OK, change has come. We have evolved. This is a good thing overall, for the most part. Some things though, never change. As far back as you care to go, as far forward as you think we will last, some things never change. For as long as Dads have kids, there will be one sure thing that will last the Test of Time. It is, I’m sure, the longest lasting family tradition since “The Talk.” Your Dad did it, his Dad did it, I bet God, if you believe in that sort of thing, did it.

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A long, long time ago, in a land that seems so far away, I played music with an amazingly talented woman. Laura Williams had the voice of an angel, wrote great songs and played the 12-string guitar. It was a musical match, her 3-octave range and my D-below-middle-C bottom 2 octaves gave us great freedom to explore “wide” harmonies and our 12-strings made a big background sound.

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Today I got to talk face to face with one of my real-life guitar heroes, Jorma Kaukonen, founding member of two legendary bands, The Jefferson Airplane and the still-touring Hot Tuna. Not only did I get to meet him, I got to hand him one of my CDs and say "thank you, without you I wouldn't have one of these." He also kindly agreed to sit down with me and talk for a few minutes. A great interview from the Martin Guitars booth on the floor at NAMM. It that needs a little editing and we will post it to BareFootMusicNews.com as soon as it is ready to go.

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I’m not a holiday guy. I sort of hate them. They can never compare to the holidays when the kids were little. No matter how much we try, it just aint the same.

Be that as it may, there is something magical about November here. The leaves are changing colors; the air is crisp.

A crisp California November day

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