11 Rules You Wont Learn in School |
An excerpt from the book "Dumbing Down our Kids" by educator Charles Sykes.Rule 1: Life is not fair - get used to it!Rule 2: The world won't care about your self-esteem. The world will expect you to a...
Posted by Tom Strahle, LA Guitarist on Thu, 28 Feb 2008 10:34:00 PST |
You could have heard a pin drop. |
When in England at a fairly large conference, Colin Powell was asked by the Archbishop of Canterbury if our plans for Iraq were just an example of empire building' by George Bush. He answered by sayin...
Posted by Tom Strahle, LA Guitarist on Mon, 25 Feb 2008 10:14:00 PST |
When Insults Had Class |
"He has all the virtues I dislike and none of the vices I admire." - Winston Churchill"I have never killed a man, but I have read many obituaries with great pleasure." - Clarence Darrow"He has never b...
Posted by Tom Strahle, LA Guitarist on Fri, 22 Feb 2008 12:17:00 PST |
The 2007 Strahle Christmas Newsletter |
My personal goal for this year's Strahle Christmas Newsletter is to use fewer "quotation marks". (And to be less parenthetical!) Can "it" be done? (Probably not!) The impending Yule season has caus...
Posted by Tom Strahle, LA Guitarist on Sat, 15 Dec 2007 11:16:00 PST |
Triad Shapes |
Why learn triads all over your neck? I can think of several reasons. First, it aids us in learning the notes on our neck, something important to anyone serious about being a musician, making it easier...
Posted by Tom Strahle, LA Guitarist on Sun, 08 Apr 2007 05:54:00 PST |
Hollywood Squares (old school humor) |
Just a few from the original Hollywood Squares game shows in the 70's. Peter Marshall was the host asking the questions, of course. Old school!Q. Do female frogs croak?A. Paul Lynde: If you hold their...
Posted by Tom Strahle, LA Guitarist on Thu, 05 Apr 2007 09:54:00 PST |
My Favorite Demetri Martin Quotes |
I bought a cactus. A week later it died. And I got depressed, because I thought, Damn. I am less nurturing than a desert.I like fruit baskets because it gives you the ability to mail someone a piece o...
Posted by Tom Strahle, LA Guitarist on Sun, 23 Apr 2006 10:48:00 PST |
Some Steven Wright Quotes |
All those who believe in psychokinesis raise my hand.The early bird gets the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese.I almost had a psychic girlfriend but she left me before we met.OK, so what's th...
Posted by Tom Strahle, LA Guitarist on Wed, 12 Apr 2006 12:06:00 PST |
36 Rules for Bands |
Most of these are true and some I just now learned for myself(ouch).Never start a trio with a married couple.Your manager's not helping you. Fire him/her.Before you sign a record deal, look up the wor...
Posted by Tom Strahle, LA Guitarist on Wed, 12 Apr 2006 06:09:00 PST |
Musician Infraction Form |
Thanks to John Arnold for sending me thisNAME OF OFFENDER: ___________________________INFRACTION DATE: _____________________________MUSICAL OFFENSES FINES - Guitars, Bass, Keys[ ] Playing loudly durin...
Posted by Tom Strahle, LA Guitarist on Wed, 12 Apr 2006 06:07:00 PST |
