CR Saikley's Page

"Sorry that my rough head must be counted out. Have fun!"

"If you're free Wednesday night (10/27), head to the Frieght in Berkeley to see guitarist extraordinaire Richard Smith. He's insanely good."

"Folks, I saw Peter & Larry play with Teja up in Fairfax last night. All three were fantastic. The only downside was the restaurant was too loud, so it should be even better at MCCR. Go see these guys play with Doug if you can!"

"Surprised I didn't see any fingigers at LJ's Freight show last night. His second set was fantastic! Also recommend his new CD, especially if you're a Beatles fan."

"Thanks Kevin. I do not play classical, but about three years ago I was having back/shoulder pain. So I spole with Dr Mesut Özgen, who is an MD and classical guitar prof at UC Santa Cruz. He convinced me that the problem was the way I was…"

"Sounds great! Do you also play classical guitar? Just wondering because you hold the guitar in a classical fashion, on the left knee and tilted upward."

"Had a really fun three hour performance last night at the Hayward Bistro. I saved Hedges' masterpiece Rickover's Dream on the off chance that the audience wanted an encore. As I finished my final piece, several folks shouted "One…"

"Alas, my plek & I won't be able to make it this month. Alexandra is out of town and I'm playing single Daddy. Hopefully next month. Meanwhile, I'm playing the Hayward Bistro on Tuesday 8/31 at 8:30. Come on out!"

"A great listing of local open mics. Mostly accurate too. Mostly. http://www.bayareaopenmics.com/"

"Thanks for the plug Doug. Just one small item... I don't actually know the entire 2nd side of Abbey Road, so it's highly unlikely that I'll play it!"

"Randy Lutge, the videographer from the New Varsity, has put up 65 Hedges videos. Get a load of his description Of Michael's new tune:: "I was in Lake Tahoe with Michael and Mindy. 9:00 a.m. Michael knocks at our hotel room, apologizing…"

"Sorry about your finger Ken. Hope you have a speedy recovery. The doc told me I had to lay off the heavy practice too. The dreaded tendonitis. Haven't even cracked open my case since Tuesday, and that hurts almost as much as the tendonitis."

"Algerian French guy? Did he happen to be named Pierre? Did they form a cigarette company? (OK... perhaps a little too much free association)"

"He'd even do the occassional Beatles cover. http://www.youtube.com/user/rlutge#p/u/11/C3DPUqsHWUk"

"Anyone recognize this guy? This is only his second ever performance at the New Varsity in Palo Alto: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PW3F9jRTigE Sometime history is being made while no one takes notice."

"In my experience the plek produces fantastic results. It's a measurement, modeling, and planing/milling system that takes the art out of tune ups and makes it a science. My Yamamoto plays and sounds better than ever before, by a lot."