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Moon 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…
Read MoreLet “Love” Rule
We’re going all out for the final show of The Love Below Tour. Join me and the band tonight for a track-by-track run through of “Love & Other Indoor Games” at Alphabet Avenue Lounge. After the show, catch “The Rest of My Life” video premiere at 12″, and stay for the after party. 8:00 PM…
Read MorePlease Love Me
I left Chicago on a cold September morning 23 years ago. Tonight I have returned. The occasion is the third stop on my “Love Below Tour.” Tonight finds me performing in the living room of one Rebecca Ryan. Rebecca’s parents took my mom in during my parent’s divorce way back in 1980. And tonight Rebecca’s…
Read MoreElevation
“If you wanna’ kiss the sky you’d better learn how to kneel.” I’m not sure what Bono meant by that line, or whether he even knows what he meant, but it somehow makes complete sense to me. It’s rare that I make it to my knees at one of my shows. My music just doesn’t…
Read MoreDare You To Move
Welcome to the planet. Welcome to existence. Everyone’s here. Everyone’s here … Everybody’s watching you now. Everybody waits for you now. What happens next? What happens next? I dare you to move. I dare you to move. I dare you to lift yourself up off the floor. I dare you to move. I dare you…
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