"...MILLER IS A BUSY AND DRIVEN MAN WHO RECORDED A WRY COUNTRY/BLUES/ROCK ALBUM CALLED 'NORMAL, CA.'...FEATURING JESUS, SATAN, SEVERAL WILD WOMEN AND WAY TOO MANY COPS...HE'S DEAD ON, ABLE TO NAIL EVERYTHING FROM A STREETWISE HIP-HOP JAM...TO JADED L.A. BLUES...THE RESULT IS ENTERTAINMENT MAGIC!..."Steven Booth-Music Writer-Ventura County Reporter~~~~""...JUST LISTENED TO ALL YOUR SONGS TO THE END...GREAT! IT'S RARE THAT I LISTEN TO ALL SONGS TO THE END. IS IT OK WITH YOU WHEN A NAME LIKE KRIS KRISTOFFERSON COMES TO MIND?..."WhiteAxxe-Germany ...........BARRY, YOUR MUSIC TOUCHED DELANEY'S HEART DEEPLY. MANY THANKS FROM BOTH OF US..."Susan Lanier-Bramlett, wife of the late, great Delaney Bramlett~~~~"...I'M AT HOME NOW RECOVERING FROM BRAIN SURGERY. I HAD YOUR SONGS STUCK IN MY HEAD AND MY DOCTOR SAID THEY COULD GROW INTO A CASE OF FULL BLOWN BOX SET AND THERE'S ONLY SO MUCH ROOM UP THERE...SORRY DUDE..."Erik Haber-Comedian-Westwood,Ca.~~~~"...YOUR TUNES ARE GREAT MAN...I HAVE TO PUT YOU BETWEEN DYLAN AND J. J. CALE..."Roy-Lake Charles, Louisiana~~~~~~~"...BARRY, CHARLES RATES YOU 'BETWEEN DYLAN AND JJ CALE': I'D SAY YOU'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF A TRIANGLE WITH DYLAN, CALE AND LEONARD COHEN AT EACH CORNER-NOT SUCH A BAD PLACE TO BE...THIS GUY'S GONNA STAYED TUNED..."Flatwound & Fretless-England~~~~"...I'M DIGGIN' YOUR SONGS. LET ME KNOW IF I CAN EVER HELP YOU MUSICALLY. YOU MOST DEFINATELY NEED NO HELP WITH THE LYRICS. YOU SOUND GREAT..."Jimmy Z, Legendary session man & harmonica/sax man for the Etta James Band-Los Angeles,Ca.~~~~~~~~"...AFTER HEARING YOUR MUSIC I HAVE TO WONDER...HAVE YOU EVER TAKEN ANY PSYCHEDELIC DRUGS? I DROPPED A HIT OF ACID ONCE...I NEVER FOUND IT..."Erik Haber-Comedian-Westwood,Ca.~~~~"...I JUST LISTENED TO YOUR SONGS AND HERE'S WHAT I THINK...'DADDY'...CAN BE DESCRIBED IN SIX WORDS; IS A HIT OR SHOULD BE...'ODIOUS JONES' A SKILLFULLY TOLD STORY-SONG FULL OF COOL ADJECTIVES...'TEN MORE'...NICE BEAUTIFUL LOVE SONG, I DO LIKE IT...'SPEAKING VODKALOGICALLY'.......GREAT STORY-SONG, DEPENDABLE BEAT FULL OF HUMOR, LOVED IT. YOU'RE A WONDERFUL STORYTELLER; YOU HAVE GREAT SKILL WITH CREATING IMAGERY..."DB Pacini-Woodbridge,Ca.~~~~~~".....DAMN FINE SONGS, ESPECIALLY 'DADDY'....FUNKY BLUES ROCK AND AS A SCOT IT SHAKES ME PRIMEVALS...OH AND THE WIFE LIKES YOUR STUFF TOO,AND THE DOG...PROBABLY..."TheRandomGuy-Glascow,England~~~~"...I'M ENJOYING THE WIT AND VERVE OF YOUR LYRICS. I'M A PRIEST BUT I'M NO FRIEND OF TV PREACHERS (VODKALOGIC), THOUGH GIVEN THE TARGETS OF YOUR SONGS, I'M CURIOUS WHY I LIKE THEM SO MUCH? YOUR SINGING, BY THE WAY, REMINDS ME OF ARLO GUTHRIE, AND THAT'S A COMPLIMENT..."Father Malcolm-Cambridge, England~~~~"...GREAT SONGS BARRY. IT'S PRETTY RARE TO HEAR INTROSPECTIVE MATERIAL LIKE YOURS BECAUSE MOST GOOD MUSICIANS 'BURN OUT' BY THE TIME THEY GET TO BE MIDDLE AGED. YOU SOUND LIKE FINE, AGED WHISKEY TASTES...SMOOTH......"Rick Fender-Austin,Texas~~~~"....MR. MILLER, LOVE THE NORMAL SIGN. I WOULD PICK YOU UP. I LISTENED TO YOUR MUSIC AND I LOVE YOUR VOICE AND SOUND. SOUNDS TO ME LIKE A BLEND OF JERRY GARCIA AND HIS FRIEND ROBERT HUNTER AND THAT'S A GOOD THING. I CAN SEE YOU BECOMING AN ALL TIME FAVORITE OF MINE..."John-Mississippi,U.S.A.~~~~~"...... DAD, YOU OUGHTA BE ON TV...SO WE COULD TURN YOU OFF. PEACE!..."Dylan Miller,Drummer for the Boss Beats-West Cochina,Ca.~~~~"...I WAS HAVING A BAD DAY AND THEN I HEARD YOUR MUSIC AND NOW I AM SMILING. THANKS!..."Tyrone-Burton, Ohio
