Random thoughts on the Blues, the music industry, guitars, courses, etc
3 days man! 3 days! Sound familiar? Well that was from the Woodstock movie, this is actually the 2022 Dallas International Guitar Show. Welcome, welcome. April 29-May 1. So I grab my 3 day VIP pass and off I go to make a whole weekend out of this weekend. I got there about 1:30 for … Read more2022 Dallas International Guitar Show Market Hall April 29,30, May 1
Well how bout that? I finally made to the stage, granted it wasn’t the stage I wanted to be on, but hey Stage 1 is infinitely better than Stage 4. Back in October, I had the joy of the colonoscopy, have had one before so not a big thing, that is until you hear those … Read moreYou’re on Stage!……..Wait!?! What !?!
In a perfect Seinfeld voice, “What’s the deal with age?” Are you “of age?”, Have you reached the “age of accountability?”, The “age of consent?”, Are you “underaged?”, or Are you of “legal age?” What is your “age?”, How old are you??? Questions that have been questioned, answers that have been sought since that pesky … Read moreYou’re how old…?
So, Friday April 30 I made the pilgrimage to Dallas Market Hall for the 2021 Dallas International Guitar Show. My good friends Charlie Rondeau and Brad Allen taught me a couple of years back that it’s a good idea to get a VIP ticket, you get special up front seating for the concerts. So this … Read moreDallas International Guitar Show May 2021
It was raining the other day as I was driving to my straight gig, window shield wipers were not keeping the beat with the radio, I remembered several years ago the Keltner clan made a trip to Florida with the goal of visiting Disney World. We had a great trip, lots of fun and laughs, … Read moreSold his soul…….?
I got to thinking the other day, dangerous I know, that one’s definition of “old”, “elder”, these kind of terms differ with the perspective of one’s age. For instance, to me Franklin Delano Roosevelt would be old or an elder, but to my 19 year old son FDR would be ancient. Get the idea? So … Read moreHere I go , thinking again…
Well Ahoy there! Welcome to the NT Blues Blog, this is my first foray into the blogging world, I hope you enjoy it. A couple of things you will not find here, 1st no effing, freaking POLITICS, you want that crap then go turn on the news. I don’t do politics. 2nd read rule #1. … Read moreWell Hello and Welcome……..
On March 6th of this year, we lost another great innovator in the world of music, Mr. Lou Ottens. Lou Ottens was a Dutch engineer who worked for Philips. Philips was at one time the largest electronics technology company in the world, go thru your house you’ll find tons of Philips’ products you didn’t know … Read moreLet us remember…
So the other day I was pondering, or as the wife calls it, “brooding”, but I digress (wow, that was fast!), back to pondering. I had just finished adding the Jimmie Vaughan Trio Live at C-Boys to my Amazon music playlist when I got to thinking, how does Jimmie benefit (get paid) when myself or … Read moreBrooding ?