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# Handbag

A handbag, also purse or pouch in North American English, is a handled medium-to-large bag that is often fashionably designed, typically used by women, to hold personal items.

## Quotes

* Marked with life, stuffed to the gills, saved for, bruised, and cherished like a child, a good bag becomes an intimate extension of the body.
** Anna Johnson. Handbags : The Power of the Purse. Workman Publishing Company Inc.. p. xii. ISBN 0761123776.
* Leather is the quintessential material of the luxury handbag – the more rare and supple the leather, the more desirable the bag and the higher the accompanying price tag.
** Design Museum Enterprise Limited (7 March 2011). Fifty Bags that Changed the World: Design Museum Fifty. Octopus. p. 55. ISBN 978-1-84091-584-6.

## External links

* Leather Handbag
* Leather Handbag
# The Band

The Band was a Canadian-American rock band formed in Toronto, Ontario, in 1957. It consisted of the Canadians Rick Danko (bass, guitar, vocals, fiddle), Garth Hudson (organ, keyboards, accordion, saxophone), Richard Manuel (piano, drums, vocals) and Robbie Robertson (guitar, piano, percussion) and the American Levon Helm (drums, vocals, mandolin, guitar, bass). The Band's music combined elements of Americana, folk, rock, jazz and country, which influenced artists including George Harrison, Elton John, the Grateful Dead, Eric Clapton, and Wilco.
Between 1958 and 1963, the group was known as the Hawks and were the backing band for rockabilly singer Ronnie Hawkins. In the mid-1960s, they gained recognition for backing Bob Dylan on his 1966 concert tour as Dylan's first electric band. After leaving Dylan and changing their name to the Band, they released their 1968 debut Music from Big Pink and its succeeding album, 1969's The Band to critical acclaim and commercial success. According to AllMusic, Music from Big Pink influenced several generations of musicians. Pink Floyd member Roger Waters deemed it the "second-most influential record in the history of rock and roll", and music journalist Al Aronowitz called it "country soul ... a sound never heard before". Their most popular songs included "The Weight" (1968), "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" (1969), and "Up on Cripple Creek" (1969).

## Quotes about The Band

* It sounded like they’d jumped on to what I thought we ought to be doing. That was what I wanted us to sound like and here was somebody else doing it. It shook me to the core. … The Band had done it without even trying, and I harbored that as a weapon of resentment against Jack [Bruce] and Ginger [Baker] — who had a lot more respect for what we were doing than I did.
** Eric Clapton, as quoted by Dave Lifton of Ultimate Classic Rock (December 16, 2016)
# Poetic Edda

The Poetic Edda is the modern name for an untitled collection of Old Norse anonymous narrative poems in alliterative verse. It is distinct from the closely related Prose Edda, although both works are seminal to the study of Old Norse poetry. Several versions of the Poetic Edda exist: especially notable is the medieval Icelandic manuscript Codex Regius, which contains 31 poems.

## Quotes

* Ek man jǫtna ár of borna, þás forðum mik fœdda hǫfðu; níu mank hęima, níu ívíði, mjǫtvið mæran fyr mold neðan.Ár vas alda þars Ymir byggði, vasa sandr né sær, né svalar unnir; jǫrð fansk æva né upphiminn; gap vas ginnunga, ęn gras hvęrgi.
** I remember yet the giants of yore, Who gave me bread in the days gone by; Nine worlds I knew, the nine in the tree With mighty roots beneath the mold.Of old was the age when Ymir lived; Sea nor cool waves nor sand there were; Earth had not been, nor heaven above, But a yawning gap, and grass nowhere.
** Völuspá, 2–3, as translated by H. A. Bellows (1923)
* Brœðr muno beriaz ok at bǫnomverða, muno systrungar sifiom spilla. Hart er í heimi, hórdómr mikill. Skeggǫld, skálmǫld, skildir ro klofnir. Vindǫld, vargǫld, áðr verǫld steypiz. Mun engi maðr ǫðrom þyrma.
** Brothers shall fight and fell each other, and sisters' sons shall kinship stain. Hard is it on earth, with rampant whoredom; Axe-time, sword-time, shields are splintered. Wind-time, wolf-time, ere the world falls. Nor ever shall men each other spare.
** Völuspá, 45, as translated by H. A. Bellows (1923)
* Eldr er beztr með ýta sonum ok sólar sýn, heilyndi sitt, ef maðr hafa náir, án við löst at lifa.
** Fire for men is the fairest gift, And power to see the sun; Health as well, if a man may have it, And a life not stained with sin.
** Hávamál, 68, as translated by H. A. Bellows (1923)

## External links

* W. Taylor, in The Poets and Poetry of Europe, 2nd ed. (1870), p. 40
# Glen Campbell

Glen Travis Campbell (April 22, 1936 – August 8, 2017) was an American country singer, guitarist, songwriter, and actor. He was best known for a series of hit songs in the 1960s and 1970s, and for hosting The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour on CBS television from 1969 until 1972. He released 64 albums in a career that spanned five decades, selling over 45 million records worldwide, including twelve gold albums, four platinum albums, and one double-platinum album.

