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...
by Phil Houseal | Jan 11, 2018 | All Articles, Events, Music, Venue
Jan 10, 2018–When I first started a family, I nurtured gauzy visions of sitting on the back porch, strumming guitar with my talented wife singing at my side and my precocious children playing along at my feet. Alas, despite spending thousands on music lessons,...
by Phil Houseal | Jan 3, 2018 | All Articles, Philosophy
Jan 3, 2018–Ah, the new year is here and that means it’s time to endure the cascade of “resolutions” that last as long as a bunch of organic bananas. I have one resolution, and it’s the only one you’ll ever need: be more creative. If social media has done nothing...
