The Sleepy Holler Boys and Excuses

The Dillards, a bluegrass band from the not too distant past, are well known to many people who have followed bluegrass music over the years. That band was the catalyst for many people to get interested in bluegrass music, and for some to become bluegrass musicians at...

The Slippery Pursuit of Excellence

Yesterday, I posted something on Facebook. I posted it quickly – dashed it off, actually, as I was settling into my desk for the workday. The whole post was 29 words. It should have been 28. My buddy Rick Cornish, sharp of eye and even sharper of wit, found the...

The Small Town Guitarber Shop

Remember “The Andy Griffith Show”? Where did he guys all hang out in Mayberry? Floyd’s barber shop! It was the epitome of small town social intercourse. Besides being a place where one could get a shave and a haircut, it was the town’s men hung out when there was...

The snowbird sings the song he always sings…

Greetings from sunny Yuma, Arizona, a place where the snowbirds come to roost for the winter; some of us come to “pick.” So far, every person I’ve met here is retired (except for those who work in the local businesses). The rules of the road don’t seem apply here in...

The social network

I’m wondering how many guitars are sold every day. You can get one for $85.00’s at your local rock and roll music store, even less at a desperate man’s garage sale. John Green will sell you a quality starter guitar for $200.00 and a low end martin for maybe $550.00....