I wrote pieces of this song from the mid- to late-1990s. Kevin and I recorded it at Stryker Studios in Danville, Virginia, in 2005, but we never made it past this stage. (Totally my fault!)
The music sounds good, but the mix is rough—no backing vocals and little to no vocal mixing. Still, it brings back so many memories and makes me wish I could go back and handle things a lot differently.
Vocals: Jo Hawke
Guitar: Kevin Hawke
Keyboards: Kirk (Glenwood) Smith
Bass: Mark Earp
Drums: Jere Stryker
We had an awesome time Friday night at “The Existors” – Live at “2 Witches Winery & Brewing”! Stuart Jennings, Bob Tamson, Donnie Fitzgerald, and Craig Beatty sounded great!
We enjoyed hanging out with Kevin’s Averett University family: Bruce & Tammi Devlin, Peggy & Don Aungst, Christy & Chris Mayes… We saw so many people we hadn’t seen in so long: Dolly Jennings, Liz Hoskins, Carole Hylton, Kathy & Fred Shanks, Deana Barbour Lacks, Chuck Adams, Glenwood Smith & Donna, Walter Ygoh, Jason Crowder, Michael Crowder… (Sorry if I left anyone out!!!)
Although we didn’t go with the intention of playing any music ourselves, *someone* is just extremely persuasive and we ended up playing a couple of songs. ☺️ Thanks to Tammi Devlin for the videos!!!!
1- Are the Good Times Really Over for Good
2- Moondance
This is a Christmas song I recorded with Eddie Cochran, Steve Edmunds, and Carlos Morales years ago. We called ourselves Fryed Chickin. It’s a good time to remember. 🎄 🎅 ✨
I pulled up Apple Music in the first few minutes of sitting in the Cookout drive-thru a little while ago. [It’s date night for Kevin and me. That means that we get the kids takeout (kids’ choice) and then we eat (almost always takeout, also) after the kids go to bed.]
Paul McCartney’s new Album, McCartney III, was on the main page of Apple Music, so I decided to listen. Lucas said he’d already listened to it when it was released last week and really liked a couple of songs (“Deep Deep Feeling” and “Slidin'”).
The first song (“Long Tailed Winter Bird”) got my attention really fast. It’s got an interesting kind-of-tribal beat with a lot of repetition (but in a good way) and cool guitar riffs.
Although the drive-thru was slam-packed, as usual, I still haven’t listened to the whole album yet. My favorite song so far, though, is “Deep Deep Feeling.” Sweet harmonies and cool piano chords.
Paul McCartney tweeted yesterday that he was going for an “empty spacey mood,” so, yeah, that probably explains why I love it. 😀
Deep Deep Feeling was from a kind of jam that I had done, I’d wanted to get in a particular mood, a very sort of empty spacey mood, so I just made up stuff so it was just a combination of ideas that became an 8 minute song #TimsTwitterListeningParty #McCartneyIII
— Paul McCartney (@PaulMcCartney) December 21, 2020
Here’s the video:
K. Hawke, S. Hopkins, J. Rising – 2002 Hopkins Studio Recordings
Kevin’s 2002 recordings at his cousin Shawn Hopkins’ Danville basement studio.
The first track is 200 Days, which Kevin (lead vocals & rhythm guitar) wrote with Shawn (drums & keyboard) and Jody Rising (lead guitar & backup vocals). The second track is Johnny L.V., which features only Kevin on vocals & guitar.
I wish there were pictures of the recording or at least a picture of the three of them together… back in the pre-cell days.
Kevin wrote “There’s No Way” in 1994. It was among the first songs he’d ever written.
Here’s an audio version of it from one of our “kitchen concerts” in 2010:
And here are the lyrics:
There's No Way by Kevin Hawke You've never lost the sparkle I see in your eyes. As the months have slipped away, I've come to realize I can't predict the future, but there's one thing that I know: There's no way in my heart I'll ever let you go. I've never cared for anyone the way I do for you. I could not forget you if I wanted to. I'll never care for anyone like I do for you, I know. There's no way in my heart I'll ever let you go. Giving up is not my practice. I hope you can understand That being without you Will never be in my plan. If it takes until the end of time, I must be sure that you know: There's no way in my heart I'll ever let you go. Sometimes it feels like a dream that we ever met. To God for this I'll always be in His debt. If it's what you want, I'll leave, but I want you to know: There's no way in my heart I'll ever let you go. Giving up is not my practice. I hope you can understand That being without you Will never be in my plan. If it takes until the end of time, I must be sure that you know: There's no way in my heart I'll ever let you go.
Copyright © Kevin Hawke – Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
I’ve been enjoying the first season of “Downton Abbey,” streaming on Netflix.
Fine acting by all, including Maggie Smith, Hugh Bonneville, Penelope Wilton and Elizabeth McGovern. Intriguing story lines, gorgeous buildings and landscapes. And don’t forget witty dialogue…
Take this exchange from episode 4:
Lady Grantham: Good heavens, what am I sitting on?
Matthew Crawley: A swivel-chair.
Lady Grantham: Another modern brainwave?
Matthew Crawley: Hardly–they were invented by Thomas Jefferson.
Lady Grantham: Why does every day involve a fight with an American?
Probably not the best example, but the latest that made me laugh out loud.
When Father Tony alluded to an episode of the second season in last Sunday’s homily, I had to fight the urge to tune it out to avoid … spoilers… But since I can’t recall the specific reason for the reference at this point, I don’t suppose it warranted my faint trepidation after all. 😉
When I had to replace my DroidX last month, it was quite an ordeal. I couldn’t believe how many apps I’d acquired — more than 100!
It was frustrating, but I was able to install them and get them where I wanted within a day or two. And it gave me a chance to decide whether or not I really wanted an app.
So here are my top apps right now:
1. Gmail. Free. I use this more than any other app, hands-down.
2. Facebook. Free. This app has come a long way since I first used it. It really needs a like-this-comment feature, though.
3. Browser. Free. I can’t say I love the browser app, but I definitely use it a lot. It doesn’t save my windows, for some reason, but it does keep my favorites.
4. Laudate. Free.
5. BeyondPro. Paid, but does have a free version.
By Atticus Hawke
There was once a boy named Samaro. His powers were throwing fireballs, freezing, and turning invisible. His body is made of fire and no one can touch it, or they’ll get burned. He found a bad guy; his name was Atis. He was so powerful, but he touched Samaro’s skin and he got burned and he was dead.
Samaro got so powerful that he destroyed the master of China and then he got more powers like throwing water and a shield that blocked someone named Fireball because his skin was made out of fire, too. Samaro sent a big wave right onto Fireball which put out his fire, but the fire came back again, but when it did, Fireball lay dead and burning.
In another fight, Samaro got even more powerful and started shooting fireballs that became so big they turned into a huge dragon.
And then, Samaro found another bad guy named Kimin, who was stronger than Samaro and pointed a bow and arrow at him, but Samaro was not dead. He got to another spot and got a shield. Then, he stole Kimin’s bow and arrow and shot it at Kimin, and then he was dead.
And then someone from the sky came. He had a very long name: Cintiretm.
(To be continued)
