I will try not to be preachy or sanctimonious; and for some people a moderate amount of booze is plenty…went to a jam last night…one of the guitarists had IMO too much to drink…at the very least I was annoyed…he seems to be a nice person, and I do appreciate his sense of (musical) adventure–we […]
a friend of mine is having her album release concert in just over two weeks…the band had it’s first rehearsal this past evening…I met the bass player and drummer for the first time, they met each other for the first time…it sounded good to me…like I said, “We’re not gonna play the album, but we […]
I’ve never been much of a conspiracy theorist. Someone could give me lots and lots of evidence that the wars of today were engineered by a secret conspiracy within a hidden world government designed to keep the money flowing to the military-industrial complex, and I would still find it hard to believe. I tend to believe in Occam’s Razor, in other words, the simplest explanation for things is likely correct one.
went to an O.M. to play a few with my friend Lou…in the middle of our set, some guy jumped “onstage” to add his caterwauling harmony to whatever Beatle song we were doing…eventually he realized I was not happy, and apologized…Now you might say (and you’d be right) no biggie, it’s just a jam, man…relax…maybe […]
went to that place where lotsa people know my name…no Open Mic tonight, not totally sure why…went to some other place, had fun, played some, sang some…some familiar faces, some not so familiar faces…may have found a new Thursday night home…trying to de-compress; should/could be in bed by 2:30am…I’m probably missing something, but for now […]
most of my blogs (or most of each one) are about my Musical adventures…writing almost exclusively about myself may seem self-centered, but it’s what I know best…went out last night to a Blues jam, had lotsa fun…Music I know, Religion, Politics? Not so much… I’m having a somewhat low-key argument with someone on youTube over […]
What would you do if someone entrusted you with his or her creative life’s work and you had the power to celebrate or denigrate it, and then you found it, meh… so so?
This is what happened to me 4 years this week. When I bought my ukulele, I kinda charmed the owner of the small, independent music store I had bought it from in Walnut Creek, CA
almost went to the open mic that was super close to where I live, but I went instead to the one that was a bit further away, for social reasons…BIG mistake…if insulting me is your idea of humor, then I need to look “humor” up in the dictionary…I CAN be an asshole (like everybody) but […]
played a Benefit for the Fukashima (sp?)50…was part of the opening act…the good thing about being first is that the crowd is small and I don’t get too nervous…the bad thing is IF the guitar riffs and/or harmony parts are especially “happening” fewer people witness that…I NEVER said I didn’t have an Ego…I guess I […]
I more than survived the open mic last night…I had fun…ears ringing WAY lots today, but at the time I didn’t think of consequences…I think I’m the only guitarist in MY Musical circle who uses controlled feedback (think Hendrix) when and if the conditions are right…it DOES require a certain volume level though, and THAT’S […]
