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| 5-9 Tret Fure - Songwriter, Performer, Teacher and Sound Engineer - Part 2 | 21 Nov 2024 | 01:22:18 | |
How do you summarize the life work of an artist? How do you condense and focus on the essentials of an artist’s entire career? Especially when confronted with a body of work as large and varied as Tret Fure’s. Like her namesake The Furies, Tret is sometimes angry, beautiful, and dark. A warrior whose flaming sword is her voice – and whose shining shield is her wit and the inventiveness of her writing. She comes flying in on her guitar steed ready for battle with red eyes speaking truth to power and exposing hypocrisy. And yet, Tret always gives us hope, a path through the madness of our world. And I like to think that this is largely due to the love and support of her family. I mean, isn’t it our families and friends that keep us all from going off the rails? I’m Tim Rose and this is the Tim Tunes pod cast. Welcome to part two of two episodes where we’ll continue our interview with the multi-talented, Tret Fure. Please consider making a one time donation via the Paypal link above | |||
| 5-8 Tret Fure - Songwriter, Performer, Teacher and Sound Engineer - Part 1 | 26 Sep 2024 | 01:08:01 | |
This episode’s artist career spans the decades since the early 70s all the way to today. With 18 albums and hundreds of songs, she has continued to grow and evolve over the years. Her talent and advocacy are second to none. To say she is prolific is an understatement. One of the hardest working people I know, she continues to record, tour and teach, live and online. Please consider making a one time donation via the Paypal link above | |||
| Reverb #1 - Ted Onulak | 15 Mar 2024 | 00:51:40 | |
Hey cherished listeners, Tim Rose here. In case you haven’t already heard, I’m re-releasing some of my previous episodes as I have discovered that these episodes are posted in mono as opposed to stereo. So, I bit the bullet and ponied up for the stereo version. Now prepare yourself for this Tim Tunes Reverb episode in stereo! Please consider making a one time donation via the Paypal link above | |||
| 5-2 Mark Baxter - Vocal Behaviorist - Part 2 - Origin | 06 Mar 2024 | 00:54:34 | |
Back in the ‘60s and early ‘70s I lived in a suburb in Maryland just over the line from Washington, DC. As it happened when we moved there in 1964, the neighborhood was largely white. Around 1969 I started forming Rock Bands with my friends. We listened to top 40 and played the songs we liked, and could play. I was only 15 at the time and was too young to play in clubs, but that would come later. When we first moved in only about 5% of the neighborhood was non-white. Over the next 7 years the neighborhood became almost completely black. Now, I had no problem with this except that crime began to rise. I was almost mugged twice. A neighbor was shot by undercover police when he pulled out a gun as they stopped him one night, not a block from my house. While I was away at college, my parents decided to move to a different place. Almost everyone I knew from the old neighborhood had moved away. The old neighborhood just – dissolved. So, you’ll see why this episode speaks to me as we continue our discussion with Mark Baxter – Vocal Behaviorist as he tells us his origin story. How a kid from New Jersey winds up as one of the premier voice consultants and teachers in the world. I’m Tim Rose and this is the Tim Tunes Podcast. This episode is Part Two of my interview with Vocal Behaviorist, Mark Baxter. If you haven’t listened to part one, I highly suggest that you do so before listening to this episode. Mark lays out his philosophy and methodology in part one. In this episode Mark will tell us about his struggles to find his path and how he developed his dream. Please consider making a one time donation via the Paypal link above | |||
| 5-1 Mark Baxter - Vocal Behaviorist - Part 1 | 05 Feb 2024 | 00:31:11 | |
Singing is your birthright. Everyone can sing. Some of us are wounded by our experiences, by the negativity of others, and believe we can’t sing. But all of us can sing. Singing is a window to the soul. Singing with others provides a depth of emotion that is rarely, if anywhere else, experienced. Group singing can be joyful or happy, smiling or laughing as you sing. Or it can be deeply sad or mournful, empathy is built into our nature. Grief is especially powerful when expressed in song.
