Hey Brad,
Keep this up and I'll be hearing you on "A Prairie Home Companion," 
pretty soon.  You're in the right area for that.  Good job.
Kathy



At 06:28 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