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The new album is on hold until I feel like starting up again. I made this decision a while back because I wasn’t happy with anything. It’s my own fault really. I always get excited about things like this, and plaster my thoughts all over social media. And more often than not, it blows upContinue reading “WHAT AM I TRYING TO SAY?”

Well here we are, feeling cabin fever, which begs the question… How many more days til Spring? I hate winter. Always did, since I was a kid. Would always feel sad and bummed, unlike my friends who thrived on snowball fights, sledding and writing their name in the snow with, well, use your imagination. OftenContinue reading “HOW MANY MORE DAYS TIL SPRING?”

Virtual NAMM was last week. It was what it wasn’t. But as most faux optimists would say “It’s better than nothing, right?” Well, no. Still it was cool of Ibanez to send me a virtual badge/link. I popped in on some things here and there, but it wasn’t right. Sitting at my dining room table,Continue reading “THE PLIGHT OF BEING A MUSICIAN”

Last year around this time, I was sitting in Newark Airport at 5am. Dead tired but excited for my first trip to Anaheim since 2014. Arrived at LAX 3:30pm, greeted to warmer weather, sunnier skies, and the chance to be a pretend guitar god for four days at NAMM. Now all of us musicians sitContinue reading “WHAT A DIFFERENCE A YEAR MAKES…”

Here we are, the first full week into 2021 and well, what can I say that hasn’t already been said? No reason for me to opine or wax poetic when others do it so eloquently (albeit with drama) on social media. So what does a long-haired guitarist do? He remasters a song from 2004 becauseContinue reading “FITTING FOR THESE TIMES”

Back to normal, that is? Yeah, 2020 certainly gave everyone a beating. While we are all hoping for 2021 to be a tremendous improvement, it will take its sweet time to return to form. It may not be the life we once had, but it will be something. True to my Scorpio nature, I’ve beenContinue reading “ARE WE BACK YET?”

I am not one to rush things. But like the rest of the world, I have never been so thrilled to see 2020 go bye-bye. It wasn’t all bad for me personally, was better for some, worse for others. Lots of people started up their own businesses and realized that being their own boss wasContinue reading “HOW I SPENT MY 2020”

Anyone who knows me (whether they admit to it or not) knows that I dabble in photography. But I am not a true photographer in that regard. I was always a point-and-shoot person, nothing fancy. Yet people who peruse my outdoor photos on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram all seem to say the same things: “YouContinue reading “IN CASE THE GUITAR THING DOESN’T PAN OUT ANYMORE…”

It snowed yesterday. Can you tell I’m ebullient? Went outside at 7am with shovel in hand to clear the heavier stuff at the front of the driveway. And then when I pulled out the snow blower, my back was thanking me. I forgot about certain muscles in my arms though. To hopefully kill the timeContinue reading “THINGS I THINK ABOUT WHEN SHOVELING SNOW”

Well, uh, I feel foolish. Was supposed to have rehearsal with the guys on December 2nd but then we had to move it to December 16th. Now there’s a threat of 12-18″ of snow so I made the call to postpone until after the holidays. I really need to show more admirable restraint. I getContinue reading “ADMIRABLE RESTRAINT”