Static Live February 2021

ROCKTAILS
MUSICAL PRESIDENTS
Mardi Maison Gras
Party Animal in All of Us
SUN SPLASH 1984

CONTENTS
TABLE OF
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The Sour Grapes of Wrath-------------------------------------------------------
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Spiritual Renaissance Manifesto----------------------------------------------
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Trivia------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Crossword----------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Party Animal in Us All-------------------------------------------------------------
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Rocktails-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Valentine’s Day Field Guide to Love Songs-------------------------------
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A Word From the Throne--------------------------------------------------------
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Sun Splash 1984--COVER STORY-------------------------------------------
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Music & Events Calendar-------------------------------------------------------
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Mother Earth Has a Broken Heart---------------------------------------------
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The Ormond Beach Trifecta---SPECIAL ARTICLE-------------------------
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Going to California, Kinda------------------------------------------------------
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Musical Presidents------------------------------------------------------------------
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Mud Rooster Blues------------------------------------------------------------------
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Rare Earth Reviews-----------------------------------------------------------------
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Trivia & Crossword Answers---------------------------------------------
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“Live for Yourself and you will
live in vain; Live for others,
and you will live again.”
~Robert Nesta
“Bob” Marley
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Oh My Goddess...
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Samantha
My name is Samantha Comer; I am 28 years old and I live in West Virginia. I am
an insurance managing rep for Transamerica, working as the top rep for the last
four years in my district. The last two years, I have qualified for The Million Dollar
Round Table, performing in the top 1% of the financial service industry and I
plan to achieve that each year. When I am not working I enjoy fishing and riding
horses.
I have been modeling since 2011, walking in more than 50 shows, appearing in
over 20 magazines and working on movies such as The Price of Beauty as the
lead. My favorite music is metal! My fiance and I actually based our engagement
photos from Motionless in White’s song, Undead Ahead 2: The Tale of the Midnight
Ride.
“Creamy Gnocchi with
Italian Sausage”
This month, I’ve decided to go with a dish that’s
extremely easy to make! This may be one of
the quickest, simplest recipes I’ve written about
so far. The basis for this dish is heavy cream,
gnocchi, and Italian sausage. And… you only
need one large pan and lid! A cooking time of
25 mins is all it takes to whip this up. This dish
is the definition of comfort food, the creamy
sauce becomes a pink sauce once you add the
tomatoes. The combination of flavors is just out of
this world.
Good Italian sausage is one of my favorite red
meats. I highly suggest finding a good quality
butcher for the freshest choice of meats. A good
sausage will take this dish to the next level but
store-bought from your local grocer is fantastic
too… I promise. A great butcher within a half-hour
of my location is Ray’s Quality Meats on US1 in
Ormond Beach, FL. Huge selection and you will
fall in love with other items there as well. Support
your local butcher during these crazy times!
Since this is a one pan meal, you will not have a
ton of leftovers but, as always, it’s good to have
storage options on hand. Pyrex and anchor glass
leftover containers are the best. They come in
a variety of sizes and shapes. They hold up
extremely well and can be refrigerated or frozen
over and over again and then microwaved. Let’s
be honest, it’s much nicer to eat your leftovers
out of glass as well.
Ingredients:
9 oz Italian Sausage (Mild or Hot)
½ Onion, Chopped
4 Cloves Garlic, Minced
1/3 Cup White Wine (Sauvignon Blanc)
14 oz Canned Diced Tomatoes
1 cup Heavy Cream
1 lb. uncooked Potato Gnocchi
½ Cup Freshly Grated Parmesan Cheese
Handful of Basil (Torn)
Salt & Pepper
\Begin by preheating your pan on medium-high
heat. Prepare your Italian sausage. You can
use either mild or hot depending on your spice
preference.
I’ve made this recipe with sausage
links and loose sausage.
Both work equally as well but
loose ground sausage is a bit
easier to work with. Chop up links
into small pieces. Chop your onion
into small pieces. Side note, the
onions I’ve been using have been
extremely teary. Chew gum if this
bothers you too much! Now add
both to your preheated pan and
sauté for a few minutes until the
onions are slightly translucent and
the sausage is browned.
Add your minced garlic to the pan
and sauté for about 30 seconds.
Careful not to burn the garlic! Add
white wine and cook for about
a minute. You will immediately
experience a wonderful fragrance!
Stir in diced tomatoes, cream and
gnocchi and give the pan a good
stir. Once you notice bubbling,
reduce the heat just a bit (to medium
heat). Cover the pan and cook
for 5 minutes allowing gnocchi to
become al dente.
Uncover the pan and give it a stir.
Notice the nice pink creamy color
that the tomatoes bring to the dish.
Cook for another few minutes and
then taste test a single gnocchi
to make sure they are cooked to
preference. You can allow to cook
for a few seconds longer if you
desire a thicker sauce. Stir in fresh
parmesan cheese, torn basil, and
a pinch of salt and pepper. Serve
immediately and enjoy!
You’re going to love this, and your
friends and family will be very impressed.
Typing this has made me
hungry so off to the kitchen I go.
Thanks for reading.
Cheers!
Watch my full cooking video for
this recipe on my Facebook page
“Ian Opalinski Music” or follow the
link: facebook.com/ianopalinskimusic
BY
MUSICIAN’S COOKBOOK

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TRIVIA
1. What is Bob Marley’s full name?
2. What was the name of Bob Marley’s
original Ska band?
3. Whose cover of “I Shot the Sheriff” was a radio hit in 1974?
4. What was Bob Marley’s first hit outside of Jamaica?
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crossword
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5. The Wailers were kicked off a tour in 1973 for upstaging
what group?
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6. What are the items buried with Bob Marley?
7. What was the name of Bob Marley’s female back-up group?
8. Bob Marley’s wife, Rita, had this hit song in the early ‘80s.
9. Bob Marley received what honor in 1994?
10. What were Bob Marley’s last words to his son?
11. Who were the original members of the Wailers?
12. What record
label was Bob
Marley with
when he died?
???
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ACROSS
DOWN
DOWN
3. Bob Marley's best subject in school 1. Bob Marley once lived in this US state
9 This Bob Marley album spent 56 consecutive 2. The cause of Bob Marley's death
weeks on the UK album chart 4. Bob Marley and the Wailers were the first
1 Bob Marley once lived in this US
11. The city where Bob Marley died reggae state band to perform at this iconic theater
12. Before converting to Rastafari faith, 5. Where Bob Marley was born
Bob Marley was part of this religion 26. Bob The Marley's cause of best Bob selling Marley’s reggae death album
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ACROSS
name of Bob Marley's wife, Rita 7. Name of the musician who inducted
4 Bob Marley and the Wailers were the
14. Bob Marley's last tour Bob first Marley reggae into band the Rock to perform and Roll at this
Hall iconic of Fame theater
3 Bob Marley’s best subject in school
8. Name of the luxury car driven by Marley
5 Where Bob Marley was born
10 Bob Marley's favorite sport
9 This Bob Marley album spent 56 6 Bob Marley’s best selling reggae
consecutive weeks on the UK album
album
chart
???
11 The city where Bob Marley died
12 Before converting to Rastafari faith,
Bob Marley was part of this religion
13 Maiden name of Bob Marley’s wife,
Rita
14 Bob Marley’s last tour
7 Name of the musician who inducted
Bob Marley into the Rock and Roll
Hall of Fame
8 Name of the luxury car driven by
Marley
10 Bob Marley’s favorite sport

Party Animal in All of Us
By Les Kippel
Photo Credit: Les Kippel or Relix Archives (All)
These were a while ago,, but Rock and Roll WAS fun!! Not always about the dollars and cents
like today’s music with back up singers and fireworks. party with the promoters, party with the
fans...
