I wrote this song about a real experience. A friend and I, when we were teens, took a rubber raft to a swollen stream after a huge thunderstorm. We could float through this pretty well, but it joined a much bigger stream or small river, and we could not control the raft. We managed to bail…
Read more →This is a blues song with I suppose a bit of a Southern rock riff going through it. It’s about a guy who said the wrong thing and is a little more than half hearted trying to make up for it. It was all his fault, after all. Anyway, I had fun writing the words…
Read more →Young men and boys are in trouble. Lots of statistics back this up. Compared to boys and young men of the past, fewer are seeking any kind of higher education, fewer have left their parent’s homes by their 30s, and fewer have partners. Some of these disaffected guys are easy fodder for extremist groups on…
Read more →I’ve mentioned this over and over I suppose on my website or in other places, but I am blind. Not lifelong, but rather a fairly recent phenomenon. It’s hard not to write songs about this, as it is kind of a life changer, but I wanted to write a song that is a bit weird…
Read more →It was approaching Halloween when I wrote this song. I wanted a Halloween type story with a bit of a twist. Who helped Jimmy that night? Who knows, but like most people, whoever or whatever was probably a mix of good and bad. The song is available on all streaming services, and if you do…
Read more →This song combines a couple of experiences. When I was young (well, a teenager), I went for long walks. This was just to get out of the house. We lived at the edge of town, so these walks took me on country roads, roads that ran through cornfields and passed scattered farms. A little later…
Read more →I have spent some time as a volunteer at the local public library. This library has received a number of challenges to books, especially children’s books, that some people find objectionable. I think it’s fine if people care what their kids see and do. They should keep track of internet use and gaming and streaming…
Read more →This song is loosely based on a real experience from my, well, wayward youth. We did build a shack in some woods and it was the site of many adventures. This is a kind of retro rocker, in a southern rock style. The song is available on all streaming services, and if you do not…
Read more →This song is a retro country ballad. I’m not sure why I did it, but it seems appropriate for the subject matter. I was writing about a guy who has been estranged from his kids for a long time. In fact, he ran away from home while quite young and has never stayed anywhere very…
Read more →This song is a kind of retro rocker, with a more serious thing in the lyrics. It’s about a low place in a relationship, but with some hope for something better. The song is available on all streaming services, and if you do not have a music service, you can access the song on YouTube:…
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