To the most craziest client, I was so grateful to have known and work with. It was a pleasure. His passion. For poetry. Unmatched on my path of greater writers, or the like that happened my way. Miss him tremendously. (1949-2019)
Recently, I attended my cousin Jan’s funeral. I was very grateful to be able to attend and see some family members I had not seen for well over 40 years. Jan Dunn was a darling, loving cousin, that always filled my spirit and face with a smile, with wisdom and strength. She seemed “impervious” to … Read More »
The lines mesh and merge, and eventually, the “3” way – 3 party conversation begins between myself, Gail and Victor. Victor I believe was in Japan or ??? and it was a fuzzy connection. So we chatted, and so forth. The issue about a white guy traveling with some black resurfaced, Victor was cool about … Read More »
Remarkable Paul Moen (1952-2003) came to me via percussionist, Ray Mantilla. He was one of many talented individuals I’ve been fortunate to have met, play and discuss music with in my lifetime. Always missed, Moen or Mantilla’s talent and roster of stage performance credits truly was a master class in music pedagogy and history, that … Read More »
One of the greatest scenes from one of my most darling and loved movies. Genius dialogue to the development of the story, “look over there. “What am I looking at?” “You see what’s happening to them. The stars.” “They’re. So untidy. I’m trying to re-arrange them.”
David and Charlie. Circa 1936
CBS studios, November 1938; Bernard Herrmann conducting the CBS Orchestra. “… So realistic was the Welles production of the utterly imaginative tale of a descent upon earth of monstrous people from Mars, that radio listeners from New York to San Francisco and Canada to the Gulf of Mexico believed the catastrophe was really happening. Many … Read More »
It sometimes amazizn me. Years after. Decades after writing a song. I finally. Finally. Understand where these things come from. Thank you creator. Thank you Universe. For connecting the “dots” of Humanity. ; )
JMP August 17, 2022 When I first came to learn of Rudy Giuliani, I was still under the spell, vision, of going to law school. I was working about the legal community and law firms of downtown New York. Firms involved with commercial defense and representing Fortune 500 companies, countless global names and brands. In … Read More »
On a Foxtex four track, Alesis 8 track midi recorder. Yamaha DX7. Korg O1W. Alesis 8 track drum machine, if not a 8 track (?)Tascam 38.
Tribute to the 1982 UCLA Men’s Glee Club. You are and forever will be, my “Traveling Star*s*.” JMP
Songwriters, painters. Artists. Often. Often wonder what they do. Yet don’t care why. As. That is what they do. Others. Don’t understand. It’s a curious dance and conversation, at coffee. ; ) I never knew why I wrote this song. Other than being passed and panned by Columbia and my homeboy’s there. Yet. I was … Read More »
“On The Otherside,” JMP, Delano album. 1997. Dedicated to many friends we lost in Hell’s Kitchen, and around the world, to a problem so many thought undeserving of curing, and attention. And “Tom Hanks” gave it life. Understanding. Humanity. Enjoy.
And. A significant contributor to my childhood imagination.
Ok. Today I was somehow inspired. And inspiration brought me back to 2002, and a song I wrote, “New York City White Christmas Night.” Ok. Hoky-moky. But. For some reason I thought about it tonight. And it was during the winter of 2001 – Fall of 2002, I had most of this tune, somewhat finished. … Read More »
Welcome to the family.
Chappelle’s “The Closer” is shaking the tree in every department, particularly the ones that could use a sweep or swap. https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/10/dave-chappelle-the-closer/620364/ See also: https://slate.com/culture/2021/10/dave-chappelle-the-closer-netflix-controversy.html
“Road Of Broken Dreams,” JMP – “Cumberland River Road,” 1992 Post note: It still amazins me how at Quad, in ’91 we got the QSC 16 channel MIDI dream, and sync tone to lock with live 16/24 track I use to get on the overnight. With my homeboys from the Village, I dearly loved, that … Read More »
