http://chriswanson.com Material from Chris Swanson's Website. en-us http://chriswanson.com Bon Iver.http://chriswanson.com/diary2.aspx?id=14833Sat, 23 Sep 2006 00:00:00 GMT www.ew.com%2few%2farticle%2f0,,20502896,00.htmlhttp://chriswanson.com/diary2.aspx?id=14832Sat, 23 Sep 2006 00:00:00 GMTWatching SNL. This week's guest band has a French horn.http://chriswanson.com/diary2.aspx?id=14831Sun, 05 Feb 2012 08:09:46 GMTYup, workinghttp://chriswanson.com/diary2.aspx?id=14830Sun, 05 Feb 2012 08:09:46 GMTThis is a test to see how things are added to the vocab db. If I put a "word" like this or a url.com like that, I wonder if it will be properly added.http://chriswanson.com/diary2.aspx?id=14829Sun, 05 Feb 2012 07:38:01 GMTWent looking for a birthday cake for our 6 month old baby today. The supermarket didn't have anything that looked nice, so I headed to Whole Foods, expecting them to have decent quality. Was disappointed by what they had -- looked to be a couple days old, with dried out fruit, etc. Ended up going to our favorite place, Chantilly, on Lomita Blvd in Lomita. Small, expensive, and nice.http://chriswanson.com/diary2.aspx?id=14715Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:06:24 GMTHttp%3a%2f%2fwww.rejetto.comhttp://chriswanson.com/diary2.aspx?id=14483Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:06:24 GMTSo I have a personal web server running on my hoe PC. Works great after you figure out the initial configuration for the router, firewall, etc. I would like to stream mp3s to my ipad using this system but for some reason I cant open them. Works from a normal PC, and I can download files using downloader apps with no trouble. But just clicking on the link won't open them up from the server. I can stream songs from conventional URLs, I.e. my domain.com%2fsong.mp3, but not from my server ip number, I.e. 65.77.45.32%2fsong.mp3. Odd. Might be Apple attempting to obstruct piracy? Or something simpler. http://chriswanson.com/diary2.aspx?id=14477Tue, 31 Jan 2012 06:13:11 GMTWhich email provider is the easiest to sign up for? Gmail requires some kind of confirmation of identity, so they like to send a code via text message for you to enter. Hotmail requires alternate email addresses so they can cross reference you. Yahoo is pretty easy to sign up for but requires download of applets to use uploads, which can be tricky for folks who don't have permissions to install applets.http://chriswanson.com/diary2.aspx?id=14458Tue, 31 Jan 2012 06:13:11 GMTIs it possible to have multiple users log into one Gmail account? Yes! I had thirteen students log in to my account this morning to practice using email, as they don't have their own yet.http://chriswanson.com/diary2.aspx?id=14456Tue, 31 Jan 2012 01:09:52 GMTMy six month old baby has changed the channel to USArmenia channel, and I have to admit that it is more entertaining than the usual fare.http://chriswanson.com/diary2.aspx?id=14410Mon, 30 Jan 2012 07:25:39 GMTI finished recording the musical "Little Women"today with PCPA in Santa Maria, Calfornia. Good group,. Unfortunately I rarely get to see shows because we live a few hours away. But I do recommend PCPA to SLO and Santa Maria residents.http://chriswanson.com/diary2.aspx?id=14409Mon, 30 Jan 2012 07:21:36 GMT. of Metallica song. http://chriswanson.com/diary2.aspx?id=14407Mon, 30 Jan 2012 07:21:36 GMTEnter Sandman www.youtube.com%2fwatch?v=OBmM79YadYM&feature=email Smooth jazz version!http://chriswanson.com/diary2.aspx?id=14406Sun, 29 Jan 2012 00:18:15 GMTFunny how Apple built in so many limitations on the iPad. It's a great machine but the standard browser doesn't allow upload buttons, you have to add files through iTunes (including photos) and the only Bluetooth devices are headphones and keyboard. I can think of reasons for these decisions but it can