Is this a different vocalist, Ted? Have only listened to Morroco Blue so far. Was a random click as don’t know Ambient Zebras. I chose to listen to this as I am colloquially called a Zebra due to having a chronic illness. I used to know why but I forget why!!
Yeah, it is a different singer.
His name is Mitch Hilton, aka Mitch Wolf, aka Junkshopcoyote.
He inspired me to wanna make music and sing.
He named the band, playing on words. I think it was a Dr. Suess book,
on beyond Zebras, not sure. Also I liked the word and feel on Ambient music.
No these are all our songs.
That was our band back in the late 1980’s.
All original music. We were kids and friends.
I admired them, and when we made music it was at a furious creative pace.
So happy that you listened to the old stuff.
Guess I should have read more of your blog before assuming anything. Love your work. Are you published? Do you have a distributor? Hope you make some money from your creativity! PS Why are you Whatnot?
I have no distributor. Also not sure what really defines published these days.
I am so happy the internet has leveled the playing field, anyone can create anything
on the same level. I have never been it for the money, really. If there is any to be made?
Friends, Romans, countrymen lend me your ears and eyes, not your checkbook. Um..
Well I was 17 to maybe 19 years old during the Ambient Zebra band. We had band fliers,
I chose the symbol of a question mark.
the definition of what-not:
a nondescript or indescribable thing, or sometimes, person.
I guess I liked the ambiguity of it. I was effeminate back then. So that is why I
went as that as a stage name.
I often wonder if making money as an objective of any creative endeavour, changes things so much that it ends up being a corruption of the intent. Having said that it is always gratifying to sell a piece of art!
Yes it is so nice to be able to sell a piece. One of my professor’s used to say, I sell the bad ones, and keep all the good art I make for myself. Sometimes images are a diary.
I’m feeling the same way about some paintings I am doing on vintage photos . I have made them to sell at a market so I won’t be charging very much for them. Then again if I keep them what the hell will I do with them? I started painting on them so I could get rid of superfluous items from my collection that I couldn’t sell any other way.
I guess that could be chalked up to creative doubt. Perhaps wait till the feeling passes? I dunno. B.B King said that he regreted that he did not practice guitar enough. The king of the Blues! The uncertainty nails every creative person…I know you will keep making pieces for sale or otherwise. Take care.
Artist- Ted Giffin - Musician 
Is this a different vocalist, Ted? Have only listened to Morroco Blue so far. Was a random click as don’t know Ambient Zebras. I chose to listen to this as I am colloquially called a Zebra due to having a chronic illness. I used to know why but I forget why!!
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Yeah, it is a different singer.
His name is Mitch Hilton, aka Mitch Wolf, aka Junkshopcoyote.
He inspired me to wanna make music and sing.
He named the band, playing on words. I think it was a Dr. Suess book,
on beyond Zebras, not sure. Also I liked the word and feel on Ambient music.
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Oh, is this your band Ted? Are these all original songs? I assumed they were covers of someone else’s music.
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No these are all our songs.
That was our band back in the late 1980’s.
All original music. We were kids and friends.
I admired them, and when we made music it was at a furious creative pace.
So happy that you listened to the old stuff.
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Guess I should have read more of your blog before assuming anything. Love your work. Are you published? Do you have a distributor? Hope you make some money from your creativity! PS Why are you Whatnot?
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I have no distributor. Also not sure what really defines published these days.
I am so happy the internet has leveled the playing field, anyone can create anything
on the same level. I have never been it for the money, really. If there is any to be made?
Friends, Romans, countrymen lend me your ears and eyes, not your checkbook. Um..
Well I was 17 to maybe 19 years old during the Ambient Zebra band. We had band fliers,
I chose the symbol of a question mark.
the definition of what-not:
a nondescript or indescribable thing, or sometimes, person.
I guess I liked the ambiguity of it. I was effeminate back then. So that is why I
went as that as a stage name.
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I often wonder if making money as an objective of any creative endeavour, changes things so much that it ends up being a corruption of the intent. Having said that it is always gratifying to sell a piece of art!
LikeLiked by 1 person
Yes it is so nice to be able to sell a piece. One of my professor’s used to say, I sell the bad ones, and keep all the good art I make for myself. Sometimes images are a diary.
LikeLiked by 1 person
I’m feeling the same way about some paintings I am doing on vintage photos . I have made them to sell at a market so I won’t be charging very much for them. Then again if I keep them what the hell will I do with them? I started painting on them so I could get rid of superfluous items from my collection that I couldn’t sell any other way.
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I guess that could be chalked up to creative doubt. Perhaps wait till the feeling passes? I dunno. B.B King said that he regreted that he did not practice guitar enough. The king of the Blues! The uncertainty nails every creative person…I know you will keep making pieces for sale or otherwise. Take care.
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Cheers Ted!
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PS I like your explanation of how you got your stage name.
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Silly huh? hee hee hee
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