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A Letter From God

Hi there, God here. How’s it goin’? Ok, stupid question. I know how it’s going ‘cause I’m God. I don’t mean to make fun of your problems,...

Are You A Racist?

Preface Well, I’m back. It’s been a long time since I’ve written a blog. In the past, my blogs have mostly had to do with music, entertai...

This Land Was Made for You… And Me (Epilogue)

First off, thanks for the comments, on this website and on Facebook, regarding part one of my last blog, "This Land Was Made For You... ...

This Land Was Made For You … And Me

I was naive. A few years ago, I really thought we were getting beyond racism. In my own little world, my friends and acquaintances who ar...

Christmas In England

“Hello, my lovely,” said the saleswoman at the furniture store. “Thank you, my lovely,” smiled the Tamar Bridge toll-lady. “There you are...

Simplicity

Last week, Marion and I traveled to Concord, Massachusetts, a town which the U.S. Census Bureau refers to as part of “Greater Boston.” To...

Facebook

Hello there, it’s been a while. My last blog went out at the end of 2017. I had intended to take a break for the holidays, stay off Faceb...

My Christmas List

“And so this is Christmas… and what have you done?” Well, to answer John Lennon, quite a lot in 2017. Musically speaking, I released a bl...

Money Doesn't Talk, It Screams

This is not the blog I wanted to write. I had planned to share my latest musical project, something that gives me a lot of joy, and somet...

The Casting Couch

Harvey Weinstein. Within the last couple of weeks, his public reputation has gone from that of “Producer/Mogul” to “Sexual Predator.” The...

Guns, Dollars, and Sense

What a week. Las Vegas…Tom Petty. A shattering, one-two punch; not quite a knockout, but close. We’ll stand up, shake ourselves off, and ...

“Moonlighting In Vermont”

If ever there was an “all American” place, it is Vermont. That is not to say it’s the most “all American” or only “all American” place, b...

Happy “Retirement!”

Over the last year or two, we’ve lost many greats in the entertainment industry; so many, in fact, that last year many people began to cu...

"What The World Needs Now..."

Hello, and welcome back to my blog. I hope you enjoyed the previous installment, about the making of my CD, “Goin’ To Clarksdale.” The in...

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