I got old(er) the other day.
Back before the world stopped there was a group of work-study students at the university that took it upon themselves to find my birthday. I’m not sure why. Simpler times I guess. Well, the [...]
It’s the music that matters…
and those who know me know that it’s the lyrics that matter more to me. Still, music and words together can be magic. I’m writing this because of the death of David Olney. He passed [...]
Well, damn…
RIP Johnny Clegg. Thought process: I read about his passing, remembered the lyric, saw the moon rising, grabbed my camera, shot this image with my dogs keeping watch, the mosquitoes biting, come [...]
Rum and Coca-Cola
I am a long time addict to Dr Pepper and I’m okay with that. I do not like Coca-cola. It is worth noting that when you add coca-cola to a heathy glass of rum, garnish with a lime and then mix in [...]
It was sometime late December, a couple of decades ago.
The plaster fell from the wall. The mic stand hadn’t seen a mic in a dozen months or more. The decorator had died before starting the job. The tape was giving up the ghost. The thumb [...]
UPDATE: It’s kinda sad what he became.
Anybody remember when Jimmy Buffett was a good songwriter? Anyone? It’s been a hell of a long time since he was. He’s a hell of a lot richer now that he has learned the fine art of [...]
17 things I learned from listening to country music in carpool in the 70’s
This is another repost from the old days. The 1970’s were wrong in so many ways and right in so many others. The first song I remember hearing on the radio was Johnny Cash and Waylon [...]
The Ballad of Spider John
The other night I force fed several story songs to my 4381 class. I was trying to point out narrative structure in songs. I inundated them with things the most likely didn’t care for or [...]
