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    "Leave it like it is"

    I have been listening to David Wilcox....a great singer/ songwriter...this song describes an accident; someone spilling paint on the floor and instead of cleaning up left it...celebrated it added lighting and it became art. I think the song is inspirational in the way it supports our individuality. He discourages a "paint by number" approach . It is a real help in thinking outside the box...not trying to be or live up to the magazine cover...If you read it you may enjoy it...if you don't have it...it is great music...

    Leave It Like It Is by David Wilcox

    Now when the paint jar tipped off of the table,
    You watched it as it started to fall.
    Glass popped, shattered and splattered,
    Paint spray hit the wall.
    Bright blue, glossy enamel, across the kitchen floor.
    You said, good God look at that pattern,
    I've never seen that before

    Leave it like it is.
    Never mind the turpentine.
    Leave it like it is, its fine.

    Now when the paint dried you gave it title,
    You called it the "Kitchen Blues".
    A white frame painted around it,
    And gallery lighting too.
    Rich folks come over to dinner.
    They all want one of their own.
    They say, "How much, who's the artist,
    And my, what a beautiful home"

    Leave it like it is.
    Never mind the turpentine
    Leave it like it is, its fine

    Most folks suffer in sorry,
    Thinking they're just no good
    They don't match a magazine model,
    As close as they think they should.
    They live just like the paint by numbers.
    The teacher would be impressed.
    A lifetime of follow the lines,
    so it's just like all the rest.

    Leave it like it is.
    Never mind the turpentine
    Leave it like it is, its fine.
    "All great work starts with love .... then it is no longer work"

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    Interesting point of view........
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    Even if we eventually choose to "not leave it as it is", we are fool not to at least consider what "it" brings in a positive sense if we don't make a change. Without such reasoning, the decision is an incomplete process.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Jim Becker
    Even if we eventually choose to "not leave it as it is", we are fool not to at least consider what "it" brings in a positive sense if we don't make a change. Without such reasoning, the decision is an incomplete process.
    Jim,
    I think the real message here is to trust ourselves and not to worry about how and what everyone else is doing. That each of us contain creativity and if we don't look for it ....we will never find it. It is fun to copy a project from a woodwrking magazine once or twice...but once you have a grasp of the techniques...why not start with a blank piece of paper and all of the uncharted waters ...and explore. This to me is a far more interesting subject than which guided saw system is better...or many of the other common topics that seem to get so much attention...in the end the project is materially the same...because we just "painted by number" or just "stayed within the lines"
    "All great work starts with love .... then it is no longer work"

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    Exactly. I couldn't agree more.

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    Excellant Mark...
    The older I get the more I realize that we aren't supposed to be crammed into the mold of someone elses vision of life...we're here to leave it like it is and enjoy how it turns out.
    Sometimes it takes a major event in our life to see it...for me it was the loss of my childhood sweetheart and wife of over 35 years...and then finding Laurie. Every word spoken is listened to...can't cook with a recipe...can't build exactly to a drawing...can't simply drive by the ocean...or worry about what tomorrow should be. See it as it is...savor every moment. They aren't there forever.
    Glenn Clabo
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    That's pretty good, Mark. Though, at the same time, I have this vision of a couple hundred WW's going home today, grabbing a can of their favorite color paint, a screwdriver and a ladder. All over this fine country, I can already hear, "Oooooops!" SPLASH!
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    Wow, I haven't listened to David Wilcox for a hundred years. You make me want to pull it out tonight. I always liked that piece, too. Oh and this one:

    Rusty Old American Dream
    from: How Did You Find Me Here?

    I don't look all that ragged for all the time it's been,
    But I'm weakened underneath me where my frame is rusted thin.
    And this year's state inspection just barely passed
    Won't you drive me 'cross the country, boy,
    This year could be my last.

    I'm a tailfin road locomotive from the days of cheap gasoline,
    And I'm for sale by the side of the road going nowhere,
    A rusty old American dream.

    I rolled off the line in Detroit back in 1958,
    Spent three days in the showroom, that's all I had to wait.
    I've been good to all who owned me, so have no fear;
    C'mon, boy, put your money down and get me out of here!

    I'm a tailfin road locomotive from the days of cheap gasoline,
    And I'm for sale by the side of the road going nowhere,
    A rusty old American dream.

    This car needs a young man to own him
    One who will polish the chrome,
    I will give you the rest of my lifetime,
    But don't let me die here alone.
    Just jump me some juice to my battery,
    Give that old starter a spin,
    Hear me whir, sputter, backfire through the carberator,
    And roar into life once again.

    I'm a tailfin road locomotive,
    You can polish my chrome so clean
    We can fly off into the sunset together,
    A rusty old American dream

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    Sorry, Mark, but SWMBO would be all over me to clean that mess up!!! Of course, if she dumped...whole new ballgame...
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    I think we should always ask ourselves what do we really want the project to be....looking at others work for inspiration is fine...and chose the best to use as reference...then do your own thing and you will always know where it came from...if you don't like how it turned out...have an accident and spill paint on it!
    "All great work starts with love .... then it is no longer work"

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    Mark, the wife & I have been David Wilcox fans for years. A very talented singer/songwriter. What album is this from?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Bruce Page
    Mark, the wife & I have been David Wilcox fans for years. A very talented singer/songwriter. What album is this from?
    What album is it from.....? I couldn't help but comment , I say the same thing. My kids, don't know album from a frisbee.

    Sometimes it is good to put an album on the Old turntable and hear the snap -- crackles -- and pops from a good old album, my choice would be anything from The Band, or Santanna.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Joe Mioux
    What album is it from.....? I couldn't help but comment , I say the same thing. My kids, don't know album from a frisbee.

    Sometimes it is good to put an album on the Old turntable and hear the snap -- crackles -- and pops from a good old album, my choice would be anything from The Band, or Santanna.
    What can I say... I haven't bought any vinyl "albums" since 1986!
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    Bruce,

    It is from: "How did you find me here?"

    I found the CD on Amazon....you can even hear a bit of it if you go there with this link and "Listen TO"

    http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg...roduct-details
    Last edited by Mark Singer; 11-04-2004 at 11:44 PM.
    "All great work starts with love .... then it is no longer work"

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mark Singer
    Bruce,

    It is from: "How did you find me here?"

    I found the CD on Amazon....you can even hear a bit of it if you go there with this link and "Listen TO"

    http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg...roduct-details
    Thanks Mark. I just looked at my library list, I have 8 of his CD's but that one's not on the list. I'll have to pick it up!
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