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Ever heard a Best Man or Maid of Honor give a speech wedding reception and think, “Wow – they’re really eloquent!”? Or maybe you’ve visited the other side of the tracks, where somebody got up to speak and it was little more than an embarrassment or a parody of what a speech should be! Either …
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Have you ever gone to a foreign country?? If so, did you try to speak their language?? If so, then you know how exhilarating it can be to have a firm grasp on the basics and know how to communicate without fumbling over your words. Before I moved to Germany years back, I study German …
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Okay, who likes to cook??? Anybody?? Any galloping gourmets in the audience today??! I like to cook when I don’t have to, especially when it’s a HUGE project that takes 4 or 5 HOURS to complete plus an overnight marinating! One thing I’ve learned from cooking (and from watching my wife’s favorite show, “The Great …
John Coltrane. Eddie Van Halen. Charlie Parker. Andrés Segovia. Sean Barrett. Steve Vai. All famous musicians known for their extensive commitment to practicing. We’re talking hours, people. Hours and hours and hours and HOURS. Every day, at least for a certain period in their lives. If we’re gonna talk about how to play guitar for …
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I’ve been playing gigs with just me and a couple guitars for decades now. A lot of time and energy goes into carefully choosing and charting songs from various decades in our past. It’s all for the goal of bringing smiles and good memories to people’s faces and minds. Because of that, I’ve come to …
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“High atop the glistening mountain, with Terrible Tune Eagles screeching from all directions around him, the Songsmith sat, and watched as the morning sun cut a laser ray overhead from the horizon, and bathed him in warmth. This was why he came: to see how song was born… … to understand its power… … and …
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“Hiyyy -YAH!” “Tchoh!!” “Whohhhhhhhh – HAH!!!” If any of you, like me, have ever taken a martial arts class or course, then you know the sounds I’m talking about! Somehow just that little bit more ‘oomph’ comes forth when we utter those syllables of power. Plus, it just makes you seem more of a bad-ass, …
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