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Thursday, April 16, 2009

On the eve of a great gig...

So the Turn Sgnals have added a new wean to our arsenal: A new P.A. system. Yamaha, 500 watts, two fifteen inch speakers that can handle a peak load of 800 watts a side. It's not that we are loud; we're an acoustic duo. But tomorrow night is the first of a number of gigs at a beach front bar on the... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, January 31, 2009

Another Turn Signals Tune!

Want to see our latest and get a taste of our upcoming CD? Check out the soon to be umber one with a bullet -- or is that sold atgunpoint -- hit single, "Crazy In The Morning." It's guaranteed to have toes tapping all over the world!... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, January 13, 2009

The King is Gone

One of my all time favorite George Jones songs is the classic "The King is Gone." Not too long ago, right here at Cool World Studios, also known as my garage, we recorded our tribute to George, Elvis, and Fred. If you're looking for a little entertainment, check it out:... Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, December 12, 2008

Wish us luck...

Well, the Turn Signals are off for a weekend of rib tickling wild rollicking musicianship. FJ and I are playing the Boykin Grill tonight and Gadget's tomorrow night -- a culmination of a couple of months of fine tuning our set list and adjusting some of our originals. Should be fun! What? You... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, November 5, 2008

And one more for your viewing pleasure!

Check it out -- this song, written by my partner in crime, Frank, may well be the mantra of my life! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=crjCpVjrSms Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, November 3, 2008

And another...cryin' in the grocery store

Here's another one of ours... check out this link. You must undertand -- Bi-Lo is a grocerty store in our neck of the woods - and they feel pain, sometimes... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x5_0X2H5xpQ Sign in to see full entry.

Cool World...

Check out The Turn Signals on You Tube! Let us know what you think. http://www.youtube.com/user/TheTurnSignals This is a tune I wrote several years ago, but FLJ and I did some tweaking and revamped it. More of these to come... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, October 16, 2008

My Favorite Townes Van Zandt joke...

So I'm listening to the "Live at the Old Quarter" album, perhaps the most quintessential work of the late great Townes Van Zandt, when he hits the crowd with this corny classic: "This drunk guy stumbles up to a cop and says,"Man, I want to report my car got stolen." The cop says, "Well, where was... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, September 22, 2008

Hello; I'm Strat and I'm an Axe-aholic...

I think I feel a mid-life crisis coming on. No; it’s not nearly as simple as that. A mid-life crisis is a pathetic theater of the absurd in which a lot of guys my age find themselves starring. Generally, it has to do with a guy suddenly coming to the realization that the last twenty years – wife,... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, September 15, 2008

Sensory overload...

I can remember laughing at my niece and nephew, not too many years ago. We had gathered for the holidays at my mother’s house in Camden. The kids were not quite in their teens, but already had fairly active social lives. This was a couple of years before it became federal law that every person in... Sign in to see full entry.

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