Listening Party for Round 3 'Co-Pilot'
I should be able to start this at 9pm EST for a change, since it's a holiday and no municipal meetings!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnUmd1zju4A

The Numbers Don't Lie by Boffo Yux Dudes (The challenge is met in the verses and choruses: The verse uses the necessary sequence in A minor, the chorus uses it in C, its relative major. The bridge is Al being Al!) (Also full disclosure - I took a telephone coincidental survey class in the 80's so I ...

Blind Spot by Boffo Yux Dudes Al - Mix Mastering Scott/Tom - letterjumbling VERSE Whatever it is you do to me You know I won't be able to see No matter if you treat me mean I won't have known or felt or seen I'm never going to realize The evidence right before my eyes So go ahead and have your way I...

Round 1 LP will be delayed until about 10pm on Monday 6/5 - I have a meeting that night so I'll rush back but might be delayed from the original time. See you there!



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wx8q3D7Z7OI

SINK OR SWIM by Boffo Yux Dudes Winter Spring Summer Fall Winter Spring Summer Fall When spring is springing You've got me singing You wipe away the gloom And my life begins to bloom Running through the summer Without you'd be a bummer Let's jump into the deep end Time to sink or swim CHORUS For all...

Nur Ein XVIII Listening Parties! Round 0: May 29 9pm EST ak4fWFkNuHc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ak4fWFkNuHc Round 1: June 5 9pm EST wx8q3D7Z7OI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wx8q3D7Z7OI Round 2: June 12 9pm EST DYrtJqpQuj4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYrtJqpQuj4 Round 3: June 19 9pm EST d...

BYD will give it another shot - 12th year is a charm! I'll set up the Listening Party schedule in the next few days. Mondays at 9 or 10 pm EST depending on if I have an evening municipal meeting or not. Update - Links are up in the concert and events section. Here's Round 0 Nur Ein XVIII Listening P...

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