You can’t stop the signal, Mal.

— Mr. Universe

You see, there’s been a problem with my music setup for some time, but I’ve been too busy lately to properly investigate.

When practicing guitar, sometimes I would hear this noise — an annoying static hiss, as well as a repetitive, ice-picky …

Just a quick note.

After a lot of guitar practice, and practice with a band, I’m happy to say that we totally rocked Richmond, Virginia in my first public performance!

We alternated eight-song sets with another band and kept Sharky’s Bar hopping.

In the pic we are on our final number (#16) and you …

Although I may not have the exact quote, Ray Bradbury once said something like, “Jump off the cliff and learn how to play guitar on the way down.”

Well, that’s certainly one way to learn to fly:

• Last fall I started taking guitar lessons.

• In August I started playing in a band with other …