Here are some of my “PHOTOS FROM YESTERDAY”... Enjoy.. After this shit is over with
Corona, let’s get back there!!
Of course, Buddy Cage, who played with Jerry’s Band and replaced Jerry Garcia in the New
Riders of the Purple Sage, ALWAYS had a ‘thin’ for Jerry... We didn’t question it!!!
Left:My Favorite picture!
Below:1973, Nassau Coliseum, Back
Stage
Starting Above, working clockwise:
Giant Stadium, before trip to EGYPT
Psychedelic Jerry, playing Banjo. A rare picture indeed! 1963
Fillmore East ,1971
The Year Jerry left us . . . . .. . . 1995 Tribute Art. on the Year End
issue of Relix, 1995
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Right: Nudie Suite. Year Unknown
Jerry
had many
personalities
through the
years... but he
was ALWAYS
JERRY!!!
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Rocktails
By Dr. Peppar Spraed
American singer, songwriter and
actress. Well, let’s just say she’s
starred in movies - her ability to
actually act is still up for debate.
Referred to as the “Queen of Pop”,
she is regarded as one of the most
influential figures in popular culture.
Although after seeing how the “King
of Pop” turned out she may want to
reconsider her moniker. Madonna
is noted for her continual reinvention
and versatility in music production,
songwriting, and visual presentation.
For someone who so consistently
reinvents herself, the Queen of Pop
has a rather specific drink order.
Imagine that? As it’s well documented
that she’s very specific with almost
everything she does, her rumored
favorite go-to drink is the
Pomegranate Martini
~1.5 oz of vodka
~1 oz of pomegranate juice
~ 1.5 oz of blackberry puree
~1 oz of cranberry juice
~garnished with an
orange.
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Some may be thinking that
a Botox milkshake or a
Dysport rum runner
would have been her
favorite.

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March 6, 2021
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Static Live’s Annual Valentine’s
Day Field Guide to Love Songs
By Ric de Yampert
Ever since Og the Caveman
began wooing Ogette
the Cavewoman during the
world’s first ever Valentine’s
Day, we guys have relied upon
music to help us convince you
ladies that this love thing isn’t
just about getting your panties
off – that it’s also about, well,
the love thing.
Like Cyrano de Bergerac, we
guys rely on the great songsmiths
of the ages to
put words in our
mouths, our Valentine’s
Day cards and our gifts
of mixtapes – words
that we know (well, that
we hope) will lay bare
our affection for you
and make
you
swoon.
But, like Og, we modern-day guys, though wellmeaning,
are Troglodytes when it comes to the
love thing. Cupid makes us stupid. Given that and
the fact that there is no such thing as a simple
love song, it’s quite possible you women may
open a Valentine’s Day card and discover a CD
of MarilynManson’s “Valentine’s Day.” (Memo to
my fellow Troglodytes – that would not be a good
thing.)
Guys, don’t let Cupid make you his bitch. Here is
Static Live’s Annual Valentine’s Day Field Guide
to Love Songs. Read it. Heed its lessons. Ladies,
sneak a copy into your man’s secret porno stash
– yes, the one you discovered months ago and
decided to let it ride – so that he will have no
excuse come Cupid Day.
* Lesson No. 1 – Beware the trick love song!
Static Live’s crack team of researchers has done
the math and the results are in: To date in the
history of the world, the bards and songsmiths
have written 7,562,923 songs of the lovey,
gooey “I Want to Hold Your Hand” variety, while
those same bards and songsmiths have written
7,562,924 songs of the “Love Stinks” variety.
But Static Live’s research department is still busy
calculating the number of trick love songs – they
are legion! These are the insidious little bastards
whipped up by Cupid to make us guys look bad.
Quote one of these songs to your lady and you
may think you’re the all-time greatest Romeo,
but you might as well give her one of those
farting dogs CDs. “Every Breath You Take” by the
Police? Total stalker song. “Love Is Blindness”
by U2? No, the guy isn’t blinded by his beauty’s
beauty – he’s a head case who thinks love is a
“little death.” “Closer” by Nine Inch Nails? “You
make me perfect!”
Trent Rezner croons – before confessing he
wants to have sexual intercourse with his babe
like an animal . . . and not like some cuddly
wombat. Beware, you magnificent dumb-ass
Troglodyte! There are many more.
* Lesson No. 2 – Don’t buy your sweetie a
last-minute Valentine’s Day CD at a truck stop.
So, you messed up again and forgot to get your
lady a Cupid Day gift. You’ve just gassed up at
your local truck stop on the way home and you
notice some David Allan Coe CDs behind the pay
counter. “Hey!” you say to yourself. “He’s the guy
who wrote ‘Would You Lay with Me (In a Field of
Stone),’ one of the greatest country love songs
ever! Great! Problem solved. I’m gonna pull this
Cupid stuff out of my ass!” So you buy a Coe CD
and toss it into a red gift bag.
Oh, you magnificent dumb-ass Troglodyte! David
Allan Coe truck-stop CDs are a different animal
than David Allan Coe record store CDs. Congratulations!
Your honey will be quite joyed, I’m sure,
to get a VD CD with such songs as “Little Suzzie
Shallow Throat,” “Don’t Bite the [censored],” “Linda
Lovelace’’ and other ditties with titles we don’t
print in a respectable magazine like Static Live.
* Lesson No. 3 – No silly love songs! So, you’re
a clever bastard who’s determined to outwit the
Cupid Day jinx. You’ll score a Hallmark card and
scribble the lyrics to Paul McCartney’s “Silly Love
Songs” inside and be done with it.
Oh, you magnificent dumb-ass Troglodyte! You
can’t win. Quote “Silly Love Songs” or some other
silly love song to your babe, and she will reply in
a pissy, snarky voice: “What? You think love is
silly? You think this is some game?”
OK, guys, by now you’ve got
the point: Cupid, no matter
what you do, will make you
stupid. You are doomed. Your
best bet is to buy your lady a
CD of farting dogs performing
pop hits. Just make sure
it’s instrumental hits and not
some of those tricks songs
with lyrics mentioned above
– and remember that all love
songs, ultimately, are trick
songs.
She’ll love a CD of
Chihuahuas and
blue-tick hounds farting
the greatest hits of,
say, the Ventures, that
1960s guitar
instrumental group.
Trust me on this.
You’re
welcome.
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A Word From the Throne
By Billy Dean
Sixth grade was a time of unlimited
possibilities. Like many boys lining up
outside the club of manhood, I thought
my admission was to be bought by
dunking a basketball. My parents saw
that I was serious about my aspirations
so they enlisted me to be drafted by my
local Police Athletic League.
After being picked-up in a later round
of the draft - fair for a kid who was more
round than tall - I began my engagement
in team activities.
I loved everything about being on a
team, the practice, planning, and the
sport itself, especially. I spent most of
my week looking forward to the next
practice, next game, and next general
opportunity to become Shaquille O’Neal.
At home I would practice all of the basic
skills that the coaches taught in practice.
Everyday I’d work on layups, jump
shots, and free throws (my closest skill
comparison to Shaq, himself). I took it
so seriously that I accidentally learned
meditation by staring at a poster of MJ
dunking from the free throw line on my
bedroom wall before games.
My whole week’s momentum led up the
game and I loved it...
On the court I was a mixed bag, but
overall a helpful presence. I was
exceptional at bullying the paint,
snatching rebounds, and chiming in for
an occasional jump hook. It didn’t matter
to me if I was the focal point of the team
as long as I was learning what I needed
to actually become that someday.
