Tobin Is 50!

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A few months ago, while working on Slimmie's birthday surprize, Suzanne asked me to do a 50th birthday collaboration with the Macjammers United. Well, needless to say, the wheels started rolling, and similar to “SlimGirlThat”, the process began, and this is what we came up with.

– Alimar

"Tobin is 50! A timeless 50. An old soul infinitely young at heart. Happy birthday, love! A single-chord birthday groove is the perfect gift for the guy who always uses too many in his songs! (without you, I can only think in one chord, you know). May the next fifty years bring as much music into your life as you can hold. Your music is filled with passion, creativity, melancholy, respect, kindness and above all a special meaningfulness. Thank you for everything you give".

– Suzanne

Originally to be released on his real birthday, December 3rd, it was delayed due to an illness in his family. The final version includes 32 MacJammers and 72 audio tracks!
A collaboration with MacJammersUnited

Cast members in

“Tobin is 50!”

Suzanne (basic track structure, and initial melody and rhythm, guitars, lead and flute parts
Alimar “THE ALIMAR CHOP-SHOP” (intro vocals, organization, editing, mix, etc.)
Ziti (four guitars, including intro)
MissChaos (organ)
TheTiler (slide guitar)
Stevel (guitar)
TEXASFEEL (guitar)
AClarke (vocals)
Dadai (vocals, sax and keyboards)
Blamm (vocals)
thoddi (vocals and whirly organ)
Z293 (guitar)
McBoy (flute, congas and wah)
SlimGirlFat (seven vocal tracks)
Joanna (vocals)
Rebsie (vocals)
Mandolinquent (vocals)
RCAndrews (vocals)
Snowdragon (vocals)
Ka-Klick (vocals and acoustic guitar)
PGreenstone (several vocal tracks)
Mystified (several talking and vocal tracks)
Tom Atwood (several talking and vocal tracks)
Caroline (kazoo)
Sil-VER (electronica)
Deputy Doofy (vocals and electronica)
RSchletty (vocalizations and electronic percussion)
Jim Bouchard (steel slide guitar)
Ronnielong (vocal message and guitar)
Mungo (vocalizations)
StunNutz (electronica)
Daphna (piano)

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Song Stats

Hits: 2200
Comments: 37
Fans: 3
Plays: 457
Downloads: 137
Votes: 23
Uploaded: Dec 10, 2005 - 11:17:40 PM
Last Updated: Dec 10, 2005 - 11:37:07 PM Last Played: Nov 13, 2009 - 07:07:47 AM

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Keywords:

Tobin Mueller (10), birthday (18), Suzanne (6), jazz (499), MacJammersUnited (1), collaborations (8), 50 (2)

Hardware:

Macs and stuff

Software:

GarageBand, and others

Comments

Rebsie	Rebsie said 1442 days ago (December 11th, 2005)
	Slightly belated ... ... happy birthday, Tobin! best wishes from Rebsie and Mandolinquent Check out my latest song called Amongst The Colours (w/ Luna Trick)

	earwig999 said 1442 days ago (December 11th, 2005)
	Nice Very nice. It's very jazzy and busy. Oh and a belated Happy Birthday from me. Check out my latest song called Pull My Cracker 2006 Re-Mix

Z293	Z293 said 1442 days ago (December 11th, 2005)
	Happy Birthday Tobin I first heard this at Version 2 and it was interesting to follow it up to Version 26. Alimar did a great job of fitting so many people in and not having total chaos. I think this effort shows how much you are appreciated here. Check out my latest song called The Fine Line

Einarus	Einarus said 1442 days ago (December 11th, 2005)
	Happy Birthday! Happy Birthday Tobin! "MacJams King of the hill", indeed. Check out my latest song called Good Things Come in Fours

snowdragon	snowdragon said 1442 days ago (December 11th, 2005)
	and many more big guy perhaps this would be a good time to mention how much I liked Suzanne's original soundbed with Zetes' tracks on it. Alimar, you are amazing. and Tobin, the membership forms for the Over-The-Hill Gang are in the mail. Check out my latest song called The Wolf 7

