Bird is the word lately. The theme of the day in the garden.
The intern has flown the coop.
The nest is empty. Or is it? After baby bird’s departure, I uncovered a golden egg, and it’s starting to crack.
Bye Bye Birdie
Confessions
American Pride Urn
Feel like doing some flag waving today and roll out a new urn design for the Urn Garden patriotic collection.
The American Price urn solid brass cremation urn features a rich slate finish, hand-engraved with an American Eagle and the American Flag. Secure threaded lid.
Comes in three styles, full-size adult urn, matching keepsake, and heart-shaped keepsake urn.
Stand By the Jams
Turn up the strobe, we’re closing out Labor Day 2009 with 5 x nominated Female Country Vocalist, Tammy Wynette and KLF with her last hit: Ancient and Justified. This video also has a glimpse of the final flame at Burning Man. Enjoy.
Related: Found in the archives; this early ’70s snap of George and Tammy in Springfield, MO backstage at a Listener Appreciation Show sponsored by a local radio station.
Labor Day 2009
Vintage Labor Day postcards are a rarity. Here’s a couple of less than attractive styles and have a bit of a “socialist” feel to them.
“Labor conquers everything. The strictest law oft becomes the severest injustice.”
“Service shall with steeled sinew’s tail, and labour will refresh itself with hope.”
Hope your holiday is fun and safe!
Les Paul In His Own Words
When I met Michael Cochran, he and his brother were commuting to New Jersey for interviews with the great Les Paul for a book chronicling Paul’s career. Nashville photographer Wolf Hoffmann joined them on several trips to photograph the hundreds of guitars in Les’s personal collection.
After many hours of recorded interviews and conversations with Les Paul, Mike created all the text in the book, weaving together Paul’s recollections and expressions with his own insights to create: “Les Paul, In His Own Words.”
A lifelong Les Paul fan wrote, “I’ve always wanted to meet Les, and after reading this book, I feel like I have.”
I agree. Michael introduced me to some of the guitar greats, like Tommy Emmanuel, Chet Atkins, and now Les Paul. The experiments and innovation Paul made not only electrifying the guitar, his breakthroughs with multi-track recording and his late wife’s frustration with competing with Paul’s other love made for a fascinating read.
$40 well spent, this beautiful book makes a great gift idea for the guitar lover.