Change Of Pace

Normally on this blog I post song lyrics I've written. And I will continue to do so, but today I want to post something a little different. The lines below (I hesitate to actually call them a poem) came to me whilst sitting at the local Meineke Car Care center waiting for an oil change…

Thanks, Elvis!

No, I'm not talking about the other Elvis, Elvis Presley. I'm referring to Elvis Costello, to my mind one of the great songwriters and under appreciated musical artists of the 20th and 21st century. I was listening this morning to Beyond Belief: A Tribute to Elvis Costello, a three-CD compilation of Costello songs as performed…

Goodbye, Major Tom

I read today of the death of David Bowie. Many of his songs helped formed the soundtrack of my adolescence and early adulthood - Changes; Space Oddity; Rebel, Rebel; 1984; Diamond Dogs; Fame; Young Americans; and so many more. Later, Bowie proved his ability as a musical chameleon, adapting to and even elevating above changes…

You Say It’s Your Birthday

Today is my wife's birthday. She has put up with a lot from me through the years. Occasionally, I count myself lucky that she hasn't killed me or at least smacked me upside the head. Although I've given her one birthday gift, I figured it was also high time I wrote her a song. So here…

Inspiration in the Little Things

2015 was a pretty eventful year for me and my family. My wife and I got to perform some of my songs live for the first in 20-plus years and for the first time outside of a church wedding. We also put together a CD of some of my songs for friends and family. One…