Thanksgiving: Quality Time With Loved Ones.

This would be a good Norman Rockwell painting for the new millenium; grown ups on their laptops and children with their PS2's. Technology.

Bible Confusion Part 1.

So I finally decided to start reading the Bible from start to finish. I'm starting out with the Old Testament; Genesis.

Already at the start, this is starting to sound very familiar; creation of the first day (and it was good). But then it starting to sound like heaven was on Earth. They mention that "The Garden" in which the forbidden apple tree was located, is somewhere between rivers that supplied water to the garden, one of them being the Euphrates River (Genesis 2:10-14). I always thought that Adam and Eve were in heaven to begin with, ate the apple and then were shipped off to earth to tend to "the soil."

Adam and Eve then have sons.....sons only. How can you populate the world with sons only? Cain and Abel, talk about the extreme in sibling rivalry. "God did always like you best" (Genesis 4:5).

Now, Genesis 5:1-32 reads like the A&E family tree. When did human life become so short? Adam lived 930 years. Plus the Adam lineage of the men, Seth, Enosh, Mahalalel, Jared, Enoch, Methuselah, and Lemach, had their children from 60 and 200 years old! Noah was 500 when he had sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth! Geez, and I stopped having children at 33!

So now I'm wondering, where did the other women come from that wed the Adam's family since Eve was it and the other daughters would have been considered incest? It's becoming clear that I'll need to switch to the "New Believers" version of Bible reading. That book has side notes regarding current times, social circumstances, and context in which the scripture is referring to.*

*New Believer's Bible, New Living Translation, Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.

Impatient Healing Process.

I keep testing the waters to see if my hand has healed enough to start playing again. Not quite. But here's a result of a feeble attempt.

This Is The Level Of Musicianship I Have Been After Since 1986.

I have spent hours listening to albums while learning how to improve my skills. But one guitarist stands out in my mind. That's Steve Lukather. If you listen carefully, you can hear a little of Steve's influence every so often in my playing. Here's an example of what I have always aspired to accomplish, especially around count 3:52 and beyond.

Fell Out Of My Chair Watching This.

Instructional Video for The Proper "Jam" Face.

Roger Manning Jr, is known for his keyboard work with Jellyfish, Beck, Imperial Drag, and The Moog Cookbook. He has an amazing collection of vintage 60's and 70's synths, Moogs, and keyboards. I just about fell off my chair watching the various examples of "Jam" face, also known as "Rock" face....the expressions one makes while playing solos. Enjoy.

I Thought This Was An Interesting Video (For You Artsy Folk)

And yes that's Jenna Fischer from "The Office". Too bad they will be stopping production of the Polaroid camera soon.