Fear
The MASK OF FEAR
The only thing we have to fear is fear itself. ~ FDR ~ I’m one of four children. I have two older siblings; the oldest, a brother, the second in command, a sister and a younger brother who was born when my parents decided they didn’t want to deal with “empty nest syndrome”. But for a good while I was the youngest. Somewhere in the research of family personality tests, the youngest child is suppose to be the spoiled one… Read More
WINGS
About three years into my songwriting career I was given a unique opportunity. I was a contract writer at A & M records when Herb Alpert (the A) commissioned the brilliant French Composer Michel Colombier to write a symphonic piece. When Michel decided to add lyrics I was chosen to write them. It was an exciting and unexpected stroke of luck for an unknown kid from the sticks. It meant traveling to Paris to meet with Michel, hear his… Read More
NIGHT BLOOMING WORRY
“Whenever I feel ah—fraid –I hold my head erect and whistle a happy tune…so, no one will suspect…I’m ah—fraid!” This little song has actually brought me through some tense times. The magic of music can certainly lift a mood. Try to stay grumpy while listening to reggae. But sometimes late at night a creepy thought might pounce on your tranquility; now, you’re twisting the Rubicks cube of worry, imagining every possible horrific outcome. How to wrangle the runaway thoughts… Read More
CURRENT EVENTS
Gratitude is the bulldozer that levels the mountain that once was a molehill. I love charts that identify the various parts of your brain. Love knowing I have all that fabulous equipment up there between the ears. Factory equipped. I came that way. Some charts even attempt to explain what does what. I’m not sure which part does the things that get the most unwanted attention from me. That nasty little voice whose only job is to scare the crap… Read More