Poster – an attractive serene young woman sitting cross legged, her hands resting on her knees, index finger touching thumb. Headline: learn to meditate, Saturday at such and such address. […]

Success with the opuntia cactus, the one with the zillion micro needles, if you come too close it will absolutely hurt you. Now, post surgery, sprouting new parts. This is […]

Blown’ in the Wind exploded because of Peter, Paul and Mary not Dylan. Sometimes a hit isn’t recognized widely until it is made by mainstream forces. I like Drew Smith’s […]

At the finish of the interview on Q this morning, Tom said to me we usually pick a song to play at the end but in your case we’ll ask […]

The first musicians who offered me work after I quit Blue Rodeo were Shadowy Men On A Shadowy Planet. Would I be into touring with them as the opening act? In physics […]

It became clear many years ago that one could hire virtuosos to tour with but if they also behaved like babies, it wouldn’t be worth it. Ninety-five percent of the […]

Before the class was let out for the summer, the old tuba player had one last piece of advice, “Maybe your name is Harold or maybe it’s Betsy, either way […]

Small dead racoon on the forest path. Looking closer couldn’t see any signs of a predator but insects already inspecting its unblinking eyes, still ears and dry nose. Looking up, […]

So if I’m always going to be bummed about my chops, if I’m always going to fixate on what I don’t do well with my instrument, if that’s like you […]

Every day Sheila wished she could play that passage and each day faces the fact she can’t pull it off and curses herself. Tanner, her conductor friend, said once you […]