Musings

I knew that all of Les Paul’s recording equipment was on display inside the United Recording studio in Hollywood. But I didn’t know how to wrangle an invitation…

I have fond memories of when my friend Greg Laxton brought me here in 2019 for a Greek lunch, and to meet legendary bluesman and Sun recording artist Billy “The Kid” Emerson.

Suddenly this older lady—I’m convinced she was sent by an angel—came up and asked me what kind of guitar I had in my gig bag.

I was recently gifted this box of 1920s/1930s glass transparency slides, which appear to be from an old Los Angeles Theater. These are the slides they would show before and during intermissions for films.

Back in the days of yore, the garage sales and estate sales in Burbank and the San Fernando Valley were so good, I once heard the area referred to as “The Valley of the Kings.”

I had such a great time in London last night! The guitarcheology talk and Q&A at Regent Sounds Music Shop was a real blast.

Preparing for Hillbillyfest at Viva Las Vegas! What other hillbilly festival puts this kind of care into the work? I’ll tell you, NONE SUCH festival! See you at VLV!

Today I assembled the guitars I’ll be bringing for the Vintage Guitar Museum at the Guitar Geek Festival Show at Viva Las Vegas next weekend.

Had a fun evening in Burbank tonight, I took my daughter Evelyn to go see a sneak preview of the upcoming Lefty Frizzell documentary!

Farewell to Ross “The Boss” Friedman of The Dictators, who passed away yesterday from complications of ALS. He was seventy-two.