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| 4-10 Christmas of the FUTURE, Future, future... | 17 Dec 2023 | 00:25:34 | |
Imagine, if you will, sitting down to listen to some music and having a computer create, on the spot, a great song with meaningful, heartfelt lyrics. With melodies and harmonies that soar and lift us up. This is the promise of songs generated by Artificial Intelligence. But I’m here to report, we aren’t there yet. Please consider making a one time donation via the Paypal link above | |||
| 4-9 Politics | 13 Nov 2023 | 00:25:39 | |
When I was a teen, I had a paper route delivering the Washington Post. My paper route wasn’t near my house so the route distributor, that’s the person that delivers the papers to the paperboy, would drive me and my friend Charlie up to our routes. After we were done, he’d come back and pick us up and take us home. But while we were waiting for him to pick us up, we’d read the paper as there was sometimes a paper or two left over. Of course, we always went right to the comics and when the comics were done there was a syndicated column by investigative reporter Jack Anderson. Anderson, a Pulitzer prize winning Morman republican muckraker, was equally hard on the left and the right. After that we’d turn over to the editorial section to decrypt the latest political cartoon from Herblock. Then, we’d seek out the latest Art Buchwald column. Art was kind of the printed version of Jon Stewart. A more political Dave Barry, if you will. Growing up in the DC area would have a profound effect on my worldview and sense of humor. Please consider making a one time donation via the Paypal link above | |||
| 4-8 Greg Chastain - 2 - Writing the Song | 09 Oct 2023 | 00:26:36 | |
When people ask if the lyrics or the music comes first when writing a song, I say, "Yes, it’s both". It’s very seldom that I’ll have the concept of the song and the lyrics written before I start writing the music. Songwriting is a messy business. You bring together a bunch of disparate things into a cohesive whole and the process can be a little convoluted. It becomes more complicated as you add others to the process. Also, you can’t be too critical of what you are doing at this point. As Paul McCartney famously sang in outtakes from the song “Yesterday”, “scrambled eggs”. Paul used “scrambled eggs” as a placeholder until he had a better word. Had Paul been very critical of what he was writing he may have abandoned the song, and we wouldn’t have the song “Yesterday”. Please consider making a one time donation via the Paypal link above | |||
| 4-7 Greg Chastain - 1 - The Interview | 23 Sep 2023 | 00:28:24 | |
In this episode I’ll interview old friend and Voices of Hope founder and president Greg Chastain in preparation for writing a song together. Greg has not only been a musical influence, including Musical Theater, but he has also inspired me and many others to donate our time and skills in a very worthy pursuit. When I was about 25 years old, I did this prosperity workshop thing. Mainly because I wasn’t very prosperous back then. I was lucky if I could afford toothpaste, much less rent. One of the exercises we did was to write down our life goals. One of my goals was to be a philanthropist, a ludicrous desire considering my financial state at the time. Working with Greg has helped me realize that goal. Please consider making a one time donation via the Paypal link above | |||
| 4-6 Tim Tunes LIVE 1 | 08 Jul 2023 | 00:40:08 | |
In this episode we’ll be doing something a little different than usual. I recently gave a live online concert of nine songs. It was a mix of old songs that have never been in any of my podcasts, new songs that I have never performed and requests from donors and patrons. It features 9 original songs which in order are:
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| 4-5 The Waiting Room - Part 5 | 07 Jun 2023 | 00:26:12 | |
It’s with mixed emotions, some sadness, and some relief, that we come to Part 5 of the Waiting Room set of podcasts. I’ll admit I’m somewhat relieved to be at the end of this journey, but also a little sad that I’ll have to work harder to put together the next podcast. You see, it’s been relatively easy for me to crank these sessions out as most of the content was already written and recorded. Please consider making a one time donation via the Paypal link above | |||
| 4-4 The Waiting Room - Part 4 | 14 May 2023 | 00:30:30 | |
What happens when the end is near, and we and our loved ones are faced with the decisions on how to end a life? What if the patient is incapacitated? How do we make those final decisions for them? Do we have the courage and the presence of mind to do the right thing? Are we acting in the best interests of the patient, or are we acting in our own selfish interest? Play time is over. Things are about to get real. In this episode we’ll cover three scenes as we rush towards our conclusion. The comic relief is over. It’s time to deal with some of the darker aspects of this topic. In this episode we’ll see how grief affects us, sometimes long after a person is gone. Then, we’ll watch as one of our characters deals with the end of life of a loved one. Then finally, we’ll get a dream view into the mind of our incapacitated loved one to see what they would want. So, buckle up as we dive in. Please consider making a one time donation via the Paypal link above | |||
