68…and Counting

My birthday is next Tuesday and besides completing another revolution around the sun, I’ll tell you what it means. I’ll stop getting so many phone calls asking for money for any election that is being held anywhere in the country on that day. It’s good that some of...

9 Phases of Post-Concert Depression

I came across an article the other day that really hit home and made me think about some feelings I have been experiencing over the last couple of months. It’s called “The 9 Phases of Post-Concert Depression” by Cassie Whitt and was posted on the Alternative Press...

8th of January

Today is a special day and a day to play a special tune. I first remember hearing this tune as part of a popular recording made in the late fifties by Johhny Horton:In 1814 we took a little trip along with Colonel Jackson down the mighty MississippiWe took a little...

A Bakersfield Survival Guide

For various and sundry reasons I had not previously attended a Great 48 Winter Jam before. But this past summer was notable for a combination of babysitting responsibilities and conflicting band gigs and other commitments, which meant I missed Plymouth and Hollister...

A Beautiful Life

If you google “A Beautiful Life” a pretty diverse list of websites falls out, including a site for cosmetics and several hits for a movie directed by Alejandro Chomski…but not the gospel song done by Bill Monroe. For that you have to include an additional term like...