Author Archives: ltrainlane

I was listening to the Grateful Dead – Live at the Fillmore East this afternoon…I love their cover of Smokey Robinson and the Miracles’ “Second That Emotion.” One of the things I love about it is that the mistakes in their performance of the song are included, and that the mistakes give the song anContinue reading “and so it goes….and so it is.”

“And all that glitters is gold. Only shooting stars break the mold.” – Smash Mouth, “Rock Star” It was during an Ithaca College Jazz Ensemble rehearsal in either 1987 or 1988….we were taking a quick breather between rehearsing a couple of charts, and someone had brought up the subject of how videos were making musicContinue reading “gold and glitter.”

February 22, 2020. Pre-COVID. The day I emotionally hit rock bottom. I was put on a two-week medical leave, because I told my boss that on a scale of 1 to 5, with 5 being that I wanted to “check out”, I was at a 3. I felt out of place wherever I was, andContinue reading “one year later…..and i still like brussel sprouts.”

My dreams tend to be pretty random, but every once in a while I’ll have a dream that is so incredibly vivid, so incredibly random, and so incredibly confusing. Last night’s dream was one for the ages. I remember that I was in a hotel lobby or a gigantic lobby of an office building, andContinue reading “no worries. (aka “the elevator”)”

Today I have the utmost respect for Ed McMahon, Paul Shaffer, and all the cats that were in the Rat Pack with Sinatra. I am my dog’s sidekick. This makes me very happy. As I’m not playing any gigs in the near or extended future, I needed to do something to stay creative. Having theContinue reading “sidekick.”

Some days there are things that trigger me….it can be a good trigger (usually tied to something musical), or a bad trigger. I had something that triggered me the other day, and I’ve been really trying not to let it consume me, but I’m struggling. This is what I refer to as “going down theContinue reading “the rabbit hole.”

“Don’t let the past remind us of what we are not now.” – Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young I’ve started watching Cobra Kai on Netflix. I won’t be a spoiler, but I can tell you that this gives a completely different spin to the original Karate Kid movies. There’s a common perception that people neverContinue reading “the redemption of johnny lawrence.”

Otto took a leak on the downstairs carpet last night. Yes, my initial reaction was anger, but less than 30 minutes later, we were out on our evening walk, and I truly enjoyed being out in the crisp air walking Otto around the block. This afternoon, it dawned on me – why was it soContinue reading “forgiveness……believe the hype.”

The Ford Company meant well. They spent a pretty penny reuniting the main characters from National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation to introduce their new hybrid Mustang. I’m sure it will have some nice bells and whistles, but I can’t help but wonder if this car will be the Edsel of the new millennium. Gone are theContinue reading “steroid cars, the unnecessary “u”, and a poem from my nightmare.”