birds of fire
Made best tomato sauce ever this morning, going to mark it in my calendar so I can celebrate every year from here on. Still, my daughter won’t like it compared […]
dreams, talent and loss
Cheamer managed one artist, Reg Wood, who as a teenager emanated Lenny Breau or at least he could do The Claw the way Lenny Breau recorded it. I would be […]
reincarnation
More than one friend believes in reincarnation and one in particular absolutely convinced, anyone who plays very well means they had previous lives playing. What can you say to someone […]
swap shop
The Stereo Swap Shop (swap shop for short) on Osborne across the street from greatest Winnipeg ice cream, Dutch Made. The Swap Shop allowed you to trade records for other […]
somewhens
when i hear muzak versions of hits, my ears transfix on how they did it. when a piano string breaks, i don’t expect to be blamed when bananas […]
hymie
My great uncle, the brother of my grandmother, liked him a lot and he was different. His name was Hi (Chaim), the Hebrew word for life. Many Jews named their […]
old neil young neil
Years ago, I watched an interview with Anne Murray and she talked about age discrimination in the music business. As time does it’s thing I see what she meant, the […]
relationships
People don’t listen each other waiting more their point heard catch myself over and over so is the other like good playing hear the other like rhythm objectively inside like […]
publishing
There is a strike at York University, one of my professors left me feeling confused about where she stands. I considered raising my arm in class and pointing it out […]
miles davis
The idea that so and so is the son or daughter of someone famous doesn’t mean they have any of their that talent it just means their ear lobes might […]