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I put up a high-voltage electric fence around my property over the weekend, my neighbor is dead against it.

Fight Fire With Fire — Metallica

This one gets the booby prize!

S&M — Rihanna

I'd better tread softly with this one… A bicycle can't stand on its own because it is two-tired. (ducking for cover)

Isn't that the goal?

Lost in translation?

Are we redacting here?

Mellow Yellow — Donovan (Written about a woman's battery-powered erotic toy - per Donovan)

He didn't tell his mother that he ate some glue. His lips were sealed.

Poetry Man — Phoebe Snow

Western Movies — Olympics

Not even close

Since I play one-nighters, I refrain from using wireless. Years ago, I bought a wireless mic. We were playing at a yacht club, and in another room, they were holding a trivia contest. The problem was the house mic and my mic were on the same frequency, and as soon as they turned it on and started shouting “Testing”, we were playing a soft tune in the dinner set. If our cable goes over an area where someone can trip on it, get out the blue tape. Notes ♫

For advanced time signatures in BiaB here is my workaround: Remember, each cell in the BiaB matrix does not have to be a complete bar/measure of music. It can be a fraction of a bar, or two bars, depending on the song, and what sounds best. For 5/4 time, I will set the first cell for 3 beats (using F5 dialog box), and the next cell for 2 beats. That makes the two cells,equal one 5/4 bar of music. Repeat for as long as there is a 5/4 meter. Depending on the song, the first bar might be 2 and the second one 3. 7/4 is similar, either 4 and 3, or 3 and 4. For 6/8 taken in 2, I'll choose an appropriate sw style (as marked in the style picker dialog) and each cell will be 2 measures of 6/8 or one measure of 12/8. Sometimes using a 3/4 style, which will make 2 BiaB cells one 6/8 measure works, especially, but not always, if the 6/8 is taken in 6 (slower tempos). None of these hacks need a special EXPANDED style, just an appropriate PG Music or Norton Music style. Notes ♫

Thanks, John. Band-in-a-Box evolved from a DOS 5 app, and PG Music keeps it back-compatible. That's a good thing, but it also carries some limitations. The limitations include the number of chords in a measure, timing of 120 pulses per quarter note, and no real time signature support. BiaB's grid is made of numbered cells. The cells can be 1, 2, 3, or 4 beats, and you can use those combinations to make them bars of music. But you don't have to. By using my EXPANDED styles, you can make each section of a cell a half beat, instead of a beat. This allows you to do these things: Put up to 8 chords in a bar of music, and keep it compatible with older versions of BiaB Put a chord on a beat and also the 8th not before the same beet, and keep it compatible with older versions Enter many cut time songs so that each grid Effectively change the resolution from 120ppm to 240ppm. Here is a free demo EXPANDED style https://www.nortonmusic.com/expanded.html - you need BiaB to use it. ------ I offer regular styles too. Many of the BiaB styles were made by people who are part-time musicians. Working at PG Music 40 hours a week and also making styles. The advantage I hope I offer is that I am a full-time, professional, career musician. I play sax, wind synthesizer, flute, guitar, bass, drums, keyboards, and vocals. I've been in almost famous bands and local bars. I've played in rock, disco, country, Latin American, blues, and a variety of other genre bands. I studied music theory and arranging. So instead of buying styles that were made by an office worker who dabbles in music, you get styles from a career musician who dabbles in computers. I use the StyleMaker app, from PG Music, so they are 100% compatible with all versions of BiaB. Demos are here https://www.nortonmusic.com/styledemo.html and here https://www.nortonmusic.com/contents.html#biab I don't charge much, after the web host, shopping cart company, Visa/MC authorization company, Visa/MC Merchant's account, Business Bank Account, and other “silent partners” there is a little left over for me. Not enough to survive on by any stretch of the imagination, but I make my living playing music, so I don't need to make a killing on software. I also make Fake Disks (song disks) for BiaB. Explanation, and links with free samples are here https://www.nortonmusic.com/contents.html#fake And you can export my work from Band-in-a-Box and import it into Cakewalk. I could say a lot more. If you need more, whether they involve my styles or not, just ask. Notes ♫

It was an emotional wedding. Even the cake was in tiers.

I figure beef is part of a plant based diet. After all, isn't the cow a grass storage system?

Another Sad Love Song — Toni Braxton

You need to purchase my styles (Self-serving plug) Notes ♫