I just played my first solo acoustic full gig in front of live human beings since the day they put Ronald Reagan in the ground. It was, as I suspected it would be, mostly a live practice. Sunday night in Victorville at a Starbucks is not exactly the most happenin' place in all the world. Still, it was a good way to... Read more...
Coffeehouse Curmudgeon Comes Around And Comes To You
I used to play a lot of gigs at coffeehouses, cafes, and bars. Me, my voice, my acoustic guitar and a stack of notebooks and loose sheets of lyrics. At one point in the early nineties, I was doing three or four gigs a week, mostly at independent coffeehouses from... Read more...
About The Twelve Ideas Project
Update — 01-04-10: The community has spoken… or, rather, not spoken. The “Twelve Ideas” project has been shelved due to lack of community interest. Thanks to the nine people who submitted ideas! I want your ideas. Lots of them. I need twelve of them to make Twelve Ideas a reality.... Read more...
Amanda Speaks For Me
Y’know, I was going to make this post all about my thoughts on what Amanda Fucking Palmer recently wrote on her blog, but that would be absolutely redundant. I mean, like, to the letter, practically. So, here: Please simply read “why i am not afraid to take your money, by... Read more...
Puppets! Gypsy Jazz! Watch Now!
I first met Gina Violina at a Tower Records Halloween party in 198something-or-other. Followed her around like a puppy until she paid attention to me. I think that party was at Tardon Feathered’s house — Tardon worked in the art department at Tower. My memory of those days, as some... Read more...
Live Virtual Concert!
Recently a friend loaned me an acoustic guitar. I reckon it’s time I made use of it. On Sunday, January 25 at 3:00 PM Pacific time, I’ll perform in a live virtual house concert (my house) which will stream on video through uStream. I’ll play for forty five minutes to... Read more...
Guitar Fund Drive Didn’t Make It… But I Have a Guitar to Play!
Despite the grand and generous efforts of five kind souls, my efforts to raise $300.00 to purchase an acoustic guitar fell short by $200.00. Since I pledged to make it an all or nothing effort, I just got done refunding the folks who donated. Thank you, sincerely — you know... Read more...
My Music Downloads – Some Stats!
I got sidetracked this morning, just now, and dug into the download and listening statistics for the music I have available on a pay-what-it’s-worth-to-you model. Here’s the Top Ten, in order by total streaming listens and downloads: At This Moment: 329 Icarus Wises Up: 318 In The Afternoon: 271 Second... Read more...
Appleseed Eyes
Thanks to the Internet and some folks who put their CD collections up on Amazon, I’m listening to a beloved album I haven’t heard in twenty years. It’s bringing up Some Stuff. I’m listening to “Broomtree” by Downy Mildew. It came out in 1986 on the Texas Hotel label, long... Read more...
Sing Along With Brave Men Run!
I’m very pleased to present something I’ve had on the back-burner for some time — “The Animal In Me: Songs From and Inspired by ‘Brave Men Run – A Novel of the Sovereign Era.” See, “Brave Men Run” has a ton of music in it. Characters reference different songs, listen... Read more...