TCT coach asked my daughter her name, then called his athletes
over, introduced my daughter to them, and while I couldn't hear everything, I
heard fragments that helped my daughter feel included, "in the know"
for what to expect, and he even gave a rundown of the team's personality.</div>
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<o:p></o:p></div>
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Then it was her turn to compete:<o:p></o:p></div>
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To my amazement, as she started, I heard a full barrage of, "Come on,
Julia!", "You Got it, Julia!", and when she stuck her
landing?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>"Way to go, Julia!"<o:p></o:p></div>
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I was stunned. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Humbled.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Proud...o<span style="font-size: 12pt;">f my daughter, her temporary team, and a coach that instilled a "we're in this journey together" quality into that team. Now, at that moment, I didn't know how this coach was in teaching gymnastics skills and performance, but I could tell through the behavior of these other young ladies on this team that he was an outstanding coach.</span></div>
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With all I see and experience with 'loners', 'competitors
who focus on themselves', 'win with whatever it takes' in the world, instead I
heard…<o:p></o:p></div>
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…team bonding - towards someone not on their team<o:p></o:p></div>
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… a coach who led by example, led by befriending a lone
athlete and led by encouraging his team to do the same.<o:p></o:p></div>
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…and a lone athlete who, in turn, cheered on this team … as
a temporary member<o:p></o:p></div>
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As a result?<o:p></o:p></div>
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She had a cheering section she started her beam:</div>
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...with more claps and cheers as she stuck her leaps and spins...<br />
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When she was done?</div>
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The lone athlete had a team to celebrate with after her 2nd place 9.45 beam score.</div>
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And for her last event, Floor, with her temporary team, she
was encouraged, cheered on, and she started what would be her best score ever…</div>
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...with a team watching and cheering...</div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: left;"><i>(it's not lost on me that this particular team member had to care enough to watch my daughters performance, know her name, scan the score board, and once the score appeared, walk towards my daughter to help her celebrate...even though this team member still had her performance to prepare for)</i></span></div>
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In the end, my daughter had an outstanding experience at 2018 regionals, got a lot of well-deserved awards (including 1st on FLOOR!), and some great moments of team bonding with a temporary team coached by an outstanding coach.<br />
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GregHinthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05263391877768948720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1790186246330478785.post-75342405770395113462018-04-08T11:48:00.000-05:002018-04-08T11:55:24.766-05:00Raw to Polished - "Just Beneath The Surface" - Song Insight<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; text-align: left;">"Regardless of the ambition, joy, kindness, or wisdom a man projects, it's what lies j</span><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; text-align: left;">ust beneath the surface that reveals his true nature"</span></span></div>
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<i>I have several "<a href="http://www.justarobot.com/p/song-insights.html" target="_blank">Song Insights</a>" blogs for songs I've written...kind of a "what's the backstory". For the next few songs, I captured the very first spark of the idea, record it into my phone, and once once the final recording is done...I provide you with a "Here's the raw idea I started with and here's how it ended up"</i><br />
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Song: <i>"Just Beneath The Surface"</i><br />
Composer: <i>Greg Hintermeister, ©2018</i><br />
Arranged: <i>Greg Hintermeister</i><br />
Performed by: <i>Greg Hintermeister</i><br />
Recorded: <i>2018 in <a href="http://hintoflight.com/">Hint of Light Studios</a></i><br />
Emotions: <i>Anticipation, Ambition, Hope....with an undercurrent of sad, even disturbing threads</i><br />
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<b>Finished Recording</b><br />
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<b>Insight</b><br />
It all started 9 or 10 years ago with some "piano time" with my then-young daughters (they're 17 now). I came up with this piano riff, and thought it was interesting enough to capture it on my phone.<br />
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Recently I traveled quite a bit and the car rental had Sirius so I dialed in "Chill Electronica", and was reminded how much I love this kind of music.<br />
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I wanted to get back into a regular pattern of composing and recording, so I took this chance to explore what my studio could do for electronic music. Specifically, I wanted to see how what Logic Pro, on my iMac, could do.<br />
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I was quite pleased! Not only could I take advantage of the loops, I could still customize and compose exactly what I wanted with the various sounds available to me (including a killer analog synth sound that makes an appearance at 1:38).<br />
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Then, with the help of my youngest, who loved the idea of going from minor to major, I got a decent middle section.<br />
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At minute marker 2:35 I was recording the beginning of the C Major piano section, and my brain slipped and I played a diminished Ab chord instead of a G chord. I loved the sound so I recorded it proper, and then added a second moment of it at 3:40.<br />
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This was originally called, "Rain Storm", since it seemed the raw idea mimicked a storm and would work well with electronica style. The captured "mistake" made me rethink what to call the song since those diminished chords complicated the simple "Minor to Major back to Minor Rain Storm" theme I was originally shooting for.<br />
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Well, the day I declared this song "Finished", I unfortunately, and surprisingly, unleashed my true nature towards a loved one...said very hurtful things in a very uncontrolled manner.<br />
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It instantly undid months (years?) of togetherness, kindness, bonding, and all the "I'm here for you" comments that now seem quite non-genuine. This will take a very, very long time to repair.<br />
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Now, listening to this song again, the jumping from minor to major and back again, along with the disturbing undercurrent captured by the Ab diminished, actually reflects my greatly flawed heart, hence the title and the quote.<br />
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Instant regret.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I could have said any of the following:<o:p></o:p></div>
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"You did great!"<o:p></o:p></div>
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"I believe in you…"<o:p></o:p></div>
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"How do you think you did?"<o:p></o:p></div>
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Or even…<o:p></o:p></div>
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<br /></div>
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"You did great…if you want to try again just prepare,
practice, and you'll rock it!"<o:p></o:p></div>
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Or just…<o:p></o:p></div>
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"I love you…I'm here to help you succeed".<o:p></o:p></div>
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But nope. I blurted out "You're better than that".<o:p></o:p></div>
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<br /></div>
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I could see it stung instantly. I quickly said, "Sorry,
that was a bad thing to say". Without hesitation, she
responded…."Yes, it was".<o:p></o:p></div>
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It more than stung, it wounded her. In an instant, 6 months
(or 17 years) of encouragement, support, guidance, and advice cut down by 4
words.<o:p></o:p></div>
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It was in the middle of a room waiting for a college
tour…she had commented on her ACT score…which was already above what most get, and the paper she was showing me listed a
range…she just finished saying that even with her off-the-charts GPA she thought about taking the ACT test again, and for some
reason, my inner Neanderthal said…<o:p></o:p></div>
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"I agree. You're Better Than That".<o:p></o:p></div>
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It's been a few days, and I think we're OK, but I can't stop
thinking about it.<o:p></o:p></div>
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My thoughts?</div>
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<ul style="text-align: left;">
<li>She IS
better than that…she is not just a score on some standardized test.</li>
<li>She has proven herself over and over that she has grit to get great results.</li>
<li>Her
personality, attitude, what she's overcome shows me she is definitely better
than a stupid remark suggesting her identity is labeled with a single score</li>
<li>I am
better than that. I KNOW how to support and respect and encourage and challenge
my kids, and I know this phrase is only hurtful. I should say this phrase as a
reprimand for myself</li>
<li>Oh, and my multi-year sadness of finding purpose and value
in my life in vain should tell me that test results, scores, and all the other
"people pleasing" I thrive on is NOT the key to a joy-filled life.</li>
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<o:p></o:p></div>
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So what do I do?<o:p></o:p></div>
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Think before I speak…learn from my failures…<o:p></o:p></div>
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And possibly turn the phrase into a mission statement my
Ladies can grow from…<o:p></o:p></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: small;">"You are better than that...that single measurement…in fact, no matter how you are
measured…for school, work, society, friends, lovers…you are better than any small measurement. You are so much more. You are a gift…a unique creation…and
while school and work need to create measurements that are common across all
that want to participate, you need to realize your uniqueness is special and can't be measured. No
one will have the same journey as you…the same observations…the same successes,
failures…and no one will experience this world in the same way as you. Embrace this, explore your uniqueness, learn
what interests you, challenge yourself…create something new every day. Wake up
each morning with a passion to improve yourself in some small way each day…
Make the phrase, "I'm Better Than This" a war cry … that in the next
18 hours, you will improve yourself… Make this a self-fulfilling prophecy: You
will be a better version of you at 10pm than you were at 6am...on December 31st than you were on January 1st...at age 58 than you were at 48"</span></i><o:p></o:p></div>
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In the end, I hope she knows I love hear dearly, I would do
anything for her, and that I am greatly flawed. I asked for forgiveness, and
she gave me forgiveness. Maybe with the mission statement above I can also give
her a perspective she can use for years to come.<o:p></o:p></div>
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GregHinthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05263391877768948720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1790186246330478785.post-43992075062313744692017-11-25T16:22:00.001-06:002017-11-25T16:22:25.190-06:00Circle of Life Moments<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I wish I had a video of it...but it's etched in my mind. My whole family experienced it so at least I have a few people I can share the memory with.<br />
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A small woodpecker was peacefully eating at the bird feeder, flew off, and SMACK! ...it slammed into the picture window (making us all jump). Stunned, it seemed to float in mid-air for a few milliseconds. JUST THEN, a hawk...a big, beautiful, deadly hawk, swooped in and picked it off in mid-float!<br />
<br />
...all of this happening in just a few seconds moments after we had just finished Thanksgiving dinner!<br />
<br />
We have hawks all around our land, but we've not seen one near the bird feeder (or as we now call it...the Hawk Buffet), until 30 minutes earlier. It must have flown in, seen the opportunity, and perched in nearby trees just waiting for his moment. Now, I'm not sure a Hawk has a degree in physics, but it certainly seemed to be thinking, "Aha, there's my entree fattening itself now at the bird feeder...it's a speedy little thing but if I can just move my wing enough to startle it into flying SSW at 92 degress, it will fly straight into that window...at which time I will have 0.348 seconds to swoop in while it floats startled at the impact"<br />
<br />
...and that's exactly what happened. A classic "Circle of Life" moment. Right in front of us...no visual memory, but something we'll remember for years.<br />
<br />
But that was not the only Circle of Life moment that day.<br />
<br />
90 minutes earlier, our cat brought a soon-to-be-cat-food mole to our back door...and proceeded to join us in Thanksgiving meal ... where we could audibly hear the cat consume the mole...starting with the brain...leaving only the stomach and liver. I didn't take a video of that either. But we'll remember it for some time.<br />
