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Hi Eric,
I'm very pleased to read that you enjoyed our latest 'prank' - thanks a lot for your kind and positive words.
Take care,
Stefan
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Dear Peter,
thanks a lot for your positive comment on 'I've Changed
- I always appreciate your remarks very much.
Glad you had some fun listening and watching - thanks for taking the time.
Cheers,
Stefan
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Stefan, so much hard work goes into your productions it's incredible! A high quality work here for sure! Great vocals and production! I thought it was very clever! Thanks, Torrey Hello Torrey, Thank you so much for your positive and supporting comment - being the CEO of the German TB fan base I'm especially flattered by and very grateful for any laud from your side. Take care, Stefan
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Really fun song and video Stefan!! Lots of good humor in there. Mix and arrangement sounded good! Really enjoyed it!! Take care. Greg
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Excellent narrative as usual Stephan - fun & full too. I reckon you must have a stash or old penny dreadfulls to raid for your stories.
Good arrangement & mix and, as usual, good vocals too. Well, well, well - this forum is not only a great pleasure, but also extremely instructional: A couple of days ago I learned what a Mu Chord is, and from your very kind post I learned two English words I had never heard or read before: stash and penny dreadfuls. Having moved so often since my youth I can definitely say that there are no (more) physical penny dreadfuls around, but I'm afraid, a lot of that crap must have found its stash somewhere hidden inside my brain. No doubt that I have a certain penchant for absurdity and crankiness - especially as it helps quite a bit to stand dark clouds. But since I have the feeling that I'm like running out of quirky ideas these days I 'm gonna take 'penny dreadfuls' as a cue to search for that stash and exploit its contents. Seriously, thanks a lot for your positive and kind words - I really appreciate them a lot. Cheers, Stefan
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Great groove, works like a train  Mix is excellent and your voice doesn't need a change for the better. Funny lyrics. Reminds me of a band called Barenaked Ladies. Janne Hello Janne, wow - if this ain't a compliment. I'm glad you enjoyed the song and the video - I do know that my sense of humour isn't evrybody's cup of tea, so I'm always glad to hear that someone can laugh about the same stuff like me. So thanks an awful lot for your very kind and supportive words, but as to my voice I have to teeth-gnashingly realize that it doesn't obey my commands as much as it used to. But if I think about it I must admit that this also goes for the ears, fingers and and and...Well, old age takes its toll... Thanks again and all the best to you, Stefan
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Hi Crossroads, Nicely done! I quite enjoyed the overall the vibe on this. Well done!
Cheers,
Joe
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Well-written, funny, and well-sung. The band is cooking and the production and mix very easy on the ears. The tattoos show a real commitment to the material not seen since the Alice Cooper hey-days. It's commendable, the change you have undergone--impermanent as it may be. Glad to hear Maha is doing better. Always a treat for eyes and ears.
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Hi Stefan ...
Ah ... such a treat to hear and see you again!
First, I am delighted that Maha is doing so much better. Di and I have thought of her so often. DI just got out of the hospital after almost 2 weeks there. She's slowly recovering. When you're as old as we are (almost 73), the recovery period is much longer! But, we both are smiling because Maha has made so much progress.
I owe you a PM ... will get to that real soon.
You and Maha are so dang talented! Your videos are so good! I envy the exceptional abilities you and Maha have to entertain us. What a lot of fun that was! I';m still smiling as I type this!
Wishing you the very best, my friend. And Di and I will continue to send best wishes and warm thoughts your way for Maha's continued recovery.
All the very best to both of you ...
Alan & Di
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Firstly and most importantly we are delighted to hear that Maha has been making some progress. She did a great job with the mix. Man, do you ever hang out with some characters! And they have so many personas Others say it, we've said it...but, again, we are amazed at the amount of time you put into these video productions. Heck, we wear ourselves out with a still image lyric video. You put together an excellent band adding that additional RT to the style. Yep, the steel is hard to edit for sure...try out a fiddle! So much changing to end up going back...long ride to the top and a short fall back down. Your performance (vocally and acting wise) along with the family and friends was great. And, how cool to see Maha there also. LOTS of fun! J&B
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Nice tune, just a little different from the norm (bonus points), and fun all around. Catchy as can be.
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Really fun song and video Stefan!! Lots of good humor in there. Mix and arrangement sounded good! Really enjoyed it!! Take care. Greg Thanks a lot, Greg, I really appreciate your positive feedvack and I'm glad to read that my sense of humor seems to meet yours, too. All the best, Stefan
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Thanks a lot, Joe.
