James Graff original hard rock, metal song FROZE STONE COLD!

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James Graff (aka graffjamie or jamie or me) singing and playing "Froze (Stone Cold)" written, sang, engineered, produced, mixed, mastered all by James Graff who also played every instrument on the track.

Another song idea demo that I recorded by myself in my basement on a Tascam 423 4 track cassette deck: I probably did the rhythm guitar first, then the drums (no click tracks on any of these), then KEYBOARD bass (I didn't have access to a bass at the time), then I sang onto tape and recorded a fifth track: LIVE lead guitar and just "took" the best version.
The guitar is probably my first electric - my Gretsch: two humbuckers, hard tail - into some distortion - either an MXR distortion (got stolen) or my friends Tube Screamer into my first amp: 1978 Fender Super Twin Reverb. The drumset was an old, beat up, red flame Ludwig set that we bought with money collected from basement/band party cover charge!

I edited the video on my laptop (I know it could all be SO much better!).

FROZE STONE COLD

The flames of desire
Couldn't get no hire
When you doused them with a touch
of your cold hand
Chilled by the warmth
of another man

Then like ice on a lake
My tears froze on my face
And your words like wind
chilled my ears
Like deep dark caverns
that echo all my fears

The touch of your cold lips
on my cheek
Chilled my hearts blood
and left me weak


And your love left me
FROZE STONE COLD
Your love left
my heart's blood
Chilled to the bone
When your love left
my heart
FROZE STONE COLD


I stood out in the cold of
the killing frost
Paid no attention
and I paid the cost
I feel your faithlessness
when I'm alone
Like an icicle dripping
from my spine
and into my bone

The north wind blew
the truth through my brain
My foggy delusion
fell like icy rain


And your love left me
FROZE STONE COLD
Your love left my hearts blood
Chilled to the bone
When your love left
my heart
FROZE STONE COLD
FROZE STONE COLD
Your love left
my heart's blood
Chilled to the bone
And trying to get love from my heart
Is like getting blood from a stone


My first girlfriend was the captain of the cheer leading squad and cheated on me with two football players - at the same time!! (Her name was Laura but her nickname became....of course...La-wh069-uh)

"If you were to dedicate the rest of your life to easing suffering in the world - now and into the future - what would you do???"

"I am a musical slut: I will play ANY instrument, in any style, with any one, for ANY amount of money - all going to charity!!"

James Graff started on piano at three and now plays ALL musical instruments: 100+ originals, 400+ request list in ALL styles: Classical, Baroque, Jazz, Ragtime, Blues, Country, Soul, Rock, Funk, Reggae, Disco, Hard Rock, Metal, Punk, etc.

James Graff went to Mountz Grammer School, Spring Lake, NJ, was president of his class at Manasquan High School, NJ and studied both Finance at the Wharton School of Business and Systems Engineering at the Moore School of Engineering all at the "Ivy League" University of Pennsylvania, Philadelpia, PA. He was born in Manhattan, New York City, NY lived in Spring Lake, NJ, for 35 years, Boca Raton, FL for ten years and Tallinn, Estonia for three years and Tartu, Estonia for 6 years!

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James Graff original pop song: SHE'S MY WHOLE WORLD!

GLOBAL WARMING AND CLIMATE CHANGE -
MOST SEVERE CONSEQUENCES AND BEST SOLUTIONS:

Global warming "THREATENS" possible human extinction!!! This is something no one is broadcasting to people!!

I studied systems engineering and finance at the "Ivy League" University of Pennsylvania. I took a seminar - in 1997!! - with dozens of visiting world renowned EXPERT lecturers that CONVINCED me that global warming "THREATENS" to eventually decimate or annihilate the current human population!!! (Oddly enough, I wouldn't mind if - and have indeed already resigned myself to the fact that - other species will be given back some ecosystem to thrive!)

