Artist Bio
Influences: Captain Beefheart, Brian Eno, Syd Barrett, The Beatles, Neil Young, Groucho Marx, Buck Owens, King Crimson, Gentle Giant, BA Johnston, Frank Zappa, Robert Wyatt, Van der Graaf Generator, CAN, plus whoever else I can rip off without anyone noticing.
I live out in the woods of Southern Ontario, Canada, near Peterborough.
Some of my songs will be written and played on the ukulele, either acoustic or electric.
And Melodica. Probably lots of weirdo Melodica.
Also some piano as well as whatever other instruments I have lying around.
There will be a fair amount of strange noise and experimental-type stuff.
This is my tenth FAWM, believe it or not!
And finally, two great quotations that express my attitude toward FAWM and 50/90;
“Musical structure? Frankly, I don't see what you need all those sandbags for, just to keep your river in place.” - Captain Beefheart
"Earlier eras of pop music were characterized not by the search for perfection but by bizarre enthusiasms, small budgets, erratic technique, crummy equipment and wild abandon." - Brian Eno
Songs (14)
| #1 | George Harrison, The Least Talented Beatle  |
47 Feb 2 |
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| #2 | Salvation @phoenixash |
45 Feb 3 |
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| #3 | Permanent Brain Deterioration @candle |
25 Feb 7 |
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| #4 | Damnatio Ad Bestias |
21 Feb 9 |
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| #5 |  Caracalla, The Exceptionally Stabby Emperor |
27 Feb 10 |
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| #6 | ORANGE DREAMSCAPES W/ HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES @cts
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31 Feb 12 |
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| #7 | My Very Happy Life (I Like Meatloaf And Sex Mania) |
21 Feb 13 |
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| #8 | The Horrors Of Perversion |
21 Feb 14 |
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| #9 | Head Busted Open Blues @deafsteever |
25 Feb 16 |
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| #10 | "The Damnation Of Abdul Alhazred" - Act II Scene III (Nyarlathotep Is Summoned) @phoenixash
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18 Feb 16 |
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| #11 | Distress Message From The Exploration Starship "Exceptional Clockwork" @candle |
21 Feb 20 |
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| #12 | Duelling Melodicas @wobbiewobbit
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32 Feb 21 |
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| #13 | The Blindfold Of Memory @zecoop |
18 Feb 22 |
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| #14 | True Facts About Robert Fripp |
29 Feb 24 |
Soundboard
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@candle Mar 29
I'll have to check those two albums out. Sounds awesome. Thanks for pointing me their way!
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@candle Mar 23
I signed up & posted a new song in the Rocktober section.
http://fiftyninety.fawmers.org/conten...
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@zecoop Mar 20
Hehehe..... You just REALLY wanted to get to T, lol 😉
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@ustaknow Mar 18
Hah, - well that change is there. But, literally, if you "Draw" as the One, it's in the Key F, if you "Blow" then it's C. So in other words if you reverse your breath, - it's called the Draw Key (no sheit, not kidding 😀 ) So by counting up, I mean, say you did a Song in Key G, - what Harminica do I need since the Draw Key is the Rock and Roll Harmonica key... so, G A B C D - your Standard D Harmonica, is the harp you'd need. Then just Draw, pinch your mouth, bend the harp a bit in your mouth, and vwah lah, Rock Blues in G, Sea? 😀 (Clear as mud I know.) It's actually pretty EZ.
Basically all you can get from it is the 1, 4, 5 chords, out of it anyway, "sort of" (kind of PowerChord the 5th). Mostly the 1 and 4 but the 5 if you "bend", suck/pinch/bend - you can get it if play with a tape loop.
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@silvermachine Mar 10
Yes I got your email. I drafted a reply twice but erased them.
I felt I wanted to explain why I'd had enough, but it read like a rant and felt childish. Then I realised you might strongly disagree with me, and I didn't want that sort of rift. So I left it.
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@chriddof Mar 3
Thanks again for the comment on "Rock Rock A [Rude Word]"! Sorry it took so long to reply to this, been feeling like that same rude word myself lately (mentally, rather than physically). Glad to see that you completed FAWM this year too.
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@silvermachine Mar 2
Let me have an address in an email and I'll gladly send you everything silvermachine might do in the future, (or has already done if you want it).
I owe you a lot, as It's largely your championing of silvermachine that has kept it going so long. -
@deafsteever Mar 2
Thank YOU for wanting to collab! I'd definitely like to do more collabbing in the future. 😀 I apologize for not listening to and giving feedback on any of your tracks yet - but, as time permits, I will in the days ahead for sure!
