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How to Play Lisa Loeb’s Enduring Pop-Folk Hit “Stay (I Missed You)”

1 month ago | acousticguitar.com | David McCarty |Pete Madsen |Adam Perlmutter |Jeffrey Pepper Rodgers

“Stay (I Missed You),” Lisa Loeb’s chart topper first released in 1994 with the movie Reality Bites, is in the long lineage of breakup songs, but in many respects is far from a conventional pop song. It has no real chorus and doesn’t even follow a repetitive pattern of verses or other sections, as it goes from a quiet intro to a full-band groove, back and forth several times.
Letter: immigrant deportation

Dec 12, 2024 | tucson.com | David McCarty

When Trump removes birthright citizenship of the mother:Don Jr. was born in 1977Ivanka was born in 1981Eric was born in 1984Their mother Ivana, Trumps first wife, became a US citizen in 1988Likewise, Barron was born in March 2006His mother Melania, Trump's third wife, became a US citizen in July 2006. I'm just saying, lead by example and deport. David McCartyNorthwest sideDisclaimer: As submitted to the Arizona Daily Star. Video Player is loading.
The Sad Travesty Of House-Made Chips

Nov 9, 2024 | abitdodgy.uk | David McCarty

Not a Medium member yet? Click here to read the article. There was a time in our not so recent past when a burger ordered in a restaurant came with fries. It was not an unreasonable assumption. Then at some point, restaurant owners realized they could serve potato chips instead, and make even more money by up-charging for fries. In most cases, they bought the chips in bulk and tossed a handful on each plate.
Last Night I Killed An Intruder

Nov 7, 2024 | abitdodgy.uk | David McCarty

Not a Medium member yet? Click here to read the article. I killed an intruder last night. I’m not gonna lie. It felt pretty good. No, that’s massively underselling it. It felt fucking great. A little retribution for the many transgressions put upon me by a strange, cruel world. Payback for years of unequivocal terror at the hands of blood-sucking parasites. An attempt to beat back the vermin that plague us on a daily basis. One small step for a man. One giant leap for mankind.
So, That Happened

Nov 6, 2024 | abitdodgy.uk | David McCarty

A BIT DODGY | №87Trying to make sense of things in the aftermath of a catastropheNot a Medium member yet? Click here to read the article. I didn’t get a lot of sleep last night. I was so hammered that I slept like a dead man, just not long enough. I stopped paying attention to the news fairly early on in the evening, but long enough to predict the inevitable. I stayed up, smoking and drinking, just spinning out, before finally calling it quits around 3am.
Hope Is the Thing With Feathers

Nov 6, 2024 | medium.com | David McCarty

CULTUREDealing with life when things seem hopelessDavid Todd McCarty·FollowPublished inEllemeno·7 min read·--Photo by Glen Carrie on UnsplashNot a Medium member yet? Click here to read the article.
Why (Almost) Everyone Needs One Good Knife

Oct 22, 2024 | abitdodgy.uk | David McCarty

A BIT DODGY | №83Very few things are worth the price, but a good knife is one of themNot a Medium member yet? Click here to read the article. There are a few things in this life worth owning, and not skimping on, but really only a few. Most of the nonsense they hawk at us on a daily basis are useless, overbuilt, or unnecessary, but there are a few exceptions. They include such seemingly insignificant items as quality windshield wipers, well-made leather boots, and a decent chef’s knife.
When Life Has You In Stitches

Oct 4, 2024 | abitdodgy.uk | David McCarty

A BIT DODGY | №81The indignity of the medical clinic, the folly that brought me there, and how it affected my tolerance for riskNot a Medium member yet? Click here to read the article. I got a new debit card in the mail yesterday. I know. Pretty exciting, right? Not quite the same thrill as a new iPhone or a highly anticipated Amazon order, but still, something of perceptible value. Better than a utility bill or a court summons.
All Things Great And Small

Sep 20, 2024 | medium.com | David McCarty

Not a Medium member yet? Click here to read the article. My fifties have been a strange time. In many ways, it’s been nothing more than a run-of-the-mill midlife crisis, so unoriginal and pedestrian as to be hardly worth mentioning. Why are we here? What have I been doing with my life? What’s the point of it all? Discovering that there is no point eventually leads to mild resignation, more out of sheer exhaustion than profound insight, but still, it’s a form of relief.
With ‘All My Friends,’ Aoife O’Donovan Composes a Soulful History Lesson and Call to Action on Women’s Rights

Sep 11, 2024 | acousticguitar.com | E.E. Bradman |Kenny Berkowitz |David McCarty

When the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra in Central Florida asked Aoife O’Donovan to write five songs commemorating the centennial of the 19th Amendment, she sent sketches to orchestrator Tanner Porter and decided to draw on speeches and letters by activist Carrie Chapman Catt, whose work helped make it possible for women to finally gain the right to vote in 1920.