Ok.
Santa called last night.
I apologize about yesterday’s post.
I was upset.
And confused.
And drunk.
(I’m just kidding. I wasn’t confused)
But you do understand why I was furious, right?
Anyway.
Let’s just carry on with the Christmas shopping and
enjoy the agony of commercialism.
**UPDATE
Nope. As I found out,
it wasn’t Santa who called.
It was one of his Elves.
I guess he has to have someone do the dirty work for him.
Yes you heard me right!
The guy is an ass!
I am not going to put any disclaimer here
About the validity of the red suited freak.
Because I am sure none of you believe in him anymore
and I know that no kids ever read my site.
If you still do, well then good for you.
And if you are letting your kids read this website…
What the hell is wrong with you???
If there is one thing I know I have,
is a Sense-Of-Humour.
I have to.
I certainly am lacking in the “Looks” category.
Not to mention the “Rich and Famous” part.
And I am most certainly not hip with whatever the “in” things are nowadays.
But, as weird as I am,
I am definitely sure, I have humour.
I hear people tell me that all the time.
But today,
A co-worker of mine told me something
that may have been the best compliment I have ever heard.
“Ty, your head must be a fun place.”
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I’ve never heard that one before.
I was actually taken aback, after hearing that.
I would like to think of it as a compliment.
I like making people laugh.
Yes!
My head is a fun place.
It’s filled with great ideas and fun stuff,
Filled with laughter, music and dancing.
Filled with chocolates and pies and candies.
Filled with voices and questions.
Imagine what else I can do,
if they take off my straightjacket.
Twelve more days.
Still not Joyful.
Nor triumphant.
Yup.
Situation: Normal.
Carry on.
I tried to play a couple of new songs yesterday,
but this cough wouldn’t let me.
Maybe it’s Nature’s way of telling me
to shut the hell up.
But that wouldn’t stop me from sharing my misery with you.
So I give you another song I have dug from my archives.
Hands to Heaven
Music by – Breathe
Voice and all Instruments by – Ty Martell
I recorded this in 2006,
when I was still experimenting on how to record
multiple instruments.
I used to play the guitar and sing it at the same time,
but not anymore.
With the advancement of technologies available now
I can create most of the arrangements I have in my head one at a time.
I am just kidding. I just never figured out how to do multiple tracks then,
so I did it “Live.”
Then add the Bass, harmony and whatever guitar-solo-noodling I do, later.
Now you might be asking yourself,
“Why in the world would I listen to your crap, Ty?”
And why do you keep posting them online?”
Well, first.
I am sick and you should feel bad for me.
Second,
I am a sad, strange individual,
and you should give me some pity.
And third,
When I am old and decrepit,
alone with my cat,
I have proof that I used to play music.
And not just pretend that I did
when I tell stories to the younger kids.
Or tell stories to my cat.
Yes it does.
I have had this cough for more than 2 months now.
It is not as bad as when it started, but I feel it getting worse.
Again.
Yes I have seen a Doctor.
Twice.
But the cough is still here.
And I am not going back there anymore.
For those of you who don’t know me,
You wouldn’t think that I am a sickly person.
If you actually get to see my appearance,
you would probably think that I am person who likes to eat candy.
And cake.
Maybe a bit of donuts too.
But I get sick a lot.
I don’t even smoke. (Never did!)
I don’t even drink. (Not anymore!)
My immune system is as strong as
Superman chewing on Kryptonite.
I really do not mind the flu.
Nor the colds.
Nor the plague.
It’s the coughs I hate.
I really do.
I do not have any ending for this post.
I am just pouring out my frustrations.
Not on this site.
But on this cake I am about to munch on!
I have been digging through my archives
and I found a lot of songs I have made years ago
that I have never posted here.
A lot of the songs I play are mostly products of how I feel.
I do not write songs myself so I end up doing covers
and end up mixing in my own touch.
It doesn’t matter what style or genre they are,
If they fit my emotions, they will get played.
Just like this one I am about to share with you.
I played this one to convey the hurt and painful emotions one feels when a relationship ends
and you see the other person has moved on quite easily
and is doing much better than you.
It’s like you never even existed.
All the things you have gone through,
The moments you have shared,
Gone.
Just like that.
Makes you realize where you truly stand throughout the whole time.
It is quite tragic.
But in all honesty.
I recorded this song,
not because of that drama.
But because a long time ago,
when I used to call my sister on her phone,
this was her Music ringtone.
And I couldn’t get it off my head!
It was driving me mad!
So anyway,
Here’s
I’ll Never Get Over You
Music by – Expose
Voice and All instruments by – Ty Martell
–This was recorded way back in 2007.
I never really thought of it seeing the light of day.
So Pardon the mistakes.
What am I saying? Like you expected anything better!
With all the music I have done on this site,
the most requested song is
I Love You, by Bro. Mike Lapid.
A big percentage of site referrals and search engines point out to that song
And it all redirects to my site.
I am actually not surprised. It’s a beautiful song with a beautiful message.
I am surprised though that people actually want to listen to my version of it.
Maybe because there are few, if not none, other versions of it out there.
But from the bottom of my heart,
I am truly honored.
A lot of people have requested to have a copy of that song
and I have respectfully declined to send it.
The song is not mine.
I just played it.
I played it because of personal reasons.
Not to show off or prove that I can.
I wanted to get a hold of Bro. Lapid to finally get his permission,
but I have no idea where to get a hold of him,
so I can answer the requests emailed to me, without guilt or hesitation.
I do not even know how the copyright laws would protect Bro. Lapid.
I do not want people having the notion that I am him or him playing the music.
I am sure his version is way better than mine.
And since most of the requests I have received have good intentions,
I am forced to send them my version.
As long as Bro. Mike Lapid is recognized as the one who wrote the words.
As long as it is noted that it is his music.
And let it be known that I just sang and played it as my own personal version.
This includes and is not limited to all the songs he made
that I have done and will do in the future.
In conclusion, I truly hope that the song would help others,
the way it has helped me.
I am sure that is what Bro. Lapid intended it to be.
Thank you very much.
(Songs are under CHORUS – WORSHIP)
PS – and for those who have emailed me before,
I will also try to scour my old email and will reply back to you.
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**UPDATE**
Bro. Lapid finally found out about this and replied to me.
Please read this post as well. -> Connected By Music
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There is only one reason why I would not write on my site.
A Promise.
I promised I will not write any posts while I am being influenced by Anger.
I’ll just end up blabbing about stuff I would most definitely regret saying afterwards.
What am I angry about?
Well for starters,
I have realized that I am not the Chosen One.
It also turns out I am not a Ninja, nor a Jedi.
I used to think I was a “Knight in Shining Armour.”
But it turns out I am just a “Retard in Tin Foil.”
You see my drift here?
And what annoys me the most
Is that some people are all of these
just by pure luck.
So, I am back to writing on this site now.
Since I am beginning to accept the obvious.
I know the World is not fair.
But it is never fair in my favor.
The kid turns 7 today.
And we brought him to Disney last week.
He got picked for the Jedi Training Academy.
He was also picked to ask Crush (Finding Nemo) a question.
I didn’t get to video that one but here is what the conversation was like:
Tyler: “How was it when you were in the movie?”
Crush: (Pauses) “I was in a movie?”
Tyler: “Yes! Remember? Finding Nemo?”
Crush: “Oh yeah. It was ok. It took us about an hour and a half to find him.”
The kid had a great time.
And so did I.
Thank you to all who greeted him.
Happy Birthday, Son!