Posted on Wednesday September 26, 2007, 8:03 am, by Justin, under
General.
I think more people should know about this. Please distribute.
In 1997, under intense lobbying from student loan companies, The Higher Education Act (HEA) was amended, and defaulted student loans became among the most lucrative, and easiest to collect type of debt. These amendments allow for huge penalties and fees to be attached to defaulted student [...]
Posted on Friday September 21, 2007, 8:03 am, by Justin, under
General,
Music.
I got a call yesterday from Roger Sadowsky, concerning my bass.
“Why do you think this bass needs a refret?” he asks.
I explained that I had some spots where I was getting an annoying buzz but they weren’t in any consistent manner. He said he’d look again with that in mind but that he didn’t think [...]
Posted on Friday September 14, 2007, 2:52 pm, by Justin, under
General.
This afternoon my mom and I did a little math.
My student loans from Berklee (and my car loan) total about $1930.00 every month. I drive a Toyota Matrix so don’t go thinking that total is based on a financed BMW 7 Series or anything like that. I make about $33k a year which, after taxes, [...]
Posted on Thursday September 6, 2007, 3:19 pm, by Justin, under
Flickr & Youtube.
The world is less now that we’ll never here anything from either of them again:
Posted on Thursday September 6, 2007, 10:49 am, by Justin, under
Music.
I mentioned a few posts ago back that my bass was in need of a refret. Well I just boxed up my beloved Sadowsky 5-String today and I am shipping it off to Brooklyn from work. The UPS Store charged me 31 dollars for a “guitar box” to ship it in. I feel so raped [...]