Last week’s poll results and this week’s poll question

Last week we asked if readers played jazz, and the results divided exactly down the middle, with 50% of respondents saying yes and 50% saying no. This week’s poll question asks how far you would drive for a $100 gig. I’ll be interested to see...

Weekly Wrap-Up

This week marked the launch of Bass Musician Magazine, a new publication available at www.bass-musician-magazine.com, and one in which Contrabass Conversations will be a regular feature. Check it out! ___________ We released the next part of the Basses, Planes,...

Follow-up to Basses, Planes, Trains, and Autos post

In case readers missed it, Phillip Serna posted a great video of Jay Leonhart singing a song about getting a bass on a plane. Check out Phillip’s post here.Bass blog contributor Benjy reminded me about this post he contributed concerning European train travel...

New net blog worth

Drew McManus (Adaptistration blog author) wrote a post estimating the worth of blogs that he reads. The tool he used to make these calculations comes from Dane Carlson’s Business Opportunities Weblog. While the results are of little real-world benefit (I...

Bass shot of the day

In keeping with our recent travel theme, here is a shot of some monolithic-looking bass trunks backstage in Glastonbury on a National Youth Orchestra tour. I like the boots neatly aligned next to each trunk.Related Posts:Basses, Planes, Trains, and Automobiles Part 3...