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A mishmash of Ukuleles, Yosemite, and Strum Shops

Posted on August 6, 2014 by Ron Giesecke

My buddy Rob phoned me up earlier in the year to see if I wanted to go to Yosemite and climb Half Dome.  I said yes.  Then I realized that seventeen-mile cardiovascular death march was going to require me to … Continue reading →

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And another book idea has hit me

Posted on July 31, 2014 by Ron Giesecke

So the other day, I was listening to a couple of morning guys in the Northern California area, Armstrong & Getty.  Being that they’re on the radio, I can never seem to mentally parse which one is saying what, but … Continue reading →

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Four blurbs you’ll never read anywhere else

Posted on July 29, 2014 by Ron Giesecke

I simply have to thank Lynette Noni for bringing the following legendary exercise in pith and summation back to the front of my mind. Little did Rick Polito know in 1998 that his witty rundown of classic movie lore would be … Continue reading →

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How in THE WORLD am I supposed to write in Starbucks, when the monk behind me is using an iPad?

Posted on July 15, 2014 by Ron Giesecke

I have this swirling, pessimistic algorithm I use.  It’s called the “bail of hay” theory.  In summation: I’m driving a convertible along Route 66 Overhead, a C-130 drops a bail of hay from altitude. Said bail of hay’s trajectory meets … Continue reading →

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Step number three: magazine article idea accepted

Posted on July 12, 2014 by Ron Giesecke

In the next day or so, I’ll explain the completely serendipitous coincidence between me using the ’67 pyromaniacal Hendrix episode as the launchpad for my own life-changes and the fact that I spent the night sleeping on that very stage … Continue reading →

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In Monterey

Posted on July 9, 2014 by Ron Giesecke

So I’m currently in the house band for my daughters’ youth camp this week. Oddly enough. It happens to be at the Monterey fairgrounds–the same place Joplin and Hendrix awoke in the garden of their musical Edens. Blogging this week … Continue reading →

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How to become a schizophrenic with one reading app

Posted on June 28, 2014 by Ron Giesecke

I never in my life ever expected humanity’s ever-increasing appetite for acceleration to come to the point that the very act of reading would become a veritable Asperger’s simulation chamber. But it’s happened. Don’t believe it?  Peep this app: I … Continue reading →

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In which I blatantly use an accordion-player’s cheekiness for my own pathetic attempt at self-promotion.

Posted on June 26, 2014 by Ron Giesecke

Some thirty-five years ago, my father and I were watching some telethon in which Sammy  Davis Jr. was involved.  There he stood, in a tuxedo and hand-held mic, casually making small talk after a song.  He then mentioned that his … Continue reading →

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Jimi Hendrix lit his guitar on fire. Because of that, I’m changing my life.

Posted on June 23, 2014 by Ron Giesecke

If the 1981 movie Stripes wasn’t enough of an inspirational front-load for my own military service, it also serves as one of the most memorable scenes in what I would call a “Johnny Paycheck Vaporlock.” Bill Murray’s character, John Winger, … Continue reading →

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McCloud River redux and horse hair leaders

Posted on June 22, 2014 by Ron Giesecke

One of the coolest things about having taken up Tenkara as a fly-fishing fascination was—its minimalist underpinning allows for a little more creative latitude. By this I mean that the creative side of fly-fishing is usually confined to the tying … Continue reading →

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