Played A Jaw Harp


"[Jaw harp], n. An unmusical instrument, played by holding it fast with the teeth and trying to brush it away with the finger."
--
Ambrose Bierce
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Seen "Nirvana: Taking Punk To The Masses" Exhibit At The EMP/SF Museum

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"Wanting to be someone else is a waste of the person you are."
--
Kurt Cobain
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Recorded A Track In Pro Tools

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"I'm so happy 'cause today I found my friends. They're in my head..."
--
Nirvana, Lithium
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Gone To The Fillmore Jazz Festival

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"For me, music and life are all about style."

--
Miles Davis

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Played A Banjo

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"The banjo is such a happy instrument--you can't play a sad song on the banjo - it always comes out so cheerful."
--
Steve Martin
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Assembled A Bass Guitar

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“He’s bringing the bass, huh?”
  --Eddie Murphy,
Nutty Professor II: The Klumps
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Learned How To Play The Opening Riff Of Kansas's "Carry On My Wayward Son"

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“Carry on my wayward son
There'll be peace when you are done
Lay your weary head to rest
Don't you cry no more”
  --
Kansas, Carry On My Wayward Son
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Played A Song On An Ocarina

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"They say it's your birthday
We're gonna have a good time
I'm glad it's your birthday
Happy birthday to you."
  --Birthday,
The Beatles
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Played A Midi Keyboard In Rock Band 3

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“You may say that I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one...”
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Sung In A Karaoke Bar

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“Did you know the word karaoke is Japanese for empty orchestra?  Isn’t that hauntingly beautiful?” --Ted Mosby, How I Met Your Mother
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Bonus: Seen A Duran Duran Cover Band

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The evening after the Giants FanFest, I was invited to see my buddy Tim B’s Duran Duran cover band, Sing Blue Silver, at the Red Devil Lounge on Polk Street. 
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Learned To Play Three Songs By The Ramones

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I’ll admit it.  I haven’t made enough time for music lately.  When I was younger, you couldn’t separate me from my guitar.  I loved playing music.
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