The Final Chapter | To KIX Airport

 

More singing, for a bit of it anyway. More like an instrumental with vocals in the chorus. I already put the track on Bandcamp earlier in the week, but to get more views have made a too long SHORT. 

In your late 60s, you are very aware you are in your final chapter of life. This year is 50 years since last year of High School. Grand children and health issues are normal.  This is pretty much aimed at the  class of '76. 

Living your life as you need too

Far from the noise and the chaotic view 

The pace of life is up to me now

In this final chapter we’re not looking back now

 

For those of us with health on our side 

In this final chapter we run as we please

 

Here's cheers to good health 

Not having to work at a career was a huge relief, and being above to do what you want is really great. For me that is mostly  going to a certain kinds of art exhibitions a few times a year, making my own silly music/ comics (with other hobbies) and go to cafe's once or week or so.  It is said your 60s are the best decade and I agree. No work and still healthy enough to go out and do things and get around.

Our cat is such a significant part of each day now. He is 10 years old and spends most of everyday, 22 out of 24 hours, close by me. He is in the chair next to me as I am typing this.  

My wife is in Poland with an old school friend and avid traveler for 10days. My wife will meet the polish girl she has been a pen pal with since junior High School.  It was my wife's friend that suggested they go. She has been so many places recently and usually goes on a tour by herself. Her husband doing his own thing.

I know of a few people my own age with terminal illness, and that the end comes to us all eventually. Sounds a bit grim, but I don't think it is. I think the thing to hope for is just to not suffer at the end. Stay as fit as possible, for as long as possible. And have fun in your remaining time and do what keeps you a happy camper.

This is Heavy 8 string guitar with Neural DSP Modeler , cheesy string machine, Inception synth lead. Has Metal guitar sounds but it isn't metal.

The "CLASS of  1976" reunion images in the short are AI generated.  I have played with AI a bit. It is another tool if used correctly. Shame most don't use it that way. Very little it generates is useful to me in all I have tried. I could do something similar myself, but that would take hours and the ROI isn't worth it. It gets across this aging thing well enough. It is actually the music that is main, but that is not what SHORT viewers are after.

It may seem I am implying I don't have long left, but I will probably have another 20+ years. The song is mostly about living your life the way you want till the end, when ever that may be. But I really didn't spend much time thinking about the lyrics.  Some of the original words I used couldn't be sung, so I changed them, to something that rhythmed better, and becomes more obscure.  

e.g:

Chaotic view  implies career, city commutes and the stress of working for a living. 

I was more worried about my singing and the mix than the actual words though, so they really aren't something I deeply considered first!

Other Things

The last few things I have done all have singing in them. Moral Constipation, Dragons Of Our Minds and Final Chapter say something, even if obscure and the lyric could be interpreted in other ways. Story Shaped Beats is even more obscure!  I like that, and want to continue, but probably comes across as mansplaining. But so much of the lyrics in music I have ever heard doesn't have anything significant to say other than I love you and lets have a good time.

It adds a more interesting dimension, and expands the comics I put with the music.  I had been feeling I was doing the same thing over and over again,  but lyrics changes that. 

There are so many things to try...

Next want to put in DUBSTEP sounds as well as heavy 8 string guitar.

COSMOS the TV series is available to watch on the INTERNET ARCHIVE.   I have recently been referencing things Carl Sagan said or wrote and I though I should revisit COSMOS. 

So bought the too book: 

Some weeks ago watched the movie of his novel CONTACT on Netflix too.  

To KIX Airport.  The Typhon this week, estimated to come through the KIX airport area the day she was to leave ended up moving on early so we had a rain free trip to KIX Airport by train.  She had worried about that a lot for a week before she was to leave. 

The "joke" picture I posted to X with myself, wife and her friend at KIX airport. She says this will be her last International trip. It is around 2 hours each way home to KIX airport and I helped her carry her things.  Glad I didn't have to catch an International Flight myself.  That is just too tiring and tedious these days.   

We had never used the train before. All previous times we had used a Limousine Bus from a nearby station instead. Unfortunately those services have now all been cancelled. It used to be a much more comfortable and faster trip. 

We catch the train to the Airport at Kyobashi station on the Osaka Loop.  The same train also later goes to Wakayama, but what they do is the first 4 carriages go to the airport, and the last 4 go to Wakayama. The train gets divided at Hineno station, the stop before KIX.  Never seen this before.  

It was also the first time to see the Enshittification of the once glorious tool Google Maps.  Now it doesn't give you the cheapest easiest route by default!  😡 

Back doing some Illustration concepts this week.  

Cooking isn't something I do very often now. The kitchen is my wife's domain. Gyoza and boiled eggs have been about it for my contribution for the last few years, but with wife away have done mashed potato and steamed broccoli to go with chicken and it is a nice feeling. At least for a short time. Can buy many prepared foods at the local supermarket and 7/11, but really simple home style isn't one of them.

Moral Constipation is a track and SHORT did a few weeks ago using my old dynamic microphone. Compared to the last 2 tracks using the e945, the vocals do sound much dimmer to me now. 

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