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Philosophy

  • Phil’s Rules of Stage Banter for the Musician

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    Thinking both as a audience member and performer, I want to humbly offer a few suggestions on stage banter.  I…

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  • Catch Phil as Buddy Holly on HBO’s Vinyl

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    Phil played Buddy Holly on the new HBO show Vinyl.  Set in the 1970s, the main character Richie often has…

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  • aba nigeria pop music of the 1970s record collection

    Pop Music from Aba, Nigeria in the 1970s

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    (Author’s Note: This is a brief history I originally put together as a compendium to a collection of Nigerian Pop…

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  • Cool Olympic Graphics

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    Some rad posters from Olympiads past.

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  • Wild Dreams

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  • You’re my type

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  • 25 Quotes from Nelson Mandela

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    1. “It always seems impossible until it’s done.” 2. “I am fundamentally an optimist. Whether that comes from nature or nurture,…

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  • Weirdly Awesome Diana Ross Videos

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    Why Do Fools Fall In Love (this first) Pieces Of Ice (gold medal, banished from youtube!) Workin’ Overtime (she went…

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  • Happy Bobday

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    In honor of Mr. Dylan’s 72nd birthday… a marvelous live performer, here are a few of my favorite live videos…

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  • If you don’t see me as a success, you’re looking wrong.

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  • Pixar’s Rules of Storytelling

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    22 Rules, written by Emma Coats, Pixar’s Story Artist. You admire a character for trying more than for their successes. You…

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  • I broke my jaw a year ago

    I broke my jaw a year ago today

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  • T-T-T-Teacher’s gonna show you

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  • Phil’s Scopitone Top 8

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    Learn more about Scopitone here. In no particular order: Michel Fugain – “Le Soleil” Donna Theodore – “Femininity” Jody Miller…

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  • And watch tv like no one’s looking

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    This was basically my day, except with peanut better instead of cheese.  Freaks and Geeks is the best.

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  • You get there and keep going

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  • Surfin’ URL

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  • Paramahansa Yogananda

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    Read Autobiography Of A Yogi A quote: “God plants his saints sometimes in unexpected soil, lest we think we may…

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  • Need to learn this in time for Super Bowl

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  • You remember me when the west wind moves

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    These songs, before they were our favorite songs, were something else entirely.  Here are some songs that we thought were…

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  • Brooklyn, NY – 06/22/12

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