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“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.”

This horrendous year is almost over. We’ve seen so much negativity and sadness this year, and there seems to be a level of exhaustion that our society has not seen for quite some time. I know that Christmas still is the most wonderful day of the year for a lot of people. I used toContinue reading “christmas 2020 – the “duct tape” holiday.”