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songs and music

“Rock Bottom” Makes Leno “Country or Maury” Segment

August 6, 2010

Got a call yesterday that my song “I Knew I’d Hit Rock Bottom When I Woke Up On Top of You” was going to make it into a Jay Leno bit called “Country or Maury.” Essentially the bit is Leno gives the title and the audience votes (by applause) if it is an actual bonafide [...]

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Vote for “Rock Bottom” in the Austin Chronicle Sound Wars

June 8, 2009

I’ve moved up to round two in the Austin Chronicle “Sound Wars” for my heart felt little love song, “I Knew I’d Hit Rock Bottom (When I Woke Up, On Top of You)” I did this without asking anyone to vote or pepper the poll in any way. However, now it’s time to get greedy! [...]

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Dylan Deep Tacks.

August 9, 2008

I’ve posted a new article on Suite 101 on the best Dylan deep tracks from his Catalog. Pict links to the article.

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Hey mister, wanna buy a really cool guitar?

April 24, 2008

I’m putting up my 1965 Guild Duane Eddy DE-400 for sale. I hate to sell the damn thing, really… but a man has to eat! ha. Here’s the link to the Craigslist posting and a pict of the box in question. Click the pict for a bigger view.

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Pictures from the Newport Guitar Festival Miami Beach

April 13, 2008

Yesterday we attended the Newport Guitar Festival at the Convention Center in Miami Beach. Not much has changed on the beach… young latino guys with no shirts and bad fedoras from the early ’60s, old Jewish women with walkers blocking the sidewalk, and of course lots and lots of annoyance. Yep, as the gf put [...]

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Name that guitarist

February 7, 2008

I only be gotten one wrongs I scored 86 – Full Shred! – on the Name the Guitarist QuizCan you recognize the guitars of famous guitarists ? by Ibanez Guitars blog

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Beale Street lyrics

December 17, 2007

someone wanted the lyrics for this song. here they be…. I stared down broadway stood out on madison and vine seen this land scared by man and the hands of time i know this old world will pass on sure as my body hungers for a new home in the ground still they buried my [...]

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tell me about your dreams…

December 10, 2007

Last night I had a really crazy dream. I won’t even begin to go into it. It took place in the Keys I think. A beautiful blue and turquoise ocean. But it was so vivid and striking, that it woke me up at about 3am. I woke up just as I was being given some [...]

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The best Tom Waits song evar…

December 10, 2007
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I wonder…

December 6, 2007
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Ain’t never going to Hawaii

December 3, 2007

With apologies to John Prine and Don Ho…. A somewhat cute 10 minute wonder. ———————————————————————- I ain’t never goin to Hawaii To learn to dance the Hula Thought a time or two I’d do it But now I just say screw it Ain’t gonna make it to Lihue Man there just ain’t no way Don’t [...]

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best….

December 1, 2007

After posting “Visions of Johanna” and mentioning it was one of my top 10 ‘best’ songs ever written/recorded. I started to think. Could I actually come up with an honest to God top 10 list? So I tried. Not in any particular order and just off the top of my head right now. Subject to [...]

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