music & lyrics
drumroll, please
Today is Hug a Drummer Day, the perfect occasion for me to salute my own once-drummer, B. – and to rerun this post from a couple of years ago about how I married an “almost” rock star. (Okay, he was just a little kid with big dreams, but you gotta love the heart.) Two, three, […]
notes to self
Time is a funny thing (strange funny, that is; ha-ha funny, not so much). We see it pass in our own faces and in the faces of those we love, in the faces of the places we used to know, and on the face of things in general. Feeling those passages seems to leap out […]
heart and soul of summer
I originally posted a tribute to the Beach Boys in the spring of 2024, under the title “Good Tidings,” as we eagerly awaited seeing the group last summer at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles. Upon hearing the sad news today of Brian Wilson’s passing, it seemed right to revisit that tribute. When I did, […]
good tidings
Post-eclipse aside, it just doesn’t seem like the sun (metaphorically, in this case) shines very much these days. But just when it seems like we’re facing the dark side of the moon, figuratively, finding one’s light can really help. Even if it’s just for a few moments, letting the sunshine in can surely mean the […]
so i married a rock star …
… whose career went no further than the middle of seventh grade. But still. B. was little as a kid, born in December when all of his classmates and buddies were born earlier in the year and, as a result, went through their growth spurts sooner. As such, his two goals before reaching his bar […]
rice on your head 