I am my best ally and my own worst enemy. I elevated myself to levels of euphoria and visited the depths of the abyss. From the year 1974 to 1987, if given any two choices, I would indubitably choose the option that was the worse for me. Consistently. Knowingly. When I entered the higher echelonsContinue reading “I KNOW Why Me?”
Category Archives: music
Never Too Late
Well, I did it again. Despite my assertions, I have gone and got myself involved with another musical situation. After our band Sedona broke up I said (for the 20th time) that I was through with bands. But duets are different. Fast, EFFICIENT practices. So, this young dude who has been helping me out withContinue reading “Never Too Late”
A Gypsy Girl Named Shannon
Not a John Stewart song, but a real girl. Bright garnet-yellow eyes, smooth café skin, and a throaty giggle that first seduced then paralyzed. I met Shannon in the high Sierra Mountains in northern California where she camped with her family of seven: Her father Grecko, mother Sashay, and her quadruplet sisters, not one ofContinue reading “A Gypsy Girl Named Shannon”
Happenings
They are putting up a two-billion dollar amusement park amid all the hustle and bustle of northeast Oklahoma, just off Route 66. Over by that old steer skull. Talk about setting yourself up for failure. Imagine jumping on a plane, exotic locales and lush tropical gardens dancing through your head as you lay back toContinue reading “Happenings”
Why Bother?
All the time and money being wasted in a fruitless effort to keep fucking with that bloviating gasbag Trump. You know nothing will come of it. NOT because he is innocent, hell no. Because he has spent years building his paper kingdom, and it is stacked with his remaining psycophants who were not born withContinue reading “Why Bother?”
Crybaby
Growing up, I was told not to cry; it was a sign of weakness. Real men didn’t cry. When my Little League team lost the game which would have sent us to Williamsport, PA and the Little League World Series, I cried. But not in front of anyone. I didn’t want to be accused ofContinue reading “Crybaby”
Here Today….
You know the rest. My very last band has exploded, along with my dream of one last bid to play out with a full band and showcase my music. I’m gonna take the heat on this one. I was the only one of the four of us that had an agenda. Hell, these guys wereContinue reading “Here Today….”
Yet Another Song
I am starting to impress myself with this burst of creativity that has led me to write seven original songs after a span of thirty years or so, but what really impressed me was these are good songs. I’ve always been OK as a lyricist, but my music structure is so much more polished afterContinue reading “Yet Another Song”
Now THAT was a Show!
I am home from watching three great blues players tonight at the Rose Music Center at Huber Heights. We arrived early enough to grab a bite to eat and we were literally the fifth car from the entrance to the amphitheater when we parked. One problem with watching shows in the state of Ohio; thereContinue reading “Now THAT was a Show!”
Thoughts on a Summer Day
I look out my office window at the bird feeder and birdbath and damn if I am not starting to recognize several of the feeders and bathers that frequent our little bird spa. There is Louie, a big brown bird that has the loudest voice I have ever heard, save a few crows in California.Continue reading “Thoughts on a Summer Day”
