Other stuff - off topic, fun stuff, whatever (799)
Creativity Unleashed: Blessing or Curse?
So much of what I do in my "normal" life is cut and dried, so that when I get out to the garage/shop to work of cbg builds it's not so much of an escape as an adventure. Everything I do conjures up new visions and possibilities for future guitars.
Read more…Stomp box?
Is this the right place to ask where I may find good information on building a stomp box that has a good bass drum sound?
Thanks folks,
Jim
Read more…Raising $50k for Christmas
Gary Sinise is the actor who played Lt. Dan Taylor in Forrest Gump. He is a bass player and has put a band together and tours war zones and military installations, putting on free concerts for the troops. He has been described as the Bob Hope of this
Read more…Back Porch Mojo on StewMac
Just thought I'd bring attention to the banner at the top of the StewMac homepage. Good to see a box on there...
Read more…Haunted Cigar Box Guitar Museum
I don't recall if this was posted before, but here it is again.
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Seeing the light
http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/plugged-in/2011/09/21/lighting-up-the-philippines-one-liter-at-a-time/
This has nothing to do with CBG's or instruments but I just had to share it. Necessity is truly the Mother of Invention!!!!!
Watching YouTube videos without the ads
I found an Addon for Firefox that suppresses the ads that keep showing up on the bottom of the screen when you view YouTube videos.
It is called GreaseMonkey and you can get it here:
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/greasemonkey/?ca
Read more…Chicago Man Killed Mother Over Avril Lavigne Concert Tickets, Jury Finds
Avril Levigne??? C'mon now, is that the best he could do?
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handmade music factory
just got my copy of this fab book,
can't wait to start building,
fantastic in every way,
i've got 2 vintage ironing boards in the garage
now i know what to do with them!!
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Accoutrements: Little things that personalize an instrument and make it your very own.
Accoutrements: Little things that personalize an instrument and make it your very own. Post photos and descriptions of these personal effects on you instruments.
This hub cap guitar is dear to me. The hubcap was given to me by a friend ~ and It
Read more…Youth Cigar Box Program
Hey everybody, I recently moved to Cedar Rapids, Iowa from West Virginia to take a job with Americorp.
Right now I am working with a non-profit organization in poorer part of the city that was drastically effected by the flood in 2008. A major part
Read more…John-Alex Mason, RIP
Sad news today in the blues world...
John-Alex Mason passed away this morning.
I don't know if you're familiar with him or his music, but he's probably the guy who first introduced me to the cigar box guitar. Three or four years ago, I got to se
Read more…October 8th is World Zombie Day
And, since the holidays are coming up, you owe it to yourself to be prepared and watch this important public service announcement.
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Major update to my website ....
Hey folks.
As long as I've had it, I thought my site looked good, informative, and showed off my stuff well.
I decided a while back it needed to reflect Me, my thoughts on CBGs and the movement in general.
After dealing with tons of people at recent
Read more…Your CBG CD Collection.....how's it growing?
My album purchases over the year have been almost exclusively CBG music, there are very few around that can be picked up from my local HMV store, but web sites like CD Baby and Amazon stock them. Many can be ordered from artist's own web sites, or di
Read more…I Am Reaching Out to our Friends Across the Pond...
Many years ago (far more than I care to admit) I was given a cassette tape (dating myself again) of some English novelty songs, Bonzo Dog Band, Neil Innes, Eric Idle, and others. One song was about flies, going something like this:
"I'm so glad tha
Read more…My cbg's have'nt been selling! Anyone else out there?
Since June my Ebay & Etsy sales basically stopped dead. Just wondering if anyone Else is experiencing the same.
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