At 11 years old, however, I didn’t
quite have the athletic gift, grace or
coordination to try and accomplish my
on-court goals without exceeding the
personal foul limit. My opponents would
leave the game with the most innocently
gifted bumps, bruises, scrapes, and an
occasional fat lip. Again, not from malice
but a lack of coordination on my par -
think Sir Charles as a toddler.
For my transgressions I would have
to leave the game and await my next
opportunity to live out my dreams.
This was the hardest pill to swallow,
my dreams being put on pause by the
powers that be.
Fast forward from ‘94 to ‘21 and I feel
that familiar pang from my childhood.
The momentum of my dreams being
arbitrated and squashed by the powers
that be. This time a world traveling,
ubiquitous pathogen ended the game
and the people “in charge” of making
the rules can easily be out classed by
the amateur refs of the local Police
Athletic League. For the other players
of the world who can empathize with
the frustrations that have been bred by
the indefinite game stoppage, every tick
of the game clock passes away with a
more anxious and urgent gaze. Each
wasted second chips away at our hopes
of returning to the lives we love and
erodes our collective faith in the people
who make the rules. How much longer
do we have to suffer the madness ?
For every one of our dream’s sake, get it
together, REF!
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SUN SPLASH 1984
By Reluctant Genius
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I’m really not sure how I was able to do it but
ultimately I guess it was because my parents
were just plain sick and tired of putting
up with my antics, as I was a pretty wild
teenager. The year was 1984 when I moved
from my quiet little town of Roanoke Virginia
to Montego Bay Jamaica I had just turned 17
and pretty much thought I knew everything.
I was there with my high school friend, his
father and his father’s girlfriend. While my
parents thought I had a chaperon to care
for me, in reality my friend’s parents partied
harder than I probably ever have in my life.
My mom and dad came down to drop me off
and to make sure that I had a roof over my
head. Plus, they always wanted to go to the
Caribbean so this was a nice opportunity to
do so.
It just so happened that the reggae Sunsplash
was in town and we were able to get tickets
for Wednesday night. It was a tough show
to get into. Over the first few days we had
been hanging with two Jamaican friends
we recently met at Doctors Cave Beach and
they mentioned there was a hill above the
stadium where people would hang out and
watch the festivities and hear the music.
This turned out to be true so Tuesday night
we decided to camp out on the hill. The first
couple of hours of the show was absolutely
unique and wonderful. The vibe was near
perfect. It was at that time some of the
locals decided to break down the iron gates
and rush the stadium instead of paying for
tickets, as I believe the shows were sold out
each night. At first we just sat there laughing
and watching the craziness below when all
of a sudden the city police burst out of their
stations with their M-16s rifles and started
firing into the air to disperse the crowd.
Everyone around us just started running
and screaming and for the first minute or
two it was quite scary. Ten minutes or so
later it seemed to settle down and everybody
returned to their places on the hill. We all
laughed about it. Then, believe it or not the
same thing happened again and then again.
Finally it got a little too nuts and we left and
luckily made it home safe and sound.
The next morning during breakfast while
listening to the local radio news cast it was
reported that the police had fired their guns to
disperse the crowd and several people were
injured in the melee. My parents just shot
me a dirty look, as I hadn’t told him about the
incident. Later that week somehow, someway
they decided that I was able to stay and they
returned home thinking I soon follow. Little
did they know that I would spend another 6
1/2 months exploring the wonderful island
and learning more about reggae music in
Jamaica.
The music of Bob Marley was a huge
influence on me during the time I was there;
of course, it seems everyone has a story
about him and what his music meant to them.
I never got to see him play but I did see Peter
Tosh and also The Wailers perform, plus I
got to meet Eek-A-Mouse at the Far Bar in
Montego Bay. Marley’s music and reggae still
have a profound yet beautiful influence on the
world today, even after all these years. Here’s
a little more about him and why his music will
last forever.
Born in St. Ann Parrish, Jamaica on February
6, 1945, Nesta Robert Marley (later changed
to Robert Nesta Marley) was derogatorily
nicknamed “White Boy” by neighbors. His
father was a 60-year-old white British Naval
Captain and his mother a 19-year-old village
girl when Marley was born. This helped him
develop his philosophy of not being on the
white man’s side or the black man’s side, but
on God’s side. He had a knack as a child for
reading palms and telling people’s futures
but after the age of seven, he refused all
palm reading requests and declared that his
destiny was to become a singer.
Marley, Bunny Livingston and Peter Tosh
formed a group called the Wailers and
recorded for small labels throughout the
‘60s; during that time, ska became popular.
Marley’s lyrics became more spiritual and
Jamaican music in general evolved into
a more rock steady beat. The group was
signed by Island Records in the early ‘70s and
became popular with international audiences.
Marley formed a new band after Livingston
and Tosh went out on solo endeavors. He
produced politically charged music about
such things as unemployment, food and
supply rations, and the political violence in
Jamaica. This transformed him into a political
icon.
In 1976, two days out away from playing
“Smile Jamaica”, a concert aiming to reduce
tensions between opposing political factions,
Marley and his entourage were attacked by
a gunman. Marley and his wife, Rita, were
both grazed by bullets but triumphantly took
the stage with the Wailers before a crowd
of 80,000 during the concert. This defiant
gesture of survival enhanced his legend,
galvanized his political outlook further and
resulted in the most militant album of his
career.
Marley died of cancer on May 11, 1981.
He was listed as fifth on the 2018 Forbes
Magazine list of the highest earning dead
celebrities. In addition to Marley Natural
(the label under which he fronts a global
marijuana brand), his family also markets
licensed brands of coffee, apparel, lifestyle
goods and audio equipment. Not to mention,
he has sold 75 million albums in the past two
decades. A retrospective of his work, titled
Legend, is the best selling reggae album ever.
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A Day in the Life of a Gigging Musician By Adam Flyod
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TWANG said my guitar when I hit the last chord
sometime after midnight. I ran off stage during
the applause to the green room and packed
away my axe in a padded, foam-lined hardshell
case. My drummer with The POTLIKKERS
says “It’s a tool, not a jewel” when I baby my
equipment. It’s true that sooner or later gear
will all fall apart if you play out and tour. It’s
nice to be able to repair your own stuff when
the inevitable malfunction happens. With a little
patience and study, it’s fun to do most repairs
myself. It saves me a few clams but more
importantly keeps me up and running without a
lot of down time driving to the luthier or electrics
shop.
I keep a small kit holding most “guitar tech”
type tools with my travel set up. This covers
repair contingencies for string instruments I
play - guitar, violin, mandolin and banjo. I know
I’ll need replacement strings for all of them. It
also has the complete assortment of miniature
screwdrivers and allen wrenches for making
adjustments on the fly. At the bottom of the kit is
a strap, a tuner and a bunch of guitar picks. I try
to remember batteries, lots of spare batteries.
Back at the studio I do all the major repairs
on electronics and instruments. The soldering
iron and multimeter are a must. I have many
luthier tools like fret saws and nut slot files too,
because I build fiddles and dulcimers. The skills
I need are different when doing repairs though.
People are sometimes shocked to learn that it’s
easier to build from scratch than to do certain
musical instrument repairs, especially if it’s not a
repair you do regularly.
The old German trade fiddle I’d been gigging
with recently needed a neck angle adjustment
so I took my time, watched a few videos to get
my courage up and - voila, it turned out better
than expected! Failure being an essential part
of learning, I get lots of lessons there as well.
Last week I was shaving down the violin bridge
for low action and took it too far. I was humbly
reminded that you can take wood off but you
can’t add it back so easily. It’s worth it anyway
because if I find that fine line between action
being too low or too high, I can really make it
TWANG.
