Calvin Yordy - Musician

Calvin Yordy

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Calvin Explains Machines In The Sky:

My family has a history of UFO sightings, perhaps even abductions. I have never been abducted (that I know of), but I've seen a few lights in the sky. I swear I grew up underneath a major UFO hot spot. These things were not swamp gas, falling stars, Venus on just-the-right-night, weather balloons or anything else made up by skeptics. These were unidentified flying objects, or UFOs. A bit weird, I get it - but 100% real and 100% my experience.

One night in particular involved a late evening walk in the country - not a particularly rare event in my childhood as I spent a major part of my formative years staring up at the sky wishing my real parents would fly down, land in the pasture and take me up to my real home 'somewhere up there.' Yes, I admit, a bit silly and dramatic. But I was a kid and I felt alone and strange. My school was not the place for an artist, a rocker, a sensitive type. Kids in my class were driving at 10, shooting at 8 and were well-versed in the formula for moonshine by the time they squeezed outta their mother's darkest spot. The internet didn't exist and my family couldn't afford to travel, so I couldn't find others like me. So I walked a lot . . . at night.

One sighting involved a huge, glowing orb floating in the sky . . . just hovering there, looking at me. It didn't move, it didn't make a sound . . . but it was there . . . glowing red/orange. It was beautiful.

For LIGHTS FANTASTIC, I wrote a song called MACHINES IN THE SKY. A lot of people have been writing in and asking me to explain this song and it's lyrics. I typically don't do this. The only thing I hate more than artists explaining their work are artists that intentionally explain their work . . . prob while simultaneously sipping a venti caramel macchiato, surfing free wi-fi and vociferously proclaiming their detest for popular culture. I admit it; I love popular culture. Does that make me uncool? Fuck you.

So here it goes . . .

MACHINES IN THE SKY is a love story that takes place during an alien invasion. Not a nasty invasion where we all become slaves, but an invasion nonetheless that will ultimately change how we operate and live as a society. It's the point in our history where we know for a FACT that things will never be the same. Maybe this event happened long ago and it's been wiped from our written record? Maybe this will happen in the future? Regardless, when machines in the sky float down from space . . . I promise it won't last long. So don't hide your eyes, embrace the chaos, let's not waste this chance to witness the ending of the ages. We've past the point of no return. So c'mon . . . grab my hand, slam your eyes closed and take a breath . . . you're going out with me tonight to watch the world end!

Let's not waste this chance to witness
Ending of the ages
We've no hope at all it's gone
Don't hide your eyes from machines in the sky
I promise this won't last long
There's no hope at all it's gone
When the world ends


C'mon! You're going out with me
Out with me tonightC'mon!
You're going out with me
Out with me tonight
One last time


We've past the point of no return
Now let's call it quits and watch it burn
Most are angry, some stokedWe've no hope at all it's gone
I know it's hard to comprehend
That our time has come and soon will end
now slam your eyes closed, take a breath
Nothing matters
Nothing's left
When the world ends

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Ricky Vaughan - Musician

Ricky Vaughan

Ricky Vaughan has appeared twice on TNN, performing "Give a Little Love Back" on "American Magazine," and "She Makes Your Heart Tell Lies," when he was interviewed by Rob Weller. Other performances have included the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, and numerous appearances at the Bluebird Cafe in Nashville, Tennessee. After taking a short break from performing, Ricky produced a CD, Zebra in a Cowfield. He has had several of his songs selected for independent film. Ricky has just opened his Zebraland Recording Studio, where he is recording his newest material.

I write music that's very driven by acoustic guitar and most of what people hear from me is simply me performing solo acoustic music. I learned long ago from watching legendary artists that if you can command a room with no more than just a single voice and guitar, then you have yourself a very solidly crafted song. Having said that, I may still be recording music in the future with a bit more production but for the most part, my music will probably stay minimally produced to allow the heart of what I'm doing acoustically to shine through.

I was a drummer for years before I played guitar, and I think this perhaps helped me add a kind of personal rhythm style to the way I play. I've absorbed a lot of musical spirit from an interesting era known as British progressive rock or "Art rock" but also have a very wide range of acoustic singer songwriter influences from all over the board. I'm very inspired by accidental beauty with lyrical and musical exploration more than I am about hunting for any quick fix commercial hooks.




I see my music as an artistic mystical journey and hope that others may find things in it that are relatable, consoling, enlightening, or entertaining. I've written songs from a wide range of different topics but at the moment, the songs I've written about the UFO phenomena have felt especially satisfying to me because of how important this topic is along with the time in which we now live. I very much appreciate all who have listened and I'm content to look for that next mysterious bend of song idea around the corner.


Peace, love, and light to you all. Ricky Vaughan