Monthly Archives: July 2011

Detour!

Somehow my outlaw buddy song turned into a male friend appreciation song named “That’s What I Get”. I still plan to write a grittier lyric about outlaw buddies and may name it “The Big Stick Rule” as in something along … Continue reading

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Ideas and Greatness

I was recently asked if I ever worry about someone stealing my ideas, and I thought you might be interested in my reply: I learned very early on that it is so hard to write a truly great song that … Continue reading

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Outlaw Buddy Song

My newest project is an outlaw buddy lyric that hopefully my collaborator Denis Loiseau and I can make into a song that is so gritty that the singers will need to rinse out their mouths after singing it and the band will … Continue reading

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Gettin’ Excited

“Eight Lanes of Danger” and “Makin’ Memories” are being demo’d in Nashville on Tuesday. Hopefully “Katie Sue” will be demo’d the following week by a different studio in Nashville. One leans rock, one leans country, and one is kinda swamp … Continue reading

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What I Learned from My Son and Dandelions

When one of our sons was a young teenager, one of his chores was to mow the lawns. One day as I walked into the house after work I noticed that the front yard had dandelion stems in it that … Continue reading

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A Knock on the Door

About six years ago our 25th wedding anniversary was coming soon and I wanted to honor my wife and celebrate our anniversary in a special way. What I had in mind was to have some men help me to surprise … Continue reading

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