Friday November the 14th, 2025. Me and the fellas were playing at The Celt in Mckinney. We were upstairs. (we always play upstairs) Load in made me breathe hard this time. That's the first time I ever remember that happening… Read more
To every man there openeth A Way, and Ways, and a Way, And the High Soul climbs the High Way, And the Low Soul gropes the Low, And in between on the misty flats, The rest drift to and fro…
And I remember the first time I ever heard "Psycho" by Leon Payne.
Or shall I say, "I'll never forget".
It was one of those nights I've been chasing since about a week after I was in it.
And chasing…
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I'm just a few days away from releasing my 9th record. It's hard for me to believe it. Cause I still don't know what I'm doing. I remember it was back around 1998 when I first got into Jerry Jeff… Read more
I played The Bowery in Winnsboro this past Saturday night. I opened the show for Max and Heather Stalling. And what an amazing room. I think it holds somewhere around 80, and I think there was over 70 in there…
THE RAIN IS COMING AND THE SKY IS BLUE AND CALM AS IT ALWAYS DOES I'm leaving on a road trip this morning. About six hours to the south. To bury an old friend. And I'll be traveling with another… Read more
Inspiration-the process of being mentallystimulated to do or feel something, especially to do something creative.
I got to play a fun one last week with my Ole Pal Travis Brink. He's one of those guys that doesn't allow me… Read more
It's Springtime. And I got some new tunes. Not because it's springtime, but because it just happened to work out that way. Like I said before, every time I write a song, I'm afraid it's the last one I'll ever… Read more
So I went to see the amazing Darrell Scott back in May of 23. At The Bowery in Winnsboro TX. One of the finest rooms I've ever caught a show in. It holds 80, and it's for listening. Darrell was… Read more
During my life long studies of songs and where they come from. I have focused in particular on Guy Clark. And I found similarities such as. He liked to gamble. I've kind of always gambled, and enjoyed it at times…
I laid low last night. Started a doc on a boxer from OKC. Alex Saucedo. It was sad. I've been working on my site the best I know how. I even booked a gig today. Well they booked me. But… Read more
March 1st 2005 we had to be at the hospital at 5 am. I was really excited, nervous, anxious, scared, restless and worried. And nobody seemed to be in a hurry like I was. The hospital room we were in…
I GOT NEW GLASSES AND A COLD THAT NEEDS TO GO NO JACKET NEEDED I heard "Racing In The Streets" this morning. Springsteen, he's one of my favorite writers. I've got a ton of his stuff, like everything he did… Read more
THIS SUN FEELS SO GOOD I TOOK THE LAST ALLEGRA MUD PUDDLES VANISH So I'm just minding my own business today at work. Just working like hell again. And listening to one of my favorite stations on Pandora. The Dave… Read more
I'm listening to Charlie Robison as I type this, "Rain" off of Step Right Up. And I'm thinking about my Uncle C.T. C.T. was my Dad's kid brother. Eight years my elder, and very possibly the fourth or fifth hero… Read more
WISHING FROST AWAY IF IT WOULD ONLY RECEED IT'S THE DITCH I DUG I find it so weird when I write a haiku. And I mean I really spend several minutes on it. Solely focused on it. Then as soon… Read more
Let me tell you what I've started doing. (as I'm listening to Coming Down off of Viva Satellite) MY SPIRIT IS UP A COLD SNAP IS RETURNING HOPING FOR THE END I'm trying to journal DAILY! I have done this… Read more
So I heard Jason Isbell's just released tune this morning "Foxes In The Snow" WOW. He's probably an alien too. Too meaning, not that I am also, but meaning that I have suspicions about some other dudes. Last night I… Read more
I'm listening to Joe Ely as I type, I'm digging it.
A friend of mine named Martin Flanagan passed away yesterday. I met Martin through my friend Steve "Juicy" Judice. Martin was a singer songwriter from Louisiana. He wrote some…
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