Last Round for a Friend.
I lost an old Army Buddy to suicide last week. We'd fallen out of touch, as often happens when you move a lot. Keeping up only through Facebook posts -…
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Last Round for a Friend.
I Will Do More
I don't like to talk about politics. It's very divisive, and alienating. And the other person never listens. You both end up speaking into your own echo chambers, becoming more…
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I Will Do More
A Taste of New Orleans – in 3 Records
New Orleans is a magical place. The food, the music, the mystery, the food. If you have never been I highly recommend it. There is so much more than drunken…
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A Taste of New Orleans – in 3 Records
Three Jazz Albums to Change your Life
Hi Everybody. As we're all hunkering down to deal with the coronavirus I though I'd give you something to do. If you've got a budding musician in the house (or…
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Three Jazz Albums to Change your Life
Taking Off The Uniform
When I was in junior high school, the teacher posed a question to the class: "Would you rather have a life of relative comfort- live in the same area, steady…
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Taking Off The Uniform
Response to Walter Pincus – Why Military Bands Matter
*this blog was originally published on musicainwages.com as a response to Walter Pincus's article for the Washington Post in 2010. Although this moment has passed, the points are still relevant.…
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Response to Walter Pincus – Why Military Bands Matter
The Ireland Blog
*this blog was original published on musician wages.com Whoosh. With one fluid motion he pulled off his shirt and threw it down behind him. This act in and of…
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The Ireland Blog
A Day in the Life of an Army Band
*this blog was previously published on musicanwages.com Zero dark twenty five in the morning. 35 cold and groggy folks gather in identical gray workout uniforms on a field of dead…
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A Day in the Life of an Army Band
9/11 Ten Years Later
* This blog was originally published on musicanwages.com It's only days away from September 11th, 2011. It is hard believe it's been ten years since the devastating and cowardly attacks…
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9/11 Ten Years Later
Josh’s Super Deluxe All-American Top Ten List of People Who Should Definitely NOT Join the Army Band
* This blog was originally published on musicianwages.com for the 4th of July in 2012. This is the season of chilled beer and barbecued hot dogs, where grown men lounge…
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Josh’s Super Deluxe All-American Top Ten List of People Who Should Definitely NOT Join the Army Band