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Musician Gig Snapshot ~ 2012
“The Music Business is a cruel and shallow money trench, a long plastic hallwaywhere thieves and pimps run free and good men die like dogs. There’s also anegative side.” ~ falsely accredited to Hunter S. Thompson Recently this article popped … Continue reading
Posted in Band Management, Bass Sax, Culture, FAQ, Forum, Gigs, Guides, Music, My World
Tagged Bert Brandsma, Dixieland Crackerjacks, Hunter S. Thompson
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Baby You’re a Rich Man
“The good news is that, according to the Obama administration, the rich will pay for everything. The bad news is that, according to the Obama administration, you’re rich.” ~ P. J. O’Rourke The Wall Street Journal provides this fascinating look … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Education, Employment, Family, Government, Lifestyle, Money, My World
Tagged Wall Street Journal
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Free Stuff
“The best things in life are free.” ~ American Proverb It’s a foggy, northwest winter morning and I am on vacation from work. I have been meaning to capture some of the cool free stuff (or near free) I’ve discovered … Continue reading
Posted in Facebook, FAQ, flickr, Guides, Jazz, Kindle, Music, Tumblr, Yelp, YouTube
Tagged follet, jwpepper, lushlifemusic, newsweek, sheetmusicplus, Woodwind Forum
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WordPress Reader Statistics
WordPress has upped their game when it comes to blog statistics. I’m loving the new counter that not only tracks views but now provides the number of vistors. Thank you WordPress!
Christmas Babe for 2012
Hmm… wonder if I can get my Christmas babe to wear this for me. Picture credit goes to http://www.youwall.com for this wall paper.
Posted in Art, Christmas, Erotic, Lifestyle, Lingerie, Man stuff, Playtime, Too Spicy for some
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Christmas Gift du Jour
For the gamer in your life, who needs to eat anyway…
Microsoft Jumpin’ Jive Orchestra ~ 2012
My all-time favorite big band, that I’ve played in, is the Microsoft Jumpin’ Jive Orchestra. Here is a slow number to dance to with your sweetie. Made up of hobbyist musicians, backed up by some ringers, this band is just … Continue reading
Posted in Band Management, Big Band, Microsoft Jumpin' Jive Orchestra, YouTube
Tagged Mood Indigo
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Baritone and Alto Sax 2012
“If music be the food of love, play on.” ~ William Shakespeare A friend of mine took this picture of my pit set up for the “In the Mood” show. With just the two saxes, changing instruments was not a … Continue reading
Posted in Big Band, flickr, Saxophone, Theater
Tagged Reference 54, SaxRax, selmer, Yanagisawa S992
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A year later… <queue the saxes>
“Sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together.” ~ Marilyn Monroe In October 2011 I got laid off by Microsoft. I had never been laid off or fired in my adult life. It was a new and … Continue reading
Posted in Commuting, Employment, Lifestyle, Man stuff, Microsoft, Quote
Tagged Amazon, community, Dynamics, Marilyn Monroe, McMansion, Microsoft Jumpin' Jive Orchestra, MJJO, new year
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First World Problems
“First World Problems: Problems from living in a wealthy, industrialized nation that third worlders would probably roll their eyes at.” ~ Urban Dictionary We started hearing about “the First World” during the cold war, used to describe countries aligned with … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Humor, Quote, YouTube
Tagged "First World Problems", "Know Your Meme", "Urban Dictionary"
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The Bis Key Chronicles 