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The New York Public Library is one of the best things i have encountered since i moved to NYC in 2003. It has been a constant source of inspiration and a great place to spent time reading and borrowing CDS,Videos and DVDS. Whenever i feel uninspired i go to the library and borrow CDS to listen to. Recently the Performing Arts Library Records Collection at Lincoln Center Plaza has been my

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Saturday night was a foggy one here in Manhattan. I had reserved two tickets for the evening`s second show at Iridium and i was so excited to see and hear one of the most amazing guitar players in recent history Mr.Allan Holdsworth. First and last time i saw him live it was two years ago when he was giving a guitar seminar at Manny`s. But i first heard his guitar sound and amazing playing

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Macedonia The view from Athens By Dora Bakoyannis International Herald Tribune Monday, March 31, 2008 Members of NATO are set to meet Wednesday in Bucharest to consider measures to strengthen the alliance, which may include invitations to three Balkan countries -Albania, Croatia and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) - to join the trans-Atlantic family. As the region's oldest

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It was three months ago when i`ve got a friend request on my Soukis space page, from Blues Detour. This guy John was taking a new direction by starting a website Blues Detour dedicated to blues fans and blues musicians. A place where Blues musicians could sell their music and Blues fans could find new music to buy and new bands to check out. I liked the idea and we bacame buddies on my

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Monday nights at Lucille`s you can see and hear a great guitar-bass-harmonica player- singer songwriter Mr.Jon Paris. And every Monday is a jam party going on there where you can meet the who`s who of the blues and rock New York society and many great players from across the country. And it`s not the usual kind of jam wher you go sign your name and wait for your turn to play. You have to

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I have been a huge Robin Trower fan since the 70`s and now after 30 years his sound,playing and songwriting still thrills me like no other. So i was eager to attend his show at BBKIngs which is my favorite room in N.Y.C.. Me and Kathleen arrived there at five minutes to eight for his second sold out night on Wednesday February 19th. The room was packed with people and anticipation. At

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In May i submitted my SonicbidsE.P.K. to a new indie label from Chebanse named K.T. Recordz for to be considered on their roster expansion. I paid $5 for the submission fee and half an hour later i got a responce from the company`s owner Jim Dill that he wanted my instrumental song "Kathleen" for the upcoming compilation "Guitars of Tomorrow Vol.1". Of course i was flattered and happy

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In May i submitted my SonicbidsE.P.K. to a new indie label from Chebanse named K.T. Recordz for to be considered on their roster expansion. I paid $5 for the submission fee and half an hour later i got a responce from the company`s owner Jim Dill that he wanted my instrumental song "Kathleen" for the upcoming compilation "Guitars of Tomorrow Vol.1". Of course i was flattered and happy

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The January 2008 issue of Guitar Player arrived in my mailbox the other day. On this month`s lessons they feature the great Johnny Winter. Reading through the article made me remember all his albums and what a big impact his playing had on me. Jesse Gress who wrote the article mentions "The Progresive Blues Experiment" a killer "Live" album and i could not agree more. And that voice!

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Last night we went to Town Hall to attend Mr.John McLaughlin`s first electric fusion concert in ten years. His recent touring band is the same one as on his latest release "Industrial Zen" and it`s called the 4th Dimension. It`s a quartet with John on the guitar along with three amazing musicians. Mr.Gary Husband on the keyboards and on jungle drums,since John is a master of a counterpoint

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Was on September 7th. It was a day full of surpises that hade been arranged by my wife Kathleen! The sun was shining the skies were blue and the temprature delicious so i decided to take a walk in the early afternoon towards Central Park. After i walked around for a while in this very beautiful park i ended up at Time Warner Center bulding where i picked up the September program for the

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September 9th i did a live show at the WPKN FM radio station located in Bridgeport. I was invited by the host of the show "Antique Blues" Mr.Bill Nolan. My bass player Margey Peters and i drove together on this beautiful afternoon and for my first time ever i crossed the Connecticut borderline. The station is located at the Univercity of Bridgeport campus where we met with our

