Archive for August, 2007

Canada’s own John ‘JD’ Roberts08.31.07

Now I grew up watching this guy when he was one of the first Video jockeys in Canada. He talked about and interviewed many of the days greatest bands of our time. He was always soft spoken and very intellectual in my eyes.

Now a days, he is a anchor person at CNN. When I [...]



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More on my 1959 Fender Duo Sonic08.30.07

This baby was first introduced to us in mid 1956, the original Duosonic (two pickups) were Fender’s 3/4 size, student model, 22.5″ short scale beginners guitars.
With the switch in the middle position, the two pickups are in series, giving a humbucking pickup type sound. These short scale student models were made to the same [...]



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Glenn Gould’s secret lover08.27.07

Thank God for that little area beneath the current newspaper that holds the previous days editions!
I was shopping with my wife this past Sunday and I was stopped in my tracks by the front page news caption ” The Secret Life of Glenn Gould“. I just had to have a copy of this article [...]



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A Canadian Amp called Traynor08.24.07

I never did have an interest in the sound that Traynor had so I didn’t pay any attention to it. No great guitar player played on one except my most influential guitar teacher Chris P. Even the place that he taught at, the old “Alonzo’s Music” on Colbourne St. in Brantford which is now called [...]



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The Mosport peace concert July 197008.21.07

While reading the Toronto Star the other day, I found a great piece of music history that never was.
It was to be organized by John Lennon and whats her name. This event was to be part of their peace campaign, shortly after John left the Beatles. It was to have been a star [...]



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