Operation 365 2... Blog 367

Merry Christmas!!!! And a Happy Hanukkah! No videos to do today for the second day in a row. But, I am here and excited to continue the post-mortem on the enormous affair that was The Operation 365 2. I will now pull open my blog, out on the rematch of last years NBA Finals and see what I have to say to you today. Thanks for you time attention and love. It is beyond reciprocated.

A brief return to…

http://jeffersonjay.blogspot.com/2011/11/operation-365-blog-361.html

…shows so much about the passage of time. At the end of the first 365 it was late 2011, and the things I blogged about were 2011 things. Beavis and Butthead’s brief return… my wife still smoking. It transports you back in to the mindset you had then. You thought it was forgotten but, it was really right there, as if on pause, captured, a moment in time. I guess that’s one point of an Operation 365, I have already gleaned from the earliest parts of the post-365 essay experience.

When I began all this Operation 365 business on Thanksgiving 2010, it was little more than “The Experiment To See What Would Happen.” I figured I’d share some songs I’d written, some videos of friends playing I’d accumulated, and some covers to bring more ears and eyes to the fray. I had no idea if I’d finish. It was an ongoing plot beneath it all. I learned from that, I could do it. I knew I could this time. I had built my confidence, my own belief in what I was capable of doing. I think I did that more than anything else in this one. I feel like I have finished a graduate degree in everything I’ve done up to this point, and now I am ready to do something else, to truly reveal what I am capable of doing in this world. I have done two Operation 365s, 4 24 Hours of Free Music (’03, ’05, ’08, ’09), recorded 7 CDs, and written over 20 scripts and 1000 songs. Does this make me great, unbelievable or amazing? Perhaps it does, but no more so than anybody else. What it really makes me though is ready, ready for the next challenge. I have proven I can do these things I do, even if no one else on the planet has even attempted, much less executed, many of them. Others are more standard things artists do, (scripts, CDs), but all in all, these things have finally readied me for the great beyond, the holy next… doing something else.

Making money was never a primary goal of mine. Happiness and quality of life were, Giving back, helping people out, spreading positivity, these were main goals of mine and I feel great that I continue to live them as much as possible, I want to reach people. I want to change the world or at less help foster a discussion that leads to the world changing. Every time anybody does anything, the world changes. Any time anybody does anything., kind, loving or positive, the world changes for the better. Well, now. I want to reach a bunch people. I want to bring another person into the world with my wife and I want to me, there is no one else like me, professionally, and with gusto. Technically, I already do this. In my mind, I can finally see it now, feel, smell, touch and taste it. It’s time to do it much, much bigger.

The world is sad right now. I would be too, if I had a bunch of problems that I hid from and refused to even have a n open discussion about. You know everything you say, write, or think is projecting in some way and if you think it, you can be sure it somehow relates to you and where you’re at right now. Sometimes, you can record a whole CD and still manage to miss that mirror right in front of your face. Anyway, even If I’m doing this myself in some way, and I must be, I don’t feel that sad and I want  to approach the world’s problems as a people, as if they matter.

Seems lots of folks are worried about themselves. I can understand. The world is challenging place to exist in. Jobs, family, grumpy folks, parking tickets, alcohol, misery. It’s all out there and can conquer your freeness if you let it. I can’t help but return every day to the fact that we are all together on this planet. And nowhere that I can see, are people putting their heads together to figure out a way to make it exist and thrive. Yes, we like to pretend, politicians are working our behalf towards these ends, but we know, that’s not gonna cut it. Real people need to get involved in the real world around us. People need to adopt the ideals we teach small children and have a meaningful, considerate, compassionate, respectful dialogue with the goals of seeking, finding, and then employing real long-term solutions to the matters that muck up our world most. We, as a people, should decide what those are. All the people who believe that everyone is worthy, that everyone is valuable and we are equal, should be the ones who initiate this discussion. Those people are the ones who are most apt to find a solution other than the ones lobbied politicians choose. Those are the folks who are most likely to maintain a discussion with decorum where folks inevitable disagree and not to work through that.