## Quotes about Glen Campbell

* [Glen Campbell is] considered one of the finest guitar players to ever front a country band.
** Ike Morgan of AOL.com (March 21, 2016)
* [Campbell] has a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award and earned crossover success on the adult contemporary charts, which is no easy task for a country singer. His hits during the 1960s and 1970s earned him status a pop culture fixture.
** Troy L. Smith of Cleveland.com (February 15, 2017)
* Nobody could have put voice to those great Jimmy Webb-penned tunes like the Rhinestone Cowboy.
** Ike Morgan of AOL.com (March 21, 2016)
* [Campbell's] impact as a guitar player, musician, and singer transcended genre categorization. That said, for many, he's considered a country star first and foremost, and one that was a bonafide master of the 6-string.
** Dan Orkin of Reverb.com (December 29, 2017)
# Amanda Seyfried

Amanda Michelle Seyfried (born December 3, 1985) is an American actress, producer and singer-songwriter.

## Quotes

* Fame is weird. I’ve never been super famous. I’ve always been somewhat recognizable. It’s been the healthiest trajectory. [It’s] not a scary spike. I have my priorities. I know who I am. I know where I’m going. I know what it means. It means that I’m getting to do what I love.
** About fame in The Era of Amanda Seyfried in Marie Claire (2022 May 10)
* Jennifer's Body is my favourite movie that I've done. It was overlooked in theatres, but it does have a DVD following. I can't believe nobody wanted to see Megan Fox and me hitting it. They had an extreme close-up of our tongues, and I'm telling you, the thing about the scene is that it's actually really sexy. For a young girl to say that about her own sex scene - it must be because it's special. I think Megan and I kissed really well together. We have similar kissing styles and it worked. We got it done for the masses, and the masses still didn't show up.
** About her sex scene with Megan Fox in Amanda Seyfried: 'Justin Timberlake, Megan Fox sex scenes were great' in Digital Spy (2011 Sept 13)
# Fender Telecaster

The Fender Telecaster, colloquially known as the tele, is an electric guitar produced by Fender. Together with its sister model the Esquire, it was the world's first mass-produced, commercially successful solid-body electric guitar. Its simple yet effective design and revolutionary sound broke ground and set trends in electric guitar manufacturing and popular music. Many prominent rock musicians have been associated with the Telecaster for use in studio recording and live performances, most notably Bruce Springsteen, Prince, Luis Alberto Spinetta and Keith Richards.
Like the three-pickup Stratocaster which followed it in 1954, the Telecaster is a versatile guitar and has been used in many genres, including country, reggae, rock, pop, folk, soul, blues, jazz, punk, metal, alternative, indie rock, and R&B. The base model has always been available, and other than a change to the pickup selector switch configuration, a thinning of the neck, and a few variations on the bridge design, it has remained mostly unchanged from the 1950s. Several variant models have been produced over the years including those with different pickup configurations and electronics, semi-hollow body designs, and even a twelve string model.

## Quotes about the Fender Telecaster

* When it first came out, the Tele’s design was nothing short of revolutionary – its simple and functional solid body significantly reduced different feedback issues and made room for higher sound amplification. The single-coil pickups give Telecaster recognisable bright, cutting tones, and its beauty lies in its simplicity and durability. Today, this guitar is a classic in the music industry and one that’s been very much appreciated by the greats like Keith Richards, Albert Collins, James Burton, and Bruce Springsteen.
** Donna Maurer of Mixdown
* Throughout modern music history, the Fender Telecaster has played a huge part in the evolution of country music. From Western swing in the 1940s and ’50s, the Bakersfield and Nashville sounds in the ’60s, the Outlaw movement in the ’70s and the country rockers that top the charts today, the Telecaster is the sound of country. With its signature twang and resonance, and its reputation as the instrument of the “working musician,” the Telecaster asserted itself as a country mainstay right from the very beginning.
** Mike Duffy and Jeff Owens of Fender
# James Burton

