Gotta love when a really personal song that you let sit for a few years – I call that “percolating” – finally makes it to the recording stage and becomes […]
Fitting In Just ONE More 2021 Gig (on KSCO)
Me and my New Best Friends had a pretty amazing year. In addition to what became a residency gig at El Vaquero Winery, we played pretty much once (often much […]
Nez (1942 – 2021)
I’ve only been truly starstruck twice in my life: Once when I met Red Skelton. My childhood hero. Cyndy and stumbled upon him in a gift shop at Lake Tahoe. […]
Outstanding In a Field. Literally. And For a Good Cause.
I had the way-cool opportunity to play for the Teen Kitchen Project’s annual fundraising dinner yesterday. A great event for a great cause. Funny that my wife and I have […]
“We’re the Elders Now” – Want Your Family Photos In the Video?
Four (plus) years ago when my father passed (at 92…a long life, but still hard, ya know?) I was thinking about the notion of being not *that* old but already […]
A Sad Goodbye to Laurie Roberts
We lost a bay area legend yesterday morning. I just posted this to the KPIG website. I’m reposting here, with a few personal anecdotes. I first met Laurie Roberts at […]
“See You On the Other Side” Wins Great American Song Contest
My week’s suddenly going pretty well. Like anyone who writes songs, I occasionally enter song contests because…well, you never know, right? And songs are painfully subjective, so I’ve always shrugged […]
Interview: “Highway 17 Is a Killer”
Google. It’ll find you. But sometime’s that’s a good thing. KSQD radio’s Mathilde Rand (along with her producer) does a twice-monthly show called “Exploring Santa Cruz”. She decided to look […]