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Uploaded: Dec 10, 2004 - 08:42:03 PM
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Oooh, Yeah... &mdash 12/10/04 - 09:09:24 PM
You are a person with a musical soul! You have a mastery
of dynamics with crecendo and decrecendo in the reight
places! I have a special love for guitar solos and you have
nailed it!. I love the harmonics at the end. Is this your own
creation or a classical piece? It
seems to have flavors of the Spanish guitarist/composer
Rodrigo. Consider a genre change to classical as this is far
more cultured! I am a FAN! please give me MORE!

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Oooh, Yeah... &mdash 12/10/04 - 09:54:31 PM
To: Patman

Thanks so much! I think you are right about classical. I guess because It was
played on a steel string acoustical I lost my senses :) I do that sometime.

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Hero's Dust &mdash 12/10/04 - 09:56:27 PM
O, I forgot. This is an original piece I composed on guitar.

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Wow. &mdash 12/10/04 - 10:21:25 PM
Great song, I agree with Patman... you are so great with
the guitar. I could listen to this all day. Excellent work.

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Wow. &mdash 12/11/04 - 09:21:54 AM
To: Impassible

Good to know that you like to listen to this stuff!
I have a little rub of my fingers on the fretboard and I hope that it isn't too
annoying to anyone.

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Hero's Dust &mdash 12/10/04 - 10:40:46 PM
O, I forgot. This is an original piece I composed on guitar.

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What more can I say &mdash 12/11/04 - 02:40:37 AM
10 10 10 10

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What more can I say &mdash 12/11/04 - 09:15:51 AM
Thanks hacked-to-pieces for the kind post!


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Great &mdash 12/11/04 - 06:37:19 AM
You have a wonderful talent for playing.

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Great &mdash 12/11/04 - 09:11:33 AM
Thanks mungo for the compliment!

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Sick &mdash 12/11/04 - 10:46:48 AM
Wow. You make me want to sell my guitars and take up a
new hobby :) Great work. Keep em coming.

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Sick &mdash 12/11/04 - 10:49:37 AM
my feelings exactly

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Sick &mdash 12/11/04 - 11:45:54 AM
Thanks for the compliment. Good luck with your musical material!!!!

thetiler

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Sick (hope not) good luck with your creativity! &mdash 12/11/04 - 03:43:41 PM
To:blamm

I hope not, I sometimes feel like giving up playing guitar because I feel like I
can't make money at it. But then again if I had to travel and be away from my
family, maybe playing and composing is all I need. I have to try and say to
myself learning and growing musically is so very important!

I have thought many times to myself about that because I relate too much
with my music to making money. I really need to try to get that money thing
out of my head because it really doesn't pay the bills!!!!

Maybe I should go to a musical therapist!

So I hope you can get the feeling when you hear my music that it is meant to
inspire at least I hope it does.

thetiler


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Stunning &mdash 12/11/04 - 12:44:25 PM
piece of acoustic work here,
You play beautifully.
A very evocative track..
SlimGirlFat

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Stunning &mdash 12/11/04 - 02:20:33 PM
To:Stunning

Thanks much!

thetiler

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Stunning &mdash 12/11/04 - 06:12:49 PM
To: SlimGirlFat
I think I got your name wrong on my first post, sorry.

I sure like that little icon of a girl moving around.
Looks to me like you have some nifty animation experience.

thetiler

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Like Fireworks in the Sky &mdash 12/11/04 - 01:11:59 PM
Stunning - 10-10-10-10 / Marked as favorite

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Like Fireworks in the Sky &mdash 12/11/04 - 02:22:07 PM
Thanks for the post!


thetiler

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Standing O! &mdash 12/11/04 - 04:09:07 PM
Sometimes...on MacJams...a song is posted that humbles me to my core. Not very often. But sometimes. This is one of those times. Timeless free music. Just sitting here during the third listen contemplating the years of practice, discipline, patience, and love of music required to produce such an artistic expression. I can't thank you enough for posting this incredible piece. Jaw-dropping acoustical ride.

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One can only assume... &mdash 12/11/04 - 05:15:04 PM
this is the result of not only an abundance of musical
talent, but years of dedicated study and practice on the
the guitar. All of that, and the spark of creativity... a most
satisfying piece of music to listen to.
Beautiful sound production in this intimate and enrgetic
guitar piece.

major kudos!

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One can only assume... &mdash 12/11/04 - 06:07:29 PM
To: Dadai

I wish I could say that I recorded it but I was at a recording studio.

Thanks

thetiler

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serious chops &mdash 12/11/04 - 05:44:20 PM
You show an array of dazzling guitar techniques on this
tune which reach out and TOUCH the listener.

