Archive for September 2005
For The Record
In a town this small, I should’ve known better than to think The New York Times had found me on its own. You’ll recall that The Times called the other day to interview me about fledgling artists using cover songs to goose their iTunes awareness. I was leary (a) I don’t want publishing companies to…
Read MoreSummer’s Gone
I step out of the cottage into the sand. The sky grows light in the east. I can still make out the pale white halo of the Milky Way overhead. Orion has yet to dip below the horizon. The air is cool. A breeze blows out of the west. It is cool and dry. It…
Read MoreAlive
Today, some seventeen hours into my thirty-fourth year, I have had my share of firsts. This morning, I was interviewed by the New York Times. This afternoon, I learned to surf. This evening, I found 100% contentment. Three firsts, three decades in. The Times called about iTunes. The reporter’s thesis is that artists are covering…
Read MoreSweet Relief
When the Twin Towers were toppled in 2001, I — like the rest of us — stood partially paralyzed by the enormity of the disaster. I had met Mr. Rogers just a few days prior. And so, pacing the length of my apartment wondering what to do to try and make things a little bit…
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