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My friend Jamilla has been encouraging me to record my practicing
of musical instruments so I decided to put something here.

When I was a child, I spent 6 months in the Philippines.  One of my
memorable experiences from then was when my uncle would play these 
songs out of a pocket sized magazine that came out regularly that 
had the song chords and the lyrics of popular songs during that 
time, as well as some older songs.  I think the magazine was called 
Song Hits or something generic like that.  He would play the guitar 
and my cousins and I would sing.  It was good times!

Fast-forward to now, many of these songs are just the basic chords
and singing, similar to how we did it back then.  Most of my playing
is more of my own music therapy than anything.  It takes me back
and keeps me remembering.

NOTE: These explorations can be very raw and painful to the ears
and have been known to make children cry.  You have been warned.

UPDATE: 20210221 - My friend, Rob, dared me to write music, so I 
        tried.  Never wrote music before and don't know how it 
        works, but I'm trying.  See below.

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20221030 Audio file: Down on the Corner (download)
*20220312_jawb
20210913_when_u_were_mine
20210829_moon_river
*20210303 da_dumpsta_dat_cawt_fayer
*20210303 lawst_my_pretty_good_jawb
*20210221 log_of_sound - FIRST SONG!
20210218 Audio file: Voltes V Theme Practice (download)
20201220 Audio file: What Child Is This? (Greensleeves) (download)
20191004 Practice
20190928 Practice
20190908 If I Had a Hammer
     *songs by xiled

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