| Reverb-4- Friends and Dottie Lou - Fact and Fable | 01 Sep 2024 | 00:49:08 | |
Next up in the Reverb series is #4. I’ve combined my second episode 1-2 Friends, published on September 8th of 2021, with episode 3-5 Dottie Lou- Fable and Fact published on August 19th of 2022. This reverb episode includes the songs, “Fallen Angel”, “Hard Road”, and “Dottie Lou”. The next section is my conversation with Dottie Lou, and a solo guitar and voice version of the song. At the very end is a mashup of all the different versions and bands with whom I’ve recorded the song. Please consider making a one time donation via the Paypal link above | |||
| 4-3 The Waiting Room - Part 3 | 29 Apr 2023 | 00:27:54 | |
Here in the US, getting access to medical care can be very expensive and confusing. In this episode we hope to help you navigate and understand access to our health system. Then hear a positive view on all the cancer research going on. Then after the act break, we’ll come back with a look at the diagnosis part of treatment. Please consider making a one time donation via the Paypal link above | |||
| 4-2 The Waiting Room - Part 2 | 15 Apr 2023 | 00:26:08 | |
What happens when things spiral out of our control? How do we react? Do we deny that there is problem? Do we get angry? Do we try to make deal with God? Or do we do all of the above? We’ll try to find out some of those answers in this episode. Please consider making a one time donation via the Paypal link above | |||
| 4-1 The Waiting Room - Part 1 | 03 Apr 2023 | 00:26:18 | |
Welcome to Season 4 of the Tim Tunes Podcast. We’re starting this season with a serialized set of podcasts that encompass the music and script from my musical, “The Waiting Room”. In this episode we’ll cover three songs from the show. The first song establishes what the show is about. The second gives us a little bit of a look ahead and the last song digs into what the experience is like. In 2010, I joined a group called Voices of Hope. This is a group of singers, actors, dancers, musicians, and crew who perform to raise money for cancer research and to support those who are going through the cancer journey. My friend was well into his second cancer diagnosis, and I began to form an idea as to how to help Voices of Hope, or any fundraising group, raise money by creating a set of songs around this journey. It was then that I got the idea to make this set of songs into a musical. So, I set about writing the songs in the early 2010s and seeing if I had enough material for a show. I decided to go with the “Jukebox” format where different characters sing their songs. Some of these songs are thought pieces where we are taken out of the action of the play and into the mind of the character and other pieces occur in the present within the action of the play. In casting about for some kind of plot or organizing principal, I hit upon Elizabeth Kubler-Ross’ five stages of grief. Both of my parents had recently passed away and I had personally experienced this. So, the five stages denial, anger bargaining, depression and acceptance, became the first organizing principle for the show. Please consider making a one time donation via the Paypal link above | |||
| 3-10 Character | 10 Mar 2023 | 00:23:54 | |
What is it that makes us who we are? What defines us as a person? Is it our nature or something that we learn that determines who we are? Are we who we think we are, or are we who people perceive us to be? Does it matter? I mean, who cares? Several months ago I attended my high school graduation and I couldn’t help but notice that the essential thing that made each person who they are was still there. As I talked to person after person I was struck how the themness, the core thing, that made them them had not seemed to change. I’m not sure I can define it either. It’s very elusive, difficult to define and difficult to describe In this episode we’re back to our original format. We’ll listen to three songs about character and what it is that makes us who we are. We’ll look at a song about one of my defining characteristics, a song about an old character in my life, and, finally, a song about what makes us, us. Please consider making a one time donation via the Paypal link above | |||
| 3-9 Songwriting - East Tennessee Valley - Part 3 | 06 Feb 2023 | 00:33:52 | |
Hi. I’m Tim Rose and this episode is Part 3 of my Tim Tunes podcast “Songwriting – East Tennessee Valley” where you follow along as I write and record a new song. If you have not listened to Parts 1 and 2, I highly encourage you to go back, give it a listen and then come back and listen to this episode. Please consider making a one time donation via the Paypal link above | |||
