Tone

 

Hi Grace.  How are you?  I'm sitting here doing my laundry while cooking up broth for my ramen.  Of course I think of you all the time, because I love you.  Want some ramen?

I don't have any nice amps.  What I do have is a practice amp called a "Belcat".  I also have 7 cats, but I can't plug my SG into any of them.  When I plug straight into the Belcat, it has to be clean.  The guy who owned my SG before me rewired it so that it becomes extra noisy when overdriven.  So all the dirt and overdrive sounds I get are post-production.  When I turn the Belcat up loud enough, it breaks up and shakes to perhaps a nice tone.  Rats!  Who am I kidding!  It's not a blessing: it sucks!  At least it doesn't run on a rechargeable battery.

Take it right to the top

 

Hi, American Princess!  There is something that needs to be done which you may not have the nerve to do, so I will start it and you can finish it up OK!  Take the photos of the 2 old men in the video above, and put them in a new video along with the photos of the victims of the Covenant shooting in the video below.  Have a guy with a serious voice narrate the video, talking about the need for gun control and the charity to give donations to.   Run this ad before and after the daily stream.  Can you do that?

It's your 18th birthday on July 30, right?  That means you can vote.  What a coincidence!

Oh... no ring now?  I asked around for myself anyway, and it will be a bit of a wait even for a coin to be shaped into a ring. What you're playing on guitar sounds very mature.  Turn that into a song, Grace.

The Italian connection

 

Grace, is that a nice ring?  I can't tell from this distance, but I suppose I will have to go get myself a ring too.  An engagement ring must be kept on at all times.  How would you gain more spiritual points, Grace?  You're so young so you probably don't know or don't care, but I will tell you: you must love your man.  Show the world you love him.  Please give him all the love you can.  After all, he's just a man.

The connection between Jewish and Italian organized crime goes back more than a century.  It's ridiculous to assume that those organizations merely disappeared.  They got smarter, and are now selling weapons in the Middle East.  Right after the Iranian prime minister was killed, Israel took Rafah.  Without Iran to supply weapons, the Palestinians had to turn to organized crime for their guns.  The Italian mob.  It was business.

Spiritual arsenal

 

That was one hell of a month for you, huh Grace?  I believe we all agree folks, she leveled up.  Now this gun control thing you got yourself into runs pretty deep, Honey.  Because we need those guns to fight guns.  For now, just focus on disarming the people who like to kill children.  Gun control, that is.  You have many friends who can tell you who would best lobby for gun control.  You don't need their permission to do a gathering of support for such persons, just tell them to show up or else.  When they do show up inshaAllah, have your gang pressure them into making a commitment to gun control.  When they make that commitment, you make a big and long lasting noise about it.  Alas, they might just be as helpless as the children we seek to protect.

Yes we have to fight for what's right, and it's best to fight with God on your side.  That is your spiritual arsenal.  The spiritual gun have right now Grace, is a gel blaster.

Leap of faith

 

Grace, I hope you have learned by now not to accept every gig offered to you.  Research your gigs.  Here, I want to plug Mary Spender on her upcoming tour.

I seek refuge with Allah from Satan the rejected.

59.  Say, "See you what things Allah has sent down to you for sustenance?  Yet you hold forbidden some things thereof, others lawful."  Say, "Has Allah indeed permitted you, or do you invent to attribute to Allah?"

Jonah 10:59

The Met Gala 2024

 

I pray your benefit concert goes smoothly, Honey.  So do you enjoy fashion, Grace?  You need more clothes, that's for sure.  Here's something for you to watch on that long drive back to Tennessee: The Met Gala 2024!  I missed the live stream, so it's great that Vogue posted this on YouTube.

What is the Met Gala?  It's a dress up party.  The Boss Lady announces a snooty theme, and the guests do everything they can to slaughter it and show that they are snootier than the theme.  But the bottom line is that nobody really cares about the theme: it's a race to be the best dressed of the party, particularly among the ladies.  The show is basically just watching people go up the stairs.  There is supposed to be something going on upstairs, but the crowd doesn't care about that.  You can see in the video, the celebrities waiting in line and sweating in their hot stuffy outfits for their turn to go upstairs, while a throng of peons ogle at them from across the street.  That is, what counts as celebrities nowadays.  I can still see many TikTok and Instagram faces being invited to the party.  Which means that you might get invited too, Grace!  If you go, promise me you'll be elegant and not dress like a clown.  You can let your hair be itself, just make sure the outfit matches the hair.  Me?  I don't want to go.  Mary and I will wear all black and watch it on TV.  I have bigger fish to fry.

