Besides learning what folks are playing on instruments, I love playing along with people’s voices. It’s a great aspect of playing that some may overlook. In general, it’s great to imagine the guitar as many different instruments. In other words, I try to imitate/incorporate things a drummer, dancer, bassist, rapper, dj, painter, t a player, […]
Man, a lot of great local musicians forget to get to the gig on time, let alone early. They spend so much of their time focusing on the art of music that they forget to learn the art of getting to the gig on time! I am still learning both art forms! Once you get […]
You know how a lot of people have that page that shows how they’ve been doing with Google adsense and affiliate programs. I thought I might have a page like that. ‘The experiment’. Anyways, it’ll be cool. Hopefully it will help me to go surfing and see friends around the world and to invest in […]
Some ideas for how you can help get over a cold. I wrote this back when I was trying to beat a cold last winter!
Use the brain for your health and to create good vibes. Learn new things. Laugh. Hang out with friends. Talk about ideas, feelings… Draw Imagine. Here’s a bunch of exercises that might be of interest. You can think of them as brain workouts, daydreams, meditations,….
From the original 2009 blog post: For folks that already play an instrument and want to sing! Sometimes I really wish I could sing! I know I don’t have the greatest voice but there’s something really nice about playing a song and singing along to the chords. Or being able to sing the song you […]
One way to look at investing would be the above statement. Invest in yourself. Take care of yourself. Be strong. Learn. Invest in the world. Help others reach their dreams and you will be rewarded too. But it seems like there is something beside that. There should be a third leg to the investment table. […]
Investing in yourself The best thing to invest in maybe be yourself. This means spending time and money to eat well, sleep enough, get exercise. It also means learning new things to keep sharp, as well as learning new things that might help your professional aspirations. What else does it mean? Residual income/income provided over […]
Past performance means continued future performance? Obviously this is not always true. A better statement would be ‘past performance does not guarantee similiar future performance’. But let’s look at areas where generally people are not willing to admit the truth of that simple statement. The USA stock market Past performance (apr. 1920 to present) does […]
This week I learned a bunch of new songs. Or at least my part of the song! Here’s what I’ve learned: Lady Bird Round Midnight Signed, sealed and delivered Summer rain It never rains in SoCa Where I wanna be I love you more than you’ll ever know Sweet Love Feel like making love 3 […]