Geoff's Musical Musings

Music: Paul Gilbert - Acoustic

Paul Gilbert is one of my icons. I discovered him in the late 1990s, his work with Mr Big was eye opening, and that got me to look into his band Racer X, and from there, I was hooked.

I have as much of his recorded music as I can find, and am always on the lookout for more (his work with Marco Minneman in the Space Ship One sessions is perfection), and today I discovered him playing a Racer X standard, Technical Difficulties.

Wow.

Judge for yourself:

This is the full shred:

The Closed Loop

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The Broken Mirror and the Empty Toolkit

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Bill Ackman spent a year positioning himself as the conscience of American academia. Then his wife's dissertation came up. Turns out his standards have a bid-ask spread.

Last Feature, Lights Up: The Death of the Grindhouse and the Afterlife That Nobody Planned

One last post, to document the end of this era, and why it is still relevant. And why I have so much of this physical media in my collection.

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The Closed Loop

The Broken Mirror and the Empty Toolkit

Bill Ackman Runs Everything Like a Hostile Takeover, Including His Principles

Last Feature, Lights Up: The Death of the Grindhouse and the Afterlife That Nobody Planned