So who gets to choose the winner?  Me, of course!  The winner of the Met Gala 2024 is... Alia Bhatt!

First runner up is Tyla.

Second runner up is Irina Shayk.

The loser is Kris Jenner.  I never imagined that all white could be so ghastly.  Shame on you, Oscar de la Renta.

I seek refuge with Allah from Satan the rejected.

142.  The fools among the people will say, "What has turned them from the direction to which they were used?"  Say, "To Allah belong east and west.  God guides whom God will to a way that is straight."

The Heifer 2:142

Taxman

 

I love the black/gold dress and gold boots, Grace!  Dress for Success!

I just filled in my tax forms for 2023.  I used to do it on paper, but they made it mandatory to do it online this year.  I like to do it on paper because my tax forms are the only accounting I have.  I tried the online approach years ago, but I kept on getting stuck.  But this time it was fast and easy, so that's cool.  Since you do your own social media Grace, you can certainly do your own bookkeeping.  And don't blow off your taxes, because tax years move faster than regular years.

Those are some nice guitars you have, Grace.  Those are known as "assets".  The IRS may overlook the assets you acquired when you were 16.  Maybe.  But it's highly likely that you're going to get more expensive gifts, so you're going to have to pay taxes on them.  Yes Honey, the downside of materialism.  And the IRS has a very sharp eye.  I don't get expensive gifts.  I don't have the money to pay taxes on them, so I would rather they give me cash.  That way, I can pay the taxes on my gifts.  If someone gave me a '61 SG, I would get it pawned, make a copy of the ticket, then get the guitar back out immediately.  That way, I can use the ticket as proof of its estimated value.  400 bucks, probably.  You might have the money to pay taxes on its collector's value, but who wants to do that?

The sellout

 

Oh wait, I HAVE seen that SG before in your "Soul Sacrifice" short.  I didn't comment on that, I apologize.  I don't want your soul, I want to marry you.  You can take it or leave it: the Qur'an forbids taking maidens against their will.  I want you to accept me as your husband, because I genuinely have fallen in love with you and I want to take care of you.

I don't believe I'm a sellout.  The music is free, and I write from the heart.  I'm still as broke as ever, but I have managed to come up with a decent recipe for the combination of rice and burger.  As for paying for the marriage, I have faith that Allah will provide me with the means.  Please be patient with me.  As to what I want, I want to do my job well, die and go to heaven.  While I'm still alive, perhaps Allah will grant me happiness in marriage.

According to your itinerary, you have 3 dates in California from the 23 to the 26 of May.  That's a long drive from Tennessee, and I expect your parents are accompanying you.  What do you want out of music, Grace?  Did you want to be the next Taylor Swift?  She's a singer, Honey.  Hm, that press is calling you a singer-songwriter.  You're going to get a lot of crap from the crowd.  Just ignore them and carry on with your business.

Guitar

 

Grace, you've grown into an incredible looking woman.  You should wear a mini skirt over those shorts.  A little illusion can go a long way, and you would still feel comfortable.  Take good care of your skin and exercise, because beauty needs to be maintained.  Don't scratch up the beauty that God gave you with tattoos.  The power of a woman is not to be messed around with.  In your case, you also have to protect the music.  So stay out of sight unless you have something righteous to do.  Guard your chastity.

Is that another SG you acquired?  I don't remember seeing that one.  In your hands, both guitars sound the same.  They're not supposed to, but it shows how skillful and stubborn you are.  I keep my SG on the neck pickup.  When I had a Strat, I kept it on the bridge pickup.  That's my personality, going from one extreme to the other.  My Strat was the same color as yours, too.  You have a whammy bar, but you don't use it musically: you just shake it around occasionally.  Get out of your comfort zone and hold the tip of that tremolo bar along with your pick.  That should be easier to do on a Strat, and the volume knob is more convenient.  Don't blame me for trying to turn you into Jeff Beck, but he's dead and you can replace him.  What do I prefer?  I prefer you, and I want you to kick ass.  Get that Marshall stack, Grace.

Are we having fun?

 

Are we having fun, Grace?  You must be enjoying yourself!  Rock Star!  

