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Robin Trower: The Tone Meister

The great tone meister Robin Trower is still laying it down. It was his Hendrix infused psychedelia that brought me to his Bridge of Sighs album in ’74 as it did for most others. bluesbridge of sighsguitarpsychedelic bluesRobin Trower

Kelly Jay Fordham

I was fortunate to chat at length with Kelly at the old Mikey’s about Fats. He even knocked out a couple of Fats numbers for me. (H/T Richie said). crowbarKelly Jay FordhamkeyboardsRonnie Hawkins

Adam Smith as Scottish Philosopher

Was Adam Smith a Scottish philosopher? The question seems an odd one. He was a philosopher and he was Scottish. What more could we need to know, in order to arrive at the simple answer ‘yes.’ And in any case, why does it matter? On reflection, however, neither the question nor the answer seems so…

Why I Am Not a Buddhist

Due in January of 2020. For more on Evan’s work see his website. There are conferences, courses, and celebrities promoting the notion that Buddhism is spirituality for the rational; compatible with cutting-edge science; indeed, “a science of the mind.” In this provocative book, Evan Thompson argues that this representation of Buddhism is false. BuddhismconsciousnessEmbodied cognitive…

Moto Guzzi V85 TT

This is a lot of coin (11,100 quid) for a second bike but were one gonna have a second floozy, this would be a contender. The V85 TT really seems to be a jack of all trades for those who have long-since tired of crotch-rockets. While across the range Guzzi has always had the strongest sense…