Gary's Random Rants and Thoughts

I got my first guitar for my tenth birthday and have played it for forty-five years now. Thirty-five years later I got a plectrum banjo and ...

I'm in my fifties. When I was 26 I decided to take up classical violin. I got a Glaesel student violin and took lessons for eight months...

I still exist. March to November has brought about many changes to my musical goals. But the basic goal is still the same: Irish Traditional...

It's been way too long since I last posted here. Here are random snippets of my current status:   I've been trying to focus on ...

As is usually the case, I haven't been thinking about posting on my blog. I should create a weekly reminder. But to be honest, I haven...

So I walk into a music store that prides itself in buying your used musical instruments. I show them my mint condition Gemeinhardt 2SP flu...

After years of not wearing a watch, last fall I started wearing one. It wasn't the one I stopped wearing almost ten years ago. I still ...