A note was on my bedside table.
Dear Beloved,
We miss you, truly, deeply, completely. We know you are conquering the undefeatables and we are proud of your endurance. We recognise the importance of your daily work with Mac, but beg you please, spare some time for us. We profoundly need your attention.
When two of us were stolen, it broke your heart. But remember the fun, the ease, the simple pleasure of being together. Please come and play with us.
Here you are with big brother Bass. You were so little then.
Matron Maton (Acoustic) told us about how popular you were. How you made people cry, smile and thrive with the emotion in your voice. How people drove for miles to watch you play. How they stood right up front, enthralled with anticipation and respect.
Matron Maton worries the colour will drain from your life.
Or the hues will turn to madness as we slip away from your life.
Remember when you said this:
Music is so alive, that it keeps you within the moment. The absolute joy of playing and the spirit inside it’s creation of symbiotic sounds, forges love, connection and well-being into hearts and souls.
You know what you were born to do. Not everyone has that luxury. But for those who do. You know what to do.
Please come back to us. We are no longer gently weeping, we are howling with neglect. We love you. We miss you. We are not Yesterday’s Hero, we are your guitars! Your present gift and your future contribution. Let’s adventure into a legacy worth remembering.
With Genuine Love and Affection,
Fender Mustang Bass ❤ ❤ ❤
On behalf of your United Guitar Collective.
oooh I love the painting and the post! ❤
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Thank you so much Cielo. I hope you are doing what you love 🙂
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umm kinda,sorta..
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Your writing’s awesome, so I hope you enjoy it. 🙂
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Thanks for the kind words ,,I do 🙂
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Love this! I like the way you write from various perspectives. It is always very unique and interesting. 🙂
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Thank you so much Adrienne, I guess I have multiple personalities. 😀
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Haha, you are so funny! Nice post! I kept smiling reading it. 🙂
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That’s so cool. Thanks.
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An awesome piece. I could “secretly” find an inspiration from you 🙂
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Thanks so much. I’m always happy if inspiration is found within the whimsy. 🙂
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That was great. My instruments know how your instruments feel, I’m sure. lol
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Thanks Barry. Perhaps our instruments feel they are coping with A-Band-on-mint(s) 😀
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I love reading messages written sincerely from the heart and this is most definitely that, thank you for sharing and for following my blog 🙂
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Thanks. My guitars’ words were heartfelt. Maybe they will inspire someone to remember, what they forgot they love to do. 🙂
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That was awesome! I have a keyboard hidden away that is probably crying out for me. Your guitars definitely laid the guilt-trip on me. *Heading to the closet to pull her out now* 😀
~ Angela
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I think I can hear your keyboard calling from here. 😀
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You are really laying on the guilt trip here… LOL! 😉
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Sorry. Usually it’s chocolate or ice-cream I hear calling from the fridge 😀
The guitars are hoping in the guilt ‘trip’ we’ll ‘fall’ for them again. 🙂
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What a fun post, very creative!! waving hi from the hills of North Carolina 🙂
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Thanks and Howdy! 🙂
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Fabulous post with fabulous art
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Thanks so much Nicole! 🙂
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thank you for:
“Music is so alive, that it keeps you within the moment.
The absolute joy of playing and the spirit inside it’s
creation of symbiotic sounds, forges love, connection and
well-being into hearts and souls…”
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🙂 Thought you might agree.
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Oh no, now I feel guilty for keeping my violin cooped up all these years… Thanks so much for sharing 🙂 The words and pictures are lovely!
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Thanks Jennifer. They are persistent; those instruments. 😀
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Thanks for sharing your thoughts I loved the illustrations too…Awesome,
best wishes,
Di.x
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Thanks so much Di 🙂
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You are a born storyteller! Thank you so much and have a great week.
Wil, ABCW Team.
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That’s so kind of you, Wil. Have a wonderful week too. 🙂
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Oh, well, If it comes from Fender! (my brother is a Fender fan)
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Fender guitars are very cool! 🙂
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Sometimes my toys get jealous when I don’t play with them enough
ROG, ABCW
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Toys hiding in the closet, calling Roger, pick me?
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I like the message you’re sending here.
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Thanks Michelle. 🙂
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Great artwork and affection in words.
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Thank you for your kind words Amanda.
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Totally fun! I hope you picked them up and played with them!
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Thanks Jen. 🙂
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My banished-to-the-corner bass could commiserate with your big brother Bass. Lovely reminder from those well-worn objects that were so used to center stage!
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Thanks. I’ve got a corner-watching nylon string eyeing me right now. I hope your bass and you become closer acquainted again. Music is magic. 🙂
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Touching note. I don’t play an instrument but wonder what I may have left behind.
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Thanks. Yes, it can relate to anything you’re passionate about, that it sitting in the corner of your room (like a violin or a camera) or your mind
Have a wonderful day.
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Weeping guitars make me sad! Hope you are back to playing, LHN. One of the barometers in my marriage is whether my husband is playing his guitar. If he’s not, I immediately start worrying. Love your creative approach to this and your drawings.
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Thank you so much Meg. My fiance is a guitar player too, and I grew up playing in bands so I miss them too.
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Aw, poor bass. My husband has 4 guitars. I wonder if any of them feel like that?
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I hope not Stacie. I bass-ically ignored the guitariffic bunch for a while. Poor things. 🙂
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A great post, provocative. How many “things” do we neglect as our attention turns to our newest baby. Blessings on you and your work.
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Thank you Shirley. Many blessings to you too.
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Sweet and sad. If it found its way to our house, it might have mated. We are collectors and if it’s a musical instrument, you’re bound to find it here (along with a few missing socks).
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They must be wearing the socks, as their head and necks are out in the cold. 🙂
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Very creative, I love reading pieces written from an unexpected perspective!
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Thank you so much!
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Nicely written, and I love the art. 🙂 Thanks for participating in SoCS again this week. 🙂
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Thank you so much Linda 🙂
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Love this!! Great post!! ☮
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Thank you Sadie. 🙂
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There’s just not enough hours in the day is there? I feel this way about my drawing. I walk into my shed and long to just stay there and paint. I have had so many happy hours in there with the possums just listening to the radio and painting … My blogging is wonderful but it will never replace the joy I find in my artwork.
I love your drawings and the painting with its vibrant colours is beautiful! Such a great post! 🙂
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Thank you Maria. I’m a little shy about putting my sketches and art on. So I appreciate your encouragement. I love your artwork. It sounds like fun in your shed with the possums and dance-painting away… 🙂
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Your drawing is very expressive and you have a great sense of colour. Thanks for the compliment. And yes … the shed is one of my fav places to escape!
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Thanks Maria.
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list of foods that never spoil
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