Archive for December 2004
This’ll Be My Year
I am off to Eleuthera in a few hours. I return late New Year’s Eve in time for the NYRRC Midnight Run. This is my last post of the year. Because I have a tendency to occupy all of my time with activities, I am taking only a pair of trunks, shorts, running clothes, my…
Read MoreHome For The Holidays
I gotta’ admit: Christmas got tolerable on my second martini. It all started out well enough. After waking at the crack of dawn, recording and blogging a bit, I walked to Starbucks which is apparently, and thankfully, organizationally non-denominational. I sat in my big red chair with a viente mild (with a dash of nutmeg…
Read MoreLet Your Heart Be Light
I woke up well over an our ago. I couldn’t sleep, which was annoying. But when I opened my eyes, I received the best Christmas gift ever. I always woke before dawn on Christmas morning when I was a kid. I was far too excited to sleep. I would kick around in my footsies until…
Read MoreShotgun Down The Avalanche
It is Christmas Eve. The moon is full. The Upper West Side is silent. I am at my desk in my rooftop recording studio. There are a few lights on in the surrounding apartments. But mostly, all is dark. I am bathed in candle light. The room is warm. I am alone. And I am…
Read MoreMoon River
This one is for the ladies. Love Tiffany’s? Like being on the receiving end of the classic turquoise and white? Well, here comes your man… I am a huge fan of Tiffany’s. And I’ve yet to meet someone who doesn’t love to be handed that little blue bag. There is something classic, timeless, and beautiful…
Read MoreThings Behind The Sun
This has not been my favorite year. I’ve had some major lows, and a dearth of real highs. But I was digging through The Daily Journal in an attempt to assemble a Top Ten Moments of 2004, when I made a fairly major discovery. It’s not the big moments that change your life. It’s the…
Read MorePeople, Keep On Learnin’
Stevie Wonder’s “Higher Ground” popped into my headphones somewhere between 72d and 42d streets this morning. And while the groove alone was enough to buoy my already lagging spirits, it was all about the refrain. See, it occurred to me last night that I’d been a real douch bag at least twice during the day.…
Read MoreKick The Darkness Til’ It Bleeds Daylight
Yeah, I’ve been a complete recluse this weekend. I pretty much left my rooftop recording studio twice since Friday’s big show: once for beer, and once for coffee. But it wasn’t a total waste. Have you heard? Yeah, yeah, yeah: depressed, shrepressed. Not really. Maybe just a little. I mean, yeah, with the whole “Love…
Read MoreAll I Want Is You & God, Part II – MP3
I, like the rest of the world, have been unable to escape the recent U2 deluge. Which I’m ok with. Hey, it’s a great iTunes ad. And I’m happy to walk outside the office and see Bono riding by on a flatbed truck. Just as I’m happy to dig back into their catalogue, as Apple’s…
Read MoreCome Back Down
And so it is: the record is out, the tour is over, the video is premiered. For three weeks I’ve been asked, “How does it feel to have a new record out? Are you excited? How was the show? How’s the tour going?” Etc., etc., etc. And I appreciate the inquiries. But the cold honest…
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