James Edward Burton (born August 21, 1939, in Dubberly, Louisiana, United States) is an American guitarist. A member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame since 2001 (his induction speech was given by longtime fan Keith Richards), Burton has also been recognized by the Rockabilly Hall of Fame and the Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum. He was elected into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2024. Critic Mark Deming writes that "Burton has a well-deserved reputation as one of the finest guitar pickers in either country or rock ... Burton is one of the best guitar players to ever touch a fretboard." He is ranked number 24 in Rolling Stone list of 250 greatest guitarists of all time.
Since the 1950s, Burton has recorded and performed with an array of singers, including Bob Luman, Dale Hawkins, Ricky Nelson, Elvis Presley (and was leader of Presley's TCB Band), The Everly Brothers, Johnny Cash, Merle Haggard, Glen Campbell, John Denver, Gram Parsons, Emmylou Harris, Judy Collins, Jerry Lee Lewis, Claude King, Elvis Costello, Joe Osborn, Roy Orbison, Joni Mitchell, Hoyt Axton, Townes Van Zandt, Steve Young, Vince Gill, and Suzi Quatro.

## Quotes

* If you can plug your guitar into an amp and make it sound good, that’s what it’s all about. The amp I really enjoy playing, especially when I’m traveling, is the Fender ’65 Twin Reverb. It’s got everything you need for live playing and it has great tone. That amp just works for me and it’s real trustworthy. When I travel on the road, I do use a little digital delay and maybe a little chorus, but I just like the sound of the guitar and playing something that I think people will appreciate and understand.
** As quoted by Damian Fanelli of Guitar World (April 24, 2020)
* Rock and Roll Hall of Famer and original-era Telecaster elder statesman James Burton boasts a straight, no-nonsense tone and impeccable phrasing as one of the first practitioners of the electric guitar solo. Telecaster chicken pickin’ basically starts with Burton, who lent his considerable Tele talent to artists including Emmylou Harris, Gram Parsons, John Denver, Elvis Costello and, most famously, Elvis Presley.
# Vince Gill

Vincent Grant Gill (born April 12, 1957) is an American singer, songwriter, and musician. He began in a number of local bluegrass bands in the 1970s, and from 1978 to 1982, he achieved his first mainstream attention after taking over as lead singer of the soft rock band Pure Prairie League. Gill sang lead on their hit single "Let Me Love You Tonight" in addition to writing several songs of theirs. After leaving Pure Prairie League, Gill briefly played guitar in Rodney Crowell's backing band the Cherry Bombs before beginning a solo career in country music in 1984. Gill recorded for RCA Records Nashville from then until 1988 with minimal success. A year later he signed with MCA Nashville, and he has recorded for this label ever since.

## Quotes about Vince Gill

* Gill says that, after leaving home as a young man, he spent his entire savings on a single guitar. One thing is for certain: It was in good hands. He’s one of the best in the business.
** Ike Morgan of AOL.com (March 21, 2016)
* Sure, Gill earned initial acclaim for his work with Pure Prairie League in the late 1970s, but when he went out on his own, the Oklahoma native achieved truly tremendous success. Among his many prodigious musical talents—singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, et al.—Vince Gill can play a Telecaster just about any way there is to play one. With his compressed, snappy tone, he’s a master of country Tele techniques and is at home in seemingly any genre, be it traditional country, bluegrass, R&B, country rock and much more.
** Mike Duffy and Jeff Owens of Fender
# Buck Owens

Alvis Edgar Owens, Jr. (12 August 1929 – 25 March 2006) American country music singer; usually known as "Buck Owens".

## Quotes

* I Shall Sing No Song That Is Not A Country Song. I Shall Make No Record That Is Not A Country Record. I Refuse To be Known As Anything But A Country Singer. I Am Proud To be Associated With Country Music. Country Music And Country Music Fans Made Me What I Am Today. And I Shall Not Forget It.
** "Pledge To Country Music" in Music City News (March 1965)
* I've got a tiger by the tail it's plain to see I won't be much when you've got through with me Well I'm losing weight and I'm turning mighty pale Looks like I've got a tiger by the tail.
** "I've Got A Tiger By The Tail"
* Where, where, are you tonight? Why did you leave me here all alone? I searched the world over, And thought I found true love. You met another and Pfft! you were gone.
** " Pfft You Were Gone" - comedic country song often featured on Hee Haw