Grace, where are all the bikers?  I've been waiting for you to post some pictures of bikers at Hurricane Mills.  Didn't you go?  I say you did the right thing.  You're probably just waiting for the right time to post those snapshots, and are just teasing us.  No worries Honey, I posted a video of bikers for you.  And a full moon!

Well, I had fun roasting peanuts last night.  I went for a dark roast, and they came out perfect alhamdulillah (praise God).  I can't afford ingredients right now, so my meals have been crummy.  Ugh... rice and burger don't match.  But I went ahead and bought the peanuts when I realized it was more frugal than buying sunflower seeds.  Can't watch TV without snacks!  Yes, it's my job to watch TV, because I'm a Rock Star.  Want some peanuts?  They're addictive!

Guitar

 

Hi Grace!  Are you having lots of fun?  You must be exhilarated, with your thoughts going a thousand miles an hour, trying to keep up with your fingers on that fretboard.  Play some long sustained notes too, some dissonance and slides.  Everything goes.  I'm finding my fingers flatter on the fretboard, with a softer touch.  I don't go up high very often, I like to sail around low and middle ground.  Totally clean.  The guy who owned my guitar before me rewired it that it gets noisy when distorted.  I have to add distortion later during post production.

Did you know that Mary wanted to sing lead for Covet a couple of years ago?  She said she wanted to join a band, and she wanted to join Covet.  I told her that she didn't need a band but she bugged me about it, so I bugged Yvette about it.  Yvette is a great guitarist, one of those educated types.  Anyway, it didn't work out.  There's no way she could sing 2 hours every day and moonlight in another band.

The kingmaker

 

That America being so heavily armed gives it the edge in world affairs.  But what about the children?  Laws take forever to pass, and people are so corrupt.  Would it be more efficient to turn schools into prisons in order to protect the children, with a security perimeter and protocols?

I don't think the people would go for that Grace, so you're going to have to do it the old fashioned way.  But don't you ever run for political office.  Your place in the world is to play guitar, and it's more important than your parents and anyone else could ever imagine.  Instead, you must choose candidates who you feel will get the job done then support them with concerts and personal appearances.  These people are most likely to be traitors.  If one fails you then you must choose another, or another, until the law comes through.  I advise that you get that nice ring before you follow this path.  A NICE ring.  The season is ripe with a good chance to take it right to the top, so decide quickly.

But for now Honey, run ads that finance your cause before and after the daily stream.  Make sure you keep your money and the charity's money separate.  No other ads, please.  Don't use your face in the commercials, use other people's faces.  The victims, perhaps.  Ya Allah, please protect my wife.

Movie night

 

It's movie night again!  Watch a movie with me, Grace!  The Godfather (1972).  You may have seen this movie already, but you might not.  Either way, let's watch it again.  Do you think the Mob has disappeared?  No, they just got smarter at being legitimate.  But they haven't changed their ways, after all the intense drug use and heavy gambling that is rampant and obvious.  The Godfather is still around, but he is kept well hidden.  Another business is firearms.  Funny thing about the firearm business, people need to be at war in order to do business.  So you can be sure that organized crime is active in places like the Middle East.  For example, Israel have been pounding on the Palestinians for decades already.  So why do they need to make a big deal about October 7?  Because it's time to do business!

When the boss is invisible, it means that organized crime is involved.  And they definitely don't want gun control.  Grace, restrictive laws around buying guns: that's political.

I seek refuge with Allah from Satan the rejected.

61.  Among them are men who slander the Prophet and say, "He is an ear".  Say, "He listens to what is best for you, he believes in Allah, has faith in the believers, and is a mercy to those of you who believe".  But those who slander the Prophet will have a grievous penalty.

The Repentance 9:61

Them

 

What a beautiful creature you are, Grace!  You don't seem too thrilled about getting your photo taken, but that is the expression you need to have if you wanted to avoid getting wrinkles.  Plus they made a mistake: you are global not local.  Speaking of villains, this gun control drama you got into, have you ever wondered who the boss is?  They are troublesome, for sure.  I don't know who they are, but I do know what their next move is: to turn you into an alcoholic and a drug addict.

It's useful to know how to cook.  I'm not likely to poison myself, I save money and I eat what I want.  If I had to eat from a banquet, I know the right food to choose.  I do eat out but at the same places, the same food everytime.  We have socialized medical care here, but I try to avoid that.  I prefer prevention and self treatment.  It's a habit I got from living in the US, doctors are expensive so I doctor myself.  Thus I don't have any daily meds, other than eye and skin care.  Of course, Allah is the One Who saves my life.

