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	Lamplight	hey juan i think we should write that cheery pop tune together. I have a hook for a chorus, it kinda goes 'Mmm bop, ba duba dop, Ba du bop, ba duba dop, Ba du bop, ba duba dop, Ba du. ' We'll need to find a tiny 6 year old drummer for it. I think it will take us to the top. Looking forward to the NSC show with you. xo Mijo - Lamplight Check this for kicks: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xk8Yo4pzhWs   Posted by Lamplight on Saturday, April 18, 2009 - 3:47 AM [Reply to this]

	Epicure	hahaha... yeah cool, sounds like a winner... as long as we can get some kind of thinly veiled suicide reference in there? i'm pretty sure that's what that song was about. looking forward to meeting you guys at nsc... juan x.   Posted by Epicure on Saturday, April 18, 2009 - 4:00 AM [Reply to this]

	Miriam	Just because your songs aren't about "happy" things doesn't mean that there's anything wrong with them or that they suck. In my opinion the absence of trite, oversimplified lyrics and perky but banal melodies is a definite plus. Your music influences me in ways that I’m inept to describe adequately and I’ve not found any other composers who can produce the experience I get when listening to an Epicure CD. It has that special double edged nature that makes it exactly what I feel the need to listen to when I’m both up and down; that can help me make it through an abysmal day (or week, or month) or heighten my enjoyment of a good one. You might not write happy songs Juan, but you do write songs that make other people happy. And I’m really grateful for that. I hope to hear the new, and not so new, material live soon; whether it be that you guys make the trek over to Adelaide some time (feel free to read that as a massive hint) or that I make it to one of the Melbourne shows. m.   Posted by Miriam on Saturday, April 18, 2009 - 3:47 AM [Reply to this]

	Epicure	i know... ur right of course. sad songs make me happy too... just wish they didn't sometimes. maybe i just wish i was inspired by something happy, not sad. i'm glad epicure makes you happy. it's been making me sad lately but it cheers me a little to know some people are listening and liking. thanks for ur message...juan x.   Posted by Epicure on Saturday, April 18, 2009 - 4:05 AM [Reply to this]

	deputy	Oh you'll be there, all right. xx   Posted by deputy on Saturday, April 18, 2009 - 3:47 AM [Reply to this]

	Epicure	yeah i guess.. might sail to the show in the lifeboat a friend built for me :) juan x.   Posted by Epicure on Saturday, April 18, 2009 - 4:08 AM [Reply to this]

	Ellen Ellen Burns	I find happy songs really hard to write too.. They always sound cheesy and crap and totally without meaning. It's strange.. but true. I like your way of writing because you always add that element of hope, and I think that makes people happier than any 'happy' song could. I really wanna get to your shows.. I will see if I am working and stuff and then yeah, buy a ticket. Hopefully I'll see you there. x   Posted by Ellen on Saturday, April 18, 2009 - 9:46 AM [Reply to this]

	Epicure	hey ellen, i'm glad u hear some hope there... sometimes i just feel like i'm writing the same song over and over again... and i really want to be able to write something different but can't... spinning my wheels... anyway, hope you can make it to a show... be nice to hear some of your songs one day too? say hi to Liz for me... juan x.   Posted by Epicure on Saturday, April 18, 2009 - 10:01 AM [Reply to this]

	Ellen Ellen Burns	Yeah, I'd love to be able to perform my own songs again. I used to be in a band but that ended kinda badly. ha ha. Long story. Now I sing in a cover band called Black Cat. We play at Portico once a month. It's a lot of fun, but yeah. There's nothing like singing your own lyrics. ha ha. I will say hi. She loves you guys. x   Posted by Ellen on Tuesday, April 21, 2009 - 1:06 AM [Reply to this]

	Underminers	Hi Juan Have a good gig my friend. See you in May if not before (maybe it should be before?) Hap   Posted by Underminers on Saturday, April 18, 2009 - 9:46 AM [Reply to this]

	Epicure	hey hap... for sure man, be good to have a catch up and do some more writing... surely together we should be able to write THE SADDEST SONG EVER! hahaha... you've written some of the best... give you a call soon... looking forward to seeing you play at nsc too... hope ur recording's going well mate... cheers, juan.   Posted by Epicure on Saturday, April 18, 2009 - 10:08 AM [Reply to this]

