Epinions Recent Reviews for Windboy

Eclectic Birdhouse

Mon, 8 Apr 2002 00:33:54 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Windboy - Brian Dewan is a complete mystery. He is the kind of artist I dream of being but don't have the guts to pull off: a true American original. He must share an office in some other universe with Garrison Keillor, Ray Bradbury and Thomas Edison.
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I'm seeing birds.

Sun, 7 Apr 2002 20:53:46 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author Windboy - An owl led me to this book. A month or so back, I was hiking in the State land behind my parents' house and looked up just in time to see a large owl curiously watching me from the crook of a tree. I was surprised to see such a grand and mysterious...

The poor man's sack

Sun, 7 Apr 2002 03:22:50 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Windboy - Several years ago I was invited to Northern Michigan overnight camping festivity known as The Corn Boil. This invitation put me in sudden need of the most basic of all camping accessories, a sleeping bag.

I'll admit that I know very little...

Jeans and a T-shirt

Sat, 6 Apr 2002 19:31:10 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Windboy - It's about time someone had the guts to make an album like this. It's also about time a buzz was attached to someone who deserves it. Andrew W.K. is steering rock back toward its nucleus with a ham fist and iron lungs. I'll forewarn the reader that...

Just Go

Tue, 9 Jan 2001 01:50:50 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Windboy - Originally recommended to me by my father, Steinbeck's classic "Travels with Charley in Search of America" has leapt off my shelf countless times to awe and inspire me. My paperback copy was purchased second-hand and has been repaired with...

I wanted it to sound great, but...

Thu, 4 Jan 2001 19:36:46 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author Windboy - With the recent trend of vintage guitar reissues, manufacturers are robbing the graves of some long-forgotten lines. Earlier this year I had been experimenting with some alternate tunings on stage and felt it was time to add a second guitar to my...

In Theaters, In Glorious Black and White

Wed, 3 Jan 2001 03:00:23 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Windboy - Walking out of the Michigan Theater this evening, I exclaimed to my companion with much elation how incredibly proud I was to be a musician. My friend and bandmate agreed and we walked out into the moonlit streets of Ann Arbor and back to our houses. I...

A Lush Romantic Classic from the Midwest

Sat, 16 Dec 2000 22:08:26 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Windboy - Let me begin by informing the reader that the Minneapolis quartet known as Trip Shakespeare has been my favorite band for many years. Sadly, few other than a rabid crew of cult fans own their records or have ever even heard them. A few pop fans may...

Small, Silver, Smart, Sexy

Fri, 15 Dec 2000 02:39:16 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Windboy - For years I had been using a $25 chunk of plastic debris with a lens in it to capture my most important and cherished moments. On December 31, 1999 I entered my local Sears & Roebuck department store with the impulsive intention of purchasing a...

Impress your friends with this retro beauty!

Thu, 14 Dec 2000 23:33:35 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Windboy - After my previous electric was stolen from the Coyote Club in Pontiac, Michigan (!) I took my time in finding a replacement that would suit me. Having slowly morphed into an acoustic guitar player over the years, I found most electrics feeling either...