Charlie Parr at Mule HQ
Charlie Parr visits Mule HQ

Charlie Parr visits Mule HQ

"Hockey tape is the best tape," advice given by mister Parr to a group of good ol' boys who had gathered around his van after a show in Kentucky. So kicked off lots of laughs and stories during his visit here. Like how when T...
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More bike tour
Bike tour

Bike tour

I'm currently on a bicycle tour. It started at Cops and Doughnuts in Clare, MI and will go to Traverse City, through the Tunnel of Trees, over the Mackinac Bridge, across the UP, through Wisconsin, and across a ferry back to...
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Three Mules  and a Funeral

Three Mules and a Funeral

I'm not sure if there are any more life events that haven't been marked by a Mule. They've been present at births and played for newborns (Christopher porterfield and James those videos are my faves) engagement presents...
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Football and Guitars

Football and Guitars

I coach JV football. Last night I put in a third string running back, his first game ever, and he scores on his first play....
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Mule, Billy Gibbons, and Skyline Chili

Mule, Billy Gibbons, and Skyline Chili

Last Saturday we hung out with Billy Gibbons. Yes, from ZZ Top.  They were playing in Saginaw on the other side of the parking garage from where Wynona Judd was also playing that night.  Wynona's guitar player, Charlie, came...
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Mule HQ

Mule HQ

This is our shop. ...
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Strength/weakness

Strength/weakness

Your strengths got you where you are but they are not what's keeping you from where you want to be. Working alongside them is rewarding work and it comes naturally. That work shows you where you want to go. Give priority for...
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Build a bigger pool

One of the benefits of building resonators from the "make a living" sense is that the pool of competition is much smaller. The group of builders in the world doing metal bodied resonators is small indeed, I can count them on...
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