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A tribute to a great Russian aircraft…

By Fred, on January 18th, 2010

During my first of many trips into the DRC, I realized that depending on the type of work you do, one is exposed to sometimes harrowing flights in a variety of different aircraft. But nothing grabbed my fancy more than flying in the Antonov An 2.
Designed in the 1940’s, the An 2 is a relatively [...]

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Yuriy Shishkov-Russian Master Guitar Builder at Fender

By Fred, on January 18th, 2010

I recently had the privilege of playing a Yuriy Shishkov Custom Stratocaster.
Not only was it the most beautiful yet MEAN SOUNDING Stratocaster I have ever played…its builder has an interesting history.
As one could probably imagine, electric guitars were a rarity in the former Soviet Union. This led Yuriy to build guitars for friends and colleagues [...]

Submited by Fred on January 18th, 2010 | Category: Music | 2 comments | Email This Post Email This Post

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Orianthi and Steve Vai

By Fred, on January 18th, 2010

For all guitar enthusiasts…
I recently followed a link on facebook showing a duo with one of my fav guitarists Steve Vai. The other part of this duo is a 24 year old female Australian singer/guitarist called Orianthi.
She is relatively unknown in SA guitar circles but is internationally best known for being the last guitarist for [...]

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By Fred, on January 18th, 2010

After seeing all the advertisement hype about this movie, Sian (my other half) and I were quite sceptical about watching it. I’m sure that some of you would agree that most movies relying so heavily on CG to make a profit, do so at the expense of good acting or for that matter a story [...]

Submited by Fred on January 18th, 2010 | Category: Movies | One comment | Email This Post Email This Post

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