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dgar, 7 months ago to random

When you become a grown-up, people stop asking you what your favourite dinosaur is.

It's like they don’t even care.

dgar, 1 year ago (edited 1 year ago) to random

Oh, FFS.

Photo credit: @tilton

dgar, 7 months ago (edited 7 months ago) to random

dgar, 2 months ago (edited 2 months ago) to ethelcain

I have a playlist on Soundcloud of my own original rock music and I’d love for you to check it out, preferably on some good speakers, up loud. I’m really proud of this, and would love to hear what you think.

If you have “I like music” in your profile, you must listen. It’s the law!! 🫶

Boosts very much appreciated! 🤗

#Dgar #DgarMusic #Playlist #Indie #Rock #Music #Pop #Dgarheads

https://on.soundcloud.com/cM4PLN4hep1urK3N8

dgar, 8 months ago to random

Thanks to everyone who explained “plethora” to me.

It means a lot.

dgar, 4 months ago to random

dgar, 11 months ago to random

Them: What are you supposed to be?
Me: A harp.
Them: Your costume is too small to be a harp.
Me: Are you calling me a lyre?

dgar, 11 months ago to random

dgar, 7 months ago to random

Kids in High School:
"I don't understand why I have to take biology, chemistry, and other basic science classes. When am I ever going to use this stuff in my life?!"

As Adults:
"Vaccines cause autism, GMOs are unsafe, climate change is a lie, the earth is flat, and chemtrails!! l've done my research. If you disagree with me, you're a sheep!!"

dgar, 8 months ago to random

dgar, 7 months ago to random

How to write good.

1. Avoid alliteration. Always.
2. Prepositions are not words to end sentences with.
3. Avoid clichés like the plague. (They're old hat.)
4. Eschew ampersands & abbreviations, etc.
5. One should never generalize.
6. Comparisons are as bad as clichés.
7. Be more or less specific.
8. Sentence fragments? Eliminate.
9. Exaggeration is a billion times worse than understatement.
10. Parenthetical remarks (however relevant) are unnecessary.
11. Who needs rhetorical questions?

dgar, 7 months ago to random

#Dgar has been described.

dgar, 7 months ago to random

If GH can stand for P as in Hiccough,
If OUGH stands for O as in Dough,
If PHTH stands for T as in Phthisis,
If EIGH stands for A as in Neighbor,
If TTE stands for T as in Gazette,
If EAU stands for O as in Plateau,

The right way to spell POTATO should be:

GHOUGHPHTHEIGHTTEEAU

#EnglishIsHard

dgar, 10 months ago to random

dgar, 11 months ago to random

If you allow a profit to be made from prisoners, then you create a demand for prisoners.

dgar, 9 months ago to random

dgar, 4 months ago (edited 4 months ago) to random

The long awaited AudioToot.

(Please use headphones or good speakers, phone speakers sound awful and you can’t hear the soundtrack properly)

Find the transcript for this #AudioToot here:
https://aus.social/@dgar/111772117118443655

#Dgar #DgarLore

dgar, 1 year ago to random

dgar, 9 months ago (edited 8 months ago) to random

I used to work with this cool lady and she would always take an interest in my songwriting. Every Monday, she’d ask how the weekend jam sessions went and if I’d recorded anything new. The weird thing was, anytime I had something uploaded for her to listen to, she’d listen to it through, and then tell me that it’s “not her kind of music” which is fair enough, but it always bemused me that she would take such an interest if she didn’t like what I was making.

One day, I decided to write her a song that she’d enjoy.

Spotify and Apple Music were playing at work all the time, so I knew what sort of songs she was into. Classic Rock. Australian Pub Rock in particular. She was a single mum in her 50’s, a strong, hard woman, an Aussie battler.

I wrote Proud Woman in a weekend, and recorded it at home on borrowed equipment. A mate I regularly jammed with did the vocals for me and when it was done, I uploaded it to my SoundCloud and gave her the link when I got to work.

She liked it.

The experience taught me the value of an audience of one. Even though the recording is rough, the focus on writing a song for one person with the aim that they - that person in particular - enjoys it, I think gave me a different perspective than when I was either writing purely for my own enjoyment, or simply going with some random song idea.

I’d love for you to listen to it.

https://songwhip.com/dgar/proud-woman

#indiemusic #songwriting #rock #introduction

dgar, 11 months ago (edited 11 months ago) to random

Luke was struggling with his chopsticks.

Obi Wan said “Use the forks Luke.”

dgar, 5 months ago to random

#Dgar peers blearily into Mastodon.

Hey you. How’s things?

dgar, 5 months ago (edited 5 months ago) to random

#Dgar is currently on a mission to make some new songs. I have already recorded one and it came together really well. I have three people who listen to my new songs for me as my test audience and it’s the first time they’ve all said “Good to go, no notes” except for one thing. They all insist I wait until April 20 to release it. No need to guess what the song is about.

I really wanted to get something out sooner, so I’ve written another song. I’ve laid down the bass and guitar, and the drum track is sounding pretty good. I’ll try and get the vocals down tomorrow, and start modelling an album cover in blender tonight. Imma bit rusty on Blender, but I’m sure it’ll come back to me. I’ll try and get this one out before the end of the month, and I might have something up on Soundcloud a bit earlier. I’ll let you know.

Big love to all of you. It’s the crowd here on Mastodon that is inspiring this creativity. You guys are amazing. 🫶

dgar, 9 months ago to random

This aged well.

dgar, 10 months ago to classicrock

These were released all within 44 days of each other in 1991.

#rock #classicrock #90smusic #grunge

dgar, 6 months ago (edited 6 months ago) to random

Thanks to anyone and everyone who followed along with my revolution/protest/stick-it-to-the-man themed #DgarRadio session this Friday night!
Remember that all songs I toot get added to playlists on YouTube, Spotify and Apple Music, so subscribe to them if you like these weird and varied selections! Big continuing love to you all!
♥️💜💙💚💛

YouTube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLm4-vY6nKZv48UxmBAWyYlmEaiEdH1buB

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6aSzSl5CAK4jzyFZyWPmjp

Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/au/playlist/dgarradio/pl.u-yR463CYZ6a90