Tom Atwood

Tom Atwood said 1442 days ago (December 11th, 2005)

Congrats Tobin, Alimar
Happy Birthday, Tobin. I see there is a forum thread for birthday wishes
so I will add more there, but I want to thank Alimar for his work on this
"epic." I listened as the different contributions came in, and I know how
cluttered the 72 tracks sounded before Alimar began "trimming." This
is a great gift, Al, and I am sure Tobin (and the rest of us who cluttered
this up) really appreciate it.

With that, let me bestow the first, ceremonial 10-10-10-10. Happy
birthday Tobin!

Check out my latest song called Keep Looking for Jesus (MJRF)

thoddi	thoddi said 1442 days ago (December 11th, 2005)
	I'm getting in line I'm amazed how this turned out from the version I first heard. Great job Alimar. You sure have put a lot of effort into this. Happy birthday Tobin:) Check out my latest song called Don't tell me what I can't w/KTB and Ingve

Joanna	Joanna said 1442 days ago (December 11th, 2005)
	Happy Birthday! Here's to another 50 more! Check out my latest song called Nellie G.

ka-klick

ka-klick said 1442 days ago (December 11th, 2005)

Well, you had to have known
or had an inkling (after being a prominent participant in several of these)
that something might be on it's way. Hope it still surprised you and
brought a smile to your face. It was a lot of fun to contribute to. Happy
Birthday! From a contributor whose next "big" one is a relatively safe 7
years away.

Check out my latest song called Big Bad World - Live 1-16-2009 plus - MJRF

drakonis	drakonis said 1442 days ago (December 11th, 2005)
	fun stuff for a fun guy Alimar out-does himself AGAIN! Great stuff, sir, and kudos to all the Macjammers who contributed to this festive jam. Happy "0011 0010" Birthday Tobin! ttfn, Drakonis Check out my latest song called Lullaby for the Inner Child

FEEL	FEEL said 1441 days ago (December 11th, 2005)
	Happy Birthday!!! Regards, John Check out my latest song called Pigs Fly

alanfraser

alanfraser said 1441 days ago (December 11th, 2005)

8-8-7-8
Just in case there's any misapprehension, I like Tobin but I don't like
songs being pushed on sentiment. For it to be sitting now at 9.75,
multiple people must have already voted this as the best thing they ever
heard. You don't do Tobin any favor by doing that and you don't do MJ
any favor either. I'm sure he could handle the former but I doubt he'd be
approving of the latter at all.

Happy Tobin, you're greatly loved here and it's well-deserved.

Check out my latest song called It's For You w/Mystery Lady

said 1441 days ago (December 11th, 2005)

Double entendre
Just in case there's any further misapprehension, maybe people WEREN'T
pushed by sentiment, and really DID feel it deserved the score they gave, and
it WAS the best thing they ever heard. You have voted the way you feel, very
commendable. But YOU don't do Tobin any favors by stating your feelings
about that HERE, either. Please leave that for a "RANTS" forum post. I'm sure
YOU could handle that?

Sincerely,
Alimar

---
"Be Happy"

TobinMueller

TobinMueller said 1441 days ago (December 11th, 2005)

Double entendre
Don't worry, Alan. There was something really heartwarming about reading your
comments. I have always been an advocate of integrity in ratings. Also I've been
an advocate of community and collaboration, and love these giant collaborative
pieces as a tool for community. Courage and honesty are a big part of a healthy
community, and that is why I felt warmed by what you said. I am beginning to
agree with almost everything you say these days. Must be a sign of my
advanced age and senility?

