Robert Murrell Stevenson (1916-2012)

One of the greatest teachers I am so grateful to have studied with in my life as a musician. I have had a few. He was poetic, direct and so memorable to endeavor the peasant early learner or aspiring musician in me into a world of Western music few could have ever imagined existed. From … Read More »

I Get Along Without You Very Well (Hoagy Carmichael 1939)

When recording my album “Never In Blue” (2005), I needed to get away from the songs I was working on, and decided to take on this great tune by Hoagy Carmichael. I had been sketching arrangements for years on it and thought it the best side track, breather, from my busy production schedule. Produced on … Read More »

Early Days and JFK

While growing up in SoCal during the 1960s, I had a cousin, James Gavin, that was a helicopter pilot. He was JFK’s, (RFK?) personal pilot on various occasions back then. The picture posted herein, was taken in Los Angeles July 1960 around the time of the DNC convention. Mercury Helicopters was the company where both … Read More »

Not Just Another Day In America

What a touching story. http://www.espn.com/espn/feature/story/_/id/23902766/nasa-astronaut-ellison-onizuka-soccer-ball-survived-challenger-explosion Meanwhile. I remember this day, like it was yesterday.  I was across town, state lines, on duty for employer law firm, filing papers in US federal court, Newark, NJ. But by the time I arrived to the clerk’s counter, to file papers, I was clueless. Yet, already – were Howard … Read More »

Politico & Masculinity Absurdly Differ

Thank you Glenn Stanton Politico Blames Masculinity For Mass Shootings. Here’s Why That’s Ridiculous Maleness is not the reason behind suicides, wars, bar fights, robberies, and every other social pathology that are pretty much the exclusive domain of men. Politico posted a uniquely poor commentary last week on the real cause of mass shootings. It’s … Read More »

Letting go of the covers. Watch out!

You never know what’s going to come out. Or off! : 0 For the young at heart, you’re safe. Because, it’s “My Kind Of Town.” For one – Steve Goodman and, of course the Chicago Cubs. Next year cowboys! Won’t you join me.

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