Word count- 253
Guitars- The word conjures up emotions- relaxation, excitation, anticipation, exaltation, and meditation. Guitar music is calming while taking me for a ride on my emotions. Some of the greatest guitarists have lived during the past 50 years. We know them by their first names- Jimi, Eric, Ted, Keith, Pete, David, Snowy, Roger, Lindsey, Neil, Bob, Carlos, Jon, BB, and Stevie.
Watching a great guitarist play his instrument is a gift. I watched Jimi Hendrix play along with lightning, Eric Clapton do what no one else can do, and Ted Nugent laugh and take me on a "Journey to the Center of the Mind". Keith Richards gave me "Satisfaction". Pete Townsend’s windmill move is his alone! David Gilmore and Snowy White performed for my wife and I on our 25th anniversary at RFK along with 40,000 of our closest friends. Snowy played here two more times with Roger Waters and made me cry during "Comfortably Numb". Lindsey Buckingham led Fleetwood Mac’s tour last summer and hasn’t lost anything. Neil Young’s picking still relaxes me. Bob Dylan can’t sing well anymore, but his guitar work is still perfect. Carlos Santana is in a class by himself. I hope to see Jon Mayer and BB King play. One of my few regrets is that I never got to see Stevie Ray Vaughan hit his perfect chords. His brother Jimmy is pretty good. I saw him in Quebec City.
More great guitar players will stretch the bounds of this instrument. I can’t wait to ride my emotions with them!
Point- The guitar and the guitar players bring out strong emotions to the listeners.
Monday, November 22, 2010
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
Guitars- Instruments of Emotion
Word count- 264
Guitars- The word conjures up emotions- relaxation, excitation, anticipation, exaltation, and meditation, among others. Guitar music is at once calming while taking me for a ride on my emotions. Some of the greatest guitarists have lived during the past 50 years. We know them by their first names- Jimi, Eric, Ted, Keith, Pete, David, Snowy, Roger, Lindsey, Neil, Bob, Carlos, Jon, BB, and Stevie.
Watching a great guitarist play his instrument is a gift. I watched Jimi Hendrix play along with lightning, Eric Clapton do what no one else can do, and Ted Nugent laugh and hit another note. Keith Richards gave me satisfaction. Pete Townsend’s windmill move has yet to be copied! David Gilmore and Snowy White performed for my wife and I on our 25th anniversary at RFK along with 40,000 of our closest friends. Snowy came around here two more times with Roger Waters and made me cry during Comfortably Numb. Lindsey Buckingham led Fleetwood Mac’s tour last summer and hasn’t lost anything. Neil Young’s picking still relaxes me. Bob Dylan can’t sing well anymore, but his guitar work is still perfect. Carlos Santana is in a class by himself. I still hope to see Jon Mayer and BB King play. One of my few regrets is that I never got to see Stevie Ray Vaughan hit his perfect chords. His brother Jimmy is pretty good. I saw him in Quebec City.
More great guitar players will stretch the bounds of this instrument. I can’t wait to hear them!
Point- The guitar and the guitar players bring out strong emotions to the listeners.
Guitars- The word conjures up emotions- relaxation, excitation, anticipation, exaltation, and meditation, among others. Guitar music is at once calming while taking me for a ride on my emotions. Some of the greatest guitarists have lived during the past 50 years. We know them by their first names- Jimi, Eric, Ted, Keith, Pete, David, Snowy, Roger, Lindsey, Neil, Bob, Carlos, Jon, BB, and Stevie.
Watching a great guitarist play his instrument is a gift. I watched Jimi Hendrix play along with lightning, Eric Clapton do what no one else can do, and Ted Nugent laugh and hit another note. Keith Richards gave me satisfaction. Pete Townsend’s windmill move has yet to be copied! David Gilmore and Snowy White performed for my wife and I on our 25th anniversary at RFK along with 40,000 of our closest friends. Snowy came around here two more times with Roger Waters and made me cry during Comfortably Numb. Lindsey Buckingham led Fleetwood Mac’s tour last summer and hasn’t lost anything. Neil Young’s picking still relaxes me. Bob Dylan can’t sing well anymore, but his guitar work is still perfect. Carlos Santana is in a class by himself. I still hope to see Jon Mayer and BB King play. One of my few regrets is that I never got to see Stevie Ray Vaughan hit his perfect chords. His brother Jimmy is pretty good. I saw him in Quebec City.
More great guitar players will stretch the bounds of this instrument. I can’t wait to hear them!
Point- The guitar and the guitar players bring out strong emotions to the listeners.
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
Great Education from a Bad Deal/ Bad Education from a Great Deal
Sometimes one finds a great educational experience when he is trying to avoid it. Mine came from a MIT educated Mechanical Engineer who was facing an unpublicized life ending illness. I thought he was just lazy and was pushing all of his work onto me. I tried to find a way to avoid doing both his and my work and even complained to Officers in the Corporation. They counseled me to just do it and use the extra work as a learning experience. I did and I learned how to run his department and eventually my own construction business. (WC-100)
Other times one finds an awful educational experience when he is seeking knowledge. Unprepared or otherwise poor lecturers are a disgrace to their profession, even if it is not their primary vocation. Everyone is shortchanged. The students fail to learn and waste their time, the parents waste their money. The institution fails all involved and the missed opportunity cannot be recaptured. We are well served here at UMBC to have a strong administration and an active faculty peer review process to maintain the high standards that our learning community deserves. (WC-90)
Other times one finds an awful educational experience when he is seeking knowledge. Unprepared or otherwise poor lecturers are a disgrace to their profession, even if it is not their primary vocation. Everyone is shortchanged. The students fail to learn and waste their time, the parents waste their money. The institution fails all involved and the missed opportunity cannot be recaptured. We are well served here at UMBC to have a strong administration and an active faculty peer review process to maintain the high standards that our learning community deserves. (WC-90)
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