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My hands have been hitting 10 on the richterscale over the last year or so. I came up with this tune at midnight a couple of nights ago ROFL. Hope you enjoy wobbly fingers, a good old polka

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Graham

Nicely played (and filmed!).
Hope the fingers are good.....

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I really enjoyed this, and I watched it all the way through. I noticed some little variances in the repetitions, and I so admire your "chops"...I could never get through any piece of this length without totally flubbing it up!! Great work!


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Originally Posted By: PeterF
Graham

Nicely played (and filmed!).
Hope the fingers are good.....

Peter



HI Peter, fingers seem to be settling very slowly so hopefully they'll get back to some king of normality before I get too old to lift the damned box up lol

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Graham,
Lively with lots of zing and slither from those dancing fingers; concentration but no pain showing on your face.
I like your midnight inspirations!

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I absolutely love this, Graham! I wouldn't it wobbly fingers, I called it flying fingers. You make it seem to effortless. I appreciate you making videos of your songs, so we can see you in action. Again, great song.

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Graham,
Fun tune & live playing! Probably could make a child party dance tune. I do wish backing would be heard louder, but I do understand it is a live scenario. Thank you for sharing.

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Absolutely love this, Graham. Thank you!

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Originally Posted By: Tano Music
I really enjoyed this, and I watched it all the way through. I noticed some little variances in the repetitions, and I so admire your "chops"...I could never get through any piece of this length without totally flubbing it up!! Great work!



Oh I can [*****] things up with the best of them, one of the reason I don't do live concerts ROFL

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Graham,
Lively with lots of zing and slither from those dancing fingers; concentration but no pain showing on your face.
I like your midnight inspirations!

Robert


Thanks Robert, glad you enjoyed it. I seem to do my best stuff around midnight when the noise has gone to bed PSML

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Got a chuckle out of the song title Graham. Well done.


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Originally Posted By: Ezekiel's Storm
I absolutely love this, Graham! I wouldn't it wobbly fingers, I called it flying fingers. You make it seem to effortless. I appreciate you making videos of your songs, so we can see you in action. Again, great song.

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Thanks so much for the lovely comments. I enjoy doing the videos, in fact we both do

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We both have arthritis in our hands and, man, that makes what you are doing even more amazing to us. You were all over that box and, as others have said, the fingers were flying!

Very cool to listen to and watch.

Kudos!

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Graham,
Fun tune & live playing! Probably could make a child party dance tune. I do wish backing would be heard louder, but I do understand it is a live scenario. Thank you for sharing.

Misha.



Hi Misha, it's difficult to get a good balance on a smart phone. Glad you enjoyed it anyhoo

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Absolutely love this, Graham. Thank you!


Hiya Don old friend thanks Pal, hope you're keeping well

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Very well played, Graham. As others have said, dancing and flying seem more fitting descriptions for those fingers than wobbly.
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A jaunty melody and good playing...you may be disappointing you but not me.


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Fun tune!

As someone who couldn't memorize a tune to save his life, it's nice to see music being made the "old fashion" way. smile


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Got a chuckle out of the song title Graham. Well done.


Hi Scott, glad it made you smile !!

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Originally Posted By: Janice & Bud
We both have arthritis in our hands and, man, that makes what you are doing even more amazing to us. You were all over that box and, as others have said, the fingers were flying!

Very cool to listen to and watch.

Kudos!

J&B



Thanks guys, I'm miming and playing to somebody else rofl. Only kiddin of course !! It's nce to do the videos as it's keeping folk entertained on facebook too

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