may flowers

i took these pictures mother's day weekend.

(no i don't know the names of them).

-r2

fender makes a guitar i can play

i've never really liked stratocasters,

but fender makes a wicked bass guitar. here is mine.

i'm playing a show at goose lake father's day weekend

and had to get it out of the closet and wipe the dust off it.

i think the last time i played bass on stage in front of people

was back in 1997 or 1998 at the flight deck in jackson, mi.

anyway, here are a couple of fotos

it's a fender precision plus bass. i believe it was made 1990

and i purchased it in 1995. it came with a precision and a jazz

pickup. it has a blueburst finish.

-r2

my les paul

here are a few fotos of my 1979 les paul custom.

i bought this guitar used in 1990 (i think).

it was made april 18th in nashville tennessee.

it was the 52nd les paul made that day.

the color is described as "blonde" or " natural"

and gibson only made them in 1979 and 1980.

it still has all original hardware and plays like a dream.

i love this guitar and thought i would share it with you.

-r2

7i3

I Pledge Allegiance
to the flag
of the United States of America
and to the Republic
for which it stands,
one Nation
under God,
indivisible,
with liberty and justice for all.

-r2

celebrate the 22nd of every month.........

...i do. here are a few reasons to be happy on the 22nd of every month.

jun22 - in 1772 england outlaws slavery

jul22 - rat catcher's day in germany

aug22 - lead singer of alice in chains, layne staley, was born in 1967

sep22 - independence day in the republic of mali

oct22 - in 1969 led zeppelin II is released,.....oh and i was born
(coincidence?,......i think not)

nov22 - the humane society is formed in 1954

dec22 - winter solstice (toji) begins in japan

jan22 - in 1814 1st Knights Templar grand encampment in U.S.

feb22 - drew barrymore is born in 1975, 1st daytona 500 in 1959

mar22 - in 1457, the gutenberg bible becomes 1st book ever printed

apr22 - in 1991, Intel releases 486SX processor chip

may22 - in 1570, the 1st atlas is published


these are my recommendations for the 22nd

you're on your own the rest of the month

-r2

family tradition

someone recently inquired about my hurley lineage.
i've traced the hurley name through my
maternal grandmother hope katherine hurley
all the way back to darby hurley who
was born in cork county ireland in 1617.
darby left from london in 1635 on a ship named "mathew of london"
this trip was warranted by the earl of carlisle and
the ship was captained by mr. richard goodladd.
this ship sailed on 21 may 1635 and
arrived on st. christopher's (saint kitts) island
in the caribbean sometime that same year.
most of the people on that ship were
wards of the church of england,
which means they were criminals or political exiles
sent to this island to pick tobacco instead of going to prison.
according to wikipedia.org, this island switched to growing
sugar cane sometime around 1640. this happened because
the new colonies in america were growing a better
tobacco crop. i'm just guessing, but i assume
that darby came to new york during this time period
and finally settled in maryland. i am searching for
information on ships that sailed from
st. christopher island to new york and
hoping to see darby's name.
darby was 18 years old when he left on that ship
and he had no hurley relatives with him. this is all i have for now,
hope it helps.

-r2

life in the fast lane

my buddy eric took me for a ride in his dragster this weekend.

that's the fastest i've ever gotten from zero to 120mph.

what a rush. there's nothing like the raw power of a big block.

i've got some specs & video that i will post soon.

-r2

what i'm reading

i've finished reading "dry".

the content is mature and very graphic in spots,

but overall it's a good story about addiction and recovery.

augusten puts a funny spin on some tragic events in his life,

and in the process illuminates the perils addicts will face on

the road to recovery.

speaking of roads.........

i just started reading "the road" by cormac mccarthy.

it's a book about postapocalyptic america and the story is

told from a fathers perspective as he and his son travel

through burned america.

i figured if it was good enough for oprah,

it's good enough for me. i will keep you posted.

-r2

......she can sing and dance too.

i love this picture

of livi. her hands

are still a little too

small for my guitar,

but she tries.

-r2

speaking of family............

here's a picture i found

it's a picture of my mom

and i. these school pictures

were taken when each of

us were about 7 yrs old.

kinda neat

livi's piano recital

my daughter had a piano recital this last friday.

she did an awesome job,

especially considering

she was the youngest there.

she recieved 2 national recognition

awards for her recital

at spring arbor college

2 months ago.

i'm very proud.

as you can see, i also got into the act

(though not by choice). the parents

were asked to get on stage and try

to keep a beat.

in the future,

i'm gonna stick to guitar only.

-r2

HAPPY B-DAY

spam

(the quasi-meat, not the digital junk-mail)

is 70 years old.

every couple of years i relive my childhood

and fry up a slice or 2.

my kids won't eat it

because it scares the crap out of them.

anyway, help them celebrate 70 glorious years

as america's favorite pseudo-meat

by mailing a pound or two to your favorite uncle.

http://www.spam.com/seventy/

-r2

empire state building at nite

i don't remember exactly where i was when i took this

but i loved the view

-r2

sometimes i get bored

this was me at laguardia in march, waiting to come home.

grace church - 10th & broadway - manhattan

here's a picture i took when i was in ny march of this year.

i took this picture late at nite.

i was on my way north from houston st. heading to union square.

this church was designed by james renwick jr

architecture style - gothic revival

grace church was opened in 1846

-r2

10 recent songs on my iPod

miles away - winger

black and blue - van halen

breakin' down - skid row

wake up - mad season

i don't wanna be - gavin degraw

growing up - fall out boy

purple haze - covered by the cure (really cool)

time bomb - godsmack

are you that somebody - aaliyah

someday - project rocket