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The Screaming Jimmy Journal
http://thescreamingjimmy.blogspot.com
Screaming Jimmy is a full time musician living on the Central Coast of California. His blogs cover the California lifestyle of a bohemian artist and his takes on the every day aspects of survival as a musician, songwriter,and music teacher
- Added on: Nov 5th, 2008
- Country: United States
- Language: English
- Author: Jim Townsend
- Listed in: Music Writing
- Tags: music California teacher songwriter blue educator
Recent Posts
Screaming Jimmy... Fact or Fiction?
Screaming Jimmy was born in the Black Mountain Hills of Dakota, the product of an educated woman and a traveling salesman. As a baby he was abandoned at a Grateful Dead concert where he was adopted for a short period of time by the band. He was not a...
My Charming Little Career
I was born in Phoenix Arizona . My parents were both musicians, having met in the Arizona State University marching band. Mom played the clarinet and dad, the sax. Most likely if they hadn’t played instruments located in such close proximity I wou...
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I love the Beatles. Well I don’t actually love the two remaining members in the true sense of the word, but I i do truly love the music. Their music has shaped my musical l career and in essence shaped my life. I know I’m not alone in this and m...
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Hot. The steering wheel was hot. The seat was hot. The sun beating through the window making me sweat mile after mile was hot. All the while wondering if this was a mistake. 150 more miles to go and then what? I expected a dark bar, air-conditioning...
The Battle Of The Bands
As the final song for the show kicked off, it was obvious that these guys were going to win. Sure it was just a "Battle of the Bands" in a tiny town in the middle of nowhere, but to at least one these six musicians it meant everything.Playing "Love T...
My Guitar
My guitar is older than two of the members of my band. Let me repeat that so it can sink in. My guitar is older than two of the members of my band. It's a Les Paul Deluxe, manufactured in 1974. It was a re-issue of the 1954 ...