Facebook is porn. People go there to show themselves or some part of them, like their dinner. Where is the deeper level of it besides just petty bickering and look-at-me trivia. Facebook is fine. Like porn, there is probably a place for it, somewhere in existence. That it substitutes for a real discussion of anything is a myth at best and sham, more likely. Twitter, Snapchat, the same thing. There is a place for this, but instead of a mega-city, it should be, perhaps, a room, in a house somewhere with the windows closed. In it’s place, I would like to see people work their brains, push their limits and demand far more. Don’t settle for that tiny bribe or self-gifting. Don’t be distracted by your favorite little shows. Don’t miss life battling everyone and everything. We only battle ourselves. We can choose not to fight, not to spectate, not to take the bribe, not to ignore our future and our children’s future with plowing through our present on auto-pilot. It is not you. It is not me. It is endemic to our society and it is time we make the change we seek, the dream we dream of, the change I can finally taste, smell, touch, hear and see.

Let Facebook, TV, presents, superficial things like how people look all find their rightful place in the world, way below the things that matter most. Who we are, what we believe in. what’s wrong with the world, what we should do about it, how, what, where, when and why. Let’s disagree. Let’s mix it up. Let’s come back, wiser, humbled, simpler, smarter and let’s hug it out. Let’s disagree respectfully, with a common goal, sharing the amazing universe we inhabit. That is our true gift, our only gift. Home. And it is everywhere, everyone, all around us, always. It is inside and outside you and everything else.

Happy Holidays! I’ll celebrate when we all know every day is holiday. Every day, like every person is a great, a great chance to make the change the world needs, the change we all need, to be free.

I don’t feel like reading “The Experiment To See What Would Happen” today, after all. Ahhh, sweet tomorrow. I know what happened. I want to know what happens next. I want to help decide. I feel free. Thank you God.

Excerpt from a “Letter to a Friend”

YO. Another awesome email as usual. I am so happy you power through and find creative ways to continue the conversation. I can't wait for your return. I am thinking of it more and more these days. I spoke to Soul Man about you for while yesterday. He talked about what a great person you are and all the fun times from back then. People who were around refer to the Portugalia with reverence around here now. A little kiss with the Wild Wild West. The tip of the iceberg. You could write 12 amazing books if you felt like it and you'd just be getting started.

I finished my Operation 365 2 Monday. 3 videos and a blog a day, again, for a year. I am fired up about "knowing (my) conscious of (my) responsibility to everything," as you put it. I feel empowered at this moment. It's like I'd been loving life on the sidelines, in palatial OB for these years and now it seems the world might be ripe to converse. I am so glad. You know I love a good talk from time to time. You are amazing. I love you. What a tremendous blessing our next embrace will be. My eyes get glassy imagining it. I can feel it now. It must be getting sooner. This is my mantra, for the upcoming whatever it is…

Finally.

Love and Kisses,

Operation 365 2... Blog 366

How to End an Operation 365.

First thing you do is wake in the first morning after and immediately get back to work. Habits are hard to break. That is was one of the first big lessons tested and proven by the first Operation 365 in 2011. People tend to do what they do. We just need a little push in the right direction and Voila… 365 days later, 100 videos.

As I attempted to drift of to bed this morning after 2, I did math in my head, computing how many hours it was, this odyssey of expression. Was my prediction of an entire month of my year devoted to this correct? Oh, we’ll double check, but I am very much afraid so.

So, to me, the process of finishing one of these Operations included a look back and what happened, how long it took, what it meant, etc… Thank you for joining me on this trek. Let’s go to the video tapes. Thank you Warner Wolf.

So ultimately, this quest will lead me back to Thanksgiving 2011 and the end of the first and until yesterday, only Operation 365 in World History. Moments form now I will visit

http://jeffersonjay.blogspot.com/

More specifically,

http://jeffersonjay.blogspot.com/2011/11/operation-365-blog-360.html

In the first 365, I started the blog component 5 days into it, so that made me want to take the blog through 365 days, which I did. The last 5 blogs looked back at what I’d done. I will read those and use them as my guide for this happy ending.

First, let’s look at what a day of Operation 365ing entailed. If it took me two hours a day, which it probably did, then 2 hours a day, for 365 days is 730 hours. Divide that by 24 hour-days puts as at 30.4166667 days of work. Woo hoo! Now you may be saying, two hours a day, really Jim? I hear you, but know I spent about 8 hours yesterday just finishing Day 365. We filmed Day 365 for four hours on Monday. That is spit in the ocean. Here’s what a day of 365ing entailed. You decide for yourself how long it would take.

