Who Gives Kudos: Maria (2) Craig Brown (2) Roo (2) Colette (2)

	Maria	Great news! Good luck with your creativity !!!   Posted by Maria on Wednesday, January 31, 2007 - 4:25 PM [Reply to this]

	Hugh Hamilton	I'm jealous.  Sounds fun.   Posted by Hugh Hamilton on Wednesday, January 31, 2007 - 5:08 PM [Reply to this]

	Steve Ison	Thanks Maria,Hugh.. SECOND WEEK Steve Ison........'Under The Waves' Harper Stephens...'I Wish I Could'   Posted by Steve Ison on Wednesday, February 07, 2007 - 8:10 AM [Reply to this]

	Steve Ison	THIRD WEEK Steve Ison....... 'Smile' Harper Stephens.......... 'I Wish I Could'   Posted by Steve Ison on Wednesday, February 14, 2007 - 5:53 PM [Reply to this]

	Steve Ison	FOURTH WEEK Steve Ison....................'Swimming' Harper Stephens..........'She's A Revolution'   Posted by Steve Ison on Wednesday, February 21, 2007 - 1:39 AM [Reply to this]

	Steve Ison	FIFTH WEEK...........(Wed.. Drift) Steve Ison...................'Springtime' Harper Stephens...............'Tourist In The Rain'   Posted by Steve Ison on Thursday, March 01, 2007 - 12:00 PM [Reply to this]

	Steve Ison	6th WEEK....Harper has cold-Play 2 new Davies/Ison Songs..'Girls On THe Beach' and 'I Heard Today...' Steve Ison....'Ghost Time' Harper Stephens....'Tourist In The Rain'   Posted by Steve Ison on Wednesday, March 07, 2007 - 9:24 PM [Reply to this]

	Steve Ison	7th WEEK.. Steve Ison.......'White Gold' Harper Stephens......'Tourist In The Rain'   Posted by Steve Ison on Thursday, March 15, 2007 - 10:21 AM [Reply to this]

	Steve Ison	8th Week....Discussion about the shiteness of modern culture/creativity...Prince playing guitars Steve Ajao and Bingo's hen night! Steve Ison.......' O Lucky Man' Harper Stephens...'She's A Revolution'   Posted by Steve Ison on Thursday, March 22, 2007 - 11:55 AM [Reply to this]

	Steve Ison	9th Week...Play New Davies Ison 'The City Falls Into Your Eyes'...Brainstorm night..Harper performs September Days.. Steve Ison.......'Mazie' Harper Stephens....'September Days'   Posted by Steve Ison on Thursday, March 29, 2007 - 8:38 PM [Reply to this]

	Steve Ison	10th Week..Go thru all Harpers list of songs..Pay new Davies/Ison 'Nobody Told You'..Perform originals at Kavana's..Ceol Castle busking...Go to party with Micky Greaney Steve Ison...'Face On The Underground' Harper Stephens....'Sugarcane'   Posted by Steve Ison on Wednesday, April 04, 2007 - 2:20 PM [Reply to this]

	Steve Ison	11th WEEK...Go to Monica's-Play at Kavanas 'Face On The Underground'..Singing songs + Monica in Kings Heath Park sunny morning-Ego Trippers + really early stuff..She loves 'O Lucky Man'... Steve Ison...'Goodtime Jo' Harper Stephens...'The Death Of Crimpoline'   Posted by Steve Ison on Thursday, April 12, 2007 - 8:44 AM [Reply to this]

	Steve Ison	12th Week..Working out loadsa songs.. Lady Grinning Soul,Lilac Wine,Julia..Play  Marty Wildes Jezebel and Ronnettes You Came You Saw You Conquered.. Steve Ison....Falling Off The World Harper Stephens..Hey (Thats Really Something)   Posted by Steve Ison on Tuesday, April 17, 2007 - 8:34 PM [Reply to this]

