Just a reminder from the get-go here: 

YOUR BEST ON-LINE LISTENING EXPERIENCE
IS WITH QUALITY EAR BUDS/HEADPHONES   
AND NOT YOUR LAPTOP SPEAKERS

"Speech is free; lies cost you."-- Final statement by attorney prosecuting Alex Jones, conspiracy theorist and false-monger extraordinaire.

 April 17, 2023 

"W.M.D." - 99%Complete
"Waiting For You"- 95% Complete
"Song for Ukraine"- 90% Complete
"Where Corn Don't Grow"-10%
"MaryAnn Sent Me"-95% Complete
"First Day of School"-98% Complete
"Everything That Glitters Is Not Gold"-5% Complete
"Rain Just Falls"- 85% Complete
"Please Come To Boston" - 0% complete
"Tatoos and Scars" -50% Complete
"Unplug Ron, Please" (Life Before PaxtonRob) - 95% Complete
"Deeper Tracks" - 10% Complete
Lord only knows what might be here in "Deeper Tracks" from the Rick Ott Era: river songs, First Day of School, SMR... clandestinely taped "pejorative" conversations... music from musicians surely moved on by now... don't know whatall.   At this ripe old age pushing 80, I may not get it all done, but for my friends, family, and both of my good fans, I'ma gonna try!)
 

Two albums have been released: a 10 song album and a 6 song album.
          The 10-song album ("The Songs Remember EXTENDED VERSION") is for digital and physical distribution and includes four new tracks (two of these tracks, "COWBOY" and "NOT ENOUGH JIM BEAM" were recorded LIVE at Songwriter Listening Room events).
          The 6-song album ("The Songs Remember") is for digital distribution.

         "HEY, I SUPPORT THE TROOPS, IT'S YOU GOT IT WRONG,
AND EVERYTHING IS ALLRIGHT!"

           "W.M.D. State of the Union 2008" is a reminder and caution of how easily war can become protracted with unexpected consequences after being started with the best of intentions.    With the Iraq War, there was real concern caused by seeing the actual use of poison gas against innocent Iraqie men, women and children... in the streets of Bagdad... by the brutal dictator Saddam Hussein.  Then markers were laid down by faulty intel that Hussein was building up a nuclear capability.  In the end, that didn't pan out. 
          The events in this song are true... amid a parade of Talking Points that were excuses and made up shit.  One such Talking Point was "The war was launched to find nuclear WMD."   When that didn't pan out the Talking Point became "We did it for democracy."  This song remembers those years, with some fact checking, and was completed in 2008. 

One of the greatest country songs ever written... any time, any place.
Written by Fred "Butch" Burns and Ken Yon. 
Performed by Fred "Butch" Burns.
 ~Greater Big Bend Music, BMI
 

Fred "Butch" Burns, Ron Patrick, and the late Judge Charles Miner.
Performed by Fred "Butch" Burns
 ~Greater Big Bend Music, BMI

          The songwriter said:
"Well, I got this new song here, but I have just this one verse; and I don't have the chorus; and I DON'T have the bridge!"  --Rick Ott.

          My partner, Morty Beckman, and I played at a "listening room" event in Sopchoppy, the Music Capitol of Florida,  where a savvy and motivated audience attended.  It was a totally FUN night!   Presenting original material were Rick Ott, Kim Thomas, Ron Patrick, and Morty Beckman.  You will probably notice in the video that the event lighting was dimmed for ambience, so please... turn off the lights in your room for better viewing.

          The "Original" Tallahassee Songwriters Listening Room hosted by the Tallahassee  Museum and featuring our late great friend... Bill Gay, with Sharla June, Morty Beckman, and Ron Patrick performing in the Old Historic Concord Schoolhouse.  The video is in editing.  90%complete.

          My partner, Morty Beckman, and I founded the "Original" Tallahassee Songwriters Listening Room in 2012.  "Listening rooms" have always been major outlets for songwriters, pro's and unpublished alike. The concept goes back to before the early days of Bob Dylan, and they existed in all the major music hubs:  Nashville, New York, LA.  Miami maybe?  Probably. 

           You won't find a more fun format anywhere than "listening rooms."  This form of entertainment will rebound in Tallahassee and surrounding areas  as the Coronavirus Pandemic of 2020 subsides.  Most of these rooms generally practice the "Shhhhh" factor taken from the world-famous Bluebird Cafe in Nashville, Tennessee where almost every night new songs get heard and new deals get made.  http://www.bluebirdcafe.com                               

COMING SOON 
Up On The Road--Sam Jones' War--Rainy Monday Blue--The Mighty St. Johns