With the right attitude you can do almost anything and someone will think that it’s something.

When I was first learning guitar I remember how miraculous it was to put together some notes that sounded good. Inventing chords. Making stuff up. Just playing different bass notes against a couple open strings was a revelation.

i feel like i've gotten into a routine of posting stuff that's not challenging me. i need to dig in more. take chances. which means more nights in the basement scavenging through old notebooks and wrestling with my ego…

things you need to know when jumping into a river in the mountains

happy father's ​​​​​​​day

Whenever I take off my reading glasses quickly, although I'm not trying to be dramatic, it seems a little dramatic, and makes me think of Clark Kent about to turn into Superman.

is it a little moth, or is it a mosquito? i don't think it's a mosquito. the way it flies is too fluttery. but it might be…

"This is fun”

JOURNAL :: MARCH 2015 - Hugo's been wanting to ride his bike to school so we did a test run today. We saw a guy on Telegraph selling Bob Marley onesies - Hugo wants to buy one for Carl on his first birthday.

I have neighbors named Ed, Ted, Ned, and Fred.

Like the score of a horror film, Donald Trump's presidency is a dark and menacing presence that keeps you on edge, feeling that any minute something terrible might happen.

JOURNAL :: SEPTEMBER, 2017 - At The Roxie theater, in the lobby. The movie is playing, but I had to take a break. I've probably seen it a dozen times now, and it doesn't get any easier to watch.

today is a nice day to play outside with a friend

Had a fun jam with Hugo. Electric piano and drums. Switching instruments. Recorded a couple of the ideas. Q: Am I missing something obvious, like "Why aren't you jamming with him every day, are you crazy?! What could be better?"

BOB DYLAN :: "That's another way of writing a song, of course. Just talking to somebody that ain't there. That's the best way. That's the truest way. Then it just becomes a question of how heroic your speech is."

Hugo just came in and said: "Have a fun day!". He was leaving for school. Now I will do my best to have a fun day.

THINGS ALLEYS ARE GOOD FOR : crime scene, a place for stray cats to call home, providing…

RANDOM SENTENCES FROM A 1987 JOURNAL :: Each page costs one and a half cents, so it makes no sense to even let it cross your mind. Mike said that Mr. T wanted $25,000 and a Jeep to do Hollywood squares. 

I just got home from a gig. During a song by one of the other performers - a song he had written for his mother - a dog walked on stage and…

Whenever I get a call from someone I don’t know, I assume they’re going to try to sell me something, and I immediately put up my defenses, and make no effort to be friendly.