My Musical Evolution – Part 316 Reconnecting With The Ventures

If you have been following along since the beginning, you’ll recall that one of my first favorite songs as a toddler was The Ventures Hawaii 5-0. Roughly ten years later, I found a box of 8-Track tapes on the side of a dirt road in Vermont while I was out running. One of those 8-Tracks …

My Musical Evolution – Part 72 BFMS Found On The Run

So what can you do when you are a middle school aged boy living in the foothills of the Green Mountains in a town that would make Cicely, Alaska look like a booming metropolis? You ride your bike and run on the miles and miles of hidden trails and old dusty roads.  Exploring. One day …

My Musical Evolution – Part 11 Scratchy 45 Days

I don’t remember. Did I explain why I call this period the Scratchy 45 Days? It should be self explanatory. Mom had a bunch of 45s. Since they were vinyl records, they would carry that hiss and pop. To make matters worse, we weren’t very good at taking care of them. It still makes me …