Thanks all for the encouragement on the MPR bit. I appreciate that. I saw a 
short but healthy blast of hits to my site from that which is kind of neat. 
Makes me wish I had more on it now lol.

Brad



At 02:18 PM 7/18/2007, you wrote:
>Hi Brad,
>
>that is way cool! I'm Praising God for this.
>
>I'll check it out later on today.
>
>Thanks and God Bless.
>
>Lovingly,
>
>Patricia Ferguson
>
>
>
>At 05:28 PM 7/17/2007, you wrote:
>>National Public Radio  has a local segment here in the Twin Cities called 
>>In The Loop and did a series on the homeless population here and I sent 
>>them She's Long Gone, a tune of mine focused around a homeless woman and 
>>just found out they stuck a link to my tune off their blog. Not sure how 
>>many will see it there but then I sent it for more of an awareness tool 
>>but it's cool it points to my site off theirs. They said...
>>
>>Here's one other related link to check out. After the show aired, 
>>Wisconsin singer-songwriter Brad Dunse emailed us
>>a tune of his own on the subject
>>  (click the top links at the top of his page for "She's Long Gone"). He 
>> describes it as "a sort of somber yet pointed message of the 
>> replenishment of folks
>>to the streets, as they are socially invisible to most." Thanks, Brad!
>>
>>The link to the blog if you are intrested is...
>>
>>http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/loophole/
>>
>>Or you can hear it on my site at:
>>
>>http://www.braddunsemusic.com/music.html
>>
>>Brad
>>
>>
>>At 02:47 PM 7/17/2007, you wrote:
>>>Hi Brad-- Sorry, yup, meant  that I liked what I heard of the lift, not 
>>>the bridge. I'll get a chance to dig in more this evening. I'm OK with 
>>>taking it to the workshop. --Dan
>>>
>>>
>>>On Tue, 17 Jul 2007 13:53:52 -0600
>>>Brad <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>> > Hi Dan,
>>> >
>>> > Umm. I didn't do a bridge yet :)... I'll work on that
>>> >though. I did Verse lift and chorus, maybe you meant
>>> >lift? I kind of wondered about the tagging title/hook too
>>> >but wondered because it stood out melodically from the
>>> >rest of the chorus perhaps it might work, maybe not
>>> >then... we'll find something that does. I agree on the
>>> >flowability issue on the math bit, I kind of like the
>>> >explanation of the math bit and the ethanol sort of sets
>>> >up the hook bit, but I agree it can either come out
>>> >smoother somehow or a different approach too. That last
>>> >line before the hook has to set it up as if to say
>>> >2+2=hook. Sitting here now thinking about it, we could
>>> > keep the structure/melody of the chorus as it is now
>>> >but only sneak another line in right before the hook to
>>> >set it up both phrase-wise, melody-wise and give resolve.
>>> >Sort of two schools of thought here. One can have a
>>> >chorus with enough semetry and phrasing that the title is
>>> >included at the end, or that of having the title be
>>> >outside of that phrasing to stand out from the rest. You
>>> >know we could just run it by the NSAI group for opinions
>>> >to even if we don't have a full tune yet. It goes by
>>> >pretty fast and is a fun kind of tune.
>>> >
>>> > Brad
>>> >
>>> > At 12:31 PM 7/17/2007, you wrote:
>>> >>Hi Brad-- Thanks, that's real fun! The bridge works. We
>>> >>might tweak it later just slightly, but it's fine at this
>>> >>stage.
>>> >>
>>> >>I think we need to work on the line about Ethanol and try
>>> >>to improve continuity (find a better flow, so to speak)
>>> >>from the line before it, about the math, to the line
>>> >>after it, the hook line. There's a rhyme challenge there,
>>> >>but we can do it.
>>> >>
>>> >>I also wonder if this recording's ornate approach to
>>> >>singing the hook line doesn't pull curtains in front of
>>> >>the hook. I think it'd work real well for the end of the
>>> >>song, but not for the first time the hook is sung. With a
>>> >>short demo like this, of course, the two positions are
>>> >>one in the same.
>>> >>
>>> >>Overall, it sounds real good. Very, very singable and
>>> >>catchy! --Dan
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >>On Tue, 17 Jul 2007 09:58:49 -0600
>>> >>Brad <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>> >> > Hi Dan,
>>> >> >
>>> >> > Here is my volley of V1, lift and chorus so far. I
>>> >>left
>>> >> >the lift I had for now and we can work on it but this
>>> >> >will give you an idea of what I was thinking musically
>>> >> >and etc. See what ya think and we'll go from there. You
>>> >> >should be able to get it at:
>>> >> >
>>> >> > http://www.braddunsemusic.com/bits/20YTG.mp3
>>> >> >
>>> >> > I'm not totally settled on the bridge bit yet but I
>>> >>will
>>> >> >say it is short :) two lines tops which is probably OK
>>> >>on
>>> >> >this tune because the message is light and fast as
>>> >>well.
>>> >> >
>>> >> > Brad
>>> >> >
>>> >> >
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >
>>> >
>>
>>
>>and click on the stream for She's Long Gone.
>>
>>Brad