Category Archives: Guitar

Faith, Hope and “Your Love:” Lari Basilio’s latest album.

Posted on August 9, 2022 by Ron Giesecke

Somewhere along the line, the guitar instrumental album became a hackneyed effort—at least as far as the electric guitar was concerned. In the 1980’s, a plethoric cavalcade of them were presented, and it seemed that most of them were hastily … Continue reading →

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Federal Judge Orders Yngwie Malmsteen Forcibly Removed From Faux Leather Pants

Posted on August 28, 2020 by Ron Giesecke

Disciple of Hell no longer of use to nether-regions, consigned to playing Air Supply licks   Los Angeles–Acting on the legal request from Lucifer’s Son, a federal circuit court ordered the “immediate and forcible removal” of neoclassical rocker Yngwie Malmsteen … Continue reading →

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Ken Tamplin told me I’m going to jail if I don’t listen to Dino Jelusic

Posted on August 5, 2020 by Ron Giesecke

Far be it from me to demur from an incendiary headline, in which I accuse people of saying things they didn’t say. Although, I’m not a journalist, so: It doesn’t come natural to me I feel the odd twinge of … Continue reading →

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And now–yet another project in the works

Posted on March 26, 2016 by Ron Giesecke

When i decided on the moniker for this blog, it wasn’t exactly a task rendered under flippant conditions. Even if the title, “Master of None” seems as if it comes out of the same comedic genepool of,”are you working hard, … Continue reading →

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VLOG: Bluesin’ by the railhead

Posted on June 25, 2015 by Ron Giesecke

So I realize the explanatory side of this is weak.  But these trains are part of my history–I wish they were running.  But they are no longer . . .

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Blues by the tracks 

Posted on June 24, 2015 by Ron Giesecke

Beautiful morning.

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Vlog: Riverside caterwauling

Posted on June 22, 2015 by Ron Giesecke

Quoth the raven:    

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Researching Robert Johnson and the blues

Posted on June 17, 2015 by Ron Giesecke

One thing is for sure.  When dealing with a legend–especially a Faustian legend, it appears multiple players are going to enter the picture battling for supremacy. I learned this the minute I stated researching blues legend Robert Johnson, and the … Continue reading →

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Vlog: The Star Spangled Banner

Posted on June 6, 2015 by Ron Giesecke
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Man knows not his time . . . R.I.P. B.B. King

Posted on May 15, 2015 by Ron Giesecke

 I saw B.B. King only one time. The summer of 1985 on a high school football field in El Paso, Texas. But I heard him my whole life.  And now the man who admittedly lived within the realms of the open … Continue reading →

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