Archive for October, 2009

Which celebrity paid for this guitar to be fully gold plated? (BBC News)

Friday, October 30th, 2009

A mystery English celebrity living in Monaco commissions the ultimate in heavy metal - a classic electric guitar plated in pure 24-carat gold.

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Making A Mix with Orion Wilson (New Haven Register)

Friday, October 30th, 2009

Who: Orion Wilson, singer/guitarist for the Fairfield-county based Americana band The Backwater Racket. Orion and company make the kind of bluegrass-inspired music that sounds both traditional and modern. There’s a whole lot of banjo plucking and harmonies, just the way this kind of music should be: acoustic and exciting.

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Xbox 360 Rock Band Fender Stratocaster (BellaOnline)

Thursday, October 29th, 2009

This gorgeous guitar from Fender is a Stratocaster body - real wood - with a sunburst finish. It's not a real instrument though - it's made for playing with XBox's Rock Band game.

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Cheez Doodles Courts Teens and Tweens Digitally (Progressive Grocer)

Thursday, October 29th, 2009

Inconic snack food manufacturer Wise Foods, Inc. and digital marketing and innovation firm Zemoga have unwrapped a new design for CheezDoodles.com .

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Guitars reported stolen from home (Isle of Wight County Press)

Wednesday, October 28th, 2009

The stolen guitars. POLICE are trying to trace two prized guitars reported stolen from a home in Lake. It is alleged the musical instruments were taken from a house in Sandown Road, sometime between 7.30pm on October 17 and the following morning.

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Guitars reported stolen from home (Isle of Wight County Press)

Connecting with guitars (Kelowna Capital News)

Tuesday, October 27th, 2009

Mike Jarvis chats with fellow instructor Sigmund Johannessen. The two said they like to let students self-direct their progress through school. others also read...

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Amazon.com Unveils the 2009 Holiday Toy List (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

Tuesday, October 27th, 2009

SEATTLE----Amazon.com, Inc. today revealed the Holiday Toy List , where customers can find this season’s hottest toys, video games, sporting goods, electronics, movies and more. The Holiday Toy List features innovative search tools that allow customers to quickly narrow and expand search results simultaneously by “bestselling” or “average customer review,” then filter by age, gender, category ...

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The man with the golden guitar (This is West Country)

Tuesday, October 27th, 2009

A BRIDGWATER guitar-maker stepped in to save the day after an unusual request from the South of France to cover a rare custom guitar…in 24-carat gold.

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Connecting with guitars (Parksville Qualicum Beach News)

Tuesday, October 27th, 2009

Mike Jarvis chats with fellow instructor Sigmund Johannessen. The two said they like to let students self-direct their progress through school. Fred Davies Photo

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Connecting with guitars (Parksville Qualicum Beach News)

A diamond in the rough (Keokuk Daily Gate City)

Monday, October 26th, 2009

Gold and silver coins, World War I and II memorabilia from Germany, and pre-1940s Lionel train sets put hundreds of dollars into the pockets of Tri-State Area residents during last week’s Treasure Hunters Road Show in Keokuk.

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A diamond in the rough (Keokuk Daily Gate City)