rick murnane

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Photo shows an electric guitar leaning against floral pillows on a windowseat. Sunlight streams across the pearl white top surface of the guitar, which is an Epiphone Les Paul model, from their now-discontinued Muse series.
Image is a black and white poster for the band Group DeVille, who will be appearing at Angel Park in Williamsburg MA this coming Wednesday. It is mostly words to this effect, but there is a stylized graphic of the trio as well.
A political cartoon, with Count Binface labeled "Bin Face," and Nigel Farage labeled "Bin Fire"
Daylily blossoms, bright orange and yellow, shining above their greenery on the edge of a small river. Natural light is a wonderful thing.
Photo shows three small Fender tube amplifiers, the black one being stock, and the others having custom enclosures which are covered in brown tolex and classic tweed.
Image is of a small pedalboard for electric guitar, with four pedals affixed to it. The signal path is from right to left: Tuner, Distortion, Reverb, Digital Delay. The reverb pedal by NUX is the newest one on the board, and has eight different types of reverb squeezed into it. I have three faves: the classic spring, another called "damp," which is like a slightly muted plate reverb, and one that has a lovely tremolo added.
A poster advertises a Sunday afternoon show by the band Group DeVille, at Tangle Chocolate in Williamsburg, MA. 2pm on June 28th. There is a stylized depiction of the band, and the rest is mostly printed word, as described above.
Image shows a sailboat of the yawl species riding at anchor near a small island just offshore of a larger island (Monhegan, Maine).
Image shows vegetables in a perforated wok sort of angular metal basket thing, cooking on a charcoal grill. It will be delicious in a few more minutes.
Image shows the Ray Mason Band playing at Studio 30 in Florence, Massachusetts (USA). There are four musicians onstage, with Ray out front playing his trademark 1965 Silvertone guitar.
Image shows a scattering of weeds and wildflowers in an unmowed yard. I hesitate to call it a lawn, as it is never what professional landscapers would consider "manicured." The hell with that. It's habitat.
A black cat sleeps on the photographer’s legs.
Image shows a group of guitar pedals. On top is my four-pedal main board, with its Wampler Sovereign, my current fave gain stage. Below that is a board configured for solo shows. I do not need a dirt pedal when I play alone, just a bit of atmosphere. I really like the combination of the JHS Reverb and Boss Digitsl Delay, so here they are again. The Boss tuning pedals on each board also function as power supplies for the other pedals. At lower right is an older model Boss tuner, which is used as a standalone in the studio. Any other stompboxes you might have noticed in previous posts have all been traded away. I do not collect pedals. The eight shown here are the only ones I own right now.
The photographer is stretched out on a bed, and the photo is taken from above. A black cat is sound asleep on the photographer's lap. At the moment, they are both happy creatures.
A striking example of an Overhead Ring Portal, glowing invitingly within a converted chapel in Amherst, Massachusetts. We lost several pieces of cutlery and some unfortunate condiments before weighing the rest of our table's place settings down with heavier objects.
A Gretsch "Tennessee Rose" electric guitar leans against a windowseat. On the windowseat is an open guitar case. Inside the guitar case is a black cat. His name is Joey.
Pictured is the late Hilton Valentine, guitarist and founding member of The Animals. A band I played with in the early 1980s opened for them in Hartford, Connecticut during their original members tour. He played this lovely vintage Les Paul Custom (SG shape) that night, and was a very pleasant fellow. Photo nicked from NME
A black cat is asleep on the photographer’s legs, lower right. They are lying on a fleece blanket printed with holly leaves and berries. Part of the photographer’s steel guitar is visible in the upper left corner of the image.
Two American Fender electric guitars (a sunburst Stratocoaster and a blonde Telecaster) lean against a windowseat, their bottoms resting on a textured tan carpet. Both guitars have light-colored maple necks. Yes, I said bottoms.
Five very young rabbits are cuddled together in a baby stroller (pram, whatever you like). They were out for a walk with their bunny mom, a neighbor of ours. Two of the buns are ginger, two are white, one is black. They are snuggled on a blanket with Winnie the Pooh drawings printed on it. Unless you have actually held or petted baby rabbits, you will not believe how soft these little creatures are.
Photo is a full length image of a Martin acoustic guitar (Model 000C Jr-E) against a black background. It is a small bodied, spruce topped, right-handed instrument, with a cutaway on the upper bout, and a tortoiseshell pickguard.
Two Gretsch guitars lean against a windowseat: a sparkle-finished Silver Jet, and a walnut-stained Tennessee Rose.
