I put together a Virtual Open Mic Night a few days ago for the students at all five of my teaching studios. As with most open mics, the host usually kicks things off with a performance. The COVID -19 lockdown provided me with the time and opportunity to work on my original music and to Read More …
Month: April 2020
Mercury Tree – Huntress
The Ginger Bass Mafia got to open for these guys last year at Orion Studios in Baltimore. I’m loving seeing these video releases from that show. Their instruments were all modded to be microtonal. #feelinglikeaslackernow Video shot by Jefferson Ogata.
COVID-19 Journal – 4/17/2020
Quarantine achievement unlocked; Skype interview at 11 AM with Rob Letcher for Junior Achievement. (Thank you Rob!). Hopefully my morning voice wasn’t too gravelly. The Rode NT1 to the rescue. #bloomsburgalums Bonus points; no cats crashed my Skype session. #thanksforkeepingitprofessionalsquad
UPDATE on the COVID-19 Rig Rundown – Alternate Webcam solutions!
Update to my COVID-19 Rig Rundown post from a few weeks back (a post that was an overview of my Skype setup). Some folks may already be using this solution and don’t need this info. For those who haven’t tried this yet; hopefully, this will be helpful to someone. I already have two webcams, but Read More …
VintageSpector.com is now live!
Saw this great note just pass through my socials from PJ Rubal, so I want to share it here! This looks to be a great site for history on Spector basses, with some nice pics of basses from different time periods in the history of the company. hello everybody ! www.VintageSpector.com is now live! additionally Read More …
The Sound of COVID-19
“Its protein spike contains three protein chains folded into an intriguing pattern. These structures are too small for the eye to see, but they can be heard. We represented the physical protein structure, with its entangled chains, as interwoven melodies that form a multi-layered composition. The spike protein’s amino acid sequence, its secondary structure patterns, Read More …
Folding@Home in the fight against COVID-19
A few weeks back, I heard about Folding@Home as a way to help in the COVID-19 fight. Here’s a link to the original article that aired on WTOP news. To quote the article, “Folding@home is a new project focused on disease research, and in this case, possible cures for coronavirus. Here’s how it works: Read More …
4/5/2020 – COVID – 19 journal
I haven’t ventured out in the car since 3/13. It is now something of an enjoyable game to see how long I can go before I need to go out and resupply. That could still be awhile; the cats still have at least 12 days worth of canned food, and I still have plenty of Read More …
4/3/2020- COVID-19 Journal
Borrowing this from Kathryn Dietz Hichborn, it seemed like a good Covid journal entry for today. April 3, 2020 Mandatory stay-at-home order issued by the Governor from March 31 to June 10th Gas price a mile from home was $1.84 School cancelled – yes cancelled for the remainder of the school year Self-distancing measures on Read More …
4/2/2020 – COVID – 19 journal
This field hospital is 10 minutes from my house. This is a stark reminder that the world is changing drastically, so rapidly. I taught 9 lessons online today, from 1:30 to 9 PM. Another 5 lessons scheduled for tomorrow, possibly 7 total if I get a response from someone. The Steampunk bass made an appearance Read More …
4/1/2020 – COVID -19 Journal
I skipped more than a few days of my COVID journal. I had worked 12 days…basically because of people wanting to rearrange their schedules for lessons due to their work schedules changing. The essential government workers are on shift work now, so the buildings are less populated when they are there. That means people who Read More …
MOD Dwarf
I blame Ben Titus and Steve Lawson. But mostly Ben Titus. Ben says I’ve been a great enabler for the money he’s spent on gear (you are very welcome Pete Skjold). So, it was definitely long overdue for Ben to be my enabler. 19 hours left to go on this Kickstarter. If we ever fly Read More …