The first time I played Robert’s Creek was amazing thanks to Jamie Elder. He set it all up and even had a restaurant where he named different juices after people, […]

I didn’t know what to expect from Levon Helm’s book. I met him once but no real conversation, just a handshake. He seemed frail. If I had read this book […]

When I was a little kid and my parents left my grandparents to babysit, sometimes I might have toothache. My grandfather would give a little whiskey on kleenex to place […]

My brothers and I were all in the same place at the same time recently. The distribution of genes never ceases to amaze. I stand alone but in the mirror […]

I almost threw my back out which is weird considering I stretch almost every day. Must have been that wrong turn after Albuquerque. We are so vulnerable, so easy to […]

Had to endure the painful prerecorded music and messages when I called the credit card company. In French they do not alter words using “er” like I do as an […]

How weird it was that only one was credited with the songwriting and controlled the bulk of the money. Jeremy, in the 2cnd year of the business program argues there […]

Hired this week to teach two courses next winter. Pleased about that. The usual one about songwriting and a new one on the music business. I think for the second […]

Watching lectures by David Mamet. Makes me want to return to his pieces, view them again knowing his process better. It is pleasing and inspiring that he sees continuity between […]

Jennifer Gillmor’s benefit show at Revival was advertised as starting at 7pm but there were almost 6 bands. I was not worried about arriving late because 9:30 is not so […]