<br />
...but I do have a photo that captures glimpses of other Circle of Life moments from Thanksgiving that I'll remember for some time:<br />
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...like seeing our nearly-grownup kids interacting, having fun, playing games, and talking about their experiences in this soon-to-be-their-world-to-conquer.<br />
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...like seeing my oldest and his girlfriend help make Thanksgiving great by bringing food, fun, conversation, and sharing their journey through what committed relationship requires.<br />
<br />
...like seeing Grandpa seeming to find peace in his surrounding family...even as his memories fade, conversations shorten, and independence shrinks.<br />
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...like seeing gaps where loved ones not with us any longer used to be...knowing some day that'll be me.<br />
<br />
...like seeing a smaller gathering with immediate family only. I'll always cherish our past Thanksgivings with extended family, but maybe those days are gone? It seems the mantle has been passed to me to keep this family engaged.<br />
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...like seeing my wife, who has been by my side as we journey through this life, some times happy, some times sad, many times (especially lately) struggling to find peace...struggling to find each other...yet always finding moments to connect.<br />
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...<br />
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So many Circle of Life moments...I wish I had a video of them all...but they're etched in my mind. My whole family experienced them so at least I have a few people I can share these memories with.<br />
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GregHinthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05263391877768948720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1790186246330478785.post-18352433637989521522017-11-05T16:27:00.001-06:002017-11-05T16:38:12.515-06:00Song Insight: Forevermore<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
This song, "Forevermore", best represents my artistic journey in my early 20's...<br />
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Take a listen...<br />
<br />
<iframe seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=2814497364/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/track=2657482153/transparent=true/" style="border: 0; height: 120px; width: 100%;"><a href="http://greghint.bandcamp.com/album/gregory-richards-the-lost-recordings">Gregory Richards - The Lost Recordings by Greg Hintermeister</a></iframe>
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As I mentioned in a past Facebook post, "Back in 1991, this was the "Anthem" song that closed out my arena shows and had everyone singing on the drive home...at least in some alternate universe...".<br />
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I wrote this during my year in traveling with Up With People...in October '90 in the middle of Northern Italy. I remember the inspiration quite clearly: I was feeling blue that day (sounds like a life theme), and I walked into a church. I was the only one there, and it was quite dark, somber, and reflective. As I was soaking it all in, all a beam of light suddenly appeared and lit up the cross. I was deeply moved. Later that day I wrote this song.<br />
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For full context, I seemed to have always been a believer, and "grew up in the church". That resulted in a very protected environment...which made my faith shallow.<br />
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No that's not right...<br />
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...made my faith simplistic.<br />
<br />
I was passionate about my faith, and my year in Up With People, at least in my journal, was filled with my impressions, thoughts, as if I was giving Jesus a daily account of my adventures. (For some reason when I read that journal now, I cringe a bit...because of that simplistic view? because it distracted me from other observations?).<br />
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But, on that day, in that Church, the beam of light deepened my simplistic faith...it suddenly appeared tangible...something I could taste and see...something real. (Now, I also know I can explain it away today as, "well did you pay attention to the weather? Seems like it was overcast, and there was a small break in the clouds that allowed the sun to peek through the stained-glass windows, which, by human-designed architecture, pointed all incoming light to the front of the church...where the cross was.)<br />
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Even so, it affected me enough to write these lyrics, which I think are pretty good...and write the melody over an interesting chord progression. I actually remember the first moment I wrote the piano chords for the verse (the first thing I wrote)...in how I wanted it to sound a bit dissonant that then resolved into something epic. Later, when I recorded the version above in the Fall of '91, I also added orchestration so you'll hear strings, french horn, and the final solo is doubled to add depth and power to it.<br />
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It's now been 27 years and after rediscovering these master recordings, it was so delightful to remaster this....<br />
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...and even now when I listen to it I think back to that day and get emotional.<br />
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~~~~~<br />
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Oh, and if you are curious about my earlier Facebook post, I did truly think I was destined to "make it in music" (more evidence of my simplistic youth)...maybe that's why my life's theme seems to have a sad/blue undercurrent.<br />
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GregHinthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05263391877768948720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1790186246330478785.post-28048639972737589442017-10-29T10:54:00.000-05:002017-10-29T10:54:26.501-05:00Building a Strong Foundation<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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My wife crafted this on our Cape Cod vacation. To her, it was
a quick way to represent our whole family…me, her, our 20-year-old, two 16-year-olds, 14-year-old, the dog, and even the cat on top.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I took this photo because I loved what she created, and, since it was such a beautiful location, I wanted to remind us what Marconi
Beach looked like nearing sunset.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Now when I look at it, all kinds of thoughts swirl around in
my head…here are some…<o:p></o:p></div>
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<li>That's me
on the bottom. The foundation. I think that reflects reality of our family, but
I don't feel very foundational. </li>
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<li>I don't think we had any idea what were were building when we started out...just me and Her facing the world</li>
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<ul style="text-align: left;">
<li>What a
life we've built. What an amazing, beautiful, wind-blown, facing-the-sun-and-feeling-the-warmth-on-your-face satisfying life.</li>
</ul>
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<li>There are way too many days that I don't see our life this way...I spend too much time face down in the wet sand...trying to keep the waves from knocking our family off balance...never really taking a chance to enjoy what we have.</li>
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<li>We're not
always comfortable with each other…I mean…look at all the sand in those tight
places!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Yet, we all depend on each
other. (even me…I may be on the bottom but need them to keep our family tall
and strong)</li>
</ul>
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<li>This is a
lot of responsibility.</li>
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<li>On a good
day it makes me so proud and I want to show off this family to the world (like
the photo represents).</li>
</ul>
<br /><ul style="text-align: left;">
<li>On a bad
day I feel so much pressure…trapped…unable to be "free" without
disrupting…and potentially toppling...this family. I think of our financial waves
that wash in and out…it's up to me to keep it flowing until the kids have
flown…and that severely limits any changes I can make to find "happiness"...whatever that means. </li>
</ul>
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<li>I can't really control whether this family, or any one member, becomes unbalanced or falls away...After all, we are on a beach...where storms and waves can completely alter our landscape (the Cape Cod outer beach, the location of this photo, is notorious for changing/eroding/building all the time)</li>
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<li>Everything is temporary. I'm certain some high tide, remote storm, or direct gale wiped out any evidence of this stone tower my wife made. My only hope is what I've done to support this family lasts longer than I do.</li>
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One more...</div>
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Maybe this photo represents how God sees me and our family...from a wider aperture than what I can at the bottom of the pile. He can see the waves, the dunes, what's to come, what would be best for our little family tower...</div>
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<br /></div>
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...and I need to rely on His perspective far more than I do now...</div>
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...I need to listen</div>
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...relax</div>
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...and most of all, I need to enjoy these moments. They'll wash away far too soon.</div>
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GregHinthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05263391877768948720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1790186246330478785.post-70765800843817245102017-08-26T11:50:00.000-05:002017-08-27T16:28:46.165-05:00The Lost Recordings of Music Legend Gregory Richards<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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In an alternate universe, I became a music legend. <o:p></o:p></div>
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All I wanted from the time I started playing guitar and
piano at 16 years old (waaay back in 1985) was to "make it in music". I wrote as many
songs as I could. Eventually, I crafted what I thought were pretty great songs,
and sent them to record companies. After the rejection letters poured in, and
college and job offers trickled in, this reality led me to where I am now...<br />
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...but I always wondered what happened to Gregory Richards
(that was going to be my stage name...to keep some anonymity between my real
life and my Rock Star life).<br />
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Then three months ago I found my old 4-track cassette
masters, restored them with Logic on my Mac, and decided to release the songs
as a glimpse into what could have been...the first songs recorded by music
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Here are the first batch of songs...<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">The Journey</span></b><br />
The text above is what I put on the album liner notes...<br />
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...and it's all true.<br />
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I had full confidence I would have a career in music...I thought for sure composing, but maybe if I got lucky, performing my own songs. I would spend a little time practicing for my piano lessons, but then spend hours just playing. In fact I still can't read music as well as I'd like because at the time it "slowed me down". Once I took up guitar 6 months later (from an amazing guitarist Reynold Philipsek), couldn't stop playing and composing. In high school I took 2 years of "Electronic Music" class (kind of an honors-independent study class) and that got me hooked on recording.<br />
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I bought my gear (4-track, drum machines, keyboards...all of which are collectors items now!) and started off (even having my then-girlfriend, now wife sing some tracks). After a while I joined a christian rock band but at the same time send "demo tapes" off to record companies. I still have some of the rejection letters, and some photos of me gigging (solo with a bunch of that original MIDI gear backing me up as the band) at a few locations in the Minneapolis area.<br />
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Turns out I was pretty naive. The topic of most of my songs were about faith and Jesus (not wildly popular) and as a result never even considered entering the mainstream music scene...which would have been essential to connect with those that could possibly make a career possible.<br />
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Eventually I accepted my technology path...but even now at 48 not a week goes by where I don't think "What if". In fact, when I was asked by a senior in high school what he should do after he graduated (computers or music), I flat out told him I may not be the best to ask...because I chose computers...the safe, monetarily stable, predictable route...and some days I am filled with so much loss and regret I can barely walk into work.<br />
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That said, I have found outlets to play, including our church (yep, still songs about faith and Jesus), and even have composed some songs used in the services. I've found occasions to play around town, and even last week my wife suggested I just start showing up to Open Mic nights...to share what songs I have now.<br />
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I do have 2 albums on iTunes/Amazon/Spotify, and I've made a whopping $45 from the 5 years of streaming...and recently added more on Band Camp (including soundtracks to live theatre that was super fun to compose). You'll find the whole collection here:<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Re-Mastering</b></span><br />
