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    • Jun 15, 2020

    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,...
    This Land Was Made for You… And Me (Epilogue)
    • Mar 18, 2019

    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
    • Mar 4, 2019

    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...
    Christmas In England
    • Dec 22, 2018

    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...
    It’s A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Summer - Part 3
    • Nov 12, 2018

    It’s A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Summer - Part 3

    It was tough getting to sleep. It had been a perfect day, until now. I felt like an idiot. I wracked my brain, trying to reconstruct...
    It’s A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Summer - Part 1
    • Oct 15, 2018

    It’s A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Summer - Part 1

    Well, here we are again, another fall. Not that I mind, of course. I’ve always loved fall; leaves turning, a sudden nip in the air, a new...
    My Christmas List
    • Dec 11, 2017

    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...
    “Strings of streetlights, even stoplights…”
    • Nov 20, 2017

    “Strings of streetlights, even stoplights…”

    “If you don’t like the weather, wait ten minutes.” That’s what they say in New England. It may be an exaggeration, but not by much. At...
    Guns, Dollars, and Sense
    • Oct 9, 2017

    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...
    Not For Musicians Only
    • Sep 25, 2017

    Not For Musicians Only

    I recently received an email in response to my blog, “Swimming UpStream,” from a young musician in Germany. He had written previously to...
    Swimming UpStream...
    • Sep 11, 2017

    Swimming UpStream...

    “Crooked as a dog’s hind leg.” That’s what my dad would say. When it comes to the music business, he wouldn’t be far from wrong. There...
    It Was Fifty Years Ago Today
(An appreciation of Sgt. Pepper)
    • Aug 7, 2017

    It Was Fifty Years Ago Today (An appreciation of Sgt. Pepper)

    It’s been fifty years since the release of The Beatles “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band,” the album many consider the band’s finest...
    Making of "Goin' To Clarksdale"
    • Jun 12, 2017

    Making of "Goin' To Clarksdale"

    Hello, and welcome to my blog. I’m very happy to be able to reach out to friends and fans in this way. I want to thank my wife, Marion...
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