I think humans, as a species, at a certain point in time and by way of innate traits, environmental conditions & population pressure, stumbled onto being able to do certain things at scale — civilization, if you will. There have been horrors that came along with that ability. “Culture” for millennia, I suspect, is just the layered and necessary psychological avoidance games in response to those horrors.
Instant love.
All my musician friends across the board are gutted about the loss of Jeff Beck; all the people I know who aren’t musicians are basically “I don’t know who that is…never heard of him.” For the guitar community particularly this is like what losing Bowie was to the wider music world a few years back. The Magician has left the planet. The one guy who took the other path to the mountain top, told us what he saw along the way in an utterly unique language that none of us could repeat exactly, although it was said in the plainest words?
It’s 6:24am Christmas Eve morning here. Elevenses woke up at 5am which is just..wrong. The kid usually sleeps until noon. Why is she up at 5am?? And then the other one got up and now they’re arguing about who ate the last chocolate candy from the advent calendar. Loudly. At 6am. This is usually my quiet time…just me and my black coffee in the dark. Quiet. Alone. I am planning on going out at 10 am to finish my shopping.
.Title Live at Masterlink Sessions - Scott McKeon
David Grissom, Live at the Umbria Blues Festival 2018
Rollins Band. Sessions at West 54th Street. February 28, 2000.
Robben Ford & The Blue Line - Live at the Bottom Line, NYC 1995
.Title The legendary Wo Fat returns with The Singularity
Paul Gilbert’s full set at the 2022 Dallas International Guitar Show
Dust Radio - Documentary about the late great Chris Whitley.
Porno For Pyros 8.27.93 Reading Festival Porno For Pyros Packin' 25 Pets
.Title Yet another neat Greek quality stoner rock band.
Jane’s Addiction Been Caught Stealing (1990 Pro TV Master)
Philip Sayce - Morning Star / Spanish Castle Magic / Steamroller / Powerful Thing. April 2022 at the Dallas Guitar Festival.
Scott McKeon - Live At Real World Studios by Scott McKeon Definitely one of my favorite guitar recordings of this year so far.
Homebound pandemic diet: jfc thats alot of coffee baked chicken breast dark chocolate spinach salads broccoli protein shakes scrambled eggs chorizo steak white rice occasional wtf dude that’s a huge amount of pasta w/ olive oil & garlic don’t you think? seriously more coffee