Anyway, it's been quite a journey to uncover what I recorded. I recovered about 30 songs that, while I've always had copies on cassettes, I never shared them since they sounded bad sonically. The versions I had were 3rd and 4th generation cassette copies that warbled, and really were not pleasing to listen to.<br />
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Now that I re-mastered them using, at least to me, the latest technology, I can hear parts I forgot about, I can make the tracks pop out, and I can make the songs sound like they're in stereo! I only had 4 tracks, but I would "ping-pong" the tracks and ended up with a mono music track with 5-15 instruments, then 3 tracks for vocals (or a lead guitar).<br />
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What you're hearing is the original mixes (since all music tracks were mono), and a remixed vocal, and then "mastering tools" applied.<br />
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I plan to publish more, but these first 10 are the ones I really thought were going to make it big. I have no illusions now, but I still love these songs so now I'll be sharing them every so often...<br />
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...if anything to give you a glimpse into an alternate universe where Gregory Richards was a music legend.<br />
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GregHinthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05263391877768948720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1790186246330478785.post-27160427419169619872017-07-16T12:36:00.002-05:002017-07-16T12:36:40.763-05:00Camp Nathanael - Why I Love This Place<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
A few weeks ago I brought my youngest to Camp Nathanael for a 1/2 week "Father-Son" camp.<br />
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Camp Nathanael means quite a lot to me because I was a camper for three years (1981-1983), a counselor (called "non-com") for two years (1984-85), and it truly set my moral compass in my youth that guides me yet today. This was my third father-son camp (I brought my oldest there twice about 10 years ago), and these weeks bring back so many memories of when I was there back in the 80's...<br />
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...but this blog isn't about those memories (I'll save those for another day)<br />
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I'd like to reflect on what I saw...<br />
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...that make Camp Nathanael so unique, effective, and essential in preparing boys to become Christ-centered leaders in our world.<br />
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<b>The Sign</b><br />
<i>...small and unassuming...but well cared for...</i><br />
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Just like Camp. There is so much love poured into this camp...it's not about how big or impressive or modern it can be...it's always focused on how to best serve the boys that will pass this sign...and take one step closer to becoming Jesus-believing leaders throughout their lives...wherever their journey takes them.<br />
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<b>The Paths</b><br />
<i>...quiet, essential to connect one part of camp to another...</i><br />
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That's what happens on these paths. Campers become friends; quiet, meaningful (and gut-busting funny) conversations happen...connecting one growing young man with another to quickly become trusted friends.<br />
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What this doesn't show is the non-coms who are on grounds crew each week making sure the paths are clear even during the wildest weather.<br />
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Oh, and at night? These paths also turn into a delightful location for jump-scares when your non-coms are least expecting it! (not that I've ever done that :-) )<br />
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<b>The Cabins and Grounds</b><br />
<i>...rustic, lively, secluded...designed to create memories...</i><br />
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I first stepped foot on these grounds 36 years ago and now each year it's like I'm stepping back in time. I know there have been changes physically (some trees are gone/grown, some cabins are new, but most are still there!) but the spirit of this place is never ending: a wide open expanse to run, play, talk, study the Bible, share devotions, and learn how to become a young man with character.<br />
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I can't help but see what's just beyond the photo: the grounds crew, the fall/spring volunteers who wield their trade (for free) in support of this place.<br />
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Most important? The memories. Some are etched into the cabin walls (I found my etching "Greg H '81" in one cabin), some are shared between best friends that didn't know each other last week, and some are the epic 'telling the tale' to fellow cabin-mates of the day's adventures.<br />
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<b>The Skills</b><br />
<i>...dangerous, engaging, challenging...FUN...</i><br />
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Life is full of danger, risks, challenges, and (hopefully) delightfully engaging moments. Camp prepares young men for just that. I LOVE that most every session starts with, "OK, you could die or get severely damaged today...so lets teach you how to do it right!". Guns? yep...you could die. Rock climbing and rappelling? yep...you could die. Canoeing and Sailing? yep...you could die. Woodworking? Well, to quote the leader, "this saw here can really damage your finger...that saw there can cut your finger off before you feel any pain".<br />
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The reason I love this is that it prepares young men for the real world. There are countless things that could damage/kill/hurt them, but if they prepare, train, buddy-up, and proceed with confidence, they'll be successful. And if not? Most likely they'll have a belt sander burn to remind them for weeks that there are consequences for even the briefest moments of losing focus.<br />
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<b>The Waterfront</b><br />
<i>...prepared, ready for adventure, awe-inspiring...</i><br />
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To me, the waterfront is a direct reflection of the non-coms that arrive 2 weeks before campers, prepare to guide, train, bond with, and lead campers to believe in Jesus. I am in awe seeing these great young leaders dedicate a whole summer to make a difference in the campers (and dads) that engage in this waterfront.<br />
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These photos struck me because I love how peaceful the water looks, how majestic the steam rising around the docks look, how orderly the canoes are lined up...I love precision...<br />
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...yet, once the campers engage with the waterfront, it's not peaceful, not orderly, not precise...<br />
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...and that's where memories are made. That's where non-com leaders impact the lives of the campers...in the chaos. It's quite a lesson that while most of us like order and peace, it's only in the chaos and messy relationships are we truly going to make an impact for Jesus in this world.<br />
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<b>The Board</b><br />
<i>...keeping everyone accounted for...</i><br />
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This camp, the non-coms, don't leave anyone behind. Just like this sign...we need to account for everyone, and if you look closely, you'll see this board requires campers to buddy up. The campers need to buddy-up as we engage in any of these activities. When campers want to swim in the deep end? They need a buddy. Sailing? Need a buddy. Yes it's impressive to sail on your own, but it's not safe, not as fun, and who are you going to impact? Nobody. You may impress someone but not make an impact on another.<br />
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This board...it teaches (forces) young men to buddy up, to depend on and help one another, even slow down while the other catches up. Will it make you look the most impressive? No. Will it make a life-long friend that you can impact (and who may impact you)? Absolutely.<br />
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<b>The Gazebo</b><br />
<i>...a great place to prepare to go fishing...</i><br />
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This is where all the staff and non-coms meet before breakfast for morning devotions. I think it's more than fitting that while this the place to find your rod and reel for the day's fishing, it's also where the staff arms the non-coms daily to have meaningful spiritual conversations with their campers...fishing for eternal outcomes.<br />
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<b>The Bugle</b><br />
<i>...looks simple, requires a lot of effort, sets the tone</i><br />
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The bugle is what wakes us, notifies us for all meals and special events, and ends the day for us (lowers the flag)...it sets a great tone for the whole week. But lets be honest...it's the program director who's doing that...and while this responsibility may look simple, the program director requires an amazing amount of effort to be the 'face' of the camp to all the campers.<br />
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The program director sets the tone. I had the pleasure to watch this current program director for a few days, and he was up before anyone else so he could bugle the camp awake, he was always preparing for the next thing before the campers even knew it was nearing time, and he seemed to be always happy to be serving the camp.<br />
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What a great example...he sure set the tone for all the non-coms and campers to follow.<br />
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Oh, and this tone/behavior/sacrificial attitude has been here since I saw my first program director, Herb. Imagine...the work he put in back in the early 80's to show what it looks like to serve campers, non-coms has lasted all these years and has impacted 1000's of campers...I'm sure at the time he wasn't thinking of his legacy, just "how can I love and serve these young men today?"<br />
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<b>The Moments</b><br />
<i>...fleeting yet remembered for years...</i><br />
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The smallest moments can be the most impactful. These create the memories that stay with a young man for years. Whether it's in the cabin, at the gun range, or on our "Monday Night Cookout" where we hike, find wood, make a fire, and create a delicious "hobo-meal" cooked over the coals....the non-coms and campers spend so much time together that inside the "Big Events", hundreds of micro-moments are what truly make camp spectacular.<br />
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It's not the "I shot guns" event, it's the micro-moments of a non-com teaching how to load a gun, fixing a jammed bullet, the "great shot" compliment...it's the non-com, who, when his team is "skins" in the "skins vs shirts" game, comes up along side a self conscious middle-schooler and makes his day with, "I'm so glad I'm on your team...lets go get 'em".<br />
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For me, my hope is that these memories will trigger a young man's future action: "Oh yeah, I remember when I was really afraid to try, I found I could at Camp...especially when I had trusted friends and mentors guiding me....and now I'm prepared for new challenges and adventures all the time!"<br />
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As I said...I love Camp Nathanael.<br />
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...but not just the place...<br />
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...it's the leaders<br />
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...the spirit<br />
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...the attitude<br />
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...the love for God, campers, serving, adventure, mentoring, training, learning...<br />
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...most of all, I love Camp Nathanael because young men get to experience what it means to truly be a leader...and how we can impact the world if we trust Jesus deeply.<br />
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GregHinthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05263391877768948720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1790186246330478785.post-86228661309333357602017-06-17T12:31:00.000-05:002017-06-27T10:39:46.564-05:00Raw to Polished - "At The Edge" - Song Insight<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<i>I have several "<a href="http://www.justarobot.com/p/song-insights.html" target="_blank">Song Insights</a>" blogs for songs I've written...kind of a "what's the backstory". For the next few songs, I captured the very first spark of the idea, record it into my phone, and once once the final recording is done...I provide you with a "Here's the raw idea I started with and here's how it ended up"</i><br />
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Song: <i>"At The Edge"</i><br />
Composer: <i>Greg Hintermeister, ©2017</i><br />
Arranged: <i>Greg Hintermeister</i><br />
Performed by: <i>Greg Hintermeister, Karyn Hintermeister</i><br />
Recorded: <i>2017 in <a href="http://hintoflight.com/">Hint of Light Studios</a></i><br />
Emotions: <i>Finality, hope, determination</i><br />
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<b>Finished Recording:</b><br />
<iframe seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=3416806195/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/track=2621343287/transparent=true/" style="border: 0; height: 120px; width: 100%;">&lt;a href="http://greghint.bandcamp.com/album/unfiltered"&gt;#Unfiltered by Greg Hintermeister&lt;/a&gt;</iframe>
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<b>Insight:</b><br />
It all started with the phrase "At the edge, it's all so clear"...and I imagined standing (physically or metaphorically) at the edge where everything I've done up to this point in my life has brought me here...and the very next step, one that I cannot undo, will determine the rest of my life.<br />
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...and then I just started playing guitar. That's where the raw idea recording came.<br />
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<b>The raw idea</b> (take a listen):<br />
