Musical Musings with Paul Bourgeois (In the previous episode the main character had passed out drunk in a jazz club in Nepal and then had been sent home by the mysterious trumpet player.) I woke with my head pounding, the vague memory of the trumpet… more »

Musical Musings with Paul Bourgeois Kathmandu lies in a valley in the Himalayas. From the city, you can see Everest and K2 in the distance, the Monkey Temple in the foothills. But I had not come for the hiking and had not left the city. I thought I… more »

Click Here for Part One of Jim’s Review from Wanee Review and Photos by Jim Messer Saturday at the Wanee Festival started with some heavy rain. Being a giant wuss, I stayed in the safety of dry areas, primarily my car. The rain blew away and what… more »

Review and Photos by Jim Messer Last weekend the Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park & Campground held the jewel of their festival lineup, Wanee Festival. The campground boasts over 500 acres for top-of-the-line camping. They have primitive and… more »

Musical Musings with Paul Bourgeois We are spring cleaning today in my home, so I am spring cleaning my music articles.  Airing them out. Writing these articles is also a good way to get out of housework today, so don’t expect a long one because… more »

Musical Musings with Paul Bourgeois Hey. How do you do it? How do you work? I am sitting here trying to think of something to say. And do you know what? I’m empty. There’s nothing there. Me? I need to have my head filled with stories and… more »

Musical Musings with Paul Bourgeois Sex, politics and religion. I like writing about music. It’s not really about some person from Ipanema or some chick named Lucy, or even about loving in an Orwellian nightmare or some musician losing his… more »