Not Everyone Can Be a Barista or a CEO
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While it may, in some people’s opinion, take less skill to be a barista than a CEO (latte art not-withstanding) is it really a job just anyone can do?
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I'm up to stuff.
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For the people who like that kind of thing, that's the kind of thing those people like...
Read MoreMeg White Plays Drums Like John Bonham
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During a recent conversation about the White Stripes, I mentioned how I thought Meg White played drums like John Bonham...
Read MoreWho Deserves Respect
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I recently watched a video of guitar maker Paul Reed Smith telling the story of how he got Carlos Santana to play his guitars. This isn’t a story about guitars or Carlos Santana. Rather, this is a rumination on respect...
Read MoreMy Album "Open Door" is Now Available!
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Almost fifteen years ago, I released my first (and only so far) solo record "Open Door"... Now, thanks to the wonders of distribution technology and internet pipes, "Open Door" is available digitally for the first time...
Read MoreI Try Things - Episode 3: Swapping a Preamp Tube in a Guitar Amp
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I've never loved the gain channel on my Fender Hot Rod Deville 2x12. I read a tip online about swapping a preamp tube to lower the gain. This is an explanation of how to do it and a sample of the results...
Read MoreCreative Neuroses Part 2
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I have a thing (that I’ve heard a lot of creative people describe) where I feel guilty (sometimes depressed) if I don’t spend free time working on the creative thing...
Read MoreBeing Understood is Overrated
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I’m talking about being understood in the crying-to-your-best-friend-after-a-break-up, “I just need someone who understands me,” sense of being understood...
Read MoreCreative Neuroses
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I’m a writer. I’m not supposed to let anything stop me. I should write all day, every day, in my sleep, in the car...
Read MoreLosing My Dad
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Just a little over a week before Father’s day, my dad passed away at age 61 from a heart attack and subsequent complications...
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