Regarding that frickin' Hansgruberchuck puppet, I'll send you a private email outlining everything soon. My co-workers and I have a blast abusing that damn troll.;-) -
@standup Mar 2
I realized in the last two days that I've only commented on a couple of your songs this month -- sorry about that. You're an inspritation! I guess in 50/90 there's more time and I probably drift to your songs more often. FAWM is such a frantic mess I cannot predict or control what I may or may not comment on.
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@candle Mar 1
Yeah, you would like it. I had to read it for a Gothic Novels class in University. It was my favourite book we read in that class. I just reread it this past fall & still enjoyed it all these years later.
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@ttg105 Mar 1
Thanks for all your support and your own blasts of creative lunacy this FAWM!
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@amusia Feb 29
Ha ha, yeah, I am trying to finish up a few pieces last minute to get to 14!
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@silvermachine Feb 29
You've done some really great stuff mate, keeping the weird flag flying, entertaining us with all manner of curious delights, and I thank you as always for your dedicated support.
I'm delighted with my 14 songs, but at the moment I can't see me doing this again. There's too much here that I don't enjoy. -
@ferry0123 Feb 29
Hey Fuzzy, thank you for the encouraging words, once again. And getting your songs and far out experiments into existence for (my) ears to hear. Yes, see you at 50/90!
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@amusia Feb 29
Thanks for listening! I always enjoy listening to what you come up with as well (I still have some listening to do)! All your kind words and enthusiasm mean a lot and help keep me writing.
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@phoenixash Feb 29
Yes, it has!!!! Thanks for everything!!!! Me too!!!! Let's rock it!
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@dzd Feb 29
I've already drawn up the contract for my soul it just needs a signature in blood hahah
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@dzd Feb 29
That's all credit due to the fine folk at black elephant huh hostel in portland,me
And just wallpaper believe it or not
Yes pure unadulterated orgasmic joy....I've had plans drawn up to electrify one of those for years......I froleandered my way across one yesterday.....bartering still in process......help me out I'll make them read this hahaha.....I'll throw them more advertising even lol.....it is a haven for the wary traveler, that ones free hahaha. -
@judypie Feb 29
Interesting! Well then I may check it out!😃
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@judypie Feb 29
Ha, no man I’ve never even looked at it! The notion of 50 songs has always seemed like a mountain too high for me to climb!
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@ttg105 Feb 28
😀
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@dragondreams Feb 28
Yep. He was a good friend of the head of the studio, Peter Byrne Jones. Peter composed using spoken word on tape and splicing the tapes by hand. Early Frippertronics were based on some of Peter's techniques with paired four-track machines set several feet apart with the tape running between them to get massive delay times.
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@candle Feb 28
He was still joking about it today, actually LOL. Yes, that is zecoop's count in at the start. I just felt it fit perfectly with the song & kept it as part of the track. Thanks for the great comment!
See You In The Shadows…
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@dzd Feb 28
Thanks a lot, means more than I care to admit when someone actually likes something 😉 still excited to hear what alls been going on over here this year lol....I'll get there.
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@dragondreams Feb 28
Thanks for all the time you've spent listening to my stuff this year! 😀
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@headfirstonly Feb 28
I *knew* you'd know what a Shingle Froe is - the fact that you've even used one makes me very happy!
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@howthenightcame Feb 27
And yes, the Marillion song has been with me for thirty years now and has shaped a lot of my thinking about Grendel. The lyrics towards the end of the track are a tour de force.
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@howthenightcame Feb 27
You wrote: "Interesting how you, intentionally or not, (maybe due to the Marillion tune) link Beowulf and Grendel with that "equals" sign, as if they are aspects of each other, or two sides to one coin (after all, you need an anti-hero in order to have a hero)."
This is spot on. I went back and forth about using the equals sign. It's a little too strong a claim, but I wanted people to think why someone might write that.
They could be two sides of the same coin. Or hero and anti-hero (but which is which?) Also, there's lots of talk of Cain and Abel in the poem - so the idea of relatives or brothers is in the air. Apparently, there's a comic book version of Beowulf which features the two as twins!! -
@howthenightcame Feb 27
hello fuzzy, just wanted to say a huge THANK YOU for being so supportive and encouraging!!
You know, it's a real pleasure to have someone who knows and loves the Beowulf myth so much.
It was only last month that I heard a lecture explaining the "bee wolf" etymology, so thanks for the timely reminder.
