Going through my old 2014 music hard drive stuff today. Old stuff, 2014? Geez, tis, twas, only a few years ago. (feels like 10 years) Back in 2000 when the oldies bought their first computer (my first time playing with one) I never thought I’d ever try and play music, let alone jam (on fresh bread, no butter thanks) with people in Italy, Japan, the USA, etc …
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It was 1997 … 22 years ago, while 28, with a $629 cassette Tascam Porta 07, before fancy free digital music software and computers.
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4CRB replies 26/11/18 to my email “Just who are you, 4CRB?”, sent 23/11/18 Rodney I’d prefer to respond to your email by a phone call if you are happy to talk. Can you provide a contact number if so? Kindest Regards, Steve Stuttle | Executive Director My 26/11/18 email reply… Hello there slippery slope conformists … You want to verbally defend playing “rock and roll” on a “Christian” radio station? Written word is more diplomatic – nothing is lost in translation, and the results are easily printable for the Christian…
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Watching a new Pommie ‘comedy’ tonight (via a questionable website) called “Sick Of It”. (wiki info) Sadly I identify with the gloomy, dry witted, character ‘Karl’. (actors real name Karl Pilkington) that can’t move on from a prior love. I first watched Karl a year back in “An idiot abroad” where he was a tourist in backward third world commie shit holes like China. At the end of season 1, episode 3, of ‘Sick of It’ I watched tonight, they played the above oldie outro from the band, ‘America’ That…
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Dang, looking back … too many politically laced rants below .. it must be smoko time. The above music video is from the full bootlegged concert copy I have. He’s one of those musicians I’d hear from time to time while growing up … but never gave two runny rat droppings about. Now days .. or rather, now nights … he’s one of my best friends at 2am while
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It’s 9:40pm Tuesday night again … not likin’ how the year has flown by. Must be time for guitar practice. Kicking off with Aussie Tommy Emmanuel first. As a boy, he learnt by listening to guitar greats such as Chet Atkins and Les Paul. I’ve been trying his listening technique for 30 years … and I’m still having trouble doing it. I’d do it during the day, but who does it during the day? Do you? It’s better at…
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