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AXE WORK, PART TWO

April 15, 2019 by

Fair warning on axe work: Be Careful. With one you could get maimed pretty good. Sink a blade into your shin or foot and what do you get? Lots of noise, concern, and a feeling that you shouldn’t be trusted with sharp tools. But that’s not you, right?

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Willie Nelson Brings More To Portland Than His Band

August 1, 2018 by

The old guitar picker takes the stage tonight at McMenamins Edgefield. Willie Nelson, all eighty five years of himself, takes the stage after opener Allison Krause.   More important, he’s on the cover of AARP magazine. Why is that important? How many public figures don’t want to talk about age? In a youth motivated culture, […]

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A FATHER’S DUTY IN SERVICE TO ALL, or WHO’S YOUR DADDY

January 10, 2017 by

    A father’s duty to not get stomped in the mosh pit?   The parent still holds primary responsible for socializing their offspring; of fitting them into a cultural framework. In the end, if they stay out of jail, the whole village celebrates their success. But, if they crack the top ten call list […]

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THE BABY BOOMER GUITAR

September 1, 2015 by

How To Fill Empty Hands With Music, Your Music, On Your Baby Boomer Guitar. From E string to E string, Every Body Goes Down An Elevator. Get in tune with a tuner and get busy. Skinny string E to fat string E, low bass to high treble: E, B, G, D, A, E. If you’re […]

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PLAY GUITAR?

April 26, 2013 by

WHERE MUSIC THERAPY AND PHYSICAL THERAPY HOOK-UP Spend time with someone afflicted with a movement disease and you’ll get this: Fine motor skills go first. Any baby boomer know this, too. You don’t run faster and jump higher with every birthday. PF Flyer might have made the promise, but you’ve grown out of those shoes.

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