I AM A SINGER/SONGWRITER/GUITARIST/POET AND STORYTELLER. I WAS BORN ON NOV. 29TH 1958 IN NORRISTOWN, PA.~~~~ IN 1974 MY PARENTS DRAGGED ME KICKING AND DREAMING TO CALIFORNIA WHERE I BEGAN MY LIFE LONG SEARCH FOR A PLACE CALLED NORMAL, CA. THAT CONTINUES TO THIS DAY. ALONG THAT JOURNEY I HAVE FALLEN IN LOVE ALMOST AS MANY TIMES AS I'VE FALLEN ON MY FACE, WHICH IS A LOT. THE RESULTS OF THOSE FALLS CAN BE HEARD IN MY SONGS AND SEEN ON SOME OLD POLICE BOOKING PHOTOS.~~~~ I HAVE BEEN IN LOVE WITH A GIRL CALLED WANDA FOR THE PAST 16 YEARS AND I HAVE 3 SONS, 2 STEPDAUGHTERS, 1 STEPSON, 1 STEPGRANDSON, 1 STEPDOG AND I'VE BEEN TOLD I COULD USE A 12 STEP PROGRAM.~~~~ AS FAR AS MY MUSIC GOES, THE BEST DESCRIPTION I EVER HEARD WAS FROM DOC ROGERS, FOUNDER OF THE MUSIC AWARDS FOR VENTURA ROOTS AND INDEPENDANT CREATIONS (THE M.A.V.R.I.C. AWARDS) WHO ONCE TOLD ME "BARRY, YOUR KINDA LIKE A GENRE UNTO YOURSELF."~~~~IN 2007 I WAS AWARDED THE FIRST M.A.V.R.I.C. EVER HANDED OUT FOR MY SONG "DADDY". I WAS NOMINATED AGAIN FOR 2008 FOR MALE VOCAL OF THE YEAR, WHICH IS A MIRACLE IN ITSELF BECAUSE THE DAY I RECORDED THAT SONG I WAS HITTIN' THE HELIUM TANK PRETTY HARD...AND FOLK SONG OF THE YEAR WHICH, EVEN THOUGH I'M PRIMARILY A BLOOZE SINGER, IS UNDERSTANDABLE BECAUSE THE NIGHT I WROTE THAT SONG I WAS PRETTY FOLKED UP. AS A MATTER OF FACT I WAS OUTTA MY FOLKIN' MIND.~~~~TWO OF MY SONS ARE MUSICIANS AND THEIR BANDS CAN BE FOUND IN MY TOP FRIENDS LIST.~~~~ERIC (20) PLAYS GUITAR IN A BALLS TO THE WALLS ROCK BAND CALLED T.U., WHICH STANDS FOR "THE UGLIES".... AND THE NAME REALLY FITS...AND DYLAN (17) PLAYS DRUMS IN A GREAT SKA/ROCK BAND CALLED "THE BOSS BEATS".....DROP IN AND PAY THEM A VISIT....THEY'D BE GLAD TO HAVE YOU.....
PEACE!~~~~BARRY
HEY YOUR INVITED TO PART 2 OF OUR NEW OPEN MIC CONTEST!
TUESDAY 17TH
WINNER GETS A STUDIO SESSION WITH SUPER PRODUCER GI JOE... WHO WORKS WITH CHRISETTE MICHELE, RUFF RYDERS, MR CHEEKS AND MANY OTHER ESTABLISHED ARTISTS,
WE ARE CALLING ALL SINGERS, RAPPERS, ALL MUSIC GENRES TO PERFORM THIS TUESDAY!
@ KARMA LOUNGE FIRST AVE BETWEEN 3RD AND 4TH STREET MANHATTAN NY
Just dropping by to say Hi and see what you’re up to and how you are doing.
As always, wishing you well. Stay positive, productive & purpose driven.
Peace
Michael
I said a prayer for you today, And know The Creator must have heard. I felt the answer in my heart, although He spoke no word. I didn't ask for wealth or fame, I knew you wouldn't mind. I asked Him to send treasures, of a far more lasting kind. I asked that He'd be near you, at the start of each new day, To grant you health and blessings, and friends to share your way. I asked for happiness for you, in all things great and small, But it was for His loving care, I prayed for most of all. Hugs, Peace, Love, Light..."MorningStar"
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