So, I was away on a mission in a parallel universe where (predictably) I couldn’t communicate by blog. Sorry about that. These things happen. To the 37 people who told me they were holding candlelight vigils until the Adios Lounge came back, thank you for your support. I can’t exactly say what I was […]
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“The wind does not break a tree that bends.” –African proverb This post is dedicated with love to my beautiful daughter, Leilani, on her 5th birthday. In lieu of the bouncy house and goodnight kisses I wish I could give you, here’s the truth sent with all the love in my heart. Thanks to Glossary […]
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Will Johnson – Just To Know What You’ve Been Dreaming Vultures Await, 2004 Undertow “When you’re not around, You know nothing makes a sound, In the silence where I drown” A big thank you to my good friend, Will Johnson, for reminding me that music remains one of the few reliable maps of the […]
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“At one point my wife and I had a mild misunderstanding. I wouldn’t even call it a fight. She was miffed, taking our young son out, wishing I’d be a little more involved. But there I was, the musician manic and possessed, holding everything up. Without me, it all collapses, so I’m feeling quite put […]
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Bill Fox – Blue Moon Of Kentucky/My Baby Crying Mayfair Theatre, Ottawa, Ontario May 14, 2010 “I’m in despair I hear it like a trumpet everywhere How can I tell myself that I couldn’t care about My baby crying?” If you didn’t get the memo the first time around, Bill Fox is a bad, bad […]
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