Author Archives: steviehimself

Not that anyone asked, but while I put my guitar god aspirations away, I decided to compile a list of the good aspects of 2024. See how many you remember: Played a bowling alley. Played a golf course. Played a farm with a corn maze. (Maybe I will play a ski slope in the future?)Continue reading “THE GOOD ASPECTS OF 2024…”

How I spent my Friday afternoon… Thought I didn’t have the files for these albums but surprise surprise! Thank goodness for Dropbox, which I had forgotten about (oops!) Since I had no plans today, why not play these songs that I’d not heard nor performed in years, and remind myself of how overly ambitious IContinue reading “JUST IN TIME FOR THE HOLIDAYS”

When I took that selfie a few days ago, my joke was “The sun hit my hair just right.” Then I took a good long look at it, and noticed something. Is this what inner peace feels like? I can’t say for sure but my face doesn’t show any desperation anymore, nor any signs ofContinue reading “IS THIS WHAT INNER PEACE FEELS LIKE?”

I am typing this on Thanksgiving night. I must have written, re-written, and threw out this blog a few times this week, looking for the right words to print. Today felt like the right day to do it. So why is there a picture of Prince at the top? Read on… Last night I gotContinue reading “WHO AM I, REALLY?”

This may not be a big deal to some of you, but to me it is. When you’re a quirky guitar player, you tend to be marginalized. I was never the best, not the most original player (but certainly not the most derivative either). All I ever did was simply kick ass, bring my A-game,Continue reading “GOING INTO HIBERNATION”

I don’t even know how to begin this blog. My mind is racing 200mph, but the rest of my body is still sleeping. But like the pro I am (or was), I’ll just type away… Ready? After a month of helping out the cover band Supernova, I was asked to do one more gig onContinue reading “KINDA SHOT BUT WORTH IT”

I am typing this blog today (October 28) and it will be seen on my birthday (November 2). I will be the speed limit, the big ol’ 55. Proud of that. Oh and you will see this at 8:42 a.m., the time I was born. My November calendar is already filling up and this isContinue reading “NOVEMBER 2”

Four shows in one month might not mean a huge deal to some of you. But with the amount of driving I did, the number of times I filled my gas tank, and how many chicken fingers I ate at each venue (well, I had mozzarella sticks at Mrs. Riley’s)…it’s a big deal to me.Continue reading “AND THAT’S A WRAP…OR IS IT?”

Back on March 23, 2015, I recorded a single entitled “Quicker Than The Devil”. It was the first and so far only song to hit #1, albeit on the UK Metal charts on a now-defunct station. Still, it was a nice milestone. However, one thing plagued me for years. THIS VERSION IS TOO DAMN SLOW!Continue reading “A LITTLE QUICKER!”

“- The Kid: I ain’t got time for your b——t, Billy. What do you want?– Billy: This stage is no place for your personal s–t, man!– The Kid: That’s life, man.– Billy: Life, my ass, m———-r! This is a business, and you too far gone to see that yet! I told you before, you’re not packin’ themContinue reading “WHEN A QUOTE FROM “PURPLE RAIN” COMES IN HANDY…”