Was messing around with my Ipad and got this spider webbed picture of my guitar neck. Gonna have to play around with feature more to see what I can come up with!
Author: mikeslayen
Guitarist/Instructor
The World’s Top 10 Best Things To Make With Empty Disk Spindles
Interesting ideas on recycled uses for empty blank CD spools. Personally I like the hamster wheel the best.
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Last Summer Night
Dear Everyone, (in the Northern Hemisphere anyway)
I am sorry to report that our beloved summer is in its waning hours. Today is the last day.
Fall is great and all with football, baseball playoffs, the holidays and all, but, summer is the best. Swimming, the beaches flip-flops, warm nights.
Who am I kidding its always Sunny & 70 in San Diego.
Still gonna miss you summer, see you next year!
Enjoy, the last night of summer everyone!
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NFL Week 2 Recap, Lightning Strikes
The NFL’s week 2 is now in the books excluding Monday night’s game. The theme for this Sunday’s festivities…”Lightning!” Three separate instances of electric streaks.
There isn’t much that stops NFL games weather-wise, except, lightning. Both the Saints/Buccaneers and later in the evening the 49ers/Seahawks games both sustained delays due to the electricity in the air.
Then of course there was the San Diego Chargers striking a Bolt right across Chip Kelly and the Philadelphia Eagles bow. Pre game predictions ranged from Charges had no chance to they would give up 60 points, nope just put a beat down on the Eagles.
Of course with all the lightning going on my head starts playing a bunch of songs with Lightning or similar references in the title.
Metallica’s, “Ride the Lightening”
AC/DC’s, “High Voltage”
Ozzy Osbourne’s, “Lightning Strikes”
However, the song that truly stuck in my head all day was, Aerosmith’s, “Lightning Strikes.”
So here it is, Enjoy!
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Eddie Van Halen ‘chats’ with His Girlfriend
This is hilarious! Well it is if you know the Van Halen songs used in this clip.
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Better Than Coffee, “Monday Night Football” Theme
Click here for previous Better Than Coffee posts.
I think most of you who read this blog would agree music is the best ‘drug’ of all time…including our beloved morning coffee.
This series has been and will continue to be a public service for those of you trying to cut your caffeine intake, by enjoying some fast/energetic music…. 
…Or for those of you looking to enhance that morning cup.
I know the NFL already kicked off this past weekend, but, in San Diego tonight is the night! Not only opening night, but, Monday Night Football. How many of you do not get fired up when you hear this theme? Even non-football fans? For our friends across the pond they used it for a competition show called Superstars. I don’t know much about the show, but, if any of you do let us know in the comments, good or bad.
Some facts you might not know about the MNF theme music…
-The music was composed by British composer Johnny Pearson
-The music has been re-arranged, by other musicians, several times to keep it fresh
-The piece is entitled, “Heavy Action.”
You will definitely hear the 70’s in this version!!
Go Chargers!
Enjoy!
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Better Than Coffee, Joe Satriani, “Surfing With the Alien”
Click here for previous Better Than Coffee posts.
I think most of you who read this blog would agree music is the best ‘drug’ of all time…including our beloved morning coffee.
This series has been and will continue to be a public service for those of you trying to cut your caffeine intake, by enjoying some fast/energetic music….
…Or for those of you looking to enhance that morning cup.
“Surfing With the Alien,” was Joe Satriani’s introduction to the mainstream in the late 1980’s. The title track from album same name started a revolution of guitar based rock/metal instrumentals.
This one always gets the blood flowing.
Happy Friday, Enjoy!
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It’s a Stevie Ray Day, Voodoo Chile
A little bonus Stevie Ray post.
No body plays Jimi Hendrix like Jimi Hendrix…well except Stevie Ray Vaughan!
Enjoy!
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Better Than Coffee, Stevie Ray Vaughan, “Tightrope”
Click here for previous Better Than Coffee posts.
I think most of you who read this blog would agree music is the best ‘drug’ of all time…including our beloved morning coffee.
This series has been and will continue to be a public service for those of you trying to cut your caffeine intake, by enjoying some fast/energetic music….
…Or for those of you looking to enhance that morning cup.
This song is not particularly fast, but, energetic… absolutely! Great solo from the legendary, and taken too soon from us, Stevie Ray Vaughan. RIP Aug 27, 1990
Enjoy!
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Stevie Ray Vaughan
One of my favorite SRV stories is about his calluses. The story is that he practiced so much they would literally fall off. Well if you know how pink the skin is when you lose a blister you know how tender that skin is! No way you can play guitar on that…unless you are Stevie Ray Vaughan and you just super glue the loose calluses back on your fingertips. That is dedication to practicing for sure!
I always like to relay this to my beginning students as they work through the tender finger stage.
RIP “My ol friend!” SRV, August 27, 1990
Mike Slayen ~ Guitarist 