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Homesick Mac
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Easy to follow blues guitar playing tutorials for "non-guitarists" by Homesick Mac, acoustic guitarist from Serbia living in Sweden.
Mac plays exclusively Sanden Acoustic Guitars as well as Continental Resophonic Guitars.
In Serbian:
Dragan Ruzic Macan, akusticni gitarista iz Srbije, zivi i radi u Svedskoj. Clan grupe Blues Trio, sa usnim harmonikasem Pera Joe aka Petar Miladinovic, najmanji trio na svetu, The Smallest Trio In The World.
Mac plays exclusively Sanden Acoustic Guitars as well as Continental Resophonic Guitars.
In Serbian:
Dragan Ruzic Macan, akusticni gitarista iz Srbije, zivi i radi u Svedskoj. Clan grupe Blues Trio, sa usnim harmonikasem Pera Joe aka Petar Miladinovic, najmanji trio na svetu, The Smallest Trio In The World.
"Jesus On The Mainline" a fresh new take, combined slide, fingerstyle, chording and rhythms!
This song has been "haunting" me for years and I never seemed to have been satisfied with how I played it. It took it's time and after decades of switching grooves, speeds, tunings, I settled on this what I'm sharing with you here.
I did my best to show you my take on this amazing song, I'm explaining everything from the melody played with both slide and fingerstyle, the chords and grips involved, the grooves, moves between chords that improve the arrangement in my humble opinion.
I _am_ humbled by the fact that I can pass on the legacy of the great musicians who came before me, some parts are "stolen" as you might say when we try to resemble how somebody else might have played the same song, but no matter how hard we sometimes try to copy somebody we admire, we still all carry our own "stamp" to the music when we play.
So here's me showing you the complete melody with combined slide, fingerstyle, chording and rhythmic techniques, again, as I do it, the best I can.
I love this song deeply and I hope it'll resonate with you.
Are you new to open tunings? Watch this short video where I explain how to tune to Open D (as in this song) and Open G, related to the Standard tuning:
czcams.com/video/WbYkYbH4_r8/video.html
Welcome with your constructive feedback, thank you for that!
I'm running an annual Guitar Retreat IRL at the Island Of Ven in southern Sweden.
tally.so/r/wbZBl6
Blue Monday Livestreams:
czcams.com/play/PLfW6xF3Ncbz3SntFWzVj0jTF4LSKAKWn9.html
Most of the guitars I'm playing are made by the master luthier Michael Sandén from Sweden:
www.sandenguitars.com
Homesick Mac's slides made by:
diamondbottlenecks.com/HomesickMac.html
daddyslide.de/home_en/#signatureslides_en
I'm using Ecamm Live app for all my livestreaming and recording of my videos:
www.ecamm.com/mac/ecammlive/?fp_ref=dragan74
(this is an affiliate link that won't affect your price, but will give me a little commission and support the channel)
Recommended fantastic bags:
www.codeofbell.com/?rfsn=7384348.507cfd
(this is an affiliate link that won't affect your price, but will give me a little commission and support the channel)
Recommended (affiliate link):
www.tubebuddy.com/homesickmac
Homesick Mac (Dragan Ruzic - Macan) is an acoustic (for the most part) guitarist and singer born in former Yugoslavia, now living in Sweden.
TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 About the song
00:20 Melody with slide!
01:05 Explanation of the slide melody
06:55 Fingerstyle "Fretted" melody played and explained
16:12 Combined slide & fingerstyle playing
17:20 Bass runs "between" the chords
20:00 Improvised melody - new licks!
21:30 Explanation of new licks and grips played
26:38 BONUSES 1-2-3
21:40 Bonus1-Metal vs. Glass for slides
31:18 Bonus2-Basic Slide Technique - angling and other tricks
33:18 Bonus3-Vibrato Technique explained
36:45 Outro
Song chords in Open D tuning
Melody played with slide
I did my best to show you my take on this amazing song, I'm explaining everything from the melody played with both slide and fingerstyle, the chords and grips involved, the grooves, moves between chords that improve the arrangement in my humble opinion.