be frustrating sometimes.http://chriswanson.com/diary2.aspx?id=14405Sat, 28 Jan 2012 21:57:55 GMTThis new iPad of mine doesn't have G3,so I depend on my home wi-fi, coffee shop wi-fi or good old McDonalds for net access. It would be nice to be connected all the time but I'm avoiding the 50 or so dollars per month fee for the moment. If I change my mindi might try a mobile hotspot, and that would allow me to hook up other machines as well.http://chriswanson.com/diary2.aspx?id=14404Sat, 28 Jan 2012 21:52:03 GMTGot myself an iPad, and it's pretty fun. However, I'm not used to using a computer that has no file system made apparent to the user. Meaning one cannot save documents (photos, text documents, etc) in user-created folders as with conventional computers. http://chriswanson.com/diary2.aspx?id=14399Thu, 26 Jan 2012 09:02:52 GMTI can recommend "Departures", a Japanese film that won best foreign film in 2009. It's quite funny and serious at the same time. I enjoyed the slow pace of the film, and seeing some authentic country-life scenes. I got a little irritated at the theme music coming back so often..the scenes where the main character plays it on solo cello, outdoors under a snow-covered mountain are not realistic to me. But its not real, so I guess thats OK!http://chriswanson.com/diary2.aspx?id=333Wed, 15 Dec 2010 00:50:25 GMTAfter being plagued by the Google Redirect virus for way too long, I used TDSSKiller and that took care of it. Apparently it was inside of a CD-ROM related file (can be different on each computer. Tricky virus, this one). Before TDSSKiller I also ran Combofix, which has a good reputation. But results for me happened with TDSSKiller.http://chriswanson.com/diary2.aspx?id=332Wed, 15 Dec 2010 00:46:49 GMTCirque du Soleil "Ka" show was amazing, and much better than I expected. I was gripping my armrests firmly from start to finish. I couldn't really figure out the story, but I don't think this is too important. For a brief moment I felt afraid that they were going to do lance-twirling a la bad kung-fu movies for the whole show, but that didnt happen. http://chriswanson.com/diary2.aspx?id=331Wed, 15 Dec 2010 00:46:49 GMTRecently I met this amazing 11-string bass player%3a www.jeanbaudin.com%2f He's kind of famous for doing the Super Mario theme on his crazy bass. Which, by the way, has LED lights on the side of the neck so you can figure out where the heck you are..http://chriswanson.com/diary2.aspx?id=330Wed, 08 Dec 2010 14:36:25 GMTA couple years ago I recorded some background strings for a short film%3a High Water www.bet.com%2fvideo%2f1468784http://chriswanson.com/diary2.aspx?id=329Wed, 08 Dec 2010 14:34:43 GMTRecently played with Cho Eishun, erhu player. He makes his home in Hiroshima, and is a fantastic performer. niko.yu-nagi.com%2fhttp://chriswanson.com/diary2.aspx?id=328Mon, 06 Dec 2010 10:32:38 GMThis is a bar%2fmusic venue in Culver City, California%3a joxerdalysirishpub.com%2fhttp://chriswanson.com/diary2.aspx?id=327Mon, 04 Oct 2010 00:39:57 GMTThis is a bar%2fmusic venue in Culver City, California%3a joxerdalysirishpub.com%2fhttp://chriswanson.com/diary2.aspx?id=326Mon, 04 Oct 2010 00:39:57 GMTRecently I ordered some luthier "hide glue" from s%3a%2f%2fwww.stewmac.com%2f They have lots of hardware, parts, tools, luthier supplies, etc,. for guitars, mandolins, banjos, fiddles. The website looks much more professional than most luthier supply sites.http://chriswanson.com/diary2.aspx?id=325Sat, 02 Oct 2010 17:48:51 GMTBooks%3a Right now I'm reading "As I Lay Dying", which is somehow the first book that I have read by Faulkner. I'm enjoying the stream of conciousness style and excellent writing, although I do often lose track of what's happening. I actually gave up on "The sound and the fury" by the same author, as I happened to be