Feb. 5th Dennis Gallo -
6pm
DJ - 9pm
Feb. 6th ETC - 6pm, DJ -
9pm
Feb. 12th Acoustic Inferno -
6pm, Boomers - 9pm
Feb. 13th Musikology - 6pm,
Boomers - 9pm
Feb. 19th Dennis Gallo -
6pm, The Big Beat Band -
9pm
Feb. 20th Beartoe - 6pm,
Cat 4 Band - 9pm
Feb. 26th Sal & Friends -
6pm, Psycoustic - 9pm
Feb. 27th Etc - 2pm (Wine
Walk), Paradoxx - 9pm
Feb. 28th Marty McCarrick - 2pm

FEBRUARY 2021
Feb. 1st - 7th
Happy Valentine’s Day
Feb. 8th - 14th
Monday, February 1, 2021
Bounty Bar - Jessie Abbey, 7pm
Flagler Tavern - Jeff White, 5pm
Tuesday, February 2, 2021
Bounty Bar - The Evening Muze, 7pm
Grind/Kona - Chuck Morel, 6pm
Wednesday, February 3, 2021
Bounty Bar - Ian Opalinski, 7pm
Grind/Kona - Jeff White, 6pm
Ormond Garage - Jay Paski, 6pm
Thursday, February 4, 2021
31 Supper Club - Elvis Tribute, 8pm
Bounty Bar - Jeff White, 7pm
Flagler Tavern - Reed Foley, 9pm
Flagler Tavern - Robert Keele, 5pm
Grind/Kona - The Click, 7pm
Friday, February 5, 2021
31 Supper Club - Sinatra Tribute,
8pm
Bounty Bar - Nate Utley, 7pm
Crabby’s - Morgan McManus, 4pm
Grind/Kona - Heather Craig, 7pm
Ormond Garage - Bradford Buckley,
6pm
Traders - Dennis Gallo, 6pm
Traders - DJ, 9pm
Yellow Dog Eats - Jay Paski, 5pm
Saturday, February 6, 2021
31 Supper Club - Cesar Frazier, 8pm
Bounty Bar - Bradford Buckley, 7pm
Chases - Sean Holcomb, 5pm
Crabby’s - Griffin Sinclair, 5pm
Crabby’s - The Transfers, 12pm
Flagler Tavern - Reed Foley, 5pm
Grind/Kona - Jay Paski, 7pm
Ormond Garage - Brothers Within,
6pm
Tayton O’Brians - Psycoustic, 9pm
Traders - DJ, 9pm
Traders - Etc, 6pm
Yellow Dog Eats - Heather Craig,
5pm
Sunday, February 7, 2021
Bounty Bar - Hannah Wilson, 7pm
Crabby’s - Ian Opalinski, 12pm
Flagler Tavern - Bradford Buckley,
9pm
Tayton O’Brians - Casey Picou, 8pm
Monday, February 8, 2021
Bounty Bar - Linda Long, 7pm
Flagler Tavern - Chuck Morel, 5pm
Tuesday, February 9, 2021
Bounty Bar - Brent Clowers, 7pm
Grind/Kona - Bradford Buckley, 6pm
Wednesday, February 10, 2021
Bounty Bar - Chuck Morel, 7pm
Grind/Kona - Are Friends Electric,
6pm
Ormond Garage - The Cyclones, 6pm
Thursday, February 11, 2021
31 Supper Club - Velvet 45, 8pm
Bounty Bar - The Transfers, 7pm
Flagler Tavern - Reed Foley, 9pm
Flagler Tavern - The Cyclones, 5pm
Grind/Kona - Stereo FM, 7pm
Friday, February 12, 2021
31 Supper Club - Dana Kamide Band,
8pm
Bounty Bar - Jeff Alcorneo, 7pm
Crabby’s - Brasford Buckley, 4pm
Grind/Kona - Brent Clowers, 7pm
Ormond Garage - Ian Opalinski, 6pm
Traders - Acoustic Inferno, 6pm
Traders - Boomers, 9pm
Yellow Dog Eats - The Evening Muze,
5pm
Saturday, February 13, 2021
31 Supper Club - Beartoe, 8pm
Bounty Bar - Casey Picou, 7pm
Chases - Johnny & Heidi, 5pm
Crabby’s - Claire Vandiver, 12pm
Crabby’s - Marty McCarrick, 5pm
Flagler Tavern - Reed Foley 5pm
Grind/Kona - The Evening Muze,
7pm
Ormond Garage - Brent Clowers,
6pm
Tayton O’Brians - Aaron Lightnin’,
9pm
Traders - Boomers, 9pm
Traders - Musikology, 6pm
Sunday, February 14, 2021
Bounty Bar - Jay Paski, 7pm
Crabby’s - Casey Picou, 12pm
Flagler Tavern - Aaron Lightnin’, 9pm
Tayton O’Brians - Casey Picou, 8pm
Yellow Dog Eats - Chuck Morel, 5pm
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FEBRUARY 2021
Feb. 15th - 21st
Feb. 22nd - 28th
Monday, February 15, 2021
Bounty Bar - Rasta Bayers, 7pm
Flagler Tavern - Griffin Sinclair, 5pm
Tuesday, February 16, 2021
Bounty Bar - The Evening Muze, 7pm
Grind/Kona - Rasta Bayers, 6pm
Wednesday, February 17, 2021
Bounty Bar - Ian Opalinski, 7pm
Grind/Kona - Griffin Sinclair, 6pm
Ormond Garage - Are Friends
Electric, 6pm
Thursday, February 18, 2021
31 Supper Club - The Transfers, 8pm
Bounty Bar - Jarrod George, 7pm
Flagler Tavern - Reed Foley, 9pm
Flagler Tavern - Robert Keele, 5pm
Grind/Kona - Jessie Abbey, 7pm
Ormond Garage - Original OG Show,
8pm
Friday, February 19, 2021
31 Supper Club - Dana Kamide Band,
8pm
Bounty Bar - Griffin Sinclair, 7pm
Crabby’s - Jay Paski, 4pm
Grind/Kona - 5 Time Shag, 7pm
Ormond Garage - Heather Craig,
6pm
Traders - Dennis Gallo, 6pm
Traders - TBD, 9pm
Yellow Dog Eats - Jessie Abbey, 5pm
Saturday, February 20, 2021
31 Supper Club - Christie Beu, 8pm
Bounty Bar - Hannah Wilson, 7pm
Chases - Bobby James, 5pm
Crabby’s - Heather Craig, 12pm
Crabby’s - The Evening Muze, 5pm
Flagler Tavern - Reed Foley, 9pm
Grind/Kona - The Cyclones, 7pm
Ormond Garage - The Transfers,
6pm
Tayton O’Brians - Cody and Kyle,
9pm
Traders - Beartoe, 6pm
Traders - Cat 4 Band, 9pm
Yellow Dog Eats - Rasta Bayers, 5pm
Sunday, February 21, 2021
Bounty Bar - The Transfers, 7pm
Crabby’s - Jarrod George, 12pm
Flagler Tavern - The Evening Muze,
9pm
Tayton O’Brians - Michelle Marie,
8pm
Monday, February 22, 2021
Bounty Bar - Bradford Buckley, 7pm
Flagler Tavern - Chuck Morel, 5pm
Tuesday, February 23, 2021
Bounty Bar - Brent Clowers, 7pm
Grind/Kona - Hannah Wilson, 6pm
Wednesday, February 24, 2021
Bounty Bar - Chuck Morel, 7pm
Grind/Kona - Bradford Buckley, 6pm
Ormond Garage - The Cyclones, 6pm
Thursday, February 25, 2021
31 Supper Club - The Evening Muze,
8pm
Bounty Bar - Jessie Abbey, 7pm
Flagler Tavern - Reed Foley, 9pm
Flagler Tavern - The Cyclones, 5pm
Grind/Kona - The Transfers, 7pm
Friday, February 26, 2021
31 Supper Club - Guy Walker, 8pm
Bounty Bar - Jeff White, 7pm
Crabby’s - Jessie Abbey, 4pm
Grind/Kona - Smyrna Erb, 7pm
Ormond Garage - Ian Opalinski, 6pm
Traders - Psycoustic, 9pm
Traders - Sal & Friends, 6pm
Yellow Dog Eats - Hannah Wilson,
5pm
Saturday, February 27, 2021
31 Supper Club - Brent Clowers, 8pm
Bounty Bar - Claire Vandiver, 7pm
Chases - Casey Picou, 5pm
Crabby’s - Hannah Wilson, 5pm
Crabby’s - The Cyclones, 12pm
Flagler Tavern - Reed Foley, 5pm
Grind/Kona - Big Beat Band, 7pm
Ormond Garage - Psycoustic, 6pm
Tayton O’Brians - Bradford Buckley,
9pm
Traders - Etc, 2pm (Wine Walk)
Traders - Paradoxx, 9pm
Yellow Dog Eats - Jarrod George,
5pm
Sunday, February 28, 2021
Bounty Bar - Hannah Wilson, 7pm
Crabby’s - Rasta Bayers, 12pm
Flagler Tavern - Jay Paski, 9pm
Tayton O’Brians - Casey Picou, 8pm
Traders - Marty McCarrick, 2pm
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Mardi Maison Gras
By Jamie Lee
Everyone knows that I love Mardi Gras and I am
not the only one. It seems people everywhere
celebrate this holiday as an excuse to drink and
be merry even if they are unaware of the religious
implications that surround Fat Tuesday. Mardi
Gras is a grand old time!
