I find it reassuring when I read of someone successful that I admire, and find that they've had a series of 'normal' jobs and li...

There are things, little things, little manufactured things, that I am grateful for every day. They are, like, miracles. They make life so m...

Coming from the library the other day I passed by our local uniform store. Pleated, boring cotton/poly blend workclothes and uniforms were a...

A year ago, while I was out jogging, I had a strange episode. Coming to a cross street, I glanced to the right to check for traffic, and jus...

Back in December, my pal Tito Uquillas, who has a hip rock group for kids called The Hipwaders , asked if I'd do a guest vocal on his u...

I feel like a king. A good king. I had such a royal time recording at Skywalker Sound. When you drive through the gate, your jaw drops at th...

I'm taking a break from practicing to REMIND you of my first solo concert in over 4 years: This Saturday at the Kuumbwa Jazz Center in S...

I've been sequestered, not pestered, alone with me and a piano for weeks now. For a few hours a day at least. Then it's time to pick...

I used to dream of being on a major label. When I was with The Bobs we dreamed of it, and held out for a few years, waiting for the offer th...

I was watching Janis Joplin in "Festival Express" recently. She was cathartic. I don't think she knew how to hold anything bac...

I promised in my last blog entry, some time back, that I would be working on new piano instrumental pieces. I have been, eagerly, and I'...

A couple of years ago I got a case of pneumonia. NOT the rockin' pneumonia. Just the too-tired-to-get-outta-bed-and-my-lungs-hurt pneumo...

When you start to go bald, you face yourself squarely. You didn't cause it, you didn't earn it. It is not retribution or karma. It i...

Okay, so you've just graduated with a bachelors degree. You studied music theory and composition. You've somehow got to make some mo...

Take a tip from the pros - if you're planning a wedding, get the wedding music that hard-core wedding afficianados get - Music by Gunnar...