	Elise	hahhaha oh dear, a Hanson reference! But seriously if you want some happy (or even sad) song inspiration check out Hansons newest album "the walk". And yes they are still around...... And Juan try not to be so hard on yourself. Your music is amazing and this dry patch will end. I just know it :-)   Posted by Elise on Sunday, April 19, 2009 - 10:21 AM [Reply to this]

	Epicure	thanx elise... i'm gonna go get me that hanson album for some inspiration... man, how funny will it be if the next epicure album sounds just like hanson? me thinks very... and it will have started right here... nice. juan x.   Posted by Epicure on Sunday, April 19, 2009 - 10:27 AM [Reply to this]

	MEZZY Mary-Anne MEZZY	Hey Juan, my luck hey...you online and I missed the opportunity to tell you...I actually asked you at the Erina NSW gig 'when are you going to write a happy song', after leaving that night ( you guys rocked) it dawned on me that it isnt about happy or sad, its about how you are stirred by every aspect of the song...music, voice, lyrics,tempo,....how it makes you feel and what it inspires in the listeners soul,... some of your saddest songs make me feel very happy. Anyway, I ramble...hope you havin great gig tonight. Mez x PS ..and your angry songs empower me...mmm,hope you got what i meant.   Posted by MEZZY on Sunday, April 19, 2009 - 10:21 AM [Reply to this]

	Epicure	hey mez... i finally got a computer so you'll probably hear more from me now than you'd ever want to from here on... hope ur well... happy AND empowered. awesome :) juan x.   Posted by Epicure on Sunday, April 19, 2009 - 10:31 AM [Reply to this]

	oneproudmonkey	hey juan, maybe it's baby steps, go for melancholy on the road to happy. For me happy songs have to be about the simple things... They're harder to write maybe because we have so many more words for negative situations. Try an open D tuning on the guitar, sometimes that works for me :) hope to see you in nsw soon. Clinton   Posted by oneproudmonkey on Monday, April 20, 2009 - 2:00 PM [Reply to this]

	Epicure	cheers Clinton... think i've probably covered melancholy to excess... but I'll give that open D tuning a try... thanks for the tip... juan x.     Posted by Epicure on Thursday, April 23, 2009 - 12:56 AM [Reply to this]

	Elise	you may have some trouble finding "the walk" in stores as it was never released in Australia. Although the album before that "underneath" is also amazing and you may find it at a jb. Otherwise downloading is fun ;-) You may be pleasantly surprised by what they sound like.... or at least i hope.     Posted by Elise on Thursday, April 23, 2009 - 12:45 AM [Reply to this]

	Epicure	hey elise... ok I'll see what i can find... i must admit I'm skeptical... but that's just the music snob in me... I'll let you know what I think...till then, hope ur well and happy :) juan x.     Posted by Epicure on Thursday, April 23, 2009 - 1:03 AM [Reply to this]

	muz	You could write a song about Essendon beating Carlton...     Posted by muz on Thursday, April 23, 2009 - 12:46 AM [Reply to this]

	Epicure	Ha! you see, that's how I should be thinking but all i can think about is essendon losing to north... another sad song! we'll see thow anzac day turns out... fingers crossed eh? cheers Muz... juan.     Posted by Epicure on Thursday, April 23, 2009 - 1:00 AM [Reply to this]

	oneproudmonkey	I was trying to figure out the steps you could take though between melancholy and happy... Guilty of overthinking here :) Maybe some more travel - most of my happy songs are about that... As for open D, both DADF#AD and DADDAD can work nicely... take care, and say hi to TQ for me when you see him next, it's been ages!     Posted by oneproudmonkey on Friday, April 24, 2009 - 4:25 AM [Reply to this]

	Epicure	will do man, cheers juan x.     Posted by Epicure on Thursday, April 30, 2009 - 4:57 AM [Reply to this]

	earl	I gotta admit i really like writing the Happy Rock song, The POP song that has a catchy chorus and that hook that gets stuck in your head. It's even better when you fill that catchy pop song with mega sad lyrics about heartache and lost love that really kicks your listener in the head. Ha Ha! Suckers! Its not a happy song at all! HA Ha ha! As for tonight at the NSC. We'll be there... 2 good reasons too. Some band called Epicure are playing and i get me a Parma!!! Whoo! Much love to your Tunes. Earl.     Posted by earl on Wednesday, May 06, 2009 - 9:14 AM [Reply to this]