Some of my fondest short drive memories involve The Lariat Loop. It’s located in the Denver, Colorado metro area. And it’s an easy 40 mile drive through some canyons and front range mountains. It’s the kind of drive you should check out all the points of interest along the way. If you did it that way, you could make a whole, fun day trip … Read the rest…
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When I was travelled across America, as a full time musician, I wrote actual letters to friends. Yeah, we didn’t have any instant gratification devices back then. So, the choices were long distance, phone calls, or letters. And letters to friends was my preference. Because I figured if God could go to all the trouble He did to share all those letters in the … Read the rest…
People with an attitude are gonna say what they say. And everybody cops an attitude once in a while. Right? Even us (formerly) long-haired, peacenik, hippy songwriters. (as if) Anyway… Way back in 1988 I wrote down some thoughts down based on a personal conflict. And, I just let the words take me where they would. And they took me to piano to write … Read the rest…
It’s not exactly an island like you might have pictured in your mind. Especially since it isn’t way out in the South Pacific or some place exotic like that. So, it’s not really an island day spa. But I’m gonna take some poetic license and stick with my assertion. Because it sure feels like an island day spa. Yeah, you’ve got the beautiful blue … Read the rest…
It was around this time of year, the summer of 1979 to be more precise, when I bought a little blue Hilux pickup from a Toyota dealership in Houston Texas. I remember the test drive. It was a hot, humid day, very normal for Houston, and I actually ran out of gas from the test drive. So, I had to sit in a very … Read the rest…
30 thousand miles, added to the odometer of my new ‘73 Ford Maverick, in one year. And that’s a lot of miles for a guy whose drive to work was only about a mile and a half. But it’s also a lot of other stuff. A lot of miles, memories, and consonants and vowels I racked up so much more than just a bigger-than-normal … Read the rest…
She just wanted to grab a few things at the grocery store. But after she paid for the groceries, she went out the store’s front door and was hit in the face with a gust of wind filled with snow. The ground was already covered with about four inches of the white powder. That meant the canyon road home was too. Thankfully, it was … Read the rest…