particularily sleepy around that time, and couldn't keep track of who was who or how many people were in the room.. Faulkner is a great writer, so I put up with his trying to phonetically write out his characters' Southern speaking style, something that most writers cannot pull off.http://chriswanson.com/diary2.aspx?id=324Thu, 30 Sep 2010 18:11:53 GMTSomewhat amusing story about a Facebook-account hijacker getting caught trying to scam somebody%3a www.aolnews.com%2fopinion%2farticle%2fopinion-how-to-reel-in-a-facebook-phisher%2f19652213 http://chriswanson.com/diary2.aspx?id=323Wed, 29 Sep 2010 21:05:16 GMTYesterday (9%2f27%2f2010) was a whopping 113 degrees in downtown Los Angeles, a record for any day in that area. Down in Torrance it was a mere 101 degrees, and we hid out in the apartment until late afternoon, and hit the beach at 530 p.m. for a walk. This caught everybody by surprise, as this past summer it rarely got above 80 degrees in Torrance.http://chriswanson.com/diary2.aspx?id=322Tue, 28 Sep 2010 23:31:41 GMTMy violin is getting worked on by Mr. Benning and son in Studio City, CA. I'm looking forward to getting it back and hearing the improvement in sound. Turns out some seams were open, and a minor crack that had been there for some time had opened up recently. Mr. Benning says that when seams open it creates more tension on the top of the violin, so this is something we should all be looking out for. And moving a violin from a humid country (Japan) to a dry climate like Los Angeles can also create problems, of course. I'm going to ask him whether I should use an apartment humidifier, or just try to keep it in stable humidity from now (take a lessor violin when traveling).http://chriswanson.com/diary2.aspx?id=321Tue, 28 Sep 2010 23:27:36 GMTIt's mahi mahi baked with lemon juice, pepper, mayonnaise and chopped onions, and bread crumbs on the top. Just try to brown the top without overcooking the whole thing.http://chriswanson.com/diary2.aspx?id=320Tue, 28 Sep 2010 23:27:36 GMT www.grouprecipes.com%2f6580%2fbaked-mahi-mahi.html This is a simple mahi mahi recipe that worked out well. http://chriswanson.com/diary2.aspx?id=319Sun, 26 Sep 2010 03:54:42 GMTOh, I tried a different translation site and got this%3a Lorem itself pain he is amet consectetur to come up to elit. Up to the time when faucibus nibh but to set free easy but a quiver diam blandishments. Up to the time when to make sad person responsible tincidunt. Consequently but some lorem. Whole dignissim rhoncus fermentum. hehe!http://chriswanson.com/diary2.aspx?id=318Sun, 26 Sep 2010 03:54:42 GMTRecently I got an odd email asking for a donation, ostensibly for a theater company that I played some music for a couple years ago. It was odd because it contained a message in Latin. I decided to try to translate the content into English using translate.google.com and got the message%3a We are not yet able to translate from Latin into English. . which suggests that Latin is on their laundry list. http://chriswanson.com/diary2.aspx?id=317Tue, 21 Sep 2010 21:53:29 GMTI'm hearing that the namesake of southern rock band Lynrd Skynrd has passed away%3a Leonard Skinner, I believe. Always wondered where that band name came from. Seems that Leondard was a teacher at a high school who once sent the young band members to the principal for having too-long hair. Wikipedia says that they invited him to introduce them at some concerts in later years. Skynrd is some pretty low-brow stuff, but I like all that guitar, the authentic southern sound that we don't get a lot of here in California, or in Japan where I used to live, for that matter. I'm not really into draping Confederate flags around my pad, however. Just bad taste, huh.http://chriswanson.com/diary2.aspx?id=316Tue, 21 Sep 2010 21:20:57 GMTThe Lo Life is a little segment