When Teardrops Fall

I'd like to share a short video. I produced this video... partly as a personal memorial... but more so, as a means of grief (for myself). I found, over the passing months, I was spending a lot of time viewing and reviewing photos of Beth… interspersed with hours of playing guitar. After a while, I decided to spend some of this time combining these two compulsions into something more creative. I guess you would call it a song… albeit, an unsung song… or perhaps, more accurately... a poem... a poem which brings together guitar and photos.

The pencil sketch was done by Beth. It was the inspiration for this video. I found the sketch on my computer when I was looking for additional photos of her. I remember she told me she sketched this by freezing onscreen a frame of a video clip I had sent her. It was a clip of me playing a song I’d written for her and had sent to her at a time when we were separated by many miles. So, this a bit of a full-circle thing... as her sketch has inspired me to write...

Here is the HD version (1920 x 1080). It is best viewed full-screen. Right-click on the video (while it is playing) and choose Zoom... Full Screen.

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I do not want to post this on YouTube at this time.

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For those of you on a netbook, or experiencing problems viewing the HD video above, here is a smaller version of the video (960 x 540). Note: At full screen on a large monitor this version will not look as good as the one above.