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November 15, 2016March 19, 2023admin

Way back in the 90s a very good friend of mine bought this crazy thing that looked like a cross…

October 15, 2016September 23, 2023admin

Another random donation to the home — it goes like this — my daughter had been studying violin ( on…

October 12, 2016September 23, 2023admin

Back in the fog of college I belonged to a theatre group that sponsored semi-regular open-mics. To facilitate them, they…

September 30, 2016January 5, 2025admin

So back in the 90s I was intensely following the Boston funk band, Chucklehead, amazed by the low-thumping prowess of both…

September 23, 2016September 23, 2023admin

Back in the late 90s, a friend of mine was selling off some gear, and inexplicably, he had no further…

September 23, 2016January 5, 2025admin

On lunch breaks I would often bring in a small thang and go sit somewhere in the Boston Common or…

September 23, 2016September 23, 2023admin

So I decided that I wanted to play the piano. And for the first year at least of my piano…

September 22, 2016September 23, 2023admin

This lively looking mandola was a gift by a very good friend. She remembers playing it when younger so that…

September 14, 2016March 19, 2023admin

I don’t know when it was made. I don’t know who made it. And I don’t care. It’s beautiful. I…

August 30, 2016September 23, 2023admin

This is “Vader”. He’s big, all black, and mean. It is also very much the crown jewel of my collection…