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Back when war was popular — the WWII era up to the Eisenhower administration — Captain America was our national superhero.  And the bad guys were the Commies — they were EVERYWHERE.  Fortunately we had Richard Nixon there to sniff them out (this was before he became president).

Anticipating the new movie reviving Cappy (as he is fondly called), Golden Age of Comic Books has reprints of his classic adventures available for you to enjoy.

So go enjoy!

WADE

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First you learn some basic chords — maybe the C-A-G-E-D system.

Then you put them together in some kind of chord progression, like I-IV-V7

Then you will start wanting to play some lead licks or simple melodies.

If you are at that stage, go over to Ultimate Guitar — there is some guidance on playing simple melodies over common chords.

WADE

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Yngwie J. Malmsteen, that is.  Is there any other?  The Swedish guitarist is known for his sweep picking and tapping.

Yngwie J. MalmsteenIt’s not easy, and it doesn’t sound real easy, either.

If you’re interested in some basic techniques, jump over to Ultimate Guitar and start digesting.  There’s a lot of stuff there — but it’s only scratching the surface.

Hey, yeah!  Let’s learn scratching as well as tapping.  Maybe next lesson.

WADE

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Are you better at starting songs than finishing them?

Is songwriting a “necessary evil?”

Do you get stuck and give up — at least from time to time.

You need to check out the latest posting at Ultimate Guitar.  There are some suggestions on how to keep your momentum going when you seem to be spinning your wheels.

WADE

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The SongWriting Fever Blog is adding a new forum section: SongWriting Collaboration Requests

In that section you can describe your songwriting collaboration needs and your project and what you do and ask for songwriters who are interested in collaborating with you.

I’ve done a lot of internet collaboration over the years — with people from Australia, Canada and all over the USA.  I’ve only met two of them — but made some great friends.

Collaboration opens up a lot of doors — you can take part in things you could never do on your own.

Check it out — you may get hooked on collaboration.

WADE

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Can you believe it’s been 100 years?  Yeah, time really flies.

Windsor McKay — genius behind the Little Nemo comic strip — ventured into movies with “Gertie The Dinosaur”

Nobody had every imagined cartoons could move.  And before color movies — animation could be hand colored, so color film wasn’t needed.

Here is the 100-year-old Little Nemo film (partially hand-colored).  Please note — no drugs were used in imagining this wild specatacle.

WADE

 

 

Really interesting article from the LA Times – Hero Complex Winsor McCays Little Nemo Brought a New Animated Spirit to Film 100 Years Ago
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