good people, places, gizmos and stuff

The following links are to the web sites of people, places and things that I genuinely dig and recommend without reservation. Please visit them. Tell 'em I say "hi"

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artists

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ryann guitar anderson Ryann Anderson, classical-funk-jazz, groove machine. My boys love his music more than their dad's. harry bacharach Harry Bacharach, heavy easy listening. emerald frequency Emerald Frequency, indie Celtic father-daughter duo. They're lible to play anything at any time except anything bad. mike farley Mike Farley, music biz playa, pop genius, historical figure impersonator and a bald dad like me. john fegy John Fegy. Sounds like me only without being such a spaz. matt garovac Matt Garovac, damn! that boy can flat out sing! Cleveland ex-patiriot doing good in LA jeff guhde Jeff Guhde, scultper turned songwriter turned out to be a friend of every acoustic musician in town, turn out yourself to get in on the fun. brian henke Brian Henke, a wonderfully scary musician and guitar abuser. A favorite of the twins.

joe hunter Joe Hunter, Trad jazz crusader and the twins' favorite piano playing Uncle. brent kirby Brent Kirby, rocks, rolls and goes around giving Wisconsin a good name. check out his bandThe Jack Fords too. lanky Lanky, a pop genius from Joisy turned pop genius cowboy from Houston. chris nekvinda Nekvinda, just a city boy, born and raised in south detroit. He took the midnight train goin’ anywhere. james pequignot James Pequignot, half my age, twice my talent, i must kill him. check out his band, The Singular too craig robertson Craig Robertson, intrigue! danger! hats! ukulele! joe rohan Joe Rohan, scarry-good singer/songwriter, and an even better drummer. jami ross Jami Ross, Teen pop fenom and nice kid. Has the goodness to have me play bass with her now and then.

cory ryan Cory Ryan, a really great singer/songwriter and a really nice guy. i played bass for him a while back. smokin fez monkeys Smokin Fez Monkeys, The newest old band in Clevo. Songs guaranteed to make you poop your pants laughing. scott smith Scott Smith, Cha'lston SC's finest. Acoustic hip-hop jazz. A gentleman and kind soul. My babies dig his tunes. jim snively Jim Snively, the best damn open mic host in Cleveland. Caution: you will end up humming his songs incesantly. diana tyler Diana Tyler, earthy songs about heaven and heavenly songs about more earthy things too. susan weber Susan Weber, eye candy imagery for the ears. doug wood Doug Wood, digs into the wood and wires of his guitar like few others.

venues

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the barking spider tavern The Barking Spider Tavern, the world's greatest venue. period!

the winchester The Winchester, one of the best sounding rooms you'll ever hear.

gear

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pawar guitars Pawar Guitars, I'm a happy endorser of these amazing electric guitars. Sell your Les Paul and Strat, buy one of these and you'll be much happier.

alvarez-yairi guitars I have two Yairi dy-90s. an '86 and an '88. They are both sublime. I can't imagine playing anything else.

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