Wednesday’s Daily Kindling

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Fuel for the Fire:

Fuel for the Fire:
I don’t think anybody steals anything; all of us borrow.
- BB King
Musings:
Les Paul’s funeral, public viewing and memorials have been scheduled. He will be buried Friday, August 21st, at a private ceremony in his hometown of Waukesha, Wisconsin’s Prairie Home Cemetery. http://su.pr/70hdHF
Les Paul’s life in pictures. http://su.pr/5ieMRd
Great read. The Edge, Jimmy Page, Noel Gallagher discuss the end of the guitar? http://su.pr/4De4BK
Since its introduction at the Summer NAMM tradeshow in 2008, the Moog Guitar has received numerous industry honors including Guitar Player Magazine’s 2009 Reader’s Choice Award, Electronic Musician Magazine’s 2009 Editor’s Choice Award, 2008 Summer NAMM “Best In Show” honors, a 2008 “Best of What’s New Award” from Popular Science magazine and a 2009 Mix Foundation TEC Award nomination. Learn more here – http://su.pr/6hR8CC
A cool interview here with Jimmy Page. He says, “My Les Paul guitar is my mistress and wife.” http://su.pr/1NIlwFuel for the Fire:

“I don’t think anybody steals anything; all of us borrow.”
- BB King

Musings:

Les Paul’s funeral, public viewing and memorials have been scheduled. He will be buried Friday, August 21st, at a private ceremony in his hometown of Waukesha, Wisconsin’s Prairie Home Cemetery. http://su.pr/70hdHF

Les Paul’s life in pictures. http://su.pr/5ieMRd

Great read. The Edge, Jimmy Page, Noel Gallagher discuss the end of the guitar? http://su.pr/4De4BK

Since its introduction at the Summer NAMM tradeshow in 2008, the Moog Guitar has received numerous industry honors including Guitar Player Magazine’s 2009 Reader’s Choice Award, Electronic Musician Magazine’s 2009 Editor’s Choice Award, 2008 Summer NAMM “Best In Show” honors, a 2008 “Best of What’s New Award” from Popular Science magazine and a 2009 Mix Foundation TEC Award nomination. http://su.pr/6hR8CC

A cool interview here with Jimmy Page. He says, “My Les Paul guitar is my mistress and wife.” http://su.pr/1NIlw0

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Tuesday’s Daily Kindling

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Fuel for the Fire:

“If the milk industry can make their product seem sexy and increase consumer demand, there must be hope for music.”
- Gary Arnold, Best Buy

Musings:

- The tributes continue to pour out for Les Paul. And rightfully so. Here’s a good one from John Corrigan in the Los Angeles Times. http://su.pr/1wZl3F

- Rolling Stone offers their take on the documentary “It Might Get Loud” featuring three master guitarists of different generations.  http://su.pr/254Qn5

- Tom Ross of the Steamboat Pilot & Today has a great column encouraging kids to put down the Guitar Hero controllers and pick up a real guitar. Guitar Hero or Guitar Zero? http://su.pr/65src2

- A University of Maryland engineering professor has figured out how to create adjustable guitars able to make any kind of sound. http://su.pr/29q9cp

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