	Steve Ison	13th WEEK...Listen to brilliant early Neil Young Here We Are In The Years and What did you do to my life? Drinking Prince,Steve Ajao at Cox...Lee, russian girl and drunken 'go about your buisness' at end of evening... Steve Ison....'Jesus Cross' Harper Stephens...'Never Felt Like It Feels'   Posted by Steve Ison on Thursday, April 26, 2007 - 8:36 AM [Reply to this]

	Steve Ison	14TH WEEK..LIsten to 'here we are in the years..Prince in the sun...Monicas..Write 'Luci I'm Out For An Hour' and 'Skip Toys'..Schnitzel in bag at Prince.. Steve Ison..'The Wheels Of Her' Harper Stephens..'Lately'   Posted by Steve Ison on Friday, May 04, 2007 - 8:10 PM [Reply to this]

	Steve Ison	15th WEEK.. Steve Ison...'In THe Sun WE TRust' Harper Stephens...'Too Happy Dreamers'   Posted by Steve Ison on Thursday, May 10, 2007 - 7:42 AM [Reply to this]

	Craig Brown	Jeez, im massively impressed that you've kept this up, so often i forget this sort of good intention in hours. Would love to hear some of these tunes. Take it easy dude.   Posted by Craig Brown on Friday, May 11, 2007 - 9:43 PM [Reply to this]

	Steve Ison	style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Well it good to have someone else to do it with Craig..If it was just me by myself i'm pretty sure the motivation would've fizzled out weeks ago.I'm probably not gonna get to record any of them till maybe October this year at the earliest as i've got so many other projects on the go.Its as much about trying to develop as a lyricist and keep creatively 'fit' for me tho..   Posted by Steve Ison on Sunday, May 13, 2007 - 6:05 PM [Reply to this]

	Steve Ison	16TH WEEK....Harper no gig with Ranking Roger-no song..Down Prince-afternoon drinking.Mickey..Tom and Mike 60s music talk.. STEVE ISON....'Ghost Babe'   Posted by Steve Ison on Thursday, May 17, 2007 - 9:19 AM [Reply to this]

	Steve Ison	17th WEEK..Harper takes Beat gigs..No time for song..Play mixdowns 'Gypsy Annie' 'My Hometown' and 'Wardens Wife'...Walk in Highbury Park STEVE ISON...'You Are A Child'   Posted by Steve Ison on Thursday, May 24, 2007 - 9:03 AM [Reply to this]

	Steve Ison	18th WEEK..Harper hungover..no song..Says on your way is a 'strange song'Suggests major chord for middle 8..BRAINSTORM..Robbie Tinkerband minus Affie,Lola Di bvs and Tracey talk.. STEVE ISON...'On Your Way'   Posted by Steve Ison on Wednesday, May 30, 2007 - 11:29 PM [Reply to this]

	Steve Ison	19th WEEK..England V Estonia at Prince..Long talk Tash..Meet Ruth for first time in 4 years! Back to Steve's 'Sheer Heart Attack' spliff 'n'dancing.. STEVE ISON 'Boy' HARPER STEPHENS 'Good Time For Lovers'   Posted by Steve Ison on Thursday, June 07, 2007 - 1:55 AM [Reply to this]

	Roo	It was fab to meet up with you again.. and Tash...and your funny friend with his musical quizzings! Nineteen weeks and you're both still in the game... that's impressive :O)   Posted by Roo on Sunday, June 10, 2007 - 3:52 PM [Reply to this]

	Steve Ison	Great to meet up with you too Ruth!..Still in the game,yes..I wanna see if we can make it up to 52 weeks!   Posted by Steve Ison on Thursday, June 14, 2007 - 11:13 AM [Reply to this]

	Steve Ison	20TH WEEK....Down Prince with Tash me 'n' Harper playing our songs in back room plus Needs songs. Wheels Of Her,Boy,Turning Point,Sleeps With The Fishes,Growing Together With Kat,Swimming,She's Leaving,All Of My Yesterdays,Life Before Death,I Wish I Could,You Are A Child,Under The Waves,In The Sun We Trust,Springtime,Jing On THe Ring,Angels n Buttplugs,L'homme Le Rouge,Five Days. Back to da pleasers..Cole Wine incident lol.. STEVE ISON...'Growing Together With Kat' HARPER STEPHENS 'Turning Point'   Posted by Steve Ison on Thursday, June 14, 2007 - 11:24 AM [Reply to this]