I _am_ humbled by the fact that I can pass on the legacy of the great musicians who came before me, some parts are "stolen" as you might say when we try to resemble how somebody else might have played the same song, but no matter how hard we sometimes try to copy somebody we admire, we still all carry our own "stamp" to the music when we play.
So here's me showing you the complete melody with combined slide, fingerstyle, chording and rhythmic techniques, again, as I do it, the best I can.
I love this song deeply and I hope it'll resonate with you.
Are you new to open tunings? Watch this short video where I explain how to tune to Open D (as in this song) and Open G, related to the Standard tuning:
czcams.com/video/WbYkYbH4_r8/video.html
Welcome with your constructive feedback, thank you for that!
I'm running an annual Guitar Retreat IRL at the Island Of Ven in southern Sweden.
tally.so/r/wbZBl6
Blue Monday Livestreams:
czcams.com/play/PLfW6xF3Ncbz3SntFWzVj0jTF4LSKAKWn9.html
Most of the guitars I'm playing are made by the master luthier Michael Sandén from Sweden:
www.sandenguitars.com
Homesick Mac's slides made by:
diamondbottlenecks.com/HomesickMac.html
daddyslide.de/home_en/#signatureslides_en
I'm using Ecamm Live app for all my livestreaming and recording of my videos:
www.ecamm.com/mac/ecammlive/?fp_ref=dragan74
(this is an affiliate link that won't affect your price, but will give me a little commission and support the channel)
Recommended fantastic bags:
www.codeofbell.com/?rfsn=7384348.507cfd
(this is an affiliate link that won't affect your price, but will give me a little commission and support the channel)
Recommended (affiliate link):
www.tubebuddy.com/homesickmac
Homesick Mac (Dragan Ruzic - Macan) is an acoustic (for the most part) guitarist and singer born in former Yugoslavia, now living in Sweden.
TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 About the song
00:20 Melody with slide!
01:05 Explanation of the slide melody
06:55 Fingerstyle "Fretted" melody played and explained
16:12 Combined slide & fingerstyle playing
17:20 Bass runs "between" the chords
20:00 Improvised melody - new licks!
21:30 Explanation of new licks and grips played
26:38 BONUSES 1-2-3
21:40 Bonus1-Metal vs. Glass for slides
31:18 Bonus2-Basic Slide Technique - angling and other tricks
33:18 Bonus3-Vibrato Technique explained
36:45 Outro
Song chords in Open D tuning
Melody played with slide
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The Weight - the melody played with slide - chords explained in Open G and Standard tunings
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Links to the original version: music.apple.com/se/album/the-weight/716671978?i=716672155&l=en-GB open.spotify.com/track/0P7DoyGrr4Wp9w5TotEtUC?si=a55a01e34c1f47fb Here it is, my take on how to play "The Weight" with slide and in an open tuning on the guitar. For some of you this is going to be _two_ new things to learn so please take it slowly and come back to this several times, it's worth it....
Sure you know these licks already? Step up your Blues Acoustic Solo in the Key Of E!
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This is the follow up of the Step 2 Blues Backup video that I've recorded last week, see it here: czcams.com/video/cVF4di4n7jo/video.html if you need to learn the backup first. This video is about how to play solo, but I almost never play single note runs like many other players. I always use parts of the backup to pump up the feel and groove of that instrumental part of the song. Please see th...
Blues Backup Guitar - Step 2: Intermediate Techniques in Standard Tuning - Key Of E
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This is the follow up video to the Basic Blues Backup techniques that I've recorded first, see it here: czcams.com/video/6g2gE2HXehk/video.html Step 2 will ad new grips and melodies and the dynamics are in both the picking and the fretting hands. There's so much we can do by damping cleverly and being aware about exactly what we're playing. The Step 3 video will be about faster, almost a blues ...
