As a kid, I remember reading “Curious George Goes to the Hospital.” At the time, it seemed like a pretty cool process. I don’t remember all the details, but I think he broke his arm but got some ice cream at the end. Back then I was a junk food junkie (even owned the 45 [...]

Ok, because you asked, I’ll share: last January I fell on some icy stairs, landed on my elbow, and caused serious damage to my ulnar nerve (think about how great it feels to hit your funny bone…that’s how my arm’s felt since January). Next week I go in for surgery. Doc says I’ll be minus [...]

Summer 2009 has mirrored last year’s model in many ways: the weather’s terrible, the Sox are unpredictable, New Englanders are restless. Second-guessing our residency in these parts has become bar room fodder. Last week Jenny and I vacationed on the shores of Mousam Lake (Shapleigh, ME). At least half of the lakehouses were vacant. Our [...]

Yesterday’s studio session at Thundering Sky was incredibly cool and productive. We knocked out four of the nine bass-and-drums tunes (Silver Tongued, Park Bench, Green Pine Grove and Open Me), and today we’re looking to kick out the others (Do What the Man With the Gun Says, Wolves on the Walk Back Home, Blue In [...]

I’ve been writing a lot of songs lately. I wrote one just this morning about my love for my wife, Jennifer. It came to me at an odd time, but really, it was perfect. It’s been raining for a couple of days, and the idea struck me right when the clouds parted and the sun [...]