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Valentine’s Day Interesting news on Valentine’s Day this year provided the perfect cue, to finally kick off a blog post again. Italian car maker Lancia unveiled its new electric “Ypsilon” model. It’s great to have Lancia, a brand steeped in … Continued
What’s your first association with the name Gretsch? Maybe the Stray Cats megahit “Rock this Town”? Or a Gretsch-slinging guitar hero, like Chet Atkins or Malcolm Young? Iconic axes like the White Falcon or the 6120 Western Orange? Lots of … Continued
Recently, the rehearsals of my guitar, bass and drums trio were temporarily relocated to the house of our bass player, in a quiet uptown part of Wageningen. With a light set-up, we can play in the living room there, without … Continued
La Dolce Vita What’s not to like about Dolce Vita-era Italian archtop guitars? Rhetorical question! These guitars breathe character and Italian tradition, and, perhaps in the spirit of the “La Dolce Vita” movie’s main character Marcello Rubini (Marcello Mastroianni), there’s … Continued
Classic Cars At the moment, I am living a life without classic cars. Turned to guitars and amplifiers instead. Except that… I am still a frantic watcher of TV programs like Fantomworks, Wheeler Dealers and Chasing Classic Cars! They allow … Continued
Making movies Imagine, if you will, that you’re a young and successful screenwriter and director. Now you’ve got this bold idea of making a new sequel to a series of blockbuster movies that you really enjoyed as a kid. You’ve … Continued