Work . . .

. . . -out (or applying 'exercise' wisdom to playing music. . .


(from http://www.wiseoldsayings.com/exercise-quotes/)
“Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body."
-Joseph Addison

“To enjoy the glow of good health, you must exercise."
-Gene Tunney

“True enjoyment comes from activity of the mind and exercise of the body; the two are ever united."
-Wilhelm Von Humboldt

“Exercise to stimulate, not to annihilate. The world wasn't formed in a day, and neither were we. Set small goals and build upon them. "
-Lee Haney

“Exercise is labor without weariness. " 
-Samuel Johnson

“Few people know how to take a walk. The qualifications are endurance, plain clothes, old shoes, an eye for nature, good humor, vast curiosity, good speech, good silence and nothing too much.  " 
-Ralph Waldo Emerson

“If we could give every individual the right amount of nourishment and exercise, not too little and not too much, we would have found the safest way to health."
-Hippocrates


'Working out' on an old composition. . .
Epilog
(originally appearing on Critics Choice)
©2005 Raymond M. Jozwiak

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Working . . .

Two hour aloe baths run by James
He answers the telephone when it rings
Dinner and caviar in the sun or rain
The glass and mimosa trees make it all the same
Four vintage autos
Summer house and a private plane
So much to desire
Would be nice but you won't hear me complain

I'll keep on working
Working that's how my life has got to be
I'll keep on working that's how it must be for me
I'll keep on working
Working until my work's all through
To be with you
To be with you

It's off to Ibiza now for a weekend fling
To have the ability to do these things
Italian designer names in my sleeves and cuffs
In spite of such easy means life can be so tough
Four vintage autos
Summer house and a private plane
So much to desire
Would be nice but you won't hear me complain

I'll keep on working
Working that's how my life has got to be
I'll keep on working that's how it must be for me
I'll keep on working
Working until my work's all through
To be with you
To be with you

But one mane's treasure is not to all the same
These things of value like prizes in some game

Do you think the measure of any man should be
How much and how man things he as materially
What price for your sanity how much will you pay
Will these things be here awhile will they fade away
Four vintage autos
Summer house and a private plane
So much to desire
Would be nice but you won't hear me complain

I'll keep on working
Working that's how my life has got to be
I'll keep on working that's how it must be for me
I'll keep on working
Working until my work's all through
To be with you
To be with you

Working
©1998 Raymond M. Jozwiak

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Hope ?. . .

(from http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/putin-g-20-summit-trump-appeared-agreed-russia-did-not-n780961)
". . . According to U.S. and Russian officials, the two leaders have agreed to create a "working group" that would jointly monitor cyber threats and prevent election interference in future elections in both countries and abroad. . . Putin said he hopes the joint project will quell the allegations of Russian hacking. . . "I hope we'll be able to set this scheme up and this will put an end to all the speculation on this subject," he said. . .'


. . . of-fucking-COURSE he does!!!???

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Working . . .

. . . on the live performance of Your Luck Is Awake . . .


. . . another gloriously catchy composition by Jay . . .



Your Luck Is Awake
by Jay Graboski

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Mid- . . .

. . . section . . .


. . . from Third-Hand Intelligence, a tune on which OHO is diligently working at present, is presented below as performed on solo piano by yours truly.  The OHO arrangement of this tune incorporates hard-rock elements while dynamically presenting a torchy story of the ill-effects that can potentially result when less-than reliable information is related between parties who do not necessarily hold any substantial stake in the matters in question. It really has shaped up nicely thanks to Messrs. Graboski and Reeve. It will hopefully appear on the tentatively titled 'Male Pattern Radness' in the not too distant future.

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Working. . .

Two hour aloe baths run by James
He answers the telephone when it rings
Dinner and caviar in the sun or rain
The glass and mimosa trees make it all the same

Four vintage autos
Summer house and a private plane
So much to desire
Would be nice but you won't hear me complain
I'll keep on working
Working that's how my life has got to be
I'll keep on working that's how it must be for me
I'll keep on working
Working until my work's all through
To be with you
To be with you

It's off to Ibiza now for a weekend fling
To have the ability to do these things
Italian designer names in my sleeves and cuffs
In spite of such easy means life can be so tough

Four vintage autos
Summer house and a private plane
So much to desire
Would be nice but you won't hear me complain
I'll keep on working
Working that's how my life has got to be
I'll keep on working that's how it must be for me
I'll keep on working
Working until my work's all through
To be with you
To be with you

But one mane's treasure is not to all the same
These things of value like prizes in some game

Do you think the measure of any man should be
How much and how man things he as materially
What price for your sanity how much will you pay
Will these things be here awhile will they fade away
Four vintage autos
Summer house and a private plane
So much to desire
Would be nice but you won't hear me complain
I'll keep on working
Working that's how my life has got to be
I'll keep on working that's how it must be for me
I'll keep on working
Working until my work's all through
To be with you
To be with you



Working
©1998 Raymond M. Jozwiak





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Burning Grey. . .