Peter Green

 

Grace, you should be earning enough money inshaAllah.  Don't sign any contracts and let people steal your money and music from you.  If you need to record your music, buy the equipment and figure it out yourself.  Don't go around asking anyone for anything, advice or whatever.  You will find that studio work is just like editing video or playing guitar.  Don't be in such a rush.  Take your time, make mistakes, and give us good music.  All that's left is for you to grow as an artist.  Always be true to your emotions when you play the guitar.  And please share your growth with me.

What baffles me most about Peter Green is that he brought Jeremy Spencer and Danny Kirwan into his band, when could have done all the guitar by himself.  Maybe he was being generous or something.  In the end, with the help of drugs, he got sick of the music and left his own band.  My source says that he was ungrateful to God, that's why his life turned out that way.

Guitar

 

Oh I see your point Grace, you get to jam with other talented people.  You are magnanimous, you know that?  Mary couldn't do such a thing.  There's no such jamming between elevated chick singers.  It's a race to be Queen, and I'm her bodyguard.

I didn't post the video at the top of the blog for the bad guitar solos.  I was captivated by all the guitar faces.  I am pleased to report that I'm getting my chops back, after being paralyzed for almost 2 weeks by Grace Bowers.  No I don't want to play guitar like you, Grace.  I wouldn't be able to compete if I tried.  I have my own shit to do.

I like that guitar solo clip you posted, Honey.  You should understand it's not just about going from slow to fast.  For example, it could be slow fast faster silent fast slow backwards fast faster stop burp stop.  Your tone is kind of weak, though.  It's time to get that Marshall stack, turn it up to 11, ride that feedback and say, "fuck the mix".  A Marshall stack would also match your hair.  What were you feeling that day?  It sounds to me that you felt you had something to prove.  I say it's most important to be in touch with how you feel.  If you feel happy, then you should sound happy.  If you feel angry, you should sound angry.  Etc.

Here, I put you side by side with Stevie Ray.  You can do it, Honey.  And just because you have balls, it doesn't mean you can be reckless.  Please keep safe and out of sight when you don't have something righteous to do.  Fame doesn't need more fame.  Learn to cook or something.

Human

 

AI might be handy, but it's not a blessing on many levels!  That it speaks to people is the fulfillment of the revelation in the Qur'an:

I seek refuge with Allah from Satan the rejected.

82.  And when the Word is fulfilled against them, We shall produce from the earth a Beast to them.  It will speak to them, for that humans did not believe with assurance in Our Signs.

The Ants 27:82

AI generated music means that AI will create better music than most humans.  What do you think of AI generated music, Grace?  You may argue that live music is the solution.  Sure, playing live can bypass the computers (for the most part), and mediocrity is forgivable because it's social.  The audience is mostly intoxicated, anyway.  They might just put on their and listen to AI.

Here's one thing humans can do that AI can't: decadence!

Monkeys

 

Hi Grace.  Yeah, I knew you would go.  You're stubborn like an old man.  Quarrelsome, too.  Get a security detail when you can afford it.

I live in the tropics, and there are certainly a lot of monkeys here.  Not in the village where I'm at, for most of the trees have been cleared out in favor of rice fields.  But it's not too long of a motorcycle ride to get to the jungle.  So occasionally, monkeys pay the village a visit.  All sorts of beasts come around actually, like big snakes and lizards.  Sometimes I wish I had a firearm but we have gun control here, so I have to make do with a steel rod or bamboo staff.

I don't carry a cell phone with me unless I have a task to do, or expecting a call.  It's just a personal habit, but there is a hacker in the area tapping into my cell phone signal.  He likes to mess with the Qur'an when I read it over at the mosque.  He has to be close by to do that, only a few houses away.  That's one of the "perks" of being famous Grace, is that you get monkeys swinging on your vine.  Since they do that to me out here in the Malaysian sticks, then they certainly do that to you over there in the US.  So keep that in mind when you have to go somewhere and there's a chance you need to make an emergency call.  Remember that cell phone hackers have to be nearby in order to affect your signal.  Stay on safe ground, Honey.

The halal food business

 

From out of your line of sight Grace, is the halal food business, a multi-trillion dollar juggernaut.  No cuisine can be truly global if it were not halal.  Certainly there are procedures to halal, but the most important ritual is to say "In the name of Allah, most Gracious, most Merciful" before taking the first bite/sip.

