Bigger than it seems

 

Dear God

 

Heaven is a better place.

Presentation.

Growing old sucks, especially when you're still young

 

Hi Grace!  How are you?  I hope you are enjoying yourself, and keeping safe.  I'm in the middle of producing an album.  Gone are the days where I would sit in front of the computer 24/7.  Nowadays I do one instrument of one song at a time, then back off.  If I get a successful take, I quit for the day.  If I don't get a successful take, I don't move on until I do.  But I don't push myself anymore.  Trying too hard is unproductive, and I have other things to do.

Trump is right: I am a loser.  Not even the Muslims help me.  But I have no money.  Yes, we all write bad songs sometimes.  Usually because of what other people say.  At least no bad song can end my career, because I don't have a career.

A rainy ladies day somewhere in LA.

Guardian of the sky

 

Earth is a prison!  I'm not certain the sphere above is real, but there are guardians of the sky.  Humans will never space travel.  What about the moon?  No, wrong question.  Why stop going to the moon?

Greatest hits

 

Grace if you're scared, hold on tight to your stream with Mary.  I'm in the middle of something right now, so I'm feeling kind of detached.  I don't want to start on "Hey Pretender" yet, so I'm producing a Greatest Hits album.

Oh no Zam, not another Greatest Hits album!

  Well I used to have a band, then I ended up alone.  Now I like it that way.  Then I found Mary.  The cds you see below were published in 2004 and 2006.  Yeah they're crude, but I had to keep the music alive somehow.  You can find the mp3s at CD Baby.  I haven't received a penny from them, but I don't care anymore.  Allah has given me better instructions.

Hopefully this is the last time I dig up music from the past.  I don't have any record of Part One other than the mp3s.  André played guitar on that CD.  So I will be reproducing songs from Part One, "Prelude to Firehorse", and "Failure" from Part Two.  The goal is to get an album I enjoy listening to.  I will post the album here when I finish it, folks.  I hope you like it.

Singing old songs at a coffee shop.

Hijack MAGA now

 

Folks, I think the Americans are scared of their dictator.  After all, he's backed by the Jewish and Italian mobs.  Why else would they let him get away with so much shit?  The smart ones know that a violent uprising would make him impose the Insurrection Act and put the country under martial law, so it has to be non-violent.  Now the violent ICE agents are manning the airports.  That must be a real drag.  How many soldiers does he have anyway, locally and in the middle east?

This makes me think that anybody in camo and ICE vest, wearing a mask and carrying an automatic rifle can walk into an airport and say, "I'm late for work." That also means MAGA can be hijacked.  No you don't want the organization, you want the slogan!  If a couple of drag queens wearing MAGA T-shirts and hats picketed Walmart, people would think it's a prank.  But if ICE beat up a group of protesters in Minneapolis who were all wearing MAGA, then that would make a great visual impact.  Great!  If 10,000 people all wearing MAGA marched down Pennsylvania Avenue chanting "Fuck ICE!  Death to pedophiles!" then that would make a great spectacle.  If a huge crowd all wearing MAGA stood outside a MAGA rally campaigning for the Democrats, then that would be hilarious!  Who cares if the slogan is copyrighted?  They can't sue everyone and tell them what to wear.  Anybody can make America great again!  Right?

Give it up to the Mob

 

Let their puppet have your daughters.  13 and under only!

On TV!

Bigger than it seems

 

I seek refuge with Allah from Satan the rejected.

52.  Say, "Tell me, if it is from Allah and you disbelieve in it, who is more astray than one who is in opposition far away?"

They are explained in detail 41:52

How to win an election

 

Opening for Robert Handsome.

I seek refuge with Allah from Satan the rejected.

9.  Is one who is obedient to Allah, prostrating himself or standing during the hours of the night, fearing the Hereafter and hoping for the Mercy of his Lord?  Say, "Are those who know equal to those who know not?" It is only men of understanding who will remember.

The Crowds 39:9

It's back!

 

You don't need amp modelers, but this Gearbox thing is all I have.  So you may wonder, "Why isn't he using the amp modeler?"  It's because the contacts are all crackling.  So I decided to take the thing apart and try to clean it, but there wasn't anything to clean from that.  What was left were all the holes for the phone plugs.  I said a prayer then dunked some cotton buds into rubbing alcohol, trimming off cotton so it would fit in the 1/8 inch hole.  And behold, the tip contact had black gunk on it.  Which makes sense, because all those years of pushing in a phone plug would eventually stuff dirt in there.  Right at the tip.

Photo op at Guitar Center.

Selamat Hari Raya

 

I want a burger

 

The fasting month of Ramadan ends today.  This month has been a party for my cats because I've been breaking fast at the mosque, and I bring back scraps for them to enjoy.  Nothing says "I love you" to a cat more than a fish head.  As for me, I miss my own cooking.  I will having burgers tonight.

I love Ramadan.  It's definitely been an intense and high month.  Keep faithful and chaste, Mrs Global.  Don't give in to temptation.  You've climbed so high, it's a long drop.

Mary jamming with some regular guys over at Guitar Center.  Anybody can jam with Mary, whether they be funk, rock, punk, blues, jazz or whatever.  She's that type of a singer.

That camera

 

Hm, that selfie camera is kind of suspicious.  I don't take selfies, but that doesn't mean the camera isn't active.  At least I don't have an archive of selfies on my phone.

