2016 Brown County Music Celebration – a review March 18, 2016 If you missed the 2016 Brown County Music Celebration at the Brown County Playhouse on March 5, you’re in luck, as BCS Media students… Continue Reading
The Story of Vlado March 5, 2016 Here’s the story behind my 1988 flamenco/classic hybrid guitar, built by a fellow named Vlado Proskjurnjak, a prominent luthier of Russian descent, located in the small… Continue Reading
It’s A Chill Wind That Blows January 21, 2016 This winter is reminding me of something: Forty-some-odd years ago, a young hippie was wintering in a tarpaper shack on the old family farm… Continue Reading
LFTRs in 5 minutes – Thorium Reactors – YouTube January 7, 2016 Let’s see… I need one in the car, one at the homestead… and a little one in my iPhone. A short video of Kirk… Continue Reading
How Popular Music’s Lyrics Perpetuate American Idiocy December 28, 2015 “The rise of idiot America today represents–for profit mainly, but also and more cynically, for political advantage in the pursuit of power–the breakdown of… Continue Reading
The Great E-Cigarette Cover-Up: Why Big Pharma And Public Health Are Lying About The Dangers Of Vaping November 28, 2015 Major pharmaceutical companies and pubic health activists are among the leading culprits spreading disinformation about vaping. Source: The Great E-Cigarette Cover-Up: Why Big Pharma… Continue Reading
Reliving the Crash of ‘29 – LewRockwell.com August 26, 2015 How I spend my mornings… reading LewRockwell.com. It’s my idea of how best to start one’s day, putting my remaining brain cells to work…. Continue Reading
Foster’s Banjo Primer – free PDF August 20, 2015 Several years ago I copped a teaching position at Ivy Tech Community College in Bloomington, IN (currently on sabbatical) under the auspices of the Center… Continue Reading
The world is being FUC’d to death August 20, 2015 Contemplating, as I often do, the Keynesian machinations of the Federal Reserve and central banksters worldwide, I observe that one thing they all have… Continue Reading
Explainer: what is music therapy? August 20, 2015 The techniques used by music therapists can include writing songs for or with clients, free or structured movement to music activities, singing and vocal… Continue Reading
A Musical Fix for American Schools – WSJ April 22, 2015 Music literally expands your brain. In a 2009 study in the Journal of Neuroscience, researchers used an MRI to study the brains of 31… Continue Reading
A cold-weather ride March 28, 2015 In prep for the Springtime riding season, last week I took the bike to Dixon’s ATV out on Gatesville Road for servicing — changing… Continue Reading
10 Compelling Studies Favoring Greater Support for K-12 Music Education – Music School Central January 31, 2015 “… when looking at the scientific studies showing all of us how truly significant music education is to the intellectual and artistic development of… Continue Reading
TBT: A band in Muncie Indiana called ARTKA c.2005 January 29, 2015 In 2005 I was teaching at Muncie Music Center, and another fine plank-spanker who taught guitar at the store, Greg Tanner, approached me with the idea of… Continue Reading
Saying goodbye to an old friend January 24, 2015 “Dogs lives are too short. Their only fault, really. “ – Agnes Sligh Today was one of those days you just dread when you… Continue Reading
The Biggest Scam In The History Of Mankind (Documentary) – Hidden Secrets of Money 4 | Mike Maloney – YouTube January 19, 2015 I know I harp on things like this. Perhaps you’ve already learned of the nefarious ways of central banks and the current (and corrupt)… Continue Reading
12 Amazing Things Scientists Discovered This Year About People Who Listen to Music – Mic December 16, 2014 In 2014, scientists looked closer than ever before at why exactly music makes us feel so powerfully. And they found some amazing and unprecedented… Continue Reading
The quintessential Thanksgiving Day song November 30, 2014 Friends… I deeply regret not taking the time to post this back there a couple days ago on Thanksgiving Day when I had the… Continue Reading
How playing an instrument benefits your brain – Anita Collins – YouTube November 12, 2014 When you listen to music, multiple areas of your brain become engaged and active. But when you actually play an instrument, that activity becomes… Continue Reading