Photo shows a white-and-tabby cat, curled up on a couch. It is a closeup showing her smile of apparent contentment. Or perhaps it is a maniacal grin because she's plotting to harrass the photographer for a small treat between meals. There is a floor-to-ceiling bookcase behind her. And yes, she did get a little something to tide her over until suppertime.
Photo shows three small tube amps for guitar. Simple is good.
Image shows two small pedalboards on a worn-out old rug. Each board has four pedals affixed to it. In both cases, the signal flow runs Tuner>Dirt>Reverb>Delay. While I love hearing what other players do with the multitude of pedal combinations available to us these days, this is the simple formula I keep returning to, and it works for me.
A field and trees behind our house fade into a bank of fog. The fog also obscures our view of the distant mainland. We trust that it'll still be there when the fog lifts.
Image is a view from Swans Island, looking north toward Mount Desert Island in Maine, USA. The quarry stone edge of a "grass patio" angles off to the left, and there is a yard and field with trees and bushes in the middle distance. Puffy clouds stretch to the horizon in a blue sky.
A black cat with white whiskers is asleep on his human's lap. In a turbulent world, they are a small island of contentment.
A black cat reclines on a windowseat, sound asleep with his front legs outstretched toward the photographer. Black cats are awesome. Joey and I highly recommend them.
A white-and-tabby cat gazes slightly off camera, while reclining on a quilt. Sunlight streams through a partially open window behind her. She appears content, but I know damn well she is thinking about how she can make Second Breakfast happen.
Sunlight falls on a sleeping black cat, who is sprawled on a windowseat. It is very tempting to ignore my chores, grab a book and a cuppa tea, and hop up there with him.
Closeup of a white-and-rabby cat, lying on her back on a couch. Her front paws are curled over her chest, and her expression is happy but a little manic, as though she has detected a tuna can being opened somewhere.
Image shows an electric bass guitar leaning against some floral pillows on a windowseat. The body is in a color called seafoam green, and it has a white pickguard.
A black and white image, showing a black cat curled up on a white bedspread. Beneath the bedspread and cat are the photographer's legs.
Image shows a long-haired black and white cat. He has a pink nose, and appears to be plotting some sort of mischief.
Image shows three small effects pedal boards for electric guitar.
A small orange and white cat sits on the back of a couch, as if surveying his kingdom. Behind him are two floor-to-ceiling bookcases.
A burgundy Fender Stratocaster guitar leans against a windowseat, the lower edge of its body resting on a tan carpet.
Image shows yours truly (glasses) and Mike Peters back in 2018. Photo by Chris Collingwood
Image shows fair weather clouds scattered in a blue sky. The camera was pointed directly overhead.
Image shows five guitar pedals wired together on a small board.
A small bookcase holds a nearly complete set of Terry Pratchett Dicworld titles (and others of his as well). Reaper Man was damaged in a bizarre rodent-related accident last year, had to be discarded, and needs replacement.
Snowdrops emerge from the earth. Needles from a red spruce surround the tiny flowers
A snowdrop emerges from the earth below the root of a red spruce
Puffy clouds in a blue sky
A small pedalboard with five effects pedals attached.
A white-and-tabby cat is curled up on a blanket on a couch.
Promo image of John Gorka, Patty Larkin, Cliff Eberhardt, and Lucy Kaplansky
A Fender Telecaster guitar leans casually against some pillows on a windowseat.
Two cats (one oraange and white, one black and white) lounge together on a cream colored blanket on a couch. The couch cover has a floral pattern, and there is a light green throw pillow in the upper part of the image.
It's an abacus. My little joke. I'll see myself out.
A medium blue sky is seen above bare trees. Well, snow coats the branches so I suppose they're not really bare in a strict sense of the word. But the main thing is this: there are lovely horizontal layers of wisp-edged cloud bands in the sky. It was a lovely New England day.
A black cat is stretched out on a person's legs, in bed. The bedspread has a design of holly leaves and berries all over it.
A black and white image of a small river. Ice and rocks can be seen along the edges. Sunlight glistens off moving water in the center of the flow.
A black and white close-up image of a black and white cat, showing only the billowy waves of his fur.
A small homemade pedalboard with six effects pedals
Two cats are snuggled together, back to back, on a blanket, on a couch. A couple of throw pillows can be seen in the background.
A small orange-and-white cat is curled up in a blanket on a couch. Behind him are some pillows.
Closeup image of a cherry danish sort of coffee cake thing. There's bits of cooked dough and cherry pie filling, and if that wasn't enough, there's sugary icing drizzled over everything.
Image shows a small Velcro-covered board with six guitar effects pedals affixed to it.