I have been staying close to home here in Ventura and have been loving the house I rented last December, even harvested some yummy veggies in my garden! This was before Steve came along. He's just about 11 months old, (not the two years I originally bargained for), an already about 70 lb. Vizla Hound. I adopted him from the National Search Dog Foundation from Ojai, right here in the county. A flunkie from the program to train dogs for rescue, he has some training and is learning fast. My biggest …

I hope this message finds you well and with song in your heart. I am feeling pretty good these days with more ups than downs and am in and still entering a transformation of sorts in so many ways. I have been nesting for the past 10 months in the house on the Westside of Ventura and raising the young hound dog I adopted a couple of months ago. Juggling the dog, garden, work, social life and music, it’s been a very busy summer! The biggest change coming is that I have decided to sell my beautiful …

After hearing from my friend Alicia McGovern, an amazing artist from Utah, I realized I have been, once again, remiss in writing.  I assure you I am alive and well, enjoying my summer here on the California coast at home in Ventura.  i have been getting settled in my new 3 bed. room that I rented in December and have been able to collect quite a harvest from the half baked musician's garden in my big yard.  Then along came Steve.  Steve the dog dropped out of the National Search …

Hope you all are enjoying the summertime wherever you may find yourself.  I have been staying pretty close to home although I've been having a great time playing several regional festivals and parties and getting my big bus out for long weekend stuff.  I have been staying close to home in my new place, working to keep the grass green and the newly planted garden under control and safe from the gophers.  I have a whole new appreciation for the movie Caddyshack these days.  So far, so …

It has been some time since I've written and I've been staying busy getting settled in my new home.  It's always so flattering to see some of you and hear how you actually read my emails and follow my travels from my intermittent emails and blog entries.  I'm now on the Westside of Ventura off of "The Avenue" in a great 3 bd. 2 ba house with a huge yard.  The yard is so big, my bus "Patience" fits comfortably in it, right outside my bedroom window.  I can't really …

I have put this off long enough, here's the end of the story. It's Wednesday, October 12th as I wind through Sam Houston National Forest on farm road 1725, I finally pull up to Backwoods Bar & Grill . I know I’m in the right place as my friend Jess is waving me in and onto a waiting space right next to the patio along the side. I hardly recognize the place from my last trip to the Houston area 3 years earlier when the inside was still bare and the place was still just a work in progress. Now, a …

Wow! It’s been over a month since I really felt like I could sit down and recount the trip. After a long trip on the road by myself, there’s a certain amount of processing that needs to be done before the stories can be recorded. That’s how I work anyway. The biggest thing about touring like this, is that itt’s hard work. Everyday it’s something else and it’s mine, all mine and if it weren’t for the exhilaration of live performance for quality audiences I …

Thursday September 30th, 2010 – Chama New Mexico Well, today marks 13 days on the road and since I was born on the 13th day of November, thought I’d take the night off at an RV park in Chama, NM. I wish I was better at journaling, it is certainly a gift some people have but I have never been very good at keeping a diary of my time. In fact, I rarely take pictures and wish I took more photos of the amazing souls I get to encounter in my travels. It’s all fodder for songwriting I think. I …

Fran Snyder who founded ConcertsInYourHome.com wrote to me today with an exciting new concept to stir up some hometown, weeknight support while on the road.  "Dinner and Song" is a fabulous and really cool idea that I see as a win/win/win!!!  Here's how he described it on his blog: Brief, relaxing dinner gatherings that feature music and conversation with a traveling artist. The host gathers 6-10 attendees for a low-effort dinner, followed by a short, unplugged concert in the living …

Here is a copy of a letter I sent to a physician's assistant based in Fresno that took part in a presentation breakfast I attended last Saturday 6/24/10 in Santa Barbara.  It was hosted by the drug company that makes Copaxone, the daily injectable therapy I am currently on for Multiple Sclerosis. Thought I'd share it with you.  Mr. Baker- It was great to meet you at the Shared Solutions meeting in Santa Barbara, I was pleased to gain a better understanding of the way my copaxone is working …