01 Mark Your Words This is one to me feels half like a Cole Porter tongue-in-cheek number for a musical, and half like a furious Ben Folds pounding. This demo is very shaky on tempo and has some sloppy fingering, but it manages to get the song across. I play it now on a wurlitzer [...] Continue Reading »
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0don’t wait for someone to tell you you’re a music town
1(by Levon who was listening to Christabel and the Jons in Knoxville’s Market Square on the WDVX Blueplate Special) Upon the arrival of 1000 of each of my CDs, I implemented a rather peculiar marketing strategy: I got on a bus to Mexico. Yes, I smuggled a few across the border, and who could say [...] Continue Reading »
the truth about Knoxville
1Back on the farm near D.C. With some distance now between us and Knoxville, I’ve begun to feel enough bravery to make some bold statements about the town and its residents. We shouldn’t be back for a while, and I hope that the buffer is enough to protect us from the repercussions of unleashed honesty. [...] Continue Reading »
walking tour tuesdays
0I am a member of a group of guys that call ourselves the Walking Tour. I didn’t get their permission to write this, but I know they will understand. We are A, Austin Church; a writer, poet, and account executive for a creative firm http://www.morriscreative.com/company/people/austin-church/. His blogs are to your left, the one self titled and [...] Continue Reading »