Monthly Archives: November 2011

The romance of commercial air travel

Posted on November 8, 2011 by fretgenie

Remembering the distant sound of a single engine airplane passing overhead when I was a little boy growing up in a small town in upstate New York. It was the sound of possibility, travel, adventure and the wider world. I … Continue reading →

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Do you want to be original?

Posted on November 4, 2011 by fretgenie

Somebody called me crazy in a guitar blog recently, referring to the integrated percussive guitar style I invented. It made me smile. I took it as a compliment. To me, “crazy” means things like refreshing, innovative, ahead of its time, … Continue reading →

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Photo post: The U.S. tour 2011

Posted on November 1, 2011 by fretgenie

Here are some random photos from my U.S. west coast tour. The four-week tour began at the end of September in Portland, Oregon and headed south to spots in northern, southern, central California, the Bay Area, and finished in Yosemite … Continue reading →

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