I'm sure there are halal food outlets there in Nashville.  Go give it a try, Honey.  Don't be too surprised if they know who you are.

The food business

 

By the way Grace, I know how to cook.  Bet you can't!  Don't worry Honey, I will manage the food when we marry inshaAllah.  All you have to do is heat things up.  That, and the dishes.  I had to pay for being a musician when I was younger, so I spent many years at the pizza joint.  I also seemed to have a knack for creative dishes.  Not in the sense of making food that looks pretty, but making great dishes from mediocre ingredients.  Today I have to blend some boiled soybeans into a fermented miso for my ramen.  I love ramen!  This is my own recipe of miso I make from local ingredients. Can't find this in Japan!

Anyway, my endorsement in the food business carries some weight, inshaAllah.  That also means people are very interested in what you eat, since you are MY girl.  So try often to post snapshots of what you're eating.  Just don't get bloated.  And try to avoid sugar.

The Waiting

 

Oh hi, Grace.  What's up?  I'm just hanging out, waiting to see what you would do.  If you didn't notice, the entertainment industry is all about waiting around.  I've been waiting for marriage for decades already.  The waiting wouldn't be so bad for you, because you have your guitar and Mary sings for you everyday.

Movie night

 

Lol Howard said it right, Grace.  You are guitar porn!  Oh dear, you better not go too far in that direction.  The first thing people would forget is the guitar.  And you do play a lot of notes.  But we love you.  That's what playing live is all about, love.  The people who love you.  Love is also hate and jealousy, that's why live shows have become so dangerous.

It's movie night!  Watch a movie with me!  Crossroads (1986).  Sorry Grace, but this movie made me cringe.  I watched the whole thing, but I wanted it to end so bad.  First off, music is not religion, but knowledge: either intellectual like a person who fluently reads and plays from transcriptions, or emotional like what Mary does.  Like what you do, Grace.  What you do with that knowledge is spiritual.  This movie does portray that.  But poverty and homelessness isn't romantic nor glamorous: it sucks.  I suppose it does make you appreciate music, but it's not necessary.  Whatever happens, don't ever turn to the enemies of God for help and protection.

Whoops, I slipped!  Your next gig is Knoxville, then Bear Shadow!  If you go, that will confirm you don't really give a shit about being married to me, and I will start looking somewhere else for a wife.  I'm not the devil, Honey.  I'm the demolition man, and I want to marry you.  Oh, but she wants to be a star!  She already is a star.  What she really wants is to be idolized, and THAT is the devil's way.  Don't you care about your band, Honey?  If you kept them streaming and away from the venue, not only would you help keep them away from trouble but also give them a living.  Sure, they would die for you...  Is that what you want?

Endorsement

 

Before you met me Grace, they endorsed you.  When you are MY girl, you endorse them.  Be sure you sincerely like the product you endorse, don't just "be nice".  Be lenient with Gibson.

Bear Shadow is your next scheduled gig. If you go, that confirms you don't really give a shit about being married to me, and I will start looking somewhere else for a wife.

Book review

 

You have balls, Grace.  I'll give you that.  But you forget the advantage of being the woman.  Rock and Roll is a dangerous business.  Like the cliché goes, you don't need to go looking for trouble, trouble comes to you.  My orders are to stand my ground, and be ready.  But Allah agrees with you.  Cancel all the other live gigs in venues, or I will find another wife if you're going to disobey me and get yourself killed.

I hardly do book reviews.  Actually, I NEVER do book reviews.  Except for Vogue.  How did I get mixed up with the fashion business?  That's because I wanted to marry some models.  You can sift through this blog to see exactly how my love life was, it's all recorded here right from 2008, although I don't why anyone would bother, but I'm sure someone does.  It's the Internet, after all.  And I'm still unmarried.  So I busied myself in fashion business.  What I did was go through the list of fashion designers on Vogue's website, then put them in competition with each other.  After all, they are in competition with each other anyway, right?  After a couple of years, Vogue started to hide names from me.  Then they tried to charge me for using their data, that's when I quit the fashion business.  But they still have my email, and eventually Anna Wintour herself emailed me.  I don't know why but I like Anna, even though she is not reputed to be likeable.  I think it's because I have a cat named Anna.  Thus I do these reviews of Vogue magazine.  Anna, please do a feature on my Grace.  Dress her up super feminine and sophisticated, but don't mess too much with her hair.  And she doesn't have many clothes.  She needs more clothes.