## Quotes about Buck Owens

* You could make the case that Owens should have been inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame as an early influencer, considering he was a pioneer of the Bakersfield sound that many future country acts latched onto.
** Troy L. Smith of Cleveland.com (February 15, 2017)
* A pioneer of the electric guitar-based honky-tonk Bakersfield sound of the late 1950s, Buck Owens (1929-2006) boasted a phenomenal 21 number-one hits on the Billboard country music charts. He blasted a bright, loud and twangy Telecaster tone that stood in stark contrast to the syrupy strings and choruses of the Nashville sound, with nimble fretwork ably abetted by Buckaroos guitarist Don Rich.
** Mike Duffy and Jeff Owens of Fender

## External links

* Buck Owens Official Page
* Country Music Hall of Fame
* Salon article on Buck Owens
# Gibson SG

The Gibson SG is a solid-body electric guitar model introduced by Gibson in 1961, following on from the 1952 Gibson Les Paul. It remains in production today in many variations of the initial design. SG stands for "solid guitar".

## Quotes about the Gibson SG

* For those about to rock, the SG is patiently waiting. This livewire of a guitar has been the instrument of choice for many rock 'n' roll greats, from Angus Young to Tony Iommi, Thom Yorke to Eric Clapton and, of course, Frank Zappa. Now, the SG may live in the shadows of its flame-topped older brother, but for us, the SG can be a more practical and nimble option that offers a similar tone to the Les Paul while benefiting from a lightweight construction, better fret access and a more wallet-friendly price tag.
** Daryl Robertson of Guitar World (April 5, 2023)
* While the Gibson SG was primarily introduced as an upgrade to Les Paul, it soon garnered its own fame and spotlight. It’s thinner and lighter than its Les Paul counterpart and has a unique double-cutaway body, which, in time, became a staple in both rock ‘n’ roll and metal. Seeing that the Gibson SG is significantly lighter than Les Paul, musicians favoured it for the comfort and the fact that, though it’s light, its sound didn’t lose any of its potency. It’s got a full-bodied, edgy, and rich sound, and its mahogany body boasts fantastic resonance and sustain. This rock ‘n’ roll staple guitar was the chosen instrument of Tony Iommi of Black Sabbath and Angus Young of AC/DC, who trusted it to deliver their unique playing style to millions of people.
** Donna Maurer of Mixdown
* In many respects, the SG was considered to be a successor to the Les Paul upon launch, and when glancing upon the spec sheet of the original design, it’s easy to see why. It was sleeker, lighter and far more ergonomic than the Les Paul thanks to some cleverly designed contours and its iconic double-cut construction, yet still provided players with the beefy tonality and versatility they’d come to expect from the Gibson name. Although the Les Paul would experience a mighty comeback in the years that followed the release of the SG, the distinctive double-cut guitar has never lost traction over the years, and to this day, it’s the only electric model in Gibson’s catalogue to remain in constant production.
** Will Brewster of Mixdown (September 7, 2024)
# Mike Braun

Michael K. Braun (March 24, 1954–) is an American businessman and politician serving as the Governor of Indiana.

## Quotes

* I would be in line with the liberal Democrats, but they never talk about the cost of anything. They think that more federal government is the panacea for everything. And that's the essence of what's wrong with their approach. Nothing that goes through the federal government is ever more effective and less costly than the alternative could be.
** Exclusive– Mike Braun: ‘Republicans Needs to Force’ Change in Healthcare Industry (28 March 2019)

## External links

* Official website
# Gibson (guitar company)

Gibson, Inc. (formerly Gibson Guitar Corporation and Gibson Brands Inc.) is an American manufacturer of guitars, other musical instruments, and professional audio equipment from Kalamazoo, Michigan, and now based in Nashville, Tennessee.

