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gypsy (camp) fire, new england rendez-vous

In a few days, I’ll be heading south of the (Canadian) border, for a week-long vacation in Northampton, Massachussetts. Why Northampton? What’s so special about the place? Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles were allegedly spawned there. One of my all-time favorite movies – Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf – was filmed (in part) in Northampton. According [...]

welcome everyday perspiring instrumentalists

It’s official. A dream of sorts: to chronicle the life and times of the new amateur musicians movement currently on the rise, due in no small part to the internet and the explosion of niche culture in a world of long-tail economics. And, why not, throw in my own practical and philosophical two cents into [...]