“Eight Lanes of Danger”

On the way home from my parents house last Sunday as I was driving on an 8-lane freeway, for some reason the thought  came to me that wouldn’t it be sad if a dog was trapped on the wrong side of that freeway and had to get back to its loved ones on the other side. That led to the thought that sometimes risking it all (emotional pain, rejection, humiliation, etc) for the chance at a possible love can be as scary to humans as it might feel for  a dog who has found himself on the wrong side of a wide freeway–especially for those who have already experienced the downsides of same before. That night I worked ’til 3am on a song I’ve called “Eight Lanes of Love”. I shared it with Denis Loiseau and he has agreed to collaborate on it with me.

“Katie Sue” a love song with a twist is nearing the point where I hope to be able to share a “Kitchen Demo” with you. My collaborator Bryan Cumming in Nashville hopes to have the rest of the music written sometime this week. I like what I’ve heard so far. I think it could be my favorite song on which I’ve collaborated so far. (Then again, there is an old saying in the songwriting world that when asked what their favorite song is, songwriters usually say, “The one I’m working on right now!”)

I enjoy collaborating with both Denis and Bryan a lot.