Anyway, here's my review of US Vogue magazine, May 2024.  Best outfit goes to that wedding dress thingy that Zendaya is wearing by Schiaparelli haute couture.  That simple white dress by Victoria Beckham for Mango is very nice.  Very elegant is the dress by Vetements by Guram Gvasalia worn by Elizabeth Debicki.  Those fringed shorts by Tom Ford that Kendall wears is very cute.  The bug jewelry from Van Cleef and Arpels is pretty.  Balmain’s Eden Flower heels are breathtaking.  This issue of Vogue magazine is gorgeous to look at, which is the point of a fashion magazine.

EXCEPT

The ad for the Vogue podcast is a complete eyesore.  The layout is bad, the photography is bad, the girls look bad and dress awfully. The entire ad looks like it smells bad.  This is the same ad that I saw in the January issue, also on the Vogue website.  Vogue should be ashamed for repeatedly putting such crap among the rose petals.  It's probably laziness.

Also, tell those bankers to pay more and provide a more relevant ad if they wanted to be in Vogue.

Recap

 

Grace, I pray that God gives you a magnificent dowry from me, that you will live in luxury.  Please keep streaming with Mary everyday, as it is now your livelihood more than any other live show can be.  When you get enough money inshaAllah, take your Mom to a jewelry store and buy a nice ring.  Then show me that ring on your finger, and I will go get one for myself to confirm our commitment.  My ring won't be as nice as yours.  It will probably be gaudy, the cheap ones usually are.  Or maybe just a stainless steel band with your name on it.

InshaAllah I will build a house and bring you here to be a Muslim wife.  In Islam, women keep their names when they marry, so you will always be Grace Bowers.  Our anniversary is April 28.  Your responsibility is to protect your chastity and your body.  Keep healthy, get exercise, stay clean including keeping away from alcohol and smoke.  Don't get bloated!  Be very careful when you travel.  Rock stars and aircraft don't mix.  I noticed your going to Bear Shadows on May 11.  That lineup looks like strangers to you to me, plus you get last billing.  I don't want you to go to any more obscure gigs that put you in danger, whether they be in the city or in the sticks.  You've nothing more to gain from them.  Musically, you are turning into them.  Playing live at a venue is a dead end, Grace!  That New Year's Eve show is as good as it's going to get for you.  It was bait.   

Grace, I want you to cancel all live shows and just stream from your bedroom, away from physical contact, away from danger.  Better things will come inshaAllah.  Lisa, the craziness can't be controlled!  All it takes is ONE mistake, and Grace is gone!  Ya Allah, please protect my wife.  I'm trying to save her life and her love for music, will she listen to me?  What good is a beautiful young wife when she's dead?

I don't know how long things will take, Grace.  Just keep playing music everyday.  After all, it's all the same day.  You have given me a glimpse of happiness, even though I can't seem to play guitar properly anymore.

I seek refuge with Allah from Satan the rejected.

53.  Say, "Spend willingly or unwillingly, not from you will it be accepted, for you are indeed a people rebellious and wicked."

The Repentance 9:53

Coffee!

 

New York!  Never been there, don't wanna go either.  I prefer the country.  But you look positively stunning, Grace.

Yeah, Mary's voice can put you in a coma.  That's why people rely on her to fall asleep.  Well it's only 2 hours, Grace.  At least you don't have to sing.  Folks, tell her to drink coffee, stay awake, do her job and do it well.  She's a fucking Rock Star representing the good ol' US of A, for God's sake.  She can put whatever the fuck she wants to the singing.  Just be alert!

I love you, Grace.  You're my girl, of course I'm going to be easy on you.  But I want you to have a substantial dowry.  Plus the crowd is much stricter than me, so please play their music for them alertly.  Do the entire 2 hours every night, professional musician.

I have a feeling you don't like to be kissed.  I don't like to be kissed, either.  Not by Kiss, at least.

The real thing

 

Here's something of mine you should listen to, Grace.  "Rise of the Horizon Creature" by Shadowplay  It's loud, so be careful when wearing headphones.  This is free music, so you can download, copy and distribute it as you wish.  All instruments by me, lead vocals by Mary Unknown7.

