Not a lot happening here. We seem to have gone from summer to winter without having passed through autumn. Apart from that...

.. Had the two jabs last week (covid booster + flu jab). No side effects whatsoever as far as I could tell. Also had a hospital appointment, another follow-up for the cancer surgery of a year and a half ago. I had many ( Read more... )

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Fugue, from the Prelude, Fugue and Allegro BWV998 by J S Bach. A few slips and technical recording issues - but of course this was a live recording in concert.

A few slips and technical recording issues - but of course this was a live recording in concert.

Only two guitar lessons today -need  to get a little busier..- but interesting ones. The first one, an Indian lecturer in classical languages (latin, greek, etc) wanting to learn rock, classical and flamenco (the latter not my specialism but I have started him on Soleares and I'm learning a fair bit about this along the way). The second one, an ( Read more... )

Doing my Friday morning banjo lesson in Australia.

Feeling a little bit like in Groundhog Day, another week rolls by pretty much the same as previous, maybe a little more in the ways my body tells me time is passing nonetheless and entropy increases and I develop new aches and worries.

Reading four or five books at a time now, although I'm not sure ( Read more... )

Getting ready for first guitar lesson in the day. First pupil is a lecturer on classic languages (latin and Ancient Greek). Then a couple of kids doing electric guitar (including a 9 year old girl doing Grade 5 Trinity Rock) and a veteran punk rock person in the evening. Can't say my working day is not varied and interesting #guitarlessons ( Read more... )

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Flavio (that's me) playing a quick take at home of La Negra by Antonio Lauro, rather a long time ago (around 2008, I think). 1 minute version for IG.
Currently doing online guitar lessons!
for info on guitar lessons/performance:
flavio_matani@mac.com
camdenguitar.wordpress.com

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Finally getting some guitar lesson enquiries. My little homebrew theory about people deciding to take up these things when the weather changes in May may have something to it -the weather didn't really change that much for much of May, only did just now ( Read more... )

... and there is an arepa on the griddle, bacon in the grill, orange juice and no hurry. Perfect.

Later, a first-time lesson, a guy who's done Grade 8 guitar a long time ago and had stopped. Then, the bibliogoth meeting, today discussing 'Saturn's Children' by Charlie StrossAt the moment, reading a couple of other books: 'The Glass Painter's Daughter', by ( Read more... )