Other than how to play it, I really don't know too much about funk, as in the history of it. I was thinking about itbecause funk is normally thought of as being "in a funk" or kinda depressed, which is anathema to the lively bouncing music. So I researched it a little ( Read more... )

a friend of a friend of mine is in very dire financial straits... as such, he is selling...

- an Ibanez "Lawsuit" ES175 archtop guitar

- and a lotus shaped, unrouted butcher block guitar bodyWhile I do not have the money for these, they look like nice solid equipment. If any of you are interested or know other people interested, please send them ( Read more... )

http://www.livejournal.com/users/myhope/

myhope is a good friend of mine, and the missing girl is part of her family. If anyone's got info, please call the numbers listed, and spread this out as far as you can.

Thanks.

every black cloud has silver linings. That's something they say to give hope. Every dark cloud has silver linings, but our souls are like trees. The silver linings aren't enough. My soul withers the more lightning storms withiout nourishment it goes through. All I want, just once, is to see the sun. Just one beautiful, sunny day, where I can ( Read more... )

It was a reasonably good night of busking last night, I'll have to make this quick to get out theree earlier tonight. I played some blues for people while I was out there; people in pain about recent events in their lives and whatnot. I stopped playing for a bit while they told me about what was going on their lives, and started noodling as they ( Read more... )

Friday night, had a really solid night of busking. Just less than $100 on the night, and it was still kind of nippy out. Woke up in the morning, got coffee, did laundry, had a little more caffeine, then went to the birthday party of one of Kelly's coworkers, had a philly cheesesteak sandwich and some pasta with cheese. Drank a beer for that. By ( Read more... )

I don't do the whole meme thing all too often, but... what the hell. I was tagged by yayheaven and in a way by hunterdane (I did kinda of expect that at the cut... just made sense to me). Either way, here goes ( Read more... )

the tech goblins almost got me, but just unplugging the modem for 15 seconds and replugging it made it all work just fine ( Read more... )

I'm about to move my computer to my bedroom. I mention this because knowing the way things usually work for me, something will fuck up and I might not be able to plug the computer back into the internet. So, here goes...

first, let me say that music for me and my choice* to become a musician was never and will never be about money. I compose and perform music because there is something that drives me to do it. I don't knwo what it is, perhaps the muses, perhaps my own conscience, but whatever it is it's got nothign to do with money. I'd also like to note that I'm ( Read more... )