I just finished recording the main tracks for “Lilacs and Cardinals,” which is slated for my new CD. This started out as a composition for just one guitar, and I initially recorded it that way. One take, start to finish. I actually recorded it several times, keeping each take, looking for the best performance out [...]
Wow, what a technology-challenged week I have been having. Issues with my studio computer, the PC in my home office, and with my notebook computer have all conspired to keep me offline for a few days. An audio processing device in my studio, called a MasterLink, uses a hard drive just like the one in [...]
Today we drove out to an ICBM (also known as a “minute-man”) missile site, and looked inside the silo. Let me tell you, when you hear the reality of what these things can do - the sheer destructive power, you’ll really want to see diplomacy do it’s job. We really could destroy the world if [...]
Saturday I loaded the family into the car & set off in a northerly direction. We drove out of Illinois, through most of Wisconsin, then veered to the west into Minnesota. We drove across Minnesota & into South Dakota, ending the day 511 miles from home in Sioux Falls. Wow, what a day. We spent [...]
I’ve written a song I call “Lilacs and Cardinals” for the new CD, which I have mentioned in previous posts, I think, and on Twitter. It’s a quiet piece written for just a single, clean-sounding guitar. I have had a couple challenges in getting it recorded. The guitar I used initially didn’t really fit the [...]
Once upon a time I was in a band called Cheater. I joined this band on a whim. I had become extremely frustrated with my efforts at keeping my own bands together, & had taken a job in a factory. I felt that I needed a break from being in a band, and needed some [...]
If I were a legendary guitarist like Steve Vai or Joe Satriani, I’m pretty sure I would not get some of the stupid questions or comments I sometimes hear. After all, Steve & Joe & other guitarists of our genre have established themselves, and most people who know who Steve & Joe are at least [...]