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Entries for June, 2010 in Musings On Muses
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By joseexist in Musings On Muses
I plugged in the ‘guitfiddle’ and powered up the Crate stack. Right after I tuned up that sweet little Fender, the phone rang! (This is by no means the first time.) It was a call from a family member and ...
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By joseexist in Musings On Muses
In a distant rumble of thunder I find enlightenment. Mother Earth is changing but not just with the seasons. Her lands tremble more and more, or so it seems. Her skies become more and more disorganized with un-seasonally strong storms ...
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By joseexist in Musings On Muses
I am the proud owner of two high-powered amplifier stacks. One is a 120-watt all tube Peavey Heritage with two 12-inch speakers. I use the second speaker output to drive an old Marshall cab with four 12-inch speakers in it. ...
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I Don't Pick Up A Guitar Every Day
By joseexist in Musings On Muses
I don’t pick up a guitar every day. In that respect, I’m always longing to do so. Such days always end with a tang of regret. I look back for a moment only, and then move on. Many things occur ...
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By joseexist in Musings On Muses
Each day is like a ripe fruit. The effort you expend extracting the meat is a necessary step you must take. Nothing comes to you without you taking that step. You may reap what each day has to offer as ...
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By joseexist in Musings On Muses
From the outset we have been a destructive lot. Even in a vast garden full of choices we could not keep our hands away from a certain tree and its’ fruit. After we destroyed our initial lifestyle of perfection we ...
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By joseexist in Musings On Muses
The summer heat in Texas can inspire in many ways. No beverage tastes as good as when it’s chugged down on a hot summer night beneath a moonless sky shared by a few clouds and stars. Name your poison and ...
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Music Is An Object Of My Affections...
By joseexist in Musings On Muses
Music is an object of my affections. I love it with a huge portion of my heart and soul. I have a lot of compassion for it because it must compete with Glenda. It jousts with her every day for ...
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It Has Always Been About The Music
By joseexist in Musings On Muses
The learned professional can generate a great idea at the drop of a hat. The knowledge that powers such creativity is usually gained by hands, and ‘mind’-on work in a respective field. The novice can do this as well but ...
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By joseexist in Musings On Muses
There appeared to be four small discs approaching from the east. In the distance we could see a lone humanoid standing atop each one. They came forth in a diamond formation and the two on the outer corners suddenly had ...
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By joseexist in Musings On Muses
As far as I am a musician, my tools of the trade are varied, and usually expensive. Guitars and amps are my mainstays and my dreams are always filled with extreme examples of such things. One old lyric starts out ...
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Who Can Say That They Never Had Dreams...
By joseexist in Musings On Muses
Who can say that they never had dreams to become ‘something’ when they grew up? As children we saw the world thru the eyes of innocence. We christened our heroes along the way and endeavored to be just like them. ...
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By joseexist in Musings On Muses
Delusions come in many sizes. Some twinkle at the very edge of existing, while others dwarf the entire universe. There are no rules to govern the size of any of them and they can be blessings as readily as they ...
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By joseexist in Musings On Muses
Thunderstorms are things that I fully welcome. The rain washes the world clean and the lightning reminds us of the power nature wields. The thick mugginess of the south Texas air is watered down to a bearable crispness and a ...
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When Confronted By A 'Real-World-Problem'
By joseexist in Musings On Muses
When confronted by a ‘real-world-problem’, we can easily come up with what we think the ‘right way to fix this’ should be. I look at the oil spewing into the Gulf of Mexico from 5,000 feet down and solutions stir ...
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By joseexist in Musings On Muses
When you daydream, you push the limits of reality off the map. The sights and sounds and any other peripherals you chose to employ are only governed loosely by reality if at all. The sum of your experience follows your ...
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By joseexist in Musings On Muses
From here I look back over the distance I have traveled. Many occurrences along the way have become permanently imprinted upon my psyche. They will remain there for the rest of my days as reminders of who I was, what ...
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By joseexist in Musings On Muses
I have one e-mail account that I never can seem to thin out. This morning it was around 2200 messages full. I did however read quite a few and delete a handful of spam. One was an alert from Reverbnation ...