Head The Gong

I miss my little bedroom studio and sharing the results of my audio experiments on this blog. As I get ready to return to Mexico (on Thursday, February 21st), I’m checking off things on my to-do list, including sending off a few copies of my last record to friends and supporters. To date I think … Continue reading "B-sides"

Mom and Dad were out for a few hours yesterday, so I decided to make some noise. This is the second time I’ve recorded a demo version of this tune, although it morphed significantly while I was in Mexico. What’s it about? I don’t know. You tell me. You told me.mp3 You told me I … Continue reading "You told me"

I have one week to get my leg back in shape, which means full range of motion and significant strength increase, or else the doctor will have to delay surgery even further, which means more time away from my wife. So, I am working hard on my pre-hab, but a guy has to take a … Continue reading "Break through"

This song, by Radiohead’s Thom Yorke, never fails to move me. Here’s a version I recorded a few minutes ago: TLW.mp3 I’ll drown my beliefs To have you be in peace I’ll dress like your niece and wash your swollen feet Just don’t leave Don’t leave I’m not living I’m just killing time Your tiny … Continue reading "True Love Waits"

Tonight’s musical meditation, dedicated to Ken Wilber. Be well, brother. I am alive.mp3 The sun drops out of sight And I am the night Cool air on my skin And I am the wind I am the wind I am the wind Nothing’s quite as it seems And I am the dream Floating out on … Continue reading "I am alive"

I can’t begin to describe how much I enjoy sitting down in front of my green desk. I used to keep my four-track recorder on an old wobbly blue desk I bought for five dollars at Goodwill. It was about ready to collapse when my girlfriend (now my wife) built me a new desk for … Continue reading "If you want…"

I really didn’t want to write this song. It just nagged me all week until I surrendered. Excuse me.mp3 He stepped on the bus holding a suitcase A look of pensiveness on his face I moved toward the window, making a space He sat next to me and said: “Excuse me for bleeding all over … Continue reading "Excuse me"

I like Ze Frank. There are inside jokes that the “new viewer” will have trouble making sense of, but once you get past that aspect of “The Show,” it’s just plain funny. It is to me, anyway. Ze is somewhere around my age, and we’re both from Upstate New York. And we both think the … Continue reading "Rocks"

Okay, so I just wrote a Christian Rock song. Of course it’s not a Christian Rock song, but the lyrics sure do read like one. I just laid down the tracks as they came to me and, as usual, I’m not quite sure what it all means. But it’s definitely not a Christian Rock song. … Continue reading "New eyes"

It’s been raining cats and dogs all day and I haven’t accomplished much other than taking Mary Alice to school and playing a few tunes on the guitar. I miss the days when I used to play all the time, recording every little thing that came to my mind. Every impulse felt important, like I … Continue reading "Old Strings"