Blast from the past, thought I’d post a tale from my first collection of short stories, Bothering the Coffee Drinkers. The book came out in 2007 on the Canopic Press, earned a Independent Publisher Award nomination and became a nice counterpoint on music tours of the day as I’d break between sets to read somethingContinueContinue reading “That’s How Strong My Love Is”
Category Archives: Music
Bird Lives
RIP, Charlie Parker. Reportedly, Bird told his wife, “please don’t let them bury me in Kansas City” . And, there he lies, with his mother, lonely, isolated, up on a hill, behind a iron rusty gate I had to move in order to drive down a potholed gravel road and reach the site. A small signContinueContinue reading “Bird Lives”
10cc at the Brooklyn Bowl
Ah, yes, a long but interconnected tale to go with the pics of 10cc at the Brooklyn Bowl in Nashville (August 6, part of their first U.S. tour since the seventies). Flash backwards; back in the day, as a wee lad, I stumbled across 10cc’s records and really dug into them, smart pop, kind ofContinueContinue reading “10cc at the Brooklyn Bowl”
Except Always – George Marinelli
Big plug for “Except Always,” the outstanding new album by my good friend, George Marinelli, a very talented guitarist/multi-instrumentalist I’ve been fortunate enough to work with a fair amount over the years. We met many years ago, not long after I moved to Nashville, at a gig I played at12th and Porter – although heContinueContinue reading “Except Always – George Marinelli”
New Interview @ Aldora Britain
“Singer-songwriters are two a penny in the modern climate, and justifiably so, with all the widespread tumult happening across the globe. It has become increasingly difficult to stand out from this crowded stage, but experienced Nashville based troubadour DOUG HOEKSTRA does this with a relative ease. A case in point is his most recent studioContinueContinue reading “New Interview @ Aldora Britain”
Doug Hoekstra 