| 3-8 Songwriting - East Tennessee Valley - Part 2 | 20 Jan 2023 | 00:27:59 | |
Welcome back, listeners. Last time we looked at the Inspiration, the Hook, and the Body of my new song “East Tennessee Valley”. We have the basic structure of our song, the verses, and the bridge, and we made a scratch recording at the end of our last session. In this episode we’ll create a beginning and an ending for the song. Then, we’ll create a lead sheet and get down to committing to the lyrics, chords, and melody. Then, we’ll add other musical instruments. Next, we’ll move into the studio and record our arrangement of the song. Please consider making a one time donation via the Paypal link above | |||
| 3-7 Songwriting - East Tennessee Valley - Part 1 | 23 Dec 2022 | 00:32:13 | |
For me Songwriting is never the same twice. Different parts of the song come to me at different times and in different ways. In this episode you’ll follow along as I reveal my process for writing the song – East Tennessee Valley. Please consider making a one time donation via the Paypal link above | |||
| 3-6 Dr. David R. Press - Acting Wizard | 19 Sep 2022 | 00:31:38 | |
Sometimes there are teachers in our lives that are so influential that we can’t imagine our lives without their influence. When I was in high school, trying to figure out what to do with my life, I thought that by going to college and studying theater I could improve my stage presence and my performance as a musician. What I got was so much more than I bargained for. In this episode, we are speaking with Dr. David R. Press, teacher, director, and actor extraordinaire. Dr. Press was instrumental in teaching me how to approach an artistic project, how to analyze and interpret a subject, and how to create and perform a work, simply and with honesty. We’ll also hear short stories and tributes from a few of Dave’s other students. Please consider making a one time donation via the Paypal link above | |||
| 3-4 Charles Phelps, MD - Musician to Physician | 02 Sep 2022 | 00:24:46 | |
Hello, Tim Tuners, we’re back with Season 3 Episode 4 – Charlie Phelps, MD Musician to Physician. This conversation is with dear old friend Charlie, AKA, Dr. Charles Phelps MD. Charlie is one of my oldest friends. He’s one of those friends that when you get together with them it’s almost as if no time has passed. You immediately fall back into old familiar patterns and that unspoken understanding of each other comes flooding back, like putting on an old comfortable pair of shoes. I recently spoke to Charlie at his home in his music room. His Fortress of Solitude, his Sanctum Sanctorum. Here, he listens to music and sometimes he builds the amplifiers that he uses to listen to the music. Charlie has asked for donations to the following charities in lieu of compensation for participating in the podcast. Just click on the link to donate: Please consider making a one time donation via the Paypal link above | |||
| 3-5 Dottie Lou - Fable and Fact | 19 Aug 2022 | 00:28:59 | |
Dottie Lou has long been one of my most popular songs. Every band I play in wants to play it. Everyone who plays the song wants to meet Dottie. Today we’ll break down the song and try to discover what makes it so popular and, we’ll have a little chat with Dottie Lou Crisp, herself. Live and in person. And catch up with her and what she’s been doing with herself the last 30 years or so. I’m Tim Rose and this is the Tim Tunes pod cast. In this episode we’ll dive into the song Dottie Lou and speak with the lady herself. Please consider making a one time donation via the Paypal link above | |||
| 5-7 Tod Pronto - Singer/Songwriter, Cartoonist, and Internet Sensation | 16 Aug 2024 | 01:08:41 | |
Waaay back in August of 2018 I was attending a Livingston Taylor songwriting and performing retreat at Boston University. We spent the day working on our songs and performance with Liv, Vance Gilbert and Melissa Ferrick. After dinner we all got our instruments and had an informal song swap in the main meeting room. This was kind of a round robin sort of thing where each of us would play a song and then the next person would play and so on. There was one guy who had been pretty quiet during the workshop, a little standoffish if I’m to be honest. So, I was pretty astonished when it came his turn to play. He pulled out his Martin and sang a great song, well performed. That person is Tod Pronto. I was impressed with Tod and started following his progress as he opened for Liv and Jonathan Edwards and other folk greats. Then, I found his Sunday morning 9am streaming show, Coffee with Tod on YouTube or on Facebook. Then, I found out that he also has a regular cartoon, Midlife Thesis, that is published every week. I mean, what can’t he do? Please consider making a one time donation via the Paypal link above | |||
| 3-3 Ted Onulak - Part 2 | 16 Jul 2022 | 00:28:58 | |