Learn the basics of slide guitar by playing this great lick in Open G! Inspired by Muddy Waters!
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The initial idea for this video was to start explaining the slide guitar playing techniques and not do any particular song example or a specific lick.. but it became a “Lick explanation” right from the start. I played this combination of notes as a warmup as soon as I set up the cameras and microphones, and then it hit me… OK, I could start the video with this lick and explain it for future use...
Master The Blues: Easy and Dynamic Basic Backup Guitar In Standard Tuning - Key Of E
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This is the very first recorded video on my channel, after doing 100 livestreams called "Blue Monday". Hm, a totally different game, got to admit. My aim is to show finesses in simple but so effective blues backup guitar so that you can play both solo and with others. The dynamics are in both the picking and the fretting hands, there's so much we can do by damping cleverly and being aware about...
Blues Was There First, Acoustic Pedalboard and Every Gig Carry series!
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Blues Was There First, Acoustic Pedalboard and Every Gig Carry series!
BluesTrio: "Sometimes" (Ima Dana - Starogradska pesma)
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BluesTrio: "Sometimes" (Ima Dana - Starogradska pesma)
BluesTrio: Room To Move (Live Cover of a John Mayall song)
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BluesTrio: Room To Move (Live Cover of a John Mayall song)
Deep River Blues by Delmore Brothers (live cover)
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Deep River Blues by Delmore Brothers (live cover)
Easy Tuning and switching between Open G & Open D, basics of fingerpicking and slide guitar playing
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Easy Tuning and switching between Open G & Open D, basics of fingerpicking and slide guitar playing
"Hurray Hurray" at Stampen/Stockholm april2015
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"Hurray Hurray" at Stampen/Stockholm april2015
Blues Stay Away From Me FUZZ Guitar Show 2018
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Blues Stay Away From Me FUZZ Guitar Show 2018
Folsom Prison Blues - War Of The Keys-The Delmore Sessions
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Folsom Prison Blues - War Of The Keys-The Delmore Sessions
Blues Stay Away From Me (public rehearsal) Maria Stille & Homesick Mac
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Blues Stay Away From Me (public rehearsal) Maria Stille & Homesick Mac
Don´t Let My Rambling Bother Your Mind (public rehearsal) Maria Stille & Homesick Mac
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Don´t Let My Rambling Bother Your Mind (public rehearsal) Maria Stille & Homesick Mac
Fugitive Lamment (public rehearsal) Maria Stille & Homesick Mac
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Fugitive Lamment (public rehearsal) Maria Stille & Homesick Mac
Jesus On The Mainline (public rehearsal)
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Jesus On The Mainline (public rehearsal)
New River Train (public rehearsal) Maria Stille & HomesickMac
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New River Train (public rehearsal) Maria Stille & HomesickMac
Way Downtown (public rehearsal) Maria Stille & Homesick Mac
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Way Downtown (public rehearsal) Maria Stille & Homesick Mac
Banks of the Ohio (public rehearsal) Maria Stille & Homesick Mac
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Banks of the Ohio (public rehearsal) Maria Stille & Homesick Mac
Glory Glory Hallelujah-Nobody's Fault But Mine-medley
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Glory Glory Hallelujah-Nobody's Fault But Mine-medley
"Custard Pie Blues" by Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee
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"Custard Pie Blues" by Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee
Hurray Hurray (This Woman Is killing Me)
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Hurray Hurray (This Woman Is killing Me)
Bravo! Bravo! Majstor Macan!
Pozdrav za najmanji blues trio na svetu! Koncerti utorkom u 24-ci u Novom Sadu su mi jedna od najlepših uspomena na studentske dane. Obožavala sam vas! Macan i Pera Joe forever <3
Hvala ti od srca! I nama je 24-vorka ostala u divnom secanju! Secam se da je Marija B. radila kao promoter, uvek pun klub, divna atmosfera... Sve najbolje ti zelim!