	Pushkin	Hahaha i remember that night! good night, apart from the strop lol! xx   Posted by Pushkin on Friday, October 26, 2007 - 11:14 AM [Reply to this]

	Steve Ison	21ST WEEK...I've got a cold,Harpers hungover.A few halves at Prince talking about why composition isn't valued in modern pop-especially the 'intuitive' quality..Tyrannosarus Rex V Richard Thompson-I prefer T.Rex!!!!!!!!!!!!! STEVE ISON...'Way Home' HARPER STEPHENS...'Your Love Is Blue'   Posted by Steve Ison on Wednesday, June 20, 2007 - 8:34 PM [Reply to this]

	Steve Ison	22ND WEEK..I've still got a cold.Harper changes new middle 8 idea for 'Way Home' .Play solo set at the 'Tower Of Song'..You Are A Child,Boy,The Wardens Wife,Swimming,I Know A Good Thing,Angels and Buttplugs.....We go to Ceol Castle after meet Micky Greany n Bob..Talk 60s'n Arthur Lee n Love with Michael..Play songs at end..Space Oddity,Sunlight On THe Windshield,Swimming,She's Leaving Home,Wardens Wife,Girl On The Train STEVE ISON...'Bee To The Flower' HARPER STEPHENS..'Lovers Undercovers'   Posted by Steve Ison on Friday, June 29, 2007 - 10:16 AM [Reply to this]

	Steve Ison	23RD WEEK...Go to M.A.C 'middle-aged smugness' then to Prince,Smoker refugees in the cowshed.. meet Tash n friends.Discuss process of songwriting creativity with Da Pleaser.Back to his..His family (Dad) history and John Cooper Powys ideas.. STEVE ISON..'Popa Runaway' HARPER STEPHENS..'Leading On The Millionaires'   Posted by Steve Ison on Friday, July 06, 2007 - 7:22 AM [Reply to this]

	Steve Ison	24TH WEEK...Prince.Go To Bob Lambs + Mickey Greaney..Meet MoniKa from window on way to buy beers-joke her 'ideal' guy in waiting in Germany...To Kings Heath pub..Meet Jean and Carlo..To Ceol Castle..Back to theirs + Mickey.So drunk,i fall asleep..Home 5.30.. STEVE ISON...'Stephanie' HARPER STEPHENS...'Life Before Death'   Posted by Steve Ison on Friday, July 13, 2007 - 5:18 PM

	Steve Ison	25TH WEEK...Harper no song tired after Beat gigs.Up Prince.Glastonbury talk +big John and Harper talk about Lennon,Peter Green,Syd,Hendrix,Bowie,Dylan huge pressures of fame on creativity-i'm not in same position.Back to Harpers.Works out proper way of doing chords for 'Yesterdays Morning'..Tash comes back and tatooed Spider-long talk on film recommendations.. STEVE ISON...'There You Are'   Posted by Steve Ison on Wednesday, July 18, 2007 - 9:26 AM [Reply to this]

	Steve Ison	26TH WEEK..After Willies party.Play Harper 'Wheels Of Her' and he works on new one.BRAINSTORM.Jamming Strangest Feeling+Pete Churchill on accordian.Meet hippy Lisa from Willies party.Go to Ceol Castle.Play Swimming and Mazie..Meet Mickey Greaney-Fallen off the wagon...Go to Actress and Bishop-back to Mickeys-play songs round piano..Walk back to Moseley in rain + Lisa..LOSE SONGBOOK:( STEVE ISON...'Pretty Dark Eyed Travelling Girl' HARPER STEPHENS..'Between The Runs'   Posted by Steve Ison on Thursday, July 26, 2007 - 9:38 PM [Reply to this]

