Video of "Brevity and Vanity of Life" recorded December, 2008
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Destiny video by marathoner Kim.
FIRST and SECOND CDs:Hear clips at Apple iTunes.com , MSN Music, Yahoo Music, walmart.com, Napster and the rest... or at web CD store www.cdbaby.com/jimchaps
VISIT TO NEW YORK - Played and sang "New York for Firemen" at the Sean Hanley Way street-naming ceremony on Staten Island. Details on News page.
Original decal for peace and patriotism.
Jim Chaps - Second
Welcome
Hope you are doing well. I'm getting closer to completing the "Third" cd/project. Jim Chaps - Second project is an eclectic mixture of folk music. There are two instrumentals, and I've written/co-written six of the 12 songs. Three are covers and three are new arrangements of public domain works. Jim Chaps - First was 12 original works. All Jim Chaps music is available on iTunes and other online music sellers like MSN music, Walmart.com, AOL music, Napster, etc. A free download, "You Are Here" is readily available for you to download and enjoy on this homepage. Samples of all of the songs are available via your favorite digital music site. View/print 8.5 x 11-inch PDFs of every song from Jim Chaps - First and Second projects on the Music page of this website.
From left: Jim Chaps, Kirk Gibson, Alan Trammell.
Acoustic National Anthem
Many thanks for the kind words people have shared with me regarding this rendition of our National Anthem. The first time I played this song was in 2005 at a Cincinnati Reds / Detroit Tigers spring training game in Sarasota, Fla. I recvd a great response from many people afterward. The Reds organization in Sarasota went the extra mile to mic for vocals and guitar. Cincinnati's manager Dave Miley said, "Nice job on that song" as I walked past him and into the stands. And Tigers mgr. Alan Trammell, also gave a nice compliment. And I enjoyed talking with ABC-7 sportscaster Lowell Galindo (now with ESPN networks) said the song was "Top 5 all time". Very special thanks to then Detroit Tiger pitcher Jason Grilli for his words of encouragement, nudging me to learn to play chords for the National Anthem on the guitar for a stadium environment. (UPDATE: Alan Trammell now coaching with the Chicago Cubs, Jason Grilli is with Colorado.)
