By the nature of my writing, I explore and share various facets of my life, in my Blog. Recently, one of our cats has been unwell, and during the recovery process, we have been keeping closer tabs on his daytime activities, amidst the hubbub of everyday life. It seems to me, that, as I am… Continue Reading
Where BobSongs Talks Music
I Love And Respect The Craft Of Songwriting…
I love and respect the craft of songwriting… From my earliest memories of listening to my sister’s records of the Beatles, Gordon Lightfoot, and Monique Leyrac, to the constants of my Parents favourites, Vera Lynn, Dean Martin & Nana Mouskouri… I was blessed to grow up in an environment that embraced new and different styles of music, while still showing reverence… Continue Reading
Protecting Yourself From Success on Twitter…
I am a songwriter, who aspires to be published. I know a lot of folk in the same boat. I work with an organization that tries to help local songwriters have an opportunity to perform, and we have a Twitter account. I guess, because I tweet using the hashtags, #Songwriters, #Songwriting and #Showcase… we get… Continue Reading
Redemption Song…
I have a heavy heart today. Words escape my grasp, and cascade upon the beach, just as so much sand. I don’t know why, but the words of this song, came to me. It is not appropriate, but nor is it inappropriate. It just made me feel better…. so I share it: Redemption Song ~… Continue Reading
Following and Unfollowing on Twitter…
I love Twitter. I love my Tweeps. What I don’t love, are the Elementary School Yard games that some Twitter users play. I do not automatically followback. If I have no interest in your message or your “product,” I will not “sign up” and follow you, regardless of how many times you follow and unfollow me. If… Continue Reading
You Are Not Alone…
Earlier this week, Raul Pacheco, a friend from Twitter, wrote a brilliant post about depression on his Blog, prompted by the children of Marie Osmond and Walter Koenig committing suicide… relating it to his own fight with depression, and the need to remove stigma from the issues of Mental Health. Reading his post, gave me motivation to write this post, about my song, You Are… Continue Reading