Happy Thanksgiving! I think this is a remarkable holiday because, unlike all the rest on the national level, we don’t celebrate a historic event or remember a specific person or group of people. Instead, Thanksgiving is really a holiday which celebrates a specific virtue, and that virtue is gratitude. There’s the old adage that goes … Read more
Today marks the 20th anniversary of my commencing profession recording music. While out to dinner with my wife Karyn to celebrate her birthday on July 10, 2004, I announced my intention to make a professional record in a professional recording studio, to both her surprise and horror. To mark that fateful occasion two decades ago, … Read more
For the seventh consecutive spring in 2023, my wife and I took a uniquely tailored vacation to the Southern United States. This year, we focused on the coastal areas of North Carolina and Virginia and with this we “closed the loop” on hitting every part of the 15-state region. Our first (and probably most memorable) … Read more