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The hardest part is to write lyrics that talk about these ideas. I love the craft of lyric writing, but it doesn't come easy.<br />
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In the spirit of #design, I interviewed my family and asked, "What do you think of when I say the phrase "at the edge". They came up with a whole list of ideas that ended up in this song!<br />
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Even better, not all the ideas were "happy" "hopeful" ones either. Which I liked as well.<br />
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<li>"The edge of the knife" - could be good or bad, could be for vengeance or for defense</li>
<li>"The edge of the wood" - could be coming out of a very dark period in life, or it could be at the "edge of the lake" where most of us get flooded with memories</li>
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<li>My youngest son suggested the double time section for the solo...not only does it give the song energy (which I was worried it was too sleepy), but adds an urgency to the 'adlib' vocals at the end of that section</li>
<li>My Julia sat and analyzed the lyrics for a while to give other input which made them so much better</li>
<li>Recording the guitar solos...the intro 'jazz' was all octave doubled and sounds so smooth with the PRS guitar set to the neck pickup, and the fast solo was the first time I doubled the whole solo to give it a bigger sound</li>
<li>My wife sang!!!! I love it when she sings on these songs. I know I'm biased but it gives it so much depth and beauty when she sings.</li>
<li>The drums! I (for some reason) chose hiphop drums for the song. Not sure why, but in the spirit of my #unfiltered year of recording, I kept it. Then for the chorus, I added a "loop" that just sounded really cool. </li>
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One more thing: This (and all the songs on the <a href="https://greghint.bandcamp.com/album/unfiltered" target="_blank">emerging album called #Unfiltered</a>), are songs that I try to not filter what I write musically or lyrically, and also songs I try not to spend too much time in post production. At this point I want to capture the energy of the songs, and if I mess up or there's lousy note, that's OK. I just need to get what I feel out into a song.<br />
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<b>Technical Specifics:</b><br />
Recording Unit: Logic Pro - iMac<br />
Drums: Logic Pro "drummer"<br />
Acoustic Guitar: <a href="http://www.justarobot.com/2011/12/song-insight-gonna-get-high.html" target="_blank">Paul Reed Smith Tonare Grand Custom</a><br />
Electric Guitar: <a href="http://www.justarobot.com/2011/07/really-good-day-prs-experience.html" target="_blank">Paul Reed Smith Starla</a><br />
Guitar Amp: Fender Hot Rod Deluxe<br />
Electric Guitar Mics: close: Shure SM57;<br />
Vocal Mic: Sure Beta58<br />
Keyboards: Rhoads keyboard: RD-500, Vibes - Logic Pro<br />
Bass: Logic Pro "Thumb Bass"</div>
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V1<br />
At the edge, it's all so clear<br />
I finally see what brought me here<br />
It's too late to turn back now<br />
Here at the Edge<br />
<o:p> </o:p>V2<br />
At the edge the moment's here<br />
The next step is what you fear<br />
Will it make you or make you fall<br />
Here at the Edge<br />
<o:p> </o:p>Chorus:<br />
The edge of the knife I see sweet revenge<br />
The Edge of the bed I feel sweet sweet tenderness<br />
The Edge of the cliff there's majesty<br />
We're all We're all at the Edge<br />
We're all at the Edge right Now<br />
<o:p> </o:p>V3<br />
At the edge we make our peace<br />
or give in to our wildest dreams<br />
I always wondered where I would fall<br />
Here at the Edge<br />
<o:p> </o:p>Chorus:<br />
The edge of the knife I see the hero's fight<br />
The Edge of the woods running from the dark towards a better
life<br />
The edge of the lake rich with memories<br />
We're all<br />
We're all at the Edge<br />
We're all at the Edge right Now<br />
<o:p> </o:p>It's a beautiful edge<br />
Launch you beyond what you thought was possible<br />
It's time to leap from the edge right now<br />
<o:p> </o:p>(solo)<br />
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We're all<br />
We're all at this glorious edge<br />
What will we do with our edge right now<br />
<o:p> </o:p><o:p> </o:p>END:<br />
At the Edge<br />
I finally see<br />
Where I will fall<br />
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GregHinthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05263391877768948720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1790186246330478785.post-22827721421615236592017-06-06T08:39:00.000-05:002017-06-06T08:44:38.779-05:00Ideas vs Action - And the Birth of a Hope-ist?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Yesterday I had a decent idea.<o:p></o:p></div>
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It started with an old friend saying that she had a couple
of "Up With People" dreams, and one dream involved letting alumni travel for 6
week mini-tours. (We both traveled in Cast D'90…a one year adventure with 107
students traveling the world learning, singing, dancing, and promote the
concept that we're all connected)<o:p></o:p></div>
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My response?<o:p></o:p></div>
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<i>"IBM has a program that takes employees for 6 weeks
into developing regions to help with basics. Imagine if Up With People did
that? Organize a 6 week focused program for alumni to gather in groups of 10-12
and apply their skills to help a struggling community. Not only do we have
experience from our year of travel, but we have a life-time of learning under
our belts we didn't have when we first toured…we could help others even
more."<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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I thought that was pretty good. And lately, since I've really struggled with my purpose in
my last 1/2 of life,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I pondered what I
wrote</div>
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<o:p></o:p></div>
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...and did some googling<o:p></o:p></div>
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...and followed up with this<o:p></o:p></div>
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<i>"So I want to name this program, and it made me think
that if this were an actual thing, it would accomplish exactly the opposite of
terrorism….and we could be exactly the opposite of a terrorist. So I look up
"antonym of terrorism"…<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<i>…and interestingly there isn't an antonym. <o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<i>That's sad. <o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<i>So maybe we can start something new: "Hope-ism"
and we can be "Hope-ists". Maybe another phrase would be better.
Thoughts? "</i><o:p></o:p></div>
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I was getting pretty excited. Except for the name, since I
know it's not a word (yet), and people would by default write it as
"hopist", and then I think of bunnies, and then I think of my yard,
and then our pup who loves to chase bunnies…<o:p></o:p></div>
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In other words…I get distracted<o:p></o:p></div>
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…which is why I engaged the group to think of a different
name. Besides, it still bothered me that while a small group of people hated
with such passion that they had a house-hold name for what they did, but it didn't
seem like there was a name for people who loved with such passion.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Then I continued…<o:p></o:p></div>
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<i>"But imagine the headlines: 'More Hope-ist cells…formed
back in the 90s in an Up With People group, emerged again and surprised a local
community by acts of hope: this one just dug a well in an emerging
economy...another taught young mothers how to budget for a
micro-business...another partnered with a homeless shelter to feed and
educate"</i><o:p></o:p></div>
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And then reality hit. <o:p></o:p></div>
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I was just an idea generator. It would take real work to get
this running. Maybe I'm guilty of this a lot…great ideas but lacking the grit
to act on them.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Yet it still bothered me: Why is there not a
"house-hold" name for a group who loves with such passion? Is it
easier to hate than love? Is it harder to get passionate about helping others than hating others?
It sure seems like there are a lot of similarities in the commitment level: your time, your money, you must believe in your cause…with enough
passion to push past the roadblocks, and possibly give your life dedicated to
your cause, and finally a conviction that the world will only become what you
want if you continually repeat acts on unsuspecting people you want to impact.<o:p></o:p></div>
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I know there are many, many groups working to do great
things. But imagine if everyone was passionate about hope…enough to actively
engage those without hope?<o:p></o:p></div>
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I finished my discussion by suggesting an "Agile"
approach (my passion for design is never far away)…experiment, start small, fail
fast, learn, and grow…<o:p></o:p></div>
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<i>"Well, maybe we start small...even a friendly competition
within our cast...share how we delivered hope in our individual communities.
"I was a hope-ist today...drove a struggling youth to her job today...one
small step to independence". And whoever is voted the most awesome hope-ist
of this group gets a free meal at our next reunion"</i><o:p></o:p></div>
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So will I turn my idea into action?<o:p></o:p></div>
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I hope so.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Hmm…maybe hope-ist isn't such a bad name after all.<o:p></o:p></div>
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GregHinthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05263391877768948720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1790186246330478785.post-25014096456894823882017-03-05T19:43:00.003-06:002020-07-26T16:08:22.691-05:00Song Insight: "I Hate, I Love"<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b>Summary:</b><br />
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I started writing this song with a desperation to get out of a life situation I was in...only to realize it wasn't the situation that needed to change...but my attitude and how grateful I should be for all the amazing situations that make up my life.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Composer: <i>Greg Hintermeister, ©2017</i><br />
Arranged: <i>Greg Hintermeister</i><br />
Performed by: <i>Greg Hintermeister</i><br />
Recorded: <i>2017 in <a href="http://hintoflight.com/">Hint of Light Studios</a></i><br />
Emotions: <i>Anger, Frustration, Hope, Love, Excitement!</i><br />
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<b>Listen: </b><a href="http://www.justarobot.com/2010/06/song-insights.html">Other song insights</a><br />
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PS: Listen with nice speakers or headphones and you'll hear all the cool stuff<br />
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</b><b>Insight:</b><br />
In May 2016, I was lost...angry...desperate. While I could point to many situations throughout 2016, on this particular day the area getting my attention was my job.<br />
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I was driving home, and this lyric bursted out of my head, "I HATE THIS JOB SO MUCH I WANT TO...!"...and after hearing the Prince song "My Name is Prince", I had a mood I wanted to use to capture my desperation.<br />
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I got home, strapped on my guitar, and fairly quickly created the riff you hear in the song. I was stoked! What a way to get all my aggression out! However, as I started writing more lyrics, they turned false. I really wasn't angry at my job. Well, I was, but I shouldn't have been. I quickly mapped out the storyboard of what I really wanted to say, and got to work. Maybe I could create a song that focused on my attitude, not the situation, that can affect my outlook on life...and if I can change what I focus on, change my attitude, maybe my frustration can turn into gratefulness.<br />
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Maybe it could help not just me, but maybe help others feeling this way. <br />
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...as a result, the rest of the lyrics came out...where it's not really the situation I was in, but how I was emotionally responding to the situation...my attitude...my anxiety with how situations were impacting me that I could change.<br />
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One other result is that this is my first song in 31 years of composing that has a swear word in it. Not a bad one...some would argue that it's not even a curse word, but I ended up using it because it helped connect to my emotion, and also removed the need to have a noun that I'm mad at. The listener can add any situation they are struggling with and connect to the song.<br />
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Did it work? the attitude change? We'll see. The past 2 years have been a challenge if I'm being honest. But focusing on being creative...whether it's composing, photography, writing, or inventing at work, I am much happier.<br />
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In the end, I am grateful for the struggles. It makes me grateful for the great days.<br />
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Also, I got a killer song out of it!<br />
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<b>Technical Specifics:</b><br />
Recording Unit: Logic Pro - iMac<br />
Drums: Logic Pro "drummer", with Roland XV-5080 for congas<br />
Electric Guitar: <a href="http://www.justarobot.com/2010/11/god-i-love-this-guitar.html">Paul Reed Smith Hollowbody II</a><br />
Guitar Amp: Fender Hot Rod Deluxe<br />
Electric Guitar Mics: close: Shure SM57;<br />
Vocal Mic: Sure Beta58<br />
Keyboards: 80's synth: Logic Pro; Synth pads: XV-5080; synth pad: RD-500<br />
Bass: Roland XV-5080, Logic Pro "Thumb Bass"<br />