The piece has a sense of free-form improvisation, yet has
a coherent, consistent structure which carries it through
excellently from start to finish.

You obviously have serious guitar-playing chops and have
an equally obvious love for the instrument. Thank you for
sharing this wonderful piece with us here.

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serious chops &mdash 12/11/04 - 06:04:03 PM
To: Cameron

Thanks, I threw a little "Who" Pinball Wizzard to liven things up a bit.
Thanks for your kind comments!

thetiler

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serious chops &mdash 12/11/04 - 06:42:02 PM
I was going to mention the "Tommy" similarity in that one portion of the
piece, but I didn't want to insinuate you were "copying" it. I immediately
heard that and it gave me a smile!

Nice touch!

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Making melody with your heart...

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treat for my ears &mdash 12/11/04 - 06:07:15 PM
thanks for posting this beautiful piece.

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treat for my ears &mdash 12/11/04 - 06:14:51 PM
To: daphna

No problem, it was my pleasure!

thetiler

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treat for my ears &mdash 12/11/04 - 06:37:51 PM
To: daphna

Heard all your music at your site!

Liked it all! That was a treat for my ears as well!

Your very well structured. I can see were all that musical education paid off.


thetiler

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musical complexity.. &mdash 12/11/04 - 11:18:37 PM
is usually the result of a lot of instruments & tracks. what
you have accomplished with one guitar/take is truly
amazing. really held my interest thru the whole tune.
great composition, great playing

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musical complexity.. &mdash 12/12/04 - 01:42:13 AM
_nderscore

Thanks, it was a nice laid back recording studio so I felt pretty confortable.

thetiler

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plucked fluidity... &mdash 12/11/04 - 11:48:26 PM
...like running water from the fountain of life...

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plucked fluidity... &mdash 12/11/04 - 11:51:46 PM
I forgot to mention that I love the concept you have going...."the Tiler"
with photos of bathroom tile...!!!

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plucked fluidity... &mdash 12/16/04 - 11:58:49 AM
Gotta agree with Stun Nutz. The tile photos as art are genius. I guess when someone is creative it's going to find it's way out. Wether that be laying down tiles, or laying down a 16 track masterpiece in one take.

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Hey...Gimme some skin.

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plucked fluidity... &mdash 12/12/04 - 01:45:16 AM
Stun Nutz

I like all the different things it makes you all feel. Opens up avenues I wasn't
sure my tune was capable of.

thetiler

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Thought I was catching &mdash 12/12/04 - 12:28:49 AM
Bits and pieces (or at least similar snatches) from "Mood
for a Day" and maybe (strangely enough, since it's
keyboard) Wakeman's "6 Wives of Henry VIII" in there.
Amazing performance. Very virtuosic. Just awesome.

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Thought I was catching &mdash 12/12/04 - 01:47:54 AM
ka-klick

Must be some interesting music. I didn't here those pieces.


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Thanks... &mdash 12/12/04 - 06:59:02 AM
I needed that. Some good clean, pure guitar and played
extremely well!

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Thanks... &mdash 12/12/04 - 10:36:26 AM
To: : packosmokes

Thanks for posting and the compliment!

thetiler

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Bravo! &mdash 12/12/04 - 07:20:56 AM
You have captured many moods in this piece. Your speed
is astonishing! You pulled the Pete Townsand licks off as if
they were your own.

I think I heard one or two mis-played notes in this whole
piece. Amazing performance!

I am jealous as hell of your guitar playing.

What steel string acoustic are you playing? How were you
mic'd in the studio? How long have you been playing?

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Bravo! &mdash 12/12/04 - 10:33:44 AM
To:Mr. EI Oval

I can't remember what mic it was. But I played an acoustic Takamine guitar.
I have been playing for decades, but there is a lot of hobbies, remodeling and
just plain enjoying life in-between playing.

Thanks so much for the post!

thetiler

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Incredible strumming technique &mdash 12/12/04 - 08:14:53 AM
Very nice indeed. The strumming section in the middle
was a highlight for me!

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Incredible strumming technique &mdash 12/12/04 - 05:22:52 PM
To: eDrew


Thanks much!

thetiler

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wonderful &mdash 12/12/04 - 02:16:10 PM
very beautiful. you're my idol. wow... i wish i could play
like that! keep 'em coming!

