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It’s the summer time and making posts ain’t easy06.28.09

So I hope that everyone out there is having a great start to their summer!
As you may all ready have known, I have not been posting that much on this site. Well to tell you the truth, I’ve been working in the backyard gardening! Yes gardening! And let’s not forget the odd family adventure!
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The Cole Porter Movie called De-Lovely06.10.09

Cole Porter was a genius composer. I’ve played some of his tunes as a kid and as I have grown as a musician, I now have a better feel for how great this man really was.
At work the other day, I got into a conversation with a patient. We were talking about different styles of [...]



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Tortured ex-smoker writes folk song06.07.09

The trials and tribulations of either a reformed smoker or a work in progress one! I know I can relate to this guy because quitting smoking is probably the hardest thing you could do!

Keep on Jammin’

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Glastonbury Festival06.04.09

The Glastonbury Festival is something I’ve never heard of before. This sounds like one of the best musical weekends one could ever imagine!
It started in 1970 and hasn’t looked back. In 1971 the lineup was Hawkwind, Traffic, Melanie, David Bowie, Joan Baez and Fairport Convention. Attendance: estimated at 12,000. Price: free. At the 1982 [...]



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Was Jimi Hendrix murdered my his manager?06.01.09

We all seem to, in today’s modern society, gravitate to the tabloid stories. I for one, try my best to ignore this form of journalism, but it does make one wonder about this particular story. I realize I’m adding to it’s buzz on-line, but this story caused me to react to this type hype that [...]



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