“It’s All Music, Eh?”

January 29, 2014.Reading time 3 minutes.

I wasn’t a close friend of TR Richie‘s. But we ran in the some of the same circles. And we shared some powerful times with our Coho/Calvin’s friends, especially through Michael and Kendra. I’ve been following TR’s final journey with some interest, as cancer has been taking its toll. Some friends may have seen the […]

Better The Higher You Climb

July 17, 2013.Reading time 6 minutes.

Some days, you really do feel the past and future come together and touch each other. Today was one of those days for us, as Dennise and me went back to visit “Kasha-Katuwe, aka Tent Rocks,” here in New Mexico. You may recall that back in May, I blogged about our 20-year anniversary. Even though […]

Near as Breath, Yet Untouchable: Reflections on Fogelberg Weekend

February 23, 2013.Reading time 23 minutes.

“Sometimes in the night I feel it, Near as my next breath and yet untouchable. Silently, the past comes stealing, Like the taste of some forbidden sweet.” ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ A week ago right now, we were rehearsing for that night’s Dan Fogelberg Tribute Show. It […]

The End of the World As We Know It

December 18, 2012.Reading time 13 minutes.

“So, if they say to you, ‘Look! He is in the wilderness,’ do not go out.If they say, ‘Look! He is in the inner rooms,’ do not believe it…But about that day and hour no one knows, neither the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.”— Jesus Christ (Matthew, Chapter 24) “It’s […]

The Same Blood (The Newest Song)

March 13, 2012.Reading time 2 minutes.

Another new song, from my songwriter group. Man, I love that group. Three songs in four weeks. This one, it think is my favorite so far. Hope you like it… The Same Blood They’re rattling their sabers Stirring up our fear Of the ones beyond our borders Far away from here. They tell us we’re […]

Walk With Me (New Studio Version)

September 27, 2011.Reading time less than 1 minute.

It’s Tuesday, so I must have another song to share. (Four for four over the past month!) Today, as promised, a new version of a song I’d recorded before, called “Walk With Me.” The original tracks were stolen with my computer about a year and a half ago. But I’ve redone it. And I like […]

"Those Two" (Studio Version)

September 20, 2011.Reading time 2 minutes.

At the beginning of the summer I posted a YouTube of this song. This week, I’ve been working here in the studio on a demo of it. I’m very pleased with how it’s coming out. Hope you like it too. (BTW, if DO you like it, consider Facebook/Twitter “Liking” or “Sharing” it with the buttons […]

The Sea Refuses No River

August 2, 2011.Reading time 3 minutes.

I remember being richer than a king The minutes of the day were goldenI recall that when the joint passed roundMy body felt a little colderBut now I’m like a sewer channel -running lime and scagLet me get at the master panel – let me at my stack The sea refuses no riverAnd right now […]

Andy Gullahorn’s Song, "That Guy"

February 5, 2010.Reading time 5 minutes.

I’m almost always haunted by songs. On just about every day of life, a song comes from somewhere and swirls around inside my head. I know I’m not alone in this. The best of them can stay around for weeks. Sometimes months. The current song haunting my soul is from Andy Gullahorn, and it’s called […]

"Love In Time," A Final Gift from Dan Fogelberg

September 22, 2009.Reading time 8 minutes.

Most of you who know my musical tastes know the hallowed, and unabashed, place that Dan Fogelberg holds in my heart. Dan died far too young. To this day, many times when I’m listening to his music, it’s hard for me to fathom that he’s been gone for almost two years now. And even now, […]