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Solar Supernova (fiction)

The first sign was the heat. Not the usual summer swelter, but a creeping, insidious warmth that seeped into bones and chilled marrow. People dismissed it as a freak weather anomaly, a cruel joke of nature. But there was an undercurrent of unease, a collective shiver that hinted at something more profound. Then came the […]

Producer Psychology 101

In the course of my career as a musician, I’ve been blessed to have done things that other aspiring musicians have only dreamed of, complete with minor exposure to the national and international stage; to have had the opportunity to at least climb the foothills of that mountain.  And I’ve been particularly blessed to have […]

Love = Time ??

As many know, there is a familiar saying that “love equals time.”  While it’s true that we naturally gravitate toward activities and relationships that we love, those that satisfy our passions, there is a definite difference between love and time.  The saying is partially correct, there is indeed a correlation, but they are not equal. […]

The Benefits of Silliness

Being serious, thoughtful, introspective all the time can be dull; evocative and provocative at times, yes, but dull.  All work and no play makes Jack …, etc. Sometimes it’s necessary to be just plain silly.  To engage in nonsense has its benefits for the soul. “It’s okay to be absurd, ridiculous, and downright irrational at […]

Musical Influence

Although I scarcely ever go out anymore into the bar music scene, I ventured out this past weekend to check out a band that I had been wanting to see and to scope out a room for its future show potential.  I ran into a friend there who invited me to sit at a table […]

Quantum

As many friends know, occasionally I muse, and frequently lament the state of rock music as it applies to both today’s live and recording landscape.  It has devolved over the decades into a seemingly endless desert where every day that you stride toward, you end up further away from the distant cool mountain springs.  The […]

Ruth Copeland

Ruth Copeland came to Baltimore to play a date in ‘76 or ‘77 at the legendary Four Corners Inn.  The venue was a small club, but very progressive and brought in many up and coming acts.  I was playing in a band called Climbadonkey at the time and we frequently played at Four Corners Inn.  […]