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How I Became A Concert Organist

November 10, 2022 by Michael Bayus 1 Comment

The Earliest Years As I sit down to write this, I think back to my early childhood. I heard my first Organ probably at age 3 months or so at my baptism but don't remember that day too well otherwise. at the age of 18 months, I heard a big pipe organ for the first… Read more about How I Became A Concert Organist

Filed Under: Music Review, Personal Essay

My Favorite Rock And Roll Cover Songs

August 4, 2015 by Chris Hofstader 2 Comments

Introduction About a year ago, my friend Bryan Smart, knowing I’m a serious music fan, suggested I try Spotify. I loaded it onto my iPhone 5S and, after a few days of enjoying the no cost version, I bought the $10 per month premium edition. In the past month or so, Apple released its music… Read more about My Favorite Rock And Roll Cover Songs

Filed Under: Music Review, Personal Essay Tagged With: Cover Songs, Fun, Rock and Roll, Silliness, Summer

Good Books, Bad Books, You Know I’ve Had My Share

March 16, 2014 by Chris Hofstader Leave a Comment

Introduction Regular readers of this blog, which is to say people who read the articles I write unrelated to disability as well as those about accessibility and such (about 10 of you), would know that I’m also passionate about music, literature, poetry and a lot of other artistic endeavors. At any given time, I’m usually… Read more about Good Books, Bad Books, You Know I’ve Had My Share

Filed Under: Book Review, Music Review Tagged With: Books, Led Zeppelin, Light In August, Music, Rock and Roll, The Blues, When Giants walked The Earth, William Faulkner

You Can’t Take Away From My Gratitude

June 29, 2013 by Chris Hofstader Leave a Comment

Last week, I wrote my first ever book review, about “The Bonobo and the Atheist” and a lot of readers told me that they enjoyed it. Today, I’m trying my hand at writing review of an album that I have been listening to a lot lately. Unlike my fairly serious and intellectual background studying literature,… Read more about You Can’t Take Away From My Gratitude

Filed Under: Music Review Tagged With: Friends, Music, Pod Delusion, Shelley Segal, Token Skeptic

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