A wall at Planet Hollywood, Times Square. It contains a couple of hundred Gibson Guitars, mostly the Les Paul.
This is a fitting memorial to the famous Les Paul, who died on August 13 2009. He created the Gibson Les Paul guitar, which was played by almost every rock band in the world.
He also invented multi-track recording, which of course revolutionised the music industry.
Here is a picture of Paul McCartney’s bass guitar – yes the original! It was on the wall at Planet Hollywood on Times Square, New York.
Hi all
A huge thank you to everybody that was at our charity gig last month. After deducting the costs, I am very excited to tell you that we managed to raise over R3500 for the trust, which is fantastic. Thanks to everybody that was there, and thanks especially to our wonderful team of helpers, especially Rory, Lynne, James, Malcolm and Neil.
We had loads of fun, and judging by the reaction, everybody else did as well. Neil recorded the whole gig on video, so once he has finished editing, we will let you know.
This is our first gig in a very long time, and it has inspired us to do some more playing, so watch this space! Anyway, here are a few pictures.
Lois on guitar
Rory on Sound
Me playing my new guitar
Live mixing
Yes, that is right. After years of being quiet, Lois and I are doing a charity gig. Please keep the evening of Saturday 25 April open. Details to follow.
This is amazing. Gutarist Tony Melendez was born with no arms, but that didn't stop him from learning the guitar. Watch this…..
See what you are capible of if you are told that you won't be able to do it.
I was going through some of my archives, and I found some old tuesday's child recordings that Lois and I made in 2003. So, I have uploaded them.
You can listen here, or subscribe to the feed or listen on your iPod. I will be uploading some of the non-Christmas songs in the near future, so watch this space!
If you just want to download the MP3's you can click here.
I have just finished learning a piece of music by one of my favourite composers, John Cage. The piece is called 4′33". I did find it a bit difficult to learn, so I have taken the liberty of editing it to just 33 seconds.
It was first performed in 1952 in New York. I made a live recording of my performance for your enjoyment!
You know, I never thought that I would ever mention Britney Spears in a post, but I certainly never thought that I would mention her, the Beatles and Led Zeppelin in a single post!
Well, it appears that yesterday I did…and just to freak you out, I have just mentioned Paris Hilton.
Oh well
Yes, on Friday 7 Feb 1964, the Beatles touched down at JF Kennedy airport, New York! This was the beginning of their first USA tour, a tour which took the USA by storm. After this tour, the Beatles had firmly broken into the USA market.
Can you believe it, 44 years ago! In fact, it was over 40 years ago when Sgt Pepper taught the band to play. I wonder how many of our current bands will still be remembered in 40 or 50 years time – not many I suspect. I can just see Britney Spears “Oops I did it again” being remembered in 40 years – naa, I think not.
Or how abour "ohh ohh ohh, I want your ahh ahh ahh"? Ok, so I made that one up, but you get the picture.
I am pretty sure that in 40 years time, people will still be singing "there’s a lady who’s sure/all that glitters is gold…"
I think that I will hang onto my CD’s for a while!
"Absolutely, under no circumstance at all are customers allowed to play Stairway to Heaven, Sweet Child of Mine, or Smoke on the Water while trying out guitars. Thank You."
This is a sign I found on Wikipedia. It was apparently photographed in a window in Denmark Street in London.
Denmark Street is where most of the London music shops can be found.
I will be sure to take note next time I buy a guitar in London (Lois bought her Tanglewood guitar in Denmark Street).
Well, at least we can still play "Wild Thing" and "Smells Like Teen Spirits".
Wasn’t there a similar sign in Wayne’s World?
Source:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Denmark_street_sign.jpg
