The first book I ever read by Louis L’Amour was “Hondo.” I subsequently read “Mustang Man” and then “The Quick and the Dead,” and then I had to collect, invest[ . . . ]
Category: Writing
How “They Only Kill Their Masters” Inspired “Pit”
The ‘70s were all about dangerous Dobermans. “The Amazing Dobermans,” “The Doberman Gang” “Daring Dobermans,” “Trapped,” even one of my favorite Columbo episodes, “How to Dial a Murder” featured[ . . . ]
Did You Feel the Earth Move Under Your Feet in 1971?
I was a child in the seventies and had the great fortune of being raised in a house of music. Because of this, I became a musician and vocalist myself as a teenager.
The Sublime Work of Bach Got Me Interested in Classical Guitar
It was Bach’s Bouree alone that got me interested in classical guitar and a lifelong obsession and passion for his work and the classical guitar instrument. I started as a[ . . . ]
5.0 out of 5 stars U.S. HISTORY TOLD THE RIGHT WAY… FOR ONCE
This book reads like a modern-day version of Thucydides, the Greek historian, The History of the Peloponnesian War and the corruption of language.
There Would be No James Bond Without John Barry
John Barry is hands down my favorite film composer of all time. I was singing “Born Free” at age three and fell in love with “Diamonds Are Forever” as a[ . . . ]
Music Reading for Guitar by David Oakes is The Book that Changed My Life
In the words of Paul McCartney, “Baby, I’m Amazed…” Music Reading for Guitar by David Oakes is the book truly changed my life and I am reading music once and[ . . . ]
TASCAM GUITAR TRAINER IMPROVING ON THE SILENCE
“Don’t talk unless you can improve the silence.” – Jorge Luis Borges I think the same could be said of guitarists, or singers for that matter, relating to this quote.[ . . . ]
Why “Not Dead and Not for Sale” is this Generation’s “No One Here Gets Out Alive”
No lack of substance here (literally). True, some readers, reviewers and fans might be disappointed by the terse, tenuous and to-the-point chapters of Scott Weiland’s autobiography. However, I found his[ . . . ]
For Late Nighters, Insomniacs and Early Risers, Michael Connelly Never Fails
I have been reading Harry Bosch novels for years and also enjoy the Amazon series “Bosch.” “Trunk Music” was the first Connelly book I read and have not stopped reading[ . . . ]