listening to richard brautigan

On January 30, 2012, Richard Brautigan would be 77 years old, had he not died 28 years ago at the same age I am today. He was born in 1935, the same year as my father, and I've often marveled that two men of the exact same era could have such different experiences and lives. But the world is a giant ball so we're on the same side after all.

good-bye 2011

It's the end of 2011 already, and I have nothing much to say. It's been a good year; not too great, not too terrible. Although, we did say good-bye to our wonderful Cosmo cat on December 15th and that's left a mighty huge emptiness around here. But that may be the subject of another, eventual post.

tricker treat

Here's a fun and frightening little slideshow for The Little Red Ball's adventure at the Asbury Park Zombie Walk last weekend. I had a zombie blast doing the music for it!

o canada

Here's a song and a video that I made for the world-traveling Little Red Ball on its trip to Canada…I hope you enjoy it!

and what’s wrong with that?

You think that people would have had enough of silly love songs. I've never particularly been a fan. I mean sure, they're very nice and everything, but after a while it all sounds the same, and besides, there are plenty of other topics to explore that might offer something new to think about, eh? Meh, I'm a heartless old fool…but it wasn't always this way.

elvis is everywhere

If Elvis is everywhere, it stands to reason that he could be the dancing guest making a mess in your kitchen, or the burglar who does a little jig for your cats as he sneaks around pilfering your house...or even an angel of death come hovering and doing the Twist above your bed while beckoning you into the great hereafter.

midnight saltines with

A late night homage to my mother's father.

middle of the road

Cliff's Stupendous Margaritas was first found on the out-of-print CD Jersey Shoreline back in 2002, and chronicles a great margarita recipe.

kites are fun

There's a nice little river beach near our house. I was down there not long ago, and the Free Design came shuffling on my iPod, perfectly syncing with the wind and the water and the whole feel of the place. Thank you, Jeffrey Booth, for making sure I knew about them.

needle in the hay

I was very excited when my friend Ellen Luckett Baker asked me to do the music for the trailer of her new book "1, 2, 3 Sew." She's amazingly talented and imaginative, and discusses really cool crafty things at her blog, The Long Thread. Plus, we like a lot of the same kinds of music, so I knew it would be a fun project.