John Walradt

5 days ago

You're very welcome, Warren. Your first attempt has your poetic conversational lyrics and a very good melody, both of which you're always good at. My second country tune was actually intended as a pop tune until I was told it could work as a country tune. That was "Comes and Goes," my first crossover.

John Walradt

6 days ago

You're very welcome, Scott! I have so little news about myself that I thought I could make things more interesting by changing it weekly with news of what I find with my friends. I think it also makes people wonder what the hell I'm going to talk about next. Your FiveRR page is very good for everyone who stops by to know about. I hope it will bring one, two, hopefully more, people to your page.

Ravensong

6 days ago

Me too John I really do appreciate it very much my friend.

John Walradt

2 weeks ago

Hey, Scott. I could easily tell that was your band and a heck of a good time! You guys played it with energy and spirit. Terrific stuff and a great song from you! The lead guitar was an amazing touch.
Your friend, John

Ravensong

2 weeks ago

Thanks again John, I was re-listening to your wonderful song "Down East in a Harbor Town" as it's one of my favorites by you and had to add it my play list. What a great song and so perfectly done. Great emotion and feel. Scott

John Walradt

2 weeks ago

Wow, thank you, Scott! It was the third of a trio of songs I wrote in just a few months in 1977 that were inspired from taking my VW bus across the country in 1976. "Sunny Sunday" was first. "We Didn't Have Enough" was next. Then "Down East in a Harbor Town." "Down East in a Harbor Town" is Boothbay Harbor, Maine. Squirrel Island, is three miles offshore. The girl, Joan, is someone I had a crush on in junior high school. She hated my guts, but the name was good! It was December when I drove out to Spruce Point and looked across the bay at the island. I had just driven up there from Bard College where I visited long time friend, Russ Shane, and had an extremely short affair with a girl, Sheilla, which became "We Didn't Have Time Enough."

Ravensong

2 weeks ago

Yes John, there's just something about living next to a large body of water, whether it the ocean or the one of the great lakes, as I did, that just seems to get in your blood. There's a certain feeling you get after while that is difficult to explain but your song "Harbor Town" really captures that feeling just as "Edmond Fitzgerald" did. Not easy to capture an emotion like that but you pulled off perfectly.