Folsom Prison Blues

Of all the awful places to sleep, (ask me about my Girl Scout camping experiences sometime) prison has to be one of the worse-
I went to visit my friend in prison today-

How far will we go?

4th of July and just enough money to eat on ’til payday. I was on my way to see a friend in a prison half way house. His favorite holiday is Independence Day, and prison or not, he has the greatest respect and love for his country. I didn’t want him to celebrate it alone. [...]

And The Night Wave Winner Is…Kathy The Crooner!!!

‘Row, row, row your boat, gently down the stream…’
Some people connect over cookies, some bond over baseball and others click over cars, but….trauma?  Blood, guts and gunshots, the E.R. is a unique world all unto itself.  Life, with babies being born, Death with accidents and heart attacks and basically, everything in between!!!
That’s how I [...]

Bert & Ernie – Dance Myself To Sleep

Does drinking coffee do this to you?

I Have Friends (Hello Nancy!) that keeps Starbucks in the black and Juan Valdez with his rich Columbian beans in a 401 K. And they NEVER look like this! This is an actual photo of me at noon after working my night shift in the Sleep Lab. That 12 o’clock sun can be murder on [...]

Musical Inspiration From Dreams

To me, the best songs are the ones that come to you in dreams. I wake up, put it down on a cassette next to the bed, turn over and go back to sleep. I wrote “Satisfaction” that way.
(Keith Richards Interview by Neil Hagerty and Jennifer Herrema -22 January 1995)

I think I’ve dreamed all the songs [...]

Michael Chapdelaine-Music From The Heart

 

“Not all who wander are lost”  JRRTolkein-
Michael Chapdelaine is the only guitarist ever to win First Prize in the world’s top competitions in both the Classical and Fingerstyle genres; the Guitar Foundation of America International Classical Guitar Competition and the National Fingerstyle Championships at the Walnut Valley Bluegrass Festival in Winfield, Kansas. From New York’s [...]