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<b>Recording Specifics:</b><br />
I wrote the 2 main riffs in May 2016, then put it aside while I music directed <a href="http://www.justarobot.com/2017/02/i-raise-glassto-cast-of-rock-of-ages.html" target="_blank">Rock of Ages</a>, and not until February after getting back from Madrid for work I finished.<br />
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One unique thing is that I recorded this REALLY fast. Whole thing in about 5 hours. Usually I spend a month detailing and perfecting, but this time I just took the energy I was feeling and kept what I recorded.<br />
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The only thing I'm not thrilled with is the guitar solo...it's OK but would like another shot at composing something really interesting...I think my adrenaline was pumping so I just played lots of notes...rather than composing something thoughtful.<br />
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I was REALLY happy with the way the vocals came out. Not just the verses that sounded nice and angst-y, but the choruses that were 3 part harmony and even swooped into the right chords! (I'm not very good at harmonies so it was a big surprise at what you hear).<br />
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Finally, because I use Logic enough now, I have nice vocal presets and Mastering presets so I can very quickly print a production-ready version of a song.<br />
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Scream!</i></span></div>
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<i><o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<i>I hate this so damn much I want to</i></div>
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<i>Poke both my eyes out throw them out the window</i></div>
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So I’ll see what it’s like to be alive and a little
bit<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<o:p><i><b>Chorus:</b></i></o:p></div>
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<i>Free! …to be <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Happy!<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<i>I hate this so damn much it’s time to</i></div>
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Go! Run! Pump my fists in the air!</i></div>
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I hate this so damn much it’s time to</i></div>
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See all the good here have a little fun</i></div>
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could it be I could believe and be more than a little bit<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<i>I choose to Love</i></div>
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Live</i></div>
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Breathe</i></div>
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<i>Laugh so hard I lose my breath so when I die there’s
not a thing left!!<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<i><br /><b>Solo</b><o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<i> I love this life so much I want to</i></div>
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<i>Play!</i></div>
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Now I feel in my head I feel alive and completely<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<i><b>Chorus:</b></i><br />
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<i>Free! …and I'm</i></div>
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<i>I love this life so much I want to</i></div>
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Scream!</i></div>
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I love this life so much I want to</i></div>
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<i>Shout!</i></div>
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<i>So come along and have a little bit of fun and laugh and be</i></div>
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GregHinthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05263391877768948720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1790186246330478785.post-18434511660317818472017-02-13T19:33:00.000-06:002017-02-13T19:33:50.438-06:00I Raise a Glass…To the Cast of Rock of Ages<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<i>This is a "Toast" I wrote to toast the cast of
Rock of Ages, a musical I was fortunate enough to music direct in 2016. I never
did give the toast…the opportunity never really came up…and because of it, I
don't know if the cast knows how much the show really meant to me.</i></div>
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<i style="font-size: 12pt;">Here's the original toast…</i></div>
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<o:p></o:p></div>
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~~~~~~~~~~~<o:p></o:p></div>
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When you get to be my age, life can get a little muted…<o:p></o:p></div>
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…and sometimes life can blow…<br />
<br />
...hard enough to blow away the
sparkle, the shine, leaving only bare threads.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<br /></div>
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Then, one day, a dear friend comes along and asks if you
want to ROCK…<o:p></o:p></div>
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and after looking around at the melancholy, and responding
with an exuberant YES!, you spend the next five months in fear that you’re not
going to live up to your own expectations...<br />
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…and then you cast the show...<o:p></o:p></div>
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...and find the nicest, kindest, most talented people you’ve
ever worked with.<br />
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You find a band that shows up on the FIRST VOCAL REHEARSAL
and learns every note, every guitar lick…and is far superior than you ever
dreamed.<o:p></o:p></div>
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…and eventually, after fighting it…<o:p></o:p></div>
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…you find a smile…<o:p></o:p></div>
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…you find joy…<o:p></o:p></div>
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…you find...contentment…</div>
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…not in the Whitesnake songs, but in the realization of what can
happen when a group of diverse humans...<br />
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...humans that are not ego-driven, but excellence-driven...<br />
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...come together to focus on a common cause...<br />
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...TO ROCK!<br />
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Then, after a month of shows...<br />
<br />
...it ends…<o:p></o:p></div>
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<br /></div>
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…and you finally find the words that you’ve wanted to say
for years but haven’t figured out how…<br />
<br />
...words that free you...<br />
<br />
...provide bursts of inspiration…<br />
<br />
...taken from the show that has, at least for a moment, given you a
glimpse of "what could have been if you followed your dreams, not your
wallet"…<o:p></o:p></div>
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So...<br />
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I raise a glass to toast this cast, this crew, this amazing experience…<o:p></o:p></div>
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...Thank you for your excellence, your kindness, your work ethic. Every night I got to pose in my rock stance, pumping out awesome riffs on my 1986 red Charvel, chains dangling from my waist, Van Halen necklace stretched across my sweat-laden neck, leather jacket covering my AC/DC t-shirt, long spiked hair intertwining with my guitar strap, sun-glasses providing cover for the whisky sips in between songs, playing in pure joy every-single-night, hearing soaring melodies, delicious harmonies, immersed in sound pounding from a perfectly-in-synch band, and watching from the best view in the house this extraordinary show unfold...<o:p></o:p><br />
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…Here's to you! <br />
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...and, in the eloquent words given to me by the script to speak every night that really says everything we all want to say every night…<br />
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"F*ck you Stacee Jaxx!"<o:p></o:p></div>
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GregHinthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05263391877768948720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1790186246330478785.post-66834378724081531922016-06-10T17:01:00.001-05:002016-06-10T17:01:34.535-05:00What The $*%&# Was I Thinking!?!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
AAAARRRGGGHH!<br />
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I'm Pissed!<br />
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Yesterday (OK not yesterday...but I was too friggin' pissed off to compose myself enough to write this when I first saw the photo)...I was browsing my photos to find shots I wanted to share on my <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/40260401@N08/albums" target="_blank">new Flickr account</a> (while still an amateur, I'm loving the art of photography and want to post my favorites).<br />
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Then I came across this photo. (well, a screen shot from my iPad)<br />
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It stopped me in my tracks.<br />
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I instantly yelled, "YOU IDIOT!!!!" then, "What the HELL where you THINKING!?!", then a version of "FRICK!"...but it rhymed with what I would utter now if someone asked what the %&$* I was thinking,.... "uuuhhhhh..."<br />
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You may recall I briefly mentioned this memory in my <a href="http://www.justarobot.com/2016/05/electric-word-life.html" target="_blank">Prince Memories</a> post, but quite frankly, I had forgotten the details.</div>
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And now they're staring back at me with Frickin' retina HD photo quality:</div>
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I HAD AMAAAAAAAZING TICKETS TO PRINCE IN 2012 AND I LET THEM GO!</div>
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Look...at...this:</div>
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Frick.</div>
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Worst of all? I let them go...see the bottom right corner???</div>
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TIME LEFT: 00:00 - I was actually WATCHING the timer go down...until I no longer had these tickets.</div>
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Dang-it-all-to-Frickerville!</div>
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Oh, and LOOK at the seats: Section 111, Row 1, Seats 11-12.</div>
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ROW Fricking ONE!!!</div>
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In case you can't see it, here's a purple arrow pointing to the 2 seats I basically had in my hands...</div>
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...and I let them dissolve away.</div>
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Not feeling the impact yet?</div>
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LOOOOOOOOK!!</div>
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Ugh. I'm sick.</div>
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Now before you say, "Well, it was a Tuesday...in Chicago...it's a long drive, and you had kids to worry about".</div>
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One more thing: LOOK AT THE DATE!!!</div>
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September 25, 2012.</div>
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Doesn't ring a bell? </div>
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Well it does to us.</div>
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OUR WEDDING ANNIVERSARY IS THE 25TH OF SEPTEMBER!!!!</div>
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Frick!</div>
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....our 19th Wedding anniversary. </div>
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Frick! Frick!</div>
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What the Frickety-Frick-Frack was I thinking?!?</div>
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"Hmm, what could I get my wife to show how much I love her? PRINCE TICKETS SO CLOSE TO THE GUITAR-SHAPED STAGE WE COULD SEE HIS SWEAT SPARKLE IN THE LIGHTS AND MAYBE CATCH A PURPLE GUITAR PICK??? </div>
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Na, how about a night home watching the news?</div>
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FRICK!</div>
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I know at the time I'm sure I had a great excuse, but dang, right now it just screams:</div>
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Ya, ya, I've had some great adventures since. But this rivals my biggest regret (a future blog...but I was in Verona for a week during a year-long world-wide Up With People tour) and was offered to travel to Rome for 24 hours for $100...and I declined because I didn't feel my budget could handle the extra expense...FRICK!!! One Hundred Dollars? I blow through that in one night of Sushi...and I've STILL NOT BEEN. Of course now it will cost me at least $5,000)</div>
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AAAHHH!</div>
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And this ticket regret? It's not even like my Rome regret...Rome won't suddenly die...Rome hasn't given me years of joyous memories and emotions. I may even get to Rome and say, "This is crap...lets return to Dublin"...but I LOVE PRINCE CONCERTS!!! </div>
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I'M A FRICK FRICK FRACKITY-FRANGLE-FRICKER-FRICKFACE...</div>
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DON'T-MISS-ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME-EXPEREINCES-BECAUSE-IT-REQUIRES-EFFORT!!!</div>
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GregHinthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05263391877768948720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1790186246330478785.post-16440527318400911962016-05-31T18:16:00.000-05:002016-06-03T08:02:58.776-05:00Horse Show - Splendid!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I couldn't figure out how to title this blog...<br />