Check out my latest song called Forge A New Life (MJRF)

Emily Rohm	Emily Rohm said 1441 days ago (December 11th, 2005)
	Hey Tobin! Happy Birthday!! I wish I could have been able to contribute a verse to the song...I had trouble with my computer and couldn't download the file. Alimar kindly helped me by sending a file by email, but it was too late for me to add anything in time! I'm such a putz! In any case, happy 50th! Here's to another 50! Check out my latest song called Monica's Waltz

SlimGirlFat	SlimGirlFat said 1441 days ago (December 11th, 2005)
	WOOOT Happy Birthday Tobin, Hope you like your Birthday song from Macjammers United as much as I love mine.... Slimmie Check out my latest song called Not Enough

TobinMueller	TobinMueller said 1441 days ago (December 11th, 2005)
	WOOOT Yes, I do. A marvelous feeling. Just sinking in. Now, let me listen to it one more time... Check out my latest song called Forge A New Life (MJRF)

Mcboy	Mcboy said 1441 days ago (December 11th, 2005)
	rockin n jazzin at 50 50 is the new 30.....can u dig it.....happy b'day!!!!........ Check out my latest song called Heros( aclarke/mcboy)

Suzanne

Suzanne said 1441 days ago (December 11th, 2005)

surprise!
what fun! tobin is in ICU right now with dad, but i will let him know this is
up. there is wi-fi in the waiting room so he will be able to serenade
everyone else with his laptop. thank you for helping with this virtual
surprise. sounds like everyone messing around with a sound check
before the big New Years Macjams Jam that may someday happen at
Alimar Hall in Buffalo, right? thank you, everyone.

Check out my latest song called Rock The Baby With Voodoo (w/Tobin)

TobinMueller

TobinMueller said 1441 days ago (December 11th, 2005)

Thank you!!
My goodness! Suzanne said to check Macjams and I was afraid
something terrible had happened. I was very surprised to see "Tobin"
on a song in the right column, thinking my name had been hijacked,
but it shook me out of my ICU daze and filled me with genuine surprise
and joy, my own birthday song. I smiled one long 10 minute smile as
the song unfurled. Thank you, MJers. Truly an gracious gesture and
an honor.

What a wonderful cheer up this track is. Thank you, everyone, for your
thoughts and music, fingers and minds. I laughed at the description of
a single chord song for the guy who uses too many, loved all the fun
poked at me and my advancing age, and truly enjoyed the cacophony
of guitars, voices, well-wishes and kazoos.

A special thanks to Al for what must have taken days worth of hours to
piece together. And Suzanne for instigating it all. And to everyone who
contributed. This year I turned 50 and my 4 children turned 25, 21, 18
and 16. All great numbers. Thank you for putting the icing on the cake.

Check out my latest song called Forge A New Life (MJRF)

Sil-VER	Sil-VER said 1441 days ago (December 11th, 2005)
	AUGURI!!!! BUON COMPLEANNO TOBIN! ciao Silver Check out my latest song called Falling (W/I. Spike)

caroline	caroline said 1441 days ago (December 11th, 2005)
	late again!! sorry, but enormous birtthday wishes that extend into the next year and beyond - love from me, the bear and the kazoo band xxx Check out my latest song called clink that link mjrf

jgurner	jgurner said 1441 days ago (December 11th, 2005)
	Many happy returns.... ...and a very happy belated birthday. Thanks for all you give to the community here at MacJams. Check out my latest song called Bourbon Street Dawn

Thompa	Thompa said 1441 days ago (December 11th, 2005)
	Ja m� han leva Gratulerar p� f�delsedagen!! (Happy birthday in swedish) Thompa Check out my latest song called Warcrime

	said 1441 days ago (December 11th, 2005)
	Happy Birthday... TOBIN. May this be the beginning of your best fifty years... personally, musically, and in your marriage. You have a wonderful wife who started this gift to you. God bless you both. Jack

