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Shakuhachi

The Shakuhachi can be infuriating! It is so difficult and I am playing badly. Today, I hate it; it doesn't care. I am frustrated; it is ambivalent. I am angry and, although I do not throw it, I p...
Posted by on Sun, 03 Feb 2008 11:35:00 GMT

Determination out of frustration...

Today I was listening to Christopher Yohmei Blasdel while I worked. Beautiful sounds. Later when practiced my own Shakuhachi, I became very frustrated with my sound: weak in places, incorrect pitch in...
Posted by on Thu, 10 Jan 2008 11:32:00 GMT

Saddening News

Well, I received confirmation this morning about an old  friend from decades ago.  Debs does indeed have cancer and is in a bad way. Debs is courageous and inspiring, but needs help...go and...
Posted by on Tue, 01 Jan 2008 04:32:00 GMT

Burgundy Re-union

In between Xmas and new year, I travelled up to Bolton to meet up with fellow Burgundy band members. We had not all been together for about 23 years or so. All larger and older, but otherwise, little ...
Posted by on Sat, 29 Dec 2007 02:23:00 GMT