Just Chuck
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I’m Chuck. I am retired as of December 31, 2023. I like playing guitar, listening to music, recording music, reading books and comic books, portrait and toy photography, writing and playing Pokemon Go. I don’t miss work at all.
Author Archives: Just Chuck
Peerless
When it comes to non-work related activities, I have a hard time relating to my peers at work. Perhaps the better statement is “they have a hard time relating to me”. Except for a couple of friends that I met … Continue reading
O.B.L.
On September 11, 2001, the world changed. Innocence was lost. Life for all of us took a sharp turn down a darker street. That day, of course, was the day terrorist took advantage of America’s naivety and brought down two … Continue reading
Posted in Life in General, Music
Tagged 9-11, cakewalk, never forget, O.B.L., OBL, Osama Bin Laden, recording, shure, song, songwriting, takamine, terrorist attack
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2023 Resolution Review – Am I Making a Dent?
I completely missed posting on Monday, I guess because it was a holiday in the states. So pretend it’s still Monday and this is my posting. Here we are 8 months into the year, 2/3 of the way on this … Continue reading
Vinyl of the Month – Max Webster by Max Webster
You’ve probably never heard of Max Webster. I hadn’t either until I went to a Rush concert in June 1980 at the Austin Municipal Auditorium in Austin Texas. I was a newly minted Rush fan and was excited to see … Continue reading
Monday’s Weekly Posting
I don’t know that I have anything to share today. For once I am out of time and ideas to share. The song I’ve been working on is still sitting in a demo state leaving me 3 days to re-record … Continue reading
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Create, Record, Release a Song Status and Evernote
Today I was hoping to post some great progress on the song creation and release. Although there has been progress, it’s not much and now I’m concerned I might not meet this month’s goal of Create, Record, Release a Song. … Continue reading
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Tagged Apple, Evernote, macbook, new years resolution, Notes, recording, recording studio, song, songwriting, soundcloud
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August Create, Record, Release a Song Status
If you recall, my goal for the month of August was to create, record and release a song into the world. I’ve not been able to do anything during the week. I have to try and focus on getting things … Continue reading
Posted in Music
Tagged demo, EZ drummer, happy song, new years resolution, personus studio one, recording, recording studio, song, songwriting, soundcloud
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New Year’s Resolution Goal – create, record, and release a song into the world
I misspoke in my post regarding my NaNoWriMo Results. I said that during August I would create, record and release two songs into the world. Checking back on my New Years Resolutions, it was to create, record and release one song during the year. … Continue reading
Posted in Music
Tagged BMI, Corner Desk Studio, Evernote, guitars, KISS, KISS stuff, new years resolution, recording, recording studio, retroplex, songwriting, soundcloud, studio desk
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Vinyl of the Month – A Day at the Races by Queen
Everyone knows Queen‘s hit Bohemian Rhapsody from their album A Night at the Opera, or perhaps We are the Champions from the album News of the World. But between those two albums there was A Day at the Races. An album that often gets overlooked. A Day at the … Continue reading
Camp NaNoWriMo Results
I did it! I set a goal and delivered on that goal. If you remember my previous post from July 10, I announced my participation in July’s Camp NaNoWriMo. I’m not going to rehash what it’s all about, suffice it to say … Continue reading
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Tagged Camp NaNoWriMo, Comic Book, NaNoWriMo, new years resolution, soundcloud, Toy Photography, writing
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Retirement Ain't Easy 