It doesn't really look like this…it's 1,000 times better

There’s always one day that stands out from all the rest. I think this Sunday was the day.

If you wonder why I live in Tivoli, NY in the summer and fall, this picture is my answer.

How did you spend your summer vacation?

What I thought was going to be “kick back and relax” summer turned into a travel and study marathon:

Vancouver, New York City, Maryland, London, Manchester…over 10,000 miles traveled and at long last…home.

Who benefits?

You do.

Here’s some freebies to get your fall season off to a strong start:

1. Free Google AdWords course

Three-time System faculty member Timoth Seward is giving away a complete basic training in Google AdWords.

http://www.smartbeginners.com/adwords/

2. Remembering Ken Giddens

Ken Giddens passed away four years ago this month and he is still sorely missed.

He was one of the bona fide pioneers of our industry and an inspired and generous teacher. For those who knew him, and those who didn’t…

Lessons and recollections from his friends and colleagues: http://thesystemseminar.com/kengiddens/audio.html

This was Ken’s first seminar talk. It was at the System Seminar in 2004.

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Is it really possible for one year be cooler than all others?

Yes it is.

I define cool as: 1) deep. 2) lasting influence, and 3) setting the standard that all others follow.

On the science front, 1959 was the first year primates went into space. It was the year of the announcement of the first microchip.

But that’s just scratching the surface.

If you’ve ever tapped your foot to music, odds are 1959 was involved.

If the only thing that happened musically in 1959 was the creation of the coolest of rock guitars, the Les Paul 1959 sunburst that would be pretty significant.

But there’s more.

One day in 1959, jazz giant Miles Davis met some of the best jazz musicians of all time in a studio in New York City. Instead of handing them fixed scripts, he gave them “sketches” of the sound he wanted.

No preparation. No rehearsal. Just the magic that takes place when people who know what they’re doing get together under the leadership of a master.

The resulting album “Kind of Blue” is, to this day, the best selling jazz album of all time.

Here’s what it sounds like:

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