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My Most Popular Flickr Photo: Jaco Pastorius Artist Series Fender Jazz Fretless Bass

18-Jan-10

Over the past few years I’ve posted more than a thousand photos to Flickr. A few of them are actually good.
But somehow this mundane shot of an electric bass is the most-viewed. Thousands of looks at this unremarkable photo, followed by hundreds of others in the same set.
Posted only as a supplement to a for-sale [...]

Review: Epiphone Limited Edition “1959″ Les Paul Electric Guitar

05-Dec-09

This attractive Epiphone guitar laudably attempts to be the “high end of the low end”, but it ends up caught in a disappointing middle ground of uncertain value for the price.
Disclaimer: I am not a guitarist. I am barely a bassist. But over the past couple of years, as I’ve picked up the bass again, [...]

Review: Cirque du Soleil: The Beatles LOVE at the MGM Mirage, Las Vegas

03-Dec-09

“The Beatles LOVE” is Cirque du Soleil at its Vegas essence, made even better with a beautifully remixed and reimagined soundtrack of the greatest pop songs ever recorded.
I’m not much of a Cirque du Soleil fan, though somehow over the years I’ve seen at least a half dozen of their productions. Most were in tents [...]

Beatles Remasters: Reviewed by Lefsetz on a PC?

01-Sep-09

I’ve never heard of Bob Lefsetz, though his biographer certainly thinks highly of him:
From Lefsetz’ blog…
Bob Lefsetz is the author of “The Lefsetz Letter.” Famous for being beholden to no one and speaking the truth, Lefsetz addresses the issues that are at the core of the music business: downloading, copy protection, pricing and the music [...]

Vienna, Austria: State Opera: April 2009

17-Aug-09

This photo album is the fourth in a series of five from my brief trip to Vienna in April 2009. These 65-ish photos are in and about the Wiener Staatsoper, where I attended 100+ performances (mostly standing room) while a student in 1994.
Of the three nights I was in Vienna this time, I bought an [...]

Vienna, Austria: Central Cemetery: April 2009

09-Aug-09

In April 2009, after a few days in London for business, I spent a few more days in Vienna, for fun. This was my first time back in that city since studying there as a college junior in 1994.
My primary activity was attending performances of my favorite opera, Wagner’s Parsifal, at the Vienna State Opera. [...]