Here’s a micro essay from Labor Day week, when I was visiting my son in Dallas. Although I played in Dallas back in the day and passed by the book depository a time or two on trips, I’d never visited The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza and the infamous Grassy Knoll. I always wantedContinueContinue reading “The Grassy Knoll”
Category Archives: politics
Good Trouble – Nashville March
Some snaps from the John Lewis “Good Trouble’ march in Nashville, Saturday, July 19, 2025 A.D.. These went on all over the country, but in Nashville, there is annual celebration, as Lewis had deep roots here, connected to the Civil Rights movement and his time in the city, as he graduated from both Fisk UniversityContinueContinue reading “Good Trouble – Nashville March”
Unseen Undetected (Revisited)
So, in 2021, after a long absence from music, I made a record called “The Day Deserved.” The songs were written during the first chapter of the orange reign and a lot of the impetus for making the album was to get out there with social justice tunes addressing some of the key issues ofContinueContinue reading “Unseen Undetected (Revisited)”
Musings from the Show Me State
Some musings from a recent trip to the Show-Me State. You know, back in 2016, when things started to get dark in the world, I felt I had to lean into the best side of what America offers, and certainly the arts have to be somewhere at the top of the list, music and pioneersContinueContinue reading “Musings from the Show Me State”
Cory Booker in Nashville – Magic Hour
Words and pictures from Cory Booker’s Town Hall at First Baptist Church, Capitol Hill in Nashville, on Friday, May 9. It was a packed-out and inspirational event, glad to bear witness. As you may know, back in the day, First Baptist was a center for the civil rights movement; James Lawson began holding workshops thereContinueContinue reading “Cory Booker in Nashville – Magic Hour”
Doug Hoekstra 