It has been a long while since I posted to this blog. But with the new year just beginning, perhaps this is the time to get back to a bit of writing. I am pretty certain that few, if any, people ever read what I write here, so I feel fairly safe saying whatever comes to mind.
At any rate, I want to put down some of my thoughts on music and on life in general. This is as good of a place as any!
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