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Hero's Dust/Revisited


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thetiler

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***Besides what I mentioned below, I would also like to dedicate this version of Hero's Dust to the 12 who didn't survice the Mine accident in West Va. And of course *Randal Mcloy*, the one who has. And hopefully with our prays he will have a total recovery. Plus all the workers and engineers that tried their best to save all of them.


I am a Vietnam veteran, I spent 358 days in war zones during the Vietnam war. I came close to being killed by a bomb. The bomb knocked me off my rack and I hit the lockers. The whistle of the bomb was very scary!!!! It woke me up just before it came in.

Of course I didn't get real close or I would of been dead. But I would like to dedicate this revised Hero's Dust to the three officers near where our barracks were located that didn't make it.

There was a time when a bomb came in and the metal from the bombs hit our bunks. Luckily most of us were working on night shift.

Again I would like to dedicate this version to those officers!

I have played this tune in two Vietnam Veteran fairs. One hosted by Country Joe Macdonald. He heard me play and invited me to play the 2nd fair at the Old Waldorf in San Francisco!
The first one was at the Civic Auditorium in San Francisco as well.


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This is a brand new (about 2 hours old) as of this typing of Hero's Dust. I play Betsy my Santa Cruz Om/PW acoustical guitar. When I got off work from bidding on a bathroom, sent off the email for the bid and sat down and recorded a revisited version of Hero's Dust but using Betsy.
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Uploaded: Jan 02, 2006 - 09:25:50 PM
Last Updated: Feb 19, 2006 - 12:01:39 PM Last Played: May 05, 2012 - 07:02:06 AM
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Comments
White Hawks said 2693 days ago (January 2nd, 2006)
it's an WONDERFUL and SUPERB work!
Guess what, "Hero's Dust" is one of my very very favorite song!!!! and
this is such a wonderful arrangement;) Your Betsy sounds very nice:o)
thanks for sharing.

- Hawks
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thetiler said 2693 days ago (January 2nd, 2006)
it's an WONDERFUL and SUPERB work!
Thanks so much WH for stopping. Really, thanks for the compliment!

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perceptualvortex said 2693 days ago (January 2nd, 2006)
Really
the best kind of tribute, such a beautiful song. Awesome, Bill!
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Joshosh said 2693 days ago (January 2nd, 2006)
amazing, as usual
I am blown away by your talents and ability every time. Your emotion is always clear in your playing, and this is certainly no exception. A beautiful song for the best of causes. Thank you for sharing it.
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thetiler said 2692 days ago (January 3rd, 2006)
amazing, as usual
Thanks Josh

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Einarus said 2693 days ago (January 3rd, 2006)
Amazing
Hero's dust has always been one of my favorite song on MacJams, as well
as being one of the first I heard when I got here. I even think I'm safe to
say that it was one of the reason that convinced me to stay.

Such emotional writing and teriffic playing. You and Betsy are probably
one of the best instrumental duets here :)

Great piece of music.

Thank you for sharing.
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thetiler said 2692 days ago (January 3rd, 2006)
Amazing
Thanks Einarus, somebody needed to draw you in cause of your immense talent
I am glad I helped!

Thanks much

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Mcboy said 2693 days ago (January 3rd, 2006)
beautiful sound
and heart felt playing.....just some truly gorgeous playing....!!!!
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Alannah said 2692 days ago (January 3rd, 2006)
GOSH !
I don't even know what to say on your songs anymore Tiler cause they are just superb !!!! I think this has already been said a million ways to Sunday !!!! Oddly tho ... this is one of the first songs I ever downloaded from the computer (although from a different site) .... in fact - in remembering it ... it just might have been the FIRST song I ever downloaded. I still LOVE it Right down to that last little PLUCK !
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RickW said 2692 days ago (January 3rd, 2006)
From one Vietnam vet to another
Hi Bill, as I said on iCom, much mellower than the original. What did you
play then, if not Betsy?

Wonderful tribute!

Rick
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thetiler said 2692 days ago (January 3rd, 2006)
From one Vietnam vet to another
The other was a Takamine acoustic, this one is my Santa Cruz OM/P"W
acoustical guitar.

Thanks much for stoppin by!

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stevel said 2692 days ago (January 3rd, 2006)
Lovely tune
I think this is really gorgeous, masterful picking and tone! I like the
quotes from Pinball Wizard you throw in there (well it sounds like it
anyway!)
Very accomplished and a moving tribute
Steve
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notsosweet said 2692 days ago (January 3rd, 2006)
Amazing as ever...
What beautifully evocative playing! You speak volumes without words.
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thetiler said 2692 days ago (January 3rd, 2006)
Amazing as ever...
Thanks notso, very much for stopping by! I really appreciate the comment!

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said 2691 days ago (January 4th, 2006)
Great playing....
great song
and a great heart.

Jack
jhenny said 2691 days ago (January 4th, 2006)
Beautiful
Amazing playing and I love the sound of your guitar! Your ability to
transfer emotion through the guitar is admirable. Well done!
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Tadashi Togawa said 2691 days ago (January 5th, 2006)
Peace and music
I did not know Hero 's Dust.
However, i know now.
I listened your music.
I wish to express my gratitude to the hero and you.
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thetiler said 2690 days ago (January 5th, 2006)
Peace and music
Thanks Tad, thanks for doing that duet we did.


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said 2690 days ago (January 5th, 2006)
Thank you...
for your humility, your music, and your service to the USA.
dchapman said 2689 days ago (January 6th, 2006)
Amazed every time...
... your fingers touch a fretboard. Amazinig work Bill. I dug the little
tribute to the Who in the middle there. I wish i had a 10th of your chops.

...interesting though, my head is hearing this as a full band instrumental,
maybe something some abitious macjammers could do.

Fabulous.

d.
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Nolan said 2689 days ago (January 7th, 2006)
Sensational
First of all, and at the risk of sounding hackneyed, that is some
amazing guitar playing, Tiles.

I love how you flow so seamlessly from one section to another; and
that is no mean feat considering how diverse those sections are.

Wonderful stuff. A pleasure to listen to.
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thetiler said 2687 days ago (January 8th, 2006)
Sensational
Thanks Nolan

I really appreciate you coming bye!

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Ed Hannifin said 2688 days ago (January 7th, 2006)
Tiler, on this one...
...your time is so perfect that it's beyond perfect...on this one, the tune
breathes...

Your playing here is not just a recitation of the notes of the tune...there's
feeling and space and air here...

A nice spirit, all the way through the piece..

Ed
cbsongman said 2687 days ago (January 8th, 2006)
great work
it's a tear jerker....lovely melody and great arrangement....beautiful
fingerpicking!
generalj said 2687 days ago (January 8th, 2006)
Hero's Dust
powerful peice so full of emotion,
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PeaceGirl said 2687 days ago (January 9th, 2006)
very nice
love the meaning and the sound. thank you.
Peace.
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Drew Kopr said 2680 days ago (January 15th, 2006)
Lots
of stuff going on here, Bill. This is an epic piece and I really enjoyed it.
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composerclark said 2635 days ago (March 2nd, 2006)
I like 'em both
Just left a more detailed about the older version for you, but just wanted
to add that I like them both. I like the sound of the guitar a little better
on this one. It's a different guitar, I gather, but maybe it's recorded
differently too? Great job.
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