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Stefan
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Well-written, funny, and well-sung. The band is cooking and the production and mix very easy on the ears. The tattoos show a real commitment to the material not seen since the Alice Cooper hey-days. It's commendable, the change you have undergone--impermanent as it may be. Glad to hear Maha is doing better. Always a treat for eyes and ears. Hi Tangmo, thank you so much for your funny, yet positive comment on our song / video. Maha was delighted to hear you considered mix and sound good and says thank you for the kind words you found about her health improvement. Well, the tatoos and the rest... It's part of the fun that we have putting a video together to think of all the props and costumes. And since my stuff is strictly non-commercial and our means aren't unlimited >(I wish they were  ), we're lucky that merchants from China, Hong Kong and Taiwan offer literally everythig at low prices. First thing we learned: A Asiatic XXXL shirt is way to small for the average German beer belly Take care, Stfan
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My dear friend Alan,
most important: You don't owe me anything - I am delighted if you find the time (and I know that yours is limited) to drop me a line, but there are definitely no 'shoulds' or 'musts' !!!
Even way more important is your info that Di has returned from the hospital - we know she had to go there so often during the last months and we deeply hope that she will recover fast and, most of all, sustainably. We're talking about you very often and can understand what's going on with you with all those ups and downs.
Unfortunately Maha had a severe setback two days ago - things really don't come easy and make you feel a bit like Sysiphus. But we must never give up hope, right? When the Beatles sang "When I'm 64' we all had thought we might probaby never get that old, but having just turned 68 I glad we did, even though it's like they say, 'Getting old is no job for cowards.'
I'm delighted to read that you, again, enjoyed our song and video; I know it's pretty 'remote' - so some like it, some don't. But thinking of all those cranky things is a good compensation of an otherwise reeeeealyl square life
Last week we had the three hottest days ever measured here in Germany - it's not often that we have more than 40 Centigrades, and this year we had almost 42 degrees.
Definitely not my cup of tea (or should I say: my mug of beer.... )Hard to understand how people can live in regions that are always that hot...
Dear Alan, once again all the best for the both of you and thank you so much for your very kind words on our production.
Looking forward to what you'll be coming up with hopefully soon!
Take good care,
Stefan
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Hi Tunemonger, bonus points - yeah, finally... How many of them do I need to replace my old dishwasher? . Seriously: Thanks a lot for your kind comments on the song. I really, really, really love this forum a lot (to be honest: it has changed my life since I became a member in 2016), but sometimes I'm just missing a little easiness, humor and (self-)irony here. Yes, life can be (or definitely is) a vale of tears, but that's not all she wrote. But in the end it's, of course, all a matter of taste, I think. Thanks again so much for taking the time to listen and watch. Cheers, Stefan
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Dear Janice & Bud, thank you so much for the lovely and uplifting words you found for Maha - after a couple of weeks of positive development she infortunately had quite a setback some days ago, but we'll keep keeping on. Glad to read you enjoyed the song/video. It may appear cranky all the way, but it surely has a reference to the real world, because these days, when truth and candor have become pretty cheap currencies, we see a lot of people claiming to have changed for the better who definitely have not, don't you think... Maybe it's sort of a qurky parable (a genre that hasn't yet been discovered by literary studies, I think ) Well, many folks mentions the amount of time I / we spend on the videos, but guys like you (and Floyd and many other forum members)come up with so incredibly many marvellous songs, while I just finish four or five a year. I do hope that you both (and Janice's mother, too) are well and find enough time for your out. and indoor hobbies. Just looked up what's the weather is like in GA. these days - 22 Centigrades in Atlanta - well, if that ain't great for biking 'n' hiking. All the very best to you and thank you once again for the support you always delight us with. (Not quite sure, if this is correct English, but you'll know what I mean.) Stefan
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Wow, this is just butt kicking good country, love it what a run!!!! Great lyrics and you know how to speak just the right spot. Cliff
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Excellent song Eric. Loved the video. Very creative. Well done
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Wow, this is just butt kicking good country, love it what a run!!!! Great lyrics and you know how to speak just the right spot. Cliff Hi Cliff, butt kicking good country? Oh man, you're the first one to mention that it's country at all... And you're from Alabama... You really made my day (week, month...) I'm glad to read that I met your sense of humor and that you enjoyed the thing. So thanks an awful lot for your very kind and uplifting comment !!! Take care, Stefan
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