Burlap and Blues, The Blues Blog

Happy Halloween everyone! Keep it safe and try not to scare too many kids. Don't eat too much!

I think by now we have all seen the commercial that says good milk comes from happy cows. I think that plain ole' Wisconsin cows provide the best milk ever. I am not sure that loading up the bovine with bovine prozac is a good idea. . .

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Okay, it is another great holiday! Today is officially national chocolate day. I am going to present a case to the FDA for a new blood test to ensure that all Americans have the adequate chocolate level in their bloodstream. I celebrated the chocolate holiday two days ago with some great cake and look at celebrating a little more today.

Enjoy the chocolate!

In 1998 I was really into photography and thought I could make a run of it as a side business. In 2002 I went all out and did a little internet advertising and at one time was listed first in Google, Msn, Yahoo for local photographers. You may think that was actually pretty good!

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The boy in the balloon. Did we want another girl in the well to route for? Did we want a nationally televised rescue event?

What kind of father orchestrates a national TV event? I think it says a lot about or society when children become actors in a play rather than someone to be a legacy.

What happened to the days of Leave it to Beaver?

I think I choose a dessert instead... Bald and free doesn't make the dinner table tonight, although at the rate I am losing my hair these days, it will sooner than I like!

October 12 is . . . . International Moment Of Frustration Scream Day.

Okay, Screaaaaaammmmm..

did that make you frustrated.

did it make someone by you frustrated.

You have succeeded.

In the news today a chance of snow. We are just going to skip fall and go right into global cooling. Okay, maybe not totally globally cooling, but close to it. I was also listening that there is a chance that one of the baseball playoff games will be held in sub freezing weather. Now, I know that October baseball is cool, but frostbite at a baseball game is just weird.

I have not really reviewed to many effects in my blogs up to this point, but I will be starting doing some gear reviews in my blog. As a guitar player I really love my effects!

I picked up the Catalyst a few months ago at the same time that I picked up the Fulltone OCD. The OCD is a really publicized pedal with many gear reviews, and there is not much out on the OCD. Out of the box it is an interesting pedal.

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Welcome to the announcement for Burlap and Blues’ contest #7. This contest is codenamed: DISGUISE. This contest is a contest where members try and learn and produce a tune that will mimic another user. The best disguised tune and the best overall tunes will win prizes.

What you need to do: Listen to tunes submitted by all of the BAB members. Select a style that fits something that is not normally yours, and create a tune based on this style. Submit the tune at http://burlapandblues.com/contest7uploader.php. Once you are done, label your entry CONTEST #7 ENTRY, and title the song with your email address. If you do not, your song will not be annonomous. Once you submit your song, watch for an EMAIL within 24 hours to verify that you have submitted a tune. Reply to this email and this will verify your entry.

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