. . . Oho working hard. . .

Do you mean you were just lying there?
Out of reach of anyone who cares
They have bound you with their loving arms
In the distance I still hear you sound the alarm

Can you see yourself more clearly now?
As if you stepped out of a cloud
Beginning when it seems to end
Above below merging

Your mind doesn't feel
Your fingers don't think
Your eyes do not touch
While the heartbeat goes skipping away

It's now and then you're living
While you wait start the giving
Prove it it's always there
Burning grey without its flare

Obligated but one hand is tied
Constant chattering within your mind
How to leave it no one cares
To hear the silly language spoken there

Your mind doesn't feel
Your fingers don't think
Your eyes do not touch
While the heartbeat goes skipping away

It's now and then you're living
While you wait start the giving
Prove it it's always there
Burning grey without its flare

There's a love that empties its own veins
As they spend they fill up again
The flow traffics through eternity
Carries on in all purity

Now you feel and you think
You see and you touch
With a matrix that springs from your heart
To your hands through your head
Burning grey

It's now and then you're living
While you wait start the giving
Prove it it's always there
Burning grey without its flare

  

BURNING GREY by John P. Graboski
Performed by Oho:  Jay Graboski, David Reeve and
Ray Jozwiak (from an April 2013 rehearsal recording)




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Under construction. . .

. . . still working . . .

. . . on a new recording of an old song.  This is the latest installment.  It's still all up in the air. . . (sing it with me now. . . )

You never want to have to hear a word
From me again
Never want to have to see my face
At your door
If there's so much as the mention of
My name
You can feel an uncontrollable
Fit of pain

I'm the one
That you said
You would love
Til the bitter end

This must really be
This must really be the end
Nothing could be fitter
This must really be
This must really be the end
Make no mistake it's bitter

You never want us to be seen again
In public places
Can't explain it to another friend
How it goes
You say there's torment that you feel inside
From many things
I can tell you that I still don't know
What that means

Long ago
We were friends
Far removed
From this bitter end

This must really be
This must really be the end
Nothing could be fitter
This must really be
This must really be the end
Make no mistake it's bitter

There's no candy coating
To make it go down easier
Not so simple to digest
No bright colors and no
Exotic flavors sweetening
What you see is what you get

You never want to have to hear a word
From me again
Never want to have to see my face
At your door
If there's so much as the mention of
My name
You can feel an uncontrollable
Fit of pain

With one fell
Swoop you sent
Me direct to the bitter end

This must really be
This must really be the end
Nothing could be fitter
This must really be
This must really be the end
Make no mistake it's bitter


The Bitter End
©2003 Raymond M. Jozwiak





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Two hour aloe baths . . .

. . . run by James . . .

 . . . HE ANSWERS THE TELEPHONE WHEN IT RINGS
DINNER AND CAVIAR
IN THE SUN OR RAIN
THE GLASS AND MIMOSA TREES
MAKE IT ALL THE SAME

FOUR VINTAGE AUTOS
SUMMER HOUSE
AND A PRIVATE PLANE
SO MUCH TO DESIRE
WOULD BE NICE
BUT YOU WON’T HEAR ME COMPLAIN
I’LL KEEP ON WORKING
WORKING THAT’S HOW MY LIFE HAS GOT TO BE
I’LL KEEP ON WORKING
THAT’S HOW IT MUST BE FOR ME
I’LL KEEP ON WORKING
WORKING UNTIL MY WORK’S ALL THROUGH
TO BE WITH YOU
TO BE WITH YOU

IT’S OFF TO IBIZA NOW
FOR A WEEKEND FLING
TO HAVE THE ABILITY TO DO THESE THINGS
ITALIAN DESIGNER NAMES
IN MY SLEEVES AND CUFFS
IN SPITE OF SUCH EASY MEANS
LIFE CAN BE SO TOUGH


FOUR VINTAGE AUTOS
SUMMER HOUSE
AND A PRIVATE PLANE
SO MUCH TO DESIRE
WOULD BE NICE
BUT YOU WON’T HEAR ME COMPLAIN
I’LL KEEP ON WORKING
WORKING THAT’S HOW MY LIFE HAS GOT TO BE
I’LL KEEP ON WORKING
THAT’S HOW IT MUST BE FOR ME
I’LL KEEP ON WORKING
WORKING UNTIL MY WORK’S ALL THROUGH
TO BE WITH YOU
TO BE WITH YOU

BUT ONE MAN’S TREASURE
IS NOT TO ALL THE SAME
THESE THINGS OF VALUE
LIKE PRIZES IN SOME GAME

DO YOU THINK THE MEASURE OF
ANY MAN SHOULD BE
HOW MUCH AND HOW MANY THINGS
HE HAS MATERIALLY
WHAT PRICE FOR YOUR SANITY
HOW MUCH WILL YOU PAY
WILL THESE THINGS BE HERE AWHILE
WILL THEY FADE AWAY