White Hawks	White Hawks said 1441 days ago (December 12th, 2005)
	Happy Birthday Happy Birthday Tobin! And nice song MJers. - Hawks Check out my latest song called Shepherds Out in the Field

packosmokes	packosmokes said 1441 days ago (December 12th, 2005)
	Happy Birthday Tobin! Sorry I was unable to contribute to this collab as well, but between my move and then catching a terrible flu, I just couldn't find the time to get in on it. Remember, 50 is only 05 years old backwards :P Check out my latest song called With You

_nderscore	_nderscore said 1441 days ago (December 12th, 2005)
	happy birthday, mr. T joanna's phrase 'a friend to all' pretty much sums it all up for me. hope it was a good one, tobin well-deserved high marks, folks. major kudos to al Check out my latest song called glyd

Stun Nutz	Stun Nutz said 1440 days ago (December 12th, 2005)
	Happy Birthday, yes.... ...to the one who brings so much experience, wisdom and guidance to everyone... and puts a such friendly face on it all. Check out my latest song called Gossamer dissected

Drew Kopr	Drew Kopr said 1440 days ago (December 12th, 2005)
	Happy B'day Pass the geritol, eh! I tell ya, if all I need at 50 is geritol, I will be particularly pleased. Live hard and die young! Happy B'day Tobin!! Check out my latest song called WinterSong

	said 1440 days ago (December 12th, 2005)
	way cool This the coolest thing I've encountered for a while.I'm glad to be a part of this site.So..happy b-day tobin. T

Scorpjammer	Scorpjammer said 1440 days ago (December 12th, 2005)
	Great Birthday Card! Happy Birthday, Tobin! I'm just a couple years away from being an AARP card carrying member, so you won't get any jabs from me! Oh, was that AARP card reference a jab? I'm sorry! LOL! Wow, Macjammers United great job. Way to put it all together, Excelsiorman! You're amazing. I love the jazz theme. Check out my latest song called Seaside Samba

gumbi Ortiz	gumbi Ortiz said 1440 days ago (December 13th, 2005)
	wow ...this a lot of fun!! this is really cool! out jamin the jammers!! happy b-day tobin!! 50 is no joke..to get there the road is long and hard! you made it! great tribute..you guys did great!! gumbi ortiz Check out my latest song called Yo Soy De Aqui

Peter Greenstone	Peter Greenstone said 1439 days ago (December 13th, 2005)
	Just got back I'm a little late having just got back home after two weeks. Anyway, Happy Birthday, Tobin! Check out my latest song called From Nothing

	switch said 1439 days ago (December 14th, 2005)
	beautiful happy birthday Tom this funnky sound is verry good and beautiful Check out my latest song called ele fla jazz menco

DJ_Veit

DJ_Veit said 1210 days ago (July 30th, 2006)

i hope people dont know when my birthday is haha!
that would suck to get this as a birthday present geeez. a random
combobulation of drunk people singing and talking to a noise
backround. gross. i dunno maybe tobin has some sort of fetish for
minless noise and hearing drunk people sing crappy tunes. i dunno
could be. but for the rest of us just dont make a song for us. no really
u dont have to!!

Check out my latest song called Distant Dubs

Stankman

Stankman said 1171 days ago (September 7th, 2006)

TO: DJ_Veit
Gee, DJ_Veit, you really are a total dick. People put this together for
fun and to be nice to a friend on his birthday, and considering how
many different people (32) were involved in adding to this, all
remotely, it's actually quite amazing that anything cohesive came out
at all. It wasn't about creating a masterpiece.

So, what's the excuse for all of you music sucking so immensely?
Seriously. I'm not just saying your music sucks because I don't like
you. I'm just saying it sucks OUT LOUD to you because you're a total
jackass and I don't like you. Your music is genuinely quite awful and I
find it amazing you'd actually think you were in a position to rudely
criticize ANYONE else's music.

I guess people like you are trolls because they have nothing of value to
offer and feel bitter about it.

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