Old Wounds, Slow Weekend, More Painting

I called off work on Monday. I’d been having lower back pain for a few days, which culminated Friday with a dull ache in my upper right leg and down to my knee. At first I thought I’d pulled a muscle in my leg, as I didn’t really have a lot of pain in my […]

Classical Wax : Albums I Bought On Looks Alone

When I first started collecting vinyl I padded my collection heavily with wax from the used bins. It was a good way to build the collection without sinking my bank account. But even used albums weren’t dirt cheap(unless you were pulling from milk crates underneath the record bins.) If they were too cheap then you […]

New Songs For Those Night Thrills

Before you could say “Please, no more music” I’m here dropping new music. Yes, I’m currently sitting on a back log of new music I recorded starting in October. If you’re paying attention I released a 4-song EP of instrumental music just a couple weeks ago, but those were all a year’s worth of music […]

The Last Few Days, In A Nutshell(A Large Nutshell)

It’s been a busy last few days. Where to begin… Last we spoke it was Valentine’s Day. My wife and I had a nice evening out. We headed to the little big town of Wabash, Indiana and enjoyed a very lovely dinner at Ninja Express. It’s a good thing we’re more concerned about the food […]

Valentine’s Day Hustle

Was it that 40+ years ago Valentine’s Day meant something more? Or was it just because I was 10 years old 40 years ago that it meant something more? It was a big deal back in those days. I mean it wasn’t Christmas or Memorial Day-level big deal, but it was pretty big. Mom took […]

Moving Sale, Processing Trauma, Green-Tinted 60s Valentine

We’re three days away from loading up a rented UHaul with my oldest’s things and moving them down to their new apartment in Indianapolis. This has been their plan since last fall, when they told the wife and I. It’s not that I didn’t believe it was going to happen, it’s just that when they […]

It’s Still (Satanic) Rock N Roll To Me

Growing up in the 80s there was plenty to be scared of. We always had the threat of nuclear war with Russia hanging over our heads, and the movie The Day After Tomorrow to completely traumatize us through must-see TV. There was the ‘stranger danger’ campaign that made kids like me absolutely horrified of people […]

Songs For Your Enjoyment And Scratching The Creative Itch

A year ago I was feeling the weight of it all. I feel the weight of it all most of the time, but a year ago I was especially feeling it. I was inching closer to some kind of finality with my nearly 24 years at the same job, our youngest was heading into the […]

Things Keep Moving, Changes Imminent, RIP Uncle Joe

It’s been a heavy week so far. The impending move of our oldest is officially happening. They found an apartment in Indianapolis. Something that’s reasonably priced but not a dump either. Reasonable price and not a dump is a rarity in the world of renting these days, so I’m happy they found something. There was […]

In The Wee Small Hours Of Sixpence

There’s very few things I take pride in regarding myself. One of those few things is that I’m a great sleeper. My older brother, my mom, and my late grandma all were/are terrible sleepers. Waking in the middle of the night, wandering the halls and out to the living room to attempt to lull themselves […]