I remember back when I was a kid in my old neighborhood. One of my neighbors used to sit on his back porch and play various Metallica songs on his electric guitar. He wasn’t great or anything, but it was fun to listen to him navigate the strings and chords for those songs. He was […]
Entertainment
I've got many different hobbies, but some of my favorites revolve around listening to music, watching movies, and learning how to play guitar. My favorite type of music is New Wave and New Romantic from the early to mid 80s and I currently play a Martin DRS2 Road Series guitar. I've been playing guitar on and off since 2012 and have begun practicing in earnest in 2018. As far as music goes, I own an Onkyo stereo receiver along with some Polk and Klipsch speakers. In this category, I write about my musings on various music genres as well as a few movie reviews and thoughts about my playing the guitar, among other things.
I’ve Decided to Try to Learn How to Play the Guitar Again
I’ve been down this road before. I understand that playing the guitar is a true challenge, but I also understand that it’s one mighty satisfying reward. Not everyone can do it. Not everyone can even learn how to do it. Way back in 2012, I failed. I’m going to give it another try. What do […]
I’ve Given Up On Audio Books
I’m not sure when it happened. Probably about a year or two ago. I decided that I was finished with reading and that I would only listen to audio books for the rest of my life. What prompted this decision was anger at all the fake book reviews on Amazon. It seemed like everywhere I […]
The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien
Guess what I did last night. I purchased the Kindle edition of “The Lord of the Rings” by J. R. R. Tolkien. I figured I needed to give myself a small gift for being such a good boy lately. I finished reading my previous Kindle book, “The Mystery Of the Hidden Room by Marion Harvey” […]
Andy McKee – Common Ground
Back in a previous life, I played the guitar. Well, I was learning to play the guitar and I have to say, I was moving right along. I was up to chords and while cords can, and were, tricky, I was doing them and learning what I needed to learn. I began my guitar lessons […]
The Hobbit – The Movie
We watched The Hobbit movie last night and I just wanted to say a little something about it. First, I think it was pretty good. I liked the animation for the most part and when compared to what I read in the book, the scenes were almost spot on. The movie was different than the […]
The Mystery Of the Hidden Room by Marion Harvey
I’ve only been reading this book since last week and I’m already 30% finished with it. I can’t tell how many pages the book has because I’m reading the Kindle Edition on my Droid. The app does though, have a nice “percentage” meter that tells me how far I’ve got to go. I will say […]
The Possibilities Of Audible
I like to pride myself on my reading ability. I know how to. That is, I know how to read. Which is good because I really like to read stuff written by people all over the globe. Whatever my mood, I can pick up a good book and either enhance it or change it (my […]
Online Book Clubs
I have been reading a tremendous number of books lately. When I finish a book, I am usually eager to discuss it with someone of like mind. I oftentimes run into problems with this. Back when I was a kid, my mother would call me into her room and read me (seemingly) moving excerpts from […]
Napoleon Dynamite – Ending Scene
One of my favorite movies of all time is Napoleon Dynamite. I know, I know…either you love this movie or you don’t. I happen to love it and I’ll let you in on a little secret. The more you watch it, the more you notice. By the twentieth time, you’ll appreciate the movie a heck […]
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