Of course this year, like most every holiday
event for the last 11 months, has been altered
by Covid-19 but, even the ‘the plague’ cannot
douse the fiery spirit that is Mardi Gras. The New
Oreleanians have come up with a way to not only
“shelter at home” but to celebrate this momentous
holiday in a way that honors the tradition and
keeps Mardi Gras artists afloat with house floats.
The Krewe of Red Beans ‘Hire a Mardi Gras Artist
Program’ was started to help supplement the
income of the artists that work year round on the
parade floats for carnival season with the twist of
your home becoming the float. Over 200 homes in
the New Orleans area have signed up to benefit
these artists and to keep the season alive.
It has even spawned DogHouseFloats.com; a
contest for our fur babies to get into the fun and
decorate dog house as floats as well as a contest
online.
No matter what the obstacle may be, the spirit of
the Carnival Season lives on in the hearts of all
that cherish Mardi Gras and it’s meaning.
Clockwise-starting at Left Bottom-
‘Acadiana Hay Ride, Krewe of Red Beans
Hire a Mardi Gras Artist float, 948 Euterpe St.
House No. 1 entitled, ‘The Night Tripper’
‘Queen Jubilee’ float house at 2701
St.Charles Ave., produced by the Krewe of
Red Beans Hire a Mardi Gras Artist program
Bee Hive Float house at 6106 St. Charles
Ave.
First Mardi Paws Dog House Float
‘Pete Fountain and Jester’ float house, 808
Napolean Ave.
Lisa Browning works on a portion of one of
the planned house floats in the upcoming
Carnival season, which will not feature
parades.
All photos are photographed by Chris Granger of
The Times-Picayune, New Orleans.

Mother Earth Has a Broken Heart
by Hank Harrison
Is the COVID-19 pandemic a signal from Mother Nature that we have
gone too far? Are we finally out of balance? She gives us clean air to
breathe; fresh water to drink; an abundance of food to nourish our bodies…but,
like a battered housewife, she is sad and tired… Why? I think it’s
because the human race does nothing for her in return. Like the abuser
in a relationship, we grow selfish, materialistic…we take more and more
resources.
Her seas are becoming empty, her forests depleted, many of her favorite
flora and fauna have vanished forever. We are headed towards Ecological
disaster.
An African proverb comes to mind:
When man has killed all the
animals on this Earth, he
will die of loneliness.”
The present climate crisis is the basis for all spiritual work in our
time. Eventually, NOTHING else will matter. We lump all life forms
together and speak of animals as projections of the human drama…
that superiority shows our failure to recognize how intimate a part we
are of the living web that covers this planet. There is no way we can
separate ourselves from the ecosystem — we cannot exist without it
but it can probably exist without us.
With very slight rewording, the previous paragraph can serve as a
description of our spiritual state. Thinking of ourselves as individuals,
we fail to recognize how closely we are connected with others.
Eastern religious teachings often speak of the illusion of individuality
— this illusion is simply the failure to feel and act on our total
inter-relatedness. Conflict, both inner and outer, is a symptom of
this failure. Both ecological awareness and spiritual awareness set
the same task before us, which is to learn to live in harmony with all
things.
Service is an essential part of spiritual development. Giving service
helps us to develop — and development helps us become more able
to serve. This service, especially required of us during this period of
crisis and pandemic, is a radical reconstruction of our way of life so
that we can live in harmony with the rest of the ecosystem so that life
and spirit can survive on this planet. Much of what has been said and
written about the eco-crisis has focused on specific villains, such as
“the corporate polluters,” and on ways of opposing and preventing,
their activities. But it is important to recognize that these activities
are part of a larger pattern in which we all participate, based on two
attitudes that most people seem to share without question:
Ø The attitude that the earth and everything on it is
“ours,” to do with as we wish, to exploit or change
in any way we want.
Ø The attitude that our purpose in life is to enjoy
ourselves, especially by getting and consuming as
much as we can of “the good things of life.”
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The affluent society is the destructive society, using up, wasting,
and poisoning at an incredible rate. Two obvious examples are paper
products and cars. We destroy whole forests to make paper towels
and cups that are used once and to print newspapers, magazines,
and throwaways that are hardly read and soon discarded. Plastic
throwaways: bags, bottles, etc., and now facemasks, pollute streams,
rivers, and oceans.
Automobiles are the major source of air pollution in most cities;
the major cause of death and injury among young adults; a major
consumer of space in our crowded cities; a major source of water
pollution; a major user of many scarce resources; a major reason
for tankers and pipelines and, therefore, a major cause of ecological
damage.
There are two major ways of doing lasting damage to the ecosystem:
Ø By taking out of it what cannot be replaced (such
as exterminating whole populations and species of
plants and animals)…and
Ø by putting into it deadly substances (such as
long-lasting pesticides, poisonous air pollutants,
and radioactive wastes).
Aboriginal groups throughout the world did none
of these things. Survival requires that we stop do-
ing them as soon as possible. In addition, we need
to reduce the tremendous burden we cause by our
high and increasing level of consumption and by
the enormous number of human beings. There is a
great difference between replacing what we use and
just using without allowing for sufficient replace-
ment. The world’s forests are diminishing. So are
many species of fish. If we are to stop destroying
the ecosystem there will have to be drastic changes
in the lives of each of us. Here are some examples
of needed changes:
Ø Giving up gas-guzzling autos as a major means
of transportation.
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Ø Recycling everything we use. Sharing more of
our belongings, using things longer, repairing them
more, using more second-hand items.
Ø Drastically cutting consumption. For example,
in North America, we need to cut energy consump-
tion to roughly one-tenth of the present level, which
would take us down to about the level of the 1950s.
Ø Eating less food brought from far away. Giving
up lots of “disposable” and“convenience” items.
Growing our own would be a start.
Ø Giving up many wasteful self-indulgence, such
as candy, cosmetics, tobacco, alcohol, gadgets,
gas-driven lawnmowers, joy rides, drive-ins, plastic
cups, etc., etc.
Ø Giving up some of Our “freedom” to do whatever
we want with “our own property.”
