Man, there is something about music and Summertime – just makes you feel GOOD!!!!
I can’t tell you how many memories flood my senses as I remember all those Summer days and, for me, Rock and Roll music.
Now I am NOT a big Triumpgh fan, but they just remastered their greatest hits and it sounds PHENOMINAL!!!!!
Just [...]
Oh man, things have gone CRAZY for the past few weeks! Here is the problem when things get crazy:
You CAN”T FIND TIME TO JAM OR PRACTICE!
Everyone wants a piece of you and all you want to do is go to that trusty guitar and sail away to nirvana.
Playing guitar for me is more than playing [...]
Hey!
Well a few weeks ago was a stellar day in the ‘ol Lee household….wait for it….wait for it…..it was my BIRTHDAY!!
By this time in my life I am a mutha to buy gifts for. Hey, I admit it. Outside of the big ticket items – you know…Lear Jet, 2011 fully loaded Benz, VH hand made [...]
Man, I will tell you what! I am new to this whole blogging thing and trying to feel my way through it all.
Yes I do have and e-book that I am very excited about for sale and that is really why I started this whole site. That, and I SERIOUSLY want to help some of [...]
There was a time back in 2001 when I was chasing a get-rich-quick scheme that didn’t get me rich.
I had just quit my job for various reasons and was counting on my new made fortune to live the high life.
Well the high life had a habit of evading me.
Very Very soon my [...]
I want to piggy-back on last week’s post, “Get UP?”.
There have been a lot of times that I have compared myself to someone else. Have even been discouraged by the playing of an awesome guitar player.
This is NOT right!
You should never be discouraged by someone else’s ability. EVER!
Encouraged and inspired is all you [...]
A while back I had a reunion gig with some friends of mine that I hadn’t played with in over 15 years!!
It was certainly great to see everyone and to know that I wasn’t the only one not to age gracefully – except for the bass player – that well preserved S.O.B.! I am [...]
You’ve practiced and practiced enough that you can now play a whole bunch of songs and can put together a decent solo.
You got the people together and formed a band. You jammed. You are now bored stiff playing for the neighbors…or worse, your family.
It Is Time To Get A GIG!
For me there is nothing in [...]
Blues is easy to play, but hard to feel.
Jimi Hendrix
This is SOOOOO true!!
In it’s basic and pure form blues is just 3 chords (I-IV-V) and 6 notes played with an attitude. But like Jimi says, sooo hard to do really well.
I am sure if you have been to any number of jams, you have [...]
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I believe that we tend to play the same way we talk.
Some people talk…….real…………..slow……………..and……….deliberate. And it shows in their playing (think B.B. King)
Some people talkrealfastandtheycanhardlygetthewordsoutfastenoughohmygawd!! (Think of all the 80′s shredders)
Some people talk…..inspurts…..and…..havea……..real……staccatostyle…..(Think of Santana)
And we tend to play the same way. Which is COOL! I LOVE IT!!
As for myself? You may notice that [...]