They were my favorite performance at the first weekend of Austin City Limits Music Festival 2013. A powerful and raw one shot music video. Very cool stuff!
The Story of How “Reflections of Reality” Came To Be
As a child growing up in rural Indiana, my dad would play the guitar for us at times. He did a lot of fingerpicking and strumming folk songs from artists like Bob Dylan, Simon & Garfunkel, and Peter, Paul & Mary. Over the years I tried about once a year to pick up the guitar. […]
Jason Garriotte’s American Idol Audition in Cleveland OH 8/14/2004
In 2004 I was working as a tennis pro in Cleveland OH. On TV they announced they were having Idol auditions and had raised the age to 28 this year. This meant I was eligible again, and I even had that day off work. So I practiced a couple songs and decided on “Sweet Dreams” […]
One of the best songs in years! Barton Hollow | The Civil Wars
This is one of the best songs I’ve heard in years. So raw and simple, but with complex patternings. It gives me the chills. If you have not heard it, you have to take a listen.
How to Self Publish a Music Album in 2012
About a year ago, I performed 3 cover songs at an ice cream shop in Clemson, SC for the first time ever. I had been playing cover songs at home by myself for 15 years, just for a break from working on the computer (various Internet businesses). But had just recently decided I was going […]
Famous Quotes about How to Get the Most Out of Life
A mind once stretched by a new idea can never regain its original shape. Oliver Wendall Holmes No one ever steps in the same river twice, for it’s not the same river and they’re not the same person. Heraclitus of Ephesus It is impossible for anyone to learn what they think they already know. Epictetus […]
How to Travel on a Limited Budget and Meet Cool People
Are You Looking for a New Adventure? If so, there is something that you definitely want to check out. It is free to register and create a profile. Then you will be part of a network that offers their couch (or a room) in their home if you’re looking to travel to where they are. […]
George Carlin Talking about Cats
If you have, or have been around, any cats then you have to see this. So funny!
George Carlin Talking about the Amazing Nature of our Planet
This is one of the smartest clips I’ve ever seen.
Chords of Truth Project
“A Mind, Once Stretched by a New Idea, Can Never Regain Its Original Shape.” Just think about this statement for a moment… This concept is so fundamental, yet so many of us forget that “thinking” is really the central part of our existing at all. Unfortunately, most of us go through life thinking and experiencing […]