Ø Doing a lot more about population control.
The eco-crisis also has contributions to make to spiritual work already
mentioned that there are abundant opportunities for the kind of
selfless service which is a vital part of spiritual work. Another contribution
is to demonstrate the relevance and even the necessity of
spiritual development for our lives. This is already realized by many
people who have seen clearly the disorder and destructiveness of
our way of life and recognize that spiritual work could lead to a very
different way of life. The way that most of us now live is just as destructive
spiritually as it is ecologically, and for the same reasons.
The eco-crisis may help us to realize this and nudge life towards
a more balanced life of service to the planet. We tend to think of
service as a sacrifice, an unpleasant giving up of things we enjoy.
Actually, selfishness is a kind of cage that prevents us from finding
that colossal good vibe. This is a paradoxical discovery that we each
have to make for ourselves. The planetary crisis may provide the opportunity
for many more of us to make this discovery. If enough of us
do, we can create the earthly paradise.
By undertaking responsibility for the planet, by thinking of ourselves
as gardeners and temple-builders, we can create both spiritual and
ecological understanding. In short, to love Mother Earth we must first
learn to get along.
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The ART of painter
Eric e. fitzpatrick
By Bartholomew Betelgeuse III
Every town in the United States has its local
heroes or legends and this month’s featured
artist is one of those people. Having met him as a
sophomore in art class there’s no doubt that Eric
Fitzpatrick was a person that I could look up to as
a inspiring young artist. His visit to the classroom
was one of the highlights of that year. He proved
there was a future in making a living with art. It’s
not often that an artist can become popular or
famous while still alive but Eric has proven it can
happen and continues his work to this day, living
in the same small town but now known for his
work worldwide. It’s been interesting over the last
few weeks getting to know him more and finding
out that, like so many of the other artists we have
featured, he’s humble and sincere and just an allaround
good guy.
Left Top: Voo Doo Jazz
Left Middle: Reflections
Left Bottom: Farewell to the Queen
Above:Pope Paul Plays the Saw
Opposite Page
Top Left: The Jester - Self Portrait
Top Right: Hep Cats
Right Middle: High and Mighty
Right Bottom: Moonlight Breakers
Here’s a brief bio of Painter Eric E. Fitzpatrick:
He is one of those exceptionally rare artists who
paints equally well with either hand. Until an
arm injury in 1988 Eric had worked exclusively
with his right hand (doing mostly realistic work).
During that year, however, Eric was forced to
paint using only his left hand. The results were
a revelation; award winning Expressionistic
work that was full of raw emotion. Having won
major painting awards with both hands, Eric now
often combines the two. (As a general rule, the
“Places of the Heart” and “Southern Culture”
Series are performed with the right hand and
“The Musicians” Series with the left.) Regardless
of which hand is dominant in a work, the most
important thing to Eric . . . is that it comes from
the heart. You can find the artist’s paintings in
such corporate collections as Nippon Steel,
Hitachi, IBM, and yes . . . even McDonald’s.
Mr. Fitzpatrick’s paintings currently hang in 16
countries around the world.

The Ormond Beach Trifecta
By Sean Impara
It’s a commonly known fact that 50% of all
restaurants close within the first three years of
operation. Despite all the glamour and glitz of
owning a restaurant, it’s not always as easy or as
fun as one would think This last year has been
especially tough on restaurants and other social
type venues so keeping one going seems like
quite an accomplishment. But imagine doing that
times three, which is the case with the places we
are writing about this month.
There’s no doubt that there are plenty of decent
restaurants to choose from when dining out at the
beach here in Central Florida but the restaurants
highlighted here undoubtedly have proven the
hotspots and “places to be” in Ormond Beach.
Let’s take a few minutes to talk a little about their
history and what makes them special when it
comes to adding to the ambience of an already
outstanding community.
Grind Gastropub & Kona Tiki Bar
( live music 5 nights a week)
There was once a semi-upscale restaurant/bar on
Granada Boulevard that established a reputation
for its hip and cool vibes when it opened back
in 2013 . What was once Caffeine Bistro and
Wine Bar has now been transformed into Grind
Gastropub and Kona Tiki Bar. By building out the
back areas - including a stage - additional seating
was added to the venue, creating a unique dining
and listening experience. The outside is a huge
covered tiki bar done in style with all wood and
palm thatch and the inside is a true old school
style gastropub.
The concept of gastropubs, which originated in
the United Kingdom years ago is still a popular
theme. The menu is fun with clichés from some
classic movies and themes, and the overall
ambiance with the open brick walls and cool
lighting take you away to an almost nirvana state
of mind.
31 Supper Club
(live music 3 nights a week)
Ormond Beach entrepreneur Bill Jones had
created a force to be reckoned with on West
Granada Avenue in Ormond Beach with
31 Supper Club. Both he and owner Kevin
Wakefield have helped the dining experience
take a step back in time.
On December 2015 a Prohibition-era speakeasythemed
eatery opened in the iconic white Art
Deco-style building Jones owns in the heart of
the city’s downtown business district.
Bill was quoted as once saying, “I want you
to come in and feel like that you have walked
through a time portal. Some people may confuse
that as formality, but it’s not. It’s about being
relaxed, going to visit something that hasn’t been
around in 70 or 80 years,” Jones said of 31.
The building sat empty for a few years until
Kevin Wakefield and his vision of fine dining
transferred the place into one of the most highly
respected places in the surrounding area. It
didn’t hurt that the property was designed by
renowned innovators, The Shok Group. If you
haven’t ventured out to see the place, the view
alone is worth the visit and the food and service
are always impeccable. From the zebra style
chairs to the ice bar and iconic cigar lounge out
back. It almost feels like you could be in Miami
or some other big city, as the place is done with
style and grace.
Ormond Garage
(live music 3 nights a week)
Ormond Beach has a new brewery, located inside
the historic Ormond Garage building, which
was built in 1919. It’s a perfect place to show
off cars from past races as well as have some
great food and superb beer that’s brewed onsite.
Once again Kevin Wakefield has outdone himself
since he opened the Grind Gastropub and Kona
Tiki Bar across the street on West Granada
Boulevard, followed by 31 Supper Club.
Although he’s thought about it for at least
four years, the plan to open “Ormond Garage
Brewing” was put into action about a year and a
half ago.
It wasn’t easy, as Covid and dealing with other
local breweries delayed the opening, but where
there’s a will there’s a way. After opening 31
Supper Club, Wakefield was quoted, saying of
Ormond Garage, “As soon as we got this one up
and running, I’d already had in my brain that I
wanted to make that a brewery across the street.”
The brewery consists of about 3,200 square feet
inside with a biergarten in the rear. The mural
on the back outside wall brings one back to the
very first races on the beach that made Ormond
Beach and Daytona Beach famous around the
world. The place serves a simple yet elegant
menu and the fresh made beers will be named
after the famous drivers and race cars that got
their start racing on Ormond Beach’s shore, as a
tribute to the city’s “Birthplace of Speed” history
and the original Ormond Garage that burned
down in 1976.
Wakefield is also hoping to turn the brewery
into a music venue, similar to some of the larger
venues in the county. Their first National show
featuring “Sister Hazel“ was a huge success and
others were planned before covid struck. In 2021,
things should finally get back to semi-normal and
more big shows are planned for the summer and
fall season.
There’s no doubt that the future looks bright
for all three venues and it’s obvious that they
have all added to the great dining experience
in the Ormond Beach area. Let’s hope that
this is just the beginning for Mr. Wakefield and
that he continues his prowess of creating great
entertainment eateries.
As time has proven, the trifecta is here to stay
and will continue to be “the” places to visit by
both the snow birds and locals alike.

