© 1999-2008 Shopping.com, Inc. This feed is subject to our terms of use: http://www.epinions.com/help/rss_terms http://www.epinions.com/user-Ironcladd Recent reviews written by member Ironcladd en-us 121 37 http://www.epinions.com/ http://img.epinions.com/images/epi_images/logos/epinions_121.gif http://www.epinions.com/content_418061127300?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Ironcladd - The War: Another Ken Burns Masterpiece. By James P. Zaworski World War II was the greatest conflagration in human history thus far. Fought in thousands of places with countless millions of people killed, this terrible world war brought out the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~418061127300 Tue, 12 Feb 2008 13:09:48 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_418061127300?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_414623633028?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Ironcladd - Jean luc Ponty: No Absolute Time is the Best Time! By James Zaworski Jean luc Ponty is the foremost jazz and fusion violinist of the past quarter century. I say this without too much pretension or without too much extreme bias, and have the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~414623633028 Tue, 15 Jan 2008 01:38:21 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_414623633028?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_413601468036?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Ironcladd - High Tension Wires: A Steve Morse Classic (Never Too Many Notes!) By James P. Zaworski As I have written many times before in my music reviews about Steve Morse, he is one of my all time favorite guitar players. Starting out with his band, The... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~413601468036 Mon, 7 Jan 2008 01:21:56 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_413601468036?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_413601336964?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author Ironcladd - Stand Up: Steve Morse Bows to Commercialism and Fails. By James Zaworski Steve Morse is one of my favorite guitarists, and in my eyes, he can do very little wrong. That statement is basically true and sound, in terms of his guitar playing... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~413601336964 Mon, 7 Jan 2008 01:19:53 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_413601336964?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_413324381828?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Ironcladd - McDonalds in China: Have a Big Mac on the Great Wall! By James P. Zaworski I have spent quite a lot of time in the People’s Republic of China in the past 13 months. I first visited the PRC in December 2004-January 2005, and traveled around... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~413324381828 Sat, 5 Jan 2008 00:23:36 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_413324381828?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_413080325764?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Ironcladd - The Introduction: Ladies and Gentlemen, Steve Morse. By James Zaworski It was Christmas of 1984 and an older brother of mine bought a cassette for me, Steve Morse: The Introduction. I had never, at that time, heard of Steve Morse, but my... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~413080325764 Thu, 3 Jan 2008 05:58:14 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_413080325764?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_412407860868?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Ironcladd - The Enchantment: Chick Corea meets Bela Fleck. By James Zaworski I was extremely pleased to hear this CD for the first time last evening. This was one of my Christmas gifts, and my girlfriend knows my musical tastes extremely well. Lately, I’... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~412407860868 Fri, 28 Dec 2007 22:39:53 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_412407860868?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_412406550148?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Ironcladd - Bela Fleck and the Flecktones: Left of Cool. By James Zaworski Bela Fleck and the Flecktones have been among my favorite instrumental groups since I first saw them perform on a Public Television Broadcasting program called Soudstage, back in the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~412406550148 Fri, 28 Dec 2007 22:17:58 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_412406550148?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_412025589380?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Ironcladd - Have An Al Di Meola Christmas: A Special Guitar Treat. By James Zaworski Al Di Meola is one of the foremost musicians in the past quarter of a century: a guitar virtuoso who has dominated the jazz and fusion world and has transcended into the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~412025589380 Tue, 25 Dec 2007 23:34:45 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_412025589380?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_411417808516?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Ironcladd - Sophisticated Solo Bass Guitar: Michael Manring’s Soliloquy By James P. Zaworski Jazz and fusion bass guitarist extraordinaire, Michael Manring, has evolved to the point where he has made a recording that is both sophisticated and seminal:... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~411417808516 Thu, 20 Dec 2007 06:53:31 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_411417808516?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_411072368260?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author Ironcladd - Geckos: How to Keep and Care for them in Captivity. By James Zaworski A new book by Julie Bergman has just come to may attention. It is called Day Geckos, Tokay Geckos and New Caledonians and More! As a published author who has written... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~411072368260 Mon, 17 Dec 2007 12:56:55 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_411072368260?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_409595776644?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Ironcladd - Life in the Undergrowth: Another Outstanding Nature Documentary by David Attenborough. By James Zaworski I have long been a fan of nature documentary films, and of the kind of nature documentary films by Sir David Attenborough. Going back to... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~409595776644 Thu, 6 Dec 2007 03:18:23 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_409595776644?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_407772171908?