Song Craft - You Are My Hero!

Here's a peak at some writing activity from yesterday. 

I've read (and have been reading-but that's another post) that if you want to be a serious writer - a pro - as opposed to an amateur, you don't sit around and wait till inspiration magically appears.  You show up "at your desk" (even if it IS somewhere outside in the Florida panhandle in late February-I know, hate me) and you do your work!

This is one way that works for me.  Take a title idea, break down the words of it, and write word associations. A large legal pad works best.  Even if at the end of the day I've written nothing usable in lyric form (Definition: Cr*p), at least I showed up (and felt good after the fact!).

AND there was no laptop in site. It was back to basics and NO smartphone.

Okay, back to the palm trees, sunshine, a coolish-warm Gulf breeze. (sorry!)  

Song Craft - You Are My Hero!

Free Valentine's Song Download!

Donut by Dunkin' Donuts

Do you "heart" getting stuff for free?

In honor of Valentine's Day I've instructed my cherub-like (but actually existing only in my mind) assistants to make available for a limited time as a Free Download my song, "Yes, Love" (Donut not included)

MUSE BEHIND THE SONG:

When I sat down at the piano to write "Yes, Love", I was purposely and directly inspired by the songwriting of Burt Bacharach and Hal David.  I love those classic songs like, "A House Is Not a Home", "This Guy's In Love", and "Say A Little Prayer".  I hope to continue writing more like this, contemporary music molds be...."darned"!
FYI: I'm playing all instruments and singing all the vocals you hear in the song.

On the upper right of this page look inside the box that says FREE DOWNLOADS.  Kindly click inside this box for the downloading process to begin.

Yes, you'll have to (not necessarily want to) trade your email address for the goods, but as always, you can grab the tune then unsubscribe!  Sort of like an email-address-back guarantee. What. A. Deal. !

(If you are already captive on my email list, good news - you are already qualified to receive your gushy musical gift.)  CLICK HERE

In conclusion, just say "yes" to "Yes, Love" :)

Hope you enjoy the tune!

~ SP

Free Valentine's Song Download!

Plazas de la Ciudad más Antigua de la Nación!

St Augustine Lighthouse

Or..."Touring the Nation's Oldest City"

A couple days in between shows. Hmmm, what to do?

Found myself in Saint Augustine, Florida. What a cool find!  Lots of history there and I went crazy (sort of) with the camera.  I have been told before that photos are more interesting when there's a familiar person in them, so you'll see lots me! lol

Click HERE to be transported to my very brief pictorial of 2 days in the "Nations Oldest City".

Plazas de la Ciudad más Antigua de la Nación!