Monthly Archives: January 2013

365 DotU, Day 128 Needs Lip Gloss and A Gallon of Aquanet STAT

Posted on January 27, 2013 by L. M. Bernhardt

This entry in the challenge exists for exactly 2 reasons: 1) I needed a simple song to use to demonstrate my new “skill”: I can now play the harmonica badly AND play the guitar badly… …wait for it… ….AT THE … Continue reading →

Posted in A Monumental and Daunting Task | Comments Off on 365 DotU, Day 128 Needs Lip Gloss and A Gallon of Aquanet STAT

365 DotU, Day 127 Has Come Over All Jazzy

Posted on January 22, 2013 by L. M. Bernhardt

I admit it — I got all inspired by the Jazz and Blues Festival in Cherokee this weekend, and sat down and looked for jazzy tunes to try out the pipes on. Problem 1: Effin’ jazz chords, man. Jaysus. Solution: … Continue reading →

Posted in A Monumental and Daunting Task | Comments Off on 365 DotU, Day 127 Has Come Over All Jazzy

Festival Spaces, Part 2: Saturday

Posted on January 20, 2013 by L. M. Bernhardt

In my first post about the 2013 Cherokee Jazz and Blues Festival, I provided one sort of picture of The Gathering Place, one of the venues on the pub crawl. Certainly, when compared to a bar/restaurant with less square footage … Continue reading →

Posted in Cherokee Jazz and Blues Fest 2013, Dance, Jammy Goodness | Comments Off on Festival Spaces, Part 2: Saturday

Festival Spaces, Part 1: Friday

Posted on January 20, 2013 by L. M. Bernhardt

This past weekend, the Annual Cherokee Jazz and Blues Festival took over the streets of charming Cherokee, IA, the way it does every January. The event really does get the whole town out, no matter what the weather (and Saturday … Continue reading →

Posted in Americana, Cherokee Jazz and Blues Fest 2013 | Comments Off on Festival Spaces, Part 1: Friday

365 DotU, Day 126 Has Broken Up With The Police

Posted on January 8, 2013 by L. M. Bernhardt

You know how it is. They’re all needy and law-and-ordery, you’re all free-wheeling and fun. It just didn’t work out. Ehem. Today’s trip into coverworld is a lesson in stuff I can’t play. I’m getting a little better, I think … Continue reading →

Posted in A Monumental and Daunting Task, Garage Band is the BOMB | Comments Off on 365 DotU, Day 126 Has Broken Up With The Police