No, I will not allow ads Atlantic...

I pay for my sub, thus I feel like I do not need to help line your pockets with ad-revenue

Open Guitar Surgery

Idle hands + a lengthy time off of work = guitar upgrade. The Harley Benton gets some new p'ups!

Nazi's and Substack

For me, consuming resources and free-riding are good options. But bigger audience paid newsletters who remain are complicit in the shit-show.

An ominous anniversary

After a day hike that felt off, a major cardiac event to start possibly the worst day of my life.

Music Appreciation: Nina Hagen

Quirky, fun, talented, Nina Hagen brings an intensity that is impossible to watch/listen to if you are in a bad mood. She is fantastic

I got nuthin. More Lari Basilio

Sometimes, you are just fucking floored, and gotta share the love.

Wow. My first ban on Substack

A drive-by gone wrong.

The coming year - 2024

Some thoughts of the past year, why I did this, and how it has become part of my core psyche. Thank you for all your support, and I look forward to more in 2024

A Poem of the times.

First heard back in the GW Bush administration, it remains just as poignant if you replace Bush with Trump...

Movie Review: Where the Buffalo Roam

Fond memories of my wayward youth do not hold up in late middle age.

Funnies: Lucas Electronics

British motor vehicles had a reputation for unreliability. A large contributing factor in this was the employment of Lucas Electronics.

We're from the phone company...

Found this, and I just HAD to share!