It's true, the manuscript containing the sole surviving copy of Beowulf was moments away from being burned to ashes. We were really lucky that it was saved. -
@zecoop Feb 26
Shocking I know!! I was watching a youtube vid on Robert's current rig and the triangle pick was sitting on his keyboard!! Go to 12:43 on this video:
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@johnstaples Feb 25
well, they don't make it easy to get a pic up! if you want, email me a pic, I'll put it on my server and then link it on your profile page for all to see!
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@dragondreams Feb 25
Woohoo! 😂😂🤣😎
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@dragondreams Feb 25
Aha! It was from my real life name of Paul Hudson... 😉
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@dragondreams Feb 25
Thanks once again, Fuzzy! 😊😎
BTW, I sent you a FB friend request ages ago and haven't heard back from you. 😉 -
@johnstaples Feb 25
I heard through the grapevine that there is a new kitten and you've violated the FAWM "post kitten pix asap" rule? What do you have to say for yourself?
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@geoffkilian Feb 24
Hey thanks for the tip about needing to reply to someone's soundboard... I guess those other people didn't get my feedback to their feedback... darn!
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@judypie Feb 24
Awww that is sad, but if it doesn’t work, you can just tell me what colours your kitty is and how fluffy 😀
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@judypie Feb 24
😁😁😁
*Waits patiently..*
I’LL REMIND YOU AGAIN IN FIVE MINUTES SO YOU DONT FORGET -
@zecoop Feb 24
I'm currently finishing up recording 8 more ambient tracks for a collab with caterwauler, so if you'd like those I can send them (once I figure out what number 8 is going to be).
The more I think about it, I think it would be great to mark that one as a collab. I really loved it. 😀 -
@zecoop Feb 24
Another check on the collaboration checklist... I really really liked yours. 😀
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@zecoop Feb 24
Yours actually sounds like a collaboration, so feel free if you'd like. I'm over 14 and it's a free for all now. The last one using those stems, I could not honestly pick out anything i had played. A guy's gotta have collaboration rules, you know?! 😉
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@judypie Feb 24
Word on the street is you’ve got a new kitten? Surely you read the fawm rulebook and know that all new kittens should be photographed and uploaded?
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@natalieedelson Feb 23
Thanks for stopping by and commenting on ‘oceanbirds’. You’re in the home stretch now ! 🙌🏾🌟
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@heliosonorous Feb 23
Thanks for your comment! Glad you can hear the sonic representations I have been attempting to convey in this project!
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@kirjis Feb 23
Thank you for your comment on the spam song, it means a lot!
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@judypie Feb 22
Hey now c’mon! You’re still my favourite soundscapist! Yours did sound much larger than Wobbies so points for that, I just really like the colour red man.
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@emkaydeebee Feb 22
Thanks so much for your comment on ‘They don’t see me’ - quite a voyage of discovery you’ve sent me on there with Laurie Anderson, wow!
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@judypie Feb 22
Thank u for your detailed analysis of smoke like a pan, hotly😛 Oooh you gotta new one I need to check out!
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@candle Feb 22
Yeah, I know right? I'm on pace to pass last year's record. Not sure how this keep happening, but collabing with you has been a big boost to that! Thank you 😀
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@candle Feb 22
Well, that goes without saying. I mean, brown? Really. So plain…
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@chriddof Feb 22
Thank you for the recent comments on "Duck Mouth..."! I'm especially pleased you liked my spoken word vocals.
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@ferry0123 Feb 21
Thanks a bunch for your words!
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@guatecoop Feb 20
Oh my, your comment was hilarious about the children. I my career is working with difficult and troubled children, so I know that one!!
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@phoenixash Feb 20
Hey, just sent you a little something something
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@candle Feb 20
Love. It.
Great job!
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@zecoop Feb 20
We'll just say... "Happy Ending" and leave it at that, lol. Everyone lived happily ever after. Like they always do. In Sci-Fi. With ghosts and aliens. Yep. It all worked out fine. 😉
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@lbcsrw Feb 18
Your work fills me with warm goodness, and a bit of fetid bile.
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@apertome Feb 18
Yeah he really is, I also love how deadly serious he is the whole time.
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@candle Feb 18
I got the email. I'm trying to mix some alchemy together to see what might happen. Will keep you posted. And thank you for your comment on The Gift. I remember you saying last year that it takes a lot to offend you, but a guy can never be too careful, eh?
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@apertome Feb 18
BTW, have you seen this? This guy blows me away:
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@apertome Feb 18
Your description of "The blurring of the shale" gave me chills -- it's better than the song!
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@judypie Feb 18
Thank you for your earzzzz 😁
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@zecoop Feb 18
Gonna listen to more, but ran out of time on my lunch break. The Stabby Uke song was an awesome end though!! I will also let you know when I have the 8-track tracks ready to share. 😀
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@candle Feb 18
Also, did you still want to do another collab?
