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Worth A Thousand Laughs

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When you take your music seriously, sometimes it helps to get a reality check. I recently did a fantastic photo session with my #1 picture guy, Miri Stebivka from Mirifoto. We had a good time as we always do, and got some fantastic pictures that can be found in both[…]

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Newsletter – January 25, 2016

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Greetings all, and happy new year! Things are beginning to pick up and I am working on a bunch of projects.  Like most things in life, it seems like there’s more work than results, but I keep at it.  I’ve found that there are times when things come together in[…]

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Trout Fishing (with the) Net

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“Never go on an adventure without a hat.” — Indiana Jones Good ol’ Craigslist. You just never know what you’re going to find there. Well okay, we all know that you’re going to find some really strange and often ridiculous, creepy, or outrageous things. But there are moments when it[…]

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Newsletter – December 23, 2015

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Hi everyone, It has been one of the craziest Decembers ever. It’s taken most of the month for me to find time to sit down and write a newsletter. I hope that everyone has been able to avoid the craziness of the holiday season and just enjoy time with friends[…]

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MMPDX Week 7: Down the Stretch

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Take me out to re-hear-sal, Take me out with the band… Ladies and gentlemen…introducing The Gym Dandies! Believe it or not, we actually decided on a name.  It’s apt because the show takes place in a gymnasium, and it’s suitably cheesy and family-friendly to get the job done for the[…]

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MMPDX Week 6: Settling In

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We had a very good session this week with progress on arrangements, narrowing down the set list, and starting to have songs sound like songs instead of experiments. Our ‘maybe’ drummer didn’t show up, we don’t know why. We’ll soldier on though, and I can’t say I’m all that disappointed[…]

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High-Tech Bird Calls

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You never know when improvisation skills are going to come in handy. Here’s a funny story from a recent gig. I was playing some background music through a Bose L1 linear array PA, which is just totally awesome to play through. But I digress. While I was playing, I started[…]

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MMPDX Week 4: Songs and More Songs

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One two three FOUR! Whew!  Traffic on Wednesday nights is a nightmare.  But we finally got it all together and are working our way toward the short list that will become our set.  It’s a mixed bag, with songs from Neil Young, Gordon Lightfoot, The Searchers, Tom Petty, and even[…]

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MMPDX Week 3: Progress At Last

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A-one, a-toohoo, a thrrreeee…CRUNCH! Remember how I said that Make Music PDX teaches lessons beyond just being in a band?  Well this week was a prime example. The best news of all is that our trio is determined to stay with the project so this week we actually started picking[…]

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