Hold It, it's a Fermata Mug

Having a little musical wordplay here... Note that it is also a mug - so it is indeed something that you *hold*. This has a bit of an Alice-in-Wonderland vibe to it, don't you think? (The "Drink Me", etc.).

Black Hold (Fermata) Me by chmayer
personalised mug on zazzle

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It's WindsDay! - Blowing in the Wind [Instrument]

It's WindsDay - this graphic shows a bunch of old-timey musicians trying (succeeding? who knows?) to play a giant, strange, tuba-like big brass wind instrument. Looks as if they have their work cut out for them here. I wonder what that big brass thing would sound like? {{((BBWWWAAAAHH!!!))}} No, more bass... More sub-woofer like. More earthquake, sonic boom, shuttle-landing, explosion, thunder like...? Hmmm... Major rumbling.

Anyway, lots of this graphic on Zazzle at Music Stuff & More @ Zazzle and @ CafePress (with an additional variation of this graphic at Music Stuff & More @ CafePress )

Blowing in the Wind [Instrument] by chmayer
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New Music Graphics & Other Music Merch News

New Music Graphics - an assortment of several, both improved favorites as well as brand-new. Includes the Basic Black Traditional Treble Clef, the Beethoven graphic, and the "Wild" Piano Keyboard graphics, all now available on dark apparel. I've also re-visited my "B Sharp" and "B Natural" graphics, making them now available on dark apparel, as well as putting the two graphics together as, drumroll, "B Sharp B Natural." (I'm still rolling out these new "B Sharp", "B Natural" graphics, so keep checking back if you aren't finding what you're after.)

Brand-new music graphics include two versions of green eighth notes.

And, it's back to school! Find some of the musical stuff for back-to-school featured here.

CafePress has some new merchandise which does - and look for more - include music graphics. The new Ceramic Travel Mugs (would be especially nice for holiday gifts), more "InfiniStitch Embroidery" choices (for example, more cap colors), another drumroll, please - the brand-new Junior Jerseys (replacing the former Jr. Jerseys previously available). These new Junior Jerseys come in a light green, a neat thing with green now being considered the new black. (Green is "in", and much more popular than it used to be - it's an Earth-friendly thing. Look around - you'll see people wearing much more green.).

Last, but certainly not least, I'm continuing to expand my music offerings on Zazzle. My Zazzle merchandise, as on CafePress and Spreadshirt, will continue to be mostly music-oriented.

~ Music Stuff & More @ CafePress
~ Music Stuff & More @ Zazzle

Visit, also, the CafePress store's "NEW NEW NEW" section, as well as "Sales & Features", and, of course, "Music Merchandise."

And, since we're all pinching pennies these days, find some Music Stuff on the Cheap (under $10) @

~ Cheap School Stuff @ www.cafepress.com/chmdesign/5876855
~ Bernanke BARGAIN BIN @ www.cafepress.com/chmdesign/5214776
~ Journals on Sale @ www.cafepress.com/chmdesign/5893323

(For those of you who subscribe to my newsletter, yes, these three links are a copy-and-paste ; )

Closing with a final mention of my new Zazzle Music Stuff & More store - check out the musical Keds and Circle of Fifths (yes, they are round) Keychains.

Happy Fall & Back-to-School!

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.

Toymaker Says Grand Piano Is World's Smallest

Toymaker Says Grand Piano Is World's Smallest

The toymaker? Sega.

A tiny functional, real-sounding grand for $500. Really hard to play - good thing it has an auto-play function.

Movie "Happy Feet" Opens

"Happy Feet" Trailers & Clips

Do you like singing? Dancing? Really Good Animation? Penguins? Elijah Wood? (you won't recognize him, however), Robin Williams? (recognizable even in peguin guise; BTW, he's as good here as he was in "Aladdin" it appears, sings pretty good, too), the great tap-dancer Savion Glover?

I haven't seen this movie yet, but plan to. The clips are great (see above link), and hearing Stevie Wonder sing through THX in a movie theater would be a happy thing in itself.

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.)

T-shirt turns air guitar into music

T-shirt turns air guitar into music - Yahoo! News (AP)

No, it's not one of my T-shirts.

Curious concept, this musical shirt.

Makes playing the guitar entirely too easy, though... No fair?

Check out the link in the article for much more and to see/hear the video of this wearable musical instrument in performance.

[Weird Al is ] White & Nerdy - Google Video

White & Nerdy - Google Video

(I identify perhaps a little too much with this....?)

Weird Al is back!

(Where's the accordion?)

BTW, remember when Weird Al really did wear glasses?

NPR : The Leaf Player of the Zocalo

NPR : The Leaf Player of the Zocalo

A whole 'nother kind of reed playing. Listen to the performer's solo linked to this article.

Reminds me of kids using grass or weed blades as reeds. It works. Even I - no real reed player - have done it. (You have to hold the blades just right to get it to work. Experimentation is involved.) Be sure there's no chemcials, or other nasties, on the grass or weeds, BTW!!

YouTube - Video Game Pianist - Super Mario World Theme

YouTube - Video Game Pianist - Super Mario World Theme

Bravo! Bravo!

I never could play this well. This guy has a blind-folded version also. And does "Zelda."

No Mozart, no Liszt - but, this old nerd out-of-practice (!) piano player here appreciates it. Hope you do too.

From Disney/Pixar film 'Cars' :: Rte. 66 & More

Disney Presents a Pixar film 'Cars' :: The Official Movie Site

Compare samples of the classic "Route 66" by both Chuck Berry and John Mayer.

Now where is the version used in the TV series of the same name? That was a great version, too.

Interactive Web Wienerwhistle

Wienerwhistle - Interactive Web Wienerwhistle, that is

Play it.

Includes Wienerwhistle musical notation.

For further Wienerwhistle musical instruction

Taking woodwinds to a whole 'nother level...

YouTube - Evolution of Dance

YouTube - Evolution of Dance

Pretty much covers popular dance from Elvis on...

Entertaining, too.

Manualism Videos - "Hand Music"

Manualism Videos - Manualism* Videosby N6TV

Manualism - music made with nothing but your hands. Maybe you've seen/heard it done on Jay Leno, or elsewhere.

Excellent manualism site here - I especially appreciated the "Hail to the Chief" (appropriate for the current president),and "Stars & Stripes Forever" (while no brass band - clever).

Enjoy.

Killer Sound - Guns Into Guitars

Killer Sound - Kevin Sites in the Hot Zone From Yahoo! News

Check out this blog entry and see the photos of the guns turned into guitars.

That's an appealing idea - weapons into music.

Similar to the Bible's beating swords into plowshares.

Animusic-Pipe Dream - Google Video

Animusic-Pipe Dream - Google Video

An animated percussion delight. Percussion instruments perform.

From http://www.animusic.com

Bonobo's Bongos

http://funpods.com/Web_PC_Games/Pod_007/Game_Toy_007.htm

Some musical rhythm monkeying around.

Can you match these rhythms?

Desktop Blues

desktopblues.lichtlabor.ch (hmm, what country is that?)

Make yourself some Blues - have this virutal bluesman sing and play on his virtual guitar words and music of your own choosing.

Not very sweet home Chicago, but it'll sure do for here on the computer. Might try some of those licks on the guitar or even piano....hmmm...

Mikey Guitar & Bass - Fretted/Fretless

Mikey Guitar

Curious new electric guitars and basses, which can be changed from fretted to fretless at the flip of a switch.

I wonder what it would be like to play a fretless guitar?