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@candle Feb 18
I should warn you, your Horrors OF Perversion inspired my own descent into the world of moral decay. https://fawm.org/songs/106249/ I hope it doesn't offend you.
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@phoenixash Feb 16
I LOVED IT IT'S AWESOME, would you like to do something else?
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@heliosonorous Feb 16
Thanks for the Horn picture you shared, quite fitting!
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@amusia Feb 15
It does sound like a title you would come up with! I would like to hear your Cabinet of Curiosities too!
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@phoenixash Feb 15
hello, I've sent you an email did you get it
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@candle Feb 15
Oh my, that movie is something else. Gotta love 1960's morality PSAs
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@judypie Feb 13
Haha, I saw no reason to stop dude! LOVE your sound!
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@judypie Feb 13
Well fuck, that DOES sound dangerous. I am in an excellent YouTube spiral of vintage educational films now, thanks for this! 😃
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@dragondreams Feb 13
Cool! Is there any particular brand or model I should look out for?
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@dragondreams Feb 13
I am so going to have to get me a melodica!
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@cts Feb 12
Thanks, bud! Believe me - there was so much more that I had intended to do, but time is running out for me and I have to move as quickly as I can with the rest of the tunes I have started on. I hope we can do more collabs as I do have some specifics for you. We'll see how the land lays. Thanks again for working with me and the kind thoughts during my bereavement. You guys rock!
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@ferry0123 Feb 11
Ah, now I understand your takes on history (the why's of them) a little bit better 😀
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@owl Feb 11
Thank you for the comments! Glad to hear you've already reached and passed Peak Misery!
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@lanasolyluna Feb 10
Bust out those glow sticks ❤️😍
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@ttg105 Feb 9
😀
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@frozenlonesome Feb 8
Thanks for listening and your comments of Vortex Dynamics Folktale. Not sure where you hear the spaceport boarding announcements because there are none in the track. 😀 I also periodical recommend headphones. Check out my FAWM track Discretion.
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@chriddof Feb 8
Thank you for all of those comments! It's much appreciated.
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@heliosonorous Feb 8
Thanks for you comments! It often seems that a person's feelings for Pluto to remain a planet depend much on when one was born and learned of the solar system. I grew up with Pluto as a planet so I will likely always see it as such.
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@candle Feb 7
Oh man, Fuzzy. You nailed it with that collab track. I love it! You might want to give those 15 full time employees in your Fuzzy Sound Labs a bonus or something 😉
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@engebretsen Feb 7
Thx for comments!
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@barbara Feb 7
Aw Fuzzy, you know, it’s all in the way they sing. They’ve got that emo thing down.
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@ferry0123 Feb 7
Yeah, it was a good lesson, Fuzzy. I think I'll never forget this one!
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@candle Feb 7
Thanks for all the listens & thoughtful comments. And yes, I got the e-mail & replied. I'm good with that.
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@ferry0123 Feb 7
Hey thanks once again for your support, Fuzzy. So... gurning. Got something for ya now. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQua5...
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@candle Feb 6
Can't wait to see what you come up with.
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@dreamscuba Feb 6
Thank you for your comments on “Danger Within”. Very much appreciated.
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@phoenixash Feb 5
Thanks for your lovely comments dear, I'm already thinking about round two
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@gm7 Feb 5
Thx for the kind words..more to follow..not with loops....but jazzy blues
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@silvermachine Feb 5
Fuzzy I’ve decided to change my last song to ‘Woman Want Dog Faced Baby’ as I wasn’t that happy with the title. You said you might have it for a song title yourself, sorry about that.
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@candle Feb 5
Ironically I had already watchlisted her after reading a few of her comments on the forums. Her first song didn't disappoint. Thanks for pointing her out!
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@caterwauler Feb 4
I'm glad you enjoyed my comment. Thank you for the lovely one you gave me.
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@gm7 Feb 4
Thx... It's.was
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@sync Feb 4
Hey fuzzy, thx for reading my bio. Yeah, I almost qualified that the delivery reminded me of duke of prunes, but not the music or subject matter. 😁
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@lanasolyluna Feb 4
Love how you got the image of the forest animals partying even though I said nothing about animals, but I definitely had that image too! 😀 Thanks for stopping by and welcome back.
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@metalfoot Feb 4
Fortunately we got the mix right quicker than all that! Just enough for an extra serving 😀
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@billwhite51 Feb 4
thank you for your comments on oh well ah well. i wasnt thinking of neil young, but now that you mention it, there is that random incoherece factor that seems to add up to more than it is.
