Chatting with the legendary Les Paul

Posted on February 11, 2005 | Filed Under Guitar, Music

The night before his 90th birthday party, I had the pleasure to sit down with one of the most respected musicians of all time, Les Paul. Les and I talked about everything from digital music, old and new guitarists, the Gibson Epiphone line of guitars and Nova Scotia, the place where I grew up and live.

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Be careful about teaching your dog new tricks

Posted on February 11, 2005 | Filed Under Life

When we adopted Twiggy, our 7-year-old Border Collie, earlier this year we knew the breed was smart and she lived up to the reputation. One thing that sticks in my mind now is something our vet told us about our last dog — never teach a Border Collie something you don’t want them to do for the rest of their lives. I wish I had of listened to that advice.

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