This episode is part two of a conversation with old friend Ted Onulak. A man of many talents, Ted is an accomplished saxophonist, vocalist, songwriter, blues harpist, and band leader. His band, Exit 10, can be seen in Washington DC on Monday nights at a venue called Madam’s Organ in Adams Morgan. We’ll hear more bootleg clips from the night before our talk. This episode is a continuation of that conversation, recorded the next day. If you haven’t heard part one of this interview I encourage you to do so. In this episode we’ll talk about performing and playing live. Then Ted will detail how he conceived, wrote, produced and recorded his song Threnody. We’ll end on a philosophical note with a bit of a sonnet Ted wrote. Please consider making a one time donation via the Paypal link above | |||
| 3-2 Ted Onulak - Part 1 | 09 Jul 2022 | 00:23:23 | |
This episode is part one of a conversation with old friend Ted Onulak. A man of many talents, Ted is an accomplished saxophonist, vocalist, songwriter, blues harpist, and band leader. His band, Exit 10, can be seen in Washington DC on Monday nights at a venue called Madam’s Organ in Adams Morgan. I went there to hear the band the night before our talk. The conversation for this episode was recorded the next day. Please consider making a one time donation via the Paypal link above | |||
| 3-1 Marcy Rose | 17 Jun 2022 | 00:24:40 | |
Welcome to Season Three, Episode One of the Tim Tunes Podcast. As promised, we are using a new format for this season that includes interviews with some of the people that were most influential to me along the way. This episode features an interview with my wife Marcy, arguably the most influential of all of my influencers and who is still influencing me to this day! Hi. I’m Tim Rose and this is the Tim Tunes pod cast. In this episode we’ll interview my wife Marcy Dobrow Rose and look at some of the songs she’s been a part of along the way. Please consider making a one time donation via the Paypal link above | |||
| 2-10 Positively Positive | 14 Apr 2022 | 00:16:42 | |
In dark times it’s important to remember that this too shall pass. This episode is focused on positivity and features three of my most positive songs. It’s important not to forget the strides that we have made in the last 50 years This is the last episode of season 2 so I’ll be taking a month or so off from producing this podcast. When I come back I’ll be featuring a new format with some interviews with some of the biggest influencers in my life and some episodes that focus on specific projects or processes. Please consider making a one time donation via the Paypal link above | |||
| 2-9 The Lighter Side of Death and Dying | 01 Apr 2022 | 00:19:53 | |
Although dying is something that all of us will do, few have lived to talk about it. We don’t like to talk about it in any meaningful way except to say, I hope I, you, they, them, don’t die. So much of our time is spent avoiding death that we never really examine it. It’s like were driving down the road of life with a blindfold on. This episode is also a fund raiser for “The Voices of Hope” a Boston based group that I perform with from time to time to raise money develop cures for cancer. Please give if you can at https://www.vohboston.org/how-to-help/ Please consider making a one time donation via the Paypal link above | |||
| 2-8 Nothin' But Notes | 18 Mar 2022 | 00:18:08 | |
This episode is all about the notes. These are all instrumental tunes so I’ll keep the talking to a minimum. I mean, what is there to say anyway? There will be copious notes on each of the songs in the transcript section of my Buzzsprout site . Please consider making a one time donation via the Paypal link above | |||
| 2-7 Faith | 04 Mar 2022 | 00:20:55 | |
In my personal vocabulary, the difference between belief and faith is that belief is based on observable facts and faith is based on, well, a hope for something to be true. Now, I’m not minimizing the importance of faith. Having faith is vitally important. But faith that is unchallenged is just the unconditional acceptance of something that you accept as fact because you were told to. To me, the object of faith is to believe something that cannot be proven, is true. Please consider making a one time donation via the Paypal link above | |||
| 2-6 Dreams | 18 Feb 2022 | 00:21:12 | |
Dreams are funny things. They flee from our heads almost the moment we wake up. Sometimes we may catch a fragment of a dream as we awaken. Or we may remember the entire dream for a moment, only to have it slip away. Then there are those rare dreams that stick with you. In this episode we’ll listen to songs that were inspired by dreams. Not just dreams as in wishes, like I’ve always dreamed of being an astronaut kind of dreams but sleeping dreams. Please consider making a one time donation via the Paypal link above | |||
| 2-5 Thanks for All the Angst | 04 Feb 2022 | 00:21:36 | |
Angst has gotten a really bad rap. Angst is different from your garden variety depression or ennui in that angst includes an element of hope. It’s sort of like the suffering that is required to get to a goal. Or something that is endured because it will be better on the other side. Please consider making a one time donation via the Paypal link above | |||
