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Post Card Pretty For Mom
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A Song I wrote in dedication to Mom, who just so happens to narrate the spoken word segments of this piece. That's her in it's photo as well, as she is reading the lyrics within the framed gold record on her lap
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Shane O'Brien, obriens edge, TheGenuine1, Shame Shame Shame, Blues Band, BMF, The Genuine One
October 30th 2011 Updates on our current News and Events Includes 2 Links to copy and past into your browser To Everyone one of my Friends, Fans and Supporters Re the last ten years of music delivered to you from Shane Thank You to each and everyone on you for listening, enjoying my music together and supports given to me from you all in ways that only the very blessed and fortunate receive. My musical life is pretty much shown in a great way at the 2 links which you can find in the following news update in the next paragraph. I am glad I did what it takes to express my own variety of music and the avenues for delivery of this very personal page in my own life. Oh yes, the power of song... Through modern technology anyone with enough drive can do the same. This humble expression of my appreciation is accompanied with a promise to encourage support and share any discoveries that may help someone else do the same and grow from these experiences. I am extra grateful that you and others have allowed this post to exist in your worlds. I feel truly honored Shane O’Brien More good news re Our Music and Prospects We have 2 songs submissions into the 2011_2012 International Songwriters Competition [ISC]. Winners are decided by a panel of judges from a wide variety of the music industry and not directly from any public involvement. So hopefully you can see this note from me to you is an expression of thanks, that’s it and nothing else. From your longstanding support given to my musical efforts, you are and always have been the best to me and will never ever be forgotten. Which is the basis for this email and post, therefor I share these links that I regard as accomplishments with you all with my gratitude. 1. Audio Track recently uploaded to my profile at soundcloud.com/shanescloud That tune is titled “Come To Terms” This Song has a good story with a positive way about the lyrics http://soundcloud.com/shanescloud/come-to-terms-2 We have an ISC Music Video submission as well 2. Music Video Track: Also note that at our youtube.com/sssjungle profile Titled “What’s Up With That? Acoustic Electric” The song is written by Shane O’Brien and The Video is Directed by Edward Lapple http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sX5GIC7kdHw ________________________________________________________________________ Guitars and Vocal. The set is written Shane O'Brien Showcase Event, The Whisky a Go Go, All Star Band O'Briens Edge, June 23rd Whisky a Go Go Poster by Shane as is the Video that will play in the back ground which was Directed by Shane and Edited by 6 time Emmy Award winning Director Edward Lapple of Video General. D Timms background: Los Angeles Times writer Bill Locey once referred to Danny Timms as “one of the (music) industry’s premiere sidemen.” Had Locey been a sportswriter instead of a music critic, he might as readily have designated Timms a music business MVP, for the multi-talented singer/songwriter/musician has proven himself to be an invaluable player to have on your team. Just ask Kris Kristofferson, Willie Nelson, Bonnie Raitt, Member of the Highwaymen, and current co author of Willy Nelson album title track _ Moment of Forever. Gary Ferguson background: Since then, he has also toured with Les Dudek, Eddie Money, David Benoit, Gary Moore, Charlie Sexton, John Hiatt, Glenn Hughes, The New Radicals, Steve Lukather, Edgar Winter, and Larry Carlton. Johnny Griparic background: In Slash’s Snakepit Video- “Shine” Shane O’Brien background: Just a working stiff Ironworker by day and Musician at night that loves the life granted to him. obriensedge.com
Song Info
Genre
Blues Blues Rock
Charts
Peak #35
Peak in subgenre #13
Author
Shane B. O'Brien
Rights
Various from 2000 thru 2023
Uploaded
May 11, 2012
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MP3 4.5 MB 192 kbps 3:17
Story behind the song
To all the special women: Happy Mother’s Day. To Mom’s everywhere, who have given so much of themselves to care for us. Mom’s who do so dearly love their children. I appreciate you and I know darn well, we all do appreciate you. So to all Moms’ out there: Have a Great Day this coming Sunday. Happy Mother’s Day Ps: Visit my profile soon and find a track in my player I have called “Postcard Pretty”. This is a very special track that I will attempt to upload right after this message is sent. It is something that I recorded for my Mom to receive for Mothers Day this year. We have seen each other maybe three times since I started touring around in 1983. Of those three times, one was from her traveling from her home in Windsor, Ontario, Canada to Long Beach California to my ICU bedside as a result of a motorcycle crash. At that time, I didn't even fully realize that she had made the trip. Also included in the three visits was Mom making another special long journey because she just had to know for herself if her son was eating every day? That was a short three day visit. During another trip just to see if the kid was alright, I happened to talk her into wearing a pair of headphones and asked her to read a poem that she had written and sent to me in 1995. The poem is a visual she had imagined as to the life and look of what she could only perceive I lived like. Remember now, she resides in a part of Canada that really doesn’t see all the elements that one is exposed to in everyday life in the big USA cities. I think the annual murder rate is about 8 a year and so and so on… Windsor, Ontario is a ¾ mile distance away from the “Murder City” Detroit, Michigan. She probably has been in MI maybe five times, to drop me off at Detroit International or something like that. Simply Put! What’s next is a real cool read once the image is understood, so bare with me. Mom and Shane: The “Postcard Pretty” session May 4th, 2010 Session Notes Shared... So let me set the stage: Mom, who is the “Aunt Bea” of Windsor, Ontario, Canada to me, who just a half hour ago, was dropped off by Super Shuttle, the Van/Cab service from Los Angeles International Airport. She is at my studio door and I had not a clue that She was coming and my Dad was the escort to see that was traveling safely. There was the USA/Canada border to cross, major freeways to travel, an international airport to figure out. No ticket to get a boarding pass, definitely the long way around… Then there’s the issue that De-boarding a plane with no welcoming party at LAX instantly brings to mind. Not at all knowing where to go and nothing but an old bail bonds receipt that listed the most current address for her Son to date. Here it is, I hear a knock at my studio in San Pedro, California. Opening the front door was soon to be a shock that I was still contending with until 5 minutes from now. That’s about when the uploading of this here new song will be done. So! I had to do something and do it real fast just to keep my head on straight. Do you know what I mean? Move this, hide that, cover that over there, stand in front of this and maybe lean back some to camouflage something else, or keep her busy doing something that’s not cleaning, cooking or doing laundry. All of a sudden and on a quick move on my part (I must Say) she is now sitting on a chair in the middle of my studio with her only ever written poem right in her hands, which by the way, is mounted in a Gold Record Award that hangs on my wall. I put it there the very day I got it enclosed in a letter in one day’s mail. The Award comes from FIREFALL. The Album: LUNA SEA. This special memento was given to me by one of the FIREFALL members as a reminder of his feelings were regarding my music and not to ever stop going for it. That's why I mounted her poem in that frame. Mom was the inspiration of a great many parts of me and she always went for it as is evident you may notice within this read. Anyways, here's the image to get. Mo
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