Recently my son Jude was on the beach in St. Pete with his girlfriend Abby, playing a bit of guitar, and a passerby took these shots, shared with him, later shared with me, and now, shared with you. They are so moving to me, because in them, I see him as the young man heContinueContinue reading “St. Pete”
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The Creek that Was a River / Huevos
New work for the new year. Happy to be part of the January, 2023 edition of “Whimsical Poet: A Journey of Contemporary Poetry,” a fine collection edited by Sarah Altman, available at Amazon for purchase. “The Creek that Used to Be a River” and “Huevos” are my contributions (reprinted here). Check out the links andContinueContinue reading “The Creek that Was a River / Huevos”
Passing It On
2011 So, when my son Jude was growing up, I took him to lots of concerts, early on, and always had music going in the house and car. But I never really wanted to push my guitar “thing” on him, since of course, he’s to be his own man. I did keep him going onContinueContinue reading “Passing It On”
The Osprey
Happy to be part of the Summer 2022 edition of “Whimsical Poet: A Journey of Contemporary Poetry,” a fine collection edited by Sarah Altman and available at Amazon for purchase (link right here). Other poets included are Teresa McLamb, Bruce Parker, Kim Malinowski, Stan Sanvel Rubin, Kate LaDew, George Kramer, Stephen Cavitt, Maureen Sherbondy, DanielContinueContinue reading “The Osprey”
Carry Me – Video Premiere – Top 10s
We all know time is an artificial constraint, particularly in a pandemic, so promotion on the still new Doug Hoekstra CD The Day Deserved continues, as we work on new material for the next project(s). First up, “Carry Me,” a new video and track from the album makes its worldwide premiere at Americana-UK. It’s aContinueContinue reading “Carry Me – Video Premiere – Top 10s”
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