Piddling in Dark Places

January 28, 2010 by g · 1 Comment
Filed under: Southern Piddling 

D and I may argue over politics, she's a Republican, me a Democrat, but there's never an argument over stopping at a good yard sale.  In the winter time, yard sales are scarce so we seek out the creepy little thrift stores where treasure hunting often rewards with some unique surprises. We have one in particular where certain people that society has hidden away, work . They are open three days a week, one hour in the morning and one hour in the afternoon. Yesterday afternoon we went there...

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Archy gets a new Neckbone and a Facelift — Video

January 25, 2010 by g · 4 Comments
Filed under: Guitar Repair, HomeGrown Music, Videos 

When I was about 10, I stole... I mean I borrowed my first guitar. I got it from my brother-in-law, Jimmy. The story was, he got it for shoeing an old Man's horse. I can remember how my fingers used to bleed, literally from trying to play it. The strings were like cables  about 1/2 inch off the neck. In those days the only place to get guitar strings was the Rexal Drug Store. All the way to the back, and in a corner to the left, a special place where you could find all your horse and livestock needs, as well as Black Diamond guitar strings. My dad...

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Unemployed but I Won’t be Singing the Blues Today

January 13, 2010 by g · 1 Comment
Filed under: Videos 

There's nothing worse than having a job you hate even if it's just one day a week as a Temporary Rural Carrier Associate. So I finally did the right thing... I QUIT! Man does it feel Great! Now that I have all this extra time on my hands, I decided to get on some projects that I've been putting off for way too long. I've been playing guitar for about 40 years now and there's something about guitars well, take a vintage Stratocaster or Les Paul, there just down right sexy. I've known musicians that would give up their girlfriend or even their dog before they...

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