LOVE IT !!!!!
Presenting this soulful, intense and creative version of Room To Move are delightful!
Brilliant
hello Mac&Fam catching up w/you ... looking good & sounding very, very well
Helooooo Mr. G! Great to hear from you. How is everything? I've put YT on hold due to the family moving to a new flat....All equipment rigged down and moved, then I had some client work where I needed all the cameras and lights, and this very weekend I'm setting up everything again. The new studio furniture and backdrop are ready to go. New videos coming soon!
Super Good. Så ska en gitarr spelas !!!!! (from Sweden)😋😋😋
Tusen tack! Det var verkligen skoj att ge lite homage till Delmore Bros, Doc Watson för min del, och min kollega är yngre och mer influerad av tex. Tommy Emannuel. Allt gott!
Cracker of a version - nice groove and arrangement
Thank you kindly George!
The Chord at 10:47 - GLORIOUS! Worth the Wait!
Thank you, that warms 🙂
Quick Question @Homesick Mac - Have you ever used a Wooden slide - Is that even a thing 😂??
Never heard or seen one....
@@HomesickMacThanks for letting me know
Harmonica is like cilantro. Whenever it's present that's all you notice.
ps i am learning kansas city blues - will sing it tomorrow - few different versions - i like this one
Great! Kansas City can be done in so many different ways 🎶🎶👌
@@HomesickMac Yes, im getting fascinated and collceting vesion of some early songs 20s and 30 whihc have been recorded in many genres at varioius points in time
@@mandolin-george-uk Correct, my fascination as well!
Hello I had a look at your retreat workshop in Ven. I am in Scotland and the logisitics of getting there are quiet compalex (and expensive) . Flying goes via London as direct to copenhagen is even more expensive. I am still looking for a viable solution. If you can help me understand how ot calcuate the total inclusive package price for instruction fees and accomodation etc. - hat would be helpful. Last, do you have a more precise address for the venue or is it easy to find? Looks good -
George, so noble of you to consider attending my Retreat despite the difficulties. Ive had participants flying in from the UK previously, and actually the logistics aren't that cumbersome once at the Copenhagen Airport. There's then a direct train towards the city of Landskrona. Then there's a buss that takes you to the little ferry, and off you go to the Island of Ven, takes 30 mins. I'd be more than happy to continue our conversation through email so please send a message to homesickmac@gmail.com
@@HomesickMac OK will do - this weekend.
Great job!! Thank you!
Thank you kindly, my pleasure!
Bravo majstore!Savrseno kao i uvek! i Hvala za ovo,naravno.Pozdrav iz Karlstada.
Hvala ti od srca, a i odradjeno je sa srcem haha! Obozavam ovu pesmu!
It’s been a long time since Northampton uk 2005. You made a huge impact on me. . Still playing your CD til this day .
Hello George! Thank you kindly for commenting and reminding me of those great years during the "Blues Weeks" at Northampton. I'm missing that particular place although the past two years at Hartpury were very pleasant..
@@HomesickMac I have just got off the phone to Michael Roach - I thought the blues week had moved to Hartpury college - The posts online were a little confusing. . He informed me that they moved back to Northampton but it is fully booked this year . Where I live - way up north - it is 10 to 11 hours on 6 trains to get to Hartpury - Northampton is more feasible . Are you involved at Norhthampton this year? I Cannot believe that 25years later (and a lot of water under the bridge) I heard from you and spole to Michael . Very nice - uplifting. Thank you ps I just bought the OC5 and haven't used it or got it out of the box yet . !!
@@georgefenning4844 That's right, now I remember now Michael mentioned it's Northampton again, but I'm not booked for this year. I taught in 2022 and 2023, now a little break I guess. I've had my own event since 2012, a 3-day Guitar Retreat on an island of Ven in southern Sweden. I'm a solo instructor for all three days. You can check it out here: homesickmac.com/guitar-retreat Oh, I'm still on the OC-3 haha, old fashioned 🙂 I'm sure the OC-5 has brought some improvements...
