the girl with kaleidoscope eyes
Just before he took the stage Sammy told me he was doing Wuthering Heights. I gave him a puzzled look. He said you know by Kate Bush. Oh, I thought […]
atlantic alt
I joined Paramount Plus so I could watch South Park’s Enter the Panderverse. Totally amazing. Read Robert Zubrin’s piece about space exploration, makes me think twice, maybe inevitable. It does […]
imposter
This string quartet which was a sketch I did on my computer a few years ago, now might get recorded by some real amazing musicians. This is a blessing and […]
drinking Fosters in the shade
Working on my literature review. It requires a lot of focus but not at all unlike writing a good song. One of things I learned studying Warren Zevon was his […]
the white stockings
There is a creative student with a soprano voice who sits at the front and never misses a class. She plays three instruments, well as far as I can tell. […]
working at the work
Once again I must expand my capabilities. Change the fill valve of the toilet. Six Youtubes later my confidence feels ready but I still might screw up. Find out next […]
you tube teacher
Nice community vibe at the show in Uxbridge. Good enough piano. It is much more interesting to try representing songs pianistically. I love the new things worked out in recent […]
please don’t be long
Driving home the other night from Guelph I thought about the time I read Black Francis say the White Album was his fave and all those years ago when I […]
ye
The album presentation today was graduation by Kanye West. It is a sure fire thing everytime I choose Kanye for students to research, that they have a more meaningful time […]
subway writing
On the subway today I practised describing people around me, just simple observations and soon realized I wish I could make it homework for the kids in the songwriting classes. […]