It has been a pleasure these past few months to sign and personalize copies of Theo for many of you. A number of the inscriptions I’ve written, including ones to people I don’t yet know personally, contain the phrase “with thanks for the Theo i
Read MoreThough we’ve had some definite touches of springtime already — it was 80 degrees yesterday and trees are swollen with new buds — trees are still wintry in appearance…
Read MoreConfession 1: I am a sucker for a lush, emotive, (dare is say it) pretty movie soundtrack. . . . And by the way, you are too. (Tell me you didn’t cry when the family dog died and the little boy is sobbing…
Read MoreI don’t know that I’ve ever completely finished a song. I’ve worked on a few thousand and gotten them to the point that they were performable, or recordable. But there’s often the gnawing sense…
Read MoreOne of my favorite (and, I contend, one of the best) songwriters around today is Andy Gullahorn. His music is a thought-provoking mix of candor, honesty, humor and hope. And his performances…
Read MoreWhen I first started doing music full-time, as a 40+ year-old totally unknown guy-with-a-guitar, I said ‘yes’ to pretty much every gig opportunity that came my way. I played for all sorts of audiences…
Read MoreWhen I left law practice to become a vocational musician, one of the first things I did was write a mission statement. That sort of thing was in vogue at the time, mostly as a business practice…
Read MoreI’ve been wanting for a long time to try my hand at writing a novel. At 66, it seems a bit late in the game for that sort of thing. Which brings to mind a conversation I had with a dear friend….
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