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wonderful &mdash 12/12/04 - 05:20:27 PM
To:penguinsock

Thanks for the kind words, good luck to you!

thetiler



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The vitality of live performance &mdash 12/13/04 - 07:56:39 AM
Not only the playing is great, the sense of presence is
thrilling. And the occasional sense of stereo that comes
across is a great touch, hearing your inhales and exhales
in the background, guitar body sounds, give the track a
vital excitement. Like you are breathing the music. You
would fit in with the likes of Casey Harshbarger and Tony
Kush on CDBaby.

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The vitality of live performance &mdash 12/13/04 - 11:53:41 AM
To Tobin

You guys amaze me, your picking up a lot of stuff I didn't think people would
pick up!
Thanks for being so insightful!!

thetiler

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moving &mdash 12/13/04 - 10:34:23 AM
Wow, really enjoyable, straight onto my iPod! There
something very cool about the whole tiling thing mixed
with top notch guitar playing and composing.

Kev

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moving &mdash 12/13/04 - 11:56:28 AM
To: Kev

Not being a pro graphics artist, I figured I had a lot of pics of my work
so I might as well use them.

Thanks

thetiler

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Beautiful... &mdash 12/13/04 - 07:17:35 PM
...downloaded, I'm a fan.

I need to practice more! Nine's across the board.

....just a question, do you do a piece like this in a single
take or were there some punch ins? Either way, it's
impressive.

Thanks for your submission.

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Beautiful... &mdash 12/13/04 - 07:57:27 PM
dchapman

Thanks, there is very few if punch-ins on any of my tunes. Either the ones
that I recorded on my own or in the studio. But to this tune, for sure there
were no punch-ins.

Thanks for the post!

thetiler

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Most excellent &mdash 12/13/04 - 08:55:47 PM
Indeed! Can you elaborate a little more as to how you
recorded this?

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Most excellent &mdash 12/14/04 - 01:17:34 AM
Qualoz

Sorry for being so short on the last one.

When I recorded it, I didn't want to make too many mistakes because I had an
engineer record it and it would cost me money to make too many mistakes. I
can't remember exactly were the mic was or how many I used. Sorry, It was a
16 track tape, you know the old kind.

Thanks for posting

thetiler

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Near virtuoso &mdash 12/15/04 - 03:11:36 AM
I am slack-jawed upon listening to your performance.
Wonderful, intimate, soaring, immediate, resonant and
lyrical. All I want for Christmas is is 1/8 of your talent.
Ever thought about laying down your tiles and being a
professional guitar soloist or accompanist? Have you cut
any CDs yet?

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Near virtuoso &mdash 12/15/04 - 10:28:21 AM
rschletty

Ya, I have some pretty amazing stories I've done trying to get my music out
there. I even threw a tape to Johnny Cash on stage and he actually picked it
up ! But he never got back to me. I had Chet Atkins sign my wrist backstage
when he preformed in San Franscisc when he was alive.

But nothing really has connected on a high level in music-dome.

Thanks much for the compliments!!

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Wow! &mdash 12/15/04 - 07:13:42 AM
I'm so glad I clicked on this one this morning. I'm thinking
Leo Kottke, Michael Hedges & a little Jimmy Page. The
dynamics here are impeccable. Your playing is, of course,
outstanding, but what really grabs me is your songrwiting
ability -- I'd definitely buy your CD! Fantastic!

Miss Chaos

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Wow! &mdash 12/15/04 - 10:33:49 AM
To: MissChaos

I am thrilled that you should mention that. To be honest, I am trying to
compose more guitar instrumentals because it seems to be more popular
than my songs. But songs like "Bike Race" were the words match the song (I
think) are really my highest musical possessions.

Thanks so much for saying that! It means a lot to me!

thetiler

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Really impressing! &mdash 12/17/04 - 08:57:09 AM
This was really impressing! I unerstand why som much
positive is said above about this tune. I'm in on it! Keep
on!

/Johannes at www.johannesmusik.se

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Really impressing! &mdash 12/17/04 - 02:20:17 PM
To; LillNisse

Thanks much!!

thetiler

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Sorry I'm late!! &mdash 12/17/04 - 03:20:09 PM
What they said . . . spectacular.

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Sorry I'm late!! &mdash 12/17/04 - 05:44:17 PM
To: Paul_T

Thanks for taking the time out to post!

Bill
thetiler

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To sweet to describe in words &mdash 12/21/04 - 01:31:13 PM
Beautiful, elegant I know are weak to put this song in
words, but that is how I feel...

If your tiling is anything like your creativity in music, can
you give us a quote?? LOL

Take care and thank you for that piece.

Legato

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To sweet to describe in words &mdash 12/21/04 - 05:58:58 PM
legato

Thanks for the compliment!
I appreciate it very much.

