Tim Ellerbe II
Bio
I am a Musician, Author and Artist. Find out more on my website timellerbe.com
Stories (44/0)
How to romance your partner
I have been married twice and divorced twice. As a naturally romantic soul (Leo, same thing), my romantic advances were wasted on two exes who were not receptive to such things. For those who don’t know, sexless marriages are no fun. So I put away my book of romantic practices and never expected to use them again. But lately, I have dusted the old book off and recalled how to shower a woman with adoration, attention and very creative situations. This series will showcase some ways I’ve determined to be quite romantic. Anyone can use them, so feel free to steal my knowledge and make the world a better, more loving place.
By Tim Ellerbe II2 years ago in Families
My Big Dream
If you have been following me here for any amount of time, you already know I am a creative person. Whether that be through music, fiction writing or true life stories, this is me. I thank you for all of your support from the heart. Since Covid started, I have been struggling a bit with my life’s path.
By Tim Ellerbe II2 years ago in Beat
Cohesion
Part one The 128th Toalavin 3 years before the Battle of Hatacu T’bor was a lousy bodyguard T’lia realized as she ducked into the storefront bookstore. Stepping to one side, she peered through the dirty store window and observed the burly Enayan guard as he frantically looked around for his charge. His face, normally stoic was a mask of panic. Queen M’kia Zorren would not be happy if anything happened to her only daughter.
By Tim Ellerbe II2 years ago in Fiction
Surviving the Pandemic
The phrase “That escalated quickly” perfectly describes the past two years. At least for me. It was late in 2019 and I was looking forward to heading out on two tours in 2020. One as keyboardist for my long-term client Enchantment, and the other as support on a Temptations Revue gig. The latter was heading to the UK and I was itching to get out of the country. Besides that, we were coming up on a very controversial election year and my Non-Partisan canvassing partners were after me to form a team by mid 2020 to get out the vote. I was, as you can imagine, looking forward to a very lucrative year.
By Tim Ellerbe II2 years ago in Motivation
How I started a business in 2020
Like many others, I came into 2020 with grand dreams of success. People do that every year of course, and few succeed. I thought that was going to be my lot in life after a severe stomach pain sent me to the hospital. Once there, I discovered I needed a colonechtomy and my blood pressure was off the chart. I ended up spending three weeks in the hospital and a total of six weeks recovering. That was a very depressing time because I had been slated to do two tours this year, one of them overseas.
By Tim Ellerbe II3 years ago in Journal
They're Not Tits!
She was not my girlfriend. I really didn’t want her to be. I was done raising my kids and she had five or six of them under the age of fourteen. I liked her company though, so I hung out with her whenever I could. She was an artist and a damned good one. I would sit and watch her paint, sometimes playing piano quietly in the background. She liked that. She said it relaxed her and helped her do her best work. I loved her energy and was always happy just to be in the same room as her.
By Tim Ellerbe II5 years ago in Filthy
Superstar Threesome
We all left the concert stage with huge grins on our faces. The crowd had loved us, but that was to be expected when your boss was the celebrated Star. I should not have even been there, but her keyboardist was a friend of mine and he’d gotten sick and called in a last minute favor. I’d been happy to oblige, since I knew most of the Star’s songs anyway. At that moment, the celebrity powerhouse was standing backstage with several bigwigs who were gushing over her, just as they were paid to do. I gave high fives and handshakes to several of the band members and accepted with humbleness, their sincere compliments. Many of them headed to the green room where the post concert banquet was no doubt awaiting us.
By Tim Ellerbe II5 years ago in Filthy
Interrupting Her Shower
Joyce strode down the hallway angrily, hurriedly wrapping the towel around her wet body. Watery footprints trailed behind her as she wondered why Murphy’s Law had to be so damned prevalent. Why, for instance, does the phone only ring when you’re in the shower, or in this case, why someone need to ring your doorbell? She reached the front door and stood on tiptoe to peer out of the peephole. Her hot anger subsided a bit as she saw who was on the other side of the door. She swung it open and glared intentionally at her friend.
By Tim Ellerbe II5 years ago in Filthy
Writing Erotic Poetry for a Balanced Audience
So I was talking with some folks on Twitter not too long ago about my poetic style. One of my followers pointed out that women buy a lot of erotic literature, but are not quick to purchase such material from male writers. I found that quite interesting. In my estimation, there is a difference in the poetry put out by women versus that put out by men, but still, erotica is erotica right? It’s like pornography a bit. You like it or you don’t. Even with that, I have women friends who will watch videos directed by men just as much as they will watch those directed by women. So why isn’t the same attentiveness given to male poets?
By Tim Ellerbe II5 years ago in Poets
Why I Love Reason 10
I have been involved with music for most of my life. I took up piano at age eight and practiced my butt off until my mother purchased my first budget keyboard. It was a tiny Casio VL-1, but you would have thought she’d bought me a Korg Triton. I hammered out every melody I could until she was satisfied of my seriousness. Then I graduated to the MT-68 LOL. Ah, memories.
By Tim Ellerbe II5 years ago in Beat
Organic Reach Marketing
Not too long ago, I wrote an article on the dangers of the internet. While that article covered many aspects of internet usage and abuses, I was and am particularly concerned with what those abuses mean for creative types like me. It has been a bit frustrating over the years to pour so much work into creating music only to be unable to share it on a large scale. I am fond of saying that if algorithms were done away with, creative people would be billionaires inside of a day. Out of six billion-plus people, finding an audience would be a piece of cake.
By Tim Ellerbe II5 years ago in Beat