A Music Stuff & More @ Zazzle Favorite - the Gold Bass Clef

Gold Bass Clef by chmayer
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Music Stuff & More @ CafePress Sale!

Zazzle is not the only one having a Labor Day Weekend Sale, so is CafePress.

Here's the CafePress particulars - short and sweet:

20% Off your entire order!

To shop and for sale details, please see Music Stuff & More @ CafePress

This Sale lasts until midnight Labor Day, Monday, September 6

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Music Binders @ Zazzle on Sale - $8 Off

Zazzle Binder Sale is still on - $8 Off. See sale details at Music Stuff & More @ Zazzle

Black Circle of Fifths - both Treble & Bass Clef by chmayer
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Designing Woman : CHM Design: Another Zazzle Sale! Tie One On for Dad's Day

Designing Woman : CHM Design: Another Zazzle Sale! Tie One On for Dad's Day

From my other Blog. Same is true, of course, for Music Ties @ Zazzle being 40% Off Today (hurry). For further details on the Sale

Here are Zazzle Music Ties...

Metallic Red Bass Clef by chmayer
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Showing just one music tie, there's lots more (and more to come) @ Music Stuff & More [Music] Ties

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Getting Back to Bass-ics

Yep, decided it is time to get back to some music basics, and, that would be, for one, bass-ics

From Music Stuff & More @ Zazzle...

Metallic Bass Clef by chmayer
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There are lots and lots of other Bass Clef graphics in this store, and expect more to come.

The same can be said for the Bass Clef section at Music Stuff & More @ CafePress, as well

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More Music Gone Wild

For those of you long familiar with Music Stuff & More @ CafePress, you know that Wild Music graphics is nothing new.

However, there are some new wild music graphics at Music Stuff & More @ Zazzle and @ CafePress.

There's alligators, and there's a peacock. In Treble Clef (G Clef) and Bass Clef (F Clef).

Alligator Treble Clef by chmayer
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Alligator Bass Clef by chmayer
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Peacock Treble Clef by chmayer
Many more tshirt designs available on zazzle

For Music Gone Wild at Music Stuff & More @ CafePress - the Tiger Rag section
(and there's more musical wildness elsewhere in the store)
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Music TGIF - Bad Music Joke(s) of the Week - Bass/Baseball

I'm thinking Music (Bass) and Baseball today, as I watch my Angels beat the Yankees. Accordingly, the music focus for this week's Bad Music Joke of the Week is, yes, the Bass...Clef...

Catch some bass hits at Bass Clef merchandise at both Music Stuff & More @ Zazzle and @ CafePress

"Gold" Bass Clef by chmayer
Many more t-shirts online at Zazzle

So, where's the BMJOTW? Here goes, all with a bass/baseball theme...

Basses: the things you run around in bassball

BASSO CONTINUO - when the Angels keep getting base hits, continue getting base hits (Woo Hoo)

A Bass Hit: When the bass player plays a really great solo, has a great gig

Score: Something good for both musicians (bass players) and baseball players

Rubato: When you steal a base or bass (or bassist or bass fish)

Perfect Pitch: A great thing for a musician or a baseball player

Q: What's the difference between an oboe and a bassoon?
A: You can hit a baseball further with a bassoon.

(BTW, here's some bassoons at Music Stuff & More @ CafePress )

Go Angels! Go All-Things-Bass!

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Music TGIF - Bad Music Joke of the Week

Clef: What you try never to fall off of.

Bass Clef: Where you land if you do fall off.


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Tune in for next Friday's "Music TGIF/Freaky Friday." Have a good Memorial Day Weekend!

Love Notes : CHM Design Store - Music Stuff & More

Love Notes : CHM Design Store - Music Stuff & More

Music Love Notes for Valentine's Day - or any day.

In red or black - a treble clef with heart, a bass clef with heart, or an eighth note with heart. Shown is the black eighth love note.

New Music Sweatshirts & Hoodies : CHM Design Store - Music Stuff & More

New Sweatshirts & Hoodies! : CHM Design Store - Music Stuff & More <--- Check out the new music "sweats" Find brand-new music sweatshirts and hoodies (zippered and not) in Music Stuff & More @ CafePress.

There's new Black or Navy Men's Sweatshirts, Zippered Hooded Sweatshirts, Hooded Sweatshirts. Also new Men's Gray Zippered Hooded Sweatshirts.

