ON THE ROAD AGAIN

My wife Marsha and I love to travel. When I retired she and I took a 2 1/2 month trip around the United States …part of which was an Alaskan Cruise. I drove over 11,000 miles and changed my oil 3 times while on that trip. We also have taken 3 trips to Europe. So Far we have been to England, Scotland, Germany, France, Austria, Italy, St.Martin, Portugal,Spain.

This year we were gone for 34 days. My favorite places on this trip were in Italy in the Amalfi Coast area and Tuscany. We traveled for two and half weeks throughout Italy. They countryside was really beautiful and we had some great meals. We are going to the Smokey Mountains for a couple of weeks next month and then we will fly to Seattle with friends and travel up through Canada. Like Willie’s song will be……..ON THE ROAD AGAIN.

I love my new Bose system

I recently purchased a new Bose L1 Model II System with tone Match. So far I love the sound and portability. I don’t have to carry near as much equipment as before and what I do have is much lighter. It will handle a crowd up to 350 with no problem.

Bose partnered with the manufactures of the musical equipment I now own and developed internal settings for each instrument. I perform with a Taylor 814 acoustic electric guitar,a Fender Strat Guitar and use a Shure 87a beta microphone. Ironically this system has a presets for each of them which has been determined by the manufacture to be the best set up using the Bose System. So basically I just dial up the setting for each instrument on the individual channel and I am ready to go.

So far I have received numerous compliments on the sound clarity and quality when using this system. It was expensive but so far I am really pleased with my investment.

4th of July 2008

I am so thankful to be living in the GREATEST country in the world.  I want to ask everyone to stop for just a minute today and think about our soldiers who are in harms way.   We can’t forget the importance of our struggle.  The memories of all those who were ruthlessly murdered in the Twin Towers in Manhattan, at the Pentagon and in Pennsylvania.  The horrible burning and crushing deaths that these innocent Americans endured at the hands of Islamic terrorist must not be forgotten.   Their goals to destroy our country and our way of life are explicit.  We can never ignore or lose sight of their objectives.  We as Americans cannot afford to grow tired of this struggle because our very existence as free country is at stake.

Like all the courageous soldiers who went before them our troops today are all making us proud to be Americans.  We all owe them our respect and thanks for a job well done.   If you see anyone in uniform stop and let them know how much you appreciate their service to our country.   We owe them so much for their sacrifice and must let them know that we support them.

I am so fortunate to live in a free country.  I have been blessed with a wonderful wife and family. There is no better place on earth than the United States of America.  I thank God I am American and that my children are living in a country that is free.  Chills will run up and down my spine when I hear God Bless America being sung on this 4th of July.   I am proud to say that I love this country and everything it stands for.

I hope you and your family have a great 4th of July.

John

GOD BLESS OUR TROOP AND GOD BLESS AMERICA

My Taylor 814 CE Grand Auditorium Cutaway Acoustic-Electric Guitar

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I have played this guitar live at gigs now for over 5 years and it is one fantastic guitar. I purchased it used at a great price from a preacher who was having his own $5000 hand made guitar being built.

This model has Fishman electronic which won’t mean much to some of you, but I consider Fishman to be the best set up for an electric acoustic guitar.

A new 814ce Taylor like this one has a list price now of a little over $4,000. I paid considerably less for mine and it was less than a year in old without a scratch on it. I was so fired up the day I purchased it i couldn’t hardly sleep that night. OK…..So it doesn’t take much to get me excited.

John

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