First step, making the videos. 3 of ‘em. Some go quick, like some words one, or the occasional improvised song. Other were covers I had to learn, songs I wrote and wanted to play right, covers I felt compelled to play well, etc… There were many ways for a video to take 5 minutes each to do, but the real figure was probably closer to ten or fifteen minutes each.

Once, the learning/writing/recording part was done, we get part two, Importing. So all the videos need to jump for the iPads (or whichever device) into iPhoto in my iMac and then form there into iMovie. Each of these steps takes time and there’s no way to speed it up. I should add. I did all this, both 365s with a 2009 iMac. Slow going sometimes, Extra steps are necessary. A newer machine would suck that stuff straight into iMovie and save me a step or two. I got to enjoy that during our week in Jersey on Dr. Bobby Brown’s newer unit. Once thumbnails are done generating, this step alone can take 5-10 minutes, we’ve probably spent another, we’ll say fifteen minutes to be conservative.

Then what happens? This is fascinating. Well, maybe not, but it’s real. Fascinating is in the eye of you. OK, videos are in, I can start, but first, I must prepare the blog. Step Three. I open the one from the day before. I change the date of the blog and prepare it for the new day’s details. In this period, I also often open a few YouTube windows and my blog page. I then log in to the blog and prepare that as well. Five more minutes maybe…

Step Four. Editing the videos. So now I have to go into all my flubs and get them out, meanwhile grabbing what I want and preparing it for few. Perhaps some video, clip or audio adjustments are made. The info screen is prepared. Then each video needs to Export. Each one takes about five minutes and I can’t work on other ones til it’s done. Once the first ones finished I can upload that one while I prepare the next ones, so things start moving a little quicker at that time. Multi-tasking is crucial to pulling off an Operation 365. So I prepare, edit, and bounce three videos. How long does that take? The bouncing alone takes about five minutes each. Let’s pretend the rest of this takes five minutes each for a total of ten minutes each in Step Four. These are all relatively conservative estimates.

Step Five. We’re bounced. We got to write that blog now, some words that make this all make sense, a context. We’ll call writing it, copying and pasting it, not only into my videos, but into the Microsoft Word back-up I have of each blog. We pretend that only takes ten minutes.

Step Six. Upload, They all upload to YouTube. This took less time than it did in the first 365. Still at least ten minutes here too, probably closer to fifteen or more.

Step Seven. Letting people know you did this, a.k.a. Social Media. I probably could have been a lot better that this part, but there are only so many hours in the day. They all go to Twitter, through a share link in Youtube. Most of them went to Facebook. I even dabbled with Reddit early before giving up on that one. Sometimes, and I had good luck with this, I would load the videos straight to Facebook. That took more time, but seems to gather more views much faster. Somewhere in there, I started uploading this all to my website, www.jeffersonjay.com too. Let’s say this final chunk took ten minutes.

So what did I write here? Step One, 30 minutes. Step Two, 15 minutes. Step Three, 5 minutes. Step Four, 30 minutes. Step Five, 10 minutes. Step Six, 10 minutes. Step Seven, 10 minutes. All conservative estimates. Some days, like Day 365, I spent much more much longer. I’ve already been typing here for half an hour. So, 30, 15, 5, 30, 10, 10, 10  = 1 hour and fifty minutes a day. It could easily be over two hours a day, hence 30 days straight, sans slumber, this year.

I didn’t have that clear in my mind when I made my 365 2 compilation to this song last week but maybe I should have.

OK, in a bit, I will read what I wrote last time, and begin my completion activities like it’s 2011. Thank you. Now, I think it’s best I brush my teeth.

OK. I brushed my teeth, had most of a day... Leanne is trailing badly in her Fantasy Football Championship game. Second place… could be worse. I am off to enjoy Chanukah and Christmas Eve with Leanne her dad and the dogs, Nigel, and Stanley. It will be festive family fun and I can’t wait.

I read entry one into the post-365 blog. The first one was an exhale, a breath of relief. I feel no such relief this time. I feel a quiet sense of accomplishment. I am happy, but I am looking forward instead of back. I am excited for the next adventure. I am not thinking about yesterday, only today and tomorrow. So until tomorrow… Excelsior!