The new Women's Light Gray Zippered Hoodies (hooded sweatshirts) come also in Pink.

Pictured at top is the Men's Black Zippered Hooded Sweatshirts with a "Brass" Saxophone graphic.

These new sweatshirts are *in addition to* the music sweatshirts and hoodies already present in this store.

You'll find many of my popular music graphics - Treble Clef, Bass Clef, Piano Keyboard, Circle of Fifths and more - already on these new sweatshirts and hoodies, with many more to come as time goes by. Keep your eye on the "Music Merchandise" area of Music Stuff & More @ CafePress for these additions.

Some of my Music Stuff @ Zazzle

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The Latest Music Graphics

New, per customer request: "here comes treble", my Traditional Basic Black Treble Clef with the quote just mentioned added, in assorted text sizes and text colors. Also, while I was in the word-play frame-of-mind, "Bass Instincts", the text added to my Traditional Basic Bass Clef, in assorted styles, the Basic Bass Clef itself remaining the same.

See these on merchandise @ New Music Graphics And, note one of the "Bass Instinct" graphics at top.

Re music, generally: 4th of July is coming. A must-hear: some J. P. Sousa music, especially brass bands (although an orchestra will do) playing "Stars and Stripes Forever." Sooo July 4th. Love it.

Still busy with music with my iPod/iTunes, who isn't...? And the nifty videos about music on YouTube. Should play *my own* instruments more often...! (That would be keyboard, guitar, and assorted other little wind things, such as recorder and harmonica. And my electronica: synthesizer, drum mach, etc. ! '80s, '90s MIDI dinosaur stuff, but cool and fun.)

Keep cool. Happy 4th. Listen to and, better yet!, make music. Enjoy!

P.S. I've started a music stuff store on Zazzle. I'll put a link here soon. I also have started a Profile Page on Facebook. Find there graphics, links, etc. to my blogs, graphics, merch, stores, etc. See photos of the merchandise with my music graphics on 'em at my Facebook Zazzle Gallery. (Yes, this needs a link here, too! Soon.) Find me on Facebook under my real name, give me a "Poke" or drop a message on me.

BIG buttons, new graphics, holidays coming...

...and I moved The Numa Numa Guy, Mario, and the Evolution of Dance lower down the Page. Now, back to business...

The new bigger - 3.5" - buttons are now available in my CafePress Music Stuff & More store, being added throughout the store as well as featured in the "Sales & Features" section.

Also, check out my spiffy new treble clef graphics. Note the "Glassy" Treble Clef (two variations) - I thought it was about time to have a treble to match the popular "Glassy" Bass Clef.

"Smoky Rose Gem" Treble Clef - what happens when I start playing with the "jewels" in my graphics software... : ) I think it's neat. I also like the way it works so well with both dark wear and light wear/ware.

Poke around the Music Merchandise section, including the Treble Clef section, you may spot graphics and merch you haven't seen before.

The Sales & Features section is also a place to keep an eye on for musical holiday stuff, coming, of course, real soon.

Happy Halloween.

Sorry for the Silence! & Store NEWS

(Guess time flies and I hadn't noticed how long it's been since I've posted. Oops...)

Biggest news is...drum roll, please...CafePress finally has a sale. A good one, at that.

The bad news is that it starts in less than five hours! I would have said something sooner had I known. I first heard of it yesterday; first heard the start time this afternoon. Anyway, the sale...

Buy 3 T-Shirts and Get 1 T-Shirt FREE*
No coupon needed.

Starts July 21 at 12:01 am PT

This is a LIMITED TIME OFFER!

* Limited to one free shirt per order, free shirt must
be of equal or lesser value as purchased shirts and
cannot exceed a retail price of USD $30.00. Promotion
cannot be combined with any other offers or bulk order
discounts. Shirt sales subject to this promotion are
not eligible for refunds, exchange only. Eligible free
shirts are limited to Jr. Raglan, Jr. Ringer T-Shirt,
Jr. Spaghetti Tank, Jr. Jersey T-Shirt, Baseball
Jersey, T-Shirt, Kids Baseball Jersey, Ringer T-Shirt,
Men's Sleeveless Tee, Long Sleeve T-Shirt, Fitted
T-Shirt, Organic Cotton Tee, Value T-Shirt, Women's
Cap Sleeve T, Women's Long Sleeve T-Shirt, Women's
Tank Top, Women’s T-Shirt, Women's V-Neck T-Shirt,
Women's Plus Size Scoop Neck T-Shirt, Women's Plus
Size V-Neck T-Shirt, and Maternity T-Shirt, subject to
availability. This promotion is available for a
limited time and may be cancelled or changed at any
time for any reason, without notice. Void where
prohibited. [copy-and-pasted from CafePress, thank God...]