FOUR VINTAGE AUTOS
SUMMER HOUSE
AND A PRIVATE PLANE
SO MUCH TO DESIRE
WOULD BE NICE
BUT YOU WON’T HEAR ME COMPLAIN
I’LL KEEP ON WORKING
WORKING THAT’S HOW MY LIFE HAS GOT TO BE
I’LL KEEP ON WORKING
THAT’S HOW IT MUST BE FOR ME
I’LL KEEP ON WORKING
WORKING UNTIL MY WORK’S ALL THROUGH
TO BE WITH YOU
TO BE WITH YOU


WORKING
©1998 Raymond M. Jozwiak





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Let's see -- I can't..., I can't. . . I'm sorry ... oops...

. . . (based [loosely] upon http://www.rickperry.org/issues/)
America is at a crossroads. One in six work-eligible Americans cannot find a uh, the uh...struggling to avoid foreclosure or to just make ends meet. As national leaders spend more time assigning blame than laying out a clear vision, the prospects for recovery seem let's see -- I can't..., I can't. I'm sorry ... oops..

Rick Perry will get America working again.
As Governor of uh, the uh...let's see -- I can't..., I can't. I'm sorry ... oops, Rick Perry has helped build the nation's strongest economy. Since June 2009, more than 40 percent of all net new jobs in America have been created in Texas. Thanks to his fiscally conservative leadership, Texans enjoy one of the lowest tax burdens in the country and one of the uh, the uh...

The principles that have guided Rick Perry's leadership in Texas are the same principles that will guide him as let's see -- I can't..., I can't. I'm sorry ... oops:
Don't spend all the money. Keep taxes low and regulations fair. And invest aggressively in job creation, because good jobs make the American Dream possible. It's time for a leader who will allow us to believe again – to believe that America's best days are ahead, that we are not consigned to a fate of high unemployment and economic uh, let's see -- I can't..., I can't. I'm sorry ... oops., and that our place in the world can once again be secure with a policy of peace through strength. That leader is Rick Perry. And the restoration of the American Dream begins today.

The Issues

Jobs
Rick Perry will get government out of the way so we can get America working again. By cutting taxes, repealing regulations, balancing our budget and uh, the uh...America can create millions of new jobs. Perry not only espouses conservative economic ideas – he has put them to work in his home state, where nearly 40% of uh, the uh...let's see -- I can't..., I can't. I'm sorry ... oops.

Fiscal Responsibility
Washington is broken. President Obama and other establishment politicians think it can be fixed with let's see -- I can't..., I can't. I'm sorry ... oops. Rick Perry knows it will require taking a wrecking ball to the three pillars of big government: overtaxing, overspending and overregulation.

Security
As a proud Air Force veteran, Rick Perry believes we must pursue peace through strength and provide the resources to maintain uh, the uh... Perry will advance American interests abroad by standing firm with our allies, and ensuring American blood and American Treasure are spent only when American interests are threatened. Equally important, he will protect the American homeland by forcing Washington to let's see -- I can't..., I can't. I'm sorry ... oops.

Healthcare
Rick Perry believes government must stimulate job creation so more Americans are covered by employer-sponsored health plans. We must repeal Obamacare, and completely transform the uh, the uh...let's see -- I can't..., I can't. I'm sorry ... oops.

Social Issues
Rick Perry is a conservative of conviction, not of convenience. On the bedrock issues of life, marriage and uh, the uh..., Perry’s conservative values are clear and uh, the uh...let's see -- I can't..., I can't. I'm sorry ... oops.




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Nothing. . .

. . . is easy.

The late comedian Morey Amsterdam used to say that nothing is impossible, except getting toothpaste back into the tube and getting off a mailing list. I don’t know about getting off of a mailing list, but my wife proved to me that it is NOT impossible to get toothpaste back into the tube. Way back before we were married, when I first heard Morey’s line, I used it quite frequently in conversation. My wife ‘to-be’ said that she thought that the back-end of the toothpaste tube could be opened, and the toothpaste could be returned to the tube using a spoon or a table knife, then re-sealed. She actually tested her hypothesis with successful results. The ‘guinea pig’ tube of replaced toothpaste was caste in plastic for the ages and made into a paperweight, which she still has to this day, many years later I might add. Of course the mailing list is a different animal that has now evolved into a cyber-being. I’ve had mixed results with attempting to disengage myself from these things, so I guess it’s not really impossible, just difficult, and certainly not consistent.

But no matter where you stand on these crucial issues of the day, in the end I think we can all agree that nothing is easy. At least most things aren’t. Most certainly those substantial ones, like raising children, working full-time, buying a house, getting a job (for many these days), having a civil discussion on your political views with one of the other ‘camp’, maintaining calm while driving on the highway, reconciling your spirituality with the world, maintaining a happy marriage, dying and marketing your music on the internet . . . ARE ALL ANYTHING BUT EASY!





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