Helplessly Hoping – Gold Falls Down

Helplessly Hoping – Gold Falls Down

The price of gold and silver have dropped suddenly and people are feeling anxious. It matches this music well. Marshall MacLuhen said all technology is an extension of us. My guitar is a form of technology and is an extension of my arm. And not just my arm, but my emotions; a way of reading [...]

Dreams and Being Quiet

There is a time for forward motion and a time to stay still, dream and be quiet. The trick is to use the downtime to build energy and prepare for a time of motion. For me, this is one of those times. I haven't performed live for a full year now. I don't know about [...]

When the Gods of the Marketplace Marry the Gods of the Copybook Headings

Words by Rudyard Kipling Music by Elaine Diane Taylor ©2009 Intelligentsia Media Inc. SOCAN/ASCAP Available on iTunes The marriage of art and market must see each attend to its own needs first, then blend to take advantage of each ones best self. That way the sum is equal to more than just the addition of [...]

CBC Documentary on Gold and Silver Price Manipulation

Tonight on CBC, the documentary The Secret World of Gold airs. The CFTC is sitting on information that implicates JPMorgan as manipulating the futures market in Silver and Gold.  The reason this is so damning is that the CFTC has evidence that incriminates JPM as having malicious short positions designed to influence the price action [...]