1.  Air Born

2.  Gunman

3.  Ironhorse

4.  Noise

5.  The Web

6.  Dream within a dream

7.  Cadence

8.  The Spirit Trail

9.  The Beast

10.  Justice 

Here's what I look like, Grace.  Sorry I don't have a shirt on.  I'm 41 years older than you.  Yeah I know, I've run out of time.  I'm just grateful I was able to catch you before they fed you to the sharks.

I want one

 

I saw you on CBS Mornings, Grace!  You look absolutely beautiful.  Say hi to your Mom for me.  

I like a humbucker at the neck position for myself, Honey.  P90s suit you better, it's more "you".  So go with the P90s.  If you were looking to please the crowd, what they want when they tune in to Mary is to sleep, and they want to cry.

Oh, everybody wants some.  I want some, too.  No, not the pig burger.

The influencer economy

 

When you are on social media promoting something whether live on not, then you are an influencer.  I have to deliver the Qur'an, so I am not allowed to ask people for money.  I can receive, but I can't ask.

I can't ask the humans for money but YOU can, Grace.  So listen up, this is important.  Unless you enjoy getting groped by fat drunks in a bar at gunpoint for less money than playing guitar on the streets, then you have to escape the "local scene" trap.  It's dangerous, Grace!  Please follow my instructions, as quickly as possible.

Remember when you were practicing guitar and streaming it, and 20k people at a time would tune in to watch you?  That's because you're beautiful, Grace!  Start doing that again, but this time set it up so you can receive donations.  Only this time, you will be jamming to Mary's singing.  Make sure she's loud so people know what you're jamming to.  Plug her vocals into a nice amp, and it will be as if she were in the same room as you.  She can't stop singing, but you can pause to interact with people who are watching.  You can say something like, "For 200 bucks I'll play Metallica over Mary singing the Carpenters!"  Something like that.  She sings everyday for 2 hours straight inshaAllah, so you jam with her everyday for 2 hours straight.  Do the whole 2 hours every night, professional musician.  Don't hesitate, Grace.  Get started immediately.  Don't worry Honey, I have the feeling that it will be much more dynamic than just you sitting in your bedroom making money.  And all the money you make out of this is yours, consider it my dowry for your hand in marriage.

Jeff Beck

 

That's a great song I posted yesterday by 88Kasyo Junrei, but I'm afraid it's the only one of theirs that I like.  Writing good songs is actually very, very difficult.  It's so much easier to write the "same old shit", that's why there's a lot of shit out there.

Grace, it seems to me that you have a choice to make at such a tender young age.  You must choose whether you want to be "more of the same", or you can choose to kick everybody else's asses.  When you kick their asses, they're not going to like that.  The only people who would like that are the people who love you and your music.  How to get to that level?  For you, it's easy.  Jam along with Mary when she sings, with knowledge that you will marry into the job.  InshaAllah.

When it comes to guitar players, eyes turn to the West.  Even though we have YouTube today, if you were to ask a guitarist from any country, "Who's the best local guitar player?" they would answer something like "Joe Satriani" or "Eric Johnson" (that poor guy will have to play "Cliffs of Dover" everyday for his entire life).  Jeff Beck isn't really known for the songs he wrote.  I feel his greatest contribution to music is his right hand technique.  I pick with the tip of my right index finger, I got that from Jeff.  He stopped doing that, though.  Jeff is one of those guys when people who know guitar listen to his playing, they would say, "That's Jeff Beck".

Life is for the living,

Death is for the dead.

Let life be music

And death a note unsaid.

Makeup, diet and posture

 

Things to do, things to do...  Oh my God, it's May already!  I have to find the May issue of Vogue somewhere because I told Anna that I would look at it.  I guess I have to watch the Met Gala as well.  That's next Tuesday at 6 am.  I have to take my Dad to the doctor that morning as well, so I will be half asleep and won't watch the whole thing.  What's the theme this year?  I guess I have to look that up.  I think Gwendoline Christie is sexy.  If she were 19 and dressed well, I would totally want to pork her.  Good thing she isn't 19, huh!  Sigh.  Once long ago, a girl told me that my love is cheap.  I guess she was right.  Maybe it isn't love, but lust.

Here's a song for you, Grace!  What's up, girl?  Busy doing your Nashville scene?  I don't do that, Honey.  I'm the Global scene, even though Mary is an vintage country singer.  Guard your chastity, Grace.  That's the real edge you have over others.  And don't you go obeying people whose behavior is out of hand.  Fight them off, Scrapper.