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Cliff and Sue, All the best to you for a wonderful Christmas and a happy and healthy 2012! Oh yeah, good news....I will be emailing you a certain video soon See you the first week in January....I will be in touch! Cliff

Hey Will, wanna head out there now? Lol We gave it a try....who knows....we may get out in a week or so I swear, I could have broken enough ice to get out there!! Anyhow, with fishing out of the question, I decided to attempt to make my mom's cream pie. It's always been a dessert item at many special occasions, and with her not here any longer, I wanted it part of this year's Christmas. Here it is....the meringue didn't peel back or crack....I impressed even myself!

Merry Christmas Gerritt! I lost my mom this past March, and she always used to make certain dishes for Christmas dinner. To remember her, and to carry on tradition, I am attempting to make them this year....

Great picture! Merry Christmas to you as well No snow down my way....although we may get flurries Christmas day....

Just because it worked yesterday doesn't mean it will work tomorrow. Being successful in fishing and business is all about not being afraid to change, adapting to the envnrionment and trying something new.

I'm seriously thinking of going out Saturday in my boat!!, lol

I have had a few requests and PM's asking if I'd post some Christmas songs I've arranged and performed in the past. The two I have are O Holy Night and Silent Night. O Holy Night starts out acoustic and then slowly builds to an all out "Pink Floyd/Trans Siberian Orchestra" kind of sound. The video shows how I used the keyboard for piano, strings and drums. I use a real bass guitar instead of the keyboards. My acoustic guitar is a Fender semi acoustic and my electric is an old Ibanez Roadstar. Both guitars are well over 20 years old and have been used quite extensively! <object width="420" height="315"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqvfFa8znEA?version=3&hl=en_US"></param><param'>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqvfFa8znEA?version=3&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqvfFa8znEA?version=3&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="420" height="315" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object> Silent Night is an all acoustic version...with some bass guitar added at the end for a richer...more full sound. There are 3 acoustic guitar parts...I add one layer each time a new verse starts. <object width="420" height="315"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N347vJNWx3M?version=3&hl=en_US"></param><param'>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N347vJNWx3M?version=3&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N347vJNWx3M?version=3&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="420" height="315" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object> Both songs were recorded with an audio editing program called Audacity. Each track is recorded separately in the process and then mixed afterwards. I am thinking of doing another instrumental this year...any suggestions??? Hope you enjoy! Thanks for watching! Edited to add: If anyone would like mp3 versions, PM me with your email address and I'll be happy to send them to you. Let me know which ones you'd like...including Rockin Around the Christmas Tree.

Thank you everyone!! Cliff...I asked her about the video...she said "I'll think about it!". That's more than I got! LOL

Thanks everyone! She listened to it this morning and said "I still can't believe that's just you and me doing all that!". I'm sure we'll do more recordings in the future

I knew you had lost your son Lew, but didn't know how. I can hear the love and pride you have for him in your words. Thank you for sharing...

Wow....what a horrible thing to happen! I'm glad peanut is going to be fine and it sounds like restitution will be made....hoping for a speedy recovery!

I wanted to share a song my daughter and I recorded last week. The vocals are done by my 9 year old and I recorded the guitar, bass guitar, drums (from a keyboard) and the other sounds. She doesn't think her voice sounds very good, but I beg to differ! I'm very proud of her...she's worked hard on her singing. She allowed me to post the song, but refused to let me shoot a video of her singing! LOL I didn't arrange this song...it's actually Miley Cyrus' version of the song... Hope you enjoy! <object width="420" height="315"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDADR16U4I0?version=3&hl=en_US"></param><param'>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDADR16U4I0?version=3&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDADR16U4I0?version=3&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="420" height="315" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true"></embed></object>

Wow! Fantastic work. Very eye catching. You have a talent there

Most do my trips to Quinte are like that!!, but you can't catch fish from your living room. Good on you for getting out there!

If I didn't have other plans, I'd be going out...I'd just bring ice melter for the ramp.

Talent like this blows me away. You capture not just "images" but illicit emotion with your paintings. I'm a fan for sure!

Wow! Fantastic work yet again! Love it!

Was wondering what you used. I use Audacity. Any real software and my pc can't handle it. Too many audio lag and synch issues, but I can't justify a new desktop. Lol

Blaque. The only thing I still do on my desktop is music recording and video editing!

Loved it!!! I'll be dabbling in some recordings as well shortly!

Yep...heard on 680 news that the news conference at 930 this morning is to announce that Bell and Rogers are buying the majority stake in MLSE.

I have a short attention span. I guess I didn't read til the end of the...ummmmm...what was I talking about?

Keep it up and you'll learn by experience! Lol

Thanks Harrison! I'm loving this boat....wish I could get out in it more often!

You are right. He forgot to mention we were in the kawarthas on day two!