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Singin' the Digestive Blues in Good Ol' Shanghai

I'm looking back on my previous post about music and realizing what a lame-ass excuse I made about being left-handed.  Musical skill isn't about what hand you use.  It's about discipline.  Lots of it.  And that's something I didn't... ...full story at Shanghai Journal

from Shanghai Journal on Tue, Sep 30 2008

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