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...if I should start the post with a British accent (she is learning English horse riding after all) or a more accurate...<br />
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..."I got to shoot horses this weekend!"...<br />
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...but that might cause a stir...but it was the first time I got to take photos of a horse show (other than trail riding, but then I usually just get horse-butt shots).<br />
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Like the title says, it was a splendid day! She takes lessons at <a href="http://www.thestablesequestriancenter.com/" target="_blank">The Stables Equestrian Center</a> a great place to learn all you want about horses. She absolutely loves taking horse lessons. While she is learning a ton, and becoming quite experienced, in the end she really loves just being with horses. Loves it!<br />
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I'm so proud of her to explore what she loves to do.<br />
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I loved taking photos of her and her horse as one...<br />
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In fact, I found many photos I liked...so here's a photo album that tells the story...and shows how picturesque horse farms can be!<br />
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<a data-flickr-embed="true" data-footer="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/40260401@N08/albums/72157669067636646" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="2016-05 Horse Show - Renna"><img alt="2016-05 Horse Show - Renna" height="333" src="https://c7.staticflickr.com/8/7311/27285238822_01ec9c0fd1.jpg" width="500" /></a></div>
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<span style="text-align: center;">I can't wait for the next one!</span><br />
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I should end that a week after this, a horse zigged while Renna zagged, so she is the proud owner of a concussion! She'll be fine, but we are learning that horse riding is always an adventure.</div>
GregHinthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05263391877768948720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1790186246330478785.post-12970522911020561282016-05-23T16:18:00.000-05:002016-05-23T16:18:11.342-05:00Julia Fun At A Track Meet<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I got to see Julia race for the first time.<br />
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It was also the first time I got to shoot track meet photos.<br />
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I had a blast!<br />
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She did great and was quite competitive! This is the 100M Hurdles.<br />
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She was neck and neck with this competitor...<br />
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...and at the very end the competitor pushed ahead to get first.<br />
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Julia got a very nice 2nd!<br />
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Here she is racing the 300M Hurdles.<br />
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<i>(I love this 18-300 zoom lens I got...makes GREAT shots from very far away)</i><br />
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...and great shots when I'm close up, too! Perfect lens for shooting near and far with just seconds to switch.<br />
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Her last race was the 200M Dash.<br />
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She raced quite well!</div>
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All racers crossing the finish line.<br />
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What a great day for a track meet! She got her personal best in all events, and I'm very excited to see how she does next year.</div>
GregHinthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05263391877768948720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1790186246330478785.post-51332727796109018292016-05-17T10:28:00.002-05:002016-05-17T10:28:59.437-05:00Electric Word, Life<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<i>I was in Madrid when I heard the news. <o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<i>Instantly, among the emotions, were memories. <o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<i>Flooding back…lost in the years…lost in the business of
life…blurred out by conservative views.<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<i>It’s been a while since the news hit, so by now it’s nearly
irrelevant, but even if it’s just for my own benefit...<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<i>...here’s my journey with Prince...<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<b>First Listen</b><o:p></o:p></div>
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It was 1984. I was a rocker. I loved AC/DC, Van Halen, and
all related guitar-luvin music. The first rock concert movie I saw was AC/DC’s
“Let There Be Rock” at the Skyway theaters. Huge stack of speakers on each side
of the screen…it as awesome! My parents would have cringed if they knew
Angus “mooned” the audience during a guitar solo. Oh, and we hated any music
with “keyboards” (I know, later I learned piano and have been playing and
composing since I was 16…life’s funny that way). We even contemplated
boycotting Van Halen when “Jump” came out with…keyboards! Anyway, me and my
brother were returning from a great weekend at our Grandpa’s lake home in
Deerwood, MN. We were driving south past Lake Millacs, (past the big bass
statue), and he said, “Take a listen to this”. <o:p></o:p></div>
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The song started. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Keyboards... <o:p></o:p></div>
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I was skeptical. <o:p></o:p></div>
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We were supposed to hate keyboards. <o:p></o:p></div>
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“…you can always see the sun…” The tension started to
build…maybe not a complete waste of time... <o:p></o:p></div>
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“so when you call up that shrink in Beverly Hills…you know
the one”... <o:p></o:p></div>
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….the drum beat kicked in... <o:p></o:p></div>
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My ears perked up… “…this life, you’re on your
own!" <o:p></o:p></div>
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Then the guitar. <o:p></o:p></div>
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That crunchy, slamming’, aggressive guitar... <o:p></o:p></div>
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This wasn’t some woosy little pop song. This was something
different... <o:p></o:p></div>
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…and by “Punch a higher floor!”… when the wall o’ guitars
slammed into synth stabs... <o:p></o:p></div>
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I was hooked! <o:p></o:p></div>
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By “Take me away!” I was, well, taken away 😃 <o:p></o:p></div>
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I’m not sure my brother knew what he started. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Of course 2 seconds after the song ended, a sweet drum fill
…a full measure of drum fill…started the next song. <o:p></o:p></div>
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That was it. I found my favorite music. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Soon enough I discovered 1999, Controversy, Dirty Mind,
Prince, For You…in that order. I wore those cassettes out and knew every song
by heart. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<i>On the plane back from Madrid, the memories continued to
flood back...<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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... mowing my parents lawn screaming out Delirious … and my
dad educating me that the lawn mower sound doesn’t drown out full-out singing. <o:p></o:p></div>
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… sneaking into the Wayzata movie theater (my friend worked
there). While most would sneak in to eat the stale popcorn, we snuck in to ‘air
jam’ and mimic the choreography to our favorite songs…of course I chose “I
would die for You” and “Baby I’m a Star”. <o:p></o:p></div>
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…choosing a guitar teacher partly because he was cool
looking and an amazing player, but also because he auditioned for Prince’s
band. (Reynold Philipsek…still releasing amazing records) <o:p></o:p></div>
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…trying to convince my mom that Prince was a shy, wholesome
performer who sang about God…while turning down “Erotic City" <o:p></o:p></div>
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...Learning to play guitar and the first song I learned was,
yep, a Prince song. <o:p></o:p></div>
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…writing my first song (on a woefully out of tune guitar)
which was the first a-ha moment that I could not only compose music of my own,
but could explore all kinds of recording techniques (like high-speed guitar),
layering vocals, and playing all instruments myself. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<i>Take a listen to "U Drive Me Insane" below...</i><br />
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Interestingly, as I listen to that first attempt at the whole "produced, arranged, composed, and performed by Greg Hintermeister", I can't believe how fearless I was. I knew I wasn't the most talented, but Prince's music taught me how to strive for interesting music...I wasn't a good vocalist, but still didn't stop me from layering vocals with multiple parts.<br />
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...also all on a little 4 track cassette recorder. Crazy. And, I have to say, a few I still love listening to (take a peek at "The Rock", and "In Jesus Name")<br />
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Here's a collection from 1985-1987 I now call, "Was Gonna Be A Star":<br />
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…and then I remember the day the local KDWB radio station had a “Purple Rain Tour”
contest. <o:p></o:p></div>
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I called in and amazingly won 2 tickets to see Prince! I was
so excited…literally flopping on the ground. I asked a friend of mine if he
wanted to go because my parents would NOT approve of me going…we were a very
conservative family. But that wouldn’t stop me. The day of the concert came,
and I was PUMPED... <o:p></o:p></div>
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…and then my friend called. my Mom answered. “Hey, can you
tell Greg we’ll pick him up at 7 for the Prince concert!" <o:p></o:p></div>
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…They were not happy. Although at this point, I’m not sure
if they were mad about the concert or the fact I lied that I was just going to
a friends house for the night. <o:p></o:p></div>
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I was grounded. I was so mad at my friend for leaving the
message that I sold the tickets to a friend of my brothers. Then he was mad at
me, and I don’t think we talked again. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Maybe because of that disappointment, I was driven to
immerse myself in the Prince experience. <o:p></o:p></div>
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…and it filled my life... <o:p></o:p></div>
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~~~~~~~<o:p></o:p></div>
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At some point it became an obsession. At the time I was an
active member of a youth group, so just as Prince’s songs swung between God and
sexuality, my inner Greg went along for the ride. This part is difficult to
think through but it was a part of my Prince journey…not difficult as in
embarrassing or regretful, but difficult because I’m not sure what I
think about the path I took. <o:p></o:p></div>
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I bought everything I could…including a mecca trip to
Electric Fetus to get some rare 12” singles. I also frequented “Knut Koupee”, a
music store frequented by Prince. One time I walked into the store only to hear
a killer Prince-esque drum loop rolling. Flanger, phaser, the whole thing.
Unfortunately it was just a worker, but Prince had been there, and I left with
custom “Love God” guitar pics and “Love God” tambourines left over from his
Purple Rain tour. <o:p></o:p></div>
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About that time I remember seeing a TV performance of Purple
Rain tour (in late 1984?) and feeling so…happy! It’s like when I heard his
music I would smile, jump around, feel invincible, and dream of the day that I
would return to a high school reunion (I was in 9th grade) all famous and play
my own cherished songs 😃 . <o:p></o:p></div>
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But, it wasn’t always good. <o:p></o:p></div>
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As a counselor at a church camp, I spent more time playing
purple rain on piano in mess hall than helping kids <o:p></o:p></div>
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I influenced friends and family and watched how they started
becoming obsessed as well as me. Funny how we can become so focused on someone
we’ve never met. <o:p></o:p></div>
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I went to Knollwood to see “Under the Cherry Moon” opening
night…and at the end of the show, at least as far as we could see, Prince
himself ran down the isle and disappeared through the emergency exit. Was it
really him? Who knows…no GPS nor Twitter at the time. But I think it was based
on the reaction of the girls on the isle seats. Me? I became light-headed (I
know…). My friend shook me out of it and we quickly followed, but when we
opened the emergency exit... <o:p></o:p></div>
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…nothing. <o:p></o:p></div>
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My favorite jam at the time? a b-side called “Irresistible
Bitch”. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Eventually the conflict I felt inside by being a
Jesus-follower and a Prince fan came to a head. I really didn’t know what to
do, and my youth pastor suggested…to burn all my Prince material. WHAT?!?