In other music store news, I've been adding new merchandise and a few new graphics, including music graphics. Please check out the "NEW NEW NEW" section in "Sales & Features" of the Music Stuff & More store.

One new music graphic is a Bass Clef Circle of Fifths (in this link it's on a clock).

In still more news I'm bearing down on my store work. Part of that is starting some work on a back-to-school feature section. Find it in the "Sales & Features" section of Music Stuff & More It's still a work-in-progress, but it is well under way, and there are a lot of music back-to-school stuff available there already.

See you sooner than last time (jeez!). Now to go update my iPod. (Love my iPod. Disclaimer: yes, I own Apple stock. Still enjoy my iPod and iTunes, long as the software works okay, that is...)

If you haven't subscribed to my monthly CafePress newsletter yet, please do. Join my many subscribers to this newsletter which I keep up with better than my blogs and website (rolling my eyes on that last one, yes, its renovation really is coming, jeez, I'm paying freakin' Yahoo $$ every month for that sucker... yikes)

Now...to iTunes, hoping my podcast update won't lock up on me again.... (more rolling eyes)

Please do visit my store and get your free T-shirt (see way above - that CafePress promotion, which starts in just a few hours). That's Music Stuff & More

Find the subscription form to my monthly CafePress newsletter near the bottom of this blog, also on the storefront of my CafePress store.

Have a nice weekend! Keep cool.

New Music Graphics & New Shirts, Etc.

I've been playing with my iPod and iTunes too much... Lots of great new music - and, well, old music. Been especially enjoying Paul McCartney's new album and music video (on iTunes as well as YouTube), and the "Darfur" benefit album of "modern-day" music artists' covers of John Lennon songs. (Amazing how some of John's old songs are even more relevant to today than they were when they first came out.) Bono & U2 do a great cover of "Instant Karma." And I might prefer Steven Tyler & Aerosmith's reggae version (yes, a raggae band joins in on this) better than John's original version of "Give Peace a Chance."

For fellow Beatles (and Wings) fans, it was great seeing Paul and Ringo, also Yoko and Olivia Harrison, on "Larry King" this week. I'm bummed that the show is not - at least not yet - available on "Larry King"'s iTunes' podcasts. Paris Hilton is - but so what?! I want Ringo and Paul. Great old Beatles' clips and music were included in that"King" show.

Yes, I do like new music, too - been listening to a lot of "The Cat Empire" lately, for just one "new-ish" group. And "New Shoes" by Paolo, um, whatever his unusual last name is (sorry). Lily Allen, if I pretty much ignore her lyrics (good, quite talented, but much in need of an attitude adjustment - so negative! Maturity will likely take care of that, usually does. ) Bit and pieces of the soundtracks from the "Pirates..." movies.... (aren't those bass strings wonderful?)

Anyway - my new music graphics: A purple Circle of Fifths and a Bass Clef Circle of Fifths. Both were requested by customers. The Bass Clef C of 5 was actually overdue. I thought of it a long time ago, but never got around to doing anything about it. So I'm kinda glad a customer gave me a needed shove/incentive to get 'er done already. Do note that there are two similar versions of the Bass Clef Circle of Fifths graphic.

See the new music graphics written about above and the new Junior Jersey in the "NEW NEW NEW" section of Music Stuff & More

For the Americans out there, have a happy 4th of July!

(BTW, I bought Ray Charles' "America" and, yes, Jimi Hendrix's "Star-Spangled Banner" at the iTunes store... Now, to rip a couple of those John Philip Sousa marches off my CD for my iPod...)

Oh, "Be kind to your web-footed friends, for a duck may be somebody's mother..."

Okay, most of you won't get that reference. It is musical, and it is 4th of July. ; )

Be cool. Keep cool. Have a good one.

Music Stuff & More Store News

First, I've added much music merchandise to my CafePress store during my absence here. (It's something of a case of I can't be everywhere doing everything all at the same time...).

