Lady Di

 

Hi Grace!  Off to Floyd already?  That seems like a huge lineup.  Hopefully you don't have the 7 am slot.  

Always promote your music when you stream.  The UK should be the first country outside the US that you tour.  Specifically England and Scotland.  Mary Unknown7 has a large audience there.  You could probably borrow some songs from her set for Esther to sing in your band.  Sure, people might think she's Mary.  Wouldn't that be great?  Don't tell them that, though.  Study your venues thoroughly before you go.  Make sure you capture the Cocteau Twins fan base.

Princess Diana was well before your time, Grace.  You might not even know who she is, but she was huge during the 80s.  She was the Michael Jackson of the British royal family.  What do Princess Diana and Mary Unknown7 have in common?  Nothing really, other than a large wardrobe and a selfless work ethic.

Liz

 

Hi Gracie!  What are you talking about, Honey?  Tone is in the fingers.  You sound great straight into the amp.  Words don't come easy for you, I suppose.  You're great at guitar, though!  The more I watch you play, the more I realize how deep and sensitive you can get.  You're beautiful, and I love you.  I had a dream of you last night.  You were stretching your feet, preparing them for high heels.  That made me laugh.  You would never wear high heels!  Anyway, all business has its problems.  It's life.  Just deal with or go around them as they come along.  You're doing fine.

The late Queen Elizabeth II was a big fan of Mary Unknown7.  I can't prove it, though.  She was a woman of profound subtlety, especially later in her life.  I wish I could have met her.  She was by far, the prettiest British monarch.

Ghost city

 

Hi folks.  My name is Azham Abdullah, the Americans call me Zam.  I'm almost 59 years old.  I spent most of my youth as a musician in America, playing live with my band Shadowplay, writing and publishing music.  I have an independent approach to music business which in my case proved to be extremely dangerous.  But God saved my life, now my music business has also become service to Allah.  I moved to Malaysia where my enemies doubled, but God remained my friend.  That's how and where it occurred to me that it doesn't matter where in the world I am, people will come to the music.  I don't have to go to them.

Then Allah introduced me to Mary Unknown7, a spiritual singer.  I have Mary singing love songs stream all over the world, also I recite the Qur'an on the stream channel.  As I observed the impact of Mary's singing, I knew that the stream would be successful with or without a band to accompany her.  But why not have a band?  I plan to have live shows of the stream.  People will come here from all over the world to see Shadowplay live, inshaAllah.  My advice to the locals is to cope as best as they can with resources already available, and not to overbuild so this place doesn't turn into a ghost city when Mary and I die.

Mary and I have become old, and Mary has to use an avatar.  I am still unmarried.  My interest in Grace Bowers is as a wife.  When it becomes obvious that she has no interest in marrying me, then I will look elsewhere for a wife.

Sweet child

 

Hi Grace.  Jim?  I meant John, sorry about that.  Yes Grace suddenly you became a big shot US official, you better go out there and vote.  And if she had any smarts, she would use your song in her campaign.  Or she could just use Aerosmith "Dude (looks like a lady)".  By the way Honey, did you just make a political commitment with that song?

Right now, I am processing vocal tracks for "Woo Hoo featuring Mary Unknown7".  What I'm using for a virtual amp is the Line 6 Gear Box like in the video below, which I've had for 16 years now.  It isn't good enough, so I have to process it more.  The new Fender virtual amp looks pretty good, but I would rather have a real Fender tube amp.

Meat

 

Hi Grace.  You must have enjoyed your experience at Jim's studio.  It looks just like a studio, and it accommodates many people at once.  A nice big mixing board and racks of blinking lights is a must for young bands to have an immersive social experience.  And there are certainly bigger and flashier recording studios than that.  It's like a big buffet: there is only so much you can eat.

I don't have any attraction to big studios anymore.  It's a consequence of being kept isolated and destitute for so many years: I've become stuck in my ways, and I totally intend to keep this attitude about studio work until I die.  Should you go back to the big recording studios, Grace?  It's more important that you get the recording equipment and figure it out yourself.  You will find that music production is a lot like video production, except that you mostly use your 2 ears.  And Grace Bowers has magic ears.

That big grilled beef buffet in the video above isn't for me, even if it were halal.  I envy Argentina for being so plentiful in beef, but that restaurant in the video uses too much salt.  It's nice to indulge sometimes, but all that salt would ruin my meal.  I would rather spend the money on a nice cut of beef and cook it myself.

No sharing

 

Hi Grace.  Oh, I see the wolf took you to LA.  You know how the song goes, "No one can save me from the wolf, because I am the wolf".  Now that you're getting more popular, I want to remind you that you are MY girl.  Mine, mine, MINE.  No sharing.

Oh wait, that's a mountain lion, not a wolf.  No Honey, I don't have any other girl, only you.  No sharing.  Hang on to your heart, Grace.  Congratulations, and enjoy the ride.

Black hat

 

Hi Grace!  How are you feeling, my precious, beautiful darling?  Now, nobody said that you can't publish covers.  Just make sure you get the proper consent before you sell them.  Posting them on YouTube counts as selling them.  Don't forget that you are an official US Ambassador.  So please make sure you go by the book.  Don't release covers for sale until you get consent from the copyright owners!

That reminds me, my family is a black hat family.  So if you ever get around to wearing a cowboy hat, please make it black.