He’s one of the greatest woodworkers alive. He shares his fifty years of experience with enthusiasm and generosity. He made me believe I can do things I never thought I could do. And he peace, because he never talks about anything except woodworking.  So I do get it. I need an escape, too.  I can […]

  Somebody on Facebook shared a video of David Bowie speaking “on the Need for Authenticity in Music”. The “artist” who shared it commented “very difficult to do if you depend on your art as a livelihood.” Been there. But I didn’t consider myself an artist at the time because I wasn’t making a lot […]

The American Dream can be defined as our national ethos, Greek for “character”. It’s not a terribly broad leap then to see the President as our national persona, the face we collectively show to the world. We may be able to disguise our character with a convincing mask but there can’t be a faceless mask. […]

“Here’s the outside/here’s the scene” It’s so strange. I’ve only been writing art songs for a fraction of the time I’ve been a music professional. So it’s still exciting every time, especially performing for strangers. That’s not the strange part. The strange part is the audience vibe since I’ve been doing it this way. It’s […]