ELP

Not replaceable.

Revisiting my ELP playlist and feeling a great sense of loss.

Me

NAMM you to heck

First of all it was a blast - great to be away from Ogden for a few days and very cool to attend classes and demonstrations/discussions by some of the most enlightened people in music. Education, technology, career paths, and more!
A few things specifically:

• Jeff Baxter is pretty easy to spot even for someone with low vision. He's sounding great BTW.
• The John Lennon Technology bus is amazing AND it's staffed by people with a passion to work with young people and to serve the underprivileged. 
• The exhibit floor is like a musical war zone. I did not touch one guitar - sad but true.
• Mike Beigel founder of Mu-Fx is a great guy. He even gave me a banana sticker featuring his new phase shifter.
• No one really knows where iZotope booth #109 was.
• Jeff Kiesel is a busy. I did get to visit with Mark Kiesel (his Dad), what a great guy. He knew every Carvin guitar I own - he designed them.
• A lot of hair and leather and nasty looking girlfriends. Was I like that once - maybe I wish I was. I'm sure they were looking at me and thinking "another educator".
• Once in a lifetime - if I go again it will be as a presenter or product specialist/shredder. All true.
• Picture at the right - me really tired and hungry.

Thanks for checking this out. Feel free to send me a note or leave a comment.

Cheers all!

Best from Mark