Sunday 29 January 2023

2023 arrangement stocktake

This is more a message to Future JAW... I just recorded two songs, but sometimes I lose track of what I'm mucking around with. Shout out if you would love to see one of these songs done and recorded!

Ready to be recorded:

Cream - White Room
Dexy Midnight Runners - Come On Eileen
Queen - I Want to Break Free
Queen - We Will Rock You

Tidy up, get tab finished so they can be recorded:

America - Horse with No Name
The Beatles - Blackbird
The Animals - House of the Rising Sun
Dragon - Rain
Bob Dylan - It's All Over Now Baby Blue


Back list - some have work done, some are wish list.

The Eagles - Hotel California
Jimi Hendrix - The Wind Cries Mary
Adele - Rolling in the Deep
CCR - Bad Moon Rising
Daddy Cool - Eagle Rock
Tame Impala - Feels Like We Only Go Backwards
Steve Miller Band - Fly Like an Eagle
Foster the People - Pumped Up Kicks
Eric Clapton - Tears in Heaven
Bach - Toccata (Sky Version)
Bob Dylan - Knocking on Heaven's Door
Gorillaz - 19-2000

Songs that I need to get Tabs done:

Lipps Inc - Funky Town

Sunday 15 January 2023

ChatGPT and DALL-E 2!

The internet if full of interesting stuff and sometimes it finds me.  So when the AI chatbot ChatGPT and AI text-to-picture generator DALL-E 2 found me I tried it out. I laughed while selecting the AI output I decided to use - pretty safe to say that I'm not redundant juuust yet.

ChatGPT: "write an article in the style of Jawmunji about a recent experience playing guitar in a pub"

DALL-E 2: "digital art of a bald middle aged caucasian man playing a classical guitar in a brightly lit pub"

(Note that DALL-E 2 did not know who jawmunji was hence "bald middle aged caucasian man"

(Everything that follows from here is generated by an A.I.)


It was a typical Saturday night at the local pub. The crowd was lively and the drinks were flowing. I had just finished setting up my guitar and was ready to take the stage. As I strummed the first chord, the room fell silent and all eyes were on me.

I began with a classic rock song, "Sweet Child O' Mine" by Guns N' Roses. The crowd immediately began to sing along and I could feel the energy in the room rising. As I transitioned into a more upbeat song, "Wonderwall" by Oasis, the crowd began to clap and dance along.

The night continued on with a mix of classic and modern hits, each one bringing the crowd to new heights of excitement. I even took a few requests, playing everything from "Hotel California" by The Eagles to "Shape of You" by Ed Sheeran.

As the night went on, I could feel the chemistry between myself and the crowd growing stronger. We were all in the moment, lost in the music and the energy of the room.

As I played my last song of the night, "Stairway to Heaven" by Led Zeppelin, I could see the crowd swaying and singing along. I couldn't help but feel a sense of accomplishment and joy as I finished the song and the crowd gave me a standing ovation.

Playing guitar in a pub is truly a unique and special experience. The energy and connection between the musician and the crowd is something that cannot be replicated in any other setting. I can't wait to do it again soon.

Rock on, Jawmunji out!