Hello All,

Just logged on, [sorry had a couple of very hectic, unproductive days].

When I was writing my 'poems/song lyrics' it was purely for my own satisfaction, because I had seen or heard something and it made me think, "I wonder why/if...." and I then felt compelled to try to 'write it out'.  Although essentially private, this facet of my 'personality' could not be concealed from my friends and was frequently the object of some mirth if not outright derision.  Only 'weirdos' write poems, right?

I've said "thanks for the help" and it is sincere, but I can't tell you how immeasureably pleased I am at some of the highly flattering [and undeserved] comments I've just seen here.  I've been called a lot of things in my time - some of them true, but I've never been called a musican before.  Thanks Beagle et al, you've warmed my heart.

Seriously, [and I hope that this is just temporary] the six tracks I recorded are 'just noise'.  I was just excited that after so long there is a chance that I might be able to trap the ephemeral 'sounds in my head' on my computer and manipulate them into some kind of [melodic?] order.  I am a long, long way from meriting the epithet above - but, after 40 years, I'll snatch it greedily, it just the same.

MC5 arrived and I managed to install it [without assistance from Gary].  Just 'fiddling' at the moment, trying to work out where things are and how to move them.  I watched some MC5 videos on Youtube(?) and will have to keep revisiting.

As no one objected when I said that I had printed out your earlier instructions  I am now going to print out the comments here and then, when I am dead I can, justifiably, [I've got it in writing], have engarved on my tombstone:

                   'Here lies a deranged and deluded man. 
                               He was, of course,
                                   a Musician.'

Regards,

Vincent.