aired on KPCC, not sure what times. Ms. Lo's voice is quite annoying, but her observations about life, family, society, etc. are hysterical. You can get them as "podcasts" as well. lolife.com http://chriswanson.com/diary2.aspx?id=315Mon, 20 Sep 2010 16:31:49 GMTI counted 29 high-backed armchairs. Awesome.http://chriswanson.com/diary2.aspx?id=314Mon, 20 Sep 2010 16:31:49 GMTPhoto is Edwin's buddy, who I didn't meet. Jim Beaudet is the bassist, and Edwin Fountaine.http://chriswanson.com/diary2.aspx?id=313Mon, 20 Sep 2010 16:31:49 GMTThe Whiskey Man Band had a jam at the Westwood Brewing Company last Saturday night, and it was fun as usual. A guitarist named Edwin Fountaine came with a buddy, and knocked our socks off again. That was his second time at the jam. Fantastic players--a little bit like having George Benson or B.B. King show up and give you a free show. Nice.http://chriswanson.com/diary2.aspx?id=312Mon, 13 Sep 2010 14:42:00 GMT. and there is a fireplace!http://chriswanson.com/diary2.aspx?id=311Mon, 13 Sep 2010 14:42:00 GMTWe found a nice coffee shop in Redondo Beach, after trying out several others. Catalina Coffee Company%3a www.catalinacoffee.com%2f 126 North Catalina Avenue Redondo Beach, CA 90277 (310) 318-2499 At Starbucks you have to deal with no reading material and the loud clientele, some of whom smoke outside. Coffee shops in Borders, Barnes and Noble and The Coffee Bean are miserably crowded and have an unpleasant vibe. This place is like a giant living room with lots of soft lighting from lamps and angled windows. All the furniture is real home stuff and very comfy, and they have newspapers and 2,000 mystery novels on hand (although I always bring me own reading material). And it is about two blocks away from the Redondo Beach pier. Perfect for parking and returning to after a long walk on the beach trail. Nice.http://chriswanson.com/diary2.aspx?id=310Mon, 13 Sep 2010 14:36:20 GMTJohnny Winter's coming to the Brixton South Bay venue in Redondo Beach. He's older, can't stand when he plays due to a broken hip. But I'd love to see him play. The "Be Careful With A Fool" video on youtube is pretty awesome%3a www.youtube.com%2fwatch?v=8Tyg5SJDpiQ The drummer gets confused about how to end the song, but Johnny still manages a great ending. www.brixtonsouthbay.comhttp://chriswanson.com/diary2.aspx?id=309Mon, 13 Sep 2010 14:27:36 GMTRegarding the Florida church that was threatening to burn Korans%3a Jones said that his church's goal was "to expose that there is an element of Islam that is very dangerous and very radical." Replace "Islam" with "Christianity", "dangerous" with "boneheaded".http://chriswanson.com/diary2.aspx?id=308Sat, 11 Sep 2010 19:59:18 GMTI spend Labor Day weekend in Las Vegas, my first trip there in almost twenty years. A lot has changed. It was 105 or so degrees during the day, and night time temps were around 87 degrees. We stayed at a regular hotel near the airport, as hotels are just where you sleep. But we were able to get one great dinner at Carnevino in the Venetian Hotel, and watch "Ka", a Cirque du Soleil production that I highly, highly recommend. We were sitting dead center in the fourth row, and that made it even better. We also went to Crazy Horse Paris at the MGM Grand Hotel. This is a spinoff of the Paris production, in a sort of over-21 burlesque with a lot of exotic lighting. Seems to be very popular with couples, and is a good alternative to the bachelor-party kind of clubs.http://chriswanson.com/diary2.aspx?id=307Thu, 09 Sep 2010 18:39:29 GMTBlues Jam this Saturday, Sept. 11 at Westwood Brewing Company, 1097 Glendon, Westwood, CA 90024, 9 PM - 1 AM. Players, vocalists, listeners welcomed. Good beer and food, nice venue. whiskeymanband.com for more info.http://chriswanson.com/diary2.aspx?id=306Thu, 09 Sep 2010 