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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.
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Album of the Month – Machine Head by Deep Purple
The Album of the Month for May is… Machine Head by Deep Purple. I have a story behind this album pick. Check it out on my companion YouTube channel.
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Tagged Album of the month, Deep Purple, Machine Head, Music, retirement, retirement ain't easy, vinyl, youtube
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Makin’ Music with EZKeys 2 Part 4
In this video I continue to create a song from scratch. This is Part 4. I add guitars to the song to see how the sound will fit. Continue to watch the series as I work my way through building … Continue reading
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Tagged EZ drummer, EZBass, EZDrummer 3, ezkeys2, EZMix 3, keyboard, Music, piano, piano music, presonus, presonusstudioone, retirement, retirement ain't easy, song, Song recording, songwriting, Toontrack, youtube
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Vinyl Challenge – Bands & Colors
This video is in response to @ChrisPropfeMusicallyObsessed Vinyl Community Thread “Bands & Colors” for Easter 2025. In this video I’ve pulled 5 vinyl albums and 5 CDs that meet the criteria of Bands with a color in their names.
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Tagged #cdcollection, #cdcollector, #recordcollector, CD collection, Music, record album, records, retirement ain't easy, vinyl, vinylcollection, vinylcommunity, youtube
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Hobbies That Keep Me Busy in Retirement – Scale Modeling #3
My second model for 2025 is completed. The Revell AH-64 Apache Helicopter is what I recently completed. I am fairly happy with it but it was not easy. It is rated a Level 4 out of 5, so maybe I … Continue reading
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Tagged ah-64, apache, helicopter, model making, retirement, retirement ain't easy, Revell, scale modeling, youtube
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Makin’ Music with EZKeys 2 Part 3
In this video I continue using a trial version of Toontrack‘s EZKeys 2 to create a song. This is Part 3. To follow the series go back and watch Parts 1 & 2. In this video I add scratch vocals … Continue reading
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Tagged EZ drummer, EZBass, EZDrummer 3, ezkeys2, EZMix 3, Music, retirement, retirement ain't easy, Toontrack, youtube
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Album of the Month – The Godz by The Godz
I covered The Godz debut album a couple of years ago on this blog. Since that time, I’ve launched a YouTube channel called Retirement Ain’t Easy, and on the channel I have been presenting Album of the Month through videos. … Continue reading
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Tagged Album of the month, Music, retirement ain't easy, the godz, vinyl, youtube
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Makin’ Music With EZKeys 2 Part 2
To follow this post, you should view Part 1 HERE. Then come back to this post. In this post I continue using a trial version of Toontrack‘s EZKeys 2 to create a song. This is Part 2. I build up … Continue reading
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Tagged EZ drummer, EZBass, EZDrummer 3, ezkeys2, EZMix 3, keyboard, makin music, Music, piano, piano music, presonus, presonusstudioone, retirement, retirement ain't easy, studio one, Toontrack, youtube
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Makin’ Music With EZKeys 2
If you follow me regularly you know that I make music. I’m currently working on 4-5 songs for my next release. Recently, I ran across a video on YouTube where the person was using an application called EZKeys 2. Now … Continue reading
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Tagged EXKeys 2, EZBass, EZDrummer 3, EZMix 3, Making Music, Music, retirement, retirement ain't easy, song, Song recording, songwriting, Toontrack, youtube
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What I Don’t Miss About Work
A YouTube video listing many things I don’t miss about work. Retirement Ain’t Easy but it Beats Working. Want a Retirement Ain’t Easy T-shirt? Coffee Mug? Hit up my store by clicking the mug below.
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Tagged #merch, #nowork, retirement, retirement ain't easy, youtube
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Retirement Ain't Easy 