March 2010

Utah Guitar Teacher Jon Dansie is nominated for Utah's Best of State Award

Best of State Nomination for My Guitar Teacher Jon Dansie’s Starchild Music Productions

03.30.2010 Hero

I think a lot of my readers thought I was bragging about how great my guitar teach was in my post about How to Find a Guitar Teacher. Well its all true… Jon Dansie’s Starchild Music Productions was nominated for Utah’s Best of State Award. “This is a big #$%^ing deal.” Vice President Joe Biden. [...]

Tagged as: Guitar Teacher, Guitar Teachers, Utah Guitar Teachers

Ferrari Dreams

Ferrari 430′s Racing Up a Mountain Road

03.30.2010 Cars

I have been a Ferrari lover for 30 years since probably I first saw the Dino. Growing up with a family who loved watching Magnum PI didn’t help my love affair with Ferrari either. I saw this video on a Utah based car blog: The Daily Derbi. Its a great video of three different Ferrari [...]

Tagged as: F430 COUPE, F430 SCUDERIA, Ferrari F430, Racing

How to Find a Guitar Techer

How to Find a Guitar Teacher

03.13.2010 Guitar

There comes a time in every guitar players life that they want to learn more. In my case I wanted to learn more than just strumming. I figured I needed a good instructor.  I was lucky and a friend of mine suggested a really good local guitar instructor, Jon Dansie of Starchild Music Productions in [...]

Tagged as: Guitar Instruction, Guitar Teacher Resources, Guitar Teachers, Guitars, Jon Dansie

Seth Hippen Alice in Wonderland Animator

Interview with “Alice in Wonderland” Animator: Seth Hippen

03.06.2010 Hero

Sometimes it’s nice to see dreams come true.  My brother-in-law Seth Hippen has emerged as a local celebrity lately.  Why? Because Seth is an animator.  His latest work allowed him to work on Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland. The local media was tipped off that Seth lives in Utah and was invited to be the [...]

Tagged as: Alice in Wonderland, Animation, Heroes, Seth Hippen

The wonderful Wacky World of Utah Politics

Utah Politics at Its Wackiest 2010

03.01.2010 Utah Politics

I love the politics of Utah… It’s a train wreck that never ends and is endlessly entertaining. The jackasses that run this state are plentiful. The schemes mostly hare-brained and mostly we can blame the Mormons if you read the majority of commenter’s posts on Utah news sites. Here are a few of my favorites [...]

Tagged as: 2010 Utah Legislation, Utah Politics