17:43:27 GMTFaulkner comes in first here.http://chriswanson.com/diary2.aspx?id=305Thu, 09 Sep 2010 17:43:27 GMTCategory%3a Folk%2fAmericanahttp://chriswanson.com/diary2.aspx?id=304Thu, 09 Sep 2010 17:43:27 GMT www.myspace.com%2ftomrenaudhttp://chriswanson.com/diary2.aspx?id=303Thu, 09 Sep 2010 17:43:27 GMTMy fiddle is on one song. http://chriswanson.com/diary2.aspx?id=302Thu, 09 Sep 2010 17:43:27 GMTTom Renaud's "Walk Til Morning" CD has been submitted to the Grammy committee for consideration. Nice! www.tomrenaud.com%2fhttp://chriswanson.com/diary2.aspx?id=301Wed, 08 Sep 2010 05:15:12 GMTHere's a quartet in British Columbia, Canada. I went to university with one of the violinists%3a armadillo-stringquartet.com%2fhttp://chriswanson.com/diary2.aspx?id=300Wed, 08 Sep 2010 05:05:11 GMTGoodwin, wearing red with an American flag tied around his waste, scaled the Millennium Tower in about three hours. hehe! www.cnn.com%2f2010%2fUS%2f09%2f07%2fcalifornia.skyscraper.man%2fhttp://chriswanson.com/diary2.aspx?id=299Tue, 07 Sep 2010 06:54:51 GMTAnother LA luthier%3a www.vitadolceviolins.com%2fhttp://chriswanson.com/diary2.aspx?id=298Tue, 07 Sep 2010 06:54:51 GMTEntertaining list of "top greatest writers of all time", with photos and witty comments. thisrecording.com%2ftoday%2f2009%2f8%2f3%2fin-which-these-are-the-100-greatest-writers-of-all-time.htmlhttp://chriswanson.com/diary2.aspx?id=297Tue, 07 Sep 2010 05:40:19 GMTCheck out Rachel Grace, improv violinist%3a www.rachelgraceviolin.com%2f http://chriswanson.com/diary2.aspx?id=296Fri, 03 Sep 2010 09:05:42 GMT rayraepix.smugmug.com%2fMusic%2fWhiskey-Man-Band-wRin-POW-PDR%2f13520396_kwuU9#985025228_74zwrhttp://chriswanson.com/diary2.aspx?id=295Fri, 03 Sep 2010 09:05:42 GMTSome photos from this show%3a rayraepix.smugmug.com%2fMusic%2fWhiskey-Man-Band-wRin-POW-PDR%2f13520396_kwuU9#985025228_74zwrhttp://chriswanson.com/diary2.aspx?id=294Fri, 03 Sep 2010 09:05:42 GMT. AZ%2fDZhttp://chriswanson.com/diary2.aspx?id=293Fri, 03 Sep 2010 09:05:42 GMTAll girls, all Zeppelin. www.myspace.com%2flezzeppelin Lezzeppelin! . another funny one%3a Led Zepagainhttp://chriswanson.com/diary2.aspx?id=292Wed, 01 Sep 2010 03:52:38 GMTBenning Violins%3a 11340 Ventura Boulevard, Studio City, CA benningviolins.com%2f Father was Heifet'z luthier for last 10 years of his life, according to the website.http://chriswanson.com/diary2.aspx?id=291Tue, 31 Aug 2010 16:30:51 GMTBlog post about how to make a duplicate record through casting%3a www.thechildrenoftheearth.com%2f2010%2f08%2fhow-to-duplicate-records-through.htmlhttp://chriswanson.com/diary2.aspx?id=290Mon, 30 Aug 2010 23:08:15 GMTWe'll be flying United Airlines on a domestic flight soon..Haven't flown domestic for about 15 years! . as I had been living overseas since 13 years ago. United.com baggage policies%3a www.united.com%2fpage%2fmiddlepage%2f0,6823,1031,00.html Currently 25 dollars per suitcase, per passenger, per way. Hmmm. Not a huge deal, but this time I'll be traveling with North Face backpack (bookbag, really).http://chriswanson.com/diary2.aspx?id=289Mon, 30 Aug 2010 21:27:15 GMTLink to article%3a news.blogs.cnn.com%2f2010%2f08%2f27%2fjapan-reveals-long-secretive-execution-process%2f?iref=obnetworkhttp://chriswanson.com/diary2.aspx?id=288Mon, 30 Aug 2010 21:27:15 GMT10 dollars for salad, soup, sandwich, desert, and drink. Everything hand-made and dressed up -- gazpacho had gourmet-style swirl design on top, strawberry lemonade had nice bits of pulp floating around in the lower half.http://chriswanson.com/diary2.aspx?id=287Mon, 30 Aug 2010 21:27:15 GMTRecently I had lunch at a restaurant called "Four Cafe" in Eagle Rock, California (on Colorado Blvd.) Basically vegetarian fare, very fresh, very healthy. Lots of roasted veggies and interesting combinations. Appears to be a husband%2fwife operation, and