| 2-4 Funny Songs, Too | 21 Jan 2022 | 00:22:30 | |
Ok, Ok I got the message. It’s obvious that people like funny songs. Not that I’m one to pander, but… Who am I kidding? I am one to pander, especially when it’s so obvious that my listeners like to listen to my funny stuff. A quick analysis shows that over a quarter of all of my streams come from season 1 episode 9 - Funny Songs. Unfortunately, some of my funniest songs are in my least viewed episodes. To rectify that situation, I decided that this episode will be a collection of funny songs from those most neglected episodes. I know some of you are thinking “clip scenes” episode and you’d be right. It’s easy for me and entertaining for my audience. So, I reached out to the Tim Tunes Podcast Group on Facebook for suggestions on what to include. If you don’t like these songs, please complain to them. For all of my regular listeners, I apologize in advance. I’ve also included a few new tunes for you to enjoy. I hope you get at least a little chuckle, giggle, snort or guffaw. Please consider making a one time donation via the Paypal link above | |||
| 5-6 50th Episode Spectacular! | 06 Jul 2024 | 00:27:37 | |
Over the past three interviews and five episodes, I was beginning to get the feeling that we were drifting too far afield of the original intent of this podcast. That is writing and performing songs. However, each of our subjects are song writers. Now, I’m not a rich person. Oh, I do Ok, and I don’t really lack for anything, but I don’t have a lot of disposable income. So, I’ve decided to sort of pay back these three with the only currency I have. I’ve written three new songs. Each one of the three subjects inspired a different song. Today we’ll hear those songs and follow the process of their creation. Welcome to the 50th episode of the Tim Tunes podcast. Begun on a whim almost three years ago, I started with the stories and recollections of my best songs. I thought I’d be done once I made through the first batch. But episode after episode, I managed to find some songwriting or performance-based content to share with you listeners. In this episode we’ll explore three recently written songs that were inspired by the subjects of this season’s podcast. If you haven’t listened to episodes 5-1 through 5-5, I suggest you go back and give them a listen to better appreciate these songs. Please consider making a one time donation via the Paypal link above | |||
| 2-3 Catbird | 06 Jan 2022 | 00:23:18 | |
In this episode we’ll take a deep dive into one of my most popular songs. We’ll discover what sparked the song, talk about some of the adventures with the song, and dig into why this song is special, and how and why it’s changed over the years. Please consider making a one time donation via the Paypal link above | |||
| 2-2021 Christmas Special | 20 Dec 2021 | 00:21:18 | |
Ho-ho-ho, Merry Christmas. Christmas Time is upon us and all around us. You can’t ignore it. From my perspective, it’s best just to dive right in. It can be glorious celebrating the birth of Jesus. God gave us his son, so I got you cufflinks. Please consider making a one time donation via the Paypal link above | |||
| 2-2 Good Advice | 10 Dec 2021 | 00:20:44 | |
While I am loathe to give advice, especially unsolicited advice, I love to give advice in a song. It’s probably my passive-progressive way of discussing something I really don’t want to talk about. Or, maybe it’s just a way to focus attention on a topic. Whatever the case, I do seem to like giving advice in a song. Please consider making a one time donation via the Paypal link above | |||
| 2-1 The Blues | 03 Dec 2021 | 00:28:19 | |
Everybody loves the blues. Which is kind of odd considering that the blues are viewed mainly as sad songs, full of pain and anguish. Maybe we feel better because that poor person has it worse than me. A little schadenfreude goes a long way. Blues songs contain all kinds of emotions and concepts including joy and humor. Hi. I’m Tim Rose and welcome back to the first episode of season 2 of the Tim Tunes pod cast. In this episode we’ll cover three blues songs that I’ve written and a blues “jam”– the first song is a blues rock song I wrote for my wife, the next song is a little jazzy blues vamp, the third song is a close harmony jazz blues comedy song, and the last song is a 12 bar blues Please consider making a one time donation via the Paypal link above | |||
| 1-10 Platonic Love | 29 Oct 2021 | 00:21:08 | |
Platonic love, as opposed to Romantic love, is love without benefits. Platonic Love is the love of parents for their children. The love between siblings and the love between friends. It can also be the love for a group, a concept or a cause. Love of country, of culture or religion are also examples of Platonic love. It can even be for the love of mankind. Please consider making a one time donation via the Paypal link above | |||
| 1-9 Funny Songs | 22 Oct 2021 | 00:17:41 | |
