I really love what I do.  Playing music is, by far, the best "job" I've ever had.  No one so lucky should ever complain.  So please forgive me for my second consecutive whiney post.  Anyway, here goes:

Guitar players, especially…

Any musician who's been out there long enough has horror stories of gigs that went wrong, and I'm no exception.

A few years ago, I got a call from a French-Canadian snowbird about playing a New Year's Eve party at…

UPDATE (09Jan2022): Incredibly, after I posted this writeup and parody song, Miami won 8 of their last 9 games of the 2021 NFL season.  Maybe it's time to write a song for the Jacksonville Jaguars.

I love college football.  NFL…

I've never really been in a successful band, though the first one, in high school, was by far the most fun. The fact is, I don't think I was ever meant to be in a band situation. It just seems…

What is it about vacuum tubes?  Why would so many of us pay so much for for gear that has electronics that are modeled after 1940s-era technology?  Though it seems odd and outdated, most guitar players will swear that tube…

We were watching one of those Saturday evening Time-Life audio collections on TV the other day (yes, I admit we do watch them sometimes) when they started playing tunes from lesser known bands like Mott The Hoople and Nazareth.  Though…

Summer always reminds me of how much I love the Fall.  Nothing wrong with summer, I'm just not a big fan, though it is very hot today and I could use a big fan.  I love Florida, boats, fishing, and…

Cars used to be pretty simple, and as far as I ever knew, beer was just beer.  Both have changed a lot over the years.

One night way back when, a friend (hey, Ken) and I had a few cold…

I bought my first "real" guitar in 1976.  It's a '67 Gibson SG Standard, with a dark walnut finish (think Angus Young, Frank Zappa, Robby Kreiger and you get the picture).  The same year I bought it, I arrived at…

My parents brought my brother Jerry and me to Central Florida in early June of '74.  Between the two of us, we had virtually no money, and even fewer friends.  But we did have each other, and his '64 Plymouth…

One night last year, I woke up in the dead of night (as often happened around that time) with music, lyrics and a catchy song title swirling around in my head, so I started jotting things down on my phone…

Here's your Christmas present. One night in late 1985, out of sheer boredom, I decided to do my spin on a classic Xmas song. For what it's worth, this is it. And trust me, it ain't worth much. But for…

Looks like it's gonna be a long haul with COVID-19. It's a good thing I was somewhat introverted in the first place! Even so, it's definitely getting old, but we are determined to not get infected, so the hunkering down…

At age 13, my parents let me buy a $29 acoustic guitar at Musicland in the mall. And although I am grateful for that, it probably explains why I quickly learned to like electric guitars. Try playing Whipping Post on…

I am, literally, a Florida Man (Song #6 on my album "gettin' deep"). Lifelong Florida resident, born and raised here. So I hope my fellow natives will let me get away with a little fun trash-talking toward my own home…

When I was a kid, I loved those stupid/fun Atomic Bug Movies. Yeah, they're awful, but I've always had a soft spot for the concept of big critters stepping on buildings. The last song on the album, Gojira, is my…

Actually, that's the name of my new album. I'm very excited about it. Check it out and then, well, um, "check out", if you know what I mean...

The silver lining to not getting gigs? Enough free time to finish…

Well, it looks like I'm back in business (well, sorta) a little earlier than I had planned.  Was gonna be June 1, but I guess I'll jump the gun by a week or so.  It's OK, cuz I'm gonna have…

It seems that, while on "COVID-19 leave" over the last two months, I may have concentrated a little too hard on learning new material.  I had forgotten how to play a few of my older tunes.  Could it be that…

We continue to religiously shelter in place here at home. I'm not going to accept any work until June 1st.  In my opinion, we should all be waiting until at least July 1 but we will go with the flow…

I just reminded myself how excruciating it is to make a music video. It takes forever, but it is sorta fun. Just posted two of them on my video page. I will never be a guitar "shredder" and I…

"Klaatu Birada Nikto". The famous phrase that commands Gort, the alien robot, to go out in search of more toilet paper and Purell. Lately, the 50s-era sci-fi classic The Day The Earth Stood Still seems appropriate for the COVID-19 era…

Multiple gigs --- OK, all of my gigs --- are cancelled due to Coronavirus. Damn. In truth, I cancelled many of them myself. This virus crisis is getting scary and I'm simply not going to risk getting it or giving…

This new "What's Up?" section of my website is where I'll be posting about big events, updates on my upcoming album, and generally, where I will spew about whatever comes to mind. Feel free to post responses to my posts…