Here are  some links to some of my favorite musicians, people, and  websites. 

Guitarists:

Kyle Asche--Guitarist
Paulinho Garcia--Brazilian guitarist and singer
Bobby Broom--Nuff said
Dave Miller--Guitarist
Neal Alger--Guitarist w/ Patricia Barber
Nick Fryer--talented up-and-coming guitarist
Scott Hesse--great guitarist who spent some time in NYC

Ryan Cohan--Pianist and composer
Steve Gibons--Violinist
Steve Coleman--Big inspiration and one of the best musicians in the world
Michael Raynor--Drummer for Vonski

Singers:

Gingi Lahera--Special talent
Hinda Hoffman--One of the swingingest singers anywhere
Tuey Connell--Singer/songwriter/banjo/guitar
Alison Ruble--Great local singer

Guitar Tech:

Geoff Benge--My guitar tech--bad dude!!

Website Construction:

Brian Allemana--Website construction, my middle bro

Where I teach:

Old Town School of Folk Music--One of the best community organizations in the country.

Viewpoints:

Norman Finkelstein--Heavy historian on Middle East affairs, especially Israel/Palestine.  Teaches at DePaul. 
Noam Chomsky--'Nuff said again
Democracy Now--Site by Amy Goodman, my favorite journalist
Counterpunch--Political website by Alexander Cockburn