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Video: Watch two guys play one guitar (in awesome fashion)

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As you probably know by now, I love well-played instrumental music. I actually love all kinds of music, but growing up watching my dad play his guitar every day really instilled in me a deep love for instrumentals.

The late, great Jerry Reed wrote and performed one of the most popular guitar instrumentals ever. It’s titled “Jerry’s Breakdown” and it has been covered numerous times over the years by some of the world’s most accomplished guitarists. You can see a great example in this previous post.

Today’s video features another performance of this wonderful song, but this one comes with a delightful twist. Watch, and enjoy…  [Read more…]

Historic video: Watch the first human step foot on the Moon

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The recent Artemis II mission that took a crew of four astronauts around the Moon and back to Earth brought back memories of the history-making Apollo 11 mission.

On July 20, 1969 the entire world sat glued to their TV sets as the lunar lander gently made its way onto the Moon’s surface and Neil Armstrong took that historic “giant leap for mankind”.   [Read more…]

“Choices”

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“I’ve had choices, since the day that I was born.”  –George Jones (via the song “Choices”)

That line from that song has always resonated with me, because it’s so true.

Our Creator gave each and every one of us the ability to think for ourselves and make our own choices as we live out our lives here on planet Earth. Of course He also gave us the ultimate guidebook to consult as we evaluate the range of choices before us, but we are still completely free to ultimately make our own choices as we see fit.  [Read more…]

Video: The Story of the Wright Brothers

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You probably know the Wright Brothers designed, built and flew the Wright Flyer, the first successful heavier-than-air aircraft.

And chances are you have seen the short video of their first successful flight on the windy beach at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina with Wilbur piloting the machine and Orville running alongside it.

The short video below takes us behind the scenes for a look at the Wright Brothers’ early lives and the experiences that led them to become the formally untrained, but genius aeronautical engineers they would become.  [Read more…]

“For the love of the game…”

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“The biggest thrill a ballplayer can have is when your son takes after you. That happened when my Bobby was in his championship Little League game.

He really showed me something. Struck out three times. Made an error that lost the game. Parents were throwing things at our car and swearing at us as we drove off.

Gosh, I was proud.”
     -–Bob Uecker [Read more…]