nother lifelong friendship sprouted in Seth Godin's online network—who could resist a guy with a medical degree who loves WWII aircraft despite his abhorrence of war, and who writes like this about music and musicians? Meet Rick Wilson:
When I was 13 years old, Count Basie chatted with me during an entire break between sets at one of his gigs. Me, just a kid at the time, when he could have spent that time in any way he wanted to! And as if that wasn't enough, his 2nd alto sax man at the time, Curt Pegler, talked shop with me (an alto player myself) all during the next break!
n the years since we met in Seth Godin's online network, I've met 
ongwriter comes first in 
ery possibly you'd like to hear some other voices, so I've asked a handful of musical friends to share some thoughts about music. No rules, just as music should be. Watch for them between now and The Big One Zero.
ongrats to Adele not only for all those Grammys, but for becoming the second artist ever to win all four general categories: Record, Album, and Song of the Year, and Best New Artist. (Remember who did it first, over 30 years ago?)
uitarist Jim Earp sent a link to this video of Rachel Flowers performing Emerson, Lake, & Palmer's Karn Evil 9: 1st Impression on a Hammond C3 organ.
his week I'm trying to write three new songs. This idea came to me a few weeks ago, and when the ending landed in my brain the day before yesterday it wrote itself.
ove is, even in the best circumstances, a complex thing. Good songwriters find the words to sing about it.
retty sure Roger never meant us to take this one seriously.