Going
to
California,
Kinda
By Randy Pepper
Every January, every musician and store owner
gets psyched to go to California to see what’s
new in the world of musical merchandise. This
year it’s going to be a little different there will be
no NAMM in Anaheim California; this year it’s
going to be virtual. Now there will be seminars
and stuff like that that you can login and watch
on your computer just like you would normally
in person but now you can watch it in your
underwear.
This year they’re going to be honoring Garth
Brooks and Melissa Etheridge and some others.
Some of the musical distributors have already
laid out what’s new. PRS has already done their
virtual launch party. They introduced the 22 fret
new Special Semi-Hollow edition. It has two PRS
58/15 LT humbuckers and a PRS Narrowfield
middle pickup that is paired with a five way
blades switch and two mini toggle switches that
tap the 58/LT pickups. They also re-introduced
the studio model which they also did back in the
1990s and it hasn’t been seen since, but it’s back
in a whole new way. Basically the same thing;
two single coils with one humbucker and a five
way switch. For more info on all the new models
including the new custom 24-08 Visit prsguitars.
com.
Takamine also had their launch party as well.
They introduced their new LTD 2021 Blue Rose
edition and a few others. You can check those
out as well at takamine.com. Gibson announced
that they would do their virtual show starting
January 18th and in the coming weeks you’ll see
more and more retailers coming out with new
models - we will see models from Fender and
others.
The best way to follow all the action is to go to
those websites and see when their launch parties
are or keep an eye on YouTube as most of them
will be streamed live for everyone to watch. That
is a big deal because in the past you had to have
a pass just to get in to NAMM and if you didn’t
own a music store or know somebody in the
music industry, you didn’t get in. This year is so
different as everyone will get to see what’s new in
the world of MI. It will be interesting to see if we
only miss the January event and not the summer
NAMM; all of the guitar shows are still canceled
until the summer but God willing we get to do
those shows as well.
Although there has been talk of Holding a virtual
guitar show, I don’t know how this would work
because you would have so many dealers from
all over the country trying to sell their stuff and
not be able to do trades and buying as well. One
thing is for sure - this has been a very strange
time for everyone and that includes all of the
musical industry, let’s just hope by this time next
year we’re back to normal.
Randy Pepper is the
owner of the Guitar Attic
and Holly Hill and a
Guitarist for hire.

BlockMusical Presidents
On The By Jenny McLain
Although the Bernie Sanders memes
are great fun, one of the highlights
of the Presidential Inauguration in
January was undoubtedly the National
Anthem as sung by Lady Gaga. I
was at work during the ceremony, but
noticed FaceBook posts during my
lunch break about Lady Gaga “killing
it”, so I couldn’t wait for time to go
home so I could see, exactly, what
she had done that was so awesome. I
watched the YouTube video after I got
home and, I can’t say that I’m a big
fan of Lady Gaga, but it was probably
my favorite thing I’ve ever watched
her do (sorry, I did not see the latest
version of “A Star is Born”).
I started thinking, since I had music
and Presidents on my mind at the
moment - I know Bill Clinton plays the
saxophone and Richard Nixon played
the piano; I’ve even seen a video
of Barack Obama singing Amazing
Grace (kind of). But how many
US Presidents had/have a musical
talent.? As it turns out, a LOT of them
did/do!
Sax player Bill Clinton once said,
“Music is about communication,
creativity, and cooperation, and by
studying music in schools, students
have the opportunity to build on
these skills, enrich their lives, and
experience the world from a new
perspective.”
Harry Truman was quite an
accomplished pianist and never
passed a piano without playing a tune.
He once joked, “My choice early in life
was either to be a piano-player in a
whorehouse, or a politician. And to tell
the truth, there’s hardly any difference.
I, for one, believe the piano player
job to be much more honorable than
current politicians.”
John Quincy Adams was a flutist and even
wrote music. He is quoted as saying, “I have to
study politics and war so that my sons can study
mathematics, commerce and agriculture, so their
sons can study poetry, painting and music.”
Woodrow Wilson played violin and sang tenor in
his college glee club. This quote from him is very
relevant today, “The man who disparages music
as a luxury and non-essential is doing the nation
an injury. Music now, more than ever before, is a
national need.”
Other notable musician Presidents include John
Tyler who played the violin (and his wife was
a guitarist); Abraham Lincoln, who also played
the violin; Calvin Coolidge, who dabbled in
harmonica. And there was once a buzz about
Ronald Reagan secretly learning to play the
harmonica as well.
Here are some more Presidential quotes about
the importance of music:
Music “brings us together, helping us reflect upon
who we are, where we have come from, and
what lies ahead.” The Arts and Music transcend
“languages, cultures, and borders.” … “exchange
ideas and styles and share in the artistic vibrancy
born from diverse experiences and traditions.
– President Obama in a 2010 message to the
World Choir Games in Shaoxing, China
“The Arts and Sciences, essential to the
prosperity of the State and to the ornament
of human life, have a primary claim to the
encouragement of every lover of his country and
mankind.” –George Washington
I firmly believe that the interest in and practice of
music can be a major contributor to a person’s
happiness by helping them become more well
rounded. It can serve so many purposes -
music can be a goal to achieve; it can be a
mood stabilizer, a release, an escape, a shift
in perspective. And since it is a truly universal
“language”, maybe music could somehow
contribute to a more well-rounded society and
global community. If only it were that simple ...

February 2021
5 t h - Morgan McManus 4pm
6 t h - The Transfers 12pm & Griffin Sinclair 5pm
7 t h - Ian Opalinski 12pm
12 t h - Bradford Buckley 4pm
13 t h - Claire Vandiver 12pm & Marty McCarrick 5pm
14 t h - Casey Picou 12pm
19 t h - Jay Paski 4pm
20 t h - Heather Craig 12pm & The Evening Muze 5pm
21 s t - Jarrod George 12pm
26 t h - Jessie Abbey 4pm
27 t h - The Cyclones 12pm & Hannah Wilson 5pm
28 - Rasta Bayers 12pm

Behind the mic: It’s my Birthday Month
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Hello, friends!
It’s my birthday month. I used to go hogshit wild
for my birthday, dragging it out for a solid week
with indulgences and fun. Now, I just want to
make lists. So here we go....
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Top “Adjusted” New Year’s Resolutions
1) Develop a Gluten allergy
2) Throw more things
3) Instead of swallowing pride, puke it up
4) Befriend some fish
5) Write a screenplay about decadent mimes
3 Favorite Places To “Go Yard”
1) Baseball Field
2) Fabric Store
3) Carl’s “Meat by the Feet” Butcher Hut
Worst Bands I’ll See In The Future
1) Carpe Dimebags
2) The Vance Funderbrunt Spontaneity
3) That’s What She Shed
4) Indifference
5) Damp Camp
5 Least Ordered Girl Scout Cookies
1) Mesquite Leeks
2) Toffee & Tomato Sammies
3) Gin Fizzies
4) Chocolate Iced Mistakes
5) Grunion Snaps
Worst Places To Hide In A Horror Flick
1) Drain Pipe
2) Linen Closet
3) Behind Sheer Curtain
4) Any Trunk
If I Could Re-Name My Pets, They’d Be Called...
1) Princess Pissalot
2) Goodyear
3) Dan
4) Ambassador Flapjack
Words I Plan To Use More in 2021
1) Pendular
2) Cattywampus
3) Kerfuffle
4) Pandiculation
Potential Failed Video Games
1) Frog Heist
2) Dragon Stank 9
3) Follow The String - Hyper Edition
4) John Madden Takes A Bath
Worst Questions To Hear At A Water Park
1) “What’s IBS?”
2) “Does This Look Infected?”