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Ironcladd - ScanDisk 4.0 GB Flash Disk is Incredible! By James P. Zaworski Computers and technology completely astound me! The ability to process and store information is something that has followed certain trends. These are smaller size, better... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~407772171908 Wed, 14 Nov 2007 20:17:14 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_407772171908?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_407770074756?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Ironcladd - Bass Day 1998 is Incredible! by James P. Zaworski I love the bass guitar, that is certain. Many of my favorite musicians are bassists, and I also play a little bit of (air) bass. Okay, I don't play the bass guitar, but I do play a little... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~407770074756 Wed, 14 Nov 2007 19:37:46 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_407770074756?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_407382494852?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Ironcladd - The Civil War Episode Four: Simply Murder: Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville, 1863. By James P. Zaworski Ken Burns Civil War, one of the greatest historical documentaries made on film, continues with episode four, Simply Murder. This... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~407382494852 Fri, 9 Nov 2007 05:12:09 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_407382494852?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_407247163012?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Ironcladd - The New West Street Hotel in Yangshuo: A Nice Place to Stay in a Storybook Landscape. By James Zaworski I went to see the famous and storied mountains of Guanxi Province, People’s Republic of China, for the first time in July of 2007. I had... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~407247163012 Wed, 7 Nov 2007 11:25:49 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_407247163012?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_407239822980?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Ironcladd - The Berlitz Guide to Mandarin in 30 Days: An Excellent Introduction to Chinese. By James P. Zaworski I have just returned to Japan after spending two months in China. This was my tenth visit to the People’s Republic in the past three years... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~407239822980 Wed, 7 Nov 2007 10:05:18 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_407239822980?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_407155740292?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Ironcladd - The Civil War 3: Forever Free. By James P. Zaworski Ken Burns did the nation a favor and myself as well, by producing this wonderful documentary, The Civil War. In this hallmark documentary series, critically acclaimed and criticized for its... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~407155740292 Tue, 6 Nov 2007 03:28:31 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_407155740292?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_407034433156?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Ironcladd - Nova: The Mysterious Mummies of China. By James P. Zaworski The Takla Makhan Desert is on the ancient Silk Road, on the northwestern region of China’s Xinjiang Province. Discoveries in the 1970s and 1980s of well preserved ancient mummies... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~407034433156 Sun, 4 Nov 2007 15:51:24 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_407034433156?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_405673512580?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Ironcladd - The Shangri-la Shenzhen: Another Great Hotel in Shenzhen. By James Zaworski Shenzhen is a very fascinating, dynamic city in southern China, immediately adjacent to Hong Kong. It is one of the special economic zones of China, and there are an... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~405673512580 Mon, 15 Oct 2007 23:49:32 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_405673512580?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_404390121092?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Ironcladd - Lonely Planet Japan: An Essential Travel Guide to the Land of the Rising Sun. By James Paul Zaworski I am an English teacher at a university outside Tokyo, and I have been teaching and living in Japan since May 1, 2007. I had never visited... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~404390121092 Sat, 29 Sep 2007 09:59:09 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_404390121092?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_402212359812?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Ironcladd - Rosetta Stone American English Level 1: Learn English the Fun and Intuitive Way. By James P. Zaworski English is the closest thing to a “lingua franca” that the world has known. You can thank the British for this, as since the expression “The... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~402212359812 Sun, 2 Sep 2007 07:55:16 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_402212359812?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_401931144836?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Ironcladd - Band of Brothers: A Symphony of War and History. By James P. Zaworski Hollywood almost never gets historical war event films right. There is always some glaring error or fictionalized version of a historical event that falls within the overall... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~401931144836 Wed, 29 Aug 2007 13:42:41 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_401931144836?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_400826273412?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Ironcladd - Jeff Beck Wired: This is Fusion-Rock Guitar! by James Paul Zaworski Jeff Beck has been one of my favorite guitar players since I was about seven years old. I was introduced to his music when I was that tender age because I am the youngest of... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~400826273412 Thu, 16 Aug 2007 05:13:32 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_400826273412?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_400824110724?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Ironcladd - Japan Airlines: Yet Another Excellent Asian Airline! by James P. Zaworski I am an English teacher and sometime Archaeologist, and I do quite a lot of travel in these past three years. I recently took a new job in Japan, teaching English at a... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~400824110724 Thu, 16 Aug 2007 04:18:58 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_400824110724?linkin_id=8003929