Pigeonhole

 

Me, I'm metal.  Well, somewhat.

Mary is already exactly what people expect her to be.  Talk about a pigeonhole!

Movie

 

I bet you would hate Jim Morrison if you met him in person, Grace.

I die for AI

 

So who do you think would make a great Bond villain?

Dumber than thou

 

Another problem is the worship of the wealthy.  It doesn't seem to matter that the wealthy elite rape and eat their children.  The actions of those who worship the wealthy suggest that when they pledge fealty to the wealthy, they think they would get free money.  There's nothing wrong with being rich when you help the poor, not oppress them!

Mary and Gwen taking a photo after giving a lecture at the university.

Dumber than thou

 

Why do dictators hang around for such a long time, until God grabs them by the scruff of their necks?  Because people are scared.  This is biblical: the Egyptians feared Pharaoh more than they feared God.

Mary on her university lecture.

I seek refuge with Allah from Satan the rejected.

72.  And when Our Clear Verses are recited to them, you will notice a denial on the faces of the disbelievers!  They are nearly ready to attack with violence those who recite Our Verses to them.  Say, "Shall I tell you of something worse than that?  The Fire which Allah has promised to those who disbelieve, and worst indeed is that destination!"

The Pilgrimage 22:72

Make them feel it

 

Hi Grace!  How are you feeling?  If you're scared Honey, hang on tight to your session with Mary.  You'll be fine inshaAllah.

I wouldn't have broken that string if I had a compressor pedal.  But all I have is an SG and a Belcat amp.  I couldn't get much definition and that's why I went back to playing with a pick, so I can force out the definition.  Poverty sucks, but I'm getting a lot of production ideas.

My computer tells me that sometimes there are too many listeners to my Qur'an reading that the stream gets congested.  Please be patient folks, and try back later.  It would be helpful that you contact the server (krolnet.pl) and ask them to accommodate for more listeners, or make the stream consistent for those who tune in first.  I don't want to bother them myself.  It is a free server, and I am grateful for their work.

Mary and Gwen getting real at the audiophile store.

What, no guitar input?

 

For me, old strings are utility not nostalgia: I love the sound and feel of rusted old guitar strings (conversely I hate the sound of old bass strings, but that's a different story).  So I threw the old strings away.  I had to change the whole set in order to maintain balance.  It's a good thing that I had a spare set of Extra Slinkys when I bought the strings 18 years ago.  The unwound strings had some rust to them, bonus!  I spent the night restringing my SG, I'll tune it up tomorrow.

Compare the old 18 year old E string to the new 18 year old E string.  The old isn't old enough!  I want to get a hold of electric guitar strings from a guitar that's been sitting around in someone's attic or basement since the 1950's.

Mary posing with a dummy microphone at a high end audio store.  Do any those tube amps have a guitar input?

Wah!

 

I broke a string!  I haven't broken a guitar string in decades!  I've had that string since 2008!  It's because of that pick.  The ball end flew onto the floor somewhere, and I couldn't find it.  So I tried tying it to the head of a cable tie, but the old string won't reach the peg!  Even if I had the ball end, it still won't reach the peg!  Wah!

Pay attention, Gwen!  I'm going to beat you this time!

Being there

 

Come on now!  Go on now!

Trying too hard

 

Trying too hard to be without emotion.

Emotionally fried.

Metal

 

The last time you were at a Paris fashion show, you were clearly unhappy with the outfit you had to wear even though it was beautiful.  This time it looks as if you dressed yourself up.  I have nothing negative to say about the style, and it's certainly nicer to look at than a T-shirt with the sleeves cut off.  I call your style "metal".  

Mary's having a tough time in upscale India.

Something for nothing

 

The "something for nothing" businesses like interest and cryptocurrency generated massive debt that they had to start a war so they can sell weapons, so they can make interest payments to the Mob. Plus, Allah isn't pleased with many of the Arabs. What we have is meant to be. Perhaps it can be diffused, and the world can have respite.  I see that Iran's propaganda is focusing on the Epstein files, which is very clever.  And valid.

Dance!

What to eat?

 

Oh well.  Try to enjoy Paris while you're there.

The food in this video seems safe to me.  I can't imagine the life of a food vlogger, though.  Ugh.

Rave!  How ancient, but they still exist!

Um, yeah!

 

It's Fashion Week!

"We're too old, Gwen.  And we're definitely overdressed."

"You're right about that Mary, but I'll bet there's a long line to the boy's room."

Better with no witnesses

 

Now that the war has started and they have weapons to sell, how long do you think they'll keep that guy around?

Singing with a high school band.

I seek refuge with Allah from Satan the rejected.

And they say, "How is it that not a sign is sent down on him from his Lord?" Say, "The unseen belongs to Allah Alone so wait you, verily I am with you among those who wait."

Jonah 10:20

Food

 

"That gown is death, Gwen."

Men

 

Abortion.

A private party at a French mansion.

I seek refuge with Allah from Satan the rejected.

1.  They ask you about the spoils of war.  Say, "The spoils are for Allah and the Messenger".  So fear Allah and adjust all matters of difference among you, and obey Allah and God's Messenger, if you are believers.

The Spoils of War 8:1

Boys

 

"Have you been taking vitamins, Gwen?"