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Joe G

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  1. Well said! I would question why people are looking for a "savior" in music anyway. What is the purpose of such music, that it needs a savior? Is it not enough to play skillfully and with heart, and bring some people together to loosen up and learn to relax, and maybe be a little more real with each other? Does one need to play more notes than John Coltrane to get that done? And mass popularity is not all it's cracked up to be. The masses are fickle and will move on.
  2. I don't know which is more surprising - that Jazziz is writing about Nessa Records, or that Jazziz is still being published! Glad your work is getting some notice, either way~!
  3. Just noticed that we're coming up on the 7th anniversary of this thread!
  4. Reports of warmer weather... time to break out the WR!
  5. Gustavo Assis Brasil, another student of his, posted his respects on facebook. I've heard about him from quite a few others, but always short on the details of how he taught, of what made him great. Any anecdotes would be appreciated.
  6. I picked that book/DVD up just a couple of weeks ago on a whim. Some good stuff in there.
  7. John Stowell just sent me an email out of the blue; got my name from a mutual friend. He said he wants to hook up in the spring when he swings through Michigan to do some teaching and a concert with me. I'm teaching at Michigan State, and would love to have him do a masterclass. Not so sure I'm ready to share the stage with him, though!
  8. I managed to create a new file and forward the files I wanted there. I'm just not sure why my earlier attempts ended up taking files FROM the ipod, and am almost afraid to link it up again.
  9. So far, this has not been my experience here today. I can't seem to create a drop and drag setup; instead I get this sync page that doesn't show a lot of info. I get stuff on the ipod, only to find it's gone the next time I look.
  10. You think that Ike Day is "well-known"? I thought that was an inside joke. Never heard of Ike Day.
  11. Do your best and keep a positive attitude. Hopefully the worst is in the past.
  12. I would definitely like to hear him. I'll keep that in mind the next trip I make to chicago. Didn't hear anything in his tone that needed changing, but so it goes.
  13. Excellent guitar work, among other virtues.
  14. I found the webpage for the other guitar I liked (couldn't find it under Godin): http://elderly.com/new_instruments/items/COLL.htm Not sure why it doesn't have electronics, as the La Patrie website indicates that it should. Also surprised that this is apparently their top-of-the-line... for under a grand?? Amazing. Like I said, it's a very beautiful guitar. Not a lot of projection, but lots of soul. Or something. Edit: ah, I see now that electronics are an option.
  15. The impetus for this was seeing Fareed Haque on Halloween in Indy. He had a Cordoba classical guitar (thinline with a cutaway) that sounded excellent just going through his basic rig. Said he got it for $700-something. I haven't found one that cheap; they're usually just over a grand. Elderly had a couple, but one was older and kind of beat-up. Also didn't have the up-to-date electronics (this seems to be the key -the Fishman with a mic+bridge transducer which you can balance). There were two guitars that really spoke to me. One was this Ramirez: http://elderly.com/vintage/items/28U-2219.htm And the other was Godin for under $700, with no electronics. It had a very sweet tone and was a little easier for me to play than the Ramirez. I was thinking I might look into upgrading the electronics in my Wechter nylon-string (always have trouble amplifying that thing) for live shows and get the Godin for playing at home ( I like the wider string spacing for fingerstyle). That might be the cheaper route, anyway. Will keep you posted if there's interest.
  16. Just spent TWO AND A HALF HOURS in Elderly Instruments trying out classical guitars. I thought maybe I had been there for an hour and a half.
  17. Some ad exec is going to pick up Jibberjabber for a commercial and you'll be clearing 5 figures.
  18. This little bit of this I've heard struck me as creative and excellent overall. Check it out, folks, you'll be pleased.
  19. Thank you, Chuck, for sharing some amazing music with me (us). I'd say that, out of all the Nessa recordings I've heard, Noonah is the most compelling - so far. But the harp piece from the Smith disc is right up there.
  20. http://www.chrisbuzzelli.com/index2.html Pilfering lessons.
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