January 31, 2008 – 10:50 am
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In this hectic world of ours I am drawn to people who smile and have a peaceful spirit about them. Being around these people is like an oasis. Since I know this to be true, I myself try to BE one of those people. Having a custom CD of songs I like in my car [...]
January 17, 2008 – 6:29 am
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There are many more ways, but I was thinking this morning that a process always helps. Perhaps you can add your own to this list:
Wake up on time (alarm clock with a mellow station).
Make some good coffee.
Have your outfit all picked out the night before (not always possible I know).
Train your school-age son(daughter) to make [...]
By Damien Riley
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Posted in Inspiration
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Also tagged coffee, desk, email, life, listen music, office, opportunity, possibilities, stressful moments, Work, workspace
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January 9, 2008 – 11:24 pm
The Fender Telecaster
The Martin “Triple ‘o’”
The Rickenbacker 6-String
The Les Paul
The Stratocaster
The Gibson J-45
The Baby Taylor
The Flying-V
The Martin Dreadnought
The Gretsch Hollow Body
The Fender P Bass
5 String Bass
Rickenbacker 12-String
December 1, 2007 – 10:54 pm
I got to Angel’s Roadhouse about 9:10pm and saw there were 150-200 people there already. There were a lot of bands lined up and I was the opener at 9:30 with my band of a guitar and vocal chords.
Flashback to the SandBar April, 2006.
It was such a great experience. I had excellent feedback [...]
October 17, 2007 – 7:54 pm
Rain in the Summertime – The Alarm
Girl Like You – Smithereens
The Twilight Zone – Golden Earring
Don’t Cry – Asia
Come on Eileen – Dexy’s Midnight Runners
Should I stay or Should I Go – The Clash
Love Cats – The Cure
Nowhere Girl – B Movie
Strength – The Alarm
House of Fun – Madness
Only a Lad – Oingo Boingo
New Song [...]
October 14, 2007 – 12:40 am
Watching Bon Jovi on SNL tonight has me wondering, “How did his hair stay so many years and where did mine go?” I know, it sounds shallow for me. I usually don’t care about my bald head, but to me it seems unfair that some guys get the grey and bald way later [...]
September 14, 2007 – 8:22 am
Music has the power to move, relax, excite, entice, and bring about every other sort of human emotion . . . you name it. I have a few long standing powerful tunes through the years that “do it” for me no matter what I’m going through or what kind of mood I’m in. [...]
December 21, 2006 – 7:18 pm
In case you haven’t noticed, I haven’t played the SandBar or any other venue for several months. My last gig was a while back at the Ponderosa. I played for 20 minutes in front of an audience of 18-20 year olds. It was a good experience as playing live always is. [...]
By Damien Riley
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Posted in Guitar
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Also tagged audience, coffee houses, elementary school kids, Guitar, guitar class, life, story, Teaching, teaching music, wife, Work, working
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