By jhs5150   May 20, 2018 – A word that is used or perhaps overused to emphasize the importance of an occurrence or event.  Earthquakes, UFOs, the eruption of our own Kilauea volcano, the possible[…]

May 12, 2018 – Mother’s Day follows very closely on the heels of my own birthday. My mother loved my birthday. Not in the way that she would make some public show out of it;[…]

May 4, 2018 –The headlines – venerable guitar maker Gibson files for bankruptcy. The articles are fairly technical, and I’ve read them from that standpoint, most pointing out the decision of the CEO to purchase[…]

April 28, 2018 – Two things have me in a seriously rock ‘n’ roll mood, Greta Van Fleet (and still no matter how much I search, there’s no ticket) and coveting this certain guitar (which[…]

April 22, 2018 — Greta Van Fleet played Coachella, the Indio, California music festival at which the headliner, Beyonce, was heralded so much you might have thought she was the coming of the Messiah, or[…]

April 8, 2018 – A little bit ago (yes, that is an actual time increment), I came across a video. It’s an interview of Nita Strauss, the guitar player for Alice Cooper, done by a[…]

March 31, 2018 — I’m feeling all holiday today, so Happy Easter y’all! I heard this yesterday, and it made me laugh. Who remembers doing this?! Actually, this guy is a bit tough, but the[…]

March 25, 2018 –  Yesterday I drove to Costa Mesa to do a job, this strange thing where I sometimes fix people’s lasers. Yes, I know how, strange, but true. If that gig would support[…]

March 11, 2018 – I’ve talked about this for at least a year, even wanted to see that all-female AC-DC tribute band last summer, but that never worked out… money and time extremely short seeing[…]

March 4, 2018 – This week there is actual rock news, I’m sure. In fact I know there is a little. Robert Plant finished off a short U.S. tour this past Friday in Los Angeles,[…]