“You can’t go to the store and buy a good ear and rhythm…”
“I wanted to create music that was so different that my mother could tell me from everyone else…”
Lester William Polsfuss – known to the world as “Les Paul” – June 9, 1915 – August 12, 2009
The Deaf Queen and the One-Eyed King
“Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain!”
Oz, the Great and Powerful – The Wizard of Oz, 1939
“We’ve gotta protect our phony baloney jobs!”
Governor William J. Le Petomane – Blazing Saddles, 1974
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Remembering Gerry Garcia, 1942 – 1995
“What a Long Strange Trip it’s Been…”
Truckin’ – Garcia, Weir, Lesh, Hunter; from the Grateful Dead Album: American Beauty, 1970
Gerry Garcia – August 1, 1942 – August 9, 1995
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Judas In Chains
I began writing this song almost two years ago, and recently found the almost finished lyrics. I spent some time this week re-writing the lyrics, and also spent some time re-working the music. I think it’s pretty close to being finished, and hope to have a rough cut (acoustic only?) recorded by next week. If there’s any interest, maybe I’ll post the rough cut…
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Morning Coffee
Do you need that caffeine jolt first thing every day? Do you have a morning ritual? Well, it’s no secret that I am a coffee fiend, so first thing every morning I have to have my java. You might also say I have a regular morning ritual where coffee plays a huge part.