Bass players are a bit of a weird subset of musicians. Stereotypically, bassists are quiet, organized, reliable self-starters that truly represent the backbone of any band, and not simply because they provide that “thump” that is so recognizable when listening to any music. Don’t misunderstand, not every bass player falls into that stereotype … oh
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The Covid thing was dying down somewhat here in North Georgia when Sheila & I got a call from our friend, Bob, who is/was the drummer in my Unit 5 band. Unit 5 kind of fell apart with the ‘Rona restrictions, but Bob and his wife Kimberly remained good, social friends of ours. The call
As hard as it is for me to imagine, it’s been more than a year since my last blog post! It’s not like I can blame it on the pandemic (Covid 19) (Corona virus) (‘Rona) (whatever), because that didn’t really grossly impact us more than any other event over the past year. Okay, sure, maybe
Breedlove Solo Jumbo Fretless CE I hadn’t purchased a new bass in about 3 years, choosing to sell off some of the excess stuff I’ve had instead of buying. But I was missing a decent acoustic bass for most of the usual reasons that musicians buy an acoustic … hanging out at home, taking with
In February of 2020, I received a call from someone named Jessica, who worked for a group called Sharecare. They are based out of New York and Atlanta and were in search of a person who had experienced heart failure to be featured in a three video group of 2-3 minute clips. Turns out, Sharecare
Here are the three videos from our ShareCare story about my heart failure experiences. https://www.sharecare.com/health/heart-failure/article/video-ed-story-heart-failure https://www.sharecare.com/health/heart-failure/article/video-support-important-heart-failure https://www.sharecare.com/health/heart-failure/article/video-living-best-life-heart-failure
Most people conjure up any of a variety of thoughts when a song is heard. It might be a cherished memory from your youth, a romantic reminder of love, a flashback to a happy (or sad) time from the past … music and song play a huge part in our lives and we rarely ponder
Social distancing, North Georgia style Everyone in the world seems to be sheltered in place as this virus works its way through society, and here in Georgia we’re no exception. Just for reference, Sheila & I live almost 35 miles from downtown Atlanta on the very outskirts of the “greater Atlanta Metro area”. I frequently
I know what you’re thinking … “Geez, not another post about retirement!!” Well, I can’t promise the subject will never crop up again, but this will be the end of it for a while. Sheila is officially, officially retired. As of December 31, 2019, she is no longer in the work force after far too
