Lost Courage
The chief failure of conservatism is a reticence to act when it's time to act. Conservatives disapprove of proactive intervention, preferring things to take their course while hoping for wisdom to...
View ArticleAxetreme Pickguards
This post touches on a guitar repair job currently on my bench, but is really more about a cool online resource I found for custom pickguards for acoustic guitars. So... The post Axetreme Pickguards...
View ArticleCars in the Bible
Most people assume WWJD is for “What would Jesus do?” But the initials really stand for “What would Jesus drive?” One theory is that Jesus would tool around in an... The post Cars in the Bible appeared...
View ArticleIn the house of Andrés Segovia (1967) – YouTube
No other guitarist in history has had such a profound influence on his instrument. Andrés Segovia single-handedly elevated the guitar from its dismissal as “a vulgar gypsy instrument” to the... The...
View ArticleThe Benefits of Playing Music Help Your Brain More Than Any Other Activity |...
Why Being a Musician Is Good for Your Brain Science has shown that musical training can change brain structure and function for the better. It can also improve long-term memory... The post The Benefits...
View ArticleIt’s Mueller Time
Now I'm just a cranky old guitar player, but hey, based on all the input available along the way, it seemed obvious to me that the Russia fable was actually an attempted coup started by Obama and...
View ArticleOn loving the sinner but hating the sin
This started off as a “thinking out loud”, Easter weekend rant in response to a FB post by my old friend and fellow libertarian musician, John Franz. Make of it... The post On loving the sinner but...
View ArticleResponse to yet another article blaming a president for the national debt
The Treasury Department revealed in a budget report on Wednesday that the country’s deficit grew to $691 billion in the first half of the 2019 fiscal year — beginning Oct.... The post Response to yet...
View ArticleJ.S.Bach – Cello Suite No.6 – BWV 1012 – Prélude – YouTube
J.S.Bach – Cello Suite No.6 – BWV 1012 – Prélude 11 String Guitar – Moran Wasser The post J.S.Bach – Cello Suite No.6 – BWV 1012 – Prélude – YouTube appeared first on StringDancer | Jeff Foster.
View ArticleElizabeth Warren proposes student loan forgiveness – My rant
Sen. Elizabeth Warren has just proposed a bold education reform plan that would forgive billions in student debt. The plan would forgive the debt held by more than 30 million... The post Elizabeth...
View ArticleSo proud: was just shadow-banned on FB
Just had an interesting experience: for the first time ever, I was prevented from responding to a post on FB. My response had been prompted by a good friend’s post... The post So proud: was just...
View ArticleA Cancer Cure Has Gotten Out of Control
While Wall Street awaits the entry of over 1,813 new cancer drugs into human clinical trials representing billions of dollars of investment capital, the announcement of a bona fide cure... The post A...
View ArticleAn old Russian folk tale
There’s an old Russian folk tale, goes something like this: Once there were two poor farmers, living on opposite sides of the single dirt road that went through their village.... The post An old...
View ArticleSix years at the Hobnob!
AMAZING! Tonight (May 15, 2019) marks a full six years of ‘Wine-down Wednesday’ at the Hobnob Corner Restaurant. That’s somewhere in the neighborhood of 300 gigs playing guitar music at... The post Six...
View ArticleLearning the Theorbo – YouTube
String freak du jour — the 14-string theorbo. The post Learning the Theorbo – YouTube appeared first on StringDancer | Jeff Foster.
View Article‘THE HAMMER’
The Liberty Sanctum is a private, members-only archive of libertarian viewpoints. Join here. The post ‘THE HAMMER’ appeared first on StringDancer | Jeff Foster.
View ArticleScience Says Guitar Players’ Brains Are Actually Different From Everybody Else’s
More and more scientific studies have been looking into how people who play the guitar have different brain functions compared to those who don’t. What they found was quite astonishing... The post...
View ArticleDenied the right to do good
The Liberty Sanctum is a private, members-only archive of libertarian viewpoints. Join here. The post Denied the right to do good appeared first on StringDancer | Jeff Foster.
View ArticleFacebook Sweatshop Scandal: Staff Suffers PTSD Screening Gruesome, Cruel...
Facebook outsources screening of gruesome, cruel videos, to a sick sweatshop where workers suffer PTSD and other effects of horrifying work under terrible conditions. How does that square with the......
View ArticlePipe Organ (an instrument the size of a building) – YouTube
Posted in honor of my mother, Violet Lillian Foster, who played her Hammond organ for me every day of her pregnancy. Not that I have any specific memories of her... The post Pipe Organ (an instrument...
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