3) “The Dermatologist said it’ll just fall off”
Best Available Men’s Bowling Team Names Of
2021
1) PinBrawl
2) 4 Bros, 12 Holes
3) The 7/10 Lickers
4) Gutter? I Just Met Her
5) Balls-A-Droppin’
Worst Acoustic Duos of 2021
1) Parsnips & Mayo
2) Fletcher & Belcher
3) Sherry & The Admiral
4) Macadamia Mel & The Harlot
3 Top Potential Announcer Calls During March
Madness
1) “That tangerine is ready to peel!”
2) “Call your momma and tell her it’s a 3-ball!”
3) “Bust out Grandpa’s change purse for that
DIME!”
Favorite Pizza Chains That Don’t Exist Yet
1) Stuffie McCrusters
2) Once Upon A Pepperoni
3) Round And Ready
4) Pretty Slices
5) Monte Bellisimo’s Too Much Toppings Tavern
Things To Look Forward To
1) Unexpected riches
2) Pineapple
3) A goddamn break
4) A first kiss
5) Extra Nyquil sleep
New Hobbies For 2021
1) Spot Cleaning
2) Line Drawing
3) Kite Critique
4) Blurry Photography
5) Coin Washing
Potential Autobiography Titles
1) My Life: A Study In Confusion
2) Wait For It...
3) I’m Pretty Sure That Happened
4) Arousal And Mozzarella - A Memoir
In this month of love, I hope those take root in
your heart. Pop THAT in a Valentine card & wait
for the fireworks!
Love you long time!
Cheers!
RIGGS
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MUD ROOSTER’S BLUES
By David Dequasie
Trends in music come and go. Sometimes, they
go away more quickly than our musical tastes
would prefer. A couple of trends that I look back
upon with great fondness are the swing craze
during the late 1990’s, and the blues resurgence
of the late ‘80s and early ‘90s.
By the late 1980s, Stevie Ray Vaughn was a
household name, unless of course your house
was living under a rock. With the help of Stevie’s
success and collaboration, young listeners heard
Albert King and Lonnie Mack for the first time
and record companies were taking the blues as a
serious, money making form of music.
Suddenly, artists who already had been recording
and performing for decades, now had videos in
heavy rotation on television. Many of the artists
who had been dismissed as being past their
prime were now more popular than ever. The Allman
Brothers Band reformed with an astounding
new line up and the great album, Seven Turns.
Neil Young reinvented himself with Neil Young
and the Blue Notes. Gotta love the horn section
on that one.
John Lee Hooker, Bonnie Raitt, Carlos Santana,
and others were even winning Grammys. Pat
Benetar also seized the moment with the very
fine True Love album. Jack Bruce and Ginger
Baker did an excellent Cream re-form of sorts
with 17 year old guitarist Blues Saraceno. Many
recordings which had been out of print were now
being reissued in compilations or original
album form.
Check out any of the Real Folk Blues series on
the Chess label. Each one is a gem, there’s a
reason that these vinyl records fetch high prices
on Ebay. It was also good to hear
veteran blues men such as Johnny Winter, Gary
Moore, and Buddy Guy on the radio, having released
their first singles in decades.
John Hyatt and Sonny Landreth also experienced
a sudden boost in popularity, Sonny being the
first slide guitar virtuoso to come along in quite
some time. Fortunately for us, record companies
then signed new artists such as Blues Traveler,
Gov’t Mule and Chris Duarte. Unfortunately,
William Shatner seems to have missed the boat
during those years, giving us a blues album in
2020. Yeah, 2020 wasn’t such a great year.
Blues festivals, at that time, seemed to be popping
up everywhere. There was a real sense of
community in the crowds and a feeling that there
was something for us other than spandex wearing
hair metal bands. The first time that I heard
Derek Trucks was at a local festival. Only 10
years old at the time, he was the sound of hope
for the blues. Perhaps one of the
greatest additions to the blues world were the
number of musical prodigies who were given attention.
Jonny Lang and Kenny Wayne Shepherd
were soon to follow.
It’s hard to say what’s in store for 2021, but let’s
hope that the live concerts come back, this is
where the blues have always lived and that would
be a good trend.
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RARE EARTH REVIEWS
In honor of Black History Month, I would like to
highlight a few personal influences that in my
mind prove that music transcends and has a soul
everyone can relate to.
ICE T This artist’s reputation is
well known. He is the pioneer of
transcending hip-hop and metal,
by way of his band, Body Count,
and he continues to collaborate
with multiple artists from all
genres.
Terrance Hobbs One of
the original founding members
of Suffocation, Hobbs’ ability to
completely shred metal riffs has
never been questioned. To this
day, he continues to pave the way
for future metal masters.
Mike Smith All one needs to
do to familiarize themselves with
Mike’s work is blast Suffocation’s
“Effigy of the Forgotten” in its
entirety. Truly one of my favorite
drummers ever.
Dr. Dre Dre’s ability to produce,
write, kill the mic, and rule the
business world, has proven he
is a juggernaut in the music
industry.
Wu-Tang Clan
Straight up, Wu-Tang
Clan ain’t nothin’ to
f*#@ with!
KRS One Knowledge Reigns
Supreme Over Nearly Everybody
with this street lyricist’s ability to slay
anyone in his path. Truly, a one-of-akind
MC.
By Andy Minor
Jimi Hendrix What can be said
about this legendary guitar player
that hasn’t already been relayed
a thousand times over? His
influence surpasses time itself.
Robert Johnson Legendary
blues guitar player Robert
Johnsen, the man who
supposedly sold his soul to the
devil “at the crossroads”. Blues
and metal have always had their
ties and Johnson definitely had a
hand in bridging that gap.
Chuck D From “Bring the
Noise”, “Anthrax”, “Public Enemy”
and more, Chuck D bringing the
two cultures together, in my mind,
was a great collaboration between
the two genres. Although hip-hop
and metal are different, I believe
their core and spirit are one in the
same.
Sponsored By:
Bad Brains This
classic punk rock
powerhouse band
was banned in DC
for a reason. If one
has not heard of Bad
Brains, do yourself a
favor and remedy
that today.
In closing, I do not believe music would be here today
without these powerful influences from very powerful
artists, tried and true. The one thing I love about
music is that no matter what color, race, culture, or
background you are, when you can see in a person’s
eyes, you know if you are relating over the tunes,
because music is a universal language.
I hope you check out these top ten influences in my
life, and maybe they will inspire you as well.

the answers
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13
2 3 4 5
D C M A T H J
6
E A L P B A B
9 10 11
L N E X O D U S O M I A M I
A C G L O N A W
W E E L C A T H O L I C
A N D E R S O N O C C
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1. What was the name of Bob Marley’s female
back-up group?
I-Threes
7. The Wailers were kicked off a tour in 1973
for upstaging what group?
Sly and the Family Stone
2. Bob Marley’s wife, Rita, had this hit song in
the early ‘80s.
One Draw
3. What is Bob Marley’s full name?
Robert Nesta Marley
4. What was the name of Bob Marley’s original
Ska band?
The Teenagers
5. Whose cover of “I Shot the Sheriff” was a
radio hit in 1974?
Eric Clapton
6. What was Bob Marley’s first hit outside of
Jamaica?
No Woman, No Cry
8. What are the items buried with Bob Marley?
His red Gibson guitar, a soccer ball,
a marijuana bud, a ring that he had
worn every day, and a Bible opened
to Psalm 23
9. Bob Marley received what honor in 1994?
He was inducted into the Rock and
Roll Hall of Fame
10. What were Bob Marley’s last words to his
son?
Money can’t buy life
11. Who were the original members of the
Wailers?
Bob Marley, Bunny Livingston, Peter
Tosh
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12. What record label was Bob Marley with
when he died?
Island Records

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