That’s crazy! burn everything. How extreme. <o:p></o:p></div>
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But, in the end, I did. <o:p></o:p></div>
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And you know what? It hurt! (so maybe it was a good
decision?) Was it ridiculous? Maybe. I don’t know. I did feel I was putting my love of
Prince before faith and obedience. Some day I’ll look back and study the
details…so…into the wood-burning furnace it went…the 12” singles, rare photos,
albums, I was OK until the inside LP cover of Purple Rain (the girl
drawing) was ripped and thrown in…<br />
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...I felt that pain deep inside. <o:p></o:p></div>
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That was probably 1986, and for a few years I focused on
music from the young Christian scene. (White Heart, Michael W. Smith, Stryper) <o:p></o:p></div>
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In 1989 the movie “Batman” came out…and of course the music
was amazing. It was a way to get reconnected to Prince’s music in a “PG13” kind
of way. While I loved “Batdance”, my favorite was “Trust”. I learned later that
Jack Nicolson used Prince Music to energize himself so the new music had to
have the same beat, and the same hits (sometime dissect Trust vs. Baby I’m A
Star”). <o:p></o:p></div>
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In early 1990, the radio station “Cities 97” promoted an
intimate concert at a now-defunct night club on highway 394 and 100 (just can’t
remember the name!). I called the venue and... <o:p></o:p></div>
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…I got tickets! The concert was for May 2nd, 1990. <o:p></o:p></div>
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…My 21st birthday was May 15, 1990. <o:p></o:p></div>
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It was an “over 21 only” show. <o:p></o:p></div>
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My heart sank. I even walked up to the venue, met the
manager, took a tour of the night club where Prince’s stage was all set up for
the show that night…and I had to sell them. 13 days too young. (I know…Prince
loved the number 13…irony or whatever)…I couldn’t believe I couldn’t see that
show. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Soon after, Prince announced the Nude tour. Since I worked
at Daytons I got tickets…waaay far away but I didn’t care. One day before the
concert I walked by the ticket window and the gal said, “we have extra Prince tickets”.
16th row. SWEET! I sold the nose-bleed tickets to my brother and bought the
good ones. <o:p></o:p></div>
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What a show. So great to hear all the great songs and see
Prince live on stage. <o:p></o:p></div>
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About that time, Up With People called, and I was asked if I
could travel a year early and play guitar around the world. <o:p></o:p></div>
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“YES!!!!” I said. <a href="http://www.justarobot.com/2011/06/god-moment-23-may-2-1990.html" target="_blank">Here’s why.</a> <o:p></o:p></div>
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During the tour I met other Prince fans, and even met a gal
that had the most sought after bootleg “The Black Album”. Awesome. In fact,
most of the time in some foreign land, I was asked, “Where are you from?”. <o:p></o:p></div>
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I would say, “Minnesota”. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Blank stare. <o:p></o:p></div>
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“Minneapolis”. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Eye sparked…, “AH, PRINCE!" <o:p></o:p></div>
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Yep. I guess he’s always been a part of my identity. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Of course life happens, and I focused on college, job, wife,
kids. <o:p></o:p><br />
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I never did stop recording and composing. Here's a clip from a live theatre soundtrack...one of my favs from "Sleeping Beauty" I wrote in maybe 1997:<br />
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Then, in 2006, Prince announced his Musicology tour. I got 2
tickets, great seats, and went with that same girl. He played 2 nights and the
night we went, we were surprised with a new opening band... <o:p></o:p></div>
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…The Time! <o:p></o:p></div>
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What a treat! We got to see Morris Day and all the
rest do their thing. What a fantastic warm-up to Prince, who for that tour did
a ton of hits, an acoustic set, and gave out free CDs to all ticket buyers. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Later I bought 2001's “The Rainbow Children”…my favorite of all
(except for the dumb low-tuned vocal that appears now and then). So funky
and raw. Plus, with that record I realized his music was much more
family-friendly. Mostly PG (or maybe PG-13). I loved listening to it! <o:p></o:p><br />
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Now it’s 2016. I kinda followed his music, but since I was
too cheap, I skipped buying more recent CDs (which required various online
memberships). Recently I was curious if he was still touring and by dumb luck
stumbled into Ticketmaster just as a concert in Chicago went on sale. I found 2
great seats, but having just returned from multiple work trips, I really didn’t
want to deal with the travel logistics (6 hour drive, hotel, blah blah blah…)
so I canceled the order. <o:p></o:p></div>
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I’m a little sick about that. I would click Order in a
heartbeat now. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Now that he’s gone, I’ve been listening to all kinds of
Prince playlists lately…from my own collection, the Current, and others. I’m so
in awe of how much great music he released and how much good stuff there is. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Most of all I’m in awe of how he changed…from “Dirty Mind”
to “The Last December” which is basically an alter call. <o:p></o:p></div>
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So what of all this? <o:p></o:p></div>
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I don’t know. I’m just grateful for his music…and have no
regrets…regardless of the paths his music steered me. <o:p></o:p></div>
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I think, in the end, his music helped me feel alive and connected.<br />
<br />
...Alive.<br />
<br />
...Connected.<br />
<br />
...Fearless.<br />
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For that I’m thankful. </div>
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…and to be honest, I think I need a little more of that
“feel alive and connected” these days.<br />
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To celebrate his life...and mine, I think I'm gonna focus on two things:<br />
<br />
1) Compose and record more often and be more fearless.<br />
<br />
2) Embrace music...soak it in.<br />
<br />
In fact, I think I’ll have to buy me a record
player, some old Klipsch speakers, sit right in front of them... <o:p></o:p></div>
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…and turn it up... <o:p></o:p><br />
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...I feel more alive just thinking about it...</div>
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“…Dearly Beloved…" <o:p></o:p></div>
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GregHinthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05263391877768948720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1790186246330478785.post-3397984035802790262016-03-06T13:40:00.002-06:002016-03-06T13:40:37.580-06:00An Eye for Video and Exploration<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Sometimes I stare at a blank page and think "What could I share that will inspire or help others reflect on their lives?"<br />
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...and then I freeze up and I think, "who am I to inspire people?"<br />
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...and then I remind myself that I'm "Jack's Dad"...<br />
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...so if I just share what he's created, it will inspire you...<br />
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I love so many things about him, and these videos reflect the way he takes a creative (and not easy) journey through whatever he does. (after this, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/jaxonhint/videos" target="_blank">go to his channel.</a>..)<br />
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The time he took his school assignment and made it into a blockbuster horror movie (not to mention the fact it made me laugh out loud!)<br />
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Or the time he first learned about Jazz drumming and I got to "Star" in one of his episodes exploring his two favorite things right now...jazz drumming with a GoPro...</div>
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Or the time he learned to make his own Minecraft server, complete with public IP address mapped to a domain name...all for free...(with some IT help from his Dad), and then proceeded to duplicate the Minecraft story in his own real-life episode (if you know anything about the game, this is really cool)...</div>
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Thanks for all the smiles, Jack. I can't wait to see what you explore next....</div>
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GregHinthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05263391877768948720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1790186246330478785.post-80171183048474372142016-02-13T11:44:00.000-06:002016-02-13T11:47:45.068-06:00Underwater Family Adventure<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Our most recent vacation involved our first snorkeling
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It certainly won’t be our last. The whole experience is something every business could learn from. From the price, the 'on-boarding experience', complete with river boat to the catamaran, to the core experience of snorkeling, to the snacks, drinks, end of the event sail into the setting sun, and the exit...everything was perfect.<o:p></o:p></div>
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We had so much stinking fun … it was scary, new, fun,
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…and while I hate espousing the wonders of technology, I
have to say my underwater camera ($100 steal on Black Friday…Nikon AW130) was an absolute gem…not only for these underwater shots, but for the
adventure days (horses and off-roading)…where we ended up with some fantastic shots that the ‘good’ camera would have failed at and a phone would have dropped. <o:p></o:p></div>
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So lets begin with the ever popular selfie</div>
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Although, this is nothing new. Me and the missus have been
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Our snorkeling started on a catamaran…simply a beautiful
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When the boat stopped at our first site, we were given literally a 2 second primer
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gear and getting my youngest on his way, I plunged into the choppy waves... <o:p></o:p></div>
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<o:p>…and saw a WW 2 German boat:</o:p></div>
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…and how life grows from anything<br />
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I then wondered how my kids were doing? Maybe they were nervous, timid?<o:p></o:p><br />
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…Renna looked like she didn’t even need a snorkel to breathe underwater:</div>
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…Cole was enjoying his own adventure and swooped right by me</div>
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…Julia was practicing her Special Forces diving skills,<br />
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...but I got to hold my wife’s hand while we explored this magical place :-)</div>
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The ultimate find, though, the absolute best part of this experience, was watching how all of us utterly enjoyed the
experience: <o:p></o:p></div>
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Jack <o:p></o:p></div>
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Julia <o:p></o:p></div>
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Renna <o:p></o:p></div>
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And of course Cole, who immersed himself in this.</div>
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By the time we finished, we all agreed that this was one of
our best adventures yet. And you want to know a secret? IT WAS ONLY $36 each!!! (Thanks Viator!) Now THAT is awesome. I actually suggested they charge more in the future,
but she just smiled and knew that the more amazed I was at the trip, the more I
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…Thank you <a href="http://www.viator.com/tours/Aruba/Aruba-Catamaran-Sail-with-Snorkeling/d28-8936P1" target="_blank">Aruba Catamaran Sail with Snorkel</a>!…you gave our family memories
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GregHinthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05263391877768948720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1790186246330478785.post-25566705877460163392016-01-30T12:27:00.000-06:002016-01-30T12:27:01.288-06:00The Pursuit of...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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It’s been a tough month. Of course as I type this I can hear
anyone who knows me and our family saying, “He’s an idiot. He’s got EVERYTHING.
