5.1.2009 von Christoph.

First new year resolution: Write more songs than last year. So here goes - hot off the press and unpolished…

My grandpa never spoke  when he came back from Adolf’s war
So no-one knew his story when he died
He gave the cows a hiding when the voices wanted out
But I wonder:
Could he have spoken if he’d tried?

My friend arrived at midnight - we were merry, he was drunk
We were partying, he sought refuge from his ghosts
He died a few years later from the dust (thirst?) that cursed his mind
And I wonder:
Could he have changed if he had tried?

Her eyes beg him to stop as he spills out his acrid bile
Another tug to tear apart their lives
At night he cries for mercy to the God who knows his guts
And I wonder:
Can he stay calm next time he tries?

You ask about resolutions for this brand-new year ahead
By God I’ve rags to burn, new clothes to try
We bait, we trick, we coax our souls, refine our worthy list of goals
I wonder:
Will this old Adam ever die?

© Christoph Lindner, 4 Jan 2009
In memoriam David L
Colossians 3:1-14

Listen to the demo recording…

We are listening to: Jools Holland’s latest CD “The Informer” with a second CD of “sacred” Rhythm and Blues pieces included!

I am reading “ASO”, the first novel by Lindsey Mackie, a St James member and singer in our Gospel Choir (the book includes a CD of her own songs, inspired by the book). ASO is a dystopia about an ecologically correct (or so it seems) regime in England in the year 2050.

We are watching: “Once”, a heartwarming story about an Irish busker and a Czech immigrant - with lots of great music!

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3.1.2009 von Christoph.

Here is our selection of photos from 2008. If you want to see them in full size and learn a bit more about the stories behind the pictures, click here…

Hier ist unsere Bildauswahl des Jahres 2008. Wenn ihr die Bilder größer und mit Untertiteln sehen wollt, klickt hier… 

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2.1.2009 von Christoph.

It has finally happened: My trusted old 60GB iPod is full - every last Byte squeezed out. 13513 songs it says. And those songs include several Spanish courses, hundreds of podcast episodes and a full audio Bible.
What to do?
A. Deselect a good chunk of the songs on my hard drive so they won’t sync with the iPod anymore [but of course one of the beauties of the large capacity was that I always had my complete music collection with me!]
B. Stop buying new CDs and downloads. [even harder now that Amazon has started selling mp3s without coypright protection, at a higher resolution and often at lower prices than iTunes! And you need to understand that as the person in charge of music in my church I have to keep up with new music!]
C. Buy a new iPod (the Classic has a capacity of 120 GB - so I could double my present collection.
Having looked so hard at all the options you will surely agree that there is only one viable way forward

What’s on your mp3 player?
Let’s play a little game: If you have an mp3 player, turn it to ’shuffle’, ‘random’ or whatever the mode is called with yours. Then reply to us with your list of the first five songs/pieces that come up - no censoring allowed…
Oh yes, and as soon as we have the first reply here, I will publish my five titles…

 [DEUTSCH]
Es ist also endlich passiert: Mein guter alter 60GB iPod ist voll - bis an den Rand. 13513 songs um genau zu sein. Das schließt ein paar Spanischkurse, hunderte von Podcasts und eine komplette Audiobibel mit ein.
Was tun?
A. Einen guten Teil meiner Festplattenliedersammlung (schönes langes deutsches Wort!) abwählen, so dass diese Stücke nicht mehr mit dem iPod synchronisiert werden. (Aber das Schöne an einem großen iPod war ja, dass ich immer meine komplette Musiksammlung bei mir hatte!)
B. Keine neuen CDs und Musikdownloads mehr kaufen (noch schwerer, da Amazon jetzt in England mp3s verkauft - ohne Kopierschutz, höhere Auflösung und oft billiger als iTunes! Und ihr werdet sicherlich verstehen, dass ich als der Verantwortliche für Musik in unserer Gemeinde auf dem Laufenden bleiben muss!)
C. Neuen iPod Classic kaufen - 120 GB Kapazität, da kann ich also meine Musiksammlung verdoppeln!
Bein genauerer Betrachtung der Optionen kommt eigentlich nur eine Lösung in Frage - oder?

Was ist auf deinem mp3 Spieler?
Lust auf ein kleines Spiel? Stelle bei deinem Player “shuffle”, “random”, “Zufall” oder wie das auch immer bei dir heißt, ein. Dann veröffentliche hier die ersten fünf Stücke, die dein Player auswählt. Zensur verboten!
Ach ja, sobald wir hier eine Antwort haben, veröffentliche ich meine fünf Titel….

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