Guitarist, Composer, Instructor
If you ask pro athletes many say they want to be musicians. If you ask musicians many want to be pro athletes. I still have the occasional recurring dream that the Padres manager tells me to grab a bat! Im in the show! Grass is always greener I guess….I think we gravitate towards the things […]
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At 12 notes & the Truth I talk music. So there is no way I could skip over the music of the largest happening on the planet, The Superbowl. Let’s start at the beginning shall we? Alicia Keys version of the Star Spangled Banner. I’ll start by saying I am a fan of Alicia’s. I […]
Time for the big matchup. The Baltimore Ravens taking on the San Francisco 49ers. Maybe not the matchup everyone was hoping for or expecting, but, they are the teams that will be facing off in Superbowl XLVII. Here is your chance to predict the outcome of the game. Sports are a huge part of our […]
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Hope you are all having a great Friday evening! Coming off a vacation I am having a nice relaxing evening at home. Well actually I have been working so far, but, I am relaxed. Here is a cool-funky-chill song from guitar legend Joe Satriani. Enjoy and relax, especially all you sports fans gearing up for […]
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This a great week for sports fans as the NFL makes its 2012 debut. It is very exciting that there is a game tonight, the first of the year, but it wont feel like football until Sunday when there will be a full ledger of games and scores to keep an eye on. Although, in […]
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That was some serious TV watching every night for the past two weeks. Riveting coverage of sports that we only care about every four years. But it was riveting. Now what are we all gonna do? Watch re-runs of Chopped, Modern Family or Big Bang Theory? You could read a book or do a […]
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Wow! Thought it would be fun to list every musician who has influenced me over the years. I am not even sure this page is even logical since there are SO many, but, I will try! This post will take me all the way back to my little baby self when I started to love […]
It’s almost 2013! This compels me to create a few lists from the year in review, my first as a blogger. My last post was my top 10 posts of the year according to WordPress stats. The 10 listed on this post are MY favorites…according to ME. There were many, but, these are the ones […]
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Alright we are one round into the MLB Postseason schedule. I guess two rounds if you consider the new Wild Card game a round. Thought I would weigh in with another music/sports blog. Those who read my blog regularly know two of my favorite things are music and sports and I enjoy wedding the two […]
I was really looking forward to this game. The #1 Defense vs the #1 Offense of all-time. How could the matchup not provide a great sports battle? Wow, the game was anything but! Jumped the shark at :12 into the game…it was over! You know what else has jumped the shark? Superbowl commercials! Well, not […]
Mike Slayen ~ Guitarist 