Clarice Stasz
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             Songs from the Muse

            My first song came full-blown, and they continue to arrive in that manner in most cases.  I was staying at an hotel in Los Angeles, something out of a 1940s film noir, when I awoke in the middle of the night with the lyrics and music to "Gassy Woman."  When I arrived at California Coast Music Camp that summer, I invited a student guitarist to back me up.  The next week teacher Keith Greeninger stepped in.  Since then at camp I've been known as Gassy Woman.  I'm in the process of creating a video to accompany the audio of various camp performances.  The first lines of "the" song:
                       
            Got dressed one morning, couldn't fit into my suit
                       Checked on a diet, it said "fiber, beans, and fruit...."
            An anthem vegetarians and those middle-aged and over can best appreciate.You can hear this song and others at my Youtube channel, Ukestasz.


            Gassy Woman: http://youtu.be/cV69XkW6H88
            Mellow Cello: http://youtu.be/pukgTJrM78k
            When Did You Stop Loving Me? http://youtu.be/N0eB8kMbrac

            Since then, other songs have "emerged," including one about Americans love for capital punishment, a new take on the Adam and Eve story, a lullaby, and a tango love song.  Since taking up the ukulele, I find myself developing songs as a result of noodling around. 
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