I’ve decided after listening to the Shins’ song Australia (from their new album Wincing the Night Away) and thinking back to Travis’ use of the instrument (on Sing from The Invisible Band) that we need more Banjo.
Summer 1988: Camp Tawingo, I was eleven years old. The summer soundtrack? Gn’R’s Appetite for Destruction. I remember that waking up to the guitar riff of Welcome to the Jungle on a daily basis. It was a little shocking (especially the liner notes and Robert Williams’ robot rape). At the time, I think [...]
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I am an education researcher and practitioner, with a focus on higher education and the environment. I consider myself, above all, a naturalist. I'm the pack-mate of two border terriers. I live within the Speed River Watershed in Guelph, Ontario. I enjoy photography. I lead nature tours across North America. I teach courses on Natural History. I likely spend too much time on the Internet.
Oh, and the opinions expressed here are wholly my own.
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