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Operation 365 2 - Jefferson Jay – BONUS – 365 “Santa Claus Is Coming to Town” by Bruce Springsteen

The Boss did not write “Santa Claus Is Coming to Town.” A fella named Coots did. John Haven Coots and Haven Gillespie. Cheers, gents. You made it into The Operation 365 2. Sometimes, with love, you just can’t stop. I just got so in to the Christmas spirit. Giving time, my friends. So in addition to 365 full days of this fun, I’ve been adding BONUS videos all week. In fact, two BONUS videos decorate the glorious tree that is Day 365.

How will I stop tomorrow? I won’t in a way. I intend to clean up the data diaspora that is the this project and I intend to continue the blog, for roughly a week or as long as it takes me to reflect and share what the Operation 365 has meant to me. In the mean time, Santa is coming and we will all celebrate together.

Operation 365 2 - Jefferson Jay – BONUS 2 – 365 “Everything Happens for a Reason”

“Everything Happens for a Reason” is one of my favorite maxims to live by. I think about that all the time. It helps me make sense of a world that often seems to defy it. I even named a words video on Day 74, “Everything Happens for a Reason.” This here is an original song, an improvised or freestyled song, if you prefer, done in the classic Operation 365 manner. Hit record. Make a song. That’s it. I hope to continue using that method without the urgency injected by the 365.

Until then, or in case I don’t, here is one last endeavor into this rewarding pond. Built for you, another bonus on Day 365, “Everything Happens for a Reason.”

Operation 365 2 - Jefferson Jay – Covers – 365 “California Dreamin’” by The Mamas and The Papas

“All the leaves are brown and the sky is gray.
I’d be safe and warm if I was in L.A.”

- California Dreamin’, The Mamas and The Papas

It’s the stuff dreams are made of for small East Coast children. It gets in your head and it never goes away, the stuff of make-believe. Warmth and sunshine all year long. Beautiful women. A paradise so far, yet just a drive away. Los Angeles. The City of Angels.

It’s a thrill half my life later to still me here living the California dream. Kind people. Respect. A wide variety of individuals. Acceptance. The kinship folks find when they are far away from home. I am humbled to have a home here, just blocks from the beach. Even a gray San Diego day in the end of December has a little bit of sunshine.

It is up to us to decide what happens. That’s what I’ve done here for 365 days. And I’m just getting started.

Operation 365 2 - Jefferson Jay – Originals - 365 “People”

Some say, “save the best for last.” Who’s to say what’s best… or even last for that matter? We never know. One day at work, a colleague, Pam, asked me to write a song for the folks in the Seniors department. I did. It was called, “Seniors,” and they loved it. I realized soon after that song was about far more than the “Seniors,” and deserved to be about all the people. And I changed the chorus to “People.”

I love this song and I think it has a very clear and positive message.

“Everyone is equal. Everyone is great. We all have things to offer in brilliant different ways.” – People, Me.

I really believe that. I think we are all great and are limited only by limitations we allow into our mind. Here is my pledge to finally shed those limitations. They are not mine. They never world. Whole world, here I come. It truly is a gift to be alive.

Thanks to my friends and my wife for putting up with me doing videos all the time every day for a year… again. Most of all my wife Leanne, who still here , in this 365’s finally 66 minutes, really wants to me put this down and go to bed. Soon, hon. Very soon, here I come. Thanks to anyone and everyone who watched, enjoyed, glimpsed, pondered, giggled, or even thought about watching any of these 1100 labors of love. My video children.

A final thanks to my dear friends, The Hunseys, who once again welcomed us into their heavenly home and collaborated on another unforgettable Operation 365 finale. Endless thanks to all my special partners at work and to Orion Boucher, Steph G and Anthony “Tony Rod” Hernandez for their instrumental help in nailing down the Operation 365 2’s last act.

Peace and love to everyone everywhere. We are all one. Until real soon. Kisses

Operation 365 2 - Jefferson Jay – Words – 365 “A Fond Farewell”

Sometimes a simple good-bye is best. In fact, it’s no good-bye at all. It is a farewell, as I believe we will be seeing much more of each other in the days, weeks, months and years to come. Thanks and see you soon! Happy Holidays. Onward and upward.

