Musical Harsh Reality for 2011
01/03/11 08:09, by paul.bourgeois, Categories: BFMN Exclusive, Monday Morning Musical Musings, Paul Bourgeois , Tags: 2011, bullies, harsh reality, light show, new year, paul bourgeois, the blue monsters
Musical Musings with Paul Bourgeois
Being 2011, a new year again, I reflect on my miserable and wonderful life and wonder where I am going. I have to face some harsh things, strip myself naked and put it all out there for myself to look at. The ugly… more »
Keyboards
12/20/10 00:40, by paul.bourgeois, Categories: BFMN Exclusive, Monday Morning Musical Musings, Paul Bourgeois , Tags: gift, hammond organ, keyboards, paul bourgeois, thomas dolby, zakk wylde
Musical Musings with Paul Bourgeois
On Wednesday I went to a daycare party. The woman on accordion called the little children up and let them press her keyboard. It’s a reed instrument, you know. Bellows like an old-fashioned pump organ. Their… more »
Where Do We Go from Here
12/13/10 00:13, by paul.bourgeois, Categories: BFMN Exclusive, Monday Morning Musical Musings, Paul Bourgeois , Tags: band, blue monsters, christmas, darkness, definition, drinking man blues, paul bourgeois
Musical Musings with Paul Bourgeois
On the 11th of December we did a Christmas concert. I mean, it was a wonderful concert. Nobody booed. However, people were expecting “Jingle Bells” and what they got was a couple middle-aged rockers… more »
Getting Ready for NAMM 2011
12/06/10 20:29, by catfish, Categories: NAMM 2010, NAMM 2010 Music, Frank Butler, NAMM 2011 , Tags: carol kaye, dan grigor, deke dickerson, guitar geek, jorma kaukonen, namm
by Frank Butler
So here at BareFootMusicNews.com, we are gearing up for the 2011 NAMM Show in Anaheim, California. It is in January on the west coast and in the summer in Nashville. So what is NAMM? Well it is not a Vietnam War memorabilia convention.… more »
Here Come The Tears
12/06/10 01:16, by paul.bourgeois, Categories: BFMN Exclusive, Monday Morning Musical Musings, Paul Bourgeois , Tags: concert, judas priest, monday, paul bourgeois, van morrison, video, weekend
Musical Musings with Paul Bourgeois
Hey, people. This week has been crazy. I have been running back and forth and editing and negotiating… I’m going mad, I tell you, quite mad! My mind is crumbling. My heart is dying. But while I write Van… more »
Last-Minute Gift Ideas and Stocking Stuffers for Guitar Players
12/02/10 23:54, by dang, Categories: Beginner , Tags: bfmn exclusive, dan grigor, guitar stand, guitar strap, guitar t, interactive t-shirt, musician christmas present
BareFootGuitar.com is really designed for guitar players. Some of our topics and technical jargon may be weird for others to read. Maybe you are not one of us, but you love one of us. We are not easy to get along with, are we? We like to be the center of… more »
Harmonica Made Easy... Yeah, Right...
11/29/10 00:42, by paul.bourgeois, Categories: BFMN Exclusive, Monday Morning Musical Musings, Paul Bourgeois , Tags: dan grigor, dorian, harmonica, ionian, jam, keys, mixolydian, modes, paul bourgeois
Musical Musings with Paul Bourgeois
Ladies and Gentlemen, I am massively confused when it comes to theory. I hate theory. I once went to a jam and sat down with another harp player. I’d brought all my different harps to show off. He gawked… more »