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It is so beautiful. My birthday is on September 7th, and i must admit that this is the best month to be in New York. First of all it is the good weather with the delicious light and a blue sky that`s one of the most beautiful i have seen. And beleive me i know what i am talking about since Greece is famous for it`s light and blue skies. Second it is the enormous energy this city is filled

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One of the things i did when in Greece this summer was to record some of my old vinyl. A collection of 2.000 records was almost destroyed when in my absence the room i had them packed was flooded. I was unlucky to loose all of the graphic work,all the vintage beautiful covers but the vinyl was not damaged. My sister who lives outsideChania in the island of Crete has them now at her house

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This summer i visited Greece for one more time. The main reason being my elderly beloved parents who live in Athens for the winter and in Agia Marina during the summer months. And of course my dear sister who lives in Crete. Having lived in Athens for the biggest part of my life i have outgrown the place,i have visited most of the islands and iam now so tired of the Greek way of life. For

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When i first submitted my E.P.K via Sonicbids to a new indie record label in Chicago K.T.Recordz i didn`t know what to expect. The next day i`ve got an e-mail saying that the company loved my song, asking for my permission to release it in September, on a compilation cd with the title Guitars of Tomrrow vol.1. They said that 30.000 to 50.000 copies will be released first and will be sent to

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I read the News today and i am upset to put it mildy. The U.S., the world's biggest polluter, did not ratify the Kyoto agreement through which developed countries agreed to cut emissions by 5 percent below their 1990 level by 2012. And Now Bush Administration will not sign the G8 proposed treaty to cut down on the emissions by 2050. They say that if they`ll do what the Europeans and

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I am looking at the February 2007 Guitar Player`s issue and i see Tommy Bolin on the cover. One of my favourite guitar players who unfortunately died too young. My student Gregg is into 70`s Rock and i like showing him how to play all these licks and songs that he loves but couldn`t figure them out on the fretboard. Last night i was showing him two songs from The James Gang album "Miami"

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The Rolling Stones have a HUGE place in Rock History. When first heard their name i was too young to know my own language (Greek) let alone a second one (English). But I liked it! I liked the rolling sound of it and to my ears it was more mystical than the sound of the word The Beatles. I remember one of my older friends he gave me their first hits album and i was hooked,to the songs,

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It has been a year and a half since my first visit to the Bahamas. An invitation for a big family reunion party at the famous Compass Point, was all i needed for to fly to Nassau again. Compass point is a really unique place. Built originally by Mr.Chris Blackwell founder of Island Records and a big promoter of Reggae music, as the place where musicians could hung out between recording

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The Blues is an American Music Form. Blues music was not allowed air play, considered a black musical form of expression that had no place into the slick white audience. The white people knew nothing about the Devil`s Music as it was often refered. The few white people that heard this music were instantly drawn to it and it became a well hidden secret for the few underground hip whites.

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Monday night i went to Mannahatta to check out on my friends Bobby Harden and the five piece band playing. Tonight, from 6pm -7pm, the members of Black Sabbath will sign copies of their new CD called "The Dio Years" at Best Buy Midtown. I might go and check it out. It`s in my neighborhood anyways. I make plans for tonight`s show at The Turtle Bay where Jeff Golub and friends are playing.

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Happy New Month. Wednesday night i was at Scotland Yard Bar. Mike Torres & The MT Pockets was playing that night and they sure did a good show. Mike was all over the place musically. Blues, Soul, Rock, Jazz he had it all in his pocket and he surely delivered the goods. Thank you Mike for the beautiful evening. For the last three weeks Spyro Gyra`s latest cd titled"Wrapped in a Dream"

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I am groovin`with Guitar Groove-A-Rama by Duke Robillard. If you are looking for a blues guitar library you will find it in this recording. Duke is all over the place on this one. The liner notes are very helpful explaining the different styles he is digging in using all kind of guitars to faithfully achieve the sounds he is after. On the first track "Do the Memphis Grind" a swampy little

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Yesterday, Saturday , was St.Patrick`s day . The snow from the day before was still there, now turning to ice, so the pub-restaurant owners were having a hard time clearing the pavements for the hordes of Irish customers. Irish groups such as The Pogues were performing at Roseland and The Chieftains at Carnegie Hall and so many other less known bands all around the city at the so

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