It it a little harder to play classical music on an accoustic (at little more
slippage sound than on a nylon string guitar but it kind of gives a different
kind of sound.

Thanks
thetiler

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That's what I'm talkin' about! &mdash 01/05/05 - 07:43:31 AM
Got in a little late hearing this. Have some technical
questions--over what period of time did it take for you to
put this together? A night? A year? How long in the studio,
how many takes? One? 37?

What a thrilling piece.

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That's what I'm talkin' about! &mdash 01/05/05 - 06:56:55 PM
To: atwood1956

I don't think I took too many takes in the recording studio. Not sure I took
any, maybe 1 or 2 at the most. I can't remember exactly because I recorded
this a few years ago.

Thanks for the compliment.

Bill

"That's what I'm talkin' about!

Authored by: atwood1956 on Wednesday, January 05 2005 @ 07:43 AM CST

Got in a little late hearing this. Have some technical
questions--over what period of time did it take for you to
put this together? A night? A year? How long in the studio,
how many takes? One? 37?

What a thrilling piece."

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Yes! &mdash 01/06/05 - 07:21:43 PM
Really good composition played very well. The one thing
I'm not crazy about is the sound production. It is not
doing your talent justice. I suspect the culprit is the
microphone(s).

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Yes! &mdash 01/06/05 - 10:52:05 PM
Bob Ancona

Thanks for stopping by and your input.
I think there was great care in the studio were I recorded the tune. But it was
transfered from studio reel tape eventually to .mp3.

Thanks
Bill

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I'm feeling blessed &mdash 01/16/05 - 12:16:12 AM
I'm grateful you listened to a couple of my songs because
it led me to listen to yours and I'm floored (not a tile joke)
at the beauty of this song. Just magnificent. What a talent
you are!

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I'm feeling blessed &mdash 01/16/05 - 09:25:50 PM
Thanks Joanna (the jazz singer :)

Thanks so much.
Good luck with your music too. I enjoyed listening to them.

I am just amazed at this loop thing and how interesting it can be. I guess I'll
have to add some of that to my guitar stuff. I've heard about some interesting
symphony loops too will put out or is putting out.

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Ummm.... &mdash 02/04/05 - 06:01:03 PM
....I don't know how I missed this one, but somehow I did. (But better late than never :)

Amazing. Astounding. Absolute Artistry.

Beautiful!
Thank you.


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Ummm.... &mdash 02/04/05 - 06:21:44 PM
Thanks Mystified


Thanks so much for checking this song out!
And of course the others as well!!


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Thank You &mdash 03/22/05 - 12:32:36 AM
Thank you for listening and commenting so that I
stummbled across one of the most beautiful pieces that I
have ever listened to 30 times or more....WOW thanks
again.....
Swanny

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Thank You &mdash 03/22/05 - 08:21:39 AM
Thanks Swanny

Thanks so much for stopping by and listen to so many times.

Thanks so much!

Bill

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Incredible! &mdash 03/22/05 - 02:46:02 AM
Great song! I love it!
Thanks for sharing.

- Hawks

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Incredible! &mdash 03/22/05 - 08:23:35 AM
Thanks Hawks for your input and past ones as well.

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*Mmm..* &mdash 03/22/05 - 11:57:48 AM
Verrry nice. Love it..

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*Mmm..* &mdash 03/24/05 - 08:24:01 AM
Thanks basco for the compliment.



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WOW! &mdash 04/14/05 - 04:22:26 PM
This is some good work going on. I like your tunes very
much, very relaxed listening to,

Keep the good work up!



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WOW! &mdash 04/20/05 - 10:23:04 AM
Thanks Kaazo

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Wowed me out &mdash 04/19/05 - 07:12:37 PM
Good job on the guitar. Amazing! It's cool how somebody can make a song on all guitar and it can be this good. I like the simplicity, and keep up the good work!

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Wowed me out &mdash 04/20/05 - 10:24:21 AM
Thanks TN

Nice chatting with you at the chat box.

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breathtaking &mdash 05/06/05 - 03:18:24 PM
Why is that you are here, and not on cds and radio, you are, by far, THE most talented musician I have ever heard on macjams.com
Keep these coming if you love me at all.

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Thanks DT &mdash 05/06/05 - 08:39:55 PM
Thanks so much!

That is very nice of you to say that.

Good luck with your music as well.

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Excellent piece &mdash 05/28/05 - 06:44:27 PM
When I grow up, I wanna play music w/ musicians like
you...

Cydniko

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Excellent piece &mdash 06/08/05 - 03:07:02 PM
Thanks cyd, for coming by when this piece has been long gone from the weekly
picks.

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