Love,

Jefferson Jay

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Operation 365 2 - Jefferson Jay – BONUS – 364 “Deck the Halls” by Thomas Oliphant



I think this is a truly adorable video. It offers a glimpse into everything heartwarming about my job doing music with special needs adults. This is a huge part of the direction I wish to continue to go. My big goal for next year if to produce my Christmas musical as the first ever show with all special needs adults. It's about time the world gets to see who these people really are. We are all one and I think we're about to find we're a whole lot more lovable and charming than we realized.

Operation 365 2 - Jefferson Jay – Covers – 364 “Soul Man” by Sam and Dave

So, I was going to use "Deck the Halls" as my cover for today, but I check these to make sure I'm not just repeating the same several tunes over and over again without remembering. Well, it's good I check, 'cause I played "Deck" on Day 181 of the first 365. So, this created another opportunity to add something else to the soup that is this 365. 

My dear friend The SOul Man is 98 and he fought in World War II and The Korean War. He is a great guy. It humbles me silly each time he tells, I'm "the best friend he's ever had." It seemed incomplete to do over 700 covers and not play the song from which his nickname  comes. As legend has it, and there's nothing but legend as it pertains to The Soul Man, legend has it that Lenny Kravitz dubbed him with that moniker at Croce's in the late 90's. I met SM just a few years later at that same place. We were young men then. I was 28 and he was 82. 

Well, cheers to you, brother. I plan to come out and watch you play some tunes tonight. Peace, love and friendship. It's a wonderful world in which I get to be brothers with The Soul Man. 

Operation 365 2 - Jefferson Jay – Originals - 364 “Berserk”

Well, this big chunk of work is about to take a backseat to the rest of my life here real soon. "Berserk" is about loving your work and taking it seriously, but not letting it make you “Berserk.” This is a song from some distant episode of my Christmas musicals, "The Hunt for the Great Christmas Tree." Although, I've been keeping those arrows in the quiver largely, I thought I'd shoot this one, as it seemed quite relevant to the tasks at hand.  

I am pleased with how this 365 has gone. Honestly, it has been far easier than the first one. It almost flew by, as much as doing 1100 videos can. The first time, in 2011, I had serious doubts if I was going to complete the marathon. This time, I never had doubts. I was resolved to not let it take over my life and not let myself spend a whole year feeling "up against it." WHo needs that pressure? Just doing all this, is enough. 

So, while I didn't let my work make my life “Berserk,” I could have. Moving forward, I plan to work even harder on all sorts of things. May this serve as my ongoing reminder to myself to keep a level head and never allow the allure of activity and occupation to interfere with what matters most. Life, love, friends and family. Life can be complicated, but it doesn't have to be. 

Operation 365 2 - Jefferson Jay – Words – 364 “Hibernation”

“Hibernation” is kind of two song ideas I had jammed together into one. What can I say? Time is running out. It is clear, with all these daily BONUS videos, that I just can't get enough of this good thing. Idea One emerged in the aftermath of the election. I got this little descending melody that accompanied the lyrics, "It's recreational, oh." I hung with that one for a bit.

Then, some weeks later, I started thinking about the life of a bear. “Hibernation." How interesting is that? Huge animal, sleeps for months, wakes up refreshed. I love it. After all this work, that managed to not drive me berserk, if any human had a “Hibernation” coming, it very well may be me. Who's to say Either way, I don't want to hibernate. As I only I can, I chose bear-y chords. B  E  | B  E  A. Yes, it can be that easy. Let the songs write themselves. Hibernate. Recreate. Repeat. Like Lenny said, "Let Love Rule." Let life live. Whoa, Bears!

See you all tomorrow for Day 365!

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Operation 365 2 - Jefferson Jay – Originals - 363 “Another Christmas Song”

It’s like I can’t say good-bye. I guess this is OK, ’cause I’ve got three full days left. Yesterday, I prepared the videos, more or less, for Days, 362, 363, and 364, all to leave mew more time to make the videos 365 a bit more special. Yet, for some reason, I still found myself recording videos all day at work as if I needed some. For what purpose? Habit? Perhaps I was hoping to improve on one or two of these, but at what cost. I have two jobs today, two jobs tomorrow. What time is there to continue to make extra videos like I did yesterday. What can I say? I’ve got some sort of work ethic, I suppose.

