More than 20 years had passed since the time Axel was financially forced to sell his beloved Martin D28s Guitar. But one day...Axel Girnus has been playing the guitar for a very long time. At an early age the guitar fit into his hands and life in a comforting and creative manner. Playing gigs, teaching lessons, working in music shops, and even making some life changing decisions when his country called upon his services. Listen in to his story below, hear him play a few licks, and find out what happened to his wonderful Martin D28s. Entertaining, fascinating, and such a great person. Sincerely Virtual Saguaro :) Martin Guitar History Fact: "With the tremendous interest in acoustic guitars in the early 1970s (which coincided exactly with the new "soft-rock" era of James Taylor, Loggins & Messina, and Seals & Crofts), the Martin company increased production to an unprecedented rate. As a comparison, in 1961 the company made 507 D-28s; in 1971 the total was 5,466. The company offered five different Dreadnoughts (as well as numerous smaller-sized guitars) to a market that seemed to grow every month." You might be saying to yourself, "What is a Dreadnought?" It is both a description of a guitar that has square shoulders and bottom made popular by the Martin Company AND the British Battleship of 1906, the HMS Dreadnought. Martin Dreadnought guitars are also known as "D-size" guitars, or, colloquially among musicians, as "dreads." Martin Dreadnought guitars have model numbers consisting of "D-" followed by a number, such as "D-18" and "D-45". Click here to go to a Wikipedia article for more information on this innovative and widely copied guitar design. Axel and his other 2 colleagues are available to assist with any musical product or information on practically any musical subject. Norfried (owner) and Christian make up the dynamic and talented personnel working at MusikBaum. German (of course), English and who knows how many other languages they know. Drop by and tell them you heard the podcast! Great Video describing MusikBaum's Shop in Bad Godesburg, GermanyJust a few pictures of their shop. Many rooms of equipment and supplies! Click to Listen to the podcast - 'Axel's Guitar Returns to Say Hello'
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What does a Football Team in Wales and a History Professor in Germany have in Common? Tim Johnson! Tim is an amazing individual, loving sport from a young age, growing up in Wales, UK. Leeds United was THE discussion in his town and country and working with another individual he wrote 2 books on the history of 2 great footballers. Gary Sprake and Alan Curtis are the famous athletes of this generation that are highlighted in his two books. Listen in to this enjoyable podcast below to learn how Tim and his co-author, Stuart Sprake, wrote 2 books on famous footballers of the 1970's. Be sure to put your 'Welsh" ears on. Enjoy. VirtualSaguaro :) Tim's two books are available in various formats on Amazon Curt: The Alan Curtiss Story Careless Hands: The Forgotten Truth of Gary Sprake During Alan Curtis's football career, Leeds United had changed their Badge from a Smiley Face to this 45° rotated version. (1976) Listen to Tim Johnson Interview/Podcast Below:Take a closer look at the cities and locations mentioned in the podcast
Have you ever imagined yourself living in a fortress surrounded by moats, steep walls, guarded by outposts and fortified with farms, water, and supplies in case of a seige? Well, maybe the castle part but skip the siege! The Romantic Road as it is called, is based loosely on an old Roman route. Post WWII Germany was desperate to rebuild a tourism industry and decided to make route this into a destination. It’s not hard to see the reason for the popularity - it combines historic cities, medieval walled towns, rolling countryside, forests and ends at the foothills of the Alps with the famous Neuschwanstein Castle. There is a bike path along the whole route that meanders away from the main highways through fields, forests, country roads, and pathways. So listen in, look at photos, take a first hand tour of this area from our travel perspective. First of All, this is an enormous wind turbine in Southern Germany. This country is utilizing many solar and wind solutions for its electric needs. To gauge how big this is: 1) Find the TINY blip in this picture inside the red circle 2) Say to yourself, "OMG that is tall" (Photo was taken about 1/4 mile away in order to get this huge tower in the picture - located in Bavaria between Uffenheim and Rothenburg along the bike journey) Watch the the rolling hills and hear the cowbells in this video! The podcast audio file below is a summary of each day's travel and adventures. Subscribe to this and other podcasts by clicking on this iTunes link.
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