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There are certain guitars that I’ll never get rid of. My 1995 telecaster, my prototype Taylor, but given I can’t play guitar anymore there are others that I believe others could enjoy instead of remaining stagnant. One of them is my red Gibson 335 which I bought during the recording of the Audio Of Being. I would then swap out its humbuckers for P100’s, creating a wholly unique sound used on almost every record following it. It is, in my pantheon, an iconic guitar, used both

“Someday science may have the existence of mankind in its power, and the human race commit suicide by blowing up the world. - The Letters of Henry Adams, Volumes 1-3: 1858-1892. Formed by the realities of the Civil War, Adams came to believe in the prevalence of destruction. But to arrive at such a prediction was amazingly profound, a prediction that would long outdate him. Were he alive in 1945 he would obviously see his prediction come true. The Bomb There will always be hi

In 1951, Mohammad Mosaddeq became the first democratically elected leader of Iran. By 1953 he would be deposed by foreign interests for doing what any true democratic leader should do - protect the interests of the people. The truth of Iran is that had the West not interfered in the 50’s it would very probably be a Constitutional Monarchy today. Mosaddeq Mohammed Mosaddeq was ostracized for scandals involving drugs and illicit activities was born on the 16th of June, 1882, in

Going into to record a new record in the fall. That said, I’ve been going over several songs from the past that I firmly believe should have got their due. I was talked out of doing them and believe to this day the wrong decision was made. They are as follows… We Have Done This Before, We Will Do It Again Night Orders Hornets Die Like King Bad Pennies (new lyrics, different name) I know that a lot of you have heard the original demos online. But reimagined in the studio I can

1961 Omega Seamaster automatic. Brand new official Omega alligator strap with the original 1961 clasp attached.