## Quotes about Gibson

* Gibson guitars need no introduction. They’re the royalty of the electric guitar realm and for a good reason.
** Donna Maurer of Mixdown (October 4, 2024)
* With a little over a century in the guitar business, it will come as no surprise that Gibson has been responsible for some of the most influential guitars ever produced. From the seductively beautiful Gibson Les Paul to the indulgent semi-hollow king, the ES-335, as well as the J-45, SG, Flying V, Explorer and Firebird, Gibson has cultivated a legacy that will easily stand for another 100 years.
** Daryl Robertson of Guitar World (May 24, 2023)
* Gibson acoustic guitars offer a strong and robust mid-range that is perfect if you are playing in a band and need your acoustic to be heard over loud drums, pianos or enthusiastic vocals.
** Daryl Robertson of Guitar World (May 24, 2023)
* There is a plethora of guitarists whose names evoke images of them with their Gibsons.
** Abhimanyu Bose of NDTV (May 03, 2018)
* As much as [Led Zeppelin's] hard hitting beats and powerful guitar riffs embodied the era when rock and roll hit its peak, Jimmy Page in his leather pants embedded with dragons holding up his double neck Gibson and belting out the solo to the epic "Stairway to Heaven" is an image to put to the music. As iconic as the double neck is his Gibson Les Paul, which he used to mesmerize audiences from Earls Court in London to Madison Square Garden in New York in tunes like "Whole Lotta Love" and "Kashmir".
** Abhimanyu Bose of NDTV (May 03, 2018)
* It duckwalked across countless stages in the hands of Chuck Berry, produced some of the most iconic riffs in the Guns N’ Roses catalog and hung dangerously low on Joan Jett’s hips for decades. And while Gibson’s future is up in the air following the company’s filing for bankruptcy protection earlier this week, there is no erasing the the 124-year-old guitar maker’s titanic place in rock history.
** Gil Kaufman of Billboard (May 2, 2018)
# Jazz guitar

Jazz guitar may refer to either a type of electric guitar or a guitar playing style in jazz, using electric amplification to increase the volume of acoustic guitars.

## Quotes about jazz guitar

* Prior to the advent of electrical amplification, the role of the guitar in jazz was strictly that of a chorded rhythm instrument, chugging along with the bass and drums and helping to propel whatever ensemble it was a part of. Soloing was pretty much out of the question because, without amplification, the guitar couldn't be heard over the horns. As soon as guitarists could plug into an amplifier, however, the electric guitar started making its presence felt as an improvisational voice in jazz.
** Nick Morrison of NPR (January 15, 2013)
* Jazz music forces us guitarists to learn our fretboards. There is no getting around it. In all of its harmonic complexities and demands for virtuosity, we have no choice but to head on down the bumpy road to fretboard mastery.
** Jazz educator Brent Vaartstra in the book Visual Improvisation for Jazz Guitar: Understand and Command the Fretboard. page 5. Hal-Leonard.
* For guitar players who are studying jazz, taking the next step in jazz improvisation can mean incorporating the distinct language of the bebop style into one’s playing. Most players start out in jazz by matching scales to their parent chord (such as A Dorian or A Aeolian matched to an Am7 chord). But to really enter the authentic historic realm of jazz – and to learn that specific language – means studying the architects of bebop.
** Jim Bastian of Premier Guitar (September 8, 2008)
# Pat Metheny

Patrick Bruce Metheny (born 12 August, 1954, Lee's Summit, Missouri) is an American jazz guitarist and leader of the Pat Metheny Group as well as various collaborations, duets, solo works and other side projects.

## Quotes

* More and more as time has gone on, I realize that playing is really more about listening than it is about playing.
** 'We Live Here' DVD Interview

## Quotes about Pat Metheny

* Much like the late, great Allan Holdsworth, Pat Metheny doesn’t so much play jazz as he does his own unearthly variant of it – a kind that no-one else can come close to imitating – which explains why he’s been headhunted by superstars like David Bowie and Joni Mitchell. Metheny is as dimensional as a guitar player can get, having applied his jaw-dropping techniques and theoretical knowledge to all kinds of situations.
** Amit Sharma of Guitar World (May 17, 2022)
* Despite winning a global crossover audience and influencing legions of guitarists, Pat Metheny has described himself as a fusion ‘reactionary’. He deplores what’s often thought of as jazz-rock – bogus intensity, raunchy distortion and interminable one-chord solos. Fusion Metheny-style is lyrical, many-sided, an extension of his quest for maximum expressive scope and his sound: a warm, focused attack, with a kind of soaring radiance enhanced by his innovative use of electronics. A Metheny solo is a flood of melody, a mixture of ecstatic vision and consummate technique.
** Geoffrey Smith of BBC Music (March 19, 2024)

## External links

* The Pat Metheny Homepage
# Jean François Paul de Gondi

Jean François Paul de Gondi, Cardinal de Retz (20 September 1613 – 24 August 1679) was a French churchman, memoirist, and an agitator in the Fronde.

## Quotes

* Il n’y a rien dans ce monde qui n’ait un moment decisif.
** There is nothing in the world that does not have its decisive moment.
** Mémoires, II, as reported by Pierre Assouline, Henri Cartier-Bresson: A Biography (2005), p. 180

## External links

* Memoirs of Jean Francois Paul de Gondi, Cardinal de Retz (Boston: L. C. Page & Co. Inc., 1899)
** David Widger, Quotes and Images From Memoirs of Cardinal De Retz by Retz