One thing, I’m afraid I’ll miss most about 365ing is hitting record and coming up with a song from scratch. Perhaps that is why I kept the camera handy today. Not nearly as much song fishing (I just conjured that term) without an Operation 365 to execute. Well, here is one of those; one last improvised Christmas song for you in the final act of Operation 365 2 and the final few days before Christmas.

Operation 365 2 - Jefferson Jay – Words – 363 “Fill That Cup”

Yesterday I did an original song called “Fill Rivers.” Here is another one, an improvised one, named “Fill,” well, “Fill That Cup” if you wanna call it by it’s full name. I think I may be addicted ‘cause I’m busy and I can’t stop thinking of ways to squeeze another video or two in as BONUS without taking too much more time. What can I say? It’s the season of giving and I don’t wanna stop.

Operation 365 2 - Jefferson Jay – Covers – 363 “Sexy Sadie” by The Beatles

I am a pretty loyal, appreciative son of a gun. In fact, that’s the context for this here video. They all become more meaningful as we approach the end of this delightful marathon. So, I haven’t gone back and checked yet, but I would venture a confident guess that The Beatles were the most covered artist in this here Operation 365 2. So, one more of there incredible jammerinos seemed fitting to fit in before the final on Friday.

My lovely wife, Leanne’s old car, a Toyota 4runner was named after this tune. I have had some car tumult this year. I had to bid adieu to my dear devoted VW van, The Tealmobile. I embraced and continue to embrace his replacement, a Toyota Sienna, affectionately named, Mohammed El-Shabazz… or Megatron, “Meg” for short.” To me a car is far more than just a car, regardless of whether it happens to be a van. Our cards keep us alive with the proper functioning. I am grateful and loyal, even to hunks of metal. Cars have soul too. We all do. I believe.

Operation 365 2 - Jefferson Jay – BONUS – 363 “Oh Chanukah” by Hirsch Kopyt

OK, it’s official. I’m addicted. Addicted to you. Yes, it appears I aim to inject entertainment into the vein of this universe with an all but reckless abandon. Yes, apparently 1100 videos is not enough. That’s why God invented to BONUS. That’s right. BONUS. More holiday hits. More fun for the family. The great World War II vet/World Series champion Yankee second baseman/Hall of Fame broadcaster Jerry Coleman exclaimed “Oh, Doctor!” on the rare occasion that a Padre ballplayer made a great play. Today, with hopes that I’ll stay silent, at least until tomorrow, I exclaim “Oh Chanukah!”

The Operation 365 2... where too much is never enough.

"We are all perfectly fine. Thank you." - Happy Bear

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Operation 365 2 - Jefferson Jay – Words – 362 “I Say a Prayer for You”

Somehow this morning, I tweaked my neck slightly. No big deal, but my friends at work noticed and expressed their concern about my well-being. How sweet. I reassured them as best I could that I was fine, but not before one amiga said a prayer for me. That led me to this little touching song. Hail love.

Operation 365 2 - Jefferson Jay – Covers – 362 “The Chanukah Song” by Adam Sandler

So via request, here is “The Chanukah Song.” I love making people happy. Fulfilling their requests is one little way to get this done. There are many. I am friendly to folks working at cash registers. I try to bring light where there is darkness and this is a pretty fun song.

So, here goes that. Plus, it seems proper to do a Chanukah song when I know I’ve done plenty o’ Xmas tunes as this project wraps up. Love to everyone, everywhere, no matter what you celebrate. We all deserve love.

Operation 365 2 - Jefferson Jay – Originals - 362 “There Comes a Dance”

We all have a time in our life when something’s got to give. I feel like I’m at that point in my life in a myriad of ways. It is nice how it all wraps up right here at the end of the year, as easy a time as there is to regroup and take the next measures.

I am getting extremely fired up for whatever follows this Operation 365 2. I feel big things on the horizon and I feel I am finally ready. I was sure I was ready at 19. I wasn't. I thought I might be ready at 30. I might have been right, but this is the path I was meant to walk. Now I am eager to put myself in a position to make more things happen. 

We all await some special event, a dance, if you will. Many call the NCAA college basketball tournament The Big Dance. I heard New york Giants wide receiver Victor Cruz on the radio earlier today referring to the NFL play-offs as a a dance. My simple point is, anything can be a dance. Something big that you go to, put forth your best effort, and try your luck. That's what I am talking about. It feels good to feel like I am on the precipice of something big. 

Finally. 

