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I know I wrote a blog a few days ago about losing Ozzy Osbourne. Nice to see more tributes flooding in, keeping the political nonsense to a dull roar. I am all for freedom of expression but thankfully Ozzy is making sure we never lose sight of one thing: WE'RE ONLY HERE FOR A SHORT TIME! And a good time, hopefully! Now then...I have 10 songs written. It was 11, but I discarded two of them to the ... » Continue Reading
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I don't want to make this blog become an obituary column but holy moly what a week! The most glaring passing is obviously Ozzy Osbourne's, which to be honest, was not a total surprise. But we were still caught off-guard like WHAT?! Much like Freddie Mercury's announcement of having AIDS, and dying 24 hours later, this one was a sucker punch we didn't ask for. You know but...do you really? As to be... » Continue Reading
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I was asked last Monday to fill in on guitar with the cover band CRASH! on Friday July 11. This will be very cool, as it's going to be an outdoor festival, part of the Summer Concert Series in Nanuet, NY! Last time I played in NY was last November. Well, that was NYC. This is "upstate" NY. How edgy! The band does its standard typical cover songs but when you put me on guitar, I like to make things... » Continue Reading
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Did my first sub gig with Blame It On The Girl yesterday afternoon and while it went quite well, there were a couple of drawbacks... If you're gonna book a rock band, get used to loud music! The owner of the place complained that it was "way too loud" and "cut it in half or you're going home." That killed the vibes right there. I swear to you, some people need to stick to their boring folk albums.... » Continue Reading
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What's the most difficult aspect, the hardest part, about being a musician? Being taken seriously. But when most bands around you are simply no good, chances are you will be branded as "Well you must not be that great either." Any time I hear "support the scene", I cringe. What it really means is "Support my band! And maybe one other BUT THAT'S IT!" What do I see more and more lately? Mid-life c... » Continue Reading
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The title of this blog is tongue-in-cheek but yes, I actually have some gigs coming up very soon, after months of inactivity. It's a good time to have ears :) Small list but I'm happy (more dates may happen, you never know): Saturday June 14 w/Blame It On The Girl (private party in Midland Park, NJ) **first time subbing with this band! Saturday June 21 w/Blame It On The Girl at Zeppelin Biergarten... » Continue Reading
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Last blog I said there were a couple of irons in the fire that I couldn't discuss. Now I can talk about one of them at least. It's already blowing up on Facebook and Instagram! The metal band Apathy asked me to contribute a guitar solo to one of their songs for their upcoming Ep (due out June 21). I did a show with them with my own trio back in July 2022 at Metalfest 7. We hit it off well. So much... » Continue Reading
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Or maybe when I'm not looking? I honestly thought when I did the gig with Supernova back on January 3 this year (!), that I would busy as hell. Nope. It's been a VERY quiet few months so far. Admittedly it's been bumming me out. Feel like everyone are passing me up, and I'm sitting here on a Friday night. I do love teaching though, it's the most rewarding experience for both myself and the student... » Continue Reading
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I will always own up to things. Much like I will do right now... Depression is crippling. Depression makes me say (and sometimes do) dumb things. I openly accept that. And I'm painfully aware of my actions. I'm allowed to turn things around, right? So I chat with an agent named Mauro at WordPress (a real person!) and he said to hold onto my website until it's near renewal time. That way, I can thi... » Continue Reading
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Here we are, second week of March, third month into the year. I've done nothing musical except for teaching. Well I did one show on January 3, right? Thought I was going to be able to work on new music but nope. I have to stop relying on people. I still have one more album in me, that's all I want to do. Album #10, and then I can fold up my tent. Will the universe allow me that honor? I hope so. » Continue Reading
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Glad it's not a leap year because this month has been dragging its ass!! So far, 2025 is not all that spectacular but the night is young, right? I just FEEL old sometimes! I will readily admit that boredom has crept in my life. Seasonal depression is still here but is always slowly fading away. But I set myself up for more gigs, thinking I would get emails and phone calls. Nope. I miss performing ... » Continue Reading
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It sucks to be a good guitar player. There, I said it. If I was painfully average, I would be happy with writing simple stuff. Nothing wrong with that, but even when I think something sounds simple in my hands, it's not. Too much passion can break a heart. I lost the passion for two years due to the failure of my last cd as well as being treated like garbage in the studio. There, I said that too... » Continue Reading
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