Not plaintive enough.
Love Ry Cooders Live version good breakdown
Thank you kindly David, I guess you are referring to also my favourite version, acoustic guitar, just Ry and the amazing singer trio... Amazing, I've been so influenced by that.!
Yes the Chicken Skin Revue eith Bobby King Terry Evens and Flaco Jimenz Classic @@HomesickMac
@@HomesickMac yes The Chicken Skin Reveu band 1977 ish with Bobby King Terry Evens W Roberston jnr and Flaco Jimenz Classic stuff
very clear... think I'll give it a try
Thank you, good luck with it!!!
Hello sir what mic do you use for recording??or do you use interface too ??
Hello! I've recorded with two microphones. My voice and a little bit from the guitar sound is picked up by an Earthworks SR314 condenser microphone that was placed above my head and out of camera frame, and I've had an Aston Origin condenser in front of the guitar and a little bit to the side of my picking hand. Both mics went into Rode Caster Pro II by Røde which acted as an interface in this case. Thank you for commenting!
I think Jesus would approve...
Jesus definitely approves 😂
Enjoyed this one @Homesick Mac - I keep on practicing - One day I'll be as good as you
Thank you David! Knowing how great you are on piano, no doubt 🎉🙌🙌🎶
I have been listening mostly electric blues, but would like to get some grips of this style of playing which has a mix of lead and rhythm both the same time. Any songs/artists recommendation?
Zdravo Igore! Thank you for commenting, and here's my take on this. Playing a combination of melodies, rhythms, small note-twirks in between vocal phrases, is my own style nowadays, I even play the solos like that. I simply never leave the basses and the chords.. My biggest influence here was Brownie McGhee when it comes to blues. He was the very first blues guitarist I've heard and his style took me so hard that I just had to study him in detail. He is also one of guitarists from that era (like 1930's to 70's there somewhere) who could both play 12 bar blues, 8 bar stuff (like "Key To The Highway" for ex.), then he could also play alternative bass style. This is a child with many names, it's fingerpicking, Travis picking... But listen to almost anything he played with Sonny Terry, songs like "Whole Sale Dealer" (12 bar blues), "Walk On", also a shuffley groove, but then also "Custard Pie", Hand In Hand", if you just look it up on Spotify or Apple Music, you'll find loads of recordings. That would be my first tip 🙂
@@HomesickMac Zdravo :) Zadnje vrijeme sam bacio oko više na akustični blues.. deep river blues, nine pound hammer, clive caroll mississipi blues, big bill bronzy hey hey, eric clapton before you accuse me.. cilj bi bio razviti vokabular da mogu iz običnog shuffle-a krenuti u lead i kretati se po formi blues-a 'na vrijeme'.. Poslušat ću sve prijedloge :) Dobri videji su mi bili Kirk Fletcher's Blues Comping Tips - Guitar Player Magazine i Kirk Fletcher favourite blues shuffles. Upijam iz svih mogućih izvora ideje :)
@@igorperic5232 Odlicno si se organizovao, svaka cast! Sve su to dobri uzori i fini fazoni svirke bluza. Samo guraj!
Great!
That is a sweet lesson thanx for taking the time
Thank you so much, I'm looking forward to recording the next video!
New sub enjoying The Weigh t on a resonator with slide. Listening to the end. 🤠😎👏👍🎸🎸🎶🎼
Hello and thank you for stopping by Bruce! Next week, "Jesus on The Mainline" w. slide :-)
It would be helpful if you played it through one time so that we know what we're aiming for. It's very difficult to be fed something piecemeal like this without it.
Thank you, I realized my approach was more into details of various parts of the melody, but I've never really ran through the whole thing.. you're 100% right. I'll correct this in the next video where I'll play the melody on top of my own backup (that you can see in the end of this video).
