He spent years assuming the voices were important. Not voices in the dramatic sense. Just the constant internal panel discussion that accompanies many through adult life. Imaginary interviews. Commentary. They […]

Academia friends said these types questions the PhD committee probably. Q: Isn’t improvisation as ontology just a metaphor? Q: If everything is improvisation, doesn’t the term lose meaning? Q: Your […]

The horror movie gig rolls in and in one part I’m supposed to play “Three Blind Mice.” No problem. Later, I glance at the contract and my lawyer’s masterpiece says […]

Throughout the tour I stretched each day in hotel rooms. Lot of cat cow, lot of planks. Some shoulder stands. Not much headway unfortunately for the sore hamstring and sore […]

Liz didn’t tell people at first. It sounded like a joke, or worse, a brand. But that wasn’t what she meant. The dog’s name was Olive. A medium-sized creature with […]

Driving to Saskatoon playing different albums for each other. The Kinks. Hotel has a Yuk Yuks comedy club downstairs. Hoping someone I know is playing but turns out tonight is […]

She played little rooms that smelled like bleach and hauled her gear through snow. Reviews used words like challenging and idiosyncratic. She taught lessons to pay rent, smiling while explaining […]

No one expected the monks to walk into Smokey Joe’s Stage last Monday. It attracted the usual suspects. Dana Lalonde who now calls her self DL, Robertson who plays instrumentals […]

Thanks for listening to my music this year. December had a nice four city tour of Montreal, Brockville, Chelsea and Burritts Rapids…though I forgot my merch in Montreal. oh well. […]