Operation 365 2 - Jefferson Jay – BONUS - 362 “Fill Rivers”

I must have a knack for this stuff, ‘cause this big beast of a project is all but done and I keep coming up with more reasons to do more. What can I say? I couldn’t let this funfest end without a few last words on the NFL’s most enigmatic leader, San Diego Chargers quarterback Phil Rives. Phil has a bit of a pouting problem when things to quite head his way, which is often. In this tune, I opine that Phil sheds enough tears when things don’t go his way to “Fill Rivers.”

 So, this little number that I wrote for The Scott and BR Radio show on The Mighty 1090AM (www.mighty1090.com). I don’t believe this one ever made it to air and I think it’s kind of funny so I thought I’d include before there was no point to this song whatsoever. For all we know there won’t even be a San Diego Chargers by next month. Phil Rivs!       

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Operation 365 2 - Jefferson Jay – Originals - 361 “Bigger Ponds”

Been thinking a lot and writing some neat tunes here as the Operation nears its close. Final week action here brings you this new number, "Bigger Ponds." Those following closely know I have been sharing my premonitions of big things to come real soon. Well, we songwriters, put these sorts of sensations to song and here is what it sounds like when we do. Well, when I do, in this case. 

Yes, I love San Diego. I love Ocean Beach, my little neighborhood in San Diego, but I don't think I'm going to be reaching any additional people too much by staying. So I am going to have to expand my wings and fly, at least 90 minutes north. I will be visiting The City of Angels far more frequently I imagine as I aim to get a toe into the machine... my wife just found my secret conditioner. Doh!

Yep. I guess that's about enough for today. In doing these projects, especially the songs I like, I want to get them as good as I possibly can. Alas, time does not permit such luxuries. We must accept the fact that we can get it done as well as we can get things done in the amount of time allotted to us. So, that is about hat. Cheers to my new tune "Bigger Ponds" and the subsequent stellar versions I will add to this one, the premiere, in the future of life, ideally, in some much “Bigger Ponds”

Oh, when I got this idea for this tune Saturday night, I thought, ""Bigger Ponds," well, let's see "Bigger" has B, G and E, in that order, so that's how my song should go." The point is, I guess, that there are many different ways to do stuff and sometimes, if you pay attention, these things can sort of start to do themselves. We can make things much more difficult that they actually are. Perhaps that's some advice to myself as I swim off in search of like-minded folks and the rest of the world.  There are many savory ways to butter a biscuit. You don't even need butter... or a biscuit.

Operation 365 2 - Jefferson Jay – Covers – 361 “Been Thinkin” by Blowski

Trying to prepare a little something special for the folks for the finally of the ole Operation 365 2. As you mighty've guessed, it takes a bit of effort to prepare 3 videos a day, much less three more that require an actual video shoot. At least, a couple of us have the day off to shlep to what I'll call, The Home of the Operation 365 Finale. Thanks to everyone making time in their bust schedules to allow my vision to play out roughly like I have it in my head. Yes, lots of thinkin'

Hail to my brother Blowski, settled in the Hawaiian sun. I think often of the great days and our unique and powerful bond. The times with Acoustic Booze, Blowski's band, which I was proud to serve on drums, were incredibly special. Shout-outs to my other fellow Boozers, Dylan Avery, Patricia "The Militia" Mueller, Adrianna Martin-Morningstar, and extended the family of Boozers, Nancy Truesdail, Paul Ruiz. and the one and only, Soul Man. I love "Been Thinkin'."

Cheers, Hail, and Hallelujah. Boozers 4 Life. 

 

Operation 365 2 - Jefferson Jay – Words – 361 “How a Champion Moves?”

My wife is very excited. If you've married or have ever been married then you know, that's the best of times. She is excited this moment because she just realized that not only is she going to the Championship game of our Fantasy Football League... ( I continue to hang my head in disgrace, shame and dishonor for losing to her last week in the game that got teams in to the play-offs, Season ended rough for Dick's SportingGoods. That was my team name, in honor Mariposa Ice Cream's Dick Van Ransom Magana. Hail Dick. ) ...but it will be on Christmas, we will be celebrating it with all of our friends who are in the league, her opponent who lives in upstate New York, Ali, will be there and here I present, her Championship football dance. 

Only one game left to win. Amen sounds like I'm in. Here's to bigger ponds.