I Got a Water Pistol Named Betsy

[Joanna]

I was playing some old tapes and found a song I wrote a long time ago. Those were the days when I played the guitar really badly and wrote songs to that sterling accompaniment.

I Got a Water Pistol Named Betsy was one of my favorites. It's about a kid getting revenge against bullies with a water pistol. Ah, the good old days. I hope you enjoy it despite the bad guitar.

-- Joanna

[clanger]

Hey thats not a bad bit of blues playing.. some nice licks and you really combine it nicely with your vocals. I like this.
and I think your telling a little fib when you say you never got too good on guitar. A lot of people never reach that standard of playing and certainly can't throw it all together with such verve.
Heres to the mud in yer eye.
cheers

[Boris]

You have got such a great voice... I'm probably not the only one envious of that. And despite the squeaky guitar fingers, the playing is terrific, simply, and more advanced than any amateur I know.

A very simple, yet enjoyable tune, J... nice job!

[toots]

This is wonderful! Do you still have that guitar?, because I don't think there's anything wrong with your playing at all on this. I dig the looseness of this. "Loosey-Goosey" as Jack Black says in School of Rock. That, coupled with your usual more than excellent writing, makes something really special.

[maggieo]

This is wonderful! Do you still have that guitar?, because I don't think there's anything wrong with your playing at all on this. I dig the looseness of this. "Loosey-Goosey" as Jack Black says in School of Rock. That, coupled with your usual more than excellent writing, makes something really special.

What James said.

Stellar work.

[Joanna]

Clanger - No fibs. Most of my playing was pretty simplistic. This is the only song where I did anything even slightly advanced, and I worked on it forever.

Boris - you know, I never thought my singing voice was anything special because I don't have a big range. It's been a real awakening for me to come to a place like this and have so many people react positively to my singing.

Toots - I still have the guitar, but I haven't picked it up in over a decade. I don't even know I'd remember how to play a chord, let alone play worth singing to. A long time ago, I used to play that guitar and write songs. Then for some reason, I stopped and forgot all about writing music. It wasn't until garage band that I remembered how much I used to enjoy it.

Maggie - thank you!

Thank you to all of you! It's so wonderful how encouraging everyone is here.

-- Joanna