they are walking advertisements, with their slenderness and clear skin color..these folks are not eating a lot of red meat. Here's the link%3a www.fourcafe.net%2fhttp://chriswanson.com/diary2.aspx?id=286Mon, 30 Aug 2010 20:02:47 GMTHere's a story about the Japanese government releasing info about their death-penalty execution process for the first time. In Japan, executions are not announced in advance, as in the USA.http://chriswanson.com/diary2.aspx?id=285Mon, 30 Aug 2010 07:17:51 GMTTonight we watched "Hot Tub Time Machine". Not as well-written as The Hangover, but still hysterical. Never heard of anybody in the cast besides John Cusack, but everybody was great. Constant foul language and obcene situations. www.rottentomatoes.com%2fm%2fhot_tub_time_machine%2fhttp://chriswanson.com/diary2.aspx?id=283Mon, 30 Aug 2010 06:00:24 GMTRan across Ted Perlman on the web recently..quite a producer%3a www.tedperlman.com%2fhttp://chriswanson.com/diary2.aspx?id=282Sun, 29 Aug 2010 16:23:34 GMTHey, this is a great show, with a couple birthdays sung for and fantastic guest singers Debbie and Mitch. Totally different styles, both excellent. We played for three hours and manager asked us to keep going..we said, "We're old."http://chriswanson.com/diary2.aspx?id=281Sun, 29 Aug 2010 16:23:34 GMTTrying to lose a little weight recently. Currently using this website to calculate ideal weight%3a www.halls.md%2fideal-weight%2fbody.htm ..and using a Google Documents spreadsheet to chart progress.http://chriswanson.com/diary2.aspx?id=280Sat, 28 Aug 2010 18:15:29 GMTI'm reading that my 2001 Subaru Legacy is supposed to get 25 MPG highway..checked it last week and got exactly that. I'm sure I could do better if I had avoided a traffic south of Santa Barbara. www.fueleconomy.org%2ffeg%2fnoframes%2f16919.shtmlhttp://chriswanson.com/diary2.aspx?id=279Fri, 27 Aug 2010 17:41:17 GMTI just tried to access my little blog from another computer, and was blocked by a firewall, claiming that my page was "Danish pornography". hehe!http://chriswanson.com/diary2.aspx?id=278Fri, 27 Aug 2010 17:31:54 GMTOddly, I'm paying two hundred dollars less per month at new, improved pad. Nice.http://chriswanson.com/diary2.aspx?id=277Fri, 27 Aug 2010 17:31:54 GMTAnd, I suspect that old apartment complex was using cold water in washing machines. My clothes are getting a lot cleaner now.http://chriswanson.com/diary2.aspx?id=276Fri, 27 Aug 2010 17:31:54 GMTToday I noticed that my electricity bill is about half of what I was paying at previous apartment, probably due to having a shared hot water tank now rather than a under-kitchen-counter heater. Yikes..http://chriswanson.com/diary2.aspx?id=275Fri, 27 Aug 2010 07:10:29 GMTMy wife, riding her bicycle to work, ran into two chickens hanging out on the corner of Torrance and Vermont. Nobody was hurt, but all were surprised.http://chriswanson.com/diary2.aspx?id=274Fri, 27 Aug 2010 05:33:23 GMTApparently voted number one in Los Angeles best cupcake competition, two years in a row.http://chriswanson.com/diary2.aspx?id=273Fri, 27 Aug 2010 05:33:23 GMTDecadent sweets from an acquaintance of mine. www.sweetsugarjones.com%2fhttp://chriswanson.com/diary2.aspx?id=272Fri, 27 Aug 2010 05:30:36 GMT www.princeowhales.com%2findex.htmlhttp://chriswanson.com/diary2.aspx?id=271Fri, 27 Aug 2010 05:30:36 GMTThis week one of my little non-Japanese violin students suddenly started to sing the theme song from the decades-old Lupin the Third animated show. Wasn't expecting that. He even corrected my pronunciation when I said the title..http://chriswanson.com/diary2.aspx?id=270Fri, 27 Aug 2010 05:16:59 GMTFinished Riven Rock. I was a bit disappointed as the story lost focus and ended anti-climactically after a lot of suspense. Again, great image-conjuring writing, but a bit long-winded. He