The research proposal was approved. That feels good. The criticism I received at first hurt and I just wanted to quit and walk away but got my head around the […]

now the literature review. i don’t know. there are a bunch of books and i read them. so? some of them were amazing. some of them make me wish i […]

Final touches on research proposal. Half the time I resent having to put the work I know musically into words but half the time it is also stimulating. Reading about […]

Once in awhile Frank wondered if he himself might be an illusion but when he looked in the mirror – there he was. He played the harmonica, played it backwards, […]

In the last class a student suggested we write a song together as a group. I sort of rolled my eyes on the inside but said ok let’s try. Then […]

There was an idea in the Gurdjieff books that everything turns into the opposite direction of how it originally faced. Over time I notice resonant examples. Comes to mind today […]

Went to see Ain’t Too Proud To Beg. I was disappointed. I love Paul Williams, Eddie Kendricks and David Ruffin. The play was a cartoon. I would have been impressed […]

One time I was playing in Winnipeg and Neil Young was there too. I figured he was staying at the Fairmont and dropped a package off to him. It came […]

How ordinary is it to lie to oneself? The morals and corruption struggles play out between one’s ears as often as on the streets. It might not be so easy […]

I am going to Ireland in June with a group of students from Seneca. I bet I see Eileen O’Toole. Maybe we do a show together?