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Stories of Tales and Wonderment

Breaking Out Some Solid Gold 

I broke out some vinyl while installing a new power conditioner and rearranging my studio. 

You just can’t beat the sound of a needle dropping onto the vinyl. That mild hiss that let’s you know some real music is about to come through.

The choice for the evening was something I had forgotten about, Dan Fogelberg’s Phoenix album.

Whether you are a guitarist, singer, songwriter or just some one who loves well written, superbly arranged, and just bad ass guitar playing. This is a must grab and one that I don’t…

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Have You Ever Looked For The Blinding Light 

This past week my family and I all went to see the new movie The Jesus Revolution, a movie about the great awakening in California during the late sixties.

One scene in the movie where they are being baptized, made me think about my own baptism. In the movie, of course they show a dramatic scene where the main character Greg Laurie goes under the water but appears to go into the very depths of the sea, even though they are only in waist deep water, sees the light and surges up to come out of the water.

My own…

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You Have To Enjoy Every Sandwich 

I recently re-watched the last interview Warren Zevon gave to David Letterman. It was a different interview and appearance by a guest as Dave had never devoted a full episode to one interview or one performer.

If you don't know Warren Zevon's story or aren't familiar with his music I would recommend taking the time to watch the interview and to discover his music. I will share what I took away from his interview and let you see if you can see any of his influences in my songwriting.

The thing about this…

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