What an amazing afternoon at El Vaquero Winery…and a second chance in one weekend to help local nonprofits. To celebrate KPIG radio’s Ralph Anybody and his 30th anniversary, we held a big party that featured a silent auction, a percentage […]

A few years ago – pre-global pandemic – my wife and I went to a fundraising dinner for The Teen Kitchen Project. We quickly became big fans. Last year, when the annual dinner resumed, I played solo for them at […]

I’ve had such a blast being a DJ on KPIG the past three+ years, that I sometimes forget how much fun it is being on the other side as an interviewee. (I take neither for granted.) Recent at “the pig,”, […]

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 something that many, many people relate to. Even better when […]

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 more) every weekend. We’re taking a little breather to slowly […]

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. He signed my business card, hugged Cyndy, told me to […]

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 only known about this organization for a couple of years, […]

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 “parent-less”. A cousin of mine, not much younger, who had […]