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What would you do?

if you owned the maxworship.com (currently points back here) domain name? Should it be a blog, a resource site, or use it as one of the many domain names for your church? Shoot some ideas my way.

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BiValve should keep me busy

I recently bought a THD BiValve 30 amp. Besides being crazy cool looking (kinda Art Deco), it will take nearly every octal-based tube on the market. I frankly don’t have a clue how many tube combinations it will allow but I suspect I should have a nice ‘project’ amp for the winter months.

I don’t see it ever replacing my Orange Rockerverb 50 (unless it is for a grab and go….the Orange is not light) but it is a really fun toy.

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iPhones ROCK

OK, certainly not news to most of the civilized world but…holy cow. I just got on the bandwagon and I am ready to play. That is a killer piece of kit now that they are allowing third party apps. Bring on the Android.

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What a Great “rebuilding” year for the Cards

We made if way past where we should have been. Someone forgot to tell the kids they can’t play that well. We can walk around with our heads held high. Viva La Cardinals!!!!

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Well, it’s official. Edmonds is …..

I have been quietly cheering on Jim Edmonds even though he has gone over to the dark side (aka the Cubs). Tonight, after hearing the following on the news…

When FSN’s Brent Stover and Claiborne (KTRS) approached Edmonds after the game for a quickie on-field interview that has become standard procedure for MLB rights holders, Edmonds blew them off and said:

“I’m (censored) done with St. Louis TV and radio and I’m (censored) done with the Cardinals.”

And then he walked into the Cubs dugout.

… I am done with the drama queen. Get over it Jim.

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Long Live Jim Edmonds

The San Diego Padres cut Jim Edmonds from the roster this week. It has been written that “Water covers 80% of the Earth, Jim Edmonds covers the rest.” I will remember Jim as one of the best that ever played the position for the Cards, along with Curt Flood and Willie McGee. I hope baseball sees fit to honor him (as a Cardinal) in the Hall of Fame.

Jim, thanks for some great years of baseball!

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I Love Technology….sometimes

I love my computers, TiVo and digitally enhanced stuff but when it comes to music, I am becoming more and more decidedly analog. I want my gear to be free of USB connections. Don’t get me wrong, I think the editing capability of the Line6 POD is really cool but the sound leaves something to be desired. OK, my iPod can keep it’s USB connection but that is where I draw the line.

I have been playing an Orange Rockerverb. Sold off my high tech guitars for things like the Duesenberg and ESP Vintage Plus guitars. We even found a 1964 Hammond B3 to add to the stable. There is nothing like it on the planet. The stars align when you get a read drum set, a nice guitar with a tube amp, an old P-bass and a Hammond all rockin’ together.

So, for now, you will still find me online and I am still the old .tom but…..musicially, I am a Luddite.

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Is David Archuleta really Barack Obama?

If he sings one more song about hope or change, I am going to lose my mind. Sing something depressing….please.

OK, regular readers of the blog will see that I have a horrible track record picking winners of reality shows. I intend to keep my streak alive. OK, here goes….Carly and Brooke need to go home as does Syesha. I could do without David Archuleta. David Cook is cool. Jason Castro is cool but not for this competition.

• Carly gets a bar gig and lots more tattoos.
• Brooke is a singer/songwriter and picks up where Jewel left of when she ran off with that bull rider.
• David Archuleta needs to be the next Josh Groban.
• Syesha will work on Broadway (or at least Off Broadway).
• Jason Castro has a career if he stays true to himself and writes well.
• David Cook wins it all!!!!

Sorry David, I am sure I just killed your chances.

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Mike Campbell came to live with me Monday!!!

My Duesenberg Mike Campbell came in on Monday and WOW. Gotta go play it but will write more soon.

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Miss the Writers?

I started out being OK with the TV Writer’s strike. Maybe it was my entry into the Kübler-Ross model of Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression and Acceptance. Sure, there were plenty of shows left in the can. I got to see Heroes so I was a happy camper. Then I moved quickly through Anger, Bargaining and Depression. I have come ’round to Acceptance. I have found myself wandering up the dial and spending an unhealthy amount of time with Mike Rowe (Dirty Jobs) and the guys from Mythbusters. Lucky for me the Speed Channel has been airing the Barrett-Jackson auto auctions. And what would we all do without Howie Mandel?

I initially thought maybe my guitar skills would improve with all this extra practice time on my hands. Ha….fat chance of that. Luckily, a fellow Acoustic Guitar Forum member created a new forum for those of us involved in leading music at church. Developing Worship has taken a bit of my time and it is a lot of fun. I think we are in the first 3 weeks or so of existence and it is growing quickly. Should turn out to be a great community of leaders and I think fills a much needed hole in the web.

So, back to the TV writers. I am not at all against them getting a cut of the DVD and online revenue. I think everyone needs to re-consider what it means to monetize services in today’s cyber-world. The real question for me is….after the strike, will we get better content? Please, oh please……. Oh great, I am back to the bargaining phase of the model. J

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