It is a long and complicated explanation but briefly: only a small fraction of the current population of 6 billion will be able to survive on the fresh water and arable land available on Earth when it (eventually, some day) irrevocably switches from an ICE AGE dynamic equilibrium to an ARID AGE steady state! Can we stop it? and how quickly will the change occur (dozens, hundreds or thousands of years)? are the only real questions in my mind at this point!!!! Questions??

EXTREME ENVIRONMENTAL changes on Earth constantly and CONSISTENTLY cause:

1. extremely rapid - a few months to a few decades - dominant species extinction followed by
2. nearly as rapid alternative species "blooming" (exploding diversity)

This is THE ONLY consistent, long term biological process that occurs on Earth: No one species has EVER dominated Earth for long due to hitherto unpredictable and uncontrollable CATASTROPHIC ecosystem changes (moderate ice age to EXTREME arid age is merely one of many - and it usually takes some time...but why risk speeding this up?...)

Just recently the scientific world announced that - according to current verifiable data - 30% - 40% of known species may be extinct by 2050 - due mainly to climate change!

All debate is reasonable. However, is it reasonable to continue doing something - not utterly necessary for our current or future survival - that "debatable" scientific evidence clearly shows MAY some "debatable" day MERCILESSLY PLAGUE or perhaps even END our species prematurely?!? Because that is exactly what nature has always intended and ALWAYS done! Test and improve the Earth's many genetic codes' SURVIVAL ABILITY!!

I audited PENN's bi-weekly SYSTEMS ENGINEERING seminar of various international scientific experts back in 1997! The whole story only came together after over 20 world renowned experts - from diverse disciplines - had extensively weighed in on multifarious and extremely complex scientific topics. I was CONVINCED of a real and absurdly extreme and "immediate" THREAT to humanity - worse than any other I have studied (entropy, plague, viruses, asteroids, orbital/solar system change, peak oil, war (nukes in Asia?), premature, "Frankenstein-like", scientific advancement (genetic engineered weapons!)...notice how terrorism is not worth mention - it doesn't even register as a threat to our species!) - with a real but uncertain probability:
Why throw dice unnecessarily??

WHAT WE SHOULD DO:

1. Develop better climate prediction technology - including early waring systems for the most likely catastrophic climate scenarios (collapse of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet, rapid loss of the Greenland Ice Sheet, large-scale changes in ocean circulation systems...)

2. Develop technologies to improve the energy-conversion efficiency of coal-fired Chinese power plants (these will produce the lion's share of CO2 over the next century).

3. Develop technology: alternative energy, energy conservation and efficiency, "decarbonizing" technology.

4. Plant trees, use reflective paint, buttress buildings better, develop crops that grow better in warmer climates, rethink zoning codes for coastal areas.

5. Promote more energy efficient habits and lifestyles through education and monetary and social incentives (EVERYONE SHOULD WORK ON THIS).
Live only where you can WALK or BIKE to almost every daily activity, shun activities that use energy sources, prefer more natural (outdoor?) social activities (lights at night are unnatural and actually stressful to you and cause you to produce less melatonin, increasing your cancer risk! Libraries are better - more accurate, useful and healthier - sources of information than the internet!)

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I made a home made video: "She's My Whole World" written in 1985, produced, engineered, photographed, edited, sang and performed entirely by James Graff. (Pictures are of Liina Kairo - in no particular order - pretty amazing how the photos and audio seem to serendipitously fall into place!!)

"If you were to dedicate your life to easing suffering on earth - now and into the future - how would you do it? What would you do?" (Work/play ONLY for charity?)

James Graff original pop, country, rock song: JUST FOR FUN

JUST FOR FUN an original pop, country, southern rock song (copyright 1983) by James Graff: James Graff wrote, orchestrated, arranged, sang, played all instruments, engineered, produced, mixed, mastered, and edited this original, home made music video - blame him!!! (For the bad, bad images and horrible sound and the many seconds long audio drop out!! Hey! I am a musician not a videographer....yet...) Lyrics by James Graff and Sean Duffy!!