Every now and then I hear a song that is right there… meaning a song with all the makings of a superior piece of music to my ears. This song is such a song – Ordinary by Train. You can watch the music video right here (about 5MB in size). It was on the soundtrack [...]
There might come a day when I’m no longer surprised by anything. That day is a long way off. This ABC News video clip is about Lynx and Lamb… while they sound like a delicacy best served with mint jelly, they are better described as the white supremacy version of Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen. Yep, [...]
Okay, the Hundred Monkey Theory gig at Grace Fellowship Church for their coffeehouse (that was canceled January 6) is back on for February 3! In case you’re lookin’ for me, I’m the one on electric guitar. Here’s an interesting wallpaper I came across on Musician’s Friend… and, yes, this is actually a real guitar… the [...]
It has occurred to me that I really haven’t expounded on much directly concerning guitar playing. Let me remedy that right now. Every guitarist is looking for cool chords… they may be brand new or oldies-but-goodies… they may be simple or excruciatingly complex… but they are cool. Here’s a couple to chew on that have [...]
Okay, I may have really done it good this time. I just fired off a letter to the editor of the Albany Times Union in response to this piece written by Kate Gurnett. I proofed it as much as was safe in the short period I had to click [Send] before I changed my mind. [...]
O Holy Night.mp3 (disabled due to over-traffic… email me for a copy) Above is a link to the song that I did with the great Michelle Williams this morning for a special music piece at Loudonville Community Church. It’s an arrangement of O Holy Night that Point of Grace did on their first Christmas CD… [...]
Now’s as good a time as any to tell you about these two gems. Two CDs of guitar giants playing custom arrangements of Christmas favorites… called Merry Axemas and Merry Axemas Volume 2 (‘Axe’ is a nickname for a guitar). Whether it’s John Sykes lighting up God Rest Ye Merry Gentleman or Neil Schon rolling [...]
I got the idea of periodically posting my current desktop wallpaper. I keep quite a collection of them, mostly because I get bored easily and find myself constantly changing them. This is also a good way for me to share from my extensive collection of works that I have so painfully and carefully gleaned from [...]
I'm a Christ-follower, compelled by my faith toward reason, which points directly toward conservatism. This world's daily onslaught of lunacy offends my intellect and senses, so this is my venue to blow off steam.
