Willie Nelson at the Stiefel Theater

We had the good fortune to see Willie Nelson in concert at the Stiefel Theater in Salina on Tuesday evening (earlier today from my perspective).

I had the even better fortune of taking a few reasonably good photos. We were in the last row of the lower balcony; great views and wonderful sound!

Willie was …

Thanks to Cowtown Pattie over at Texas Trifles for the link to a great song that honors the memory of Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and the “Big Bopper,” who perished in an airplane crash 50 years ago today.

The song is the Beatles classic, A Day in the Life and it works surprisingly well …

I fell in love with this guitar when I first saw it a few months ago, and when circumstances worked out, it became my birthday present today. It’s a Fender Pink Paisley Telecaster, 1968 Reissue, Crafted in Japan instrument and is nearly as high in quality as American made Fenders.

It tuned up very nicely, …

I got my first Les Paul style guitar today, in the form of an XV-700 from Xaviere. It’s finished in natural flamed maple on a mahogany body. Xaviere is sold by the Guitar Fetish company, who are best known for their guitar pickups and other accessories. The XV-700 is a …

I picked up a Fender Squier Affinity Series Special Edition guitar today. It’s a beautiful butterscotch blonde color; the wood grain shows through very nicely. It’s my first telecaster and so far I’m really happy. My initial reaction is that this guitar has more clarity and presence than either my MIM strat …

One thing I love about the internet is how one minute you can be looking for one thing and all of a sudden you’re off on a completely unrelated quest.  It was during one such ramble that I came across videos of these two American icons, Johnny Cash and Bob Dylan.

They recorded an oft-forgotten album …

This is a very enjoyable song musically, an interesting video with a number of guest and cameo appearances, and it’s especially timely tonight, the 45th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King’s I have a dream speech, and the night Barack Obama gave his acceptance speech as the Democratic candidate for President of the United States….