The brilliant line up scene in The Usual Suspects, was a blooper reel. The director was pissed off and thought the actors screwed up but the editor realized it worked. […]

Been reading a steady stream of laments on AI warnings, disappointments, prophecies of ruin. It leaves me hesitant to say aloud that I love it, at least sometimes. The love […]

Working on a musical for RS. Something unique having a songwriting goal outside of oneself. As close as I’ll get to the Brill building.

Trying to coordinate Tranzac recording some of the new songs, perhaps late night with sound tech Pat. He of chipper personality. Wish I had access to a piano with a […]

After organizing the two nights this year where people played Sam Larkin songs or Mendelson Joe songs, I think now I would enjoy bringing some of those people to my […]

The thing I liked most at the Mendelson Joe night was Sarah’s daughter acting out the lyric. I didn’t know what she would do when she sat back to back […]

I am loving Margo Needs Money, the book by Rufi Thopre, has the can’t put it down vibe and it makes me wonder if a musical situation ever could be […]

The randomizer put on Wild World by Cat Stevens. I love that Tea for the Tillerman album ever since those adolescent days of summer camp and friends like Beryl Cohen. […]

Guy from Sweden asked me to play on an album he and his whacky Swedish friends are making. He asks me to choose between Patti Smith and Jennifer Castle for […]

At the open stage Honey wanted to meet and practice the Sam Larkin song she will do on Aug 31rst. Afterward I asked if she wanted to perform it right […]