What does he have to be sad about?" <o:p></o:p></div>
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…and they’d be right. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Amazing <a href="http://www.justarobot.com/2014/01/what-i-got-to-gaze-at-on-vacation.html" target="_blank">wife</a>, family, home, enough money to take <a href="http://www.justarobot.com/2016/01/sunsets-aruba-and-peace.html" target="_blank">great vacations</a>, <a href="http://www.justarobot.com/2015/10/like-dream.html" target="_blank">get a ‘fun’ car</a>, and <a href="http://www.justarobot.com/2016/01/panic-diplomacy-exhilarating-new-years.html" target="_blank">fund my kids experiences. </a><o:p></o:p></div>
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But I’m still unhappy. unsatisfied. restless. <o:p></o:p></div>
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I’ve pursued happiness in a lot of ways, and to my surprise
I’ve achieved many of them already. (sounds arrogant. I don’t even like typing
this, but maybe I’ll uncover some truth along the way) <o:p></o:p></div>
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Maybe it’s what I haven’t pursued. Maybe it’s that since I’ve
only had a written ‘plan’ when at work, and listed my contributions when at
work, that i’ve ended up depending on my life satisfaction based on work. <o:p></o:p></div>
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How screwed up is that? <o:p></o:p></div>
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I love creating. I love being a part of a team/club/group
that all is passionate about accomplishing something, creating something
wonderful. I’ve also found I love it when I help others be successful. <o:p></o:p></div>
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I don’t feel I’m doing any of that right now. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Work is…unexplainable. Even though I’ve received great
reviews, I am constantly anxious about becoming irrelevant…to the point of one
person’s side comment ruins me for the rest of the day…makes me question my
judgement in how I direct my work...and destroys any family connection time at
night. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Music is…nearly nonexistent: I’ve recorded and performed all
over, but am wholly sad about what I’ve done. I feel I’ve wasted my abilities
because I’m not disciplined enough to schedule time to compose. Sure I play at
church, but I’m completely replaceable…it’s not something I can uniquely contribute
to. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Kids are…a miracle: They are turning out to be amazing people, but my one purpose is to raise them in a
godly way, and I’ve never read a bible verse at dinner. I’ve never showed them
how to study the bible. I talk about managing money all the time, but have I
even walked them through a budget? <o:p></o:p></div>
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Wife is…perplexing: I don’t really know why she’s so kind to
me still. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Friends are…??? I don’t even know. I have a couple guys I
can call on, but I look at my brother, or look at others and they have a rich
community of friends surrounding them. Wow would that be nice. But who has the
time for that? I guess they do…I have no idea how though…it’s not like I’m
spending load of time doing stuff I love at the expense of others...my time is
spent accomplishing tasks that it seems I need to: driving kids (although my
wife does tons more), homework, work work, travel (for work), dishes, house
maintenance, outside house stuff, and the time I have left I try to reconnect
with my wife. <o:p></o:p></div>
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What bothers me most is that it looks like I’m playing…the
martyr: Sacrificing my time, my opportunities for others and then in some dark
corner letting this sadness grow to show myself how good of a person I am. <o:p></o:p></div>
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…and then just yesterday I received an
old obituary my dad found of my great, great grandma: <o:p></o:p></div>
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<i>Jan 8, 1932:<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<i>Born in 1850…traveled to America in 1870…married in
1878...Mrs. Hintermeister was one of the best known women in the Taylor Ridge
community. All thru her life her first thought was for the comfort and
happiness of others and she practiced much self denial for the benefit of those
she loved. Thru her later years she took special interest in the young people
of her community and rejoiced over their achievements.<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<i>"Her children shall rise up and call her blessed,"
for they can truly say, "She hath done what she could."</i><o:p></o:p></div>
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She practiced self denial? Took special interest in the
young people of her community? Rejoiced over their achievements? <o:p></o:p></div>
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Doesn’t say anything about how productive in the community
economy she was…what achievements she made…what positions she held... <o:p></o:p></div>
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Except it does... <o:p></o:p></div>
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…it says she was one of the best known because her first
thought was for the comfort and happiness of others... <o:p></o:p></div>
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I have so much to learn. I've got to get better. I don’t even know where to begin.
What would my obituary say? I <a href="http://www.justarobot.com/2010/05/my-blue-tombstone.html" target="_blank">thought about it once</a> and I don’t feel it’s
gotten any better. I did think about blogging about how I can help others and
then list the results, but that seems vain. I could blog about what I’m
grateful for, but that seems like I’m bragging (I have this, that, the other
thing, …). <o:p></o:p></div>
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Maybe I should just look in the mirror, tell myself to shut
the f*ck up, grow up, and start…. <o:p></o:p></div>
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…but start what? <o:p></o:p></div>
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GregHinthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05263391877768948720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1790186246330478785.post-20910075409239571902016-01-23T16:08:00.002-06:002016-01-23T16:08:39.194-06:00Sunsets, Aruba, and Peace<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
By the time we landed in Aruba, we had already had quite an adventure in <a href="http://www.justarobot.com/2016/01/panic-diplomacy-exhilarating-new-years.html" target="_blank">New York City on New Years Eve</a>. To be honest, we wondered if we would find this island as wonderful as the island we visited the night before.<br />
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Then we saw the sunsets. And by the time we left, we had remembered that if we pause each evening...together...thinking about what we have...who we love...how precious our time is...we will enjoy life more, appreciate the moments more, and not let little troubles cloud our attitude...<br />
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...after all, as you can see...a few clouds makes the experience richer, more textured, all around better than if it was only a clear horizon with no context.<br />
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<i>(click photo to view larger photos...they're really awesome larger!)</i></div>
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<span style="text-align: left;">Apparently our resort on Eagle Beach was THE PERFECT location to view sunsets</span></div>
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The glistening wet sand as the waves retreat into the water added a unique sparkle as if we were witnessing a 'double' sunset.</div>
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The ability to float in the very salty, perfect temperature water and take in the sunset was unforgettable. I love how the silhouettes of my kids reinforce this immersive experience we had...all together.</div>
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Some sunsets were enjoyed laying on the beach chairs and letting the trade winds keep us perfectly content...</div>
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Even the US Coast Guard (who patrols the waters between Aruba and Venezuela) added to the beauty of this night's nearly cloudless sunset.</div>
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Still other nights the pirate ship, announcing a night of fun was about to commence, provided a stunning pairing to the sun as it set.</div>
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Some sunsets became more stunning with guest appearances by various ships</div>
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I learned early to turn the camera around and capture who I get to share these sunsets with. I think it just makes them all the more better.</div>
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Especially if we can share the sunset by floating next to each other</div>
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One of my favorites. My waterproof camera provided some fantastic sunset photos...I love how the waves sparkle like diamonds in the setting sun light.</div>
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...or this one that shows how the setting sunlight is still strong enough to pierce waves and show wave-innards.</div>
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Or how this sunset captured native wild-life in flight</div>
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...or how my wife simply paused...relaxed...focused...and let herself be carried away by the setting sun</div>
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Of course my girls couldn't resist taking a handstand photo with the sunset!</div>
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Last sunset of our trip was also enjoyed by pelican and sailboat. I honestly think we had the better view...the sailboat people didn't have an awesome sailboat in their view!</div>
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A different sunset, same beautiful lady.</div>
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Last view, a touch of clouds...adding to the texture, an observation I forget far too often.</div>
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A happy, beautiful, content lady at peace. That is the goal, after all, isn't it?</div>
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It started with a wash of panic. All that I planned! Ruined!<br />
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...then I took a breath...and thought, "Lets see where this takes us"...maybe this could even be an <a href="http://hintervision.com/2016/01/16/opportunity-curve/" target="_blank">Opportunity Curve</a><br />
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...then I was nice to a stranger<br />
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...and opened myself up to what could be...<br />
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...and ended up guiding our family through one of the best evenings of our lives...<br />
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...and NONE of it would have happened without first getting an email with bad news.<br />
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I opened the email from United. It listed our flights to Aruba: Minneapolis to Chicago to Aruba. My eyes narrowed. The email said the plane from Chicago to Aruba, painstakingly scheduled to perfection to arrive just when I wanted, was canceled, and we were rerouted from MSP to Denver, to Atlanta, to Aruba...arriving a whole day late.<br />
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Luckily it was months until the trip, and I knew enough about well-meaning, but inferior computer algorithms that with the limited data it had, was just trying to reroute us the best it could. I settled my panic, and called a human at United to work through a solution that worked for all parties. I even offered to travel a day early so we could arrive to Aruba on time. It would cost me money in hotel, but my top priority was to get to Aruba for the full week of fun.<br />
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The lady at United received my diplomatic offer well, and even accepted my request to travel the night before on an EARLIER flight...just in case of bad weather we would have a whole additional flight to get to our connection location.<br />
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We were all set.<br />
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Fast forward to 3 days before our trip...<br />
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...it finally sunk in that since our overnight was in Newark, we could, possibly, visit Manhattan on New Years Eve. The family was curious, but naturally concerned with the world saying that NYC is not for the feint of heart on new years eve. (and was it even safe?)<br />
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BUT, since one of my only declared missions for our family is to offer experiences they wouldn't normally get, I decided to lead the family through a whirlwind tour of The City.<br />
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We landed at 6, arrived at hotel by 7, and from 8pm to 12:30am, we...<br />
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Took a cab from the hotel to Newark Penn Station...and bought MTA passes to World Trade Center (actually, we were planning Times Square station, but on the way, my youngest seemed sad that he wouldn't see the Statue of Liberty...and so adjusted our destination on the fly...<br />
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<i>My ladies in front of Lady Liberty</i></div>
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<i>The family in front of same...with cool clouds all lit up</i></div>
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We saw ground zero memorial, the Freedom tower, and the financial district (along with the NY Film Academy).<br />
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<i>Somber...even on New Years Eve. My son the MP sure seemed deep in thought, "This is where it all started for me"</i></div>
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<i>Freedom tower...and a family that seems always up for adventure</i></div>
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We then hopped the subway up to Central Park, walked to a friendly McDonalds, and then to Rockefeller Center to see the Christmas tree all lit up. My wife has wanted to see this for years!<br />
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<i>Others from Europe were sure disappointed...so we all sad-faced.</i></div>
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Next we walked down Avenue of the Americas to glimpse at the Times Square lights. We weren't allowed to enter (so secure...we felt really safe!) but at 42nd street could see the ball before it dropped!</div>
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<i>See it?!? That blue blob in the upper center.</i></div>
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Our last stop was the Empire State Building, always a favorite of mine.<br />
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<i>One last photo with the family</i></div>
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<i>...and of course with my lovely Lady. Love traveling with her</i></div>
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We left NYC at 11:30, (forums suggested subways are clogged after midnight) and celebrated 2016 at a small transfer station in Newark.<br />
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We all got to sleep around 1:30am. We all had an amazing whirlwind tour of NYC and can now say "Oh yeah, I've done NYC on New Years Eve!"<br />
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I'm SO happy this adventure happened...I'd like to take full credit but was just taking advantage of a seemingly terrible flight detour, and ended up with an adventure we'll never forget.<br />
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...and it was just the beginning since the very next morning we flew to ARUBA!!!<br />
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