surprise surprise

just got in from band rehearsal…it’s weird how even wimpy songs can be fun to play…VENUS by Shocking Blue (1969) and REACH OUT IN THE DARKNESS by Friend and Lover…I think we’ve put EARLY IN THE MORNING on the back burner, hopefully it will stay there… a friend of mine bought my amp–at my asking […]

Psychedelic Rock : Country Joe and the Fish 1

Psychedelic Rock : Country Joe and the Fish 1 Previous Blog

Classic Jazz : Cab Calloway 9

Classic Jazz : Cab Calloway 9 Previous Blog

the right decision

after some careful consideration regarding where I thought I’d be happiest, I went to the open mic at the AmerLegion, as opposed to a friend’s house for her Monthly Jam (some friend–quite a bully if ya ask me)…I played a bunch sang a bunch and even made a few bucks…and I may have found a […]

Psychedelic Rock : The Doors 1

Psychedelic Rock : The Doors 1 Previous Blog

Classic Folk Music : Woody Guthrie 9

Classic Folk Music : Woody Guthrie 9 This might explain a few things… Previous Blog

a lack of courage…

…kept me from dedicating the one song I sang at the karaoke show I attended to a certain member of the audience…that and being tired kept me from doing more than one…afterwards I went up the road apiece and hung out there–an innaresting night fer sure…first I’ll sleep THEN I’ll blog… so I went to […]

And the world summit award goes to…

Among almost 500 digital projects, The Wall has won a World Summit Award in the category ”e-Culture and Heritage”. So maybe I’m not that culturally biased after all !? When you’re browsing the site, you’ll need some music with street credibility to get in the right mood.

that’s incredible

went to VA to hopefully do some “twangin”–MISSION ACCOMPLISHED (finally)…did some rockin’ too…a friend has loaned me $200 so I can keep (or sell) my amp…she and I played a few numbers with the house band and I played a few more…I don’t think the other guitarist (a FB friend) appreciated my being onstage as […]

Psychedelic Rock : Jefferson Airplane 1

Psychedelic Rock : Jefferson Airplane 1 In the Spring of 1967 they had a free concert at the University of Santa Clara, a few blocks away from where I was living. I attended because Jazz Great, Vince Guaraldi, was playing. While there, I got into a conversation with this pretty brunette, who told me she […]