	Steve Ison	27TH WEEK...Go out with Harper n Tash to '90's' night at Barfly after Rainbow meeting Tash's friends..Back to Harpers after. STEVE ISON...'A Softsong' HARPER STEPHENS..'Life Before Death'   Posted by Steve Ison on Wednesday, August 01, 2007 - 9:54 AM [Reply to this]

	Steve Ison	28th WEEK...Go to Prince,then to Kavana + Tash..Prince playing covers in back room + Tony Wille + Ruth there..Onto Ceol-Big argument + Harper..'Creative Narcissist'..Talk till 4 in morning.. STEVE ISON..'Keep Steppin' On That Train'..   Posted by Steve Ison on Friday, August 10, 2007 - 3:14 PM [Reply to this]

	Steve Ison	29TH WEEK...Go to Prince early + Harper.Don't go home after 4 on the flick of a coin..Agro outside with Helen and her boyfriend.Meet Ruth and Tracey.. STEVE ISON.....'Nothing Going On Round Here' HARPER STEPHENS...'(Hey) Thats Really Something'   Posted by Steve Ison on Friday, August 17, 2007 - 3:18 PM [Reply to this]

	Steve Ison	30TH WEEK..England Germany game on big screen outside..Talk to Jo +game of chess.. STEVE ISON...'Yesterday Song' HARPER STEPHENS...'Imbetween The Runs'   Posted by Steve Ison on Tuesday, August 28, 2007 - 11:06 AM [Reply to this]

	Steve Ison	31ST WEEK..Meet at Harpers..Painful useless solo gig at Ceol...Swimming,I Know A Good Thing,Sunlight On The Windsheild,Growing Together With Kat,The Wheels Of Her,Yesterday Song,O Lucky Man,The Wardens Wife...Micky G wasted.Talk to Marie..Tom,Ella,Eddie,Bob,Toby..Very very drunk STEVE ISON...'How Could I Fall In Love(With You)?   Posted by Steve Ison on Friday, September 14, 2007 - 1:52 PM [Reply to this]

	Steve Ison	3ND WEEK...Harpers..Hear Brian Deakins album.Chromatic (Lennon) and Diminished (Bowie) Chords lesson..Transcripts of Quicksand and Oh You Pretty Things. STEVE ISON....'Love To Meet You'   Posted by Steve Ison on Wednesday, October 17, 2007 - 11:39 AM [Reply to this]

	Steve Ison	33RD WEEK...Harpers + Tash..He's writing song showing use of key changes..Play lola n me song 'I THought I KNew What LOve was' England 2 Croatia 3 at the Prince..Drinking + Micky,harper,Tash to Kings Heath-then to Actress and Bishop in town..Taxi home STEVE ISON...'I Can't Stand Up'   Posted by Steve Ison on Friday, November 23, 2007 - 11:20 AM [Reply to this]

	Steve Ison	34TH WEEK...Listen to new Radiohead album.Go to Prince..Big talk about religion/reincarnation,continue drinks and talking at the Ceol.Mushrooms on toast! STEVE ISON...'She's Trying To Be MY Baby 'The Girl I Used To Know'   Posted by Steve Ison on Sunday, January 13, 2008 - 7:10 PM

	Steve Ison	35th WEEK...Steve plays great new idea with chorus on E chord..Work out Message In A Bottle..Hear Jasons song-idea going to Prince..Idea to try and write punk/ska style.. Discussions Family-difficulty of parents different generation,meditation-reach scource of creativity-'beauty aesthetic'..Why hasn't music developed chordally/interestingly since 60s? STEVE ISON...'Traveling Out There For You' 'Pictures Of Your Lover'   Posted by Steve Ison on Thursday, February 14, 2008 - 1:58 PM [Reply to this]

	Roo	Just popped in to see how it's going :O)   Posted by Roo on Saturday, April 05, 2008 - 10:28 AM [Reply to this]

	Steve Ison	Hey Ruth-Going good thanks!Many new songs-some better than others...But always doing it i guess..   Posted by Steve Ison on Friday, April 18, 2008 - 10:18 AM [Reply to this]

