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The Daily Demo (kinda weekly yo) “There’s a Ghost in This Guitar”

The Daily Demo (kinda weekly yo) “There’s a Ghost in This Guitar”

This is one of those songs that just happened one morning last week in about 5 minutes when i was contemplating selling my 1st real guitar..

copyright 2022 Jeb Lipson all rights reserved

 

There’s a Ghost in This Guitar

Sorry kid the price is firm I thank you for your time

See this was made the right way back in 1959

It’s all there original not one screw’s been turned

Honest wear from playing and all those lessons learned

There’s a ghost in this guitar take you buy the hand

Might lead you down a rocky road it ain’t the promised land

It’s the land I lived in and now it’s time to go

Yeah there’s a ghost in this guitar I thought that you should know

See that ding on the corner that’s from a bar room fight

I was only fifteen when I snuck in that night

To play and learn from the old guys before the internet

That was so damn long ago but i’ll never forget

Yeah there’s a ghost in this guitar take you buy the hand

Might lead you down a rocky road it ain’t the promised land

It’s the land i lived in and now it’s time to go

Yeah there’s a ghost in this guitar I thought that you should know

Hey wait don’t walk away so fast there might just be a way

you seem like and honest kid so give me half today

Then pay the rest to the widow the minute that you can

Just remember i’ll be watching kid from wherever I am

Cause there’s a ghost in this guitar take you buy the hand

Might lead you down a rocky road it ain’t the promised land

It’s a land i lived in and now it’s time to go

Yeah there’s a ghost in this guitar I thought that you should know

 

 

 

 

 

The Daily Demo (kinda weekly yo) “Empty Collar”

The Daily Demo (kinda weekly yo) “Empty Collar”

Dogs just don’t live long enough!!! I said goodbye to my best friend Lexie on January 3rd.. Had to write about it.

***oh wow, I just received a request for full lyrics by a complete stranger/new friend/fan. Thanks Wayne!! Here they are:

Lyrics by Jeb Lipson, Music by Jeb Lipson

© 2022 Jeb Lipson all rights reserved

This won’t be an easy day, I gently lay you in the car. One last ride together, you and me we’ve come so far

I think about the memories, and of all the birds, I thank you for the conversations no one else ever heard

I might have waited way too long, I hope you understand. No easy way to let you go, i guess that’s just who i am

I’m sorry for the pain your in, hell you can barely stand. It ain’t about me no more, I’m gonna do the right thing at hand

A dozen years of free love, given unconditionally. Turns out to be not so free, in the end it’s killing me.

Paid for all at once, and paid for in full. Still never known a better deal, and I probably never will.

Our last trip to Canada, we’re both so young and free. That tall grass point on Matheson’s will for every stay with me

They lay you on a table underneath the tree, give us both a minute, feels like eternity

I watched you take your last breath, now i’m a grown man, just cryin like a baby, your empty collar in my hand.


Cast Iron Catastrophe

Cast Iron Catastrophe

About 20 years ago, at an antique mall in Redlands CA, I spied a nice looking, not restored but in really great shape, #8 cast iron skillet. It was flat as a pancake and perfect, with no pitting or rust, just an honest layer of seasoning from a lifetime of proper use! “Black gold”! I flipped it over to find the small Griswold logo. I looked at the tag and it was only 15 bucks. Even though I already had a Griswold #8 at home, this one was in much better shape and I knew it would cook well. There was simply no way to pass it up. I brought it up to the checkout stand and the woman at the register asked where I found it. I said in “section G”. She said, I’ll give you 20 for it. I said “No, I really want it.” She said, I’ll give you 50 for it, I said, “Sorry.” She then said, “I can’t believe I missed this one, you’re stealing it.” Flash forward to last year while packing up the camper for an adventure. I asked, “Honey, where are my 2 Griswold #8’s?” She replied with “Those crusty old black things? I threw them out.” (Insert loud needle on vinyl scratch here!) I just about cried. For my birthday the little lady bought me a new set of Smithy’s. I’m all about vintage everything but I have to say, these are damn fine skillets. Better than vintage in two ways: They retain heat better, due to the extra weight and the ultra-smooth finishes enable them to cook like well-seasoned pans right out of the box. Now a year in, they are simply sublime cooking machines! Some custom Jebster recipes and cast iron cooking tips are coming soon!

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Hammond C3

Hammond C3

I recently Purchased Glen Laughlin’s vintage Hammond C3 organ. The organ had been living at my studio already so at least I didn’t have to move it very far. You’ll hear this amazing instrument on “Reclamation” due out in February as well as upcoming demos and releases. It sounds so amazing! I wish I knew how to play the damn thing. I mess with it and it’s fun, but my keyboard skills are infantile at best. I am learning about all the different sounds though through trial and error; mostly trial. Everything sounds interesting and most settings are stunning!

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