Don’t know about you, but I generally get to and through a first verse and chorus and either skid to a halt or force fit lyrics to finish a song, or at least get it to where it’s hopefully got enough substance to rewrite. Over the last few months I’ve gleaned (re-gleaned) tips on approaches…
Fireflies in Mason Jars
I’m a creature of habit when it’s convenient or when I feel like it, which makes sticking to routines challenging for me. So Google calendar reminders are friend and foe, momentary shouts from the ether, “hey, get off your lazy @$$, and do something.” One of these is a weekly blog post, begging the question,…
Validation
It’s been raining steady since just after midnight. I’d planned on filling the well hitting a couple of stretches of highway to two specific places in a 60 mile radius I’ve not been and find the music stores tucked away in these rural towns. But, I stayed up late watching movies and the darkened morning…
What Makes Us Smile?
So the end of another year is upon us. I’m not much for status quo resolutions, you know, the kind that come out of a Cracker Jack box or a Hallmark card. But I do take time to pause and reflect on the year gone by. There are always negatives, but this year my goal…
Head Haunt
I love it when a musical hook and progression come together. Even more so when I come back to it the next day an it’s there, on the tip of my tongue, a week later it’s haunting me because the lyric isn’t flowing the same way. So I hit the idea book, or a blog…
Second 4th Saturday
With Thanksgiving weekend winding down I didn’t note today is the 4th Saturday of the month. For the last 2-3 years I’ve strapped on my “bumble bee” Fender Jazz bass at Summit Coffee accompanying Rick Spreitzer, an Americana staple in the Charlotte area. Tonight is the second 4th Saturday for the group’s new configuration, and…
Took a While
It took a while, but I’m finally done converting and cleaning up the space in my office/studio to fit the new rack with everything wired and working! Tonight I updated my rack and connection sheet so I can easily tell what’s what a month from now and I either add or change something in the…
Knock, knock…
Over the last year I’ve reconnected with musicians from the past, one specifically from a LONG time ago, a positive aspect of the Internet. I’m making it a point to make a serious effort and meet up with any of these guys over the next couple of years, if only for a few hours or…
