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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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Sometimes…. I like it LOUD. And I’m not just talking car radio loud. I mean shake the walls, rattle the windows, cause the icicles outside to drop and shatter and (even tho’ I have a big yard) make the neighbors consider calling that number. You know the one. And, yea, I’m wearin’ protection when I …
On a swaying brown branch in northern Madagascar, in the dry, gritty wind of a baking afternoon, a Parsons Chameleon sits amazingly still. He’s blending. Blending in perfectly with the sparse foliage and branchery around it, and waiting… Waiting for that tantalizing treat that always comes with patience – his baited, buzzing bug snack!! The …
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Hey, everybody! Hope you’re having just an AWESOME week. Good news, we’re expanding here to take on more videos for 2018. We caught the YouTube bug and we’ve got it bad, so… welcome to the premiere of “Serious G.A.S. RELIEF!!” In these vids, we’ll be interviewing people about their own personal G.A.S. experience and the …
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In the big hair days of L.A. in the eighties, I was sporting said ‘big look’ and fronting my band at the time, “Reason Y”, and livin’ the dream. The keyboardist, Kenny, and I wrote the tunes, and we were influenced by many various groups, but one that we dug quite high above most was …
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“BOOOOooooooossssshhhhhhhhh!!!” “KkWEEEEEEEeeeeeeeessssshhhhh!!” “TTSSSSSsssssssssssssssssshhhh!!!!!!” Ahhh, the sweet sound of dramatic, alloyed, rhythmic accents; in other words… bring on the CRASH CYMBALS!! Below you will find a consensus-driven list of the best out there currently, in four different price ranges. Amazon, Musician’s Friend and Guitar Center all have excellent “no-questions-asked” return policies that I’ve used many times, …
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It was 1987. I was listening to Peter Gabriel’s third album, the one his fans call “Security” (it, like the two before it, has no actual title!). It was my first time giving it a listen; somehow I”d missed this early stuff of his from the 70s, but his recent “So” album was so stellar I had …