I guess i dont like it a whole lot. What would we find i sound just like my dad. There are great people out there, i know it. And i dont mean to condemn it but i think its passed me by a little bit. I still have a wonderful career and a beautiful audience that i really love but the spotlight is elsewhere now and im a known quantity now. And thats fine with me to play out this hand. But i dont pay a whole lot of attention to i never did listen much to the roofment when i was a kid i did. I dont listen to music much. Kim works with the boston symphony and we get a lot of classic cal music in the house. We have 11yearold twin boys and they have their preferences, maybe its because theyre playing most of the popular music im hearing in the house i have such a negative take on it. Do you have an i pod . No an ipad. Do you listen to music on there . No i listen on cd and vinyl. They have said taylor swift is named after you. What do you think of her music . I like her music. And i like the n
Caller right now i lost my job because my boss was fired from the university. And recently got my doctoral degree from that university, and i am spending eight hours a day on the computer, trying to network. I want to buck the contention that it is a mismatch of skills between the employer and the people that are unemployed. There was a recent wall street journal saying that part of the problem is how employers conduct searches of candidates, and her recruiting is done. How recruiting is done. I think the Unemployment Benefits should be extended, because sometimes there are highly skilled workers who do not want to take an eight hour minimum wage type job, and theyre not always a good match for that. I will leave at there and let you all comment on that. Host mr. It tanner . Guest employers are trying to get the best employees they can. Productivity of the employees is what makes the business profitable. If theyre not going to do a good job of it, the business will be in trouble. Over
Do you still write your songs down with paper and pencil . Yes, i do. I have always carried a little recording device of some sort. They used to be pretty big, but now they are quite small, and i always carry a pen and paper, and i am ready if something occurs to me. You mentioned merle travis. What other musicians . Ry cooder is my favorite guitar player, but there are many others to choose from. There was an album that was a formative for me. Paradise and lunch. There was a guy coming up called tom rush who played here at the cellar door, and he played in boston at the 47. I really pattern myself after, just a guy with a guitar, full position, unapologetic. Falcon musician. Unapologetic folk musician. And i would say wouldtwo and the beatles. What do you think of current pop music . You know, i guess i do not like it a whole lot. [laughter] [applause] i guess i dont like it a whole lot. What would we find i sound just like my dad. There are great people out there, i know it. And i do
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