Travel iii – As Summer Winds Down
“And the trouble is, if you don’t risk anything, you risk even more” ~ Erica Jong I have been on some great road trips this year...
"Musicians in a Jam"
"On average, the city’s lost at least one major rehearsal facility a year since 2010, displacing hundreds of musicians over that time."...
Travel (ii) - New Mexico
"Stuff your eyes with wonder, live as if you’d drop dead in ten seconds. See the world. It’s more fantastic than any dream made or paid...
Travel (i) - Always Treasured
“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. Broad, wholesome,...
Winter Escape to the Land of the Mexican Guitarrón
Okay, I did not actually see/hear a guitarrón (a six-string acoustic bass played in mariachi groups) while in Mexico, but clusters of...
Through the Window, Into the Future
This holiday season, while walking along East Hastings Street, early on a Sunday morning, before the drug-raged street chaos began it's...
ART. MIMESIS. LOVE. FREEDOM.
I think... that word arts and music hold intricate and deep contradictions - pain & joy, struggle & triumph, soul-challenging work &...
Sea Legs
I had my sea legs on this week, balancing the decks of the Axes & Anchors cruise ship for guitar workshops and concerts. Billed as the...
Time is Precious
I do not celebrate Christmas, but look forward to visiting family and friends over the holidays, and thinking about the year as it winds...
(Pledge) Metal Allegiance
Across musical genres, for me, songs that ignite the wow-factor response are a rare occurrence. By this, I mean the far-between moments,...
