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My tough life

Yazan: Jason | 19 June 2010 | No Comments
Categories: photography, travel

Just another day at the “office” before heading off to rehearsal. Life moves slowly up here in Door County–I could get used to this!

Honda Fit – great bass car

Yazan: Jason | 24 March 2010 | 5 Comments
Categories: bass, travel

A couple of weeks ago, I put out a post about my new Honda Element and what a great bass car it is. Double bassist Bob Strickland wrote in with another good recommendation for a bass car from Honda: Jason, my friend has an Element. They are, indeed, great musician cars! I just bought a [...]

Top books about Chicago

Yazan: Jason | 06 January 2010 | No Comments
Categories: travel

This time of year, it’s easy to forget that there’s anything I like about living in Chicago. I mean, I love scraping off my car and bundling up to my ears as I race from home to auto to work with as little exposure to the pulverizing effects of Chicago’s January winds, but… Here’s a [...]

Moving to Hyde Park

Yazan: Jason | 02 November 2009 | 4 Comments
Categories: travel

Three years ago, my (now) wife and I got engaged and almost immediately afterward both decided to dump freelance music in favor of other career paths. I opted for music education (a transition well-documented here on the blog) and, after a few years spent slogging my way through a handful of undergrad courses, now find [...]

Triple Fire Plug: Airline Travel with Your Bass

Yazan: Jason | 16 August 2009 | No Comments
Categories: bass, travel

Here’s a good post featuring some common sense tips for flying with a bass, which is a task about as fun as pulling out your toenails with pliers: Triple Fire Plug: Airline Travel with Your Bass

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