This is one of those strange synchronicities, as I was feeling the need to
sing and play the guitar, and have a guitar (a Takamine Santa Fe from a pawn
shop in Nashville) being shipped to me as we "speak"... I was wondering
where to begin, and this site will be my place to begin...
My koan is: how to put the country into country music? Perhaps inspired by
the shakuhachi and my long love of bluegrass and now country music... (how
did the shakuhachi bring me here? long story, I'll spare you, but it has to
do with being a "zen cowboy"), I'd like to learn to sing and play as part of
a healing relationship with the wounded earth... to sing and play as the
brook babbles or the blackbird sings... speaking of babbling, this is way
off topic, so I'll shut up for now... but wish me luck... and thanks for the
link! My condolences to all effected by the death of Phil Sudo, may his
spirit and teachings live on... I bow at his feet...
peace and love,
Brett "Bud" Breitwieser a.k.a. Bald Eagle (brettb@rajah.com)
Zen Site: http://zenbud.com
Rajah Networking: http://rajah.net
Walking, Trike, Greens: http://rajah.ws
The Dragon: http://rajah.org
-----Original Message-----
From: Peter H [mailto:bamboomuse@yahoo.com]
Sent: Saturday, August 17, 2002 5:34 AM
To: Shakuhachi@communication.ucsd.edu
Subject: Zen Guitar
Thanks to all who sent me congratulations. I'm mostly glad it's over! I
second Ronnie's
observation about Aoki Reibo. I grabbed a front-row seat, and although one
expects a lot from a
player like him, I was nonetheless similarly blown away by his performance,
no pun intended. It
was one of the highlights of the weekend.
I recently received the very sad news that my friend Phil Sudo, author of
"Zen Guitar" and other
books, passed away in June at the age of 42. "Zen Guitar" is a wonderful
book, not just on Zen but
on the procees of learning music, and I wholeheartedly recommend it to
anyone with an interest in
either (or both, as befits this group). Phil was smart, thoughtful, humble,
and full of heart, and
that shows through on every page. His website is
<http://www.maui.net/~zen_gtr/> which has a
journal of his battle with cancer that in itself is worth a read. The Zen
Guitar project is
ongoing and there will be a memorial concert for him in NYC this fall.
Peter H
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