seems to do better in his Wild Child short stories, and will be confirming that this week.http://chriswanson.com/diary2.aspx?id=269Fri, 27 Aug 2010 05:16:59 GMTFriday, August 27, 2010, that is. http://chriswanson.com/diary2.aspx?id=268Fri, 27 Aug 2010 05:16:59 GMTPlaying at Prince O' Whales in Playa del Rey this Friday night, 9 PM - 12 AM. Blues, country rock, classic rock, oldies. I'm on electric fiddle..Good drinks and food.http://chriswanson.com/diary2.aspx?id=267Tue, 24 Aug 2010 19:39:52 GMTI teach violin at this music school%3a bloomschoolofmusic.comhttp://chriswanson.com/diary2.aspx?id=266Tue, 24 Aug 2010 07:04:15 GMTMaybe something like this%3a reviews.harmony-central.com%2freviews%2fGuitar+Amp%2fproduct%2fHeath%2fTA-16%2f10%2f1http://chriswanson.com/diary2.aspx?id=265Tue, 24 Aug 2010 07:04:15 GMTToday I played electric violin on a very clunky looking vintage guitar amplifier made by Heath. Which reminded me of the HeathKit company, although there may be no connection. Seems to be a 60s or 70s amp, and had twin Fender speakers. Solid state, but had a very mellow sound that is huge contrast to my own apparently laser-beam driven amp. http://chriswanson.com/diary2.aspx?id=264Tue, 24 Aug 2010 06:17:32 GMTLiberace on the Smothers Brothers, clowning around. www.youtube.com%2fwatch?v=R2BdoPTGc64http://chriswanson.com/diary2.aspx?id=263Sat, 21 Aug 2010 09:34:32 GMTBest of "What's My Line" collection from 50s. Hysterical reactions to risque jokes. very funny! www.youtube.com%2fwatch?v=_lZCWjhgYoQhttp://chriswanson.com/diary2.aspx?id=262Sat, 21 Aug 2010 09:21:02 GMTBerman and Betty White%3a www.youtube.com%2fwatch?v=VvLoSzh9FLUhttp://chriswanson.com/diary2.aspx?id=261Sat, 21 Aug 2010 09:21:02 GMT www.youtube.com%2fwatch?v=nWwUgjkOHAAhttp://chriswanson.com/diary2.aspx?id=260Sat, 21 Aug 2010 09:21:02 GMT www.tcboyle.com%2fhttp://chriswanson.com/diary2.aspx?id=259Sat, 21 Aug 2010 09:21:02 GMTRight now I'm reading a couple books by T.C. Boyle that I ran across at the public library. Wild Child is a collection of short stories, and Riven Rock is a novel. Heck of a writer. Works are tours de force of descriptive writing. Good writing, and hard to put down.http://chriswanson.com/diary2.aspx?id=258Sat, 21 Aug 2010 08:43:46 GMTRecently I spend a few days at Shaver Lake, near Fresno, California, at a music camp for kids. Great kids, lots of playing and coaching, lots of lots of lake-visiting. I recommend Shaver Lake to folks living in the Central Coast or Southern California areas. It's not too far away from the 99 freeway and Fresno.http://chriswanson.com/diary2.aspx?id=257Thu, 19 Aug 2010 21:23:09 GMTWith special vocal guests Debbie and Mitch.http://chriswanson.com/diary2.aspx?id=256Thu, 19 Aug 2010 21:23:09 GMTUpocoming show at Prince O' Whales, Marina Del Rey. Friday, August 27, 2010, 9 PM-12 AM. Blues, classic rock, country rock. http://chriswanson.com/diary2.aspx?id=255Thu, 19 Aug 2010 21:15:43 GMTAround 450 horsies included.http://chriswanson.com/diary2.aspx?id=254Thu, 19 Aug 2010 21:15:43 GMTThere was an Mercedes AMG 6.3 parked outside my workplace today for three hours, not getting a parking ticket where I once did. Hmm.http://chriswanson.com/diary2.aspx?id=253Wed, 11 Aug 2010 07:14:58 GMTI used to listen to my dad's Shelley Berman record. Comedian active from 50s. shelleyberman.com He's still around. http://chriswanson.com/diary2.aspx?id=252Wed, 11 Aug 2010 07:06:34 GMTGoogle Maps people-scrubber. www.pcworld.com%2farticle%2f203021%2fsoftware_removes_people_from_google_street_view.html?tk=hp_new ..doesn't scrub pooches, however.http://chriswanson.com/diary2.aspx?id=251Wed, 11 Aug 2010 07:05:17 GMTPatrick Bowsher, composer %2f sound designer for film%2fTV%2fcommercial projects. patrickbowsher.com%2fhttp://chriswanson.com/diary2.aspx?id=250Tue, 10 Aug 2010 17:09:05 GMT