	Steve Ison	36TH WEEK.....Play 3 new ones..Harper has great oh-woa-woh idea with no lyrics...Develop 'Pigsty Royale' riff with vox...Prince..McCartneys/Beatles music 'too tight' for Harper-Eleanor Rigby V Lady Jane example..Defining 'loose' songs..Living in the world of imagination V the mundane world..Music just a vehichle for the imagination-could go into any artform..Creating own world as kids-very different from parents..Tash comes..Ceol..Discussing relationship with women is a trap. STEVE ISON....'Too Late For Tommorow' STEVE ISON...'The First Days Of Love' STEVE ISON...'On Saturday'   Posted by Steve Ison on Friday, April 18, 2008 - 10:33 AM [Reply to this]

	Steve Ison	37th WEEK...Trip to Malvern Hills.Future living in the country?...Drink in 2 bars there..Creativity of younger artists V older..Become obsessed with their career/wealth-so many distractions..John Cooper Powys 'In Defence Of Sensuality'...Back to Prince.Jim talk outside...Ability to be a good communicator as important as the ideas you've got.. STEVE ISON..'The Fool In Love' STEVE ISON..'Catch The Train Tommorow'   Posted by Steve Ison on Monday, April 28, 2008 - 3:26 PM [Reply to this]

	Colette Colette DeGiovanni	Ha just read ur blog and I'm totally amazed!I never scrolled down before,lol:) Cant believe all those songs u've been playing me were wrote last year and this.I thought it was like ur life's work.That's really impressive!!!!They're all really good,that's the thing!I mean there's about 25 I keep listning to on repeat and I like them all! I think it was a fantastic idea to have this competition as it obviously gave you that deadline and pressure and structure to function really well under like you were saying-the position of those artists in the sixties who were writing albums worth of good stuff really quickly. You continually surprise me!Man,dont stop,hehe!Week 38 finishes on the 24th,that's a generous 8 days from now,lets see what you can do?I challenge you!!!   Posted by Colette on Thursday, October 16, 2008 - 10:42 PM [Reply to this]

	Colette Colette DeGiovanni	Whoops my pc's doin bizarre things!Said it hadnt posted,then posted three times,hehe.Wont let me open any the players in myspace:( So if I've recently added friends who are totally crap or average,then that's why!They've had a better chance as I cudnt hear their stuff,lol. Ha,I've got round the utube problem tho,it opens in internet explorer.I'll prob not surface for a few weeks now due to withdrawal symptons.First thing I wanna listen to is Son of Sam,been waitin weeks for that. Have a good nite:)   Posted by Colette on Thursday, October 16, 2008 - 11:14 PM [Reply to this]

	Steve Ison	Hey Collie- thanks for all the support on my songs,listening so closely to them and loving them has been a fantastic boost in my life-appreciated so much :)   Posted by Steve Ison on Thursday, November 20, 2008 - 5:36 PM [Reply to this]

	Steve Ison	38TH WEEK...Woh 7 months since the last time..Listening to loads of ideas on Harpers minidisc including ancient collab stuff and great 'trumpet' idea..He has 2 or 3 great 'Beat' style ideas....Up Prince-bump into Lola and Juliette-see Pete Churchill at folk evening at Kavana..Discussion on dogma in religion..Positive visualisation on geting money for recording albums..Lock-in at Prince till 3..'Harry the Homosexual' lol STEVE ISON...'Somebody Loves You Too' STEVE ISON...'Saturdays Come Round Again'   Posted by Steve Ison on Thursday, November 20, 2008 - 5:46 PM [Reply to this]

	Steve Ison	39TH WEEK...Listen to Harper Hot Summer Night,Here We Stand and Come On My Mind..Plays Beat-style songs..Play 'The Long Way'.up PRINCE..Freezing outside Bowie has no middle 8s! steve BERRIDGE sas 'PIE division lol STEVE ISON.....Spanishy Guitar Instrumental   Posted by Steve Ison on Thursday, December 04, 2008 - 9:46 PM [Reply to this]

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