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Refresh Test

  0:08 yeah Jason I’ve been a fan of the I still use the Garmin handhelds we do a lot of hiking and 0:14 oh they’re the best yeah especially up here where cell phone service doesn’t 0:19 get so great in the woods oh yeah I’m so having the inreach system that peace of …

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Flying for Free

I recently posted a mysterious Facebook post about free flying and hotels. I should elaborate.   The short: Airline Miles make flying easy. Getting those miles can be difficult…or can they? It used to be that you had to fly a ton or spend a bunch of money to earn airline miles. That is definitely …

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The Mayhem ends here…

On August 31st we officially closed Mayhem at The Five Aces Casino. It was an exciting yet sad day I we solved this murder for the last time. The show opened back in January of this year and ran every week until now. We had only a couple canceled shows and always had a great …

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The Art of an Open Mic

Let it be known that I love Open Mic Nights. They provide a way to meet other musicians, practice songs in front of an audience, and even as a way to get some decent gigs. But just as every musician has a slightly different style, every Open Mic Night has slightly different rules. Open Mics …

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How to Cover a Song (and still be true to yourself)

I recently started discussing the ideas that covering music isn’t such a bad thing. I want to restate that I don’t believe anyone has to cover music, but that those of who do shouldn’t be thoughts of as traitors to the songwriting movement. Believe me, I’m much more proud of the songs I’ve written than …

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The Art of the Cover Song

For songwriters, the thought of playing a cover song is almost a sin. Song writers write songs…that’s just want we do. I’ve actually seen incredibly talented songwriters turn up their noses at the very thought of doing anything other than original music. As much as I love writing music, I also love playing covers. I …

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Is your middle name really “Danger?”

I honestly wish the story behind why “Danger Haynes” was more exciting. I can imagine telling people that my nickname came about because I was known for living a life full of danger, or that I always got into trouble, or really anything. I usually just people that my parents were big James Bond fans. …

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