A Good Smoke

My grandfather used to smoke cigars and the aroma still brings me back, especially the smell of a good quality cigar like those available at Rocky Patel.

We used to buy them for him for gifts but now of course they don’t let kids buy cigars. It was something that we knew he would enjoy.

When you want to get your cigar smoker a good cigar, be sure to check this site out.

Electric Guitars Are Still Cool

I play guitar. But only for myself for my own enjoyment. When you are in the market for a guitar of the electric variety, make sure to check out fender electric guitars at musicians friend.

There are more types and styles of guitars than you can imagine and you need to find one that suits your needs. And don’t forget to ask for some help to choose what’s right for you.

Why Walk Around in Pain?

If you have ever had problems with your feet or your arches, you know whatit is loke to feel the pain every time you walk. It’s terrible and can be dealt with by using some good orthotic sandals at bestinsoles.com.

I had plantar fasciitis and trust me, it is o picnic. The good news is that after getting good insoles, the pain went away. I now wear them all the time and have had no problems. Try them and see what I mean.

 

Going Gold Never Hurt Anybody

Well, maybe that lady who spraypainted herself gold in Goldfinger. A rumor was that she died of asphyxiation because your skin needs to breath and the paint didn’t allow for that. I remember seeing a photo of her on an old Time or Life magazine when I was a kid. I was taken because that is all she wore – gold. She really didn’t die.  But I digress.

When you are looking to invest and do it safely, it wouldn’t hurt to check out the silver eagle or the value of investing in gold coins.

Rough, Rugged and Great Looking

Yes, that is how I like my men. When I can’t get that, I settle for those same qualities in those amazing north face bookbags. Yes, I got sick and tired of paying for bookbags for my kids over and over again because they fell apart long before the school year was done. You don’t have to “settle” when you choose a north face bookbag – they look great so the kids don’t fight you when you pick them out and my kids ended up using them for multiple years. So it’s so worth it to buy quality!

 

When It’s a Bogner

If you are in the music field, the name bogner rings more than a few bells. It’s known for amps. Because I am a mom whose child got into a band, a garage band, even I know Bogner stuff.

They started with a model called the Ectasy in 1992, and decades later Bogner is still hand building each amp, one at a time, in Los Angeles, California. Yes, there is even a history to rock and roll that includes the special equipment to make your band sound amazing or to make your neighbors move away. This one has the ability to do both, depending on how your band sounds.

(My neighbors are still here.)

Play On!

Plug in and play loops in real time – it’s a musician’s dream! Not every model like the boss rc 300 has an XLR input so that singers, percussionists, violinists, beatboxers, or anyone with a mic’d instrument can join in with you too. It’s what makes this piece of equipment stand out. And you will too when you have it all looped together. And you can record for up to three hours directly to its internal memory AND it has a USB to plug and record to your devices. Amazing what there is today for the modern musician!

The Virgin Diet

There was NOTHING on TV, as usual, so I ended up watching PBS. There was a woman talking about the Virgin Diet. Of course, with a name like that, I had to tune in.

Turns out her last name is Virgin, so the diet is named after her, not a diet only for virgins. Phew.

And she looked so good in pants that I was jealous. Okay, I was hooked.

Long story short – I ended up buying her book for my Nook and reading it and then deciding to try her diet. You don’t eat 7 foods at all for 21 days – corn, sugar, soy, eggs, dairy, peanuts, and gluten. Since I am addicted to peanut butter and the smell of bread gives me goosebumps and makes me happy, I thought it would be very tough. But, she promised that you would lose 7 lbs. in 7 days. So I tried it.

Guess what? I lost 7 pounds. And, it wasn’t as hard as I thought. You can have some “starches” like brown rice, quinoa, sweet potatoes and such so that makes it doable for me. I also discovered that almond butter is peanut butter’s first cousin and tastes great. It is a TON more expensive but hey, down 7 lbs.? Man, oh man.

I am on day 8 of the first 21 days of the cycle and later on I get to re-introduce some of the above foods (not all, some are forbidden forever. Forever!) to see what things I may not tolerate – this is all about food intolerances.

As an added benefit that I never expected, a long-time health problem that has made me need to run to a bathroom every 45 minutes (Yes, I know, TMI) is about half-way gone – just poof, less of a problem. Totally unexpected but much appreciated.

I hope to check in with progress, if indeed I am able to stick with this. Here’s where I got my ebook. 

 

A Desk For Serious Compositions

When you or your children need some place to call their own for creating their next work of musical genius it’s time to look for one that is like the Studio RTA at WWBW.

There is space to work and of course, it is a computer-based home studio workstation. It features large casters (2 locking) for mobility and a large workspace for most synth keyboards and accessories. Your home studio needs to have this for your monitor, dual 4-space 19″ rack bays, and rear-mounted cable panel.

Yes, this is how good music is done!

Into the Vortex…

Power. That is what you will get with a keyboard controller like the alesis vortex. You are sure to get sucked up by the 80′s look of this keytar. The Vortex will let you be able to move around the stage and make your moves without being tied down. And you will still sound amazing! Some folks might just like its pearlescent white body, while others fall for the radical pitch and modulation controls on its neck. Either way, the Vortex empowers you to rule the stage.