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I've been playing in so many different bands/venues/styles lately that it got me re-tracing whatever my guitar point seemed to be, once I had the urge to form one. This led me to a worn canvas bag of blood sweat and tears packed with The Ancient Set Lists. There was my guitar history in a nut shell, if the pun fits, wear it... From my folky upstart of Linda Ronstadt/Emmylou Harris/Bob Dylan to my tip-bumping Jimmy Buffett/Grateful Dead/Rickie Lee Jones to my classic rock binge (badly timed 2 years before the real one hit..which we are still glommed up in somehow...I swear ..one more Bohemian Rhapsody and I'm gonna blow....) Then my students were all punkin out so I had to get a loud amp and play CBGBs a few times...then I got a Rotovibe and went all bluesy...then the blues society went into civil war and I went eclectic, for lack of a better word. All the while I'm herding the acousticats thru the Cape Fear Folk Festivals. Then 2 weird things happened...First, I took what seemed to be a guitar teaching job for at-risk youth, and ended up submerged for years in hiphop production and computer music. Gotta thank RogerDodger for that one! Then, I was asked to play some guitar behind a Greenville duo that re-introduced me to the women's music scene, which I had abandoned years before, but obviously still had some unfinished biz with! Looking over the set lists of gig past, I'm struck by the notion of making some I-mixes of these shows. Some of those were works of art! I vow to put extra effort into the upcoming sets and we will have some surprises for ya in Durham for sure!! |
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LAURA MCLEAN guitar guru of the lower cape fear |
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LAURA MCLEAN aka EL MC aka Doc L aka the Guitar Guru of the Lower Cape Fear ruminating on dylan
and james honeyman scott
rackin up the years
and remembering alot
from the classroom to the club
now there's not a lot of diff
trance to hard dance to dub
't all depends upon the riff
country fields to concrete urban
wearin many hats and turbans
from the corner to the fest
stay in tune and do your best
plush chords
feeling blessed |
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Doing something dependably for 20 years is a feather in anyone's hat. That feather weighs heavy when it's attached to every murder and heinous assault in my hometown. Thursday October 1, we will once again gather at the Federal Courthouse steps in protest of domestic violence and in support of its victims, with a march thru the downtown streets and a candlelight vigil. Domestic violence has been heavy locally, nationally, and internationally this year. I would like to see this year's turnout reflect that. Call someone, take someone, educate some kids...whatever you have to do..let's make this the hugest take back the night rally every to hit the port city streets... I will haul the PA, set up the sound, play a few tunes, light a candle, pray, and loadout. All I am asking is that you show up if you care. Thanks.  |
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