Writing a funny song is a lot like writing a joke. You never really know if it’s funny until you play if for people. It’s best to play it for a crowd because some will get it and some may not. Laughter is infectious. It’s like yawning. If several people laugh, then other people will start laughing as well. It’s human nature. We can’t help ourselves. Please consider making a one time donation via the Paypal link above | |||
| 1- 8 In Memoriam | 15 Oct 2021 | 00:23:20 | |
The Egyptian book of the dead states that to speak the name of the dead is to bring them back to life. Many who pass stay in our hearts and minds long after they are gone. Some people are so iconic and important to our personal mythologies that they live on in our behavior, our opinions, our affect and even in our physical qualities. Please consider making a one time donation via the Paypal link above | |||
| 1-7 Romantic Love | 08 Oct 2021 | 00:20:56 | |
I believe it was Sir Paul and not St. Paul who wrote, “You'd think that people would have had enough of silly love songs. I look around me and I see it isn't so.” Indeed. Romantic love, as opposed to platonic love, includes an element of sexual intimacy. Sort of a love with benefits, if you will or, if you won’t. That is the question Romantic love, as in the songs of this episode can be serious or celebratory or playful. Romantic love isn’t just about ballads either. Please consider making a one time donation via the Paypal link above | |||
| 1-6 Sarcasm | 01 Oct 2021 | 00:19:58 | |
Sarcasm is considered one of the lowest forms of humor. Essentially, sarcasm is when you take the opposite point of view on something to show its flaws. The root of the word sarcasm comes from an ancient Greek word meaning the tearing of flesh, as if by looking under the skin the truth is revealed. It is often considered a lower form of humor as it is usually cruel as it ridicules the target. For instance, in “A Modest Proposal” by Jonathan Swift, he proposes that since there is such a surplus of Irish babies that they be used as food. I mean, he wasn’t serious, right? Please consider making a one time donation via the Paypal link above | |||
| 1-5 Family | 26 Sep 2021 | 00:20:33 | |
Everyone has a family. It may be your natural family or the family that you create around you. It may be a work family or a family of friends. Please consider making a one time donation via the Paypal link above | |||
| 5-5 Debra Monk - Part 2 | 06 Jun 2024 | 00:47:42 | |
Welcome to Part 2 of our conversation with Debra Monk. If you haven’t heard part 1 then I highly suggest you do so before listening to this episode. You won’t want to miss the stories of how she developed Broadway and off-Broadway shows with the likes of Kander and Ebb and Steven Sondheim, not to mention a few shows and songs she helped to write. In this episode, we’ll discuss Debra's experience on the Kander and Ebb and Holmes musical “Curtains”. Then we’ll discuss a little more about Debra’s TV and Movie career, followed by her advice to actors, what she is doing currently and what the future may hold. So, plug in your ear buds and get a flagon of your favorite beverage as we continue our conversation with Debra. Please consider making a one time donation via the Paypal link above | |||
| 1-4 Aging | 17 Sep 2021 | 00:19:14 | |
No matter how you feel about it, you are aging. There is nothing you can do to prevent aging short of dying. You may be able to delay age but, eventually, you will get old. If you are young, you probably want to be older. If you are old, you probably want to be younger. You’ll look at old photos that you though were horrible in the past and think that you look good in them. You’ll wonder how it happened so fast. You’ll wonder what’s coming next… Please consider making a one time donation via the Paypal link above | |||
| 1-3 Changes | 10 Sep 2021 | 00:20:39 | |
Change is an inevitable and natural part of life. Sometimes change happens and you hardly notice it. Other times change can be so sudden and significant that there is no denying it. Dealing with change however is something that can only be learned by going through it. The excitement, the heartbreak, the boredom, the fear, and the exhilaration of change can only be experienced, not taught. Please consider making a one time donation via the Paypal link above | |||
| 1-2 Friends | 08 Sep 2021 | 00:19:17 | |
In this episode I feature three songs that I wrote in high-school and college to give support to some of my friends in my own passive-non-aggressive way. Please consider making a one time donation via the Paypal link above | |||
| 1-1 Beginnings | 08 Sep 2021 | 00:15:17 | |
I’m Tim Rose and I’ve been writing songs for over 50 years. This is the initial pod cast of Tim Tunes where each week I’ll feature two or three songs that I’ve written over the years on a particular theme or subject. In the podcast I’ll explain what I am doing in each song, where they came from and the circumstances under which they were recorded. Please consider making a one time donation via the Paypal link above | |||