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Single Release: The Peshtigo Fire

Posted on July 3, 2025

Here’s another one of my historical tragedy songs. I’m not sure why I like these as topics, but I certainly do! This song describes a real event, the deadliest wildfire in US history. I say in the lyrics that 2000 died. The official death count is just over 1000, but estimates made in modern times…
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Single Release: Lighthouse

Posted on June 25, 2025

This is a straightforward electric blues song. I played in a blues band, inspired by Chicago electric blues, for a number of years. It was a really fun band, and a good one. For this song, I wanted a live feel. I recorded each part straight through, with no edits of any individual sections, which…
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Recent Sketches

Baby Talk

“Hey, Jill, glad you could make it,” says Ellen as Jill takes the chair. “Nice place!” says Jill. “Where’s Ivy?” “Ivy will be a few minutes late. And she is bringing Thompson with her.” They both roll their eyes and then laugh. Ellen says, “Well, I’ve never met Thompson. He sounds like quite a…
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Interview with a Guide Dog

Interviewer: So, you are a guide dog, correct? Dog: Yes, that’s right. Interviewer: Why did you choose to pursue that profession? Dog: I didn’t really choose it. My life started out straight forward enough. I had a happy puppyhood. Then I was sent off to what I thought was camp. And there, people began…
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Go Cart

He sits on a bench and tunes his guitar. It is already in tune, but he has time to kill. The taproom is almost empty. The woman behind the bar has methodically wiped the same surfaces with the same gray rag over and over. He plays in half an hour. He would like a few…
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