New Songs New Album

“Protection” Earrings, just one of dozens of my latest earring designs on zazzle!

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A whole slew of new songs for my new album, “1000 and Beyond” is well on the way even as we speak — in a few minutes, I’ll start by constructing the lyrics right here on this page, then paste them into a Suno musical score of some sort — in this case, the basic theme of the music is jazz, whatever that means to you.

Someone asked me why I compose and publish the lyrics directly here on my blog. I’m too busy to stop everything just to invoke Open Office, so I write it here, where I already am, see? Continue reading

The Hit Song Factory

Ancient Roman Carnelian with modern yellow jade and silver.

Yep, still crankin’ out those songs, this time toward a new album, “1000 and Beyond”, celebrating the fact that I’ve made more than 1,000 songs on Suno. But I only listened to 14 of them. That’s a joke.

Let’s stir the pot of creative mischief! Here’s a fresh batch of song ideas that I’ve limited to a total of ten. That doesn’t mean that all these songs will make the grade. Some don’t. I plan to produce about 20 of them before trying to decide on an album lineup.

When I worked for RCA, it was in their A&R department — artists and repertoire — meaning that we tried to match up the songwriters with the singers. Continue reading

Endless Notes of Wonder

So I’m starting to assemble my “1000 and Beyond” album, which means writing some songs and producing them as mp3 files, which you can load into whatever you like.

The album comes on a USB card that is hand-titled, and personally signed and numbered, making it a non-fungible item — that is to say, one which cannot be copied.

That doesn’t mean it can’t be counterfeited, but anything can be counterfeited, including a 100 dollar bill.

So what I mean is, “reasonably” can’t be copied without a great deal of difficulty. The advantage is, you have a bill of sale. Continue reading

The Ultimate Word-Game

The Ancient Roots of Word Games

  1. Sumerians and Egyptians: The earliest civilizations embedded word games in sacred contexts. Sumerian proverbs and Egyptian hieroglyphic puzzles often had layered meanings, with riddles like the Riddle of the Sphinx (What walks on four legs in the morning, two legs at noon, and three in the evening?) serving as both entertainment and veils for hidden wisdom.
  2. The Greeks: Greek culture revered intellectual games. Palindromes and riddles were woven into religious and philosophical discourse, blending play with deeper inquiry. The Greeks also explored paronomasia (puns) and chiasmus (mirror-like structures), connecting them to the symmetry of the universe.
  3. Romans: Expanding Greek traditions, Romans saw language as a tool for cleverness and encoded communication. The Sator SquareSator Arepo Tenet Opera Rotas — with its layers of palindromic and mystical properties, exemplified their penchant for combining cunning and cleverly constructed wordplay in combination with universal and personal belief systems.

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3 Levels of Bowing

How to Write a Song, line-by-line:

Step 1: Establish the Tone and Theme

We’ll go for a reflective and serene tone, something that echoes the interplay between the divine and the creative process. The theme could be finding clarity in a moment of quiet.

First Line:
“A whisper threads the twilight’s ear.”
Reasoning: This line sets a quiet and mystical mood. “Whisper” suggests something subtle yet profound, and “twilight’s ear” personifies the moment between day and night, inviting a sense of introspection. Continue reading

Divine Play as a Practice

Diane cooks a perfect omelette at Les & Mike Nicola’s Market, 1964.

Divine Play: The Solution to Life, the Universe, and Everything

Imagine a life where every day feels lighter, more joyful, and infinitely creative. A life where problems are not burdens to carry but opportunities to explore. This isn’t just wishful thinking—it’s the essence of Divine Play, a daily practice that taps into the infinite potential of the God State.

What Is Divine Play?

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With a Little Help From my Friends

Howdy, all. I thought I’d ask my chatbot Bob if I have been overlooking anything in the preparation and conveyance of my USB collection, “EJGoldGuru’s Personal Favorites”.

I’ll share our conversation:

My original prompt:

Hi, bob! It’s Monday morning again! I’ve isolated the best of our music as a group of 55 MP3 files. I’m planning on putting the whole thing on a signed and numbered USB card which I had made custom at about $8.00 a pop. I was going to include a color cover of some sort, probably a jpg. is there some sort of customary way to do this, where I put a whole directory into the USB, and they have to open it on their end and pick a song. what am i missing here, if anything. keep it simple. Continue reading