Hi! Just an update regarding my own comment.. I've tried but couldn't manage to record that "The Weight" melody in full, with the provided backup, some syncing technical issues occured. I will eventually fix it as I'm learning more about filming and editing. I'm uploading a new video as I'm writing this, it's "Jesus On The Mainline" in Open D with slide, fingerstyle, chords and grips explained..._and_ ... as I've learned from reading your comment before, I took some special care to play the whole melody several times through. Thanks for watching!
One of my favorites.
Thanks for sharing this. I will check it out. I actually bought a slide guitar to start learning this style
OK, I did assume that you've heard "The Weight" before, in making of this instructional video. Maybe you've played it in the original key of A, and then it might be confusing that I'm coming with everything played in the key of G, plus that it's in an open tuning. But this is how I do it most of the times, _and_ if I'd back up anybody playing in the original key, I'd put a capo on the 2nd fret when in Open G, that's a solution. Just make sure, in case you're doing the same, to play it on a guitar that's got 14 frets to the body, otherwise it's a stretch to reach those higher notes... TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 Welcome! 00:00 About the song 00:33 Choosing between glass or metal slide? 01:30 Open G tuning info 02:10 Chord shapes in Open G 11:20 Melody with slide 12:10 Angling the slide when playing on the first string... 16:00 Sliding techniques, damping, variations of the melody 34:28 Playing all this on a wooden guitar as well 39:00 About this Sandén acoustic guitar 39:58 The "forgotten" lick with slide... 43:30 Chords in standard tuning explained 47:57 Backup for your slide practicing!
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Now you must listen up dear Mac! This vid made me really change my previous low opinion about shuffle. This has turned my mind! I look forward to (hopefully) practise this at this years summer retreat at Ven. I am also fond of the setting. Looks like no one elses.
Thank you Johnny! Talking about soloing on top of this kind of backup, there's a new video about exactly that czcams.com/video/6E4bJTUOSAo/video.htmlsi=WrETOpcaRvk5Ehj0 Cheers and thank you for commenting!
Fantastico Mac! I'm very impressed indeed. Keep up the good work here, and thank you for sharing. Now even I may be able to soon play tha blues :)
Thank you good sire!
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Great video and Tutorial Mac. Thanks for taking the time to share this. I came to the party late but the Monday slots were awesome; so pleased to see you providing new and valuable content in a slightly different way. 😊
Thank you so much, I needed this encouragement! New video coming on Wednesday(s) :-)
You’re welcome! I will definitely be following this series and trying the ideas out! Keep up the great work.
Perfect!😊
Yeah!❤
Hi Mac! Good to have you back 😊 Long time no see
Thank you my old friend, goin' for it and it's so much fun!
Nice👍😎
Thank you Patrik!
❤ love this dude!
Thanks Guil! Had some serious stage fright prior to the Premiere, but now it feels great!
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Greetings from Cincinnati (on the Ohio River)!
Hello Milovan! Thanks so much for watching! This is how I play Banks Of The Ohio when I'm solo as well. With Maria Stille, well, sometimes it's a fingerpicked version (like Doc..), but we're also leaning towards this more swingy version..
Fantastic
Thank you for watching and commenting!
Wow !!!!❤
Super cool blues guys 👍 Greetings from Chicago 👋
Thank you so much! My friend is actually living in New York nowadays (the one to the right in the video..) Cheers!
Pera Joe legenda!! Harmonika nakbolji instrument i sam ga sviram
Hvala najlepse! Prenecu Peri ovaj komentar, on nije bas mnogo na internetu... Pozdrav!
Congratulations Mac - You made it to 100. I'll be here for whatever comes next
Thank you kindly my friend! Your own consistency in livestreaming was a huge inspiration along the way!!!!
Congratulations!!! 🙂 Keep up the excellent job!
Thank you sir!