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"Music and Thoughts." - April 2007
Dear Friend,
Hello again. I hope this finds you well.
 Well, my life has changed dramatically. I am proud to announce the birth of our first child, Rena Jane Skanson. Rachel and I are very happy and at the same time pretty exhausted. She was born on March 9th weighing 7 lbs 3 ounces with that thick mane of black hair you see in the picture.
We have spent the last month getting used to our new addition. It has even been an adjustment for our yellow lab Ginger Pie. Nights are not quite as long and learning to function on an interrupted pattern of 2 hours naps has also been a challenge. But there is also the wonder of it. Seeing this being come into the world. Seeing this tiny body grow so fast over the last month. Waiting with great anticipation for that first smile (I am dying to see it). Wondering what those exceptionally long fingers are going to do with her life? Rachel says she is going to be a pianist, but I said maybe a doctor, accountant, or lawyer!
I have composed many selections about children. Minuet (Savannah) from Classica, La Trinite from Solamente Romanz, and Robbie's Smile from The Guitar Tree are a few examples. They all deal with the innocence of the childhood spirit. So I am very excited now to experience it even closer. I hope there is a new song brewing in there somewhere.
 Anyway, if you have any advice, I am always all ears.
Thanks for all your kindness and support and we will be in touch soon!
Sincerely,
Darren Curtis Skanson
Colorado's Light Classical Guitarist
stringwiz@ccmbiz.com
 As promised, we have posted a web exclusive version of one of Darren's songs. It is only available via download from the site. Darren has a treasure box full of stuff he not released and with the new website, we now have a vehicle to get those web exclusive gems to you!
Love: The Universal Wish. This Stratocaster with acoustic guitar accompaniment is a rich and soulful as acoustic music gets. Written originally for Watson and Company, the violin guitar duo that brought Darren to this style of music, the song broadens the frontier of acoustic music by the unlikely combination of the two families of guitar, electric and acoustic. On this song Darren uses his Martin D-28 acoustic guitar with his Eric Clapton issue "Blackie" Stratocaster.
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" I originally wrote this song off the coast of California on Catalina Island. Malcolm Watson and I were performing there on the invitation of one of the restaurant owners. I will always remember that day because we played on The Wrigley Plaza Stage. That stage is a small concrete riser that faces the shops and has its back to the ocean and harbor. It was so incredible because the ocean was twinkling like diamonds, the warm ocean wind was blowing in our faces, and we were making beautiful acoustic music! This is my original version where I play both parts and is closest to my original vision of the tune. I think having a child makes me understand that title more than I ever have before!" - Darren Curtis Skanson
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Love: The Universal Wish
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Click here to check out the song!
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 A cello and acoustic guitar version was also released on The Guitar Tree (Re-Growth 1993-2005) CD and is also available on the website.![Classical Guitar and Cello]( "Classical Guitar and Cello")
Special this Month!
To celebrate Rena's birth, Darren wanted to do something extra special, so he put everything on sale for 50% off! Crazy man! Yes, 50% off everything!! Just go to the website, make a purchase, and at the payment information screen enter RENA in the Coupon box and hit Redeem. The site will automatically take 50% off the price of anything in your shopping cart! The section on the screen will look like this:
Just remember to fill up your cart 'cause you only get to use the coupon once and the special is only good until May 14th, 2007!
Thanks and enjoy.
The CCM Worldwide staff
REMEMBER…
You can request the new CD and all your favorite Darren Curtis Skanson music at: 
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