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Observations from a Doctor Visit
Yesterday, I made my annual visit to my cardiologist, and some thoughts.
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Favorite Movie: Grosse Pointe Blank
I am a big John Cusack fan, and one of my favorite movies is Grosse Pointe Plank, a rollercoaster of fun, great action, and just a rip-roaring time
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The "Super" Strat
The late 70's and early 80's were a heady time. Once Eddie exploded on the scene with his FrankenStrat, build from parts sold by Wayne Charvel, and the concept of the Super Strat was born
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More Quake goodness
Throwback time, the game that changed my life in the mid 1990's has been updated to work on modern gear, and it still is a ton of fun.
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When you Realize your Family is full of bigots
It feels inevitable that all families have some dysfunction, and yes, bigotry. But it hurts to find out that it isn't who you expected.
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Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure
A bit of comfort from my formative years, Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure is up there with Ferris Bueller's Day Off in the nostalgia files. Good stuff!
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The Day my Guitar Teacher Burst my Bubble
At some point during your musical journey, you go from practicing to playing, when you have enough foundation to really air it out. Then you discover how much of your favorite music is constructed.
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Not Today Satan: Classic Rock
When the fuck did Nirvana, Foo Fighters and Soundgarden become "Classic Rock"
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Old computers - the remembrance vs. the reality (the Atari era)
Fond memories, but not really the rosiest of times. Computing in the early 80's was a lot more primitive than you probably recall
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Stomp box observations
Upscale, boutique, and expensive, but the quality and sounds are amazing. These aren't your grandfather's effects.
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Back to Basics
I continue down the rabbit hole of building a sound that is me.
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The Quest for Tone - Beginning the Journey
As I have begun to play a LOT more guitar, I have made some significant changes to my sound. Mainly, I first fixed my Fender Super 60 amp's low impedance input that gave me a far more reactive and responsive sound, but soon remembered that the 60 watt