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”
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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”
Bob Dylan & Memphis Musings
Late post from March 30, but time is an illusion, time is a jet plane, time out of mind. This was a Memphis trek, in and out to see Bobby D one more time, at the Orpheum Theater. Great old palace, Elvis loved it and rented it out a lot, before the days of movieContinueContinue reading “Bob Dylan & Memphis Musings”
Serge and Jane
Next up on the Paris musing – shots from the Serge Gainsbourg/Jane Birkin house and museum, starting with a cool graffiti artwork from the facade. I really let my son Jude dictate whatever we were going to do on this Paris trek except I did push for this, although he is a fan and evenContinueContinue reading “Serge and Jane”
Pushing Triple Digits – New Poem
“Pushing Triple Digits” Part I Hot dogs and SchlitzA shot of whiskey to wash it downA stool at the counter, the words, the cookThe customer, the couple in the corner. ListeningReading heartthrob magazines, looking for the scenesThe traffic in the street, the beat, and the heatSoaking through his shirt on the fourth of JulyFogging upContinueContinue reading “Pushing Triple Digits – New Poem”
Doug Hoekstra 