One of Those Times in a Life - Songs by the Campfire

Creating this campfire I realized on some significant level that One of Those

Times in a Life is about finding my way home. It has been the journey of

a lifetime. I am filled with gratitude for a chance to be able to make such

a journey.

This Chronicle is dedicated to my teammates. It is something to think of them

and those times and to weave our shared experiences into a larger life’s

tapestry all these years later.This Chronicle mentions games the University

of Washington played against the University of Oregon and Washington State.

As a point of clarification I want to make sure everyone knows these were

games played between freshmen teams. 

As usual this chronicle took longer than I thought it would. It is also more

satisfying than I could have imagined. A few days ago I realized that each

of these Chronicles is like having a conversation with myself from an earlier

time. During the first year I went to Nashville I was 28 years old. Also

it has been an amazing way to remember things long forgotten or rediscover

things I did not even remember losing.

It is an amazing adventure to journey around a life and a career, to find the

contour of collected memories. It makes a difference that I am still writing

songs, recording, performing and growing as a person in the midst of all

this looking back.

This has been a hard Chronicle to create. I realize more than ever how important

songwriting is and has been to this journey of a lifetime, how much it has

added and continues to add to my life and to each strand of my career. I

am filled with gratitude for a chance to spend a lifetime learning the craft

of songwriting. 

Each of the seven stages is essential to the journey all are important chapters

in the story. It took longer than I thought to find the heartbeat of this,

the third stage to rediscover the wonder, the tears, the laughter, the joy

of that time now long ago.

Sometime in the preparation of each Chronicle I am reminded of The Old Man

in the Sea by Ernest Hemingway. In that story the old man went out further

and fished deeper waters than he had ever done before. Even after he had

hooked his mighty fish there was doubt about who would give out or up first.

In the old man’s case sharks destroyed the incredible fish before

he could get back with it to his village. The first 14 Chronicles have made

it made it safely home. In another day or two I will set out to sea, or more

accurately, to see again. Discovering each Chronicle an adventure connected

to a greater one. Thank you for sharing the journey.

There are artists who played roles in the Folk Revival who had significant

careers beyond folk music. John Phillips founded The Mamas and Papas after

The Journeymen disbanded. Roger McGuinn left The Chad Mitchell Trio to help

form The Byrds. Kenny Rogers had a stint with The New Christy Minstrels before

becoming, well, Kenny Rogers. John Stewart, who replaced Dave Guard in The

Kingston Trio, is remembered both as a solo artist and a songwriter, his

most successful song being Daydream Believer. John Denver replaced Chad Mitchell

in The Chad Mitchell Trio before going on to historic success as a singer

and as a songwriter.As I continue to share my journey and to spin the strands

of my career into yarns it is somehow comforting to know that it is part

of a larger tapestry.

It breaks my heart to think of the amount of weapons our country continues

to export to the rest of the world. It is also heartbreaking to think of

how much the song When Johnny Comes Marchin’ Home continues to

resonate.To watch and download the HD version of this Campfire please go

to my YouTube Channel.

It is something to be remembering those first trips to Japan while creating

new memories on my 30th trip to Japan. It is one of the great gifts of my

life to grow up and now grow old with Japan remaining a big and important

part of my life and career.