by Phil Houseal | Feb 15, 2018 | All Articles, Music, People of the Hill Country
Feb 14, 2018–Last Sunday morning, I was poking around online, seeking inspiration. I clicked on a link and found myself looking inside a radio studio listening to Amazing Grace. I had stumbled on to Sunday Mornings with Doug Burns on 107.9 FM KFAN. I felt like...
by Phil Houseal | Feb 8, 2018 | All Articles, Music, People of the Hill Country
Feb 7, 2018–When his clients ask why Tim Porter, CPA, spends so much time playing guitar in addition to working on their taxes, he has an answer: “Music is math,” he said. “I find it’s all related.” Be assured the Hill Country musician does get his clients’ Forms 1040...
by Phil Houseal | Feb 1, 2018 | All Articles, Philosophy
Jan 31, 2018–You should do something every day that scares you. I read that somewhere. It was one of those sayings that niggles as you go about your daily habits. Like a religious aunt looking over her glasses at you. The thought percolated as I listened last week to...
by Phil Houseal | Jan 25, 2018 | All Articles, Music, People of the Hill Country, Venue
Jan 24, 2018–Here’s some advice for beginning musicians: Choose an instrument that is small and easy to carry. I made the mistake of playing boat anchors. First it was drums. “You can’t serenade your girlfriend in the backseat with a drum set,” said old Frankie Lee...
by Phil Houseal | Jan 18, 2018 | All Articles, Philosophy
Jan 17, 2018–Here’s a riddle: What is something we greet every morning by pressing our lips to it and cradling it to warm our hands, yet we literally overlook it? The answer: Your coffee mug. A random kudo from a reader who shared how happy she was to win my genuine...