I've added much treble clef and bass clef merch, some more piano/keyboard, as well as other musical instruments, merch. And, brand-new merchandise: the new Junior spaghetti tank tops (in pastels now, as well as white). And if there happens to be any pregnant music-lovers, or lovers of pregnant music-lovers, out there - I've got the new maternity tops, which come in black or white. Find them with treble and bass cleves, also piano/keyboard.

I've added to the Circle of Fifths merchandise as well. Expect more - I've promised a couple of customers who sent me E-Mail requests that I'd have a bass clef C of 5 and a light purple C of 5 out before the month's out. So, some new music graphics coming, as well as new merch.

Now, got to go update and sync my iPod. It's off to the iTunes store, before I'm done with my workday.

Love my iPod. Love iTunes. Yes, I also own Apple stock (disclosure). ; ) And would love my iPod and iTunes just as much if I didn't.

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I'll post more asap - there's been lots of interesting musical stuff happening! (Yes, even that which has to do with music only - not my stores. ; )

Now, getting out that USB thingie cord to plug my iPod into my computer. Then, dinner! (It's only 9 pm... yikes)

Musicians unlock mystery melody in Scottish chapel

Musicians unlock mystery melody in Scottish chapel - Yahoo! News (Reuters)

This Scottish chapel was featured in "The Da Vinci Code" as one of the many sites filled with symbols that were such an important part of the novel and movie's story. Now it's being realized that there is still more to all this: music!

From the article: "The music has been frozen in time by symbolism."

(Actually, if you think about it, heck, I even label these "Music Symbols" in my store...What about the treble clef, bass clef, the music staff, the notation, etc. that is found in written music? That is, also, you could argue, "frozen music.")

Love Notes & Update, Also Free Shipping

My apologies for not being back sooner!

My Music Stuff & More store is still having its free shipping promotion for Valentine's Day:

Free Super Saver Shipping on orders over $50 (before tax and shipping)
Coupon Code: VDAYSHIP

Featured in Music Stuff & More are some musical items for Valentine's Day - or whenever you like - "Love Notes" and "Fermata [Hold] Me" (BTW, the "Fermata [Hold] Me" has long been a popular item in my store.)

Also, please note that I've added much new merchandise to my popular "Circle of Fifths" section. More women's-sized items and more long-sleeves. Also, and best of all, IMHO, is the addition of more black merchandise as well as a variety of other new colors.

And, according to CafePress, some neat new merchandise is going to be added soon, starting later this month, which will include Women's V-Neck shirts, plus a bunch of neat new colors - teal, etc. Stay tuned.

Music Stuff & More : CafePress.com - Shipping Update

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Busy as bees? Sure you are, so am I! Hope you're enjoying the Season.

When I have a few moments to spare, I've been enjoying my new, first iPod, poking around in the iTunes store. (Gotta rip some of my CDs, too... Beatles, Prince, Christmas music, Beethoven, Stravinsky, Beach Boys... Etc., etc.) Bought Weird Al's "White & Nerdy" music video (guess I'm just too white and nerdy not to?), U2's "Vertigo" music video, and, showing just how white and nerdy I am in a Christmas way - the music video of that musical Christmas house, you know what I mean, if you're nerdy enough, that is.

Now, back to business - the CafePress Christmas shipping update and info...

Beginning December 8 the following shipping options will be offered:

• Free Shipping on orders over $50 = Will not make it in time for Christmas
• Standard Shipping = Order by December 11 to receive in time for Christmas
• 2-Day Shipping = Order by December 18 to receive in time for Christmas
• Next Day Shipping = Order by December 20 to receive in time for Christmas

Canada/International = Order by December 8, 11:59pm PST to receive in time for Christmas

Note that I've been putting up a lot of new music merch this past month - not new graphics right now, but putting already-present music graphics on new merchandise, such as women's size shirts, long-sleeve dark shirts, etc. I'll be continuing to do this week after week until I get it done. Want to convert some more music graphics for the new dark shirts, too.

Keep watching - much more's coming. Also, another way to keep up with my Music Stuff is to subscribe to my monthly CafePress newsletter - the sign-up is on my Music Stuff & More's Storefront

YouTube - Mario Bros 11 String Bass Song

YouTube - Mario Bros 11 String Bass Song

Sent to me by my bass-playing son... A really big electric bass performed here. (And, always love that Mario.)