Lucas has been playing the harmonica for a few weeks now. He picked it up one day, and (with my very rudimentary understanding) I showed him how the holes work, in for one note and out for another. We worked out the notes to “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star,” and he was set on learning it. [...]
Atticus has been a bit obsessed with Neil Young for the past year or so. Yes, it all began way back when he was only four and a half. Before his dad and I went to see Neil Young live, we downloaded and burned his awesome Live at Massey Hall album from 1971. Well, Attie [...]
Yes, it’s true. Kevin and I got out of the house without the kids for the first time since we saw Neil Young at DPAC last April. We went down to The Highlander for Mike & Kristie’s Open Mic. Yay! My dad agreed to watch the boys, so after I left school, we rushed around [...]
I feel like I’m constantly evolving into something else. It seems as if my past, my present, and my future are all intertwining into one strong rope that can’t be broken. That is a good thing. I suspect that Jo thinks I’m a bit extreme for being so interested in Elvis, but he filled a [...]
p.s. Turn your speakers down a little before you hit “play.” :( [Audio clip: view full post to listen] When I posted my first revived cassette recording, I mentioned that I don’t “cringe at the imperfections” anymore. Well, I can’t say that’s true with this one. I don’t know whether it’s just a sensitive day [...]
[Audio clip: view full post to listen] This cover of Olivia Newton-John’s “Let Me Be There” was recorded in the summer of 1984 at Songmasters on the Boardwalk, Surfside Beach, SC. I was 14, almost 15, at the beach with my church youth group. It wasn’t my best performance, though I don’t cringe at the [...]
Just a few songs ago… Kevin’s playing one of his originals while I work on novel study questions and sing along (read: partially paying attention). He’s in one of the verses when he knows he’s singing the wrong lyrics again… Kevin, still strumming along: “I’ve gotten to where I mess that one up every time. [...]
01 its christmas by Fryedchickin I recorded this back in 2001, I think. My friend Eddie Cochran had written a bunch of songs, and I went out